Solscud007 Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 I dont know the price but prolly under 10 bucks. They look like this. I dont know what color Rohby will recast them in. I would prefer white though Quote
rewooh Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 definately. Now i could use the nifty launch on mine. Quote
ewilen Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 As nifty as these things are, I wouldn't get them unless and until I got a 1/3000 SDF-1...and even then maybe not, if I had a Matchbox version. So I had to vote "no" even though I do hope they get made for all you guys who need them. Quote
phatslappy Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 how about getting a matchbox one, and maybe Rohby could also recast parts of the takatoku so you could convert yours from a matchbox to a takatoku type and launch planes! Quote
Godzilla Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 Why would you want to recast these little fellas for?they are highly inaccurate and not detailed, Now that is a good point. Quote
EXO Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 Why ask why? Have you guy's what Nick does to obscure Macross toys and models? Just sit and wait... Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 Why would you want to recast these little fellas for? Well, first thing I thought of is for people who have either lost them or have toys that had these parts missing...? Quote
jardann Posted August 26, 2004 Posted August 26, 2004 I'd like to have a set of them as long as they're inexpensive. I'm sure I could think of something to do with them. Quote
Solscud007 Posted August 27, 2004 Author Posted August 27, 2004 Yeah this post was directed to only people who have 1/3000 SDF-1s. i was thinking of recasting the launcher parts but i didnt want to press my luck and ask CID to take apart his Takatoku SDF-1 so we call all have launching arms. Quote
promethuem5 Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 aaaaah...i havent got a SDF-1 fig, but I want one...however, depending on price, I would prolly want like five of the plane sprues for use in my minis games.... they look decent enough, with a little paint.... Quote
RosarioLuv Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 (edited) Yeah this post was directed to only people who have 1/3000 SDF-1s. i was thinking of recasting the launcher parts but i didnt want to press my luck and ask CID to take apart his Takatoku SDF-1 so we call all have launching arms. Who needs launching arms for those little buggers? You'll get the exact same effect by using your fingers to flick the tiny valks off the carrier ships with your eyes blind folded; they'll be sent hurling through the air just as fast and get lost somewhere behind your couch either way. As fun as this gimmick seems, I find it useless because it flicks it off so fast you can't even see it in flight, let alone where it happens to land and bounce out of sight, especially the missiles. If you fire them, you might as well kiss them goodbye. And actually, the Bandai/Matchbox SDF looks BETTER without those huge ugly launching mechanisms sticking out of the Carrier Ships, IMO. though I have to admit, I own the Taka instead of the Bandai BECAUSE having the little valks and the launchers make it "cooler" to me than the Bandai (plus I LOVE the Taka Box, and the fact that it is the original NON-RT version). But if you already have a Bandai, and not a real Taka, it's better the way it is than to try to mod it into a launchable Taka. Buy the little valks though, if you want, and use them to sit on deck the Prometheus and Daedalus (I usually use the Lancer and the Ghost on the Daedalus). Out of scale though, but still fun. Oh yeah, and you can also store them in an open rear hanger behind the Bridge tower. oooo, I just realize this may be the only rendition of the Lancer and Ghost as TOYS (if they count as toys). Nick, Rhobby, if you're gonna cast the VF-1's, maybe you can sculpt some legs onto them first and make 'em look right. That'd be REALLY cool. BTW, I've never been able to figure this out: what mech is that plane with only one vertical stablizer suppossed to be? Anyone know? Edited August 27, 2004 by redemption Quote
ewilen Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 I'd like to know, too. It looks kind of like a real-world A-6 Intruder. Closest thing in Macross is the Avenger II, but the tail is wrong. Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 (edited) My guess is that the odd one out is the LVT Avenger II: http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_...r_ii/index.html Edited August 27, 2004 by F-ZeroOne Quote
crisp Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 No SDF-1 - No recast! Sorry. Of course if you get me a SDF-1 first and then the recast - I'll get 2!! Last time I saw the Takatoku one on ebay it was for 225$! I got out at 110$! I am actually thinking of buying the small non transformable version. Think that's OK? Quote
Agent ONE Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Only the Taka one has the launchers, and anyone would be crazy to use them on such an old toy... Besides they were way out of scale and stupid looking... Hence when the RT version came out they were axed. Quote
ewilen Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 (edited) My guess is that the odd one out is the LVT Avenger II:http://www.anime.net/macross/mecha/united_...r_ii/index.html The cockpit isn't right, and while the Avenger II has a T tail, the plastic one has a normal tail. Compare... The little plastic guy isn't quite an Intruder either (pointier nose, and engines more on the sides) but it's closer. It's almost a cross with a Skyhawk: (Sorry about the repeated edits; I'm trying to compress the pics to keep the size down.) Edited August 27, 2004 by ewilen Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Rats - I didn't have the image to hand so couldn't check the tail. Pity, because it seems so close otherwise. It could have been based on one of the "background" planes that occasionally crop up in Macross TV (eg in the first TV episodes), possibly? Quote
ewilen Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Yeah, I sort of take back what I said about the cockpit as it's so hard to tell. The engines look close. I'm guessing they meant to do an Avenger II and just goofed on the tail. Maybe someone who gets the recasts can fix that...and then cast it. Quote
EXO Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 Only the Taka one has the launchers, and anyone would be crazy to use them on such an old toy... Besides they were way out of scale and stupid looking... Hence when the RT version came out they were axed. They were axed because they didn't allow toys that ejected plastic projectiles. None of the Americanized 80's takatoku/Gakken molds had them. The missilles for the GU-11 (Jetfire), Stick's arm missilles, the Leggios gun and the Macross' planes were are taken out or disabled. Quote
Hurin Posted August 27, 2004 Posted August 27, 2004 I thought they were removed because, in the anime, I don't ever recall the Macross simply hurling valkyries off its flight deck and smashing them into oncoming enemy vessels. H Quote
Bariaburu Faita Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 Could you recast the VF-1J shown here? I`d be willing to loan you mine provided I could get a couple. Quote
RosarioLuv Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 Could you recast the VF-1J shown here? I`d be willing to loan you mine provided I could get a couple. ooo, that'd be neato. I was never an expert at casting, but I think it might be a little hard for someone to cast that VF-1J in one piece, especially with the slanted stablizers--as one piece anyway. That's why the taka 1/3000 valks have no legs and feature parallel tailfins, for ease of casting and moulding. While we're on the subject, would any of the little valks from the Valhalla kit work any better for our 1/3000 SDF? Quote
Bariaburu Faita Posted August 28, 2004 Posted August 28, 2004 (edited) Could you recast the VF-1J shown here? I`d be willing to loan you mine provided I could get a couple. ooo, that'd be neato. I was never an expert at casting, but I think it might be a little hard for someone to cast that VF-1J in one piece, especially with the slanted stablizers--as one piece anyway. That's why the taka 1/3000 valks have no legs and feature parallel tailfins, for ease of casting and moulding. While we're on the subject, would any of the little valks from the Valhalla kit work any better for our 1/3000 SDF? I`ll send my banpresto VF-1J to >EXO< to foward it. And I`d love to have a Squadron of mini valks from the Valhala kit as well. Edited August 28, 2004 by Bariaburu Faita Quote
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