Absurd

Is there a specific year, or a range of years that this would have come out in?

So, I recently purchased what I thought was a 2001 Bandai reissue in of the VF-1S Valkyrie. It’s the first Macross toy I’ve ever owned, so when it arrived I didn’t realize that it was an older version of the VF-1S that someone had re-boxed at some point. I only realized once I tried to remove the Skull Squadron heat shield, and it snapped off (I’m so sorry in advance, very sad about this), that something was wrong. It had come with the clear canopy with the two pegs in front suggesting it was made to be clipped on and off. The figure itself didn’t have the peg holes required to attach the canopy. So, I started doing more digging into the history of the mold. Through comparing mine to others online, reading some articles, the wiki, and looking at the copyright stamp. I’m 99% certain that this is an earlier version of the mold that someone put in the reissue box. The only thing I can’t figure out is which version it is. I was hoping some of the experts on here could help, thank you for any assistance. Photos are below, the last few are next to an actual 2001 reissue I got after getting the first one.