Andy NYK

I only owned one, a VF-1S. I still got it, although I had to replace my gunpod, clip and missiles because my mom threw out the Takatoku box where I had all of that stuff stored in. Freaking parents, man...

i actually owned a VF-1A hikky from takatoku too when i was a child, broken it's arm, landing gear spring mechanism, but it's lost when i reached my teens, never knowing its value...

Heh, I think asking that question on this website is a little like asking fish is they swim.

Probably easier to ask who hasn't owned a Takatoku.............LOL!

Graham

so yes, i'd say i owned a takatoku chunky monkey before. now i've happily replaced it with a bandai reissued VF-1S roy valk although it's not the original takatoku, but somewhat a refreshed version with improvements.

My Bandai Reissued 1/55 Roy Fokker's VF-1S out of the box without stickers applied.

tell me about it. at one time, i REALLY wanted that thing. in fact, the -19kai version was my very first MACROSS toy.

i picked it up for $49.95 at a comic/collector's shop in my hometown of PORTLAND, OR. back around 1997ish.

it was/is a homely bitch, but it was the only variable Valk toy i had, for FAR too long. as such, it got a LOT of love. i even panel-lined the thing, over a decade ago.

it also got PLENTY of wear and tear. to the point, in fact, where just about everything that wasn't ratcheted was loose as all hell, until fairly recently,

when i dismantled the entire beastly old thing, and tightened all those worn old joints with my usual electrician's tape method.

today, with my new Yammie YF-19 1/60v.I handily taking the torch, that fugly old thing is back in it's equally worn box and put away.

i'd offer it for sale for cheap, but i doubt anybody would want such an ugly toy, regardless of how nice-n-TIGHT i managed to make those old joints...

well i'd take it, i dun mind fugliness. i'll treat it as one family as chunkies, it's a worthy "toy". yammies in the other hand are great as model/collectibles.

my vf-1s chunky monkey. very high nostalgic value.

... Wrong gun!

yes, bandai didn't make the right gun and shoulder for the 19s...

they used the gun and shoulder from the kai...

price is hindering many of us from getting it... i guess i'll have to stick to just this:

put off by the price... getting this instead... loose from jp.

That's about as slim as you can keep fighter mode and still keep a decent n chunky-ish looking battroid mode. It's still miles slimmer than the Bandai 1/65 DX.

Graham

The fighter mode is a bit stubbier than the lineart, but honestly not that much. It's mostly due to the legs. Speaking of the legs, one thing that bugs me is that they seem to angle downwards a bit in fighter mode. I hope that's not the case in the final product. Also hope they use a darker grey.

Lineart from Macross Mecha Manual

definately better than this by miles as Graham mentioned:

Oh yeah, I'm not sure if this question was already answered, but in Gerwalk mode, the arms are not supposed to extend out and remain as guns right? Is there a reason for this?

i guess cos the vf-17 is the only valk design with guns at the elbows.

but it still can be extended like during the scene where gamlin catches mylene when she dropped from her valk that was crushed by guravil.

Chunky monkey wants his share of the limelight too^^

wow, looks like a mega koenig godzilla.

$120 shipped via Priority Mail from the US.

Kevin

sorry a bit too late, bought one at $97 locally.

anyway, back on topic... i really hope the D variant comes out first... no matter how many times i look at it and from every angle, I just can't get past the weird shape of the VF-17S head.

it's only just as weird as the head of VF-25S^^

baboon skull of 17S versus goat skull of 25S.

overwhelming number of 22s over the 19k and 11c.

Now to finish Macross 7 and see if Gamlin used the D more than S...and which one he was more bad ass in.

If I recall, he did use the D more, but kicked more ass in the S.

yes, i could confirm Kelsain's claim on it. used the D more but kicked ass with the S. also it was more dramatic with the S.

We'll mostly likely see the blazer though.

definitely updating my hi-metal blazer with a yammie version when that happens.

slim tis dude up please~!

Any fellows selling this? Please pm/reply me by early June with best price including shipping to Malaysia, thanks lots.

Nice, they finally made it so the knife stows away in the tip of the shield. I'm relieved about the pilot.

Seems like Bandai finally decided to go all out with this toy. It even seems to fix things that the VF-27 DX didn't address.

Hopefully it won't turn into a floppy mess over time just from being displayed.

That is WINNING on all fronts.

Holy crap!! That looks awesome!! Now I have to wait for a hopeful re-release since it's sold out everywhere.

Chris

bandai really made this valk with more heart & brain this time.

Bandai DX VF-17S ala Macross Frontier VF-171EX using Yamato Launch Arm Stand:

I call it the "VF-17S(EX)", hahaha.

I know I'm not the only one, but I seriously can't wait to see the upcoming Blazer.

you are not.^^

I hope Yamato makes a VF-19F, I like the color scheme better than the 19S. Plus fighter mode isn't so busy with five lasers pointing out of the middle.

i beg to differ, the more (lasers) the merrier.^^

Full Metal Panic X Macross

I'll pass on this sale, I'm just not in the mood of buying toys right now

me too, the disaster in JP is heartaching...

this disaster has truly shown us that we are just mere microns in the face of mother earth.

1. Yammie V2 Roy's Strike Valk

2. Vintage DX Gamlin's Nightmare

3. Hi-Metal Docker's Blazer Valk

4. DX Chogokin Ozma's Armoured Valk

5. Revoltech Yamaguchi Regult