What will Hasegawa do next?

[sh9000]

Nice color scheme.  I’ll try that out on a custom HMR.

[pengbuzz]

  On 4/1/2022 at 8:06 PM, sh9000 said:

Nice color scheme.  I’ll try that out on a custom HMR.

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That would be interesting to see!

[MechTech]

I just saw the new GBP scheme. Pretty cool! They even named the mission for it too. You KNOW there will be more versions. The dairy farmers of Wisconsin could learn from Hasegawa how to milk molds!😁 - MT

[pengbuzz]

  On 4/2/2022 at 4:28 PM, MechTech said:

I just saw the new GBP scheme. Pretty cool! They even named the mission for it too. You KNOW there will be more versions. The dairy farmers of Wisconsin could learn from Hasegawa how to milk molds!😁 - MT

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rofl!

[KOG Water Dragon]

  On 4/1/2022 at 4:30 AM, Bolt said:

But it's a good one !

And it's a 1-A.. I'll get it for the decals..

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Yes! An alternate scheme armored VF-1A seems pretty cool to me. The ad shows chest insignia pics for a couple other units... does the text clarify whether multiple marking scheme options are included in the kit, or are these teasers for future variant releases?

[Big s]

  On 4/4/2022 at 5:34 PM, KOG Water Dragon said:

Yes! An alternate scheme armored VF-1A seems pretty cool to me. The ad shows chest insignia pics for a couple other units... does the text clarify whether multiple marking scheme options are included in the kit, or are these teasers for future variant releases?

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I don’t think they would show them if they weren’t included 

[VF-1A Grunt]

I like that scheme. It reminds me of the GBP squadron and special mission variations they included in the Master File book (the VF-1 Battroid one, I think).

[Bolt]

  On 4/16/2022 at 2:18 AM, VF-1A Grunt said:

I like that scheme. It reminds me of the GBP squadron and special mission variations they included in the Master File book (the VF-1 Battroid one, I think).

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That appears to be exactly what it is. I've already got mine preordered. I'll use some of the spare decals from this one to use on the 1J version that previously was released.

[joscasle]

nothing new for Shizuoka Hobby Show??

[no3Ljm]

  On 4/26/2022 at 12:06 AM, joscasle said:

nothing new for Shizuoka Hobby Show??

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We'll find out on May 11-15.  

[TMBounty_Hunter]

The April 1st announcement covers what will be shown at Shizuoka. Similarly to the way the double month announcement in August/September pre-announces stuff that will be shown at All Japan Hobby Show in late September.

[Duymon]

sonic birds came in from HLJ. the 40th anni sticker hit me harder than I thought it would 

[Thom]

That's like thinking, 'wow, Macross Frontier was the 25th Anniversary mark for Macross - 14 years ago!'

Oh time, please stop flying so fast.

[no3Ljm]

  On 5/3/2022 at 2:20 PM, Duymon said:

sonic birds came in from HLJ. the 40th anni sticker hit me harder than I thought it would 

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40 years in and we're still madly in love with VF-1's. It's like a marriage.  

 

[Big s]

  On 5/3/2022 at 6:32 PM, no3Ljm said:

40 years in and we're still madly in love with VF-1's. It's like a marriage.  

 

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She’s still sexy even with the new hot models showing up trying to hard with all that extra make up and trying to make a scene with all that loud pop music 

[Bolt]

  On 5/3/2022 at 2:20 PM, Duymon said:

the 40th anni sticker hit me harder than I thought it would 

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Looks awesome, but hit you how ?

Nostalgia ?

[no3Ljm]

  On 5/4/2022 at 12:42 AM, Bolt said:

Looks awesome, but hit you how ?

Nostalgia ?

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For being a child at heart for the last 40 years like the rest of us here. 

[MechTech]

Yeah, sometimes you find the right woman. I guess you could compare the VF-1 series to that😄 "Forty and still fine!"😉 - MT

[no3Ljm]

1/72 VF-1A Armored Valkyrie Bullseye Part 1
June 29, 2022 Release
Y4000

 

[Bolt]

Love it 👍🏼

[Big s]

Looks good with that 1a head

[no3Ljm]

From Shizuoka Hobby Show.

 

[seti88]

 

[VF-1A Grunt]

  On 4/16/2022 at 10:59 PM, Bolt said:

That appears to be exactly what it is. I've already got mine preordered. I'll use some of the spare decals from this one to use on the 1J version that previously was released.

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Very cool! I need to dig out the book and look through those again. The Master Files books have some really great squadron paint scheme ideas - I hope Hasegawa does more of them in the future on their various models.

  On 5/3/2022 at 2:20 PM, Duymon said:

sonic birds came in from HLJ. the 40th anni sticker hit me harder than I thought it would 

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I just got mine yesterday. It's definitely hard to believe it's been that long. I still remember seeing one or two episodes of that strange and exciting new TV series while visiting family in Japan and buying the transformable 1/55 toys with my brother at Kiddyland in Harajuku.

One other thing I noticed in the box art when I was looking it over is the Skull Squadron brown VF-1A in the upper left. That's another scheme from the Master Files, where they carried over the black striping on the sides of the forward fuselage and legs from Roy's VF-1S. It's missing the black vertical stabilizers and skull emblem shown in the Master Files version, but it's neat to see that concept included in this box art. Nerd-linger posted this image from the Master Files book about 8 years ago, with the Skull Squadron scheme in the upper left:

At some point, I'm going to attempt to do that scheme on both a 1/72 and 1/48 VF-1A, but my modeling efforts have stalled in the last couple years.

Really glad to see Hasegawa release both the Black Aces and Sonicbirds schemes in 1/48. I received two of each from HLJ in the last couple months - I love those huge models, but running out of room for the big boxes! I had forgotten that Hasegawa included options to build both TV and movie VF-1A heads, which is a really neat feature of the 1/48 kits (in addition to the two canopies).

[joscasle]

Hasegawa's 1/48 are the best!!!! Why not a few new molds????? VF-11 some one? YF-21 please!!!!!

[no3Ljm]

[derex3592]

I seriously need a clean version of that box art so I can have it as my cell phone wallpaper lock screen! Just AWESOME!!! 

[MechTech]

I guess they made special piece for the chest. Cool new scheme and box art! - MT

[Podtastic]

  On 5/30/2022 at 11:59 AM, derex3592 said:

I seriously need a clean version of that box art so I can have it as my cell phone wallpaper lock screen! Just AWESOME!!! 

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Or just trim it. You don't lose much.

[Thom]

  On 5/30/2022 at 11:59 AM, derex3592 said:

I seriously need a clean version of that box art so I can have it as my cell phone wallpaper lock screen! Just AWESOME!!! 

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  On 5/31/2022 at 10:07 AM, Podtastic said:

Or just trim it. You don't lose much.

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Very true. Try putting it on your phone and see how much area it takes up, or how much would be automatically cropped to fit.

[pengbuzz]

  On 5/30/2022 at 11:59 AM, derex3592 said:

I seriously need a clean version of that box art so I can have it as my cell phone wallpaper lock screen! Just AWESOME!!! 

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Edited May 31, 2022 by pengbuzz

[seti88]

[Podtastic]

Whoohoo! Keep the good times rolling Hasegawa!!

スケール … 1:72
品番 ……… 65878
弊社発送 … 2022年08月31日
発売日 …… 2022年09月03日ごろ
本体価格 … 3200円（税込価格：3520円）
パーツ数 … 204
模型全高 … 243mm
模型全幅 … 131mm

[Bolt]

Very nice. 

[Big s]

Kinda figured it would happen, and hopefully the heavy bro will be following soon