jvmacross Posted May 7, 2019 Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) Morinaga Choco-Corn Macross mini kits These are just some of the 16 total mini kits that came packed inside the Morinaga Choco-corn candy boxes....they are extremely difficult to find in either built or unbuilt, boxed or unboxed condition. Model kits are one of the Macross collectible categories that I do not generally collect, however, these Morinaga mini kits are so cool and quirky that I had to make an exception for them! These kits do not seem to be created from the same molds as their similar small scale ARII, IMAI or Nichimo counterparts, all of which are far superior in terms of detailing. To me, they look like something Ohsato would have created but as of now I cannot be certain of this. More info on the various kits released by Morinaga, including the Macross series of kits, can be found here: http://gundam-morinaga.com/ Gerwalk Valkyrie.... Battroid Valkyrie.... Destroid Phalanx.... Destroid Spartan... Destroid Tomahawk... Glaug... Destroid Defender... Edited May 24, 2020 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted May 24, 2020 Author Posted May 24, 2020 The last piece from the first set of Morinaga Macross mini kits (1/200).....Set one completed! Armored VF-1A Quote
jvmacross Posted November 6, 2021 Author Posted November 6, 2021 (edited) Collection 2 samples of the Morinaga Macross Choco-Corn mini kits are hard to come by. I can only assume they were produced in even less numbers than the Collection 1 kits. As shown in the previous posts...Collection 1 consists of the following 8 kits: Defender Battroid Valkyrie VF-1J Spartan Armored Valkyrie Tomahawk Glaug Gerwalk Valkyrie Phalanx Collection 2 consists of the following 8 kits: Super Valkyrie Gerwalk Battroid Valkyrie VF-1S Super Valkyrie Battroid Q-Rau N-Ger Scout Regult Missile Pod Regult Monster Needless to say, the hunt for any Collection 2 Morinaga Macross kits has been all about the long game! Thankfully, I was able to add a few to my collection recently. A few I had never actually seen a copy of before on auction or from available pics on the webs, which are scarce to begin with. Morinaga Choco-Corn Macross kits - Collection 2 Super Valkyrie Gerwalk N-Ger....yes, it is missing the shoulder cannon...I usually do not buy anything "incomplete" but I made an exception for this fellow...Due to its rarity I figured having an incomplete specimen was better than not having any at all...this was the first one I had ever seen in any condition, so not sure when the next one will pop-up.... Q-Rau........All of these kits were released in 1984 and are TV versions, but I guess molding it in red was sort of timely... Battroid Valkyrie VF-1S....I can just pretend this is "Max's" DYRL VF-1S to go with the red "Milia" Q-Rau posted above.... So 4 down.....4 more to go! Not sure how long it will take to find the rest of Collection 2, but in addition to the kits...there are also 2-3 additional box variants and a coupe of ultra-rare Morinaga mail-away background display boards.... The hunt still keeps collecting vintage Macross interesting after all these years! Edited June 7, 2022 by jvmacross Quote
Shawn Posted November 7, 2021 Posted November 7, 2021 Collecting the entire 16 kits could take another 40 years to complete LOL...they just don't show up. I can add in a couple items to the mix....not choco-kits but Morinaga related Chocolate bar wrappers, a series 1 box variant, gift bag, some mail-in prize backgrounds, and the gift shipping box. Quote
jvmacross Posted November 7, 2021 Author Posted November 7, 2021 Sheesh...I hope not....I sometimes wonder why I am still collecting some of this stuff now, let alone 40 years from now! .....I still think the Morinagas are possible.....but that could just be a fool's hope.... Quote
jvmacross Posted April 9, 2022 Author Posted April 9, 2022 (edited) Morinaga Macross Candy Promo Bag.... Edited April 9, 2022 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted April 11, 2022 Author Posted April 11, 2022 Wonder what a full sealed case of uneaten moldy Macross chocolate bars would sell for on YJA? Guessing at least 100K JPY.... Quote
jvmacross Posted June 14, 2022 Author Posted June 14, 2022 Welcome to the Morinaga Macross Paper Bag Club! Quote
Swann Posted June 18, 2022 Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/14/2022 at 2:45 AM, jvmacross said: Welcome to the Morinaga Macross Paper Bag Club! And that Shogakukan DYRL Video topless Minmay promo poster. It's on its way. Quote
jvmacross Posted June 21, 2022 Author Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 7:53 AM, Swann said: And that Shogakukan DYRL Video topless Minmay promo poster. It's on its way. I'd like a Morinaga Macross Poster/Ad Quote
Swann Posted June 22, 2022 Posted June 22, 2022 13 hours ago, jvmacross said: I'd like a Morinaga Macross Poster/Ad Me too Quote
jvmacross Posted July 26, 2022 Author Posted July 26, 2022 Added one more kit to the Macross Morinaga 1/200 set.... This is from the Collection 2 series.... Regult Scout: Quote
Shawn Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 Do you have a quarter or something for scale? How small are they? Quote
jvmacross Posted August 13, 2022 Author Posted August 13, 2022 Morinaga Choco-Corn 1/200 kit boxes.... Still not sure how many box variants there were...but starting to think there may be 4 boxes for each of the 2 collections as there were 2 kits packed in each box...the 4 here are a mix of Collection 1 & 2....Collection 2 boxes are black...Collection 1 boxes are white Quote
jvmacross Posted September 7, 2022 Author Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) Series 1 Assembly Instruction insert... Series 2 Assembly Instruction insert.... Edited March 11, 2023 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted September 21, 2022 Author Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) Morinaga 1/200 N-Ger...complete with shoulder cannon.....3 more to go, the hunt continues... Edited March 11, 2023 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted March 20, 2023 Author Posted March 20, 2023 Morinaga Mail-in Macross background for their series of 1/200 kits.... Quote
jvmacross Posted June 22, 2023 Author Posted June 22, 2023 Another box from the Morinaga Choco-Corn Collection 1 Macross kit set.... The hunt for the rest of the boxes continues.... Quote
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