Penguin Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) For them what care to know, HLJ's got Hasegawa's 1/72 VF-1D up for preorder, although strangely it is not yet under "Macross". Hasegawa VF-1D at HLJ Edited March 5, 2008 by Penguin Quote
klam1020 Posted March 5, 2008 Posted March 5, 2008 For them what care to know, HLJ's got Hasegawa's 1/72 VF-1D up for preorder, although strangely it is not yet under "Macross". Hasegawa VF-1D at HLJ Hasegawa's limit has no limit Quote
Fly4victory Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 Hasegawa's limit has no limit Next up Virgin Road VF-1D? Quote
PetarB Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 Dammit I just got an email from them for shipping, amongst other things, PE Valk set... grrrrr! If I'd just waited! Quote
warpaint22 Posted March 6, 2008 Posted March 6, 2008 Not just the VF-1D but the VF-1D with metal etched parts and it's not in the macross list how did you find that? Nice find I preordered 2 so thanks for that. Quote
cowie165 Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 Dammit I just got an email from them for shipping, amongst other things, PE Valk set... grrrrr! If I'd just waited! Petar I am about to place another order with HLJ for a bunch of stuff. Please shoot over a PM if you'd like me to grab a second VF-1D for you (and perhaps you'd like to sell your PE set too? ). I'm in Brisbane. Cheers Mark Quote
Nausica Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 ok i have been hearing alot lately the word PE or Photo etched... nw what the h*** is it... i have tried search but didnt find the answer... what difference does it make with PE comared to other models? Quote
Grayson72 Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 (edited) PE or photo etch refers to the technique of creating finely detailed model parts from very thin sheets of brass. This usually results in extremely detailed parts not possible from regular plastic. However some people question the use of PE on 1/72 scale models stating the scale is too small to really benefit from added detail. Look here, www.eduard.cz Edited March 7, 2008 by Grayson72 Quote
Nausica Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 ahh i see... thanks for the fast reply.... hmm then have the valks in 1/48 ever been made with PE or is that still to small a scale? if its possible can i buy PE parts for Yamato VF-1J somewhere? Quote
Nausica Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 oh and what length is the 1/48 models in battloid mode? wasnt sure which tread that went under sry.. Quote
Grayson72 Posted March 7, 2008 Posted March 7, 2008 1/48 usually applies to Yamato toys. There's very few 1/48 models, the most common is the Club-M ultimate detail valk, which came with PE parts, but good luck finding one of those. Quote
Nausica Posted March 8, 2008 Posted March 8, 2008 1/48 usually applies to Yamato toys. There's very few 1/48 models, the most common is the Club-M ultimate detail valk, which came with PE parts, but good luck finding one of those. mmkay ill count on having a set of that in a 100 years then xD Quote
yui1107 Posted March 8, 2008 Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Yak Deculture Club The "stratos" four-female instructor at the stratos Aviation Physiology Laboratory #723 Nanshin-Suzaku 「南神・朱雀」 1/72 VF-1D Valkyrie "Max/Virgin Road" (Wedding Episode with:Standard quality Decal , no Etchings) Macross World Forum VF-1D Virjin Road Topic Macross World Forum VF-1D Virjin Road Taiwanese model Builder's VF-1D "Trainer" OLD package used by model's photo(with:The Cartograf's Decal & Etchings) New Box Art by Tenjin (with :The Cartograf's Decal & Etchings) Edited March 8, 2008 by yui1107 Quote
Gabe Q Posted March 8, 2008 Posted March 8, 2008 Noooooooooo!!! Now I have to buy a new version of this kit just for the new boxart. Quote
Gubaba Posted March 8, 2008 Posted March 8, 2008 (edited) Noooooooooo!!! Now I have to buy a new version of this kit just for the new boxart. It's about damn time! I have one of the original kits that I got from Valkryie Exchange years ago, and I never built it because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to find another. So, they've rereleased the Elintseeker, the Minmay Guard, the VF-1D...dare we hope for the Ravens version of the VF-19 and the F-14 Tomcat...? EDIT: I wish it came with a little Minmay to put in the back seat...but I guess you'd have to riddle the thing with bullet holes and tear off one of the arms to make that historically accurate... Edited March 8, 2008 by Gubaba Quote
Fly4victory Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 EDIT: I wish it came with a little Minmay to put in the back seat... I'll be happy with two normal pilots or will we be stuck with the DYRL pilots from the old weapons upgrade kit? Quote
warpaint22 Posted March 10, 2008 Posted March 10, 2008 So, they've rereleased the Elintseeker, the Minmay Guard, the VF-1D...dare we hope for the Ravens version of the VF-19 and the F-14 Tomcat...? If they release the tomcat I hope they change the model kit to the newer F-14 kit, for one the Hasegawa Macross is a F-14A and the Macross Zero is an F-14A+ or D. They should just release the F-14 decals on their own IMO. Quote
cowie165 Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 If they release the tomcat I hope they change the model kit to the newer F-14 kit, for one the Hasegawa Macross is a F-14A and the Macross Zero is an F-14A+ or D. They should just release the F-14 decals on their own IMO. Is the Macross Zero F-14 the Hase raised panel kit? Quote
