Alright, so I’ve been spending a little time everyday slowly building my first Valkyrie kit. I ran into quite a few troubles here and there, but for the most part its complete. Just remember, this is a straight out-of-box build. I don’t have any nor anywhere near to having to necessary tools to make it look nice. With that I’ll continue with my review.

While building this kit, I only had a set amount of tools. These were…
Eraser
Sharpie
Clippers
A razor (that’s crapping up)
Super Glue (for repairs >.>)
crappy cotton swabs
toothpicks
screwdrivers

So yeah…originally I only got the kit, but half way through I decided to get the stand also because…without it, I’d have no idea what to do with it. Also, After completion of assembly, I have not tried to transform it into its Gerwalk or Battroid form. Why? because this kit…is so fragile that I’m afraid if I were to even try to attempt a transformation that it’d explode into a million pieces on me…

I don’t have any pictures of my building process, but I will explain my troubles. Originally I was planning to get some clear sealant that would not eat at the plastic so that I can use water-slide decals and then seal it to prevent damage. In the end, I just used the stickers until I can get the tools such as paint and all. I started off by doing panel lining on the wings (while they were still on the tree) using a sharpie and then using an eraser to erase the excess. My eraser was already | | big (actual size by the way…) and after painfully completing the two wings in 2-3 hours my eraser was | | big. Again, if I had materials, I would of done the washing effect… After that the assembly portion came naturally…except for a few areas. There are times where I was just completely lost or reversed a part accidentally. Luckily, I’m pretty skillful at taking apart pieces without destroying them (I’ve had my fair share of those when I tried to remove the armor off my FAZZ (Full Armored ZZ). The decals are also a pain in the ass to apply. There is very little room for errors. If it is offset, it most likely will be a bitch to fix. The decals that are applied onto the stabilizers on the back are real shit…and would probably look a lot better paining…Also, what sucks is that the super parts are not applied/added on to the base VF, but rather they become a part of it. I don’t know if you were to get the Super Parts and a regular VF if it would be similar, but it kind of disappointed me since I wanted to be able to have the base VF then add the super parts when I want to. Oh well, its just a minor setback.

With the completion of the kit, I must say its quite beautifully made. All the parts were designed quite nicely and one will be sure to rage over panel lining. The kit came with both sticker and water-slide decals, so that was nice. Let’s not forget the silver foil stickers that everyone oh-so-loves. The legs caused quite a bit of rage since they tend to slide out of place or something… I don’t know if I’m just stupid or I screwed up somewhere (which I guess would also go along with me being stupid…). I still have a bunch of decals to apply and panel linings to do (after I get a new eraser >.>) For anyone who were considering getting a Valkyrie kit…Unless you have experience with building plamo such as gunpla (actually gunpla is quite helpful), don’t do it. It isn’t hard to just snap pieces together, but even I was overwhelmed by this kit. Maybe one day I’ll rebuild this kit when I have the essential tools, cause this kit really is nice, but without any painting or work on it, it is just meh… Oh well, here are some pictures of a semi-complete VG-25F. Also for the stand, I changed the SMS label a bit to say Strategic Miracle Service. Originally I had it as Speed Miracle Service, but I changed it at the request of a friend. The presets were either Strategic Military Service or Speed Miracle Spacy. Take your pick at Engrish.

All the remaining trees. There are parts I still need in there.

Decent panel lining with a sharpie if I do say so myself.

More on the bottom

This sounds better in my opinion.

Current home...until I get a shelf or something...

I would get pictures of it in Gerwalk and Battroid…but…I’m afraid of breaking it. Give me a week or two when I decide to add the other decals and panel lines in, then I’ll have to transform it. I’ll be sure to post those pictures in a new post. Hopefully…Next up…game reviews…look forward to that…assuming I don’t get caught up in the game itself. Until then.

-Kevin *Signing this for the sake of SuigintouLain :3*