Robert D

SOLD!

Still available - I'm open to offers

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HI, I have a Takatoku Orguss toy for sale. It's obviously not from Macross, but it's from a "Super Dimensional" anime series, so does this count? ; )

1/60 Orgroid 2 - $345 - This one is quite rare! The toy is near mint, and the box is very clean with only minimal wear - see photos.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need additional photos.

Shipping is from Los Angeles, CA, via USPS. I will just charge the actual shipping cost only. My preference is payment via Paypal "friends and family" option, otherwise, please add 3%.  Thanks!

SOLD

Still available - open to offers if anyone is interested

I have a vintage Takatoku Space Fight game for sale.

Here are the details:

I noticed a bit of discoloration (corrosion?) on the contacts, but after cleaning them, the game works! Comes with the instructions as well (interestingly the instructions are in both Japanese and English). The box has some dents, edgewear, etc. - $125

Please let me know if you have any questions or if you need additional photos.

Shipping is from Los Angeles, CA, via USPS. I will just charge the actual shipping cost only.
My preference is payment via Paypal "friends and family" option, otherwise, please add 3%.
Thanks!

Bump - transforming Ride Armors still for sale - $75 for the pair...

**** Update 9/20 **** - I can go to $75 for the two transforming Ride Armors if anyone's interested!

I have for sale three vintage Gakken toys in original Japanese boxes. These are not particularly easy to come by. I'm looking for $50 each for them. I'll try to describe the condition as best as possible, but please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.

If you are interested, please PM me here. Thanks!

Here's the rundown:

- 1/35 Ride Armor Stick / Stig Type VR-052F - SOLD

Complete / mint and in decent box. The top box flap has been bent at some point, and there's a small tear on the back of the box, but otherwise it's in good shape.

- mini transforming Ride Armor Stick / Stig Type VR-052F

Missing engine piece and scope. Has instructions, but stickers are applied. The box has some wear and tear.

- mini transforming Ride Armor Blowsuperor YellowType VR-041-H

This one is unfortunately a bit rough. It's missing parts of the bike, the scope, and the left leg is broken off at the hip.

Fortunately the two transforming guys are very easy to find in "Henshin Robo" boxes, and the toys are basically identical. The Japanese boxed versions are quite hard to find. These are duplicates from my collection and it has taken me quite a while to get a whole set. OK, PM me if you have any interest!

Update -- The Valkyrie is on hold pending a sale.

I have for sale one Takatoku chrome Valkyrie - the most blinginest of vintage Takatoku Valkyries. Hard to find. I'm asking $45.00, which is less than what I paid for it. I'm also selling a Votoms 1/48 scale Actic Gear Desert Fatty - MIB - $35.00.

Please PM me or email me at rduban at hotmail dot com if you are intereseted!

So no "for sale" section? Bummer...

I actually had an extra Strike and and extra DYRL VF-1A but I sold them both to a buddy of mine.

Still on the chopping block is a yellowed Super O...

>Anyways, did you determine whether the "Takatoku" stamp is covered by the "Bandai" black sticker?

I think that's your mission, should you choose to accept it. ; )

Joking aside, I JUST upgraded mine to a super mint one and I don't want to mess with it...

>Do you have pics of your collection?

Alas, nothing on line. Maybe when I complete my Takatoku Macross collection I'll have to shoot something! ; )

As for the Max & Miria set, that along with the "Roy box" VF-1S I guess are sort of "urban legend" for Macross collectors. As I was telling a fellow toy collector I met recently who said he had the Roy boxed VF-1S as a kid, you can't prove that something DOESN'T exist, but given that we've not seen one picture of either of these at this point, I think the likelihood that these are out there is extremely slim...

That prototype Valk is awesome by the way!

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/proto_taka.jpg

I'm working on an article about all the Matsushiro toys for ToyboxDX.

