I still like my 1/48 Collection. How about you?

[freakybings]

Cool pic!

thanks bro...

[ErikElvis]

I think when I first started collecting I was buying 1/48's and 1/60's simultaneously. I thought they were 2 separate continuing lines so I have 3 or 4 1/48's. I do t think I'd get rid of them over the 1/60's. I still like them. Especially in fighter

[peter]

I'll have to post a few more pics soon. I just picked up a 1/48 Max and I dug out a neat little accessory for my Hikaru. Hopefully the weather improves, it's been pretty pissy for the last few weeks.

[freakybings]

really love the Max's colour scheme ^^

Edited November 8, 2016 by freakybings

[vlenhoff]

I still got all of mine. Soon, I'll be posting some newer pictures....

Happy New Year Macross World!

Edited January 1, 2017 by vlenhoff
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[RoadWarriorMax]

My 1/48 in action.

I agree with some of the other members this looks better in fighter mode.

This and the strike parts were literally in the box for years.  Because I felt battroid transformation was a pain and it did not look as impressive in that mode.

Glad I revisited it, and put it all together again.

[505thAirborne]

Nice VF-1S Strike Valk!! I have both Hikaru's 1/48 1S & 1A and both have their Fast packs!! 

[no3Ljm]

Nice! I would like to have a 1/48 as well in the future. That would be Hikaru's VF-1S Strike ofcourse. And since we're on a topic that the 1/48 looks great in fighter mode, would it be better if I just buy the Hasegawa 1/48 VF-1S Strike to display? Though I'm not sure if it's going to look good if I built it. Hehehe.

Can I request to members who have both 1/48's Yamato VF-1S and Hasegawa VF-1S to snap a quick shot together. Just want to see the differences. Thanks in advance.

 

[505thAirborne]

Unfortunately my 1/48 Yamato's are packed up and my 1/48 are not built yet. As far as fighter more goes, the Yamato 1/48 looks amazing, it's a Beast with the Fast packs on! 

[connor99]

I still love my 1/48 collection. Always will! Here's one of my faves:

Edited January 20, 2017 by connor99
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[spacemanoeuvres]

I'm obsessed with the 1/48s. Had an Ichijo VF-1J with strike parts for years but was never in a position to buy more when they came out. Picking up all the 1/48s that I wanted now. It's costing an arm and a leg but I love them!

[Ryoma]

They are still my favourites. Although i do have to say that they did yellow a lot in the last couple of years. Especially angel bird, max and hayao VF-1A DYRL....they are in pretty bad shape.I do understand that we are talking about toys that are pretty old, i think some of them are almost 15 years old so I can't really complain about that. I would like to buy them again but I am just worried that, even if they are MIB, they might have yellowed anyway.

[spacemanoeuvres]

Yes they are very old at this point. I am picking up items that are sealed or only opened to inspect contents but I still worry that the white variants will yellow quickly or are already yellow out of the box. My ancient VF-1J still looks solid but I display it in an enclosed case in a room with no natural light. What are you gonna do? As long as I can enjoy them for a little while I'm happy

[Ryoma]

Well, those valks were like a dream coming true at that point of my life. It's just a joy looking at them so i see what you say. Also my vf-1j is in very good shape but she has been "covered" for years by the GBP armour. The best one is still Roy VF-1S; in all these years she hasn't aged a day!

Edited January 20, 2017 by Ryoma

[Sandman]

I recently pulled my 1/48 1J from storage and the chest plate had yellowed. Makes me wished i played the crap out of them when i first got it. Might as well enjoyed it while it still looked new.

[kaiotheforsaken]

Recently put my 1/48 Roy out and messed with it a bunch. Really, really love the 1/48 and mine has held up really well over the years. The little red lense by the landing gear fell out last time I handled it, easy fix though.

I just wish I had some better hands for it. Those chicken hands are so bad and no one seems to have thrown up some fixed posed stuff for 1/48s on shapeways.

Edited January 23, 2017 by kaiotheforsaken
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[Sandman]

22 hours ago, kaiotheforsaken said:

Recently put my 1/48 Roy out and messed with it a bunch. Really, really love the 1/48 and mine has held up really well over the years. The little red lense by the landing gear fell out last time I handled it, easy fix though.

I just wish I had some better hands for it. Those chicken hands are so bad and no one seems to have thrown up some fixed posed stuff for 1/48s on shapeways.

Someone here offered them back in the day. I know i got some and they are great. Hopefully they'll put them up on shapeways.

[Skull 001]

The 1/48 is my favorite scale.  I think it is the perfect scale for these.  I wish it would get made again.  I would love a 1D or 1J cannon fodder.  Makes me sad that they are not made anymore.   

[nightmareB4macross]

On 2/1/2017 at 11:34 AM, Skull 001 said:

The 1/48 is my favorite scale.  I think it is the perfect scale for these.  I wish it would get made again.  I would love a 1D or 1J cannon fodder.  Makes me sad that they are not made anymore.   

Your wish has come true.

[tekering]

On 2/2/2017 at 4:34 AM, Skull 001 said:

 I wish it would get made again.  I would love a 1D or 1J cannon fodder.  Makes me sad that they are not made anymore.   

It's odd that Yamato never gave us a 1D, yet we got those non-canon color schemes...

I doubt Bandai will ever give us these, though!  

 

[Sanity is Optional]

Just now, tekering said:

I doubt Bandai will ever give us these, though!  

