Integration

eckergus · 04-21-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

Not necessarily more accurate, transformation is very similar, except that for the shoulder hinges, when going from fighter to gerwalk, it's best to gently lift the hinge above the stopper instead of pushing it past like on the 1/48. The 1/48 with POM hinges can take it, but the new 1/60's hinges are more likely to crack due to this. Even so, there isn't much to stop this, these Max releases are supposed to have smaller diameter pins installed in the shoulders so maybe that'll help. We'll find out soon.

The nose hatch is different and trickier to work, however not as bad as people have said. To be honest I don't see what the goal was with the new hatch, as the hatch on the 1/48 worked just fine.

A lot of people do. I'm all about awesome valks, and his 1J is definitive to many fans, but for me, combat relevance is my preference when it comes to Macross. His 1A was the one he flew when he beat Milia and showed his true skills. His 1S in DYRL? was AWESOME! Good god that dogfight was one of the best in all of Macross. The only thing that ever came close was Guld and Isamu's last dogfight in Macross Plus and that didn't happen until over 10 years after DYRL?.

I really like them all: VF-1J, VF-1S, VF-1A, VF-1A TV Ver. Yamato has really pushed the envelop with these new line of 1/60 Valks.

By the way, I have an couple of videos showing some of the major differences between the 1/48 and the new 1/60 Valks. One of the things I address is how the nose hatch works and how it is different between the two scale models. Check it out at:

YouTube - eckergus's Channel

04-21-2009, 03:14 PM	#15
eckergus Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: United States Posts: 12	Quote: Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu Not necessarily more accurate, transformation is very similar, except that for the shoulder hinges, when going from fighter to gerwalk, it's best to gently lift the hinge above the stopper instead of pushing it past like on the 1/48. The 1/48 with POM hinges can take it, but the new 1/60's hinges are more likely to crack due to this. Even so, there isn't much to stop this, these Max releases are supposed to have smaller diameter pins installed in the shoulders so maybe that'll help. We'll find out soon. The nose hatch is different and trickier to work, however not as bad as people have said. To be honest I don't see what the goal was with the new hatch, as the hatch on the 1/48 worked just fine. A lot of people do. I'm all about awesome valks, and his 1J is definitive to many fans, but for me, combat relevance is my preference when it comes to Macross. His 1A was the one he flew when he beat Milia and showed his true skills. His 1S in DYRL? was AWESOME! Good god that dogfight was one of the best in all of Macross. The only thing that ever came close was Guld and Isamu's last dogfight in Macross Plus and that didn't happen until over 10 years after DYRL?. I really like them all: VF-1J, VF-1S, VF-1A, VF-1A TV Ver. Yamato has really pushed the envelop with these new line of 1/60 Valks. By the way, I have an couple of videos showing some of the major differences between the 1/48 and the new 1/60 Valks. One of the things I address is how the nose hatch works and how it is different between the two scale models. Check it out at: YouTube - eckergus's Channel __________________ eckergus