Got myself a VF-27 valkyrie on its way in the mail. My 1st ever macross figure !
Been building gundam's all this while thought that a change might be good (love the anime to bits anyway )
Intend to only snap fit, decal-ling and finish it up with top-coat. Was wondering if it is crucial to get a mark setter when applying the decals? Also would the VF-27 look best with flat or semi-gloss top-coat? Seen some painted kits using metallic paint and they look awesome!

Seems that plenty of ppl bought the DX 1/60 VF-27. A lot of owners have complained about paint chips caused by the manufacturing process. Another case of bad QC

Koenig monster lookin awesome!
Seems that Bandai is keeping up with their DX models

Just finished assembling my 1/72 VF-27 gamma Brera custom model kit. Probably won't be getting anymore macross model kits after my experience with the lucifer. It just seems soooo...... fragile

Well yea its a model kit and its not meant to be played with. I've already done some damage to some of the decals and there are some stress marks on some of the tabs after trying to transform it from fighter to battroid the first time after assembly. Will probably keep it in fighter mode where it looks great and much more robust in terms of construction compared to the other modes. ANd there's no swivel joint at the knee for gerwalk mode. Grrrrrr
But nonetheless its a really detailed kit and looks awesome as a display piece

DX here I come!!!

*Prays that Bandai makes an improved DX VF-25**

Unlocking the hips for Gerwalk. Cheater!!!
Haha. Looking good. Gloss coat. How many coats did you use?

How come? SWS sign instead of SMS?

Think twice man. I got myself my first macross model kit. Been building MG's and thought of trying Macross since I love the anime. A macross 1/72 kit is a great display piece but not well built to undertake numerous transformations since its a "model". If u like to play wyour figures probably its better to invest in a yamato or bandai DX macross figure. Just my 2 cents

Its a bandai 1/72 model kit. Think MG gundam but transformable with a less detailed inner frame (arms and legs). It is a snap-fit kit and you have a choice of stickers or water slide decals which both come with the kit. And of course it will look great if it was painted.

Fast pack movie version then

Pics yo! I've been wanting one as well. But thought of getting a Super strike VF-1S Hikaru for now. Wonder if they will reissue one soon since they've just released the anniversary version not too long ago.

The movie version VF-25F comes in an off-white colour scheme and a lighter tinge of blue for the fast packs. Quite like the colour combination myself

Yea was really excited about the TV version but I'd prefer Hikaru's black and red colour scheme
But if the local price is right I might just give in for Roy's TV VF-1S

Oh really? Mind giving me a hint or 2?

No doubt yellow and black suits the valk very well. I just somehow like combination's of red and black

Wow that's an awesome site! Thanks a bunch! I'll drop them a msg. Hope that they don't print price tags with large numbers

While I pray that a Yamato 1/60 VF-1 flies to my doorstep or if Yamato re-issues the 1/60 Hikaru VF-1S, I'd have to just make do with this for now

If somehow your Hikaru VF-1S decides to fly away do let me know so I can set up my runway for it to land

Haha I suddenly started watching the original TV series and watched the movie. Guess I'm like 20 years too late

Haha the DX VF-25 does look awesome but having its gerwalk with no knee swivel is a no no for me

Actually I was more keen on getting a VF-25 messiah preferably Alto's with super parts but after awhile the poison just wore off and a more potent poison kicked in. Poison for YAMATO!

VF-1J looks cool too but thats second on my list. Cyclops VF-1A somewhere lower in the list

This post has been edited by wkyoong: May 7 2010, 05:39 AM

I actually went the opposite way. I watched the movie first by mistake and then I started robotech

Yea the VF-25 looks awesome in battroid and fighter. The model kit seems to look great in both but once again...... it only manages to pull off the look of it.

Yamato should develop an off-screen transformable GBP armor for the VF-1

Prefer Alto's
Michel's battroid head looks like a derivation of the VF-1A. Not as hansem
Ozma look demn ganas

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Added on May 8, 2010, 1:25 amJust my opinion but I feel that the GBP armor looks great! But the fact that it can't transform is kind of a let down. The Macross Frontier Armored messiahs are fully armed yet its fully transformable in all 3 modes.

So probably if Yamato had a little extra time maybe they could think of one. Or some of those 3rd party companies like Fansproject who made the add-on kits for some of the transformers

This post has been edited by wkyoong: May 8 2010, 01:25 AM

The armor has to be ejected off the battroid for transformation. What a waste of metal

Too bad his neck need surgery everytime when transforming between battroid and fighter

Yosh! So which do you prefer among the 2?

D@mn.. Starting to fall in love with the TV valks. The VF-1J looks quite cool and Roy's VF-1S colour scheme is starting to really grow on me

Auntie Lenny sells Macross figures? Use to buy some TF from her