Robotech Veritech Fighter Restoration - Matchbox 1985 VF-1S

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RetroBlasting gets a Matchbox Robotech Veritech ready for the flight line!
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@RetroRobotRadio
@RetroRobotRadio 4 жыл бұрын
We need a conversion kit to turn the Veritech into a transforming toy. 3D printed maybe?
@ShawnSJames
@ShawnSJames 10 жыл бұрын
Have one of these. Got it on clearance at Kiddie City an age ago. Putting it up for auction NOW. And you are right, this toy is FRAGILE. Had issues with it 25 years ago with the landing gear, and had the "head" snap off and one of the clips that holds the rifle in place break off when I put it in storage. Had no idea it was so rare. Thanks for the great video on the history of the Robotech Veritech fighter.
@Mechakick
@Mechakick 8 жыл бұрын
+Shawn James Hi Shawn, How rare are these? I had one and took it back as I could tell I was gonna break it. I have the SDF-1 playset, does anyone know how rare that is?
@The_Mimewar
@The_Mimewar 10 жыл бұрын
Robotech: the only show to hold a loftier status in my memories than Transformers.
@gutz1981
@gutz1981 8 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for a Robotech video. Come on guys.
@HarryPartridge
@HarryPartridge 10 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of this channel. Thanks Mike & Melinda.
@dragonpjb
@dragonpjb Ай бұрын
Mod that thing. Make it transform!
@AdamBeggy
@AdamBeggy 10 жыл бұрын
Wow Matchbox, even left the pegs in place where the shoulders would swivel out, like on Jetfire or the Yamato models. Oh man, this would have been amazing if it transformed. I remember seeing this in Lionel Playworld.
@RoyalKnightVIII
@RoyalKnightVIII 6 жыл бұрын
If HG could just release this toy with the transformation restored, I know fanatics would buy it.
@jboypacman
@jboypacman 10 жыл бұрын
Yikes this was actually nerve racking but am glad to see you were able to restore it to it's former glory.
@BomberMonkAssassin32
@BomberMonkAssassin32 8 жыл бұрын
This is the main reason i subscribed to this channel the toy restorations(mostly the ones he does on his transformers G1 collections)his thoughts and opinions on 80's cartoons i always wondered where they(hasbro)got or should i say stole the idea for the G1 jetfire toyline figure they took it from robotech i never even knew that even back then...
@DanBreauxArt
@DanBreauxArt 2 жыл бұрын
I would love for another toy manufacturer to pick up this design and reengineer it to transform and be more durable.
@Yu1awAngerWolf82
@Yu1awAngerWolf82 10 жыл бұрын
There was this shop in Manchester England that I loved going to, it was called Odyssey One (then it became a Forbidden Planet and I still go there even know) and it had Classic Robotech Figures and Vehicles, mint condition still in their original package never been opened. If only I had know about them then and that they were worth something I probably would have bought them, but at the time I was into collecting Aliens and Predator figures from Kenner.
@Corlock78
@Corlock78 7 жыл бұрын
Wow, the head on the Matchbox VF-1S is a weird hybrid. The main body of the head is the VF-1J as you said. But the VF-1J head only has one cannon on each side, while the VF-1S has two cannons on each side. So the Matchbox VF-1S has a Vf-1J head main body with the cannons of a VF-1S. So, it's kind of a VF-1S head, but also not, and kind of a VF-1J head, but also not.
@CobraTheSpacePirate
@CobraTheSpacePirate 3 жыл бұрын
With some 3D printing you could make the left over one transform!
@DarkAlex1978
@DarkAlex1978 Жыл бұрын
Some original parts could be still used, like the tail block, the wings, part of the legs, the head and the cockpit, but the rest need to be redesigned anew. Not and easy job but quite possible.
