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[Anasazi37]

I found Shuichi Miyawaki on FB and I'm pretty sure it's the right one because this is his cover photo:

I started going down the rabbit hole of finding out when, exactly, he started organizing his stash and stopped at this post on his timeline from July 2015:

https://www.facebook.com/shuichi.miyawaki.73/posts/pfbid08oEj92XsM9A25o5L1EcE4dSbv8rUCHGBUS4mH8zfCNLpjX1Ttte2xCQeeRrrxRm4l

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July 1st is finally coming to an end, I'm overwhelmed with gratitude, excitement, kind of joy and joy for the overwhelming number of people congratulating, comments & likes on Facebook today. No, I thought I wouldn't be able to handle it, but there were too many things that I gave up. I changed my profile picture to celebrate my birthday again, and it seems that there were a lot of people who found this picture for the first time in a while. I'm sorry this just came up in the news. Thank you for today.

That means the original stuff must be even earlier. I could probably spend all day on this, but have to get back to other projects.

[pengbuzz]

On 2/25/2023 at 12:05 PM, Anasazi37 said:

I found Shuichi Miyawaki on FB and I'm pretty sure it's the right one because this is his cover photo:

I started going down the rabbit hole of finding out when, exactly, he started organizing his stash and stopped at this post on his timeline from July 2015:

https://www.facebook.com/shuichi.miyawaki.73/posts/pfbid08oEj92XsM9A25o5L1EcE4dSbv8rUCHGBUS4mH8zfCNLpjX1Ttte2xCQeeRrrxRm4l

That means the original stuff must be even earlier. I could probably spend all day on this, but have to get back to other projects.

*Falls over from styrene overload*

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Edited March 4, 2023 by pengbuzz

[ChristopherB]

Part of my personal collection, please enjoy! In addition to the collectibles shown in the video, the following:

I have (2) closet cabinets full as well of unbuilt kits

As well as a box packed with built super Macross rare resin kits, and maybe (25) various built/unbuilt kits spread around the bedroom.

Likewise I have (4) boxes of Macross resin/plastic kits enroute from the United States.

I have around (5) model kits being professionally built around the world by customizers.

Lastly, I purchased a large Macross collection from my friend in Canada. They'll be arriving in batches this year.

My ultimate goal is to photograph every single kit and built project to share will all my fellow collectors and model builders!

PS: If you can identify the song in the comment section, I'll know that you have great taste in music.

 

Edited March 20, 2023 by ChristopherB
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[Bolt]

That's quite the awesome collection @ChristopherB 👍🏼

[Convectuoso]

I just got my first Experten kit. A 1/100 DYRL Zentraedi soldier from WC2023

[no3Ljm]

18 minutes ago, Convectuoso said:

I just got my first Experten kit. A 1/100 DYRL Zentraedi soldier from WC2023

Awesome! Congrats sir!  

Let us know how big it is beside a Hi-Metal R VF-1S.  

[Bolt]

2 hours ago, Convectuoso said:

I just got my first Experten kit. A 1/100 DYRL Zentraedi soldier from WC2023

Very cool. I always preferred the DYRL look of the Zentradi.

[Swann]

On 4/11/2020 at 9:46 PM, Shawn said:

And for the completest collectors, look for #1 and #2 box variations...the early release had a plunger 'sticker' on the box before they integrated it into the box art itself (later and all the rest)

p.s. I really want that Zentradi Stamp promo poster jvmacross! ha

 

SO DO I Shawn 

 

On 4/11/2020 at 9:46 PM, Shawn said:

And for the completest collectors, look for #1 and #2 box variations...the early release had a plunger 'sticker' on the box before they integrated it into the box art itself (later and all the rest)

p.s. I really want that Zentradi Stamp promo poster jvmacross! ha

 

So do I Shawn

[vt102]

Bringing this back from the dead. A little more of my resin/garage kits that I have, but never posted.

Tanmen/UNCM sd fighter

Recast of the NEO grade 1/72 GBP

 

Recast of the Arcadia non scale SDF-1

 

Recast of the Tanmen/UNCM sd super ostrich

 

Last one for now... Until I dig up more. Yellow submarine VF-X 1/144 VF1

 

Edited June 5, 2023 by vt102
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[Bolt]

Nice kits. A really love the Neo grade 1/72 GBP. And it is a Pleasure to build.

