What makes CLASS A ver.00 different from a standard "Perfect Grade" or "1/12 Masterpiece" kit? Three key innovations:
Before we analyze the kit itself, we must decode the nomenclature. MODEL CLUB uses a tiered grading system for their releases:
The MODEL CLUB CLASS A ver.00 was released in 2008 at Wonder Festival Summer. Official records suggest only 50 units were ever produced. Each box came hand-stamped with a serial number and a signed certificate by the lead sculptor—a man known only by the pseudonym "G. Kishikawa." MODEL CLUB CLASS A ver.00
The kit itself is a non-licensed, legally-distinct transformable fighter jet. Due to Japanese copyright laws regarding "mecha musume" and variable fighters, MODEL CLUB designed an original variable craft known officially as the VF-0X "Shiranui."
However, collectors universally refer to it as the "Ghost Valkyrie." What makes CLASS A ver
The design is a deconstructionist take on 1980s real robot aesthetics:
If you are lucky enough to find a sealed MODEL CLUB CLASS A ver.00 for sale, prepare for a shock. The box is roughly the size of a shoebox, matte black with a single silver foil stamp reading "MODEL CLUB / ver.00." The MODEL CLUB CLASS A ver
Inside, you will not find glossy instructions or fancy decals. You will find:
Warning: Because this is a "ver.00" prototype pull, the resin gates are thick, and there is significant flash (excess resin) on the wing flaps. This is not a defect; it is proof of authenticity. Production models (ver.01) had cleaned-up sprues. Ver.00 retains the raw, unforgiving nature of the first pour.
If "Class A ver.00" refers to a specific model plan called "Class A" (common in the 1940s-60s for free flight), you may be looking for a plan by a designer like Henry Struck or Walt Mooney.
If you are fortunate enough to hold a MODEL CLUB CLASS A ver.00 box, discard your expectations of colorful retail packaging. The ver.00 arrives in a matte black archival box with a foil-stamped schematic. Inside, you will find: