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I have 5 or 6 1/48 and 1/60 Yamatos, but I find I hardly ever transform them because I just enjoy the fighter mode so much. I know we have smaller non-transformable Revoltech battroid toys, but are there any NON-model fighter mode smaller toys?

I know I could just keep my big ones in fighter mode, but spending $100-$250 and hardly transforming it is starting to make less sense :)

Thanks!

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You may want to try Doyusha 1/144 die-cast. They are kind of expensive and will have to search. Here is a link to Hobby Link Japan.

http://www.hlj.com/product/DYSDMM-1

There is also Chara-works collection 1/144 plastic.

http://www.hlj.com/product/HAP81058

Finally the new Yamato 1/200 but this has non-transformable Battroid and Gerwalk in addition to Fighters.

http://www.hlj.com/product/YMT00077

Hope this helps.

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Doyusha made a series of die-cast valkyries a couple of years back. There was a VF-1, YF-19 and YF-21 and plenty of variations thereof.

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/toys/_...vf1s_focker.htm

http://www.macrossworld.com/macross/news/_news_n047.htm

MW doesn't seem to have a listing for the 21 nor any of the other variants (Max & Millia, VF-X2 colour 19 etc.) but anyway, trust me, there were more. Maybe a forum search for Doyusha will clear stuff up as to how many variants there actually were.

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I have 5 or 6 1/48 and 1/60 Yamatos, but I find I hardly ever transform them because I just enjoy the fighter mode so much. I know we have smaller non-transformable Revoltech battroid toys, but are there any NON-model fighter mode smaller toys?

I know I could just keep my big ones in fighter mode, but spending $100-$250 and hardly transforming it is starting to make less sense :)

Thanks!

I know exactly how you feel and that's the reason why I personally haven't gone crazy buying with the 1/48 or 1/60 toys. I must have a few though. :p

Anyway, for fighter mode-only toys choices are few. I only know two -

1. The F-toys 1/144 Chara-Works Valkyrie Collection - There are 2 sets currently out. But it is only for the VF-1 Valks. HLJ sells them as 10-pack box sets. These mini-kits are pre-painted and pre-built. All you have to do is stick on a few parts and put on the decals. While the sculpt is fantastic, the build quality is a lottery. Some are okay, some are terrible.

2. Doyusha's 1/144 scale diecast Valkyries. These are really nice. A toy for the VF-1, YF-19, YF-21, and VF-19A were released. However, currently only the VF-1 toys can be found.

I keep hoping that Graham can convince Yamato to try GNU fighters in 1/144 or 1/100 scale.

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I know I could just keep my big ones in fighter mode, but spending $100-$250 and hardly transforming it is starting to make less sense :)

I'm not willing to spend the time it takes to learn how to transform one of these things in a decent time under 5 days and not break anything. Graham posted that he can do sub-5 minute transformations on the new '21. Good for him and everyone else that has learned how to do that but me, I 'gots stuff to do...

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I have lots of

VF-19

VF-19A

VF-1

VF-1S

VF-21

All mint and in their cases that I don't need that bad :)

He's ALIVE!

I'd actually build models if they made them bigger than 1/48. 1/32. It would be fun to have them look like real jets with crazy detail. Well actually buy it with every intention of building it.

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I know I could just keep my big ones in fighter mode, but spending $100-$250 and hardly transforming it is starting to make less sense :)

Thanks!

i myself havent transformed mostl of my valks yet, im too lazy

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