FG Model FG-01 Jetfire (KO Yamato Arcadia 1:60 VF-1S)

[@gman6862]

Great piece. My absolute favorite Mecha ever designed. The cartoon hands are from the original animation and the robotic hands are from the Do you remember love Macross movie.

[@DADooWALKER]

Best TMReview comment: "I'd rather have not that pretty and sturdy than pretty and lose..." Great look figure if it pops back up I might pick it up. Thanks for the review.

[@demoskunk]

This is one time that "loose" is actually the correct spelling, lol!

[@DADooWALKER]

@@demoskunk I didn’t even notice that…I think it still works lol.

[@TMReviews]

Lol

[@thetitan914]

Saw your unboxing and bought this immediately. Detail looks great and so many display options. This is going right into my Jetfire shelf, I think it'll fit in perfectly. Looking forward to a sticker update video.... 😊

[@TMReviews]

Thanks!

[@ericksonmorales9270]

the stand emulates the launching crane from Macross the movie

[@priesttd]

Yes! The stand is an Homage to Macross-DYRL 1984.

[@UberNoodle]

Be a little bit careful of two things. The shoulder joints have always been a problem on the Yamato version of this mould, and although Yamato made some improvements to the strength of the joint, even that was prone to cracking over time. Arcadia, when it bought those moulds (after Yamato went bust) made some further improvements, but the weakness is in the DNA of the engineering. Also, watch out for potential breakage of the connectors on the underside of the wings. These can come off when removing the ordinance sometimes.

[@priesttd]

Being an old Anime head myself, This is basically based off the movie Macross - Do you remember Love from 1984. Hikaru aka Rick Hunter pilots this Valkyrie towards the end of movie for the final scene. I would of never thought in a million years a 3rd party company would do a Crossover Transformers G1 version.

[@sheetpostmodernist398]

I'm absolutely loving this thing, even with the weird mix of markings it got. Some notes about articulation: - It looks like yours has the same secondary elbow joint situation as mine. One is insanely stiff, while the other works fine. I think it's due to a molding or assembly error. - The knees actually have a small extension joint in them to give more range of motion both forward and back. It helps to avoid colliding with the armor packs. - The shoulder joints are fairly easy to open up for maintenance. You need to _gently_ spread the covers by the corners, and they will slide off over their locator studs, exposing the screws to loosen the joints, or just disassemble them. A couple of thoughts on the markings and logos though, because two things stuck in my mind about it. First, yes, they were absolutely not shy about copying the original G1 Jetfire packaging, but I noticed the actual Autobot logo is entirely missing from it. They removed any instance of it from the artwork, so maybe that's some absolute line they couldn't cross to avoid legal action? I don't mind needing to pick up some logos to use on the toy, but it's too bad it's missing from the box. Second, about the Macross markings, I actually wonder if they _couldn't_ remove those for this release. Since these came from a Macross KO production line, I would not be surprised if a lot of the markings are part of a single production process that does all of the tampo printing at once before the parts are even removed from the molding sprues, and all they were able to change was the colors the markings were printed with, rather than what was printed. Or, they could have just left them there to help deflect any copyright investigation. Hard to say. I'm definitely going to be repainting a few parts and adding some decals for a more accurate Jetfire scheme, but it also makes me think of the original Matsushiro Jetfires that still had some of the Macross markings printed on them.

[@saysoun752]

I'm glad you like him. I collect mostly Masterpiece figures along with anime and Macross figures. This will scale nicely with my other Macross figures. I do like Arcadia so a KO of Jetfire in a Macross figure is perfectly fine with me. They're solid figures that feel like they might break but, I've yet to have one breakage from any of my figures.

[@dbangs7592]

Decided I needed to get it once I saw the box it comes in. Order placed, thanks!

[@dannyhernandez5253]

Where did you order from

[@RidiculousBadgerGames]

Dude i didnt even know there was a KO of this. Looks great

[@TMReviews]

Yeah it does look good, and comes with a ton,.almost too much 🤣

[@onslaught7729]

Muy bonito, aunque si algo pequeño, en lo personal no me adapto a ese molde para jetfire, por que de niño vi macross, y ahí es donde vi ese robot, lo del asiento qué le pones en el cuello, creo que es, por que en la serie animada, cuando los pilotos querían salir del robot, por ahí se asomaba el asiento ,y la cabeza se inclinaba hacia abajo ,creo que con esa idea pusieron ese accesorio, pero para jetfire, no tiene ninguna necesidad de usarlo, la armadura, es asombrosa, felicidades por tener tan buena figura. 👍

[@jonathanbrown943]

Thank you for making an excellent video with great instructions, such a huge help to a noob like me. This is my first Valkyrie besides the g1 I had as a kid. Liked and subscribed, best vid for this figure by far.

