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I have seen it on Korean websites too. They said that this was not tampered with either.

This darker color was marked on the box as having been produced in 1995. We cannot be certain, but we believe that the darker colors were added in the 1990s. The ones released in the 90s did not have the sticker on the center of the chest at different times, but so far I have only seen the darker colors without the chest sticker. The canopy is also slightly different in color. There are slight differences in transparency depending on the time of release.

I'm glad I could help you. And one more thing, did you know that JOON'S VF-1J comes in two different red colors, light and dark? Sometimes there are individuals with dark-colored bodies and only light-colored arms. This may be surprisingly unknown to you, so I will introduce it here.

Unfortunately, I do not have TAKATOKU or BANDAI's 1/55 VF-1A, so I cannot make an exact comparison, but the obvious difference is the injection gate marks on the eyes.

Here's what's inside.

Thank you for your valuable information. Here is a commercialized JOON'S VF-1A. The painting of the eyes is omitted, and of course the body is the same as VF-1J. I have only this blue color, but JOON'S VF-1A seems to have been manufactured for a short period of time, so it is rare to see it. I found the green color here, but have yet to see the other colors in person. https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1113590256

I briefly compared it with Bandai's 1/100 VF-1A, and found that the thickness and length were quite different.

Since Takatoku's head lasers are shaped to break easily, it is likely that this manufacturer made the same decision as Bandai and accidentally came up with a similar shape.

Detail of 1/100 VF-1A model kit. It is made from a mold copied from Takatoku, but the head laser has been changed to a shape similar to the one made by Bandai.

The VF-1J also has many things in common with the JOON'S, such as the narrow red line on the chest and the VF decals on the knees. I never knew such a thing existed.

https://blog.naver.com/connell3/50013996006 I found a slightly clearer image and enlarged it.

Assembly is done with screws. Also included was a spring for the internal structure. It is exactly the same as JOON'S except that some parts have been changed to plastic. It is no different from the factory assembly process. My 1/100 VF -1 A model kit has the same specifications.

Unfortunately, there are no pictures of the contents. There used to be a Korean blog where you could see pictures of the assembled product, but it is no longer available. I remember is that the metal part at the base of the legs was changed to plastic and the red line on the chest was changed to a sticker instead of paint. Other than that, it looks the same as the common JOON'S and is almost identical to the one in the attached picture. PS: The landing gear was also changed to plastic.

Incidentally, there are two types of Gundam model kits that appear to be officially made in Korea: 1/100 and 1/44. These are rare because they were only available for a short period of time. There are several websites where you can buy old Korean toys, but none of them are available unless you live in Korea. If I find something I want, I pay someone living in Korea to purchase it on my behalf. https://search.shopping.naver.com/search/all?query=뽀빠이과학&prevQuery=마크로스 https://www.oldtoy.net/goods/search?osearchtext=마크로스&page=1&searchMode=search&per=40&filter_display=lattice http://totoy.com/product/search.html?banner_action=&keyword=뽀빠이과학&page=2 http://totoy.com/product/search.html?banner_action=&keyword=출격

The story was originally spread by Kim Hyuk, a Korean toy collector, who wrote about it on his blog and in a book, but there are many contradictions and it is completely baseless. As the story spread, more and more convenient details were added, and the content became ridiculous. Some Koreans believe the story, but others have their doubts. namu.wiki also explains that the story is not credible. However, there is a similar story. It is rumored that when the Gundam model kit boom occurred in Japan in 1981, the Japanese factory alone could not produce enough Gundam model kits, so they instructed a Korean factory that was making copy Gundam model kits to make up the shortfall. Although it is not known to what extent this story is true, the official Gundam model kits made in Korea actually existed and were sold for a short period of time. I have a slight suspicion that Kim Hyuk based his creation on this story. Kim Hyuk blog https://blog.naver.com/khegel/100043821626 namu.wiki https://namu.wiki/w/스페이스 간담 V

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peZHaNDFr0A This is a video of a Korean toy store in the 80's. SPACE GANDAM can be seen in places.

This toy is a copy of the HICOMICAL MODEL series produced by BANDAI. At that time, Korean toy manufacturers were still in their infancy in terms of toy design technology, so it was common for them to disassemble and copy toys made in Japan. In addition, because of strict restrictions on the influx of Japanese culture, Japanese manufacturers could not sell their toys in Korea, and it was difficult to sue for copies. As a result, a wide variety of copies were created by Korean manufacturers. Even if the original toy that was copied was the same, the name was sometimes changed and released by each manufacturer, so there are many variations.

SPACE FIGHTER and SPACE GANDAM, which were made by Popye Corporation for export around 1983, are a mixture of those with the CLOVER TOYS logo and brand printed on them and those without. Perhaps the designs were not stable since these were early products in the export market. After that, the name of the export products was changed to MACROSS, the brand was changed to JOON'S, and KOREA PAT NO. 58872 was printed in the lower left corner. This number is common with products made by Popye Corporation for the Korean market. Finally, production continued until around 1997.

This box art is fan made. http://wooroemae.com/zeroboard/view.php?id=collection02&page=5&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc& no=74 It was written in Korean that it was self-made. Image data http://wooroemae.com/zeroboard/view.php?id=collection02&page=5&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc& no=82

This is a catalog image from the manufacturer who made SPACE GANDAM. The large yellow box is the 1/55 model kit version, and the smaller one is a copy of the 1/144 kit from Imai. SUPER-McROID and others are also elaborately made, but they are all unlicensed copies, not the OEM like Revell. This manufacturer is called Popye Corporation(뽀빠이과학), which sometimes changes its name to JOON'S or CLOVER TOYS when exporting toys to the U.S., and has several different logos. Popye_1980s_Catalog.pdf

SPACE GANDAM 1/100 VF-1A model kit. The box says SPACE GANDAM, but the accompanying instructions and the box of the finished product show SPACE FIGHTER.