izzyfcuk Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 at least i know it went to a good home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I hope Bandai re-issues this bird .... someday. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzyfcuk Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 Replaced with a new Elint Best part is no tape residue, this one's for keeps Other photos can be viewed below http://www.flickr.com/photos/lens_perspective/2573306824/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotechdave Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 I had a jetfire when I was a kid and i shot it with a bb gun, hit it with a pick ax a few times, and then lit it on fire! I was a disturbed child. I know, I used to have a Jetfire, like in 1985 or something. Then I got a beat up jetfire to customize, have not gotten around to it yet, but that one does not have the fast packs super armor. I did get a Bandai reissue 1/55 VF-1A CF which I love a lot and would love to have super parts for it but I have not gotten a proper VF-1 Super yet! I am so behind. I did get the 1980s matchbox SDF-1 though and that kicks ass (although not as much as the Takatoku version which costs massive a$$). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cube Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 gawd, i love the look of the elint! Not to bash or anything, but no matter what yamato comes out with, the look, shelf presence, sturdiness, and ease of transformation of the ol 1/55s is unsurpassed. Really one of the greatest toys ever designed. No floppy, finnicky transformations and legs falling off here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress_Maximus Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 *Bump* definitely love this thread! so for those of you who recently purchaed reissues... share your experiences and pics too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 Don't tell me no one has the MnM Takatoku combo set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzyfcuk Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 That was a custom box, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) No, that was not a custom box. It was seen and sold at an import toy store. It was spoted in NY and SF. It is EXTREMELY rare! It was believed the set was to promote the sales for Takatoku as the company was slowly sinking. Edited August 1, 2009 by Agent-GHQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukatsuka Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Are you referring to the box on page 3 or was it page 5? On the front of the box it has the 20th anniv sticker and it says that it was made as a custom box by Alpha Team or something. I dont think it was made by Takatoku before they went down...anyone got more info? No, that was not a custom box. It was seen and sold at an import toy store. It was spoted in NY and SF. It is EXTREMELY rare! It was believed the set was to promote the sales for Takatoku as the company was slowly sinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 Are you referring to the box on page 3 or was it page 5? On the front of the box it has the 20th anniv sticker and it says that it was made as a custom box by Alpha Team or something. I dont think it was made by Takatoku before they went down...anyone got more info? It would be the same custom box. I think AgentGHQ has his facts screwed up. That what happens when you're a "head pilot". One to many bumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzyfcuk Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 If my memory serves me correctly. there were two custom M&Ms 1. Done in old school takatoku layout, both in plane mode side by side (Sadly no pics of that in my hard disk) 2. The more recent one as below when the reissues came out. Old members will know which one im talking about for the first one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 1, 2009 Author Share Posted August 1, 2009 According to the author August Ragone, who wrote the book Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters has seen it in a Japanse import toy store with his own eyes. It was basically a regular Max and Miria Takatoku box that is housed by an outer carton box much like a trayish style. Of all my years for collecting vintage 1/55 Macross, this is the hardest to retrieve of them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claude grant Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 Hey Agent, You need to quit smoking that la-la-la. That was a custom box made for customed/weathered valks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 Even after the reefer, that pic is clearly a custom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 That was a custom by a (former) member here and someone else. I think they called themselves Alpha Team or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanata67 Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Even after the reefer, that pic is clearly a custom! nice to se agent hasn't disappeared like I did. Outer shell designed to fit a boxed max and a box milla was a pian to design and I could not afford the $150 plus alpha wanted' for it back then. Heck... I still can't without getting a divorce and the wife makes more so thats just stupid . There were a number of really good custom boxes availible for a while but much like "anasaszi"'s alps printer decal sets they seem to have dissappeared. Then again so did I so what do I know. Oh yeah... after the auction got split up as the seller listed it as bulk I believe the set sold for slightly over $500 back in 99 I think. It's been a while and agent has some good smokum so memory is... what was I talking about anyway?