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

No.2: Powered Armor Nove Commander PA-36HD

	1/55 scale - Kahen Mecha Series:

Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR

Ovelon Gazette VH-64 MR

Bonaparte Tulcas VT-61LC

	1/72 scale:

Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR

Bonaparte Tulcas VT-61LC

	Variable Vehicle series:

Calibur Standard Type VV-54 A

Calibur VV Version

	Variable Machine Collection series:

VMC 1: Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR

VMC 2: Ovelon Gazette VH-64 MR

VMC 3: Bonaparte Tulcas VT-61 LC

Variable Machine Collection Part 1

	Misc. & Vinyl:

												Dorvack Lasergun
												Mugen Calibur VV-54 AR
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