fifbeat Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 5 hours ago, pengbuzz said: I really wish they'd bring this line back; I miss buying them! Me too. I remember these hit the shelves the same time ROBOTECH was on TV. And I was like "They got the names wrong... wtf!?" =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glane21 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I remember being at Spencer’s Gifts in the mall in 1984. They were riding high on the robot toy craze but everything they had was a bootleg or repackage of the real deal. They had a huge stack of LionBot deluxe sets and a a giant wall of Convertors. It was glorious. I bought the VF-1S Convertor. I remember the girl at the counter was wearing a dog collar. Lol, the 80’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drad Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) My brother and I had several Convertors toys between us. They were cheap, yes.. but they occupy a space in time for both of us that was much simpler. We loved them as though they cost much more. It would be a little while longer before either of us would get our hands on the coveted Transformers toys of the day. We got a lot of enjoyment out of those Convertors. It's nice to see them again in this thread. Thanks! Edited April 4, 2020 by Drad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 12 hours ago, glane21 said: I remember being at Spencer’s Gifts in the mall in 1984. They were riding high on the robot toy craze but everything they had was a bootleg or repackage of the real deal. They had a huge stack of LionBot deluxe sets and a a giant wall of Convertors. It was glorious. I bought the VF-1S Convertor. I remember the girl at the counter was wearing a dog collar. Lol, the 80’s. Nice. I used to go to Spencers in the 80s as well (who didn't, right?), and I DO NOT remember seeing this stuff at all. The thing I remember about Spencers is mainly their sex stuff and the posters at the back end of the store (I'd spend a lot of time flipping through them trying to find the perfect poster of a Tomcat or Lambo) lol 10 hours ago, Drad said: My brother and I had several Convertors toys between us. They were cheap, yes.. but they occupy a space in time for both of us that was much simpler. We loved them as though they cost much more. It would be a little while longer before either of us would get our hands on the coveted Transformers toys of the day. We got a lot of enjoyment out of those Convertors. It's nice to see them again in this thread. Thanks! This is why I like them, especially carded. It reminds me of being at drug store in the 80s. Holding these things in your hand is like going through a time warp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 I said this before, and I'll say it again, it's all about the very first wave (in their original sourced colors). I guess if I had all the money in the world, I'd go for the rest of 'em, but these are the ones that caught my eye. Again, thanks to @glane21 for the recent addition: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glane21 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Great collection @fifbeat ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 You don't get any cooler than a transforming Walkman! So awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted January 22, 2021 Author Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) Finally completed my Convertors collection (only collecting the first "main" series – original color variants – which were all licensed from various sources). About 5 years in the making! Sorry about the messy closet photo, but here they are: Edited January 22, 2021 by fifbeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big s Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Nice set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glane21 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Well done. The carded examples of this line have gotten super pricey these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, fifbeat said: Finally completed my Convertors collection (only collecting the first "main" series – original color variants – which were all licensed from various sources). About 5 years in the making! Sorry about the messy closet photo, but here they are: Congrats! Perseverance always pays off in the end.....so what's your next quest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 2 hours ago, fifbeat said: Sorry about the messy closet photo Did you just apologize for winning at life? Sweet collection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 39 minutes ago, danth said: Did you just apologize for winning at life? Sweet collection! Agreed. There should never be a need to apologize for the perceived "quality" of your photographic contributions to the site....regardless of what azzhats consider worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 On 1/22/2021 at 12:44 PM, Big s said: Nice set Thank you! On 1/22/2021 at 1:06 PM, glane21 said: Well done. The carded examples of this line have gotten super pricey these days! Totally, man. Thanks again for selling me your SDF-1, which was another hard-to-find missing piece of the puzzle. One was recently selling on ebay for $35 (NISB) as a Buy Now. Missed it! With a deal like that, I wouldn't mind getting a 2nd. On 1/22/2021 at 2:07 PM, JB0 said: Congratulations! Thank you. On 1/22/2021 at 2:19 PM, jvmacross said: Congrats! Perseverance always pays off in the end.....so what's your next quest? That might be it for me. If ebay is the #1 source for hard-to-find Convertors (in sealed packaging), I'd go for more Convertors, but some don't pop up AT ALL! I guess we'll see. Never say never. On 1/22/2021 at 2:25 PM, danth said: Did you just apologize for winning at life? Sweet collection! lol thanks. On 1/22/2021 at 3:09 PM, jvmacross said: Agreed. There should never be a need to apologize for the perceived "quality" of your photographic contributions to the site....regardless of what azzhats consider worthy =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiriyu Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Very cool, Fifbeat! Congrats on seeing your collection to completion after all this time. I had a small army of the Orgroids, an Olson, Nikick, Ovelon Gazzette, and SDF-1 back in the day. The Ovelon and SDF-1 were the boxed KO's which Glane posted previously (the silver/white box versions), and I think I remember picking them up at a mall department store circa 1985. The SDF-1 had yellow booms with blue arms, and it was always an object of some lament for me that not only could you not put the booms on in the correct orientation in cruiser mode, but that they were the wrong color to boot I