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10 hours ago, jvmacross said:

I would estimate 40-60 bucks shipped.

The biggest problem is that it is missing parts and essentially you need to find a customer with the spare parts to fix it...someone like that is not looking to pay a premium for a "fixer-upper"...

A boxed, semi-complete, but severely yellowed sample recently sold on YJA for 12,000 JPY....with shipping and proxy fees that would be about 160-200 USD shipped to your door....

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/p832525073

If you do not mind, how did your parents come to give you this specific toy as a present when you were 2 or 3 years old?  Did they collect Japanese toys?  Did you break it at some point?  Or was it boxed or complete when you first received it?  Maybe a "hand-me-down" of theirs?  Sounds like a very cool story....I personally would not sell it, perhaps you can ask to see if someone may have the parts to fix it....

I gave my kids a 1/55 when they were toddlers but their fascination with it was short-lived...lol

I don't plan to sell it at the moment, I was just curious to know an approximate value in a hypothetical sale.

About the purchase, my parents simply bought me the Christmas present because as they say, I loved "the robot series", and when they went to the store, they saw that the toy was of "metal and a lot of quality"...so they bought it for me.

I remember the box was green, the feeling of the weight of the figure. I had to ask for help to transform it

As time went by, I lost the gun (the box would surely be thrown away by my parents) and the chest plate ended up breaking....

I wouldn't mind getting a new one, new "ears" and whitening the figure.

7 hours ago, jvmacross said:

You have an early release Bandai 1/55 VF-1S Strike Valkyrie.....the black stickers that would have covered the "Takatoku" stamps and markings are just not present....all early release (1st issues) were put together using "Takatoku" parts...later the stamps were "corrected" to show the new owner of the mold.....

More info here....

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/46734-takatoku-toys-and-bandai-macross-promotional-materials/?do=findComment&comment=1522274

 

What would be the possible sale value, considering its condition?

21 minutes ago, vladykins said:

Welcome aboard!

 

That TT mark you see on there shows that you have a Takatoku i.e., the original toys before TT went out of business and Bandai ended up with the molds and patents.

You have Hikaru's VF-1S, which I just went to grab a picture of:

 

YESSSSSSS!!! Thank you VERY MUCH! I´ve been searching a lot of times and never get this answer!

Hello everyone.

This is my first topic here, and I hope you can help me. I have a Valkyrie that my parents gave me when I was just 2/3 years old. I've kept it with me ever since (the breastplate broke and I lost it) and looking for information on it, I can't seem to identify what model it is.

I've looked for pictures and although it seems to match the VF-1S, two things happen:

- Either the color doesn't match (mine has the red details, which you can see the arms and legs).

- Or the crystal doesn't match (mine has the pirate skull).

I have also uploaded photos of the part below the chest where you can see the copyright.