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WTB 1/55 Elintseeker and 1/55 Super Ostrich


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I still have my original Elintseeker that I purchased at Mikado's in Japantown, San Francisco. No yellowing and stickers applied.

Nice, what year did you purchase it in? I travelled with my family through SF Japantown in 1985 when I was 7 just after I`d seen Robotech and remember seeing the VF-1S and drooling over it but not being able to figure out what the squiggly writing was on the box. I knew they had it at Toys R Us as Jet Fire (when it wasn`t sold out) but these boxes in SF had my heros from RT on them and were so much cooler and intriguing...

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Nice, what year did you purchase it in? I travelled with my family through SF Japantown in 1985 when I was 7 just after I`d seen Robotech and remember seeing the VF-1S and drooling over it but not being able to figure out what the squiggly writing was on the box. I knew they had it at Toys R Us as Jet Fire (when it wasn`t sold out) but these boxes in SF had my heros from RT on them and were so much cooler and intriguing...

I believe it was around April of 1985 and I remember being disappointed because I wanted Skull leader or one of the other television valkyries. I had no idea that a movie had been made or that the original Takatoku collection was no longer in production. About a month later I purchased the VT-Superostrich and the Strike Valkrie for about $35 each.

Imagine my surprise years later when I discovered that I had purchased the hard to find valkyries that had somewhat disappointed me in 1985. At the time, Jetfire just wasn't Macross/Robotech enough for me but I ended up buying one anyway. As a matter of fact, I still have my original Jetfire and although the box is missing, the Jetfire is in pristine condition. The stickers were falling off a couple of years ago so I bought a replacement set from Anasazi37 and it is now perfect.

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I believe it was around April of 1985 and I remember being disappointed because I wanted Skull leader or one of the other television valkyries. I had no idea that a movie had been made or that the original Takatoku collection was no longer in production. About a month later I purchased the VT-Superostrich and the Strike Valkrie for about $35 each.

Imagine my surprise years later when I discovered that I had purchased the hard to find valkyries that had somewhat disappointed me in 1985. At the time, Jetfire just wasn't Macross/Robotech enough for me but I ended up buying one anyway. As a matter of fact, I still have my original Jetfire and although the box is missing, the Jetfire is in pristine condition. The stickers were falling off a couple of years ago so I bought a replacement set from Anasazi37 and it is now perfect.

Thats so cool. Thanks for sharing.

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