@fanboywannabe
@fanboywannabe 10 жыл бұрын
had this toy stored away in the garage up until a year ago don't know what happened to it, I remember countless arguments with friends growing up on the jet fire sky fire argument lol
@tijnvdlinden
@tijnvdlinden 7 жыл бұрын
fanboywannabe I'm g
@tommyvercetti9974
@tommyvercetti9974 9 жыл бұрын
MAN someone should TELL Robotech Creators to RE-RELEASE this! i mean IMAGINE TRANSFORMATION! they could sell ALOT! fuck the Law Suit! its Robotech Property to transform it to a Mech as the TV-Show shows! i LOVE Macross more myself. BUT this toy this szie Huge! would be amazing standing on my Shelf transformed with Roy Fokker standing next to it! lol that would be AMAZING! ALOT OF SELLS! GET TOYNAMI to do it! they make there 100 scales transform like Macross toys do today like Yamato. you might as well do it like Jet fire for this one. that shouldnt be a Bullshit Law Suit sue. because everyone else is copying each other on Yamato lol
@Mechakick
@Mechakick 8 жыл бұрын
+Tommy Vercetti Hi, I really like the 1/48 Yamato Valkyries, they're superplastic but are pretty massive and look great. I was able to get a weathering version, not everyone loves them but I really love mine.
@mahatmarandy5977
@mahatmarandy5977 5 жыл бұрын
Ah, man, I worked in a toy store xmas of '85, and I stocked the shelves with these things (And the USS Flag), and I thought, "Well, no reason to buy it now, I'm sure the show will be popular for years, and I"ll be able to pick it up cheaper over the summer." Nope. Stupid me. I did manage to get an SDF-1, however. It's a bummer this didn't transform. I honestly did not know that until now.
@ThatBrownBat777
@ThatBrownBat777 10 жыл бұрын
Funny, didn't Harmony Gold take Hasbro to court last year because of the GI Joe/ Jetfire toy? I guess they settled the dispute in October 2013, but....I can't think of words to finish my thought.
@ThatBrownBat777
@ThatBrownBat777 10 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, it was the Comic Con model kit with untransformable vehicles. It's just funny how one character could cause so much trouble. Anyway, from what I understand, Currently, Harmony Gold owns the transformable Veritech toy/ model designs in the US. Somebody correct me if I am wrong because this is confusing.
@IrishKyokushin
@IrishKyokushin 10 жыл бұрын
ThatBrownBat It was a G.I.JOE Sky Striker done up in Jetfire colors with an attachable booster set to promote a G.I.JOE/Transformers cross over IIRC.
@米空軍パイロット
@米空軍パイロット 6 жыл бұрын
The thing is, the original Transformers Jetfire toy was made using the same mold as a VF-1S Super Valkyrie, and Hasbro bought the rights to the Transformers franchise. Therefore, Hasbro has rightful ownership over a design, which is the exact same as the Veritech fighters. In truth, Harmony Gold only bough the show and owns none of the designs themselves, but that is for another time.
@MrJon76
@MrJon76 5 жыл бұрын
@@米空軍パイロット I think G1 Jetfire was a Bandai design that Hasbro went into production on before realizing that it wasn't included with the deal that they had with Takara. Matchbox acquired the rights to reproduce the design in North America from Bandai simultaneously, so Hasbro changed the look and name of Jetfire to Skyfire as the G1 Jetfire toy was already released to the public!
@TheJohno95
@TheJohno95 7 жыл бұрын
As a kid, when my cousin and I played Robotech, we used a G.I. Joe Sky Striker for the jets and Jetfire for the mecha. Jetfire was much better put together than most Transformers and much better than the actual Robotech toys. They figures were so cheap! Only one I saw that didn't suck were the Invid.
@maxbrandt6
@maxbrandt6 10 жыл бұрын
What a shame there were shitty lawsuits over something that was NEVER a part of the Transformer/Diaclone toyline to begin with! This must have been a very rare toy back in the 80s since I never remember seeing them in toy stores at all.
@bartdman95
@bartdman95 10 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear about your ebey purchase. But at least you have an additional story to tell for the video. :) Is the Robotech Veritech Fighter bigger than the G.I.Joe Sky Striker? If I'm not mistaken, that kind of Veritech Fighter never got to the Mass retail market here in the Philippines. Only the pilots action figures did. I found that odd. Coz, all we had here were the Macross Jetfire sized toy robots. :D
@j2times2006
@j2times2006 9 жыл бұрын
Man as a kid I was hugely disappointed when I opened it up and found it didn't transform. All of matchboxes robotech stuff sucked with the exception of the invid shock trooper
@marcothommen2484
@marcothommen2484 4 жыл бұрын
Yes.... that call a WHAAAMBULANCE for these copyright idiots!
@keithhorning7753
@keithhorning7753 4 жыл бұрын
Soon you reverse a modification to make the toy more show accurate, and you part out a perfectly good one to do so. I don't see it myself but hey, lots of good info just the same.
