pondo Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 When I was a kid, the only way you could have a macross toy in my area was to have jetfire OR a non transformable robotech fighter. You would not BELIEVE the excitement when I found one of these pieces of garbage at a flea market.... thank god times have changed........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vi-RS Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 When I was a kid, the only way you could have a macross toy in my area was to have jetfire OR a non transformable robotech fighter. You would not BELIEVE the excitement when I found one of these pieces of garbage at a flea market.... thank god times have changed........ OMG, this is exactly the same toy that I got when I was 10 years old from a small grocery shop next to my school. I only have the vf-1s and it was my first valkyrie toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent-GHQ Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I remember these. Man it brings back good memories. I remember taking these to school with me when I was in 4th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I loved these. Everyone had them. And they were like the most bootlegged Valk toys ever. When those Banprestos came out, they really gave me an old-school buzz, reminding me of these guys. I guess that's why I like the Banprestos more than some of the other members here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 I forgot how bad that thing really was....I had the vf1s as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMax Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Hha... i remember these were THE macross toys to get! I remember there wa sa pencil sharpener version of this. The backpack was the sharpener. Only thing abt them was that they spoilt rather easily.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 When I was a kid, the only way you could have a macross toy in my area was to have jetfire OR a non transformable robotech fighter. You would not BELIEVE the excitement when I found one of these pieces of garbage at a flea market.... thank god times have changed........ I had the skull one of them! that was my first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 OMG, this is exactly the same toy that I got when I was 10 years old from a small grocery shop next to my school. I only have the vf-1s and it was my first valkyrie toy. I got the same exact one at the same exact age. I got mine at Ralph's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharky Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 The first Macross anything I had was the Revell model kits which branded all sorts of mecha from different things under the Robotech banner. But, the did have kits of a VF-1S and VF-1Js. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Fall 1984, Takatoku 1/55 VF-1S Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Fall 1984, Takatoku 1/55 VF-1S Roy. I had a Joke Machine VF-1S Roy Focker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Valkyrie Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I had a Joke Machine VF-1S Roy Focker. It was a second hand, bad shape and a collage in school gave it to me but in 1987 I've purchased the Jetfire and it was in Strike boxset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaorin Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) i'd say my first were several of those atrocious ARII figures from the late ninties, those awful re-toolings of their hideous 1/100 model kits that they released to "Celebrate" MACROSS' 15th anniversary... thank god times have changed........ you said it, man... Edited August 15, 2009 by Shaorin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Mine was the VF-1S version of this. Had the same wonky laser rifle (though kinda neat in a way). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSpex Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Mine was the VF-1S version of this. Had the same wonky laser rifle (though kinda neat in a way). Hahaha, I had the Roy in the OP, also bought from a flea market in Australia. They must have made millions of those things in the `80s. talk about a flashback. It wasn`t my first "macross" toy tho, it was Jetfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 Mine was the VF-1S version of this. Had the same wonky laser rifle (though kinda neat in a way). wow....LOVE that rifle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 ARG!!! Technically the 1S one ws my first Macross toy too. Although I did have access to my Brothers Jetfire and several build ARII kits before this. Now I have several of the little bastards just for old time sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 This was my first toy MACROSS! Its a combination of the Convertors Takatoku release (which I got first) and a multicolored bootleg's spiffy box and decals (which I'd gotten a couple of months later at a discount store). A little extra paint for good measure. When this was all you could find in the US back in the early 80s, it was an absolute treasure - and still is! ...but my first actual Macross toy was one of those Select CONVERTORS editions of the Henkei VF-1S, actual Takatoku production repackaged. Still have it, and I might shoot a pic or two of it tomorrow. I love those little Henkei Valks, and I think I've got about a half dozen or so of them, including the Convertors release of Takatoku's unproduced Super VF-1S. - AcroRay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derex3592 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 ohhh man, this thread is gonna make me have to dive DEEP into the back of the closet and pull out the goodies from the parents attic I found a few months back......more to come ...with pics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Just a few of my original Oldies!! The SDF-1 & VF-1S Strike are still packed up!! I got these back in the day when it was still a rumor that Robotech might actually be a Japanese Anime series. No Internet back then in 85' !