Fly4victory Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) Is the Macross Zero F-14 the Hase raised panel kit? The Macross Zero F-14 was a reboxing of HSGE2 Low Vis F-14A. http://www.hlj.com/product/HSGE2 The M0 F-14 has the same instructions as the original kit with a special sheet of decals and an additional sheet for the decal placement. http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models...f14/hasef14.htm EDIT: The pilots are the F-14 pilots not the M0 pilots. I hope if re-released the kit has an improved F-14 and the correct pilots. Edited March 12, 2008 by Fly4victory Quote
MechTech Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 Thanks yui1107! I love the 723 paint design. - MT Quote
cowie165 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 The Macross Zero F-14 was a reboxing of HSGE2 Low Vis F-14A. Thanks for the link, and bummer about the news! Quote
warpaint22 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) This is the updated Hasegawa kit, I built this as Roy Fockers F-14B. I used Hasegawa Macross pilots however they needed about a 6mm extension in their waist to make them tall enough to fit. Much better kit with photo etch parts, the only draw back for some maybe that it doesn't have swing wings as you build either fully swept or full extended and the kit comes with no weapons or pilots. Still a lot nicer kit of the F-14. I'm really looking forward to this release of the VF-1D as I missed the first one, the same goes for the minmay guard. Edited March 13, 2008 by warpaint22 Quote
cowie165 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 This is the updated Hasegawa kit, I built this as Roy Fockers F-14B. I used Hasegawa Macross pilots however they needed about a 6mm extension in their waist to make them tall enough to fit. Much better kit with photo etch parts, the only draw back for some maybe that it doesn't have swing wings as you build either fully swept or full extended and the kit comes with no weapons or pilots. Still a lot nicer kit of the F-14. I'm really looking forward to this release of the VF-1D as I missed the first one, the same goes for the minmay guard. Hey great looking F-14! The weathering is very well done. Did you do the decals yourself? And boy those pilots look good. I just noticed you're down on the Gold Coast, nice! Mark Quote
warpaint22 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Hey great looking F-14! The weathering is very well done. Did you do the decals yourself? And boy those pilots look good. I just noticed you're down on the Gold Coast, nice! Mark Thanks Mark, the decals are the ones that came with the kit all I had to do was leave the US insignia off and add some UN Spacy kites left over from other macross kits, VF-1 kit I think they came from. I was pretty happy with the pilots the back seater is a little low. Quote
big F Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 My monies on them slowly tricking out all the Macross kits over the next year or so. At least then I can get the few that I need to complete the set Quote
newca Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 Any difference bisides the boxart and price tag? Quote
cowie165 Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I don't think the original release came with PE Quote
Gubaba Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I don't think the original release came with PE The regular VF-1D did, but the "Virgin Road" version didn't. I didn't mind that, but I wish it had come with pilot figures of Max and Millia in wedding garb. Quote
Grayson72 Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 The regular VF-1D did, but the "Virgin Road" version didn't. I didn't mind that, but I wish it had come with pilot figures of Max and Millia in wedding garb. You are correct, and yes the figures would have been a really cool touch or at least in their TV flight suits. Quote
Gubaba Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 You are correct, and yes the figures would have been a really cool touch or at least in their TV flight suits. It kind of bugs me that Hasegawa hasn't released TV version pilots...a few years back, I tried to file one of the pilot figures down to approximate the TV version...it didn't work very well. And I drooled with envy with I saw that Superostrich that somebody built with an accurate Minmay figure in the back seat... Quote
Gabe Q Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 It kind of bugs me that Hasegawa hasn't released TV version pilots...a few years back, I tried to file one of the pilot figures down to approximate the TV version...it didn't work very well. I tried the same thing with no luck... I want some TV pilots for my Hasegawa kits! Quote
Gubaba Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 I tried the same thing with no luck... I want some TV pilots for my Hasegawa kits! My other thought was to pick up one of the old Imai/Bandai kits and use the pilot from there...but I haven't done it, so I don't know if it works. Quote
cowie165 Posted March 15, 2008 Posted March 15, 2008 ...just checked the Bandai variable kit: the pilot is MUCH worse than the Hase DYRL. The Bandai guy looks like a cross between BSG and WW2 RAF. Quote
big F Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) ...just checked the Bandai variable kit: the pilot is MUCH worse than the Hase DYRL. The Bandai guy looks like a cross between BSG and WW2 RAF. This kinda backs up the theory that Bandai dont care much for Macross. may as well have put a WWI Panza Driver in there instead. Edited March 16, 2008 by big F Quote
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