The most famous ship from the classic Macross series. For Hasegawa to turn their attention to this, one of the most famous designs in science-fiction/anime was interesting as they are most well known for their scale aircraft and cars.. The quality they are so famous for shows from the second you get the box. Cover art by Hidetaka Tenjin which alone is worth the price. This is the S- and to many people, the ultimate - variant of the aircraft (?). Crisp detail thoughout. Panel lines are finely engraved. Swing wings operate. Exhausts can be posed. Sensor packs, landing gear bays all have detail. The thin perfectly printed decals have AT LEAST 3 different Valkyries plus additional numbers to make any tail code you need. The painting instructions cover the three primary markings. For those of us who have struggled through the more dated releases, this is a welcome relief. Instructions are in Japanese only but are very well done so if you have built a few kits there should not be a problem. Now all we need is a set of FAST packs and weapons!