[Convectuoso]

I transformed my SHE YF-21 to Battroid and tightened some bolts for it to hold its pose

[Shawn]

Yamato was NOT ashamed to take that design to toy form were they LOL

Looks sharp!

 

[vt102]

On 8/11/2017 at 6:03 PM, coronadlux said:

Hey VT, do you mind posting, or pm me the instructions for the launch arm. I lost mine somewhere during my 3 house moves.

Sorry for posting almost 6years late.

[Swann]

[SteveTheFish]

I had collected all of those 12th scale figure kits by Imai but I sold them all at Book Off a year or so ago because I realized that I would never get around to ever building them. Proportions aren't very good, the hair looks a bit flat, etc. Hikaru's supposed to have messy cowlick hair but the figure's hair looks pretty tame. 

I did keep my Bandai Macross Girl. The actual kit doesn't look as nice as the box art, but it's alright, I guess. It's made from that heavy, solid ABS plastic that those early '80s Tsukuda figure kits came in. It's not styrene. Plus it came with stickers. I scanned the sticker sheet and printed them onto clear laser printer decal paper. The engine bells on the fast pack are solid, so instead of trying to hollow them out with my router and make a mess of them, I think I'll just cut them off and use some replacements from Kotobukiya's Modeling Support Goods line.

You can see an unboxing of this kit on my Tumblr feed here:
https://stevethefishdotnet.tumblr.com/post/166390759684/bandai-112-macross-valkyrie-lady-plamo-unboxing

Edited November 2, 2023 by SteveTheFish

[Thom]

9 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

I had collected all of those 12th scale figure kits by Imai but I sold them all at Book Off a year or so ago because I realized that I would never get around to ever building them. Proportions aren't very good, the hair looks a bit flat, etc. Hikaru's supposed to have messy cowlick hair but the figure's hair looks pretty tame. 

I did keep my Bandai Macross Girl. The actual kit doesn't look as nice as the box art, but it's alright, I guess. It's made from that heavy, solid ABS plastic that those early '80s Tsukuda figure kits came in. It's not styrene. Plus it came with stickers. I scanned the sticker sheet and printed them onto clear laser printer decal paper. The engine bells on the fast pack are solid, so instead of trying to hollow them out with my router and make a mess of them, I think I'll just cut them off and use some replacements from Kotobukiya's Modeling Support Goods line.

You can see an unboxing of this kit on my Tumblr feed here:
https://stevethefishdotnet.tumblr.com/post/166390759684/bandai-112-macross-valkyrie-lady-plamo-unboxing

Have you thought about getting a 1/12 scale generic female figure and using that as a base for the kit parts? You'd definitely have to cut up the kit to separate the mech portions, but it could give it some more realistic proportions and make it posable.

[pengbuzz]

39 minutes ago, Thom said:

Have you thought about getting a 1/12 scale generic female figure and using that as a base for the kit parts? You'd definitely have to cut up the kit to separate the mech portions, but it could give it some more realistic proportions and make it posable.

Good idea: I plan on doing that with a 1/6 Horizon vinyl Robocop model kit (as soon as I can find one that doesn't cost a mint!)

[Big s]

36 minutes ago, Thom said:

Have you thought about getting a 1/12 scale generic female figure and using that as a base for the kit parts? You'd definitely have to cut up the kit to separate the mech portions, but it could give it some more realistic proportions and make it posable.

That actually sounds pretty cool. The parts on the old kits like that are fairly hollow and might not take a lot to attach the arm and leg armor to something like one of those kotobukiya kits or even a 30 minute sister. The body would probably need some work though, but there are some with head options that may look more like the artwork 

[pengbuzz]

10 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

I had collected all of those 12th scale figure kits by Imai but I sold them all at Book Off a year or so ago because I realized that I would never get around to ever building them. Proportions aren't very good, the hair looks a bit flat, etc. Hikaru's supposed to have messy cowlick hair but the figure's hair looks pretty tame. 