[@TMReviews]

Thank you! I appreciate that

[@justinferrell684]

The neck piece and seat behind the head is for the Macross Veritech mode. In the first or second episode of Macross, Rick Hunter exits the Veritech in robot mode by tilting the head all the way forward and the seats rise up out of the neck.

[@donaldjackson4456]

In my opinion it scales with legends. If you take the pilot out and put him next to new age Optimus its spot on and looks like he can drive the truck. Its near perfect. Anything larger and the human pilot is way to small.

[@drdiekast549]

Great review, clear parts were a PO bonus

[@TMReviews]

Thanks

[@JimmyHauser]

Great review as always. If you want a little history on those hands; there are rounded and robotic versions because one was from the macross tv show, and the other was from the movie. So Arcadia decided to include both, and Valkyrie factory then did too. As for the all the un spacy and skull squadron graphics; my thinking is they probably did not want to retool all the tampo pads. But that’s just my theory. As for the heat shield (the cockpit cover) I just popped mine out of the track. It comes out very easily.

[@TMReviews]

Thanks Jimmy, great info

[@quocd5580]

"Thinnest plastic shoulder hinge piece" broke/cracked on my yamato version 1 mold, which i sold off cheap. This Arcadia Version 2 mold (FG Model) has thicker plastic i believe and doesn't cracked/break that i heard of yet.

[@AliLovesADrink]

I wanted this toy more than anythjng as a kid

[@frankierivera5451]

Pre ordered the delux cant wait looks great awesome review as always ❤

[@thelibraview9032]

Where can you preorder this at?

[@Pool-qm4og]

Thank you for the review. Very informative and it looks great!

[@TMReviews]

Thanks for watching

[@demoskunk]

It's gorgeous. I'll consider it a special deco VF-1 because I prefer Macross over Transformers :D

[@DragoonMS]

That Iron Factory Jetfire is sooo tiny!! Makes me glad I got that TNT01 oversized KO, it's a more fitting size for Legends and stuff (definitely works great with Magic Square Optimus 2.0, NewAge Megatron, even Hasbro's Core class Seekers and Soundwave). So there's no way to snag the FG-01 for under a Benjamin, eh? That part sucks, especially when prices on G1 toy KOs are already way outta hand, outta pocket, & outta clothes. BUT...given that both the Arcadia Valkyrie *and* G1 Jetfire go for stupid amounts of money on the likes of evilBay, it's absolutely a viable alternamative. I'm not a fan of them bubble butt hands, either; but it is accurate to the original toys...just like that big ol' propane tank lookin' gun.

[@blissfairchild7194]

I WANT THIS ONE!

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

There's a lot of people who would like this, especially if they haven't owned an Arcadia or Yamato version before. But I'll still stick with the brand new ThreeZero iteration rather than the 20 year old engineering of this one. It also has plenty of diecast, so will be nice and hefty in comparison

[@TMReviews]

Did they make a Jetfire version?

[@drewlovelyhell4892]

@@TMReviews No, but Jetfire is ultimately just a Macross knock-off with an autobot symbol on it anyway. I'd rather get a Fokker VF-1S. G1 Jetfire was my holy grail Transformer when I was a kid, but I had never heard of Macross back then. And he didn't even show up in the cartoon. We just got Skyfire instead, who I never liked, since his design is a poor substitute for the beautiful Valkyrie.

[@llSmallCrimesll]

It really looks great armored up, and although It feels like a KO the build is still good. It holds poses, the joints are done well but it could have used a full paint job. I got a stress mark when putting on the backpack so use caution. Three Zero however, did a much better job though (esp. w/ hardware) and If they put one out in these colors I'm in 100%. Needs stickers to cover the U.N. Spacy/Jolly Roger details for full effect.

[@TMReviews]

Same, if threezero does Jetfire (and they already have the transformers license) im 100% in

[@vlenhoff]

You have to pull down the kneecaps, so you can achieve the perfect "A" Gerwalk stance. Tienes que bajar las rodillas, para que puedas posarlo en la pose "A" en modo Guardián.

[@gtoney]

Awsome Figure! Looks Fantastic, Great Review ✨️😁

[@TMReviews]

Thanks G

[@T16skyhopp]

The stand is a KO of a Yamato/Arcadia stand they sell every now and then. Agree, box TF branding and jet macross branding is questionable.

