SDF-1 UES Macross in attack mode, circa 2009. We also only see the VF-1J Armored Valkyrie once in the movie during the opening battle, so it's a little hard to determine its place in the movie's chain of command.SDF-1 UES Macross in cruiser mode, circa 2009. While this chain of Valkyries remains constant in " DYRL?", the VF-1S is more numerous, and is now passed on to both squadron & senior commanders, and aces (like Max Genius). The VF-1S started as Roy Focker's exclusive/one-of-a-kind customized model, and then after his death it became more numerous/widespread for senior commanders who had only the -1J available to them before. VF-1S - senior commander(s), limited production model.VF-1J - squadron commander/specialist model.VF-1D - two-seat training model (became the VT-1 trainer in " DYRL?").Here's how the Valkyrie chain-of-command works: Max Genius was able to use white/blue on his -1A, and both he and Milia used blue/red and white for their dual custom -1Js. While getting the upcoming Ben and Max TV style schemes is high on my priority list I will hit burn out quickly if they don’t mix it up.Īs I understand it, the -1A's tan/white and -1J's white/red are roll-out colors only. I just hope Yamato has enough sense to break up releasing Valkyries and starts slipping some Zentran mecha into the mix. Save your pennies and get a paint scheme you like you won’t be disappointed. If you’re a Macross fan you NEED one of these in your collection. Yeah, the line, in general, is a real winner. Perfect transformation without parts swapping, tight fit and finish, solid and stable in all three modes. Yamato does sell the Super Strike parts separately for those on a budget but for about 20.00 more you can get it all bundled together. Of course, the supplied Super and Strike armor parts are included with the set I picked up. The piece is tight and playable in all three modes and doesn’t disappoint. Everything is tight (but not too much so) and straightforward to transform. That’s right there is no need to fear transforming your Valkyrie because it was built to play with. Not only does it look flawless it’s built tough and fun to play with. Well, welcome to the 21st Century, Yamato finally mastered the design and manufacturing process in this slightly smaller yet far more manageable scale. Traditionally manufacturers had to cheat or short change one mode to get the other two to look correct. The 1/60 2.0 Valkyrie looks perfect in all three modes. You’ll be picking it up and flying it around without even realizing you're doing it. These newer Valkyries are not only super sharp looking with all of their painted detail but way fun to handle. Yamato took all they learned engineering the older and larger 1/48th scale and applied it to the 1/60 scale while improving the fit and finish along the way. Included with the transformable fighter are Super and Strike armor parts, 6 x RMS-1 large anti-ship reaction missiles, 4 x 12 x AMM-1 hybrid guided multipurpose missiles (clustered in 3’s), 4 x UUM-7 micro-missile pods, 1 x Howard GU-11 55 mm three-barrel Gatling gun pod, a pair of “anime” hands, 2 x stand clips (to attach to aftermarket stands), 1 x escape pod clip (this allows you to attach another Valkyrie nosecone to the arm of the Battleoid or Gerwalk mode), 1 x Hikaru Ichijo Pilot. Yamato packs a ton of accessories into the box. This is Hikaru Ichijo’s VF-1S at it appears at the end of the film version of Macross, Macross: Do You Remember Love? So while I am happy it looks like my fanboy dream of building an army of Valkyries is coming true, coming up with clever things to say about the same toy with a different paint scheme is getting difficult. Yamato has announced no less than 6 more paint styles due before the month of May is over and I am sure they're not done. So when I say in these reviews if you don’t like this color scheme, wait and I’m sure Yamato will do one you like I wasn’t kidding.
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