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Right, I got interested in finding out what the scale would be for different valks as toys at the 1/48 scale that some people are for, and others against.

I've spent a bit of time going over the data at Macross Compendium, took the data provided and scaled them down to 1/48. You may use this for discussion (let's keep it clean and calm) and personal interest.

My Formula was: valk size (length or wingspan or height)/.48 = x

It is .48 to convert the meters into centimeters.

I'm listing the VF-0, VF-1, VF-4, VF-11, YF-19 and YF/VF-21/22 with wingspans spread to their maximum

Actual Size

Fighter Mode: length wingspan height

VF-0 18.69m no data no data

VF-1 14,23 14,78 3,84

VF-4 14,92 14,28 3,72

VF-11 15,51 11,2 3,49

YF-19 18,62 14,87 3,94

YF/VF-21/22 19,62 15,36 4,04

Battroid Mode: Height

VF-0 no data

VF-1 12,68

VF-4 no data

VF-11 12,92

YF-19 no data (VF-19F/S/Custom is 15.48 without the laser)

YF/VF-21-22 no data

Toy size (in cm)

Fighter mode: length wingspan height

VF-0 38.94 no data no data

VF-1 29.65 30.79 8

VF-1 31 31 8 (hastily taken measurements of my 1/48 Max)

VF-4 31.08 29.75 7.75

VF-11 32.31 23.33 7.27

YF-19 38.79 30.98 8.21

YF/VF-21/22 40.88 32 8.42

Battroid mode: Height

VF-0 no data

VF-1 26.42

VF-1 26 (hastily taken measurement of my 1/48 Max)

VF-4 no data

VF-11 26.92

YF-19 no data (VF-19F/S/custom would be 32.25)

YF/VF-21/22 no data

I did an excel sheet with these, plus some other valks (unfortunately most of them had no data). If you want, I could try to post it.

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Thanks for the link Exo! ;)

Exo's calculations on 1/60 scale

YF-19 - 12.21 in or 31.01 cm

YF-21 - 12.87 in or 32.69 cm

VF-11 - 10.18 in or 25.86 cm

My calculations on 1/48 scale

YF-19 - 15.27 in or 38.79 cm

YF-21 - 16.09 in or 40.88 cm

VF-11 - 12.72 in or 32.31 cm

Okay, the VF-11 would be practically the same size as the 1/48 VF-1, I want my VF-11 in 1/48 and not 1/60. :D Heheh, I could display them next to each other and have them be in scale!

Okay, I know people scream in horror at the monstrous size that the YF-19 and 21 would be in 1/48, but the lenght difference would be something like 3-4 inches, but I don't see that as being thaaat much of a problem. Now, I'm not saying "skip 1/60s and go straight to 1/48s"! :lol:

What I am saying is that they would not be so big that we could drive them around (maybe use them as short skateboards). They could be made in a limited way like the 1/60 Monster. If there are 1/60 versions released, then those who don't want the 1/48 will be sated of their hunger, and if there is a 1/48 version released afterwards, then us others will be sated of ours.

Oh yeah, since I remember in the last MW Newsletter that Graham had mentioned possible candidates for future Valk release where the VF-4 and the VF-5000, here's the length of the VF-5000:

actual size

VF-5000 - 14.03 m actual

VF-5000 - 29.23 cm 1/48 toy (smaller than the VF-1)

*crosses fingers* Here's hoping for a 1/48 VF-4!

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