SUPER DIMENSIONAL FORTRESS MACROSS 10/03/82 - 06/26/83 akatoku's legacy of "kanzen henkei" ("perfectly transforming") robot toys begins here. Initially conceived as a comedy series, "Macross" evolved into a sci-fi drama set to an engaging (well, to Japanese fans, anyway) pop-music score. From a merchandising standpoint, the show centered around a futuristic vehicle known as a "Valkyrie," which resembled an F-14 fighter jet but could seamlessly transform into a towering robot. The Valkyrie wasn't the first toy vehicle that transformed into a robot, but it was the first that managed to pull off the switch without sacrificing the look or style of either form. Takatoku's groundbreakingly well designed portrayal of this popular robot character cemented their position as masters of the transforming robot toy. In a testament to the popularity of the toy designs, other companies scrambled to acquire the molds to the Macross toys upon Takatoku's demise in 1984. Matsushiro, the firm responsible for the actual molding and assembly of the toys, sold a brief run of semi-legitimate, unlicensed versions of the 1:55 VF-1J Valkyrie and the 1:3000 SDF-1. Later, toy-industry leader Bandai used Takatoku's molds and designs as the basis for toy merchandise for the 1984 Macross movie. American firm Hasbro acquired the rights to use a re-colored version the 1:55 Super VF-1S as the character "Jetfire" in the Transformers toy series. And the American company Matchbox, famed for their diecast mini-cars, sold repainted versions of several of Takatoku's 1:144 and 1:240 Destroids and a slightly redesigned 1:3000 SDF-1 as part of their horrible "Robotech" line of toys.

	1/55 Battroid Valkyrie Series:

VF-1S Roy Fokker Special

VF-1J Hikaru Ichijo Type

VF-1J Max Type

VF-1J Miria Type

VF-1A Standard Type

VF-1S Super Valkyrie

GBP-1S Armor System

VF-1S Armored Valkyrie GBP-1S

	Macross Collection Series:

No 1: 1/144 VF-1J Variable Fighter

No 2: 1/144 Destroid Tomahawk MBR-04-MK VI

No. 3: 1/144 Destroid Defender ADR-04-MK X

No. 4: 1/144 Destroid Spartan MBR-07-MK II

No. 5: 1/240 Destroid Monster HWR-00-MK II

No. 6: 1/144 VF-1S Variable Fighter

No. 7: 1/144 Destroid Phalanx SDR-04-MK XII

	Conversion Kit & SDF-1:

												Conversion Kit - 1/100 Destroid Tommahawk, Defender, Phalanx
												1/3000 SDF-1
												1/6300 SDF-1
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