Well, most of us consider these days to be the golden age of Macross, but there are alot of "purists" who believe that the true golden age prevailed when Takatoku and then Bandai were the sole producers of all things Macross. I too felt cheated, as I was too young during those days to afford an imported Japanese Macross item; I had to contend with the Matchbox stuff, the jems of their line being the "Joke" Machines...