@RocketPunchArmy
@RocketPunchArmy 10 жыл бұрын
Great video, never knew bout its origins and its plan for transformation
@TenchiJeff
@TenchiJeff 4 жыл бұрын
One of these was out of the package at a store in the mall, and I would always try to bend the legs to transform it, and was always upset that I could not figure it out.
@MadTheDJ
@MadTheDJ 5 жыл бұрын
Okay, I'd love to see a total kit bash of this toy where some ambitious soul completely chops it up, crafts new sections and joins, and creates a (likely no-transformable) robot version, just to say "Screw you, lawsuit! I'll transform my toy if I damn well feel like it!"
@270yis7
@270yis7 10 жыл бұрын
It's Robo...technology!
@1942PANTHERV
@1942PANTHERV 4 жыл бұрын
i've bought stuff like that..and i had to repair it myself
@jeffschwab4380
@jeffschwab4380 8 жыл бұрын
for robotech fans the whole original series is on Netflix
@RedwoodTheElf
@RedwoodTheElf 5 жыл бұрын
Well the Funimation Dub called "Robotech" is. I'd still like to see the original Super Dimension Fortress Macross, just to compare the storylines.
@bobastu
@bobastu 5 жыл бұрын
@@RedwoodTheElf the dubbed and maybe non-dubbed Macross series is on Amazon, I think. So is Southern Cross, and MOSPEADA. I want to see the JDM version of Battle of the Planet, Gatchaman. Good luck.
@emilflognoid1532
@emilflognoid1532 4 жыл бұрын
Your guy who makes battle star 3.75 ships needs to do a parts upgrade to make this transform
@TheMastreano
@TheMastreano 3 жыл бұрын
anyone reverse engineer it into an actual transformable Varitech?
@jojst1
@jojst1 9 жыл бұрын
The paperback books by Jack Mckinney are great. I would say better than the cartoon even though it had a great intro!
@Tamereno
@Tamereno 8 жыл бұрын
more robotech!!!
@joaomotta9652
@joaomotta9652 7 жыл бұрын
You know, as a millennial, it's really hard for me to collect these awesome old toys, i wish some company would re release these robotech toys for macross fans and collectors, also make the valkyrie or veritech, fully transformable.
@NickBartolo
@NickBartolo 8 жыл бұрын
Did you ever do another video about these Robotech toys?
@lopony7944
@lopony7944 3 жыл бұрын
📣 MOD THAT SHYT AND MAKE IT TRANSFORMABLE
@JAKQ456
@JAKQ456 10 жыл бұрын
you should have displayed his name so everybodys know who he is
@Tintros
@Tintros 10 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see the old school VF's getting some attention and care like this. Makes me want to dig my Robotech stuff out of the attic and go over their condition...
@josephwalk1747
@josephwalk1747 4 жыл бұрын
is it at all possible to make this thing transform or at least possible to put it into robot mode with some miner customizastion?
@MJKToys
@MJKToys 10 жыл бұрын
I have the original and the Exo-force version. One of my favorites to be sure.
@trence5
@trence5 10 жыл бұрын
wow - I do NOT recall ever seeing that toy commercial; then again I never saw the Robotech cartoon until the 90's thanks to cartoon network.
@doctorx0079
@doctorx0079 5 жыл бұрын
Whoa, I actually know Greg Tyler, he works in my office. He must be more of a super collector than I thought!
@RoyalKnightVIII
@RoyalKnightVIII 6 жыл бұрын
6 weeks eh? Years later, knowing y'all I think the wait will be worth it
@gutz1981
@gutz1981 8 жыл бұрын
Could have sworn this toy when I was given one as a gift could transform into Guardian mode. I only remember this because I was disapointed that it did not go full Battleoid mode. I wonder if I am wrong because I saw a prototype image as this toy did transform into Guardian mode. Do you know, since I bought one back in the day in Australia, did the model that get shipped out to Australia was the one that was more prototype style or is my memory playing tricks on me? I just remember the head was restricting half of the body to fold as though it could fold.
@jesseguajardo8592
@jesseguajardo8592 4 жыл бұрын
I always thought this toy transformed into battloid mode, but not guardian mode
@CHASEMARC
@CHASEMARC 2 жыл бұрын
Can you modify it to be a transforming mecha?
