Kit Review

Straight build + Panel lining + Seals

Size comparison with a cigarette pack

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. (1/3)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. (2/3)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. (3/3)

Top and bottom view

Wings folded view

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (1/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (2/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (3/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (4/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (5/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (6/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (7/10)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Upper section detail shot (8/10)

Upper section detail shot

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Underside detail shot (1/6)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Underside detail shot (2/6)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Underside detail shot (3/6)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Underside detail shot (4/6)

Underside detail shot

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Underside view with the gunpod removed. Filled it all in with foliag

Underside view with the gunpod removed.
Filled it all in with foliage. ^^;

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Various angles (1/6)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Various angles (2/6)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Various angles (3/6)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Various angles (4/6)

Various angles

1/100 VF-25F 3-kit set

VF-25F Sheryl & Ranka Marking ver.

Both look great ^^

Underside comparison

Together with the VF-29 Ranka Marking ver.

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Both are Ranka versions, but the VF-25F is much larger, more vivid,

Both are Ranka versions, but the VF-25F is much larger, more vivid, and more vibrant.

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - 1/100 Valkyrie 6-kit set assembled! These things... panel lining + s

1/100 Valkyrie 6-kit set assembled!
These things... panel lining + seal work is no joke — way more work than you'd expect. T_T

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. - Straight build shots. Yeah, without the seals it looks completely ba

Straight build.
Yeah, without the seals it looks completely bare...

This is the last of the 1/100 VF-25F 3-kit set — the Ranka Marking ver. Just like the VF-25F Sheryl Marking ver., the white base color makes the seals look vivid and crisp, and the seal design and overall quality are better than the VF-29's. ^^ On top of that, the seal concept has this image of a lush green meadow, which pairs beautifully with the white base for a cool, clean look.

The stretchy seal material means they go on smoothly and the work is easy — and the payoff once you're done is huge. The pink VF-25F Sheryl Marking ver. is lovely too, but the blue Ranka Marking ver. has a slightly fresher, more refreshing feel to it.

Compared to the VF-29, this is clearly a display model that's a step or two above in quality, and alongside the VF-25F Sheryl Marking ver., it's a kit that deserves to be called a masterpiece without any hesitation. It's a fun and beautiful kit that I'd highly recommend not just to Ranka fans, but to anyone who loves Macross. :-)

1/100 VF-25F Messiah Valkyrie - Ranka Marking ver. | 2011.7 | ¥1,500

AIThis page was translated by Claude Sonnet.