Daily Archives: August 25, 2009

Macross 1/60 VF-1D

“Rick, where are you going??”

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Yes!!  This is the veritech fighter we see in the Robotech TV series, where Rick Hunter is still a civilian, and he rescues Minmay!  It’s called the VF-1D.

Fighter Mode

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The VF-1D has a very nice orange and tan color scheme.

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Gerwalk Mode

“What’s it doing??”

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Battloid Mode

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Rick looks up at the sky in awe of the battle occurring above him:

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Can the Yamato strike that pose?

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Of course it can!!

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Now for a bit of trivia:  In Episode 1, “Booby Trap”, the ending shows the VF-1D crashing into a line of buildings, and one of them looks like this:

Studio Nue Building

Studio Nue Building

Studio Nue is the design studio that produced Macross!!