Macross Delta 1/72

VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate]

Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

1. Battroid mode

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Size comparison with a cigarette pack

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (1/7) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (2/7) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (3/7) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (4/7) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (5/7) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (6/7) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] (7/7)

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Detail shots (1/4) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Detail shots (2/4) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Detail shots (3/4) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Detail shots (4/4)

Detail shots

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Battroid action poses (1/3) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Battroid action poses (2/3) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Battroid action poses (3/3)

Battroid action poses

2. Gerwalk mode

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - The thigh armor is bulkier than the normal version, so spreading the legs out 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - The thigh armor is bulkier than the normal version, so spreading the legs out 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - The thigh armor is bulkier than the normal version, so spreading the legs out 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - The thigh armor is bulkier than the normal version, so spreading the legs out

The thigh armor is bulkier than the normal version, so spreading the legs out to the sides is pretty tough..

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - GERWALK mode aerial poses. Since the legs can't spread apart, the poses end u 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - GERWALK mode aerial poses. Since the legs can't spread apart, the poses end u 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - GERWALK mode aerial poses. Since the legs can't spread apart, the poses end u 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - GERWALK mode aerial poses. Since the legs can't spread apart, the poses end u 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - GERWALK mode aerial poses. Since the legs can't spread apart, the poses end u

GERWALK mode aerial poses.
Since the legs can't spread apart, the poses end up looking a bit awkward..

3. Fighter mode

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - With the legs being bulkier, they can't lie completely flush against the uppe 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - With the legs being bulkier, they can't lie completely flush against the uppe 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - With the legs being bulkier, they can't lie completely flush against the uppe

With the legs being bulkier, they can't lie completely flush against the upper fuselage and end up floating slightly.
At first I thought I'd assembled it wrong and went through the manual carefully, but the manual shows the same thing ^^;

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Super packs added to the upper fuselage (1/2) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Super packs added to the upper fuselage (2/2)

Super packs added to the upper fuselage

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Underside view

Underside view

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Aerial shots from various angles (1/4) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Aerial shots from various angles (2/4) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Aerial shots from various angles (3/4) 1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Aerial shots from various angles (4/4)

Aerial shots from various angles

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] - Comparison shot with the normal VF-31J

Comparison shot with the normal VF-31J

Alongside the VF-31J super pack kit, a combined kit bundling the super pack with the VF-31J Hayate was also released separately as the VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate]. Sometimes combined kits come with bonus parts or extra seals, but this one is simply the two kits packaged together with no special extras. The price also comes out to ¥7,400, which is just the straight sum of the VF-31J (¥5,200) and the super pack (¥2,200).

For a detailed review of the VF-31J super pack and the conversion process, please refer to the VF-31J Hayate Super Pack Review— and in this review, take a look at the appearance of each mode after the conversion to the Super Siegfried is complete. Just like past Macross super packs, this kit comes out looking noticeably more powerful than the normal version, which is great. That said, with the backpack added, the center of gravity on the Battroid shifts quite a bit toward the rear, so you'll need to lean it forward carefully to get it standing upright. On top of that, the VF-31 series already has poor foot contact with the ground, making it tricky to stand straight, and with the backpack added it's even harder to find the right balance on the feet. Still, the joint strength is the best of any Macross kit to date, so it's not too bad relatively speaking when it comes to holding poses. If an armored pack ever comes out, though, I'd imagine standing upright without a stand would be pretty much impossible.

The transformation process to GERWALK mode or Fighter mode is 100% identical to the normal version. In GERWALK mode, the added thigh armor makes it hard to spread the legs, so the proportions feel a bit less natural compared to the normal version. In Fighter mode as well, the bulkier thighs prevent the legs from lying completely flush against the body — there's a slight gap that's visible and doesn't look great aesthetically, but there doesn't seem to be much you can do about it.

Either way, this kit is significant simply for the fact that we now have a Super Siegfried for the VF-31J from Macross Delta — it's one I'd recommend to anyone who doesn't already own the VF-31J kit, or to those who do but want a fully independent Super Siegfried of their own. Sure, the bigger size makes posing a bit more finicky, but compared to the super Valkyries of the past, the joints are far more stable, and that alone makes it easy to recommend. :-)

1/72 VF-31J Super Siegfried [Hayate] | 2016.9 | ¥7,400

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.