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According to Tony Yao, versions that have the "Transformabli" sticker are Takatoku boxes. Under the sticker they are printed with “Made in Taiwan”. Note: the embossing patterns on both of these is very different. And the "Transformabli" box is slightly darker green.

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The gunpod handle of the 1/55 is far too big for the 1/100. They can’t share the weapon.

So odd. Was this a Japanese catalog printed for the English speaking market?

It was probably due to what was available to whomever received the molds. While many KOs have the Sasuraiger weapon there are other with the correct VF-1 gunpod. Aside from a few gunpods missing from the VF-1J Max, there was also many JM VF-1J Milia with missing stickers sheets. Missing parts could have been due to Takatoku closing it’s doors or Bandai not producing enough for unaccounted and unanticipated inventory from the incumbent manufacturer. I believe this information was found in the old threads.

Agreed. After so many prior releases one would figure they would reinvest in the mold and create a better iteration to go with the classic artwork.

As an added note. Many VF-1J Max types did not come with gunpods.

From what you have posted in these pics there really isn’t much more. Once in a while I would see bagged items, but the baggies were never consistent. Some were heat sealed, others taped, some stapled, and sometimes the bag was just folded over. But the baggies were never the same size type, mil, or quality. Suffice to say the items had a place where they were set into the foam trays and that pretty much answers your query. Hope this helps.

I just believe it to be a preference by Kawamori. The F-14 had a wing sweep that allows perfect stowage of the wings. The F-15 would require more thought process at the time to develop it into something more robust. just my two cents.

It sold well due to the weapons cache. Someone was hoarding weapons, clips, and missiles. Without the cache I don’t think the listing would have done well. Still a great haul for the winner. Congratulations to the new owner.

Very cool work @Bobby. Happy Holidays!!

That came out fantastic. The color combination works really well on the VF-4. What a great way to end 2022…Sundowners style.

Nice. I remember seeing these on the 101 Fwy back in the 90s. Along with other calendar candy 🍬 of it’s time (and previous). In person it is such a small and low car that it could be considered a ramp on wheels.

Isn’t this Tenjin art from the Macross Chronicles. Looking good!

Wow, that’s a lot of packaging. will you be doing a straight from the manual assembly or doing a custom build? Hikaru type? Weathered? More detailed? Would love to see and follow your progress as you go.

I agree with you on this sentiment. Cool mini me of the GBP, but might have to pass on this. I’d rather have a new mold released from the Destroids set. Besides, the DX GBP turned into a shelf warmer so this strategy to push a dud is strange.

Pretty cool as always. Swap out the heat shield for o e from a VF-1J and it would be perfect.

Take a look here for many custom 1/55 schemes. https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/gallery/category/3-155-customs/ Welcome to Macrossworld.

Custom. or low budget Enigma.

Are you guys trying to do dynamic poses? Honestly, the stands don’t look like they are meant to do much other than let gravity take hold and that’s about it.

@Shawn would be nice to get full three sixty pics of those boxes. They would look great as part of any collection or display.

What a treasure trove! To see so many classic model kits in their pristine and original condition is amazing. Makes me think there could possibly be others out there like this with more model kits and toys.

Ever since the release of the VF-25 I knew this was coming where VFs were going to resemble insects. This turned me off of Macross for a couple of years, or at least the current at the time series. Good thing it was only through the V.1. Once the designs grew on me it was easy to dive into the V.2.

On the contrary. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions.

Those old CMs figures are still great to have. Thanks for the reminder of just how cute some of the characters came out.