I did keep my Bandai Macross Girl. The actual kit doesn't look as nice as the box art, but it's alright, I guess. It's made from that heavy, solid ABS plastic that those early '80s Tsukuda figure kits came in. It's not styrene. Plus it came with stickers. I scanned the sticker sheet and printed them onto clear laser printer decal paper. The engine bells on the fast pack are solid, so instead of trying to hollow them out with my router and make a mess of them, I think I'll just cut them off and use some replacements from Kotobukiya's Modeling Support Goods line.

You can see an unboxing of this kit on my Tumblr feed here:
https://stevethefishdotnet.tumblr.com/post/166390759684/bandai-112-macross-valkyrie-lady-plamo-unboxing

One problem with that figure is the hair's too flat (as you mentioned). If that head were to have some Milliput applied to the hair and sculpted to match the photos, the head would work much better. Also, some careful file work on the lower face/ jawline would help a lot to reshape her face and bring it into line with the boxart.

[Big s]

2 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

Good idea: I plan on doing that with a 1/6 Horizon vinyl Robocop model kit (as soon as I can find one that doesn't cost a mint!)

I remember when those were super easy to find and weren’t that expensive. I used to have the old ED-209

[pengbuzz]

6 minutes ago, Big s said:

I remember when those were super easy to find and weren’t that expensive. I used to have the old ED-209

Yeah, those were the days.

[SteveTheFish]

On 11/3/2023 at 12:10 AM, Thom said:

Have you thought about getting a 1/12 scale generic female figure and using that as a base for the kit parts? You'd definitely have to cut up the kit to separate the mech portions, but it could give it some more realistic proportions and make it posable.

Holy crap, that is an excellent idea. Maybe get a Bandai 30 Minute Sisters kit or something for that? I hadn't thought of that. Today I was busy adding ball joints to this old Imai Armored Valkyrie, so I'm gaining valuable experience points with leveling up my customization skills.

23 hours ago, pengbuzz said:

Good idea: I plan on doing that with a 1/6 Horizon vinyl Robocop model kit (as soon as I can find one that doesn't cost a mint!)

Have you ever used vinyl paints? Nagashima's V-Color paints are the de-facto sofubi paints here in Japan, but apparently before the end of the year, GSI Creos will come out with their own line of sofubi paints. In North America, there's something called Mad Ape Ninja or something. IIRC, Aoshima once released a Robocop sofubi kit under their Skynet label. I dunno if it was originally from Tsukuda.

Edited November 3, 2023 by SteveTheFish

[pengbuzz]

23 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

Holy crap, that is an excellent idea. Maybe get a Bandai 30 Minute Sisters kit or something for that? I hadn't thought of that. Today I was busy adding ball joints to this old Imai Armored Valkyrie, so I'm gaining valuable experience points with leveling up my customization skills.

Have you ever used vinyl paints? Nagashima's V-Color paints are the de-facto sofubi paints here in Japan, but apparently before the end of the year, GSI Creos will come out with their own line of sofubi paints. In North America, there's something called Mad Ape Ninja or something. IIRC, Aoshima once released a Robocop sofubi kit under their Skynet label. I dunno if it was originally from Tsukuda.

Haven't used vinyl paints in some time (Testors used to make a set). For Robocop, I planned on using foil HVAC tape burnished onto the parts and then sanded with ultrafine sandpaper and steel wool, then airbrushed with transparent colors for the final effects.

[Swann]

On 11/1/2023 at 10:37 PM, SteveTheFish said:

I had collected all of those 12th scale figure kits by Imai but I sold them all at Book Off a year or so ago because I realized that I would never get around to ever building them. Proportions aren't very good, the hair looks a bit flat, etc. Hikaru's supposed to have messy cowlick hair but the figure's hair looks pretty tame. 

I did keep my Bandai Macross Girl. The actual kit doesn't look as nice as the box art, but it's alright, I guess. It's made from that heavy, solid ABS plastic that those early '80s Tsukuda figure kits came in. It's not styrene. Plus it came with stickers. I scanned the sticker sheet and printed them onto clear laser printer decal paper. The engine bells on the fast pack are solid, so instead of trying to hollow them out with my router and make a mess of them, I think I'll just cut them off and use some replacements from Kotobukiya's Modeling Support Goods line.

