Agent-GHQ Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 (edited) i'd say i've been so decultured by macross for about 25 years that i might leave my spouse if she'd threaten to deprive me of this part of my childhood, hehe. Now that is a true Macross lover! Not every married man could do what you would have done lol I protest this thread merge. Why not combine every thread that says 1/48 scale? The thread I started was specific to 1/55 scale valkyries, not general Macross toys. Please de-merge this.Now now...... quit hating because I initially wanted to unite ALL the old school cats with their vintage Macross toys. After all, it is ALL old school Macross toys.Welcome to MW and enjoy.... Edited November 13, 2011 by Agent-GHQ Quote
Andy NYK Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Now that is a true Macross lover! Not every married man could do what you would have done lol lol, well i did include "might", so it'll probably just lead to a big fight or cold war, that's all, hehe... Quote
Agent-GHQ Posted November 13, 2011 Author Posted November 13, 2011 ^ followed by a hot steamy aggressive make-up sek!!! lmfao Quote
drkstar00 Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 Now now...... quit hating because I initially wanted to unite ALL the old school cats with their vintage Macross toys. After all, it is ALL old school Macross toys.Welcome to MW and enjoy.... grrrrrrrrrr Quote
pud333 Posted November 13, 2011 Posted November 13, 2011 I am speechless. Some absolutely freaking awesome vintage collections guys. Seriously jealous. Quote
Kelsain Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 I found this little guy in a box last week. Note how awesome the fighter mode is. Of course, I had to put him on the shelf with the other 2 cute little VF-1's. Quote
Shaorin Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) here's my ¥200 to add to the pot. while i actually have three incomplete TF JETFIREs that i've had around since the very early 2000's, (one that i customed into a Focker 1S, one i left as an original JETFIRE, and the last i picked up cheaply for replacement parts for my 1S customization) these days, my 1985 BANDAI 1/72 HCM VF-1J is the only vintage VF-1 toy i really care to own, let alone show off; **** (( while i was merely around four years of age when this baby hit market in it's day, by 1989ish or thereabouts, i received a very poorly painted/finished copy of the REVELL/CEIJI ROBOTECH CHANGERS "VEXAR" version of the original 1983 IMAI 1/72 Focker VF-1S VARIABLE TYPE from a nephew, which was my very first experience with a MACROSS VF, and left an unquestionably potent impression upon me back then. since this HCM is essentially a highly refined, near-perfect transformation variation of the old IMAI model kit, with refinements of some of the better 1/55 design elements thrown in for good measure, i consider this toy-like model to be THE quintessential vintage MACROSS VF toy, and very deeply sentimental on a personal level...)) **** Edited November 15, 2011 by Shaorin Quote
EXO Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 Gave my nephew a 1/55 VF-1S... this was almost 10 yrs ago... brand new out of the box. He still has it. Quote
Andy NYK Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 Gave my nephew a 1/55 VF-1S... this was almost 10 yrs ago... brand new out of the box. He still has it. nice, that'll deculture him and build his muscles, lol^^ Quote
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 I guess I locked in my VF-1A right on time, should have a brown CF on the way in a few days! Love the 1/55. I ignored it when the 1/60 and 1/48 were released, but in 2004 and later in 2008 I realized the err of my ways. Viva 1/55! Quote
boyarque Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 nice, that'll deculture him and build his muscles, lol^^ Considering the die-cast content and the weight of these chunky munkeys, he might just develop the said muscles.... Quote
Agent-GHQ Posted November 18, 2011 Author Posted November 18, 2011 I suppose there's just a select few of kids these days enjoy playing with vintage toys over The wii. Anyhoo.... Those HCMs are looking nice! Quote
Andy NYK Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) my chronology of bandai chunkies: Edited November 30, 2011 by Andy NYK Quote
Luclin999 Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 (edited) Today is a good day... I finally got a Strike Valkyrie. I've been wanting one of these for years and now it is mine. Figure and armor are near mint. Box is a bit rough but complete with instructions, untouched sticker sheet, Minmai figure, heat shield and wing missiles all still in bag, Gun with clip and all ammunition still on sprue and it even has the Bandai Hi-metal mail-away stat card. Edited November 29, 2011 by Luclin999 Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 Congratulations. Take care of your lovely gem. I remember fond (or horrific) memories of my first new StrikeValkyrie, I owned back in the eighties. Since I had no idea of what Macross was at the time, I hacked the Armour to make special jet packs and mini-vehicles for my GI Joes. If I only new then of what I know now, I would have kicked myself in the arse for even thinking of taking a screwdriver and "Crazy Glue" to the armour. But hey at least my Joe were happy. Lucky for the valk it only suffered a minor Jetfire-esque paint job, with magic markers and white out. Who could blame me at the time. I was only a kid. Quote
Luclin999 Posted November 29, 2011 Posted November 29, 2011 (edited) I remember fond (or horrific) memories of my first new StrikeValkyrie, I owned back in the eighties. Since I had no idea of what Macross was at the time, I hacked the Armour to make special jet packs and mini-vehicles for my GI Joes. If I only new then of what I know now, I would have kicked myself in the arse for even thinking of taking a screwdriver and "Crazy Glue" to the armour. But hey at least my Joe were happy. Lucky for the valk it only suffered a minor Jetfire-esque paint job, with magic markers and white out. Who could blame me at the time. I was only a kid. I think after reading that I'll be having nightmares tonight... (goes to lock up all of the white out and magic markers in the house....) Edited November 29, 2011 by Luclin999 Quote
