andrian Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 When i was young around 5-6 years old, i used to have a Macross transformable figure that is about 5-7inches - most probably VF-1A, although im not too sure. It actually looks very similar to the new Toyname figures 1/100 figures right now? I was wondering if anyone knows of any such brands and model of the figures that was that size and made before 1990? This is greatly appreciated cause my parents told me i never had such a toy while i vividly remember playing with it all the time. I've been trying to search for the exact same valkryie for years but to no avail. I really might been imagining i had the macross toy back then. Thank you!! Quote
jenius Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) I would guess a Takatoku 1/100 scale? Did it look like this? Go to the site in my signature and search around if that's not it. If it is it, and you want to see more then click here. Bandai released a 1/100 VF-1A in Hikaru's colors, it's essentially the same toy as the brown 1/100 Takatoku released but with a slightly different head mold. Edited January 12, 2008 by jenius Quote
andrian Posted January 12, 2008 Author Posted January 12, 2008 I would guess a Takatoku 1/100 scale? Did it look like this? Go to the site in my signature and search around if that's not it. If it is it, and you want to see more then click here. Bandai released a 1/100 VF-1A in Hikaru's colors, it's essentially the same toy as the brown 1/100 Takatoku released but with a slightly different head mold. Hi YES!!! These are the ones, i also saw the Bandai 1/100. I found some on ebay and they cost roughly USD$140-$160. Are they worth that much? Thanks alot for identifying them. Now i cant remember whether i had the takatoku or bandai version... Quote
jenius Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 It really depends on how much you're willing to pay for nostalgia. Anything above $100 should be absolutely pristine at that kind of money. You can get these at less than perfect condition for less. Quote
andrian Posted January 12, 2008 Author Posted January 12, 2008 It really depends on how much you're willing to pay for nostalgia. Anything above $100 should be absolutely pristine at that kind of money. You can get these at less than perfect condition for less. Was looking thru your website and on hindsight, since i was a kid, the macross was probably much smaller than 1/100... i think that i used to have the banpresto 1/144 version... this is really confusing man Anyway, in your opinion since u rate each of them, which is the best macross, or rather what are your top 3 macrosses out there? Quote
jenius Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) The Banprestos are modern toys. If it's an old Macross toy you were playing with it was almost certainly made by Takatoku or maybe Bandai. You can just click on the manufacturer names to see what those companies made (although, admittedly, I don't have every single offering up... but I'm working on it very slowly). You mean to ask what were the three best Valkyrie toys made? There are a lot of things to take into consideration. By far the best modern toy is Yamato's 1/48 offerings. The easy best for vintage was pretty much the only show in town, the Takatoku 1/55 (very similar to the Transformer Jetfire). If you're looking for a smaller scale toy the best is Toynami's 1/100 series (or at least that's the best I can think of at the moment). The best Macross toy (aka SDF-1) was Takatoku's 1/3000 and there's not much competition so the best modern SDF-1 toy is the WAVE WHAM 1/5000 piece. PS - If you're looking for an old classic in decent shape I have a few Takatoku 1/55s for sale on this board at what I think most would consider pretty low prices. Edited January 12, 2008 by jenius Quote
andrian Posted January 12, 2008 Author Posted January 12, 2008 The Banprestos are modern toys. If it's an old Macross toy you were playing with it was almost certainly made by Takatoku or maybe Bandai. You can just click on the manufacturer names to see what those companies made (although, admittedly, I don't have every single offering up... but I'm working on it very slowly). You mean to ask what were the three best Valkyrie toys made? There are a lot of things to take into consideration. By far the best modern toy is Yamato's 1/48 offerings. The easy best for vintage was pretty much the only show in town, the Takatoku 1/55 (very similar to the Transformer Jetfire). If you're looking for a smaller scale toy the best is Toynami's 1/100 series (or at least that's the best I can think of at the moment). The best Macross toy (aka SDF-1) was Takatoku's 1/3000 and there's not much competition so the best modern SDF-1 toy is the WAVE WHAM 1/5000 piece. PS - If you're looking for an old classic in decent shape I have a few Takatoku 1/55s for sale on this board at what I think most would consider pretty low prices. Thanks alot, this has been really informative. I never knew such forums existed till the nostalgic triggered to find macross toys on ebay!! At the moment im looking for the smaller ones tht are ard 1/00 rather than the bigger ones. A funny incident happened to me once. A friend bought me one of the Yamato's quite awhile back and i left it at my grandma's house for the summer. When i came back looking for it, she told me she donated it to charity. I sure hope that kid tht received the yamato sure appreciates it! Quote
diabloM Posted January 23, 2008 Posted January 23, 2008 (edited) adrian, where r u from? check this out...it mentioned the smaller valk is from taiwan... http://cgi.ebay.ph/Lot-of-2-Vintage-Macros...bayphotohosting Edited January 23, 2008 by diabloM Quote
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