Variable Fighter Master File - VF-1 VALKYRIE -

Brilliant new mook i got sent from Japan published in 2020 by the Macross Broadcast Agency. Filled with lots of cool almost photo realistic pictures, drawing and so much information (but of course in Japanese, only know 200 Kanji i can only really read the Kana).

As soon as i finished geeking out over the great photos in here, i dug out some of my 1/144 F-Toys VF-1's to get cracking copying some of the cool new marking from this. This is only stratosphere Valkyries with no Super parts present except for an drawing, hope another for space valks comes out in the future.

First photo in the book is a great sunset flypast the SDF-1.


Nice shot over the mountains at the top and classy shot from the ground of a landing brownie.



VF-1D two seaters goodness.



Cool photos on the bottom of a Valkyrie dispensing flares and i wonder if the LM on the right with the Valkyries in front of the SDF-1 means Lynn Minmay? Nice fly past the SDF-1 by brownies from the TV Series.



Angel Birds from episode 1 with nice little Fanracer action.



Thats a quality pic of a DYRL? VF-1S



Nice sunset shots, especially the one of the SDF-1 street view from Macross City and theres the quality Ark Royal Valkyrie.



VF-1 and VF-0 in the same photo, along with the two seater electronic VF-1G and the unknown to me VF-1N. Battriod Max VF-1A and Hikaru VF-1J TV.



 

Transformation of a VF-1A from Battriod  - Gerwalk -  Fighter. Got some cool marking design.



Plenty of info like this showing where whats what and where it should go, pages on every detail.



Few pages on the CVS-101 Prometheus are cool, this thing can sink to the control tower just showing above the surface so its harder to track, nice.



Like the fly over the Prometheus by Roy Focker and Brownie,must be just before the series starts.




Before and after the VF-1, F-14 and the awesome VF-4!



Eight single pages of these Squadron Marking's of the Valkyrie all in 1/144 scale, lots of cool schemes i would like to do.




Got to do the Ark Royal Valkyrie being a brit, oh a pink one, lovely and it zentradi or would that be meltradi.



Will review the VF-19 master file once received, no word yet on another one, would expect VF-25 next.
Such a quality book, hope i don't wear it out thumbing through it too often.
Ian

Macross DYRL? 1/144 - Super Valkyrie Skull Squadron -

The completed 1/144 scale Skull Squadron from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross - Do you remember love?

Was meant to post these straight after posting each Valkyrie from the squadron but forgot when i recieved the airbrush.

Really happy witht he way they've turned out, going to start building more random VF-1s which are rarely seen of completely non-canon.
 

Macross DYRL? 1/144 Strike Valkyrie VF-1S - Roy Focker -

 Last valkyrie up for Skull Squadron is the very cool strike version piloted by the drinking, smoking, womaniser, mans man Roy Focker.

 Compose

Macross DYRL? 1/144 Super Valkyrie VF-1A - Maximilian Jenius -

Finale VF-1A in Skull Sqaudron, the blue ace Maximilian Jenius. My personal favorite, think because the blue is a colour that really goes perfect with the white of the valk.







Ian

Macross DYRL? 1/144 Super Valkyrie VF-1A - Hayao Kakizaki -

Next up is the steak lovin everyman poor Hayao Kakizaki, who in Do you remember Love? get a nice green livary instead of the very cannon fodder light brown in the Tv series.








Until next de-culture!
Ian

Macross DYRL? 1/144 Super Valkyrie VF-1A - Hikaru Ichijyo -

The first super-parts Do you remember love? valkyrie from the Skull Squadron i finished before Christmas but only just photographed.  Will be hoping to post every valk one day after another unless of course i forget.











Ian

Macross1/144 DYRL? Super-Parts Skull Squadron Wip

Had a quite big modelling session today, reckon about 4-5 hours . Eyes now ache a little from applying the tiny decals, lesson learnt only do decal on model at a time instead of in a oner.

Nearly all the squadron is complete, only have to sort of the heads and then these guys will be ready for action.

Macross DYRL? 1/144 Skull Squadron

Took some pics of all the DYRL? VF-1's ive worked on so far, about half way through the DYRL? skull squadron with super parts.



I think the only time that a complete skull squadron with DYRL? style marking is in the PS2 game intro and the Macross 20th Aniverseray promo...



Love the 20th aniversary promo, so cool and stlyeisd. "to the other side"













Ian

Chara-works 1/144 Macross Valkyrie VF-1A Hayao Kakizaki

Got the last Valkyrie without super parts from Do you remember Love? completed and of course the last guy to get painted up is poor Hayao Kakizaki.



Exact same modeling done to this as the other one except i used from Pro-modellers Wash on this which turned out to be a bit of a mistake, a black wash looks great on any colour except white. Think if i used it on white again i would put alot more protective coats onto the paint work so that the wash is more easily removed.







Someone here made a amv of Kakizaki buying both in the TV series and DYRL?, did'nt even get to have his steak, love that jazzie music.