by Clement Eng

This kit is Roy Folker's VF-0S. In both Macross(Robotech) and Macross Zero, he's not necessarily the "main" character, however he is a very prominant character. His character is developed in Macross Zero showing how he develops into the "big brother" persona he protrays for Rick Hunter in Macross. Roy Folker uses the same paint scheme for this aircraft/mecha as he does for the production version: VF-1S in Macross. The paint scheme is then passed onto Rick Hunter after the demise of Roy Folker. He is definately a hero in every sense of the word within the world of Macross Zero and Macross.

This is a box stock Hasegawa VF-0S Battloid. The fun thing about these kits are the seams that run through detail lines. So in fixing seams, one needs to rescribe the detail lines that get removed when sanding down seams. The kit was primed with Mr Surfacer 500, then painted with Mr Color lacquer paints. Future floor polish was sprayed onto the kit after the paint process to prepare the surface for decals. Once the decals were placed, another coat of future floor polish was sprayed. The panel lines were done using an enamel wash of dark navy gray. A flat top coat was applied to finish up the piece. The base is a simple stained and polyeurathaned wood block with a print out of the Macross Zero logo and Macross emblem all under a dark smoked clear acrylic plate fastened to the wood base with black screws.

Image: Right side

Image: Left side

Image: Face-to-face

Image: Lock and load

Image: Rear view

Image: From above

Image: Closeup

Image: Closer still