I own the "Space Fighter" 1/55 as well as a "Mini Space Fighter" (which is just a 1/100 Takatoku VF-1J Hikaru in a Matsushrio box, a la the "Space Fighter" toy). These are interesting to me as they're sort of "grey market" and transitional toys between Takatoku's folding and Bandai taking up use of the 1/55 Valkyrie molds.

I'm also aware of the Matsushiro Jetfire, which I was told that there were several versions of, although I've only seen two (painted UN Spacey "kite" as well as a version that's just a sticker).

Annnnnnyway, I got to thinking that maybe some of the Hi Metal stuff was marked "Matsushiro" and thus the sticker placement by Bandai.

Total side note, if you haven't seen it already, you might enjoy this outing:

http://toyboxdx.com/datafiles/data/takatoku2/

Well, I believe that Bandai put a sticker over the existing stamp in order to cover it up.

According to an ex-Bandai employee, "As a side note, when we started discussing putting out the Hi-Metal version of the toy, it turned out that Matsushiro had a lot of leftover stock on hand. So some of the Strike Valkyries were shipped with Bandai stickers covering the Takatoku inscriptions."

I was just wondering if anyone could confirm that the Strike and DYRL VF-1A has "Takatoku" on the back.

The quote is from a translation from an article, provided by Matt Alt here:

http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?4,192680

As to why it matters, I'm doing some research on Matsushiro for an article I'm working on. ; )

Random question: Under the sticker on the back, does the toy just have "Takatoku" stamped on it? I don't want to peel mine off as it will jack the thing. Anyone have a beater one handy that has the sticker peeled off?

>What set are you talking about? The title says VF-1S Roy rumor! Are you telling me the MnM by Takatoku set does not exist?

Yes. He was referring to the Max & Miria set.

>Is that legit? A few of us were actually talking about this item at this year's MWCon. I guess it isn't a myth after all.

Sorry guys, that's just a Photoshop job on my part. I've been hearing that same "Roy box" rumor for years and years (probably from the same guy posting about it from time to time), and I really don't think it exists!

By the way, does anyone have pics of that other "wedding set"? I recall one that was sold on ebay some years back and the guy who put it together really did a great job emulating the look of the Takatoku boxes. I think someone mentioned it in an earlier post - I wish I had saved the pics.

>Next person who mentions the "R" word when talking about the VE-1 gets a 100 year ban.

I assume the "r word" you mean is "righteous" as in the phrase, "the Elintseeker is totally righteous, dude!"

Anyway, a 100 year ban is an OK punishment, but I think a better punishment would have the poster receive 1,000 lashes with MIB Elintseekers. ; )

I have yet to see the "Loch Ness Monster" 1/55 VF-1S with Roy on the box appear, let alone a real-deal vintage Max / Miria set! ; )

Actually, I stand corrected... I HAVE seen that 1/55 VF-1S with Roy - it's in my collection!:

>but this is a super duper rare fig

The Hi Metal Elintseeker is desired, but it's really not THAT rare. I've seen quite a few of them come up for sale in the past few years... probably more than the Takatoku Miria!

For what it's worth, the "value" of the toy is either a) what it's worth in today's "market" or b) what it's worth to you. I sold another member here an Elint about a year or so ago (or more? I can't recall) that wasn't perfect, but the flaws were pretty minor. As it went for < $500 on ebay, I'd say that for even a C-10 / deadstock / "NRFB" one, $1,000 is a bit on the high side. I can see some crazy collectors wanting to pay that much just to have one super mint, but those types are few and far between. I'm kind of a condition freak and even I can't see spending that much on that particular toy. "Your mileage may vary" as they say however...

Oh, side note, I think that AFA grading is just silly. Why does it matter what someone else grades your toys (unless you plan on reselling them I suppose)?

My 2 cents.

I believe the Takatoku toys were made in Takatoku, Japan.

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/JA/38/Takatoku.html

My kingdom for a version in TV colors!!

I didn't make it - Were there any cool vintage toys for sale??