@Saber808
@Saber808 9 жыл бұрын
Takatoku is the rarest and the real thing among Macross
@1701Tex
@1701Tex 10 жыл бұрын
Don't eat the yellow missiles! 17:23
@soultrip7
@soultrip7 7 жыл бұрын
god i love this channel
@MattDeckard
@MattDeckard 24 күн бұрын
Had one of those a long long time ago and dismantled it in hopes there was a way it could transform. Such a missed play opportunity by making it stuck in jet mode. I’m sure a lot of kids tried dismantling it in hopes it could do more. I’m hoping someone will take the time one day to print out parts to make a transformable version of the Matchbox Veritrch. Good job on the vid!
@JadeElf
@JadeElf 2 жыл бұрын
I actually skipped buying these toys when i was a kid because they couldn't transform. still kinda cool to see one restored though.
@Teatime7771
@Teatime7771 10 жыл бұрын
That Robotech toy was the same design for the G1 transformer, Jetfire.
@primusvsunicron1
@primusvsunicron1 10 жыл бұрын
G1 Jetfire IS a Macross toy
@米空軍パイロット
@米空軍パイロット 6 жыл бұрын
PrimusVsUnicron No. It's a transformers toy that ised the same exact plastic molds for production and varied only slightly in paint scheme.
@VulpisFoxfire
@VulpisFoxfire 5 жыл бұрын
@@米空軍パイロット It even still has the UN Spacy emblems molded into it.
@米空軍パイロット
@米空軍パイロット 5 жыл бұрын
@@VulpisFoxfire Yep. They never changed the molds. Only the coloring.
@Cavillier1970
@Cavillier1970 10 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to the Robotech videos MIke, this was one line I never got into andnever watched the show. It seemed to much like the Vehcile Voltron series (which was the better of the Voltrons) I've heard bits & pieces about the whole Jetfire/Skyfire- Robotech bitchfight but am really looking forward to learning the whole history from you and Melinda. I think you should share the ebay sellers name and info so anyone else whos a restorer wont get burned and folks avoid the prick like the plague.
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309 8 жыл бұрын
They shoulda just made a nontransformable robot, not plane mode. That's like making a Action Master TF in plane mode! Harmony Gold hasn't done jack for decades now. If they still exist they obviously have not translated any new anime titles like MACROSS 2,3,PLUS,etc. There used to be talk about other anime titles like with ORGUSS, DOUGRAM, DORVACK, ZILLION, etc but for better or worse nothing was ever made except by fans for conventions. Harmony Gold did originally English dub a MOSPEADA pilot that was more accurate than ROBOTECH. Then even call Scott "Stick" instead. Also they did the earlier version of MACROSS where Rick Hunter was instead called RICK YAMATA, it was a more accurate dub version of MACROSS but only got released at conventions etc.
@bobastu
@bobastu 5 жыл бұрын
Good vid! The ongoing Robotech and JDM distinct stand-alone series is so SMH!!!! I found out Harmony Gold retained it's original rights in a recent sit down. It's funny, S7 has Macross Micronians in 1:18 scale, while MEPTOYS has Zentraedi Breetai, currently, at 1/100 scale (makes him six inches), a good height for use with S7 figures. MEPTOYS has plans for a 1:18 Dana Sterling from Southern Cross. The license just goes everywhere! There were even nods in the Voltron cartoon to Rick Hunter, Lisa Hayes, Max and Miriya Sterling, and Roy Fokker as an instructor in the lounge. Imagine if someone took a Jetfire transformer, upscale all of the parts to 1:18, then actually built it. It would be a true to scale, three or four foot tall, Veritech. Then put an S7 Rick Hunter in the cockpit.
@violet-kittychick
@violet-kittychick 5 ай бұрын
Like I am just watching the Robotech TV Series on my Apple TV hey!! Seeing all of this is both fascinating and also sad because the toy makers back then should have given all of this to the world in an unlocked way hey!! I think they should like do that now so the collectors and fans can get what they wanted and cherish it hey!!
@Goldnfoxx
@Goldnfoxx 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'm waltzing in here like 5¾-years after the fact with a comment. Just in defense of whomever sold you that, the only reason I know the difference between a VF-1S and a VF-1J myself is because I was a huge fan of the tabletop RPG guides. I didn't even know until my sudden and inexplicable spate of searching KZbin for Robotech-related videos that the Jetfire license prevented them from even letting the Skull-1 transform, let alone that they stuck the wrong head on its undercarriage. If you wanted to sell it and thought it was the same head, your excuse might well sound like that guy's.
