Ok...here me out...
Over on the ToyboxDX Facebook page (register your favorite robot as a Valkyrie of course) Matt Alt posted a picture he took of the 1/3000 Takatoku Prototype SDF-1 which is owned by a former Takatoku exec (for full pic go to ToyboxDX facebook)
This prototype was used on the Takatoku box (courtesy of @xstoys)
ok, so this is where it gets weird.
Look closely at those Shoulder Cannons.
They are on a swing hinge.
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