1/55's revisited

[Slave IV]

On 8/30/2025 at 7:30 AM, Kyrie said:

Finally…. Patiente paid off. I was finally able to score a M/NM-black sticker-VF-1S. Very happy right now……

The ultimate VF-1 set. If I was to only have 1 VF-1 toy, this would be the one to have. Funny thing is I don't have one and I like Roy's color way better but there is no better all-around package than this one. I just settle with having hundreds of other Valks instead for now.😅

[26662]

Talk about sticker shock.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/177394308666?mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178264&ch=osgood&euid=4e8da61532ab41da9c56d713317cc4bd&bu=44778737508&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20250907032643&segname=11021&recoId=177394308666&recoPos=1

 

 

[grogall]

2 hours ago, 26662 said:

Talk about sticker shock.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/177394308666?mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178264&ch=osgood&euid=4e8da61532ab41da9c56d713317cc4bd&bu=44778737508&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20250907032643&segname=11021&recoId=177394308666&recoPos=1

It's in good shape but, Eh' Nope...... Not at that price....

Looking for one myself, but I have my limits! 🙈

[nightmareB4macross]

5 hours ago, 26662 said:

Talk about sticker shock.  

https://www.ebay.com/itm/177394308666?mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m164380.l178264&ch=osgood&euid=4e8da61532ab41da9c56d713317cc4bd&bu=44778737508&ut=RU&osub=-1~1&crd=20250907032643&segname=11021&recoId=177394308666&recoPos=1

 

 

That is one ultra glossy VE-1. Seems as if the seller used baby oil to clean it. 

At that price I would expect to be shown the rear of the figure and all the accessories as I only count one booster armor antenna.

My have the prices of VE-1’s risen in past auctions, not sure they are selling that high though.

[vladykins]

I thought it was priced crazy, so then I checked sold auctions and saw this:

 

[nightmareB4macross]

On 9/10/2025 at 9:39 AM, vladykins said:

I thought it was priced crazy, so then I checked sold auctions and saw this:

 

That’s still a hefty catch. Would be nice to know the actual price. BOA can lead people to believe the higher price listed but the figure could have sold for half the asking price.

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

holy moly!  $4500 for a VE-1?     this reminds me of ebay back in the early 00s where 1/55 strikes were basically getting gobbled up by 1 or 2 whales and driving the prices up artificially.    

 

Side note,   I managed to acquire a 1/55 Matsushiro Jetfire that needs some parts..    most of my old links for these are dead.. any good sites for parts,  like back packs or other random stuff for repair?

 

[pengbuzz]

40 minutes ago, Stampeed Valkyrie said:

holy moly!  $4500 for a VE-1?     this reminds me of ebay back in the early 00s where 1/55 strikes were basically getting gobbled up by 1 or 2 whales and driving the prices up artificially.    

 

Side note,   I managed to acquire a 1/55 Matsushiro Jetfire that needs some parts..    most of my old links for these are dead.. any good sites for parts,  like back packs or other random stuff for repair?

 

I might have some parts, but they are yellowed. Let me know what you need and I'll see what I have for you.

[sh9000]

It's such a great feeling to receive some brand new 1/55s.  I had originally sold my spare set of VF-1J Max and Milia reissues a long time ago.  Finally getting them back in my collection and swooshing them around after so many years is awesome.

[jenius]

Didn't want to wait for the Toynami?

[sh9000]

Custom VF-1S Max Reissue.

Edited September 20 by sh9000

[grogall]

2 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Custom VF-1S Max Reissue.

Amazing! 🤗

[26662]

8 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Custom VF-1S Max Reissue.

Did you swap out the VF-1A head from an Origin of Valkyrie Max Super, or did you go the longer route and paint a VF-1S?  If the latter, that's an excellent color match.

Edited September 20 by 26662

[nightmareB4macross]

@sh9000simple yet effective.  I went with using vinyl electrical tape in assorted colors.  Having purchased a bunch of VF-1S Supers and VF-1A to make these customs tape makes it easy to create customs and keep from damaging paint, parts, or screws. Still your custom is very cool to say the least.

The colors appear more than bright enough n the picture, but really are very close to the original paint.

Keep those customs coming.

[sh9000]

On 9/20/2025 at 12:20 AM, grogall said:

Amazing! 🤗

Thanks.

On 9/20/2025 at 12:56 AM, 26662 said:

Did you swap out the VF-1A head from an Origin of Valkyrie Max Super, or did you go the longer route and paint a VF-1S?  If the latter, that's an excellent color match.

I put the first VF-1S Roy reissue head and wings on the Origin of Valkyrie DYRL VF-1A Max.  It's a 100% color match.

On 9/20/2025 at 11:46 AM, nightmareB4macross said:

@sh9000simple yet effective.  I went with using vinyl electrical tape in assorted colors.  Having purchased a bunch of VF-1S Supers and VF-1A to make these customs tape makes it easy to create customs and keep from damaging paint, parts, or screws. Still your custom is very cool to say the least.

The colors appear more than bright enough n the picture, but really are very close to the original paint.

Keep those customs coming.

Thanks.  Awesome collection.  I want a TV VF-1A Max and Kakizaki.

[Shawn]

Another dumb question...has there ever been documentation on just how the 1/55 series was 'packed' from the factory?
Example-the Elintseeker...where was the heat shield place when new? Or the little antenna extensions on he fast packs?
Where they in baggies? Loose?
Everything else is documented on these things, I was just curious on where things actually came out 'stock' from the factory.
Not just this example, but the 1/55 line in general.
Sort of like if you were judging a car restoration where things need to be in their place lol

[jenius]

No documentation but I would guess the heat shield would be in the battroid tray since it was included with the 1A and that only had the one tray.

