Strike A Pose! revisted...

[sh9000]

[Mog]

One of the very few cool poses I can pull off with this little fig’:

[Big s]

I have a couple of those. They definitely look better in fighter or gerwalk configurations

[MKT]

23 minutes ago, Mog said:

One of the very few cool poses I can pull off with this little fig’:

This looks kind of familiar.. is it the Kaiyodo + Movic trading figure? 

[Mog]

Yup, pretty much:  http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1324

As @Big s pointed out, they look best in fighter and half-Gerwalk modes.

Can’t really do much in battroid mode, other than stand up somewhat straight.

[Big s]

1 minute ago, Mog said:

Yup, pretty much:  http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1324

As @Big s pointed out, they look best in fighter and half-Gerwalk modes.

Can’t really do much in battroid mode, other than stand up somewhat straight.

The little kaiyodo figures did a pretty fun itty bitty 1s battroid and a 1j armored figure to go with these, but I think those were the only to of the Valkyries that had battroid only figures in the line. The tomahawk was by far my favorite from them

[MKT]

12 hours ago, Big s said:

The little kaiyodo figures did a pretty fun itty bitty 1s battroid and a 1j armored figure to go with these, but I think those were the only to of the Valkyries that had battroid only figures in the line. The tomahawk was by far my favorite from them

I only got this set not too long ago, and it was mostly for the Tomahawk & Vf-1J Armored too. 

[sh9000]

[Lolicon]

On 12/2/2022 at 11:32 AM, Mog said:

One of the very few cool poses I can pull off with this little fig’:

I was wondering what figure that was (later posts answered it).

[sh9000]

[Mog]

2 hours ago, Lolicon said:

I was wondering what figure that was (later posts answered it).

Yah, Kevin from Valkyrie-Exchange gave it as a little extra for one of my orders way back in the day.

It’s a fun little bugger to mess with, when you need a break from work.

[sh9000]

[nightmareB4macross]

23 hours ago, sh9000 said:

I think this is definitely one of your best recreations of illustrations to photographic remakes to date.

Awesome!

[sh9000]

On 12/8/2022 at 12:37 PM, nightmareB4macross said:

I think this is definitely one of your best recreations of illustrations to photographic remakes to date.

Awesome!

Thanks @nightmareB4macross.

[nightmareB4macross]

11 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Thanks @nightmareB4macross.

On the contrary. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions.

[MKT]

From a lot of angles, VF-31 have the most insectoid body shape, but the bug-eyed 31F head completes the look..  

 

[nightmareB4macross]

31 minutes ago, MKT said:

From a lot of angles, VF-31 have the most insectoid body shape, but the bug-eyed 31F head completes the look..  

 

Ever since the release of the VF-25 I knew this was coming where VFs were going to resemble insects. This turned me off of Macross for a couple of years, or at least the current at the time series.

Good thing it was only through the V.1. Once the designs grew on me it was easy to dive into the V.2.

[Mog]

1 hour ago, MKT said:

From a lot of angles, VF-31 have the most insectoid body shape, but the bug-eyed 31F head completes the look..  

 

I didn’t know the 31 had a Super Sentai mode. 😁

[MKT]

1 hour ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Ever since the release of the VF-25 I knew this was coming where VFs were going to resemble insects. This turned me off of Macross for a couple of years, or at least the current at the time series.

Good thing it was only through the V.1. Once the designs grew on me it was easy to dive into the V.2.

The thin body & limbs sort of mirrored Kawamori’s own fashion sense I guess? Lol..

VF-25 was still very acceptable to me when I first came across it, but with the VF-31, just that big hump on the back throws the overall proportions off quite a bit. Its not really back kibble in TF toys kind of way, but it sure looks a lot like it…

 

1 hour ago, Mog said:

I didn’t know the 31 had a Super Sentai mode. 😁

Not sure what you mean, but is it regarding the crotch flap? 

I think I inadvertently bumped it out too far whilst moving the toy into place for the shot, & didn’t notice until well into processing. 

[Mog]

I really didn’t follow Delta, so I didn’t realize the head actually looks like that.

Really is bug-eyed looking, sorta like those Super Sentai masks/helmets. 😅

[sh9000]

13 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

On the contrary. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions.

Cheers.  

[sh9000]

[MKT]

7 hours ago, Mog said:

Really is bug-eyed looking, sorta like those Super Sentai masks/helmets. 😅

Ah gotcha ... with the head, and shape of wings hanging off the back, the whole VF-31F look just gives me moth vibes overall. 

[MKT]

Couple of leftover pics from when I was messing with the HMR VF-2SS not long ago... One other thing I like about the cockpit canopy, is that although it is green tinted, it is still quite transparent and hence can make out the details within, rather nicely for its scale. Take that Chogokin 31!

 

 

 

 

Edited December 13, 2022 by MKT

[no3Ljm]

8 hours ago, MKT said:

Love it!  

Like I said before, this one really deserves a 1/60th scale DX Version. What are you waiting for Bandai-san? Drop the Fire Bomber and Omega One projects, and do this one instead. Now! Pronto! 

Edited December 13, 2022 by no3Ljm

[wm cheng]

YES!!!  I'd totally go for a 1/60 DX version of this VF-2SS too 😍

[sh9000]

[MKT]

15 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Love it!  

Like I said before, this one really deserves a 1/60th scale DX Version. What are you waiting for Bandai-san? Drop the Fire Bomber and Omega One projects, and do this one instead. Now! Pronto! 

I am pretty satisfied with the HMR, but DX is always welcome! Part of me though, wish Bandai would continue the Macross 2 HMR line. Really want them to do a VF-2JA, and eventually a Zentran VF-XX as something different. Hate to think that Macross 2 valks are looking to be on a long hiatus yet again..  

[sh9000]

[jvmacross]

6 hours ago, sh9000 said:

[jvmacross]

[MKT]

Wasn't very happy with a previous SV-262Hs pic, so went ahead and re-did it.

I'm not familiar with in-universe mechanics, but it appears the 'eyes' for all the valks in Delta are self-illuminated? This as compared to Frontier, whereby although some scenes show the eyes / lens light up, it is more akin to external light reflecting off them instead..

 

Edited December 15, 2022 by MKT

[Angesdad]

4 hours ago, MKT said:

Wasn't very happy with a previous SV-262Hs pic, so went ahead and re-did it.

I'm not familiar with in-universe mechanics, but it appears all the 'eyes' for all the valks in Delta are self-illuminated? This as compared to Frontier, whereby although some scenes show the eyes / lens light up, it is more akin to external light reflecting off them instead..

 

 

reflection or not, that is the coolest thing i've seen today😁 it looks lit from the inside.

[no3Ljm]

11 hours ago, MKT said:

Wasn't very happy with a previous SV-262Hs pic, so went ahead and re-did it.

I'm not familiar with in-universe mechanics, but it appears the 'eyes' for all the valks in Delta are self-illuminated? This as compared to Frontier, whereby although some scenes show the eyes / lens light up, it is more akin to external light reflecting off them instead..

 

Nice shot!   

 

 

I'm still waiting for Elvis Draken, Bandai-san.

[sh9000]