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Saturday, 13 November 2021

Robotech/Macross Takatoku VF-S1

Robotech/Macross Takatoku VF-S1

 







Takatoku 1/55 was one of the original line of toys created by Takatoku Toys made to promote the Super Dimension Fortress Macross television series and later The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? movie. Bandai currently makes reissues.




VF-S1 FIGHTER MODE



























VF-S1




Shōji Kawamori and Kazutaka Miyatake pitched their ideas to Takatoku Toys. One major obstacle during the designing of the transforming toys was a way to swing the two rear fuselage pieces to the front to become the legs. Eventually, the legs were hinged onto the cockpit by two metal parts, although this cut down show-accuracy, it made them the a pinnacle of toy engineering in that era, the kind of toy engineering that wouldn't be seen until the late 80s and early 90s. To this day, a lot of VF-1 Valkyrie toys use the same technique to bring the legs to the front. A notable gimmick of these toys are the spring-loaded landing gear. In the wake of Takatoku’s collapse, Matsushiro, the company that had been originally contracted to design the 1/55 VF-1, acquired the rights to the mold. Hasbro contracted Matsushiro to manufacture the 1/55 toy as part of The Transformers toyline, and re-branded the toy as "Jetfire". Shortly thereafter Matsushiro also hit financial hard times and Bandai acquired many of Takatoku’s assets from Matsushiro including the 1/55 VF-1 mold.




GUARDIAN MODE








BATTLOID  MODE




Kawamori told Takatoku to time their releases in accordance to the anime's release. The first toy to be released was the VF-1J in the November of 1982, this was because the VF-1J was the protagonist's main mecha for the first arc of the series. By the December of that year, they had already sold around 20 0000 1/55 scale VF-1 Valkyrie toys.












Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Max Sterling - Robotech / Macross by Matchbox 1985

Max Sterling -  Matchbox 1985









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I found the Max Action Figure on Craigslist. This guy was selling his whole collection of Robotech Figures. Max Action Figure was really hard to pose, and had very loose elbow joints, but overall, a good figure. After nearly 25 years, I'm happy to add him to my collection.


BIGMANILA






Maximilian Sterling



Orphaned during the Global War, Max nonetheless had an avid interest in flying and military technology, although he originally had no interest in joining the military. At the launch festivities for the SDF-1, Max and his friend Ben Dixon found themselves caught up in the opening battle of the first Robotech War. 






ROBOTECH DEFENCE FORCE - Max Sterling























Max Sterling - ROBOTECH RDF






















Rescued in the midst of the first fight against Zentraedi forces, Max earned his first ride in a veritech fighter. Many of the civilians stranded aboard the battle fortress, Max volunteered for the effort to rebuild Macross City inside the ship. Due to boredom, both he and Ben Dixon volunteered for the SDF-1's military forces and began training as veritech pilots several months later.






Robtech - Max all Geared Up





From early on, Max was recognised as a true aviation prodigy, a pilot with some of the most natural flying skills and instincts. His potential earned the attention of Roy Fokker, the SDF-1's air group commander, who then assigned both Max and Ben to the newly-created Vermillion group under the command of Lt. Rick Hunter.

Max wasted little time distinguishing himself, as he notched nine confirmed kills in his first combat sortie in his trademark blue VF-1. But even his impressive skills were put to an ultimate test of survival during a reconnaissance mission that the Vermillion Group undertook to scout Zentraedi targets.





Max and Miriya























His fighting prowess eventually gained the attention of Zentraedi Quadrano ace Miriya Parino, who then sought him out in a furious battle that found its way into the streets of Macross City. To Max, his defeat of the Zentraedi force's finest pilot made him marked for death by Miriya, who micronