1/60 VF-1 kit version color differences?

[Valkyrie]

So I got a 1/60 VF-1J kit from HLJ the other day, and I was kinda surprised by some of the colors Yamato went with. The white parts are a pretty bright white, compared to the off-white on my DYRL VF-1A Hikaru (the only other 1/60 I have). And the feet and intakes are a sorta green-ish shade of gray.

I'm guessing this was meant to make a TV colored valk, as opposed to a DYRL one (which I would rather have). So I'm wondering, would make any difference if I bought the VF-1A kit instead? Is that one DYRL colored?

[Vi-RS]

They made that to differentiate the tv and movies from day one back in 2008. All kits are in white except the VF-1D.

[Valkyrie addict]

There was VF-1D white kit also.

From what I gather in the kit that I have, they are meant to be TV valks and not DYRL, mostly by the white TV shade, TV pilot and clown hands.

But some parts are a greenish tone of white like you mention.

Most likely parts molded in different factories giving those slight tone difference

[Vi-RS]

I'd say all kits are done in the same factory, but the minor discolouration may due to different batches of materials.

[Valkyrie]

Thanks guys. I was afraid that was the answer I was going to get...

[Valkyrie addict]

I'm doing an Alaska base custom and went nuts when I was painting and noticed some parts were greenish and I was like, when did that happened? thinking I had somehow smeared it with my fingers, I cleaned and cleaned and never could get it white enough, until I decided to check parts I hadn't touch and saw they were coming out that way.

If you look at the VF-1A Max and Kakizaki, you can notice the slight color change in the front and rear fuselage.

[David Hingtgen]

I've never owned a v2 in "pure" white, but "greenish white" sounds like a lot of Bandai Gundam kits.

[Duymon]

and that is why I've never bought a v2 kit. I prefer DYRL grey and the DYRL 1A head and pilot.