Update (01/30/2010): Looks like it can be sorted by price already…woohoo!

Saw this message on Hobby Link Japan’s front page:

Decided to be productive despite the rains by making my own Scribing tool that I can use to panel line my model kits with. Its been a week of torrential rain in my parts and because of the humidity can’t really get anything done painting wise. Initially I was thinking of getting a small screw driver then sharpening it with a sharpening stone. After some thinking I thought that it might be difficult drying to get a suitable diameter for panel lining. So my second option was to use a sewing needle.

Scheduled for release on February 4, 2010 is issue 41 of the Macross Chronicle. While on February 18 will be the release of issue 42. Previews for the two issues were already posted at the Official Macross Frontier blog.

Issue 41 previews include:

Mechanic Sheet: The Vajra of Macross Frontier. They are said to be biomechanical weapons, as in live beings that produce their own weapons. In the Macross Frontier series they were even shown as having the capability to adapt like the Borg against their enemies. Without the “assimilation” factor of course *snicker*

Update: 04/19/2010: Translated VF-25 Super Parts manual can be found here.

In case you bought your 1/72 VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie model kit without any Super Parts, you can always buy it separately because it was sold as a separate kit by Bandai.

The super parts first made its appearance in the very first Macross SDF1 series in the early 80’s. Hikaru Ichijo used a VF-1S equipped with Super Packs in order to fight off a flight of Zentradi threatening Misa Hayase’s shuttle. The super packs give the VF additional speed and range with its attached boosters as well as added protection with its armor then offense with its cargo of missiles.