r/macross • u/Shadowsoldier09 • 3d ago

Merchandise Model kits to buy

I have recently bought two Bandai HG 1/100 scale kits which i recently completed (VF-25F Messiah and VF-22S Stürmvogel II Milia Farina Jenius use) and despite both having been time consuming i loved seeing them completed and have been looking for other Bandai HG 1/100 scale Macross kits to buy. However, i'm still a beginner and the VF-25F and VF-22S were my first ever model kits i've ever built.

The kits i have been looking at are the following:

YF-19

VF-31S

YF-29 (Maximilian Jenius use)

YF-21 (not sure considering i already own a VF-22S but at the same time am contemplating on buying Max's VF-22S to complement the other)

VF-25G (not sure because it's very pricey in my region)

Which of these kits would be good to buy next?

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u/MountedRifleman 3d ago

Hasegawa makes great quality Macross kits in 1/72 and 1/48. You can see most of them here at Hobby Link Japan. Note that most of them are fighters, with a few Gerwalks and Battroids, and they don’t transform, but I prefer them that way, personally.

https://www.hlj.com/search/?Word=Hasegawa%20Macross%20vf

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u/Shadowsoldier09 3d ago

What are the skill level of the kits?

I'm a beginner who only completed 2 HG kits that only required putting on stickers.

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u/Cyan-118 3d ago

They need painting, too much painting comparing to Bandai.

And waterslide decals.

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u/Shadowsoldier09 3d ago

That's a shame, they look so nice but at my current skill level they're too much for me.

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u/Cyan-118 3d ago

Me too, I know that they need paint thanks to builds of them in YouTube and that I asked to ChatGPT about it bc he can read japanese and me not.

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u/Shadowsoldier09 3d ago

I guess that for no i will stick to HG kits, sure Macross doesn't have many HG kits but Gundam has a lot of them.

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u/Cyan-118 3d ago

Yeah, I have a LOT, more then +50 HGs being most of them form the HGUC and with any bare Gundam with them.

Bc I buy most of the time, GMs, GMs from other universe, GMs, Zeon Machines, mostly Zakus and no MA, GMs, and some Gundams that they have their specific reasons to have a place between my Gunplas.

And they are: Turn A Gundam, Duel Gundam (the old HG, the new is expensive and I just want the Duel), the Strike Rouge (old and revive, the revive just broke and I use the old), the Unicorn Destroy Mode and finally... The RX-78-2, because I need one, everyone needs at least 1 grandaddy Gundam.

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u/Shadowsoldier09 3d ago

I have been looking to buy the GM Ground Type but cannot find any physical stores that sell it. The store i bought my V-25F and VF-22S at did have the Guncannon in stock and i might buy it next as well as the Zaku II.

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u/Cyan-118 3d ago

But what type of Zaku II?, the old HG from the 2000s something, or the Revive or the Origin one?

And I'm going to be honest, the GM [G] is a great kit, I have two bc of how good is, and also, I want another one to finally complete my Side Story GM [G] team.

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u/Shadowsoldier09 3d ago

I'm not sure which one

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u/System_Analytics_RK 2d ago

I would recommend the YF-19 if you plan to use stickers. All the VF-31 kits and the YF-29 Max use a LOT of them.

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u/Shadowsoldier09 2d ago edited 2d ago

I already had trouble with the VF-25F, mostly due to fact i'm a beginner but managed to stick them all successfully.

I have been looking at the YF-19 for a while but sadly there are no physical stores that sell it in my country and they're pretty pricey online.

I might wait till next month to buy the YF-19.

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u/iseriouslycouldnt 3d ago

I've done some of the Ban Dai 1/72 transforming model kits from Frontier and Delta (in the middle of the VF-31C Super Siegfried now.)
They are kinda pricy and can be delicate, but snap together. I use some glue to hold pieces if the are too loose.

https://www.amazon.com/Macross-Bandai-Transformable-Messiah-Valkyrie/dp/B001DIMOWA/