never picked up any of the Converters or KO Henkei Valkyries although they were ubiquitous in SoCal in the '80s, as I already had a 1/100 Taka bootleg which I judged as being superior. The Henkei KOs I remember seeing around most frequently were boxed versions amusingly branded as 'Battroid Walkyrie'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 20 hours ago, Hiriyu said: Very cool, Fifbeat! Congrats on seeing your collection to completion after all this time. I had a small army of the Orgroids, an Olson, Nikick, Ovelon Gazzette, and SDF-1 back in the day. The Ovelon and SDF-1 were the boxed KO's which Glane posted previously (the silver/white box versions), and I think I remember picking them up at a mall department store circa 1985. The SDF-1 had yellow booms with blue arms, and it was always an object of some lament for me that not only could you not put the booms on in the correct orientation in cruiser mode, but that they were the wrong color to boot I never picked up any of the Converters or KO Henkei Valkyries although they were ubiquitous in SoCal in the '80s, as I already had a 1/100 Taka bootleg which I judged as being superior. The Henkei KOs I remember seeing around most frequently were boxed versions amusingly branded as 'Battroid Walkyrie'. Thanks. Yeah, I do remember the SoCal "robot toy scene" in the 80s, as well as all those references you pointed out. I remember places like Robinsons/May Co even had a toy section. Transforming robot toys was as hot as coke in the 80s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Better photo and a reason to move this topic up. =) Edited February 1, 2021 by fifbeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Dang, $3.97 from Toys R Us. Cherry finds there, fifbeat-congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said: Dang, $3.97 from Toys R Us. Cherry finds there, fifbeat-congrats! Thank you. Very time consuming cherry-pickin' =) Edited February 1, 2021 by fifbeat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danth Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) So is the Valkyrie the worst of the bunch for these? I got the pencil sharpener versions of the Valkyrie and the Orguss from Cost Plus or something back in the day. I was pretty, uh, not impressed by the Valkyrie. The Orguss seemed to be more faithful to its design at least. Edited February 1, 2021 by danth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 3 hours ago, danth said: So is the Valkyrie the worst of the bunch for these? I got the pencil sharpener versions of the Valkyrie and the Orguss from Cost Plus or something back in the day. I was pretty, uh, not impressed by the Valkyrie. The Orguss seemed to be more faithful to its design at least. They're definitely cheapie for sure. The "Orguss" ones from this line looked pretty good for budget toys. Even their proportions are ahead of their time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fifbeat Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/13/2021 at 6:25 AM, sh9000 said: Awesome. Thanks for posting. Always looking for new videos with Convertors! 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Great video! I was wondering if anyone ever noticed there are two completely different molds of these bootlegs. Not sure if there are any similarities with <T.T> versions, or if either of these are like the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 I'd say the "VF-1S" -looking bootleg in your posted pics is closer to the original Takatoku/Mark releases... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 11 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said: Great video! I was wondering if anyone ever noticed there are two completely different molds of these bootlegs. Not sure if there are any similarities with <T.T> versions, or if either of these are like the original. Wow...I miss these guys! I wish they'd bring them back, but fat chance of that happening nowadays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted October 7, 2021 Author Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 8:15 PM, jvmacross said: I'd say the "VF-1S" -looking bootleg in your posted pics is closer to the original Takatoku/Mark releases... Are these bootlegs? "Mark"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, fifbeat said: Are these bootlegs? "Mark"? No, Mark was the company used by Takatoku Toys to manufacture the "Henkei" line of toys....kind of like Takatoku hired Matsushiro to manufacture the 1/55, 1/100 and other toys for Takatoku. I guess it is sort of odd that their name even appears on the promotional materials... At the end of it all, Mark carried the torch one final time with the release of the Henkei #6 - Super VF-1S Valkyrie, which is the "Mark-iest" of all the Takatoku Macross Henkeis....the Takatoku Toys logo is printed only once throughout the packaging...and Mark felt it was best to place it on the bottom of the box..... https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/48033-the-super-vf-1s-henkei-valkyrie-series-6product-by-mark/?tab=comments#comment-1517041 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Thanks for the details explanation. You never fail to impress. 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Here's a rarity... Select Convertors "Flexibot" Defender named "Roto" (At a glance, I thought it was an SDF-1! lol).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadeleader1 Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 7 hours ago, fifbeat said: Here's a rarity... Select Convertors "Flexibot" Defender named "Roto" (At a glance, I thought it was an SDF-1! lol).... Is that made out of rubber? I think I had one as a kid alongside a F-15 Eagle one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pengbuzz Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 2 hours ago, renegadeleader1 said: Is that made out of rubber? I think I had one as a kid alongside a F-15 Eagle one. It is: there is a great site for all of the Convertors: http://www.the-liberator.net/site-files/robot-toys/convertors-select-index.htm As for the flexibots, here's link to pics of all of them (including the eagle): http://www.the-liberator.net/site-files/robot-toys/convertors-select-flexibots.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 12 hours ago, fifbeat said: Here's a rarity... Select Convertors "Flexibot" Defender named "Roto" (At a glance, I thought it was an SDF-1! lol).... Large Blue SDF-1? Here you go..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbeat Posted November 6, 2021 Author Share Posted November 6, 2021 @jvmacross lol close enough! Are those erasers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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