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SPECIAL ARMORED BATALLION DORVACK
10/07/83 - 07/06/84

[1/55 Tulcas] he mechanical characters from this animated television series stand out as cult classics of Japanese robot toy design. Which is a good thing, as the show itself is as unpopular today as it was when it first aired. Dorvack would seem to have everything it takes to become a hit. Featuring the exploits of a giant robot equipped special forces team as they fight to liberate planet Earth from armored alien invaders, the series sported top-notch mechanical design in the form of three "variable vehicles" and a slew of believable-looking suits of powered armor.

Unfortunately for Takatoku, however, the slow-moving storyline failed to move fans, dooming the toys to an extended purgatory on Japanese toy store shelves. Already in the red from lackluster sales of merchandise from the Orguss and Sasuraiger series, Takatoku's gamble on Dorvack turned out to be the final nail in the coffin for the struggling company.

Just as with the toys from Macross, the Dorvack battalion soldiered on after Takatoku's untimely demise. American toy company Hasbro acquired the molds for two of the deluxe toys, the Mugen Calibur and the Ovellon Gazette, for use as the basis for the Transformers known as "Roadbuster" and "Whirl" respectively. In addition, the American firm Select repackaged several color variations of the Variable Machine Collection toys as "Convertors."

  1/24 scale:   


No.1: Powered Armor Nove PA-36HD
[PA-36HD Manipulator] [PA-36HD-R2 Nove Laser] [box] [instructions 1] [stickers]
[PA-36HD-R6 Nove Cannon] [box back] [instructions 2] [notes]
No.2: Powered Armor Nove Commander PA-36HD
[PA-36HD Manipulator] [PA-36HD-R2 Nove Laser] [box] [instructions 1] [stickers]
[PA-36HD-R6 Nove Cannon] [box back] [instructions 2] [notes]
  1/55 scale - Kahen Mecha Series:   

Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR
[Robot Mode] [box] [instructions 1] [stickers]
[Land Jeep Mode] [box side 1] [box side 2] [box back] [instructions 2]
Ovelon Gazette VH-64 MR
[Robot Mode] [box] [toy in box]
[Helicopter Mode] [box back]
Bonaparte Tulcas VT-61LC
[Robot Mode] [box] [toy in box] [instructions 1] [stickers]
[Tank Mode] [box side 1] [box side 2] [box back] [instructions 2]
  1/72 scale:   

Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR
[Robot Mode] [box] [toy in box] [instructions 1] [stickers]
[box side 1] [box side 2] [box back]
Bonaparte Tulcas VT-61LC
[Robot Mode] [box] [toy in box] [instructions 1] [stickers]
[box side 1] [box side 2] [box back]
  Variable Vehicle series:   

Calibur Standard Type VV-54 A
[Calibur Standard Type VV-54 A] [box]
Calibur VV Version
[Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR] [Calibur Standard Type VV-54 A] [box] [toy in box]
[box side 1] [box side 2] [box back]
  Variable Machine Collection series:   

VMC 1: Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR
[Robot Mode] [box] [stickers]
[Land Jeep Mode] [box back]
VMC 2: Ovelon Gazette VH-64 MR
[Robot Mode] [box] [stickers]
[Helicopter Mode] [box back]
VMC 3: Bonaparte Tulcas VT-61 LC
[Robot Mode] [box] [stickers]
[Tank Mode] [box back]
Variable Machine Collection Part 1
[Robot Mode] [box] [toy in box] [stickers]
[Helicopter, Jeep, Tank Mode]
  Misc. & Vinyl:   

Dorvack Lasergun
[box] [toy in box]
Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR
[Robot Mode] [box]
[box back]
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