MOVIE STUB VF-1J FIGHTER-VERMILLION ONE ROBOTECH

Expertly crafted in 1:160 scale, this highly detailed die-cast metal replica is designed for display and makes an outstanding addition to any aviation, military, or anime collection. Ages 14+ THE ROBOTECH SAGA When a massive alien warship from another dimension crash-landed on Earth, humanity had a choice: panic, or ?gure out how the thing worked. They ?gured out how the thing worked.The result was Robotechnology — and its ?nest achievement was the Veritech Fighter, the transformable mecha-marvel at the heart of Robotech's Macross Saga. Reluctant hero, barnstorming circus kid, and the most unlikely savior Earth ever produced, Lieutenant Rick Hunter was swept into the First Robotech War almost by accident — and spent the rest of it proving that was a mistake on the Zentraedi's part. Promoted to lead his own three-man Vermillion Squadron, Rick grew from a hotshot kid with good natural instincts and a chip on his shoulder into a heroic combat commander of real depth and judgment, facing down an alien armada that outnumbered humanity's forces by a staggering margin — and refusing, every single time, to blink ?rst. And Rick did it all piloting his trusty VF-1J Veritech Fighter! VF-1J VERITECH FIGHTER U.N. SPACY (VERMILLION ONE) The VF-1J Veritech is the squadron leader variant of the legendary Robotech fighter line — identified by its distinctive twin head lasers — and it shares its DNA with one of the most iconic real-world fighters ever built. The VF-1's creator has recounted how the transformation concept was literally born from a fighter jet model kit — fidgeting with it one day, he noticed the gap between the twin engines and realized he could fold a pair of arms right into it. The rest, as they say, is science fiction history. Like many elite fighter jets the Valkyrie features variable-sweep wings that automatically adjust for speed and maneuverability, shi?ing from 20 degrees forward to 72 degrees swept in the blink of an eye. This U.N. Spacy is a proud homage to Rick's venerable VF-1J — and like its pilot, it was built to be the last thing the enemy ever saw.