[@JeffTanko]

Nice looking figure! Where did you get the KO?

[@Ianorig]

The gun doesn't fit properly against the arm because the back of it is misassembled. The smaller fin should be against the arm when it's held. You can split the tail in half along the seam and reassemble. Will likely need glue to secure it.

[@TrojanLloydPer]

to the 3rd/4th party company they becareful on this Skyfire/Jetfire was based on Yamato Arcadia 1:60 VF-1S :P

[@chrisvellner3922]

The version I ordered, after seeing your unboxing video, does not come with the display stand. I hope to find something in clear acrylic. I've been making custom tech spec cards for a while and have gotten quite good at it. I'll be making a custom G1 style tech spec card for this specific figure for sure.

[@austinwelch7313]

If they upscaled this to MP I'd be in.

[@sheetpostmodernist398]

Out of curiosity, how much bigger would it be in MP scale? I'm not very familiar with the MP scaling charts, so I honestly don't know what MP scale would be on this one. XD What I _can_ say though is that in terms of the jet, these are made in 1/60 scale based on the Macross design specs, which is the same "real life" scale as the original MP-3 Starscream and its later variants.

[@j-frame]

Disharmony Gold will be seething right now as they saw this and they cannot do anything.

[@TheStriderSyd]

I think that the flight stand that you have there is not technically a flight stand. I believe that this "flight stand" here is actually supposed to be something liken to the mechanical launching arm that's seen in the beginning of "Super Dimensional Fortress MACROSS The Movie Do You Remember Love" movie. Here's a clip, you'll see the "flight stand/mechanical launching arm" in question at about 02:01 the ways in..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn67ZYh_p9-KZqc

[@freakenstein1984]

Lol we did the same video on the same day lol . Great review. Do you know what purple one is called ????

[@TMReviews]

Thanks, I'll check yours. Purple would be shattered glass Jetfire, did they make one?!

[@frankierivera5451]

Vf-1S is the purple one only 800 made of the non K.O.

[@TMReviews]

Where?!

[@freakenstein1984]

@frankierivera5451 dam I really want that one

[@freakenstein1984]

@TMReviews I seen the Original ones had a purple one

[@bahaawadallah8715]

Can someone tell me or send me a link, Where can I order or buy this?

[@nerdycatgoddess]

please make a how-to video on gluing that black arm panel and not messing up just in case other have this issue

[@TMReviews]

I actually tried and it fell off again. Not sure I know how-to lol

[@nerdycatgoddess]

@@TMReviews try and clean it and use a different brand of super glue is my current idea gorilla glue?

[@JustinEpperson-m8z]

Lockman Field

[@sidearmsalpha]

I would have liked a red heat shield instead and no skull insignias to better match Jetfire. And the arm armor parts are wrong. Jetfire was based on the Super Valkyrie from the TV series, not the ones from the DYRL movie. I have a junker VF-1S. I'll just use the heat shield from that one and paint it red.

[@axebox]

Curious how it compares with Kitzconcept VF-1S God Of Flame.

[@TMReviews]

Much better than kitz concept in terms of quality, kitz has more vibrant paint tho

[@SheridanLorraine-i6x]

Sierra Garden

[@charlesdotterman4580]

Almost 300$

[@GRiNDWiZARD187]

[@MarkVersion1]

SInce this is supposed to be like original G1 jetfire, i wonder why it has the UN Spacy logo

[@TMReviews]

Because its a copy of the Yamato Arcadia Macross VF-1S

[@MarkVersion1]

@@TMReviews Yeah it's on a Transformers box though

[@JohnGriffin11]

The first run of G1 Jetfire toy had the Macross kite logo on its wing… so this technically works, especially if you throw a Toyhax autobot sticker on the nose.

[@youmongrel]

Why won’t someone just KO the original at full size, it’s obvious nobody is protecting the trademark in China.

[@TMReviews]

That is a great question lol

[@JimmyHauser]

Well, the original Takatoku toy was acquired by Bandai, and unlike Hasbro/takara, Bandai does protect their Ip. And rather aggressively at that. There was a cheap knockoff being sold recently (I bought a few of them) but they don’t seem to be very available anymore. I would bet Bandai had something to do with that.

[@RavageEject84]

Hopefully that stand can hold up all that weight 🤣

[@TMReviews]

It definitely does

[@صالحال-ش6م]

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[@TMReviews]

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[@FlyingVEE967]

LOL speaking for the masses eh? “I rather have not-that-pretty and sturdy, than pretty and loose” 🫡