1/12 VF-1 Cockpit plus custom Pilot Hikaru

After a long hiatus with my nanoblocks, my love for Macross and this building system has returned with a vengeance. After creating a couple of 1/12 custom characters Roy, Minmay and Hikaru I started feeling that I needed a cool way to display them, and decided to create a figma scaled cockpit.

Please enjoy this little gallery:

Control wise this has both combinations for the HOTAS TV and Movie version, but I will remove the center one for Movie version display.

And finally pics with my custom Hikaru Ichijo figure:

Nanoblock Bumblebee Transformers G1

Continuing with the transformers figures Bumble has joined our transformers squad using the parts of the Nanoblock NYC Taxi. Regretfully I only made a GIF of version one.

The following pics are from my ver. 2 alt mode.

Robot mode

My nanoblock Transformers squad until now:

I have to say that my VF-1J with the 1S head makes for a passable Jetfire.

Nanoblock Sideswipe

I decided to continue with the transformer lines, Sideswipe was one of my favorite transformers, even when I never had one when I was a kid. The countach mus be one of the best looking cars of its time.

Originally I had a version 1 that had to be reworked in order to look more like a Lamborghini, but it was the one that help me define the transformation mechanisms.

Originally I used the pieces of the Nanoblock british bus in order to complete this model plus some 3rd party blocks.

First alt mode:

Transformation sequence:

Robot mode:

Scale with good old optimus

VF-1J Armored Valkyrie

To complete my original Superdimension Macross and celebrate that I have been having fun with the Hi-Metal R version of Bandai I have decided to tackle this Valk.

I always like to mix the missiles and micro missiles boxes.

but lets prepare the battroid for the main event:

And lets Put the armored Grenade Box Protection

Lets take some group photo