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert D Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 (edited) I have yet to see the "Loch Ness Monster" 1/55 VF-1S with Roy on the box appear, let alone a real-deal vintage Max / Miria set! ; ) Actually, I stand corrected... I HAVE seen that 1/55 VF-1S with Roy - it's in my collection!: Edited August 6, 2009 by Robert D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 You'll have a higher chance of seeing that MnM gift set than getting zap by Zeus lighting bolt. Welcome back Kanata67! What the heck have you been up too guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Yup maybe its time for someone to make a few. Kanata67 :blink: Its been a while bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi-RS Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 And thanks to this tear, I'm now a proud owner of a Bandai 1/55 VE-1: The tear we mentioned about: How much it used to cost: Pity that this VE-1 will never transform again. It shall goes into retirement in my display cabinet. Nice piece except the right thigh, I will do some surgery to minimize the gap if I were you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 I have yet to see the "Loch Ness Monster" 1/55 VF-1S with Roy on the box appear, let alone a real-deal vintage Max / Miria set! ; ) Actually, I stand corrected... I HAVE seen that 1/55 VF-1S with Roy - it's in my collection!: Is that legit? A few of us were actually talking about this item at this year's MWCon. I guess it isn't a myth after all. Be ready to be hit up by xstoys, I'm more than sure he wants this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert D Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 >Is that legit? A few of us were actually talking about this item at this year's MWCon. I guess it isn't a myth after all. Sorry guys, that's just a Photoshop job on my part. I've been hearing that same "Roy box" rumor for years and years (probably from the same guy posting about it from time to time), and I really don't think it exists! By the way, does anyone have pics of that other "wedding set"? I recall one that was sold on ebay some years back and the guy who put it together really did a great job emulating the look of the Takatoku boxes. I think someone mentioned it in an earlier post - I wish I had saved the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salamander Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 (edited) Courtesy of Matt Alt from Toybox DX (on the Marriage set): Re: Takatoku VF-1S Roy Rumor? Posted by: MattAlt (Moderator) Date: August 07, 2009 03:38AM Just for kicks, I dropped Koji Igarashi a line about this. He's the author of "The Encyclopedia of Chogokin and Popinika," "Gunpla Generation," "Takara SF Wonderland," and the recent series of articles about Takatoku's Macross toys in Figure Oh magazine, which included interviews with a former product manager there. If anyone had the inside line on this mythical beast, you'd think he would. Ready? "The set does not exist. Period." Edited August 7, 2009 by Salamander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 What set are you talking about? The title says VF-1S Roy rumor! Are you telling me the MnM by Takatoku set does not exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 "The set does not exist. Period."Matt Alt and Igarashi FTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert D Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 >What set are you talking about? The title says VF-1S Roy rumor! Are you telling me the MnM by Takatoku set does not exist? Yes. He was referring to the Max & Miria set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 does not exist! There was a thread about how it was customized here on macrossworld a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izzyfcuk Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 (edited) Ok, Ok, time to chill. More valk porn..... Say does anyone have any pictures of the VF-1J with Arab wordings? Edited August 8, 2009 by izzyfcuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 Holy be Jesus.............................. Man, if Yamato and Bandai (reissue) did not make any Macross toys, I wonder how much people are willing to dish out for those vintage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCSaves Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 - Insert nose bleed - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi-RS Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I am not sure whether it's a good thing or bad thing, I have no feeling with the wall of takatoku's and bandai's. It's a great collection nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totoro242 Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Continuing the old-school toy porn: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 Holy be Jesus.............................. Man, if Yamato and Bandai (reissue) did not make any Macross toys, I wonder how much people are willing to dish out for those vintage? The phrase "If you have to ask, you can't afford it" comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 nice to se agent hasn't disappeared like I did. Outer shell designed to fit a boxed max and a box milla was a pian to design and I could not afford the $150 plus alpha wanted' for it back then. Heck... I still can't without getting a divorce and the wife makes more so thats just stupid . There were a number of really good custom boxes availible for a while but much like "anasaszi"'s alps printer decal sets they seem to have dissappeared. Then again so did I so what do I know. Oh yeah... after the auction got split up as the seller listed it as bulk I believe the set sold for slightly over $500 back in 99 I think. It's been a while and agent has some good smokum so memory is... what was I talking about anyway?!? Dude!! Welcome back, great to see you here again. Stick around, the noobs all need your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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