Arcadia 1/60 VF-0 Reactive Armor (Macross Zero) for Pre-order

Available for pre-order at Play-Asia. Last day of Pre-order is on November 15, 2016. Product release is on February 28, 2017.

Yamato/Arcardia 1/60 VF-1D Valkyrie Unofficial English Color Guide

Here's an interesting question I got, how do you paint the iconic VF-1D Valkyrie that was released as a No Paint kit by Yamato/Arcadia if no color guide was included. Well I never saw the manual of the VF-1D No Paint kit so I can't tell if it has an included color guide or not. But despite that there are alternatives that you can use.

Yamato 1/60 VF-1A Max and Miria

I have to admit that my heart skips a beat whenever I see these two toys together. One is the Yamato 1/60 VF-1A of Maximilian Jenius, while the other is a Yamato 1/60 VF-1A No Paint Kit that I converted to a fictionalized VF-1A in Milia Jenius color scheme.

Yamato 1/60 VF-1A Maximilian Jenius TV Version

Got this back a couple of weeks ago from HobbyLink Japan, the 1/60 VF-1A Maximilian Jenius TV Version by Yamato Toys. This toy was initially released by Yamato Toys in 2009. Translated transformation manual of the 1/60 VF-1A Maximilian Jenius TV version can be found here.

Yamato 1/60 VF-1A Maximilian Jenius TV Version Transformation English Manual

Got a Yamato 1/60 VF-1A Maximilian Jenius TV version from HobbyLink Japan a couple of weeks back. I was going to translate the transformation manual but upon checking I realized that the manual is exactly the same as the Yamato 1/60 VF-1A Mass Production version, or more likely its the opposite? *snicker*.

Yamato 1/60 VF-1 No Paint Kit Build Tips by KuWa

Just saw this posted at Yamato Toys official site, some assembly tips for building the 1/60 No Paint Kit series of Yamato Toys by KuWa. Just copy paste the Japanese text into Google Translate so that you can understand, can't guarantee a 100% correctness in the translation though.

1/60 VF-1 Super & Strike Parts & Option Parts for Pre-Order

Also scheduled for re-release next month is the 1/60 Super & Strike Parts for the VF-1 by Yamato Toys. The difference between this and the original is that it comes with Option Parts. I actually did a review of the original 1/60 Super & Strike Parts which came without the option parts. I also translated to manual of that to English, you can find it here.

Yamato 1/60 VE-1 Elintseeker with Option Parts up for Pre-Order

Scheduled for release in October is a re-release of the very popular Perfect Transformation 1/60 VE-1 Elintseeker by Yamato Toys. The Elintseeker made its appearance (for a very ver short duration) in the Macross Do You Remember Love movie.

Yamato 1/60 VF-4G Lightning III for Pre-Order

I forgot to post about this since I was tad bit busy these past few weeks, but the price of the much anticipated Perfect Transformation 1/60 VF-4G Lightning III was announced already by Yamato Toys to be at 26,985 yen. Schedule of release is already announced to be on December of this year. Product page of this has been up for quite some time at Yamato Toys website.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part VII

This is the last post of my build documentation of the 1/60 VF-1 No Paint kit with Option Parts by Yamato Toys and converting it to a fictionalized VF-1A of Miria Fallyna Jenius. Part VI of this build can be found here. Next part of the build focuses on the assembly of the main wings.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part VI

Previous post on this build could be found here. This part of the build starts with the backpack unit of the VF-1A Valkyrie. As a backgrounder, this build is of the 1/60 VF-1A No Paint Kit w/ Option Parts made by Yamato Toys. And with it I'm attempting to convert it into a fictionalized VF-1A of Miria Fallyna Jenius following the color motif of Max Jenius

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part V

Picking up from where I left off of my build of the 1/60 VF-1A No Paint kit by Yamato Toys and converting it into a fictionalized VF-1A Valkyrie of Miria Fallyna Jenius. Part IV of this build can be found here. This build starts with the continued assembly of the chest piece. In the assembly of the chest part that holds the chest plate, some 11 mm 2 diam shafts will be required.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part IV

This next build step starts with the assembly of the neck joint of the Battroid. It actually breaks into 3 parts and is connected together by metal shafts. The two shafts needed to build it are a 10mm 1.5 diameter shaft and a 13mm 1.5 diameter shaft. Once again I use my trusty ruler to check if I have the correct shaft by measuring the length and its diameter. Oh and before I forget, part III of this build can be found here.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part III

Part II of this build can be found here. Next step to work on this build are the legs. The first part to work on as indicated by the manual are the thighs, specifically the intake fan detail. The intake fans I painted with Pylox Black. While waiting for that part to dry I worked on the knee parts of the leg.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part II

Part I of this build can be found here. At this step I started following the manual and proceeded to build the arm parts. Some metal shafts will be used to hinge the shoulder joints so at this step I used my trusty 6 inch metal ruler that has a millimeter scale.

Yamato Macross Series 2000-2012 "All" Catalog

Yamato Toys updated their online catalog for their Macross series by adding the items made in 2012. The online catalog is basically a list of all the Macross items they made through out the years, from the toys, model kits, to the dolls and even the motorcycle helmets.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version Build Part I

This post documents the start of my build of transforming the 1/60 VF-1A No Paint Kit (with Bonus Parts) by Yamato Toys into a fictional VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius version. You can jump ahead to this post to see the completed pictures of this build. First thing I did of course was to translate the Japanese construction manual to English, that you can see here. The build sequence in the manual starts with the arms but I decided to bypass that by building the head first.

1/60 VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius Version (Unofficial)

At the time that Miria Fallyna Jenius (Milia Jenius) defected to the side of the humans after falling in love with Max Jenius in the SDF Macross anime. I've often wondered whether she dove immediately to using the VF-1J (which was used by squad leaders) that she was seen using in the anime or whether she first flew a VF-1A, the mass produced Variable Fighter of the Earth Forces? If she did use a VF-1A I wondered also what color she would use?, most likely she would follow the color placement of Max's VF-1A but more suited to her red color scheme.

Yamato 1/60 VF-1A No Paint Kit with Bonus Option Parts

Update: Decided to build a fictional VF-1A Miria Fallyna Jenius version with this kit.

Got this from HobbyLink Japan, a 1/60 No Paint Kit of the VF-1A made by Yamato Toys. It's basically an unassembled 1/60 Perfect Transformation VF-1 that the hobbyist can build and color up according to his preference. It comes with all the parts you could find your normal perfect transformation VF-1A, except that it also has an assembly manual (along with the transformation manual) and decals. Translated Construction Manual for this can be found here.

Yamato 1/60 VF-1 No Paint Kit w/ Bonus parts English Manual

Update: Built a 1/60 VF-1A "Miria" with the kit I got.

One of the great releases from Yamato Toys was the 1/60 VF-1 No Paint Kit series from their Macross Line of Toys. It takes the highly detailed 1/60 Perfect Transformation VF-1 and offers it up unassembled so that the consumer can build it himself to their liking like a model kit.