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ハセガワ　1/72 VF-1J アーマードバルキリー　超時空要塞マクロス　再入荷しました。

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Imai 1:100 Armored Valkyrie VF-1J plastic model build photoset July 21st, 2025

I began building the new 1:72 scale Armored Valkyrie from Hasegawa which was released a few years ago. Since I already had the paints mixed, I decided to also build this old kit I've had for many years. This is the old legacy Imai Armored Valkyrie plamo kit from the '80s, which Bandai never repopped for whatever reason.

Instead of building another Hikaru Armored Valk, I decided to go with Millia's red Valk. This was never shown in the anime and yes I am aware that Nichmo had once made a 1:200 Millia Armored Valk, but I didn't care for the colors they used. I figure that these armor parts would be pretty uniform in color, so the armored parts are the same color as what I had already mixed for the Hasegawa kit, which was a mix of Mr. Color 72 Medium Blue, 331 Gray, and a tiny bit of 67 Purple.

Decals? Well the ones which came with the kit were filthy, old, and pretty much shot. The only one I managed to salvage, with hot water and plenty of coaxing, is the winged torch emblem on the waist. The UN Spacy logo on the wing as seen from the back, as well as the "UN SPACY" lettering on the right leg, came from an aftermarket Macross decal set from China I bought on eBay. I also used some decals from HiQ Parts and Hobby Japan. The interesting thing is, the 72nd scale kit by Hasegawa comes with many extra decals that don't get used for that build. These are smaller decals, which so happens to fit this kit perfectly! Was this intentional or just a coincidence? Either way, thank you, Hasegawa!

The thing with these old Macross kits is that they tend to be a Stiffy Stifferson. There is very little articulation, so their arms and legs remain pretty straight. I implemented ball joints by Wave to achieve better articulation in the head, waist and shoulders. The elbows already swivel, so I left those alone. For the knees, I used Tamiya pla plate to recreate the armor covering you see in the Hasegawa kit so as to cover the big gaping hole. Lastly, the big ham-fists this kit comes with look too silly, so I replaced those with Kotobukiya's M.S.G. Normal Hands 2020, something I learned about from a customized Arii 1:1000 scale Valkyrie kit build article from Hobby Japan Vintage. I used some spare polycaps from previous Gundam builds for the hands to fit into. These are far better-looking and to scale.