Bandai 1/72 fully transform able VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Ann

[Vi-RS]

I mean, picture of Minmay's figure.

The best picture of the 1/72 scale painted Minmay is on Bandai official site.

[chyll2]

Edited December 4, 2013 by chyll2

[Major Focker]

so, no similar freebie figure with the Roy kit?

[Chronocidal]

Considering it's the TV Roy, it should come with a Misa figure wearing Hikaru's helmet.

[Major Focker]

yeah, i was hoping for something like that. but unless i hear otherwise, it looks like it doesn't come with any freebies at all.

[chyll2]

just checked the runners in some site (the same site i got that Minmay pic), there are no additional freebies in Roy Focker kit

[MechTech]

Oh the gimmicks companies use to get you to buy their stuff! Even Lego does it with their figures and sets. You know how many times I've had to explain that to my children!? - MT

[UN Spacy]

So have they "fixed" the mold?

I still want to get a future release.

[CePeAi]

Just pulled out the Bandai 1/72 VF-1A/S kit and the Strike parts kit to put on the bench.

Both have relatively thick instruction manuals and plenty of parts.

For me the new kit appears to be a bit on the skinny side, but not a Macross expert or die-hard Fan.

[VF5SS]

the Roy version added some locking tabs and an optional piece for helping keep the torso together

[Vi-RS]

Great to hear that improvement is done.

[JET7]

finished my roy DYRL type.. though still loving ng bare valk for the meantime.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

Nice clean build!!!

[Dax415]

Do you guys think a 1/72 GBP could be on its way down the road? Would be pretty cool if they did it with a 1J

[Duymon]

Wow... the Roy is leaps and bounds better than the Hikaru. The legs aren't messed up in fighter :0

[JET7]

theres a workaround into it.. again, im not after the transformation of this kit.. im only after the valk mode w/c where the kit shines.

[cool8or]

This kit comes with a 1/72 Minmay? Damn! These Bandai guys knows how to get my attention...

[modelglue]

This kit comes with a 1/72 Minmay? Damn! These Bandai guys knows how to get my attention...

"... you had me at 1/72" LOL. Right?

[joscasle]

The legs are wrong.

[cool8or]

I just receive my "Macross Mechanics" book, with a lot of pictures of this kit, and I have to say that I didn't like a lot of things. I was thinking in to buy one to make a Gerwalk, but I prefer to buy a Hase Fighter and a Battroid and convert them.

[Dax415]

I like the fighter mode of this kit.....not so much on the other configurations.

[joscasle]

Fighter mode looks wrong too. The nose looks really bad, short and round. To me the wings are a little short, etc etc

[sketchley]

I like the fighter mode of this kit.....not so much on the other configurations.

GERWALK is the best. Simply because there is nothing else available remotely close to its look and quality in that form [for those that don't: I'm talking about plastic model kits ONLY].

[Reïvaj]

I'd go even further: The Bandai 1/72 fully transformable VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Anniversary is the BEST Bandai 1/72 fully transformable VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Anniversary EVER.

Edited December 23, 2013 by Reïvaj

[jvmacross]

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k172743007

http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m115764152

[Chronocidal]

Wow... the Roy is leaps and bounds better than the Hikaru. The legs aren't messed up in fighter :0

They aren't messed up, because he didn't snap them into place.

I'll agree, this kit is good if you want just a gerwalk model, but honestly, I can't stand the way they (mis)designed the knee joint. It just looks terrible in general, and gerwalk is the worst offender because it exposes the entire goofy mechanism they used.

I'd also love to know what their thought processes were when they decided to do the M&Ms...

"So, Millia's is supposed to be the same as Max, but with red instead of blue... but we're going to ignore that, and make some of her parts different colors because we feel like it." I mean.. really.. there's being "creative," and then there's being outright obstinate about flaunting your refusal to actually make things as they were originally done. I don't get it. It's not like you can't paint it the right color anyway, but why be so specific as to just make several pieces entirely the wrong color? It's just a pain in the backside to fix.

I'd go even further: The Bandai 1/72 fully transformable VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Anniversary is the BEST Bandai 1/72 fully transformable VF-1 plastic kit for Macross 30th Anniversary EVER.

Edited December 25, 2013 by Chronocidal

[CoreyD]

I keep waffling over buying this, glueing it in fighter mode, and painting it up as a low viz VF1.

[Jefuemon]

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k172743007

http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m115764152

There's also 2 Max on Amazon Japan, and 1 Miria.

[joscasle]

Máx colors are good for the factory battle but not for the victory battle, the fastpacks he used were same valkyrie blue, same as Millia red ones, with out those white parts

[close313]

I keep waffling over buying this, glueing it in fighter mode, and painting it up as a low viz VF1.

If you have cash to spare and have absolutely no other better stuff to get, you could play around with the idea of buying it. At the very least, i did found the build enjoyable even though it ends up as a disaster for a transforming kit. Before you glue it together, play around with the transformation first.

However, if one is skilled at model building, i think it's better to get the hasegawa vf-1's instead of getting this to leave it in fighter.

Edited December 26, 2013 by close313

[valky-001]

Look at the price of the new releases... toys or models...they're becoming things for the extremely rich.

Maybe because there more for adults.

[okinawaHAI!]

Greetings,

I haven't build a model kit in over five years so I decided to give Bandai's Valkyrie a try. After seeing this kit at my local hobby shop, I was pretty stoked and wanted to rekindle my 80's youth and return to the hobby. I am not a Macross purist so the dimensions didn't bother me but after looking at the Hasegawas offerings, the head does look a tad big. Overall I was very pleased with the Valk's proportions.

This kit was not a fun build and became a BEAR to put together. After years away from the hobby this was not the kit I should have started with. Since it didn't need any glue I thought I was golden! I must have fused up a storm when it came time to apply the decals. This was my first Bandai kit and after this build I believe this might be my last. I will try Hasegawa’s offerings next time. Again, I love the proportions of the kit and it looks freaking awesome in fighter mode but the build was torture!

I don't even want to try and transform this from fighter to a mech. Parts were popping off just taking these photos.

CaribMar

Edited December 31, 2013 by okinawaHAI!

[modelglue]

That's a shame, that you had that bad experience for your first time returning to Macross modelling. Despite the horrors you endured you did a really excellent job of portraying the Valk. I'd love to see what you can do with a Hasegawa kit.

[MechTech]

You even added weathering to it too! Don't worry, EVERYONE has had some gripes with the Bandai transformable valks. Some of us suspect there is a hard core Gundam guy back in Japan trying to sabotage the Macross projects Don't give up - you conquered one of the tougher kits in recent years. - MT

[HWR MKII]

I keep waffling over buying this, glueing it in fighter mode, and painting it up as a low viz VF1.

Amazon.com had low vis valks listed. Look there first and save money and frustration.