Bandai:

Popular alternate scheme from an official book? NO!

Random scheme shown for 5 seconds in a movie? YES!

[peter]

Picked up a CF and a Max recently, will have to snap some pics of those soon.

Trying to track down a cheap Roy in 1/48....missed one in the for sale section....

[rdrunner]

For years the only Macross toy I had were the 1/60 v1 and the 1/48 Roy VF-1S with SSP. Absolutely loved posing the 1/48 in fighter mode (with or without the fast pack), and to me it’s still the best looking fighter out there. 

The only shame was that the lights on the front of the boosters are both aligned to the left and came out asymmetrical. 

I have always regretted not getting the GBP and had to pay through the nose for my copy recently. But boy it was so worth it. The v2 1/60 seems lanky in comparison. 

 

Edited November 3, 2018 by rdrunner

[Slave IV]

43 minutes ago, rdrunner said:

For years the only Macross toy I had were the 1/60 v1 and the 1/48 Roy VF-1S with SSP. Absolutely loved posing the 1/48 in fighter mode (with or without the fast pack), and to me it’s still the best looking fighter out there. 

The only shame was that the lights on the front of the boosters are both aligned to the left and came out asymmetrical. 

I have always regretted not getting the GBP and had to pay through the nose for my copy recently. But boy it was so worth it. The v2 1/60 seems lanky in comparison. 

 

Nice GBP collection! The 1/48 and HMR are my favorites.

[rdrunner]

12 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Nice GBP collection! The 1/48 and HMR are my favorites.

Thanks! 

The more I look at it though, the bigger the urge to paint the 1/48 visor grey... Need to take apart the head and find me a grey Gundam marker or something...

[rdrunner]

4 hours ago, tekering said:

It's odd that Yamato never gave us a 1D, yet we got those non-canon color schemes...

I doubt Bandai will ever give us these, though!  

 

The woodland 1A is a thing of beauty, in both fighter and battroid modes. 

[Numbninja]

do you guys bandai will continue their 48 line?

[505thAirborne]

6 minutes ago, Numbninja said:

do you guys bandai will continue their 48 line?

If the DX VF-1J sells really good & gets a good review it's a possibility. I'd love to see them continue this new DX (1/48-ish) line. We're all long over due a some Cannon Fodders (1A & 1J)  and the holy Grail IMO a 1/48 VF-1D. 

[bhchan]

recently got some HMR's and kinda regret them as they look so tiny standing next to my 1/48s...

Max & QuadMi have been on display, luckily no sign of yellowing (I don't think...)

[Ignacio Ocamica]

On 11/3/2018 at 2:25 AM, 505thAirborne said:

If the DX VF-1J sells really good & gets a good review it's a possibility. I'd love to see them continue this new DX (1/48-ish) line. We're all long over due a some Cannon Fodders (1A & 1J)  and the holy Grail IMO a 1/48 VF-1D. 

Yes please, I want a 1/48 CF and a VF-1D too.

[rdrunner]

speaking of 1/48s, I see used Woodland Camo GBP on the second hand market from time to time, but have NEVER seen the urban camo.  Was it a very limited release at the time?  I can't remember for sure.  Think it will really go well with the black and yellow VF-1S though.

[borgified]

The City Urban cameo? One was listed on Manda Years ago - https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1087839518&ref=list (Long Gone)

Didn't @Kicker773 have one in his insane collection? Found it actually. Last pic, last unit in the right close to the glass wall!  

I've posted some of mine already, but here are a few.

@peter - I'm planning to bring some of my 1/60 over to where you took the pics of the 1/48 (I'm literally 15 mins away from there) when the weather starts to be more reasonable.  

*That's 1/48 Strike Hikaru with the 1/60 Yammie Nora in the first pic * 

Edit: That's the low vis 1a on the last two pics which I got from Jungle for 21.6 k yen. Definitely worth it.

Hmm.. Should I pick up the GPB pack as well?

@Slave IV - Aren't you going to toss your 1/48 pics in here (or did you)?

Edited November 5, 2018 by borgified

[Slave IV]

22 minutes ago, borgified said:

@Slave IV - Aren't you going to toss your 1/48 pics in here (or did you)?

I guess I didn't...Here's a selection of them:

[peter]

1 hour ago, borgified said:

The City Urban cameo? One was listed on Manda Years ago - https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1087839518&ref=list (Long Gone)

Didn't @Kicker773 have one in his insane collection? Found it actually. Last pic, last unit in the right close to the glass wall!  

I've posted some of mine already, but here are a few.

@peter - I'm planning to bring some of my 1/60 over to where you took the pics of the 1/48 (I'm literally 15 mins away from there) when the weather starts to be more reasonable.  

*That's 1/48 Strike Hikaru with the 1/60 Yammie Nora in the first pic * 

Edit: That's the low vis 1a on the last two pics which I got from Jungle for 21.6 k yen. Definitely worth it.

Hmm.. Should I pick up the GPB pack as well?

@Slave IV - Aren't you going to toss your 1/48 pics in here (or did you)?

Are you in Richmond?!  

 

If you're that close, we should meet up sometime.

 

Help me find a 1/48 Roy that won't cost me my left nut, lol!

Edited November 5, 2018 by peter

[rdrunner]

@Slave IV speaking of office shelf Macross collections, I have been sending a few shipments to my work address, they will probably be smuggled home some time soon.