Click Images For Larger View VF-31J Battroid (original line art proportions) VF-31J Battroid (line art, toy and anime proportions) VF-31J Fighter

Variant VF-31J Siegfried (Line Art, Toy and Anime) Notes Debut: Not animated, appears within the "Macross Modelers Vol. 1" pamphlet (published Feb. 2016) Description: The VF-31 Siegfried is an almost entirely faithful and consistent design across all mediums (line art, 3D CG animation, toy and model kits) but there is one small difference: the proportions of the arms in Battroid (robot) mode. The line art version appears to be the starting point after which the toy/model versions and the animated CG model versions diverge from the original art. In merchandise like the Bandai DX toy figures, the upper arms/biceps of the VF-31 Battroid are thinly proportioned, likely a design compromise to achieve a perfect transformation. In the animated 3D computer-generated models, the VF-31 Battroid is depicted with both oversized upper arms/biceps and wider lower arms/forearms that taper toward the hands. This may have been done to depict the VF-31 as more physically imposing within the animation. The first image depicts the VF-31 with upper arms/biceps proportioned as per Shoji Kawamori's original line art. A second image compares all the official variations.

Information Courtesy of the Macross Compendium: www.macross.anime.net/wiki/Main_Page Additional Information Courtesy of the Wikipedia Japan: https://ja.wikipedia.org/ Images From - Macross Variable Fighter Designers Note, Macross Modelers Vol. 1 pamphlet, and Macross Delta: Gekijyou No Walkure pamphlet C. Wilson - Writer, Editor and Colorist