jvmacross Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) ...and one henkei to rule them all..... Edited April 29, 2020 by jvmacross Quote
Slave IV Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, jvmacross said: ...and one henkei to rule them all..... Great set! Quote
jvmacross Posted April 24, 2020 Posted April 24, 2020 Thanks! Sheltering in place has made me venture into the archives...bad year to try and give up on pure nostalgia! Quote
peroliza Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Hello. I started collecting the Takatoku Kanzen Henkei valkyrie figures around two years ago. I have some original, bootleg and knock off figures as well. I started to create some custom figures which cover the figures never released by Takatoku. This my version of the Cavalier Valkyrie as described in http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/variant-vf-1a-cavaliers.htm Regards Quote
Slave IV Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 25 minutes ago, peroliza said: Hello. I started collecting the Takatoku Kanzen Henkei valkyrie figures around two years ago. I have some original, bootleg and knock off figures as well. I started to create some custom figures which cover the figures never released by Takatoku. This my version of the Cavalier Valkyrie as described in http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/variant-vf-1a-cavaliers.htm Regards Excellent! Quote
peroliza Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Thanks, Slave IV. This is Kakizaki's VF-1A. I haven´t been able to complete it (some decals are pending) due to the lockdown. Quote
jvmacross Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 2 hours ago, peroliza said: Hello. I started collecting the Takatoku Kanzen Henkei valkyrie figures around two years ago. I have some original, bootleg and knock off figures as well. I started to create some custom figures which cover the figures never released by Takatoku. This my version of the Cavalier Valkyrie as described in http://www.macross2.net/m3/sdfmacross/variant-vf-1a-cavaliers.htm Regards Great idea! Takatoku encouraged people to "customize" their 1/55's...may as well take that suggestion into all of their toy lines... And it's good to know the love for the vintage Macross toys is still shared among fans! Old School never gets old! Quote
peroliza Posted April 26, 2020 Posted April 26, 2020 Agreed, jvmcross. Actually, in Latin American countries the Takatoku-based bootleg figures are still very popular. Last year, I went to a bazaar in Mexico City to pick up a Kanzen Henkei-type figure I bought via Whatsapp. Before the seller gave me the figure, there were like 4 or 5 guys trying to get it. Fortunately for me, the deal was already done. Anyway, here are pictures of a custom VF-1A along with a picture of bootleg and knock-off VF-1Ss and a VF-1S Super Valkyrie created with parts of the Convertors toy line. Regards Quote
jvmacross Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Small Macross vinyls = more Macross vinyls Quote
Muzaffar Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 I found this in the attic today. I got it when I was in High School and I tried to mod it to make it look like the valkyries I saw in "Clash of the Bionoids". That was my introduction to Macross and Ive loved it since. Quote
Shawn Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 Just noticed on that matchbox super armor, that the boosters have that same little angle change on the front/top of the missile pod that the takatoku super armor has Has anyone done a side by side of the 2 armor pieces? How similar are they? Wonder about the panel lines too... Quote
Knight26 Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Shawn said: Just noticed on that matchbox super armor, that the boosters have that same little angle change on the front/top of the missile pod that the takatoku super armor has Has anyone done a side by side of the 2 armor pieces? How similar are they? Wonder about the panel lines too... Given how much it copied the original Takatoku, I would bet it's pretty close, just enlarged and simplified. We do know that it can be converted to full variable (just super ugly). Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 Quick question. Given that this thread was started in 2005, what is considered "old school" now in 2020 that weren't considered "old school" back when this thread was created? Quote
jvmacross Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said: Quick question. Given that this thread was started in 2005, what is considered "old school" now in 2020 that weren't considered "old school" back when this thread was created? Since the thread is intended for Macross-only toys, the implication for "old school" means mainly toys from the SDFM/DYRL era....I personally would also include M7/M+ era toys but there were hardly that many released... Macross toys started being released in 1982 and kept coming out through 1985....you can then count the Robotech Toys and that pushes things through 1986 or so....a few releases, like Bandai's 1990 VF-1S reboot.....then there is a dry spell until around the time M7 debuts and around 7 or so actual transforming toys (special editions included) get released with a handful of carded "figurines"....IMO that ends the "old school" era Edited May 1, 2020 by jvmacross Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 I'd say also any toys which are only "good" due to age/nostalgia, and are objectively god-awful compared to modern efforts. (Obviously not including modern toys which are god-awful, like VF100s). Quote
jvmacross Posted May 1, 2020 Posted May 1, 2020 Never heard of anyone citing visual or engineering inferiority to "modern" versions as a qualifying factor for being considered "Old School"....they are "Old" toys made with "Old" engineering and design processes by default not by choice........should expense/market value/rarity also be considered to define "Old School" status?... Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 Speaking of this one... just put a deposit down for LEK to customize the Matchbox 1/3000 SDF-1. August 2022 haha. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Speaking of this one... just put a deposit down for LEK to customize the Matchbox 1/3000 SDF-1. August 2022 haha. Can’t wait to see what he does with it. Will he only cell shade or do some custom modifications? Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 Not sure yet. Since it’s so far out, I’ll ask when it’s closer. I’d like him to remove decals and add them himself. We’ll see. But I did confirm that he hasn’t done one of these yet. Quote
Slave IV Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, DYRL VF-1S said: Speaking of this one... just put a deposit down for LEK to customize the Matchbox 1/3000 SDF-1. August 2022 haha. Oh man! I can’t wait to see it! Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted May 2, 2020 Posted May 2, 2020 47 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Oh man! I can’t wait to see it! Me either! Haha I’m not a fan with the DX because they’re already so detailed, but I think this will be perfect. Quote
Mog Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 Does it still count as “old school,” if you modded and customized the ever-loving snot out of it? Quote
jvmacross Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, Mog said: Does it still count as “old school,” if you modded and customized the ever-loving snot out of it? When did Bandai announce this? Looks fantastic! And yes, just the right amount of "old school" still left in it... How much? Quote
Mog Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 How much did I pay for it? How much am I willing to sell it for? Or how much of the original is still left? Quote
sqidd Posted May 4, 2020 Posted May 4, 2020 Just now, Mog said: How much did I pay for it? How much am I willing to sell it for? Or how much of the original is still left? Yes Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 Just wait another two years when I get mine back from LEK! Quote
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