is a concept best applied to the purchase of the 1/60 Super and Strike Parts for VF-1s.
It all started with this inconspicuous white box below. It is also due to that fact that I failed to do my homework before a purchase.
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It was couple of months ago when I heard news of clear 1/60 super pack retailing at $40. I placed an order for it without hesitation.
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I was in shocked the moment I opened it up. It wasn't the complete super parts but the covers to the boosters, engines and missiles pods. I was in a state of dismay as I did not purchase the earlier release of VF-1 with super parts.
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However, lady luck was on my side when I checked with
TFH and they have stocks of Super and Strike Parts arriving.
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The box art on this is as regular as all other
Macross stuff from
Yamato.
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The flap is something that I really like on a toy and I'm not too sure why
Yamato did not make this a standard. This item is more of an accessories to a VF-1 and this cost $60 which is cheaper than the 1/48 scale released years ago.
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Finally, VF-1S fitted with Strike Parts.
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The colour scheme somehow does go quite well
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Now, the main focus of this post is the clear parts which in my opinion makes the fighter mode look fantastic.
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This will be how it will be displayed to justify the time and effort it took to get this to look right.
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