@grotezakhooi
@grotezakhooi 8 жыл бұрын
know how to repair the Masterpiece collection series 1 Roy Fokkers Jolly Roger? left leg broke off at the metal joint :( "Semi"repaired the "backpack" that broke off at one time :) but it never looked as good as it was ,wish i kept it in the box !!! but hey !..ITS A TOY !!! hehe
@jean-paulaudette9246
@jean-paulaudette9246 4 жыл бұрын
I loved the Veritech Hover Tank from Southern Cross. Loved. The Matchbox issue did the biped-tank mode, and battloid mode, but not the no-leg tank/transport. I wonder if any toy ever did. I'd also love to see other (veritech & single-mode) mecha from that series.
@jean-paulaudette9246
@jean-paulaudette9246 4 жыл бұрын
I loved the Veritech Hover Tank from Southern Cross. Loved. The Matchbox issue did the biped-tank mode, and battloid mode, but not the no-leg tank/transport. I wonder if any toy ever did. I'd also love to see other (veritech & single-mode) mecha from that series.
@RayShadow278
@RayShadow278 4 жыл бұрын
It is a Jetfire head, but that Jetfire mold was based on the Takatoku VF-1S, the earliest Valkyrie toy that predates Transformers. It's still a shitty thing to do don't get me wrong, but it is the appropriate head for that design, since Matchbox fucked up and used J-type head with the S-type's quad laser turrets I'm aware I'm 6 years late for this video
@vlenhoff
@vlenhoff 4 жыл бұрын
I remember wanting to make mine actually transform. Maybe today with 3d printers it is possible, but that cockpit is way too big. Might as well get a bandai or takatoku chunkey monkeys, and call it a day. Which is what i eventually did. This Robotech toy is like The Last Jedi: So much potential, but a failed attempt. I may even have some of the missiles somewhere. If i find them, you can have them.
@necares
@necares 10 жыл бұрын
Sorry about the ebay seller. When the system works, it's a great freling that the toy collecting community, through transparency and honesty can collectively appreciate the vintage toys. When the system doesn't work, Amazon or Ebay sellers selling opened items as MISB or claiming mint or complete when clearly the item is not, it's just a frustrating and wholely negative experience. Great videos, keep up the great work.
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309 8 жыл бұрын
Wanna get rid of that broken one for a good deal? I've been wanting to get an extra to experiment with in an attempt to have it in stuck in robot mode. I know that may seem impossible, at least to make a good quality robot toy, especially since the arms wouldn't go forward in robot mode. But that's something I'd like to experiment with to try to make a Matchbox Veretech stuck in robot mode instead . If anyone has one and is interested, go to my ANIME KAISER website.
@davidmreyes77
@davidmreyes77 10 жыл бұрын
This confused me as a 10 year old in 1987. Robotech Matchbox toys were basically being liquidated in '87 due to decline in popularity and the original American series being over. My father took me to a toy store for my tenth birthday and let me pick out anything I wanted and I saw this and wanted it and I think my dad was glad it was relatively cheap in price too. I get home and open it and I was kind of bummed that it didn't transform. But I still had fun with it. Imagination made up for the lack of transforming.
@LurkMoar101
@LurkMoar101 3 жыл бұрын
I swore black and blue that this could transform when I got one in the 80s. I could see the damn hinges! Luckily, I was too young to attempt forcing it and left it alone. Now after all these years I see the stories of why it was meant to but never was able to. I also had the Zentradi Officer Battlepod (I seem to remember it being called a Marauder for some reason) and your standard Battlepod as well. I searched far and wide for a Cyclone but alas, Australia seemed to never have any available.
@kidchuckle
@kidchuckle 10 жыл бұрын
wow I had no idea that matchbox Veritech was SO BAD! I always saw the bandai around china town or bootlegs. But never the matchbox ones.
@SniffHeinkel
@SniffHeinkel 4 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a kid a friend of mine had the Transformer Jetfire. I watched the Robotech cartoon so I immediately recognized the design. I thought it was strange that they made a Transformer out of the VF-1 Valkyrie. I had no idea they made an official toy. Shame they bolted it down like that. What a crock of shit.