You can see an unboxing of this kit on my Tumblr feed here:
https://stevethefishdotnet.tumblr.com/post/166390759684/bandai-112-macross-valkyrie-lady-plamo-unboxing

I agree but I love the packaging. They gave Misa a chubby face.

[Swann]

[Swann]

[Convectuoso]

1/100 DYRL Zentraedi soldier (Experten) next to my N-Ger (Overdard)

[djivaldi7]

@ChristopherBIt's hard for meto see from the resolution,  but it's this one of the Kawamori vf1 concept drawings from VFDN?  A Gerwalk with a turret looking contraption?  What did it look like in real life,  and has it ever been recast or 3d scanned?

[ChristopherB]

Greetings to everyone, I apologize for not posting for a while, and I appreciate everyone who has kept this thread going!

@djivaldi7The VF-1AG (Armored GERWALK) is an official design and was released only one time by a garage kit company in extremely limited numbers a long time ago.  You can see this thread for more information about the kits I have on display:

https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/45289-armored-gerwalk-project-vf-1/#comment-1376974

I'm also happy to announce that a prototype AG amor set, which is a 3D printed model kit has been completed and both finished and unfinished versions will be offered for sale soon.  The AG set will be for use with the Bandai 1/100 Hi-Metal R VF-1 Valkyries.  We hope to make additional sets available in the future for different scales and manufacturers.  You can find more information here:

https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/51560-vf-1ag-armored-gerwalk-3d-printed-prototype/

Amazing posts by @vt102, @Convectuoso and others, I'll do my best to share some cool stuff with everyone soon!

[starbuck]

First post!

I am pretty new to Macross kit building,  but my obsession has more than made up for my late arrival...

Here are the unbuilt kits,.  A couple of these were very difficult to find, I am hoping to learn about some easier ways to find Macross kits here.

 

Edited June 14 by starbuck
A few last minute arrivals!

[Sanity is Optional]

I see you skipped the Bandai 1:72 transforming VF-1. That was a good call, it’s awful.

[SteveTheFish]

On 6/8/2024 at 3:27 PM, Sanity is Optional said:

I see you skipped the Bandai 1:72 transforming VF-1. That was a good call, it’s awful.

I've heard that as well. I do not care for transforming models. In high school in the early '90s, I built the old Imai transforming Valk (repopped by Bandai), the one with the nose you must replace between transformations. Fiddly bits broke on the landing gear areas. Bandai's Methuss from Z Gundam is one of my favorites, but that transformable kit doesn't really transform well and the parts don't fit properly in jet form. I'd rather have a kit in a solid form than a transformable one that doesn't behave properly.

[pengbuzz]

33 minutes ago, SteveTheFish said:

I've heard that as well. I do not care for transforming models. In high school in the early '90s, I built the old Imai transforming Valk (repopped by Bandai), the one with the nose you must replace between transformations. Fiddly bits broke on the landing gear areas. Bandai's Methuss from Z Gundam is one of my favorites, but that transformable kit doesn't really transform well and the parts don't fit properly in jet form. I'd rather have a kit in a solid form than a transformable one that doesn't behave properly.

[starbuck]

On 6/8/2024 at 1:27 AM, Sanity is Optional said:

I see you skipped the Bandai 1:72 transforming VF-1. That was a good call, it’s awful.

I have made a very conscious decision to not build any Battroid or Gerwalk models.  My OCD has me buying up every fighter variant I can get my hands on, I don't need to be building 3 versions of each as well!  It would happen.

[Sanity is Optional]

4 hours ago, SteveTheFish said:

I've heard that as well. I do not care for transforming models. In high school in the early '90s, I built the old Imai transforming Valk (repopped by Bandai), the one with the nose you must replace between transformations. Fiddly bits broke on the landing gear areas. Bandai's Methuss from Z Gundam is one of my favorites, but that transformable kit doesn't really transform well and the parts don't fit properly in jet form. I'd rather have a kit in a solid form than a transformable one that doesn't behave properly.

FWIW, the VF-25 and VF-27 are not bad at all. The 31 is even quite good, and can pose without a stand even, and is fairly solid in all modes.

The SV-262 is actually really good, better than the DX figure as far as transformation goes.