Help identify 20+ year old VF-1

[TheVulcan]

There was a VF-1 model I wanted 20+ years ago but never got it. (to expenise for mum to buy)

All that I can remember, think I remember, is that it was about a foot tall.

May have been dicast but not sure.

The only real distinguishing thing I can remember about it was its shoulder joints.

The shoulder joints had clear windows and you could see little gears inside them.

I look for this thing every couple of years and try to find a picture showing the shoulder joints so I can identfy the model.

Just Googled again with out luck.

Figured there might be an expert around here that knows what I am talking about.

Thanks for any help.

[vt102]

Sounds like your talking about a 1/55 scale valkyrie. Shoulders are not clear, but you can see the ratchet feature of the shoulder... and is part diecast.

[TheVulcan]

I just tried googling "1/55 scale valkyrie" and looking for the shoudlers with out luck.

You sound like you know the one I am talking about.

Any other clues that might help me find one ?

[Scyla]

You could check out jenius' awesome page about Macross toys.

http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=6244

Or check Macross Worlds own toy achive

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/takatoku.htm

[jvmacross]

The only "toy" I know of with "see-through" details were made by Ohsato toys. However, they were only a few inches tall not a foot tall.

[shdwfx2000]

you know, size-wise and roughly time-wise this sounds kind of like one of those 1/60 gundam perfect grade kits with those clear add on parts. the second set had clear shoulder bits.

here's a link to a picture of the boxes: http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/4/0/3/6/3/6/webimg/602447434_o.jpg

[Gakken85]

Clear parts = the factory has some clear plastic in the corner it needs to use up. hahaha

[TheVulcan]

Thanks for all the replys.

I have checked all the links but still cant see the one I am looing for.

The ones with the clear plastic parts wasnt it.

Best I can remember it was only right on the shoulder joints that had the clear plastic window to see, i think it was 3 small gears.

Maybe I should give up.

I could just buy anything thats a foot tall and stick it in a display case.

But that wont fill the hole I still feel after missing out on it 20 years ago.

[GXPT2000]

Could it be a KO toy?

Maybe it was a 1/55 with clear parts...

Anyone know what the shoulders innards look on the 1/55?

[Valkyrie addict]

Maybe it was a knockoff jetfire?

[Graham]

In the last 26 years, I've owned examples of pretty much every VF-1 toy line made (except Toynami) and I've never seen or heard of a VF-1 with see through windows on the shoulders.

Graham

[Murphy]

I was randomly looking for vf-1s images when i came across this, it looks bootleg but i dont know. Scroll down its in the 2nd, 3rd pic, and a larger pic is the 8th and 9th.

http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1957

[TheVulcan]

http://s3.hubimg.com/u/275490_f520.jpg

Thats just a random picture.

Its like that (red stripes) but the little Black sticker on the shoulder with little Yellow dimond was a clear window to see gears.

I had other little VF-1 toys at the time.

But this thing blew them all away for detail.

I doubt that being in Australia would have made much difference at the time in relation to it being boot leg.

.

[jvmacross]

I was randomly looking for vf-1s images when i came across this, it looks bootleg but i dont know. Scroll down its in the 2nd, 3rd pic, and a larger pic is the 8th and 9th.

http://www.skullbrain.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1957

That's the Ohsato toy I mentioned...tough to find...

...and also these....which are smaller....

[Ignacio Ocamica]

That's the Ohsato toy I mentioned...tough to find...

...and also these....which are smaller....

Thanks for these pics, I've never seen these toys/models before.

[jvmacross]

Thanks for these pics, I've never seen these toys/models before.

The pics are from Toybox DX more stuff there you may not have seen before....http://www.toyboxdx.com/datafiles/data/ohsato/

I own samples of the bottom 2 toys/kits .....but the top 2 have eluded me so far..... ....If anyone has them and would like to sell them, let me know....

[Valkyrie addict]

Very interesting!

[xrentonx]

Valks with bones!

[Guest davidwhangchoi]

The pics are from Toybox DX more stuff there you may not have seen before....http://www.toyboxdx.com/datafiles/data/ohsato/

I own samples of the bottom 2 toys/kits .....but the top 2 have eluded me so far..... ....If anyone has them and would like to sell them, let me know....

wow, everytime i look at your wanted/sales list, i learn sometime new of old macross books/toys.

[jvmacross]

wow, everytime i look at your wanted/sales list, i learn sometime new of old macross books/toys.

Macross Collecting 101 is now in session....

Edited May 15, 2013 by jvmacross

[jvmacross]

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=39246

[Benson13]

wow, everytime i look at your wanted/sales list, i learn sometime new of old macross books/toys.

I know, right?