@masterlex34
@masterlex34 5 ай бұрын
Great video!!! By chance you ever do one of these for the matchbox sdf-1. I got one that needs some care but wouldn't mind something like this for it lol
@sgecko7
@sgecko7 10 жыл бұрын
I had this toy back in the day... lol I remember the disappointment when I took it out of the box and tried to transform it. I still kinda liked it though. In the end it became beige instead of yellow and I just let it rot...
@auberondreaming
@auberondreaming 8 жыл бұрын
So the original toy had a VF-1J head with VF-1S laser cannons AND the grey goggles of the VF-1J when its wearing the GBP full armor. Wow that's crazy they got it so wrong originally!
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309 8 жыл бұрын
Ever try remolding it so it could transform into a robot? I did but the obvious problems you will have is it will pretty much be a airplane standing up at best. The arms could be sorta doubled to make kinda a 4 arm robot but it will have little articulation at best for transforming it. You can try also doing it in gerwalk mode but again the same problems with the arms. You'll have to sorta remix 2 toys to make 1 partly transformable robot at best. If you like rare Robotech anime check out the ROBOTECH GUNDAM WAR CHRONICLES shown at ANIME DAY CON etc. Fans made a Robotech version of GUNDAM before it was ever translated back then. Harmony Gold shoulda used ORGUSS as future English dubbed episodes.
@jojst1
@jojst1 8 жыл бұрын
This video has gotten a lot of views. Do you think you will have a video just on ROBOTECH, the show and\or the toys that were available in the 80´s? Thanks for all the cool vids. I enjoy them a lot!
@demoskunk
@demoskunk 9 жыл бұрын
It's a shame about the lawsuit, but I gotta say, had this toy been able to fully transform, it would've had one FUNKY-looking battroid mode due to the fat cockpit and skinny intakes/hips!
@primusvsunicron1
@primusvsunicron1 10 жыл бұрын
Will there be a photoshop robot mode of the Matchbox Robotech Veritech Fighter in the Robotech double video?
@aremdvnasophia
@aremdvnasophia 2 жыл бұрын
That looks like it would've been so cool if it did Transform.
@Raggedyman72
@Raggedyman72 3 жыл бұрын
I have the Harmony Gold Veritech, and it's even more brittle than the Matchbox toys. The Playmates versions are actually higher quality plastic.
@teraleptil
@teraleptil 8 жыл бұрын
Anyone know where to source a high quality scan of the sticker sheet for the matchbox or harmony gold veritech fighter. Got one without stickers and they are very expensive on EBay. Thanks in advance.
@jahrta
@jahrta 4 жыл бұрын
I have one of these but the front support for the landing gear snapped, one side of the head guns is messed up, and the backpack fins snapped (I fixed it when I was a kid with duct tape). I have all the missile pods and the auto cannon. I would sell it for parts if you're interested
@likestocomeovertohelp
@likestocomeovertohelp 10 жыл бұрын
I hope you will have the bike that is I think greenish blue. No idea what is was called but I think it came with an action figure. I loved Robotech growing up. I look forward to whats to come.
@gonzaleztony7565
@gonzaleztony7565 7 жыл бұрын
Good morning love the video , same thing happened to me with a cobra rattler, seller said it must have been shipping that broke it. I feel seller knew and sold it broken. Ughhh i feel your pain,
@dragonslyer74
@dragonslyer74 5 жыл бұрын
More the curiosity than anything I was just wondering why you guys didn't use the correct head and make a resin cast of it to have to complete models?.
@theatlasproductions1
@theatlasproductions1 10 жыл бұрын
With all the trouble you had taking this apart. How the hell did they assemble it in the factory? I can't imagine the machinery it took to put this together.
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309
@ambassadordr.kaiseranimeka5309 8 жыл бұрын
Harmony Gold's biggest mistake was trying to make all new episodes "Sentinels" that were only about trying to explain how Macross and Mospeada were "supposedly" connected. They should of stook to what worked and just used already existing mecha anime titles from Japan. But the only time they really tried this was with their so called "UNTOLD STORY" which was a badly butchered dub of MEGAZONE 23 & SOUTHERN CROSS mixed together, but only in the UK. MEGAZONE 23 would of worked ok had it been a full length TV series as originally planned. Sadly back then all they had was just the 2 movies. Check out the free ANIME KAISER website to see most of those rare English dubbed pilots, etc. It's a shame Japan never made the final 13 episodes for SOUTHERN CROSS.
