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Gallery Article by Andy Lee |
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Hi all! This article is way off of
what is usually found on ARC but I figured if the Fine Mold Tie-Fighter
qualifies as an aircraft then mine would definitely be one as well! This is
the excellent 1/72 Hasegawa VF-1A Veritech fighter from the popular 80's anime
title- Macross (Robotech for our American friends) and my favourite. The
markings of the CAG bird in the show is the skull and crossbone marking of the
famous VF-84 Jolly Rogers, hence the popularity of the various kits available
over the years. Last year Hasegawa got the license to produce them and the
resulting kits were some of the most anticipated Hasegawa releases
of all time! They were flying off the shelves the moment they hit the shops!
(at least in Japan and S'pore) Don't know about the situation in the US but
I'm sure it's popular there too.
Click on
images below to see larger images
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As Macross addicts know, the
markings I chose for my kit never existed in any of the shows. Instead it's
based on the new Mitsubishi F-2 FS bird entering service with the JASDF. It's a
2 tone blue maritime strike camo that I think goes well with the shape of the
kit and the weapons fit (air to surface missile pods). The samurai squadron
marking is that of the 3rd Sqn based in Misawa and the first recipient of the
F-2 and came from a 1/72 F-1 kit.