[nightmareB4macross]

1 hour ago, Shawn said:

Another dumb question...has there ever been documentation on just how the 1/55 series was 'packed' from the factory?
Example-the Elintseeker...where was the heat shield place when new? Or the little antenna extensions on he fast packs?
Where they in baggies? Loose?
Everything else is documented on these things, I was just curious on where things actually came out 'stock' from the factory.
Not just this example, but the 1/55 line in general.
Sort of like if you were judging a car restoration where things need to be in their place lol

There may have been a specific way in which these were acted but it might be difficult to say for sure. Most MIB examples have items individually wrapped while others have the twin antenna together with shield wrapped separately or some don’t have wrapping at all. Same for the Strike Valkyries. Aside from that the baggies they used were pretty inconsistent in feel, size, mil, and form of sealing.

Would be an interesting note for sure.

one person who has a very fine set of examples would be @Agent-GHQ. Hopefully his are still undisturbed.

[26662]

I asked Toynami about the 1/55 re-release announced at this year’s SDCC.  I’ve attached their full response.  💯💪❤️🚀 [I have no clue what hidden meanings are assigned to emojis by kids today, so forgive me if I’ve chosen poorly.  I have no plans for world domination or any other such nonsense.]

[26662]

On 9/20/2025 at 1:46 PM, nightmareB4macross said:

@sh9000

 

Taking a closer look at this again: Strike Valkyrie?

 Unrelated, your flooring looks like mine: narrow oak from the 60s.  Crazy-good quality, but are they ever creaky after 60 years of foot traffic.  One day I’ll brave the crawlspace no-see-ums and fasten them more securely.

Edited yesterday at 04:49 AM by 26662

[nightmareB4macross]

Where are these supposed to be applied? The arm stickers are already on the main VF-1J sticker sheet.

Does anyone know where this set below comes from?

Why would there be no UNSPACY kites on the Hikaru 1J sticker sheet? A pit should be mandatory as they are placed on either side of the cockpit. 

Kites do appear on the Roy sticker sheet. For the same cockpit application, as seen in the sheet above.

 

 

[Shawn]

Funny, I was recently wondering when we'd discuss sticker placement on these things!

I thought those were for the legs-the wrap around stripe?

yeah...here is a pic when they were applied (the leftover)

[Shawn]

like these...you pull the thin strip from the thick (they aren't really that wide, there is overlap)

[nightmareB4macross]

1 hour ago, Shawn said:

like these...you pull the thin strip from the thick (they aren't really that wide, there is overlap)

That’s what it is. I totally forgot they were thin and for that purpose. 

I was thinking these were for the back of the arms for some reason, but those are on the main sheet.

Boy is my face red. 

Thank you.

[nightmareB4macross]

We can begin here and work our way thru all the variants.

[nightmareB4macross]

So the Super Ostrich Booster nozzles are actually orange. These were spray painted charcoal grey.

[Shawn]

Any way to get a picture of the sticker placement without so much glare on the pic? Super hard to see anything lol

Painted nozzles on the VT-1 booster, now THERE is some Macross Trivia.
"And now for the final question, for $1,000,000, are the VT-1 1/55 Nozzles molded in color or painted"?

[26662]

15 minutes ago, Shawn said:

Any way to get a picture of the sticker placement without so much glare on the pic? Super hard to see anything lol

Painted nozzles on the VT-1 booster, now THERE is some Macross Trivia.
"And now for the final question, for $1,000,000, are the VT-1 1/55 Nozzles molded in color or painted"?

I'm definitely checking mine later today.  How could this have escaped my attention?  I'm not a fan of paint-on-plastic, so this would have disappointed me to no end if I'd noticed it.  

[nightmareB4macross]

Little brother it so nice to see you.

First pic was not part of the group as I found it in another box after putting away the group.

🫠

[nightmareB4macross]

13 hours ago, Shawn said:

Any way to get a picture of the sticker placement without so much glare on the pic? Super hard to see anything lol

Painted nozzles on the VT-1 booster, now THERE is some Macross Trivia.
"And now for the final question, for $1,000,000, are the VT-1 1/55 Nozzles molded in color or painted"?

I’ll dig out my sets later and take a pic of all the Takatoku sticker placement maps.

 

[Shawn]

I love the Imai 1/72 Vf-1J model kit shown on the box of a transforming TOY than could actually represent itself...on its own box.

[nightmareB4macross]

45 minutes ago, Shawn said:

I love the Imai 1/72 Vf-1J model kit shown on the box of a transforming TOY than could actually represent itself...on its own box.

It’s how they get you.

As an adult, I kept buying these hoping that one day I would get the one on the box.

Got bamboozled every time.

🤣

[pengbuzz]

1 hour ago, nightmareB4macross said:

It’s how they get you.

As an adult, I kept buying these hoping that one day I would get the one on the box.

Got bamboozled every time.

🤣

This is why I bought the model kits instead of the toys; I wanted the one on the box!

[nightmareB4macross]

23 minutes ago, pengbuzz said:

This is why I bought the model kits instead of the toys; I wanted the one on the box!

It was a j-oke.

😅

Of course that’s why we supplement some of our needs through models and option parts.

😉

 

[pengbuzz]

21 minutes ago, nightmareB4macross said:

It was a j-oke.

😅

 

I know, but I'm a pengbuzz;  I have a contractual obligation to take everything way too seriously! 

21 minutes ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Of course that’s why we supplement some of our needs through models and option parts.

😉

For many of us, where toys end and models begin no longer has a clearly defined line!