@LatitudeSky
@LatitudeSky 6 жыл бұрын
Ambassador Kaiser Brian Jelinek one reason they keep trying to extend the Mospeada storyline, characters and mecha is that they own the rights to do that free and clear. They do not have clear title to Macross, even though they claim to. They would be sued out of existence if they tried to actually use significant Macross IP. So they keep trying to extend Mospeada. Which is ironic as hell given the actual Mospeada plot was about evolving to higher states of life, not continuing the same thing for eternity.
@VulpisFoxfire
@VulpisFoxfire 5 жыл бұрын
@@LatitudeSky Hmmm...I wonder how Tonka got the rights to use the Cyclone bike and Alpha fighter for their platic model kit line, then.
@rorylumley4727
@rorylumley4727 8 жыл бұрын
is the robotech viedos on your own site
@jamieross83
@jamieross83 10 жыл бұрын
What you should do is use the other remains of the one with the jet fire head and try and convert it into some sort of robot mode you'd need to split the arms but that's not the most difficult thing in the world
@vincentkrajewski6478
@vincentkrajewski6478 5 жыл бұрын
the head to the vf1s has 4 lasers on it the head for the vf1j only has 2 both of the heads are correct just deff for differnt toys roboteck and transformers
@soultrip7
@soultrip7 7 жыл бұрын
didnt know about the hasbro law suit.im so glad i did collect the matchbox robotech liked i originally wanted to.
@MJKToys
@MJKToys 10 жыл бұрын
I need Dana's hover tank. Got a free one? ;)
@cruetsanther6275
@cruetsanther6275 6 жыл бұрын
i didnt buy that in the 80s cause it didn't transform. no clue why its worth so much
@Seanime
@Seanime Жыл бұрын
Yo dude was trynna make a sell! Lol what a jerk move on his part. Smh
@shawz10
@shawz10 7 жыл бұрын
Neither of those two jets looks bright white, is that how they originally came or is it discoloring from age?
@MarkDemeo
@MarkDemeo 10 жыл бұрын
its a shame that this happened,but it did make for an interesting restoration video.
@gamescape7758
@gamescape7758 3 жыл бұрын
I had 1 but more importantly the robot command center to the right was amazing. Had that too
@michaelcabrera794
@michaelcabrera794 8 жыл бұрын
Is this toy supposed to be bone white or more like an slightly off-white color?
@cykill9897
@cykill9897 Ай бұрын
Would of been awesome if it transformed holding a figure
@mikegray7873
@mikegray7873 3 жыл бұрын
Great video.. selling any of the extra pieces? Need to complete mine
@Sturmdude
@Sturmdude 10 жыл бұрын
I ran into an unscrupulous Ebay seller recently. I bought 17 '89-'91 G.I. Joes and 6 figures were super glued together at the waist! That wasn't in the description at all. I managed to undo the glue on Rock & Roll (v.2) Ambush, Topside, Low-Light (v.3) and Updraft, but unfortunatly Dusty (V.3) was glued so liberally that I accidentally busted his torso and crotch while trying to unpry him. His back piece is still firmly stuck to the crotch with no hope of coming undone. The O-rings were still in tact, and none of the screws in the back were striped. After insepecting the figures in question, I saw no real reason why they were glued outside of the fact that their legs were a little loose due to their O-rings being old and loose. So rather than replacing the o-rings with newer tighter ones, the previous or one of the previous owners decided to super glue the torsos to the waist. Each figure was put in an individual zip-lock bag with their name written on the bag, and with the correct assesroies with each figure. This person obviously knew enough about these figures to know that they were suppose to turn at the waist and decided not to put that in the description.
@QS-si3cq
@QS-si3cq 3 жыл бұрын
Striped like a candy cane? Or "stripped?"
@VioletGrey
@VioletGrey 10 жыл бұрын
That commercial: Lisa Hayes; damsel in distress? The shame of it...
@49ers1975
@49ers1975 4 жыл бұрын
so it's non transforming....i'm not even going to bother with it on secondary market then for the price they are asking...glad i found this video
@toy_room_of_insanity
@toy_room_of_insanity 10 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how so many sellers on eBay come up with pure BS to their customers when "they know", are 100% schooled on what they are buying from them. When they know they are busted they still BS back to the buyer. Everything about this video is great. Another awesome video my friends!!!!
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