jvmacross Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 HG needs to relaunch a Robotech meatpie campaign.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-1s Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Thx for posting this up, Fifbeat! Don't know how I missed it when you originally posted it. I still want a Cyclone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazareno2012 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Didn't know there were other Filipino members of this forum! I thought this thread is about merchandise sold in the Philippines due to the title, but it was because a Filipino posted it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 We're everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSenpai Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Great pics. I remember some of those ads (esp. the Robot Store ones) from the Robotech comic books published by Comico. Hard to believe you could get a 1/55 VF-1, Gakken Cyclone, or Gakken Alpha for less than $30 back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I renounced my Filipino heritage a long time ago. I can't stand the food... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Focker Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 how can anyone not like skewered chicken intestines? yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Man, looking at those old 80's store pics, there's so much product on the shelves, and so many different brands of transforming toys. What's ironic is that this is the best time ever to be a Transformers fan, between official products and 3rd parties, and yet there's so little official product to be found in stores. I miss the days when the shelves were teeming, and the old 80's packaging was so striking. Miss that too. Sadly, I was only peripherally aware of Robotech in the 80's, having seen pics of the old Matchbox toys in the Sears and JC Penny catalogues. I had no connection at all to the cartoon, growing up in NW Pennsylvania with lackluster cable. I was aware of the VF-1, since it became ubiquitous in all sorts of toys, one of which I bought at a Dollar Store, and then in Jetfire. I recognized the design, but not the source, back then. Appreciate the jog down memory lane. Cheers! how can anyone not like skewered chicken intestines? yum! I haven't had skewered chicken intestines, but I did have some sort of grilled tripe in Ecuador, once. Can't say I'm a fan. Acquired taste, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 In that case, how about pig's blood stew? Or everyone's favorite, duck embryo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) When I was stationed in Okinawa, alot of guys I knew had been to the Philippines, or had Filipino girlfriends/wives. The one thing that always stood out to me was their penchant for burying a number of their foodstuffs, and then digging it up some time later to eat. Balut and kimchi are the two I remember best. Wasn't aware of pig's blood stew...hope that stuff is cooked...salmonella sucks. Egg rolls, now...sooo yummy! Edited January 22, 2016 by M'Kyuun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmkjr Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I love "Chocolate meat"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JET7 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Kala ko macross/robotech toys na binenta sa pinas hehe.. and i thought youre posting pics of the old nova fontana selling macross toys. Mabuhay ka sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I knew it wouldn't take long before this becomes a food thread. a different kind of nostalgia. Calling no3ljm! Kala ko macross/robotech toys na binenta sa pinas hehe.. and i thought youre posting pics of the old nova fontana selling macross toys. Mabuhay ka sir. Ooh! Nova Fontana! I remember that place. Used to visit that place a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JET7 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I knew it wouldn't take long before this becomes a food thread. a different kind of nostalgia. Calling no3ljm! Ooh! Nova Fontana! I remember that place. Used to visit that place a lot. napaghahalata edad mo boss. (knowing this reveals your age hihi) Edited January 22, 2016 by JET7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadon Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 napaghahalata edad mo boss. (knowing this reveals your age hihi) Haha! Guilty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSenpai Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) When I was stationed in Okinawa, alot of guys I knew had been to the Philippines, or had Filipino girlfriends/wives. The one thing that always stood out to me was their penchant for burying a number of their foodstuffs, and then digging it up some time later to eat. Balut and kimchi are the two I remember best. Wasn't aware of pig's blood stew...hope that stuff is cooked...salmonella sucks. Egg rolls, now...sooo yummy! Uh yeah, except kimchi is Korean. Filipino food is actually pretty trendy right now. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/at-long-last-filipino-food-arrives-what-took-it-so-long/2015/04/21/a4674bb0-e153-11e4-905f-cc896d379a32_story.html Edited January 22, 2016 by SuperSenpai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Uh yeah, except kimchi is Korean. Oops, respectful apologies for the offense. I came into this thread hoping to see some Filipino transforming toys; instead, we're turning into Food Network! I'm waiting for Andrew Zimmern to turn up and start posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Oops, respectful apologies for the offense. I came into this thread hoping to see some Filipino transforming toys; instead, we're turning into Food Network! I'm waiting for Andrew Zimmern to turn up and start posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 I knew it wouldn't take long before this becomes a food thread. a different kind of nostalgia. Calling no3ljm! Ooh! Nova Fontana! I remember that place. Used to visit that place a lot. Hahaha! We should call Spanner here as well. He's Filipino by heart. He's curious about Ube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TangledThorns Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 I was in Manila in 2011 for two weeks to train an operations center there for my company, some of the guys loved anime and Robotech. Had a good time there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I think I remember a cogeo-cubao jeep with a valk airbrushed on its sides... Now about ube... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazareno2012 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I think I remember a cogeo-cubao jeep with a valk airbrushed on its sides... Now about ube... I have seen some with Gundams (like the blue "King Joel" plying the Antipolo-Cubao route some time ago), but so far I haven't seen ones with VF's. Maybe it is just a (stylized) F-14 Tomcat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Wow I remember every single one of those ads. Heh robot store. They screwed me. I send a money order for an alpha and they never sent me the alpha. Pricks. I was a young boy and saving up that money took forever. Man was u disappointed. No money and no alpha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly!! Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I have seen some with Gundams (like the blue "King Joel" plying the Antipolo-Cubao route some time ago), but so far I haven't seen ones with VF's. Maybe it is just a (stylized) F-14 Tomcat? Maybe... With the way they drive, I wouldn't be surprised. Probably imagining that they're Tom cruise in top gun... Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 I think it's time to bring this thread back to life. A lot of good stuff here. Maybe some of the people who haven't seen this topic has some stuff to add. =) Mods, if I'm doing something wrong by bumping this back up, I totally understand if you undo me. Respectfully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogueload Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I had that Rick Hunter costume as a kid!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convectuoso Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 On 6/5/2008 at 7:42 AM, fifbeat said: Part 11: Did a Fanliner toy really exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I don’t believe so. That might only be a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 And the Filipino saga continues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Thanks for the laugh, @jvmacross!  I needed that.  To be fair, that flimsy torso snapped with less applied force than it took to rotate the thighs!  Still, I'd forgotten what a crappy-looking Hovertank it was.  I'm still hoping that someone, someday, makes a decent-looking toy or model kit... but nobody with any talent seems to have tackled the project thus far.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'Kyuun Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Sucks to have catastrophic failure in the middle of a demo; kudos to the guy for just pressing on as if nothing had happened. Sorta looks and sounds like Dick Cavett; no wonder he quit toy demos to be a talk show host; people usually don't suddenly snap in half when you're talking to them. Never was a fan of the Hovertank; looked like a flying brick to me. It's even more egregiously bad after seeing the beautiful VF-1 doing its thing.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpop Merchandise Online Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Xiumin, Suho, Lay, Baekhyun, Chen, Chanyeol, D.O., Kai, and Sehun are members of Exo (Korean: ; styled in all capitals), a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul. SM Entertainment established the band in 2011 and they made their debut in 2012. After they got really famous the demand of exo merchandise has been raised alot due to which alot of retailers are selling it in the market now. There merchandise are very much close to robotech merchandise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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