HG 1/100 VF-25G Messiah Valkyrie Kit Ships With Decals and Deluxe Set
The release puts a sniper-variant Valkyrie into Bandai's 1/100 HG Macross line with its transformation handled by swap parts rather than a full mechanism, a trade that keeps the kit buildable at a low price.
Reporting from 1 source: Dengeki Hobby Web.
Bandai Spirits has released the HG 1/100 VF-25G Messiah Valkyrie (Mikhail Blanc's Unit) from Macross F, a kit that uses partial replacement parts to change between Battroid, Gerwalk, and Fighter forms. It ships with a sniper rifle, a deployable barrel, anchor parts, a lead wire, canopy and landing gear parts, and six figure types. The model sells for 5,280 yen, with dedicated water-transfer decals at 770 yen and a deluxe set that adds an acrylic stand.
The kit's transformation is a shortcut change: some parts are replaced rather than folded, which is how the model reaches all three forms without a full internal frame. Bandai Spirits reproduces the VF-25G's head shape and its dedicated rifle, whose barrel can be deployed, and includes parts for the anchor used to secure the craft while sniping, with the wire handled by an included lead wire.
Molded colors and insert molding carry the color separation, and name seals cover the markings. The canopy uses polarization molding with parts for the open state, the pilot figure fits the cockpit, and the main wings can take fold speakers, though the build asks you to choose between attachment-use and normal main wings. Ranka Lee parts are included alongside the pilot figures.
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