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AcroRay Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Mine was the VF-1S version of this. Had the same wonky laser rifle (though kinda neat in a way). That gun is from the Sasuriger Battrain, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vifam7 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 That gun is from the Sasuriger Battrain, BTW. Thanks! The mystery is finally solved. I've always wondered where that rifle came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotheran Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 (edited) My first "Macross" I always wanted a Jetfire when I was young. I had never heard of Macross when I was young but I knew of Robotech but never understood why they never sold the "hero" robots until recently. Then I got my first real Macross!! Thanks to Jenius for this blog Anymoon.com for helping me decide on the specific version of the VF-1S to buy Edited August 16, 2009 by anotheran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 My first "Macross" I always wanted a Jetfire when I was young. I had never heard of Macross when I was young but I knew of Robotech but never understood why they never sold the "hero" robots until recently. Then I got my first real Macross!! Thanks to Jenius for this blog Anymoon.com for helping me decide on the specific version of the VF-1S to buy Cool! I loved jetfire. IN fact I'm gonna try to track one down. I really like the look of the rounded nose and the colouring, too. It's actually my favorite chunky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 (edited) Believe it or not - anime wasn't/isn't all that popular in Vermont.... Although if Hikaru was milking a Holstein that produced moonshine, there probably would have been an action figure in every General Store. Needless to say - we had what Kay-Bee toys carried, and not much else. So, my first item was the Revell "Orbot". I think my first toy was the cheesy Matchbox Skull-1 that held the 3 3/4" figure and didn't transform, although I don't feel like digging for it. My first "Macross" was the playset. Edited August 18, 2009 by RT junkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginrai Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Believe it or not - anime wasn't/isn't all that popular in Vermont.... Although if Hikaru was milking a Holstein that produced moonshine, there probably would have been an action figure in every General Store. Needless to say - we had what Kay-Bee toys carried, and not much else. So, my first item was the Revell "Orbot". I think my first toy was the cheesy Matchbox Skull-1 that held the 3 3/4" figure and didn't transform, although I don't feel like digging for it. My first "Macross" was the playset. Man would I love to have that SDF-1 playset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 It's actually pretty cheesy if you haven't seen it in person. But, for the mid-80s, when I was about 12, it was great imagination fodder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Believe it or not - anime wasn't/isn't all that popular in Vermont.... Although if Hikaru was milking a Holstein that produced moonshine, there probably would have been an action figure in every General Store. Needless to say - we had what Kay-Bee toys carried, and not much else. So, my first item was the Revell "Orbot". I think my first toy was the cheesy Matchbox Skull-1 that held the 3 3/4" figure and didn't transform, although I don't feel like digging for it. My first "Macross" was the playset. I LOVED the look of the old non-transformable 3 3/4"scale vf-1s fighter. They run a pretty big penny on e-bay.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT junkie Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Okay I found the storage bin with 'em, and a few others from the line. The rest of the destroids are in another one somewhere, but still, it was a nice trip down memory lane. I definitely need to take the dust cloth to the 1S toys though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Okay I found the storage bin with 'em, and a few others from the line. The rest of the destroids are in another one somewhere, but still, it was a nice trip down memory lane. I definitely need to take the dust cloth to the 1S toys though! those are sweet! The 1S has some serious charm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I had a Joke Machine VF-1S Roy Focker. Ditto. Or at least the Matchbox version. It's still my favorite transforming valk toy. Shortly after getting the joke machine I had: the same toy as pictured in the first post, only the pencil sharpener version. One of those pull-back-and-go Paro valks, released under the Convertors brand. Two model kits, one non-transforming Miriya and one transforming VF-1A cannon fodder One Matchbox Rick Hunter figure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Ditto. Or at least the Matchbox version. It's still my favorite transforming valk toy. Shortly after getting the joke machine I had: the same toy as pictured in the first post, only the pencil sharpener version. One of those pull-back-and-go Paro valks, released under the Convertors brand. Two model kits, one non-transforming Miriya and one transforming VF-1A cannon fodder One Matchbox Rick Hunter figure wow...you really had your share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriku Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 wow...you really had your share! Seems like it I suppose, but aside from the Joke Machine and Rick Hunter I thought they were all pretty cruddy. The pencil sharpener valk was easily on of the worst 'toys' I ever had. Ironically it's one of the few childhood toys I still have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 My first "Macross" toy would be this little Convertor Maladroid bad boy: I remember getting really bummed as a kid when I broke the handle on the gunpod (was trying to twist it around so the gunpod would be facing front in fighter mode). However, my first official Macross toy wouldn't come until much, much later: (Bandai Re-Release) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 My first "Macross" toy would be this little Convertor Maladroid bad boy: I remember getting really bummed as a kid when I broke the handle on the gunpod (was trying to twist it around so the gunpod would be facing front in fighter mode). However, my first official Macross toy wouldn't come until much, much later: (Bandai Re-Release) I've never been a huge fan of the chunky, but that's a pretty sweet roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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