Need Help Identifying This Figure

[Absurd]

So, I recently purchased what I thought was a 2001 Bandai reissue in of the VF-1S Valkyrie. It’s the first Macross toy I’ve ever owned, so when it arrived I didn’t realize that it was an older version of the VF-1S that someone had re-boxed at some point. I only realized once I tried to remove the Skull Squadron heat shield, and it snapped off (I’m so sorry in advance, very sad about this), that something was wrong. It had come with the clear canopy with the two pegs in front suggesting it was made to be clipped on and off. The figure itself didn’t have the peg holes required to attach the canopy.

So, I started doing more digging into the history of the mold. Through comparing mine to others online, reading some articles, the wiki, and looking at the copyright stamp. I’m 99% certain that this is an earlier version of the mold that someone put in the reissue box. The only thing I can’t figure out is which version it is. I was hoping some of the experts on here could help, thank you for any assistance.

Photos are below, the last few are next to an actual 2001 reissue I got after getting the first one. 

 

[jvmacross]

Takatoku

 

Edited October 5 by jvmacross

[Absurd]

2 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Takatoku

 

Is there a specific year, or a range of years that this would have come out in?

[Seto Kaiba]

1 hour ago, Absurd said:

Is there a specific year, or a range of years that this would have come out in?

February 1983 to approximately June 1984.

Takatoku Toys's 1/55 VF-1S came out in February 1983 and the company declared bankruptcy around June 1984 due to losses incurred from sponsoring several anime titles that underperformed.  Their assets were liquidated to repay creditors and, after rescuing Takatoku's contract fab Matsushiro Toys from its own subsequent bankruptcy, both the original molds and Takatoku's designs for future Macross toys ended up in Bandai's hands.  New toys based on Takatoku's design were sold under Bandai's recently established HI-METAL starting in October 1984.

Edited October 5 by Seto Kaiba

[no3Ljm]

For the whole rundown, you can check our own @jenius review site for the Takatoku/Bandai’s 1/55:

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

[jvmacross]

7 hours ago, Absurd said:

Is there a specific year, or a range of years that this would have come out in?

 

https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/65/?wovn=ja

https://tamashiiweb.com/t_kokkaku/64/?wovn=ja

[Thavid]

On 10/5/2024 at 10:55 PM, jvmacross said:

Takatoku

 

101 games

Takatoku Valkyrie in the HOUSE!

Edited October 11 by Thavid

[grogall]

On 10/5/2024 at 5:15 PM, Absurd said:

So, I recently purchased what I thought was a 2001 Bandai reissue in of the VF-1S Valkyrie. It’s the first Macross toy I’ve ever owned, so when it arrived I didn’t realize that it was an older version of the VF-1S that someone had re-boxed at some point. I only realized once I tried to remove the Skull Squadron heat shield, and it snapped off (I’m so sorry in advance, very sad about this), that something was wrong. It had come with the clear canopy with the two pegs in front suggesting it was made to be clipped on and off. The figure itself didn’t have the peg holes required to attach the canopy.

So, I started doing more digging into the history of the mold. Through comparing mine to others online, reading some articles, the wiki, and looking at the copyright stamp. I’m 99% certain that this is an earlier version of the mold that someone put in the reissue box. The only thing I can’t figure out is which version it is. I was hoping some of the experts on here could help, thank you for any assistance.

Photos are below, the last few are next to an actual 2001 reissue I got after getting the first one. 

 

Bandai 2002 Chunky Monkey reissue there where 7 different versions released between 2002/4 

The one on the left is an old Takatoku/Bandai and the one on the right is the rerelease....

Edited October 9 by grogall