I had a Takatoku VF-1J back in the day I had hustled a friend out of It so it didn't have the super parts so I thought it was a knock off then I ended up trading it for a Dinobot but I got a Jetfire for Christmas that same year and I loved it because it had the super parts I always wondered what UN Spacy was not until I watched Robotech did make the association between the toys
Very Good and informative video! Thanks. A little more depth on the companies involved in *why* we can not get these toys outside of Japan : Big West ( Frontier ) covered all of the production of SDF Macross *in exchange for all rights* from developer Studio Niu. Big West brought in Tatsunoko Studios to help Studio Niu complete art and make deadlines for tv airings. Tatsunoko believed they were getting some form of license(s) to rights and distribution *Internationally* ( which they later sold to Harmony Gold, in good faith... maybe ), in the contract for their work making Macross. Takatoku Toys was the toy company that "sponsored" the show, in exchange for toy manufacturing rights. Big West has maintained that none of those companies had any rights to sell to any other company that was not already involved in Macross, the courts never ruled on that part because it was ambiguous in the original contracts. When these original contracts were set to expire in March 2021, Big West renewed with a new agreement to Harmony Gold for all territory outside of Asia for "Robotech" ( Harmony Gold had already lost rights to China/East Asia in one of their several court cases ). This also helps open distribution of all Macross series world wide, as well as makes way for Sony Pictures to produce a live action Robotech Movie ( Funimation is the now current distributor of all animated Macross, also owned by Sony ). So by Big West's opinion *no one else* had the rights to allow Hasbro to "purchase" rights to show or sell the VF-1 ( G1 Jetfire ) and it never should have existed ( which oddly might have helped Harmony Gold, but their contract should not have existed either ). In the end it was Tonsunoko and Takatoku that created most of the issues we have seen. The other studio involved - Artland almost never gets mentioned because their contract excluded any of these rights ( and so their contribution to SDF Macross never gets mentioned ).
Honestly, no, short of putting it in an unlit vacuum capsule, the plastic will degrade. The worst offenders for making the degradation happen quicker are light and heat. So the best display you can do is something climate-controlled, away from any sunlight, with UV protected glass. The best option is to have a display in a cabinet that can be completely closed to light and only opened when you want to look at it.
But, ... there are now some almost fully and somewhat safely "remove the yellowing" on plastics like these ( it is usually carefully masking the colored paint and stickers, applying some form of diluted peroxide to where should be white, drying in sunlight and cleaning with soap after all is done. and a couple of others, they are on here ).
Roy's color scheme has always been the most popular, sells out fast. KitzConcept issued a fairly good 1/72 scake VF-1S not long ago at a decent price ( reviewed by ScorchedEarthToys on here ).
0:30 "The toy in front of you right now is Bandai's 2002 reissue..." BUT, Takatoku made both gray AND white VF-1S toys: i1.wp.com/anymoon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Taka-Super-VF-1S-1.jpg
For an 80’s today, this was a fantastic toy to have. Sure, the new updated DX Chogokin by Bandai are awesome, but the 1/55 for that time was awesome.
Fascinating history of this toy!
I had a Takatoku VF-1J back in the day I had hustled a friend out of It so it didn't have the super parts so I thought it was a knock off then I ended up trading it for a Dinobot but I got a Jetfire for Christmas that same year and I loved it because it had the super parts I always wondered what UN Spacy was not until I watched Robotech did make the association between the toys
Is there any new release? Seems that they are sold out.
Very Good and informative video! Thanks.
A little more depth on the companies involved in *why* we can not get these toys outside of Japan : Big West ( Frontier ) covered all of the production of SDF Macross *in exchange for all rights* from developer Studio Niu. Big West brought in Tatsunoko Studios to help Studio Niu complete art and make deadlines for tv airings. Tatsunoko believed they were getting some form of license(s) to rights and distribution *Internationally* ( which they later sold to Harmony Gold, in good faith... maybe ), in the contract for their work making Macross. Takatoku Toys was the toy company that "sponsored" the show, in exchange for toy manufacturing rights. Big West has maintained that none of those companies had any rights to sell to any other company that was not already involved in Macross, the courts never ruled on that part because it was ambiguous in the original contracts. When these original contracts were set to expire in March 2021, Big West renewed with a new agreement to Harmony Gold for all territory outside of Asia for "Robotech" ( Harmony Gold had already lost rights to China/East Asia in one of their several court cases ). This also helps open distribution of all Macross series world wide, as well as makes way for Sony Pictures to produce a live action Robotech Movie ( Funimation is the now current distributor of all animated Macross, also owned by Sony ). So by Big West's opinion *no one else* had the rights to allow Hasbro to "purchase" rights to show or sell the VF-1 ( G1 Jetfire ) and it never should have existed ( which oddly might have helped Harmony Gold, but their contract should not have existed either ). In the end it was Tonsunoko and Takatoku that created most of the issues we have seen.
The other studio involved - Artland almost never gets mentioned because their contract excluded any of these rights ( and so their contribution to SDF Macross never gets mentioned ).
Is there any way to display these so they won't yellow? I just got a Jetfire set.
Honestly, no, short of putting it in an unlit vacuum capsule, the plastic will degrade. The worst offenders for making the degradation happen quicker are light and heat. So the best display you can do is something climate-controlled, away from any sunlight, with UV protected glass. The best option is to have a display in a cabinet that can be completely closed to light and only opened when you want to look at it.
But, ... there are now some almost fully and somewhat safely "remove the yellowing" on plastics like these ( it is usually carefully masking the colored paint and stickers, applying some form of diluted peroxide to where should be white, drying in sunlight and cleaning with soap after all is done. and a couple of others, they are on here ).
I still do not have a single roy color schemed vf.
Roy's color scheme has always been the most popular, sells out fast. KitzConcept issued a fairly good 1/72 scake VF-1S not long ago at a decent price ( reviewed by ScorchedEarthToys on here ).
1/72 scale *
Thanks Man! Lots of great info here!
What are the differences between the 02 Roy version and the 08 Origin Roy?
I don't believe there is a difference other than the packaging... pretty much a straight reissue.
I notice Jetfire has a shorter nose cone.
It's probably nostalgia but I prefer grey color palette to the white one.
where page did you get it? and how much was it?. please post it on. thanks a lot
Check EBay if you have not received it yet
The legs only move that way?
Yes, it is the nature of the transforming mechanism. Very stiff and not like any of the modern VF's from Yamato/Arcadia or Bandai.
this figure is the original from the 80s or is it some reedicion
0:30 it is the 2002 reissue from BanDai.
Tour Valkyrie is Banda, Takatoku is grey.
0:30 "The toy in front of you right now is Bandai's 2002 reissue..." BUT, Takatoku made both gray AND white VF-1S toys: i1.wp.com/anymoon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Taka-Super-VF-1S-1.jpg
You can tell by looking at this is not original takatoku just by the color.