Build Details:

  • Name: VF-1J Armored Valkyrie - Operation Bullseye - Part II

  • Kit: Hasegawa (Big West) plastic model kit

  • Scale: 1/72

  • Date Started: March 2023

  • Date Completed: March 2024

  • Build Cost: TBD

Build Notes:

  • Custom made display base with sounds and push button controls

  • Installed nano, LEDs in head and shoulders

  • Painted using Vallejo acrylic paints

Close-up of a detailed model robot with missile launcher and intricate mechanical features.
Model kit box featuring VF-1J Armored Valkyrie from Macross series, featuring dynamic illustration of the mech in action, surrounded by hobby tools on a workbench.
Plastic model part with gray and blue paint and orange circle emblem with white design, likely from a model kit in a workshop setting.
Close-up view of a plastic model with cylindrical components resembling missile launchers
Two futuristic robotic legs on a textured surface, with a background of a storage shelf containing various small items.
Close-up of a gray model spaceship with "U.N. Spacy" text, featuring a red circular detail and exhaust nozzles.
Two painted model spaceship components on a foam surface
Model gun labeled "U.N. SPACY" on a grid cutting mat.
Model of VF-1J Armored Valkyrie from Macross, featuring detailed design and camouflage, displayed on a stand marked "Operation Bullseye."
Model of a VF-1J Armored Valkyrie with lights on a display stand. The model appears to be detailed and includes the label "Operation Bullseye" at the base.
Model of a robotic mech with intricate detailing and weaponry
Model kit of VF-1J Armored Valkyrie from Operation Bullseye, displayed on a stand with scattered miniature bullets.
Model of VF-1J Armored Valkyrie robot on display stand
Model of a sci-fi robot with white and gray colors, featuring detailed mechanical parts, thrusters, and weaponry.
Model of a futuristic military robot or mech with weapons in a detailed design.
Close-up of a detailed robot model with markings "U.N. SPACY" and open missile compartments.
Close-up of a detailed model of a robot or mech with jet engines and futuristic design elements.
Model of a detailed, white mecha or robot with intricate designs and large boosters, standing on a dark surface.
detailed model of a futuristic robot spacecraft with weapons and mechanical parts
Model of a robot mech with weapons, standing on a display surface.
Close-up of a detailed robot model with cannons and mechanical parts, featuring a weathered paint finish.
Model of a robot with missile pods and a UN Spacy logo.
A detailed model of a futuristic robot or mecha with missiles and antennas, showcasing a sci-fi design, standing on a textured surface.
Model of a robotic mech standing on a black mat, viewed from behind, featuring details like rocket boosters, antennas, and complex mechanical parts.
Model of a futuristic robotic mech with missile launchers on display.

Display Base Build Details

  • Built using a shadow box picture frame.

  • Laser cut, custom designed base insert using 1/8” acrylic, then painted and detailed to resemble a section of tarmac.

  • Features MP3 audio file playback!

  • USB charging / audio programming port

  • Switch 1 - LED power to model

  • Switch 2 - main power for audio PCB

  • Switch 3 - start/stop audio playback

  • Painted ‘Gun Metal’

  • Designed and photo printed base placard

Rectangular metal puzzle game with small cylinders and buttons on a wooden surface.
Black rectangular metal frame with circular cutouts and tape, resting on a round base on a light surface.
Rectangular black frame with three buttons (red, blue, white) and a USB port on a blue surface.
A black rectangular electronic device with a glass top. It features three colored buttons (blue, red, white) on the front, along with a USB-C port. The interior shows a grid pattern with small scattered objects inside.
Open electronic device with circuit board, speaker, battery, wires, connectors, and buttons inside a box
Orange and white grid pattern tile with paint splatters on a blue background.
Grid pattern with black lines and abstract markings on a cutting mat
A crafting mat with gridlines and a painted square model base featuring yellow and white lines, next to a paintbrush and marker.
Scale model of a tiled sidewalk with scattered bullet casings
Diorama with model mechs on a display base, surrounded by paint supplies and brushes on a cutting mat.
Sheet with "VF-1J Armored Valkyrie Operation Bullseye" labels for a 1/72 Hasegawa Macross kit.
Model kit label reading 'VF-1J Armored Valkyrie Operation Bullseye' on a cutting mat.
Model of a VF-1J Armored Valkyrie from "Macross" displayed on a base labeled "Operation Bullseye."