sreichma Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 I found this little guy in a box last week. Note how awesome the fighter mode is. Of course, I had to put him on the shelf with the other 2 cute little VF-1's. Can you please or someone on here please tell me what type of version this valk is where the back pack stays up in fighter. My older brother (who passed away) traded someone on the playground when we were younger for one of these and he gave it to me for my birthday when I was 6. I have no idea what happened to it, but with all the high end valks I own, the best memory I have is swooshing this one in the picture around when I was a kid. If you know what it is, please let me know. Quote
jenius Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Could it be the version of the Takatoku Henkei VF-1 release that was made as part of the Convertors line that included super parts? I don't have a picture handy... maybe I can find one.... Check out this link: http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=1535 It looks the regular releases also had the backpack up at all times. Edited January 26, 2014 by jenius Quote
Gakken85 Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 If I ever have kids I'll get them a chunky monkey. Can't have a childhood without it. Quote
jvmacross Posted January 26, 2014 Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Can you please or someone on here please tell me what type of version this valk is where the back pack stays up in fighter. My older brother (who passed away) traded someone on the playground when we were younger for one of these and he gave it to me for my birthday when I was 6. I have no idea what happened to it, but with all the high end valks I own, the best memory I have is swooshing this one in the picture around when I was a kid. If you know what it is, please let me know. Edited January 26, 2014 by jvmacross Quote
sreichma Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Its the one in Kelsain's post above. I was hoping someone could identify it by the pic he posted. I should have been clearer. If you know what it is please let me know. Thanks everyone for trying so far. I think jvmacross may have posted a pic of it in the box. Is that correct jv? Quote
jvmacross Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 Its the one in Kelsain's post above. I was hoping someone could identify it by the pic he posted. I should have been clearer. If you know what it is please let me know. Thanks everyone for trying so far.I think jvmacross may have posted a pic of it in the box. Is that correct jv? Yes...it is either an original Takatoku Henkei or a nice knockoff.....or maybe one sold as a Convertor by Select toys.... If you want to relive your youth....check out ebay...there always seem to be knockoffs available.... If you want an original Takatoku....it will be tougher to find and much more expensive....of the non-Takatoku produced henkei valks...the Zardak will set you back 50-100 USD depending on condition.... Quote
sreichma Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 my chronology of bandai chunkies: I agree that the Version 1 Bandai 25's fall into the Chunky Class. Quote
MrSeanG Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Takatoku VF-1S Takatoku Millia Takatoku Max Brownie Takatoku VF-1J Takatoku VF-1S Hikaru Protect yourself Quote
jvmacross Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Nice stuff...Old School never gets old! Quote
mojacko Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 this what started it all.... i used to have the 1J and the 1S when i was a kid.... Quote
AcroRay Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Oh, those are absolutely beautiful, sir! Congratulations!!!! Can you please or someone on here please tell me what type of version this valk is where the back pack stays up in fighter. My older brother (who passed away) traded someone on the playground when we were younger for one of these and he gave it to me for my birthday when I was 6. I have no idea what happened to it, but with all the high end valks I own, the best memory I have is swooshing this one in the picture around when I was a kid. If you know what it is, please let me know. He might have gotten the CONVERTORS versions, released in the US from repackaged old Takatoku stock (and later recolored and shot from Takatoku's molds). There were piles of knockoffs of them as well, available at discount dollar stores or wherever cheap Transformers-craze toys were sold. I've got about a dozen of them in various formats and editions. (No original Takatoku boxed ones, though.) Quote
SuperSenpai Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Does anyone know who produced the box art for the old Takatoku toys? I know that they are based on line art that has been used across a variety of different licensed products, but the distinctive shading and coloring of the VF-1 art that appeared on the Takatoku boxes was always my favorite rendering. Quote
jvmacross Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) On 2/4/2014 at 2:40 PM, SuperSenpai said: Does anyone know who produced the box art for the old Takatoku toys? I know that they are based on line art that has been used across a variety of different licensed products, but the distinctive shading and coloring of the VF-1 art that appeared on the Takatoku boxes was always my favorite rendering. Toshimitsu Suzuki....here is the one used for the SDF-1 toy line in all scales as far as I know.....even the pics in cruiser mode are Suzuki I believe.... Would be interesting to know why Takatoku did not opt for Takani's rendition (which was used by Arii for their 1/5000 kit)...perhaps it was not ready at the time the SDF-1 packaging was needed for the first toy run?....then just kept it for the rest of the line? http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/models/arii/ar303-20-box.jpg ........here is tenjin's take on the TV SDF-1....style look familiar? Edited December 16, 2020 by jvmacross Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 On a snowy day, it was a good time for some pictures. And that comment is oh so true: "Old School never gets old!" Quote
treatment Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 Oh wow! I had those when I was a kid! There was a CF version, too. IIRC, They were darn cheap back then. They were nice only inside the box, tho. And iirc, you can only transform them once before all hell broke loose. Literally. But they were darn affordable for just about any regular non-rich kids! Quote
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