KitzConcept 1/72 Macross VF-1S God of Flame Transformation Sequence

Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of KitzConcept 1/72 Macross VF-1S God of Flame. This is a gift from my sister for my 50th birthday. Gorgeous but fiddly. I’ve heard it’s not quite as limited edition as they initially claimed. It apparently did well enough that they made extras. The paint is amazing and of course as a Transformers fan the color scheme gets me right in the feels. If only they made it at a larger scale, it would be about perfect. I still have the OG Jetfire based on the Tokutaku 1/55 mold, and I also have a Yamato 1/48 VF-1J. The lights are cool and the figure comes with all the batteries you need, but it was quite a hassle getting those little batteries in. Two in each thruster pod, two in each leg cover, two in the nose of the jet and two in the gun. Only the gun has the switch immediately accessible - you unfortunately need to partially disassemble the other bits to reach those switches.

I could see pulling the arms out from fighter mode being hazardous to those parts. I have one of those dental care kits that came with a tool that has the long hook on one end and the shorter but still hooked scraper at the other end. I find that pretty useful working with figures and particularly helpful for gently pulling the arms out from fighter mode. (Also for opening the landing gear bays, etc.) Also I managed to break one of the hinge holders for that little flap on the tailfin component, so watch out for that. I’m sure there will be some Macross pro in the comments to tell me what I got wrong arranging the various bits, so that will be interesting to learn.

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Fighter to Gerwalk: 0:09
Gerwalk to Battroid: 0:42
Battroid to Gerwalk: 1:16
Gerwalk to Fighter: 1:49
Speed run Fighter to Gerwalk: 2:23
Speed run Gerwalk to Battroid: 2:35
Speed run Battroid to Gerwalk: 2:46
Speed run Gerwalk to Fighter: 2:56
2x Run: 3:08
End credits: 3:31

Production Note: It’s a bit floppy in-between so I laid it down to transform it. I wonder if KitzConcept has the same designers as Fanstoys? Floppy transformation: check. Gorgeous paint: check. It warrants investigation. Good news is what with all the closeups, I didn’t have to edit a single photo in post. Yay!

Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.

Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Double Helix” and “Thor’s Hammer”

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