I have Max's VF-1A Super Gerwalk, the Orange Battroid mode one and the Skull Leader gerwalk.
I wanted to get the Skull Leader battroid mode, but never did. The toy was too expensive for something that could either transform only half way or not at all.
Plus, the back panel on my battroid ended up falling off from wear. They were pretty flimsy. My Skull Leader gerwalk's top popped off and the wings never came back.
No, I didn't really try to break them, they just fell from a maid cleaning or from earthquakes that we have here in California.
I forgot when I bought them, but it was before I found out about Macross and thought they were Robotech toys. So probably 1999.