Surprised the Fandom hasn't come up with an answer for this one yet. And if we can get a back story on this guy in the background... That would be great, He looks like an interesting character.
I bought a Max VF-1A from eBay a couple of years ago and the guy I bought it from told me that some 1/60 V2s came with a strap. It was included in the box when I got it. Out of 15 Valks it's the only one with the strap.
I did... pisses me off that it can't be included as it has been the premier Macross news site for the west for the better half of the last 20+ Years. I also finished up with a big F**k you to HG... I couldn't let it go . I also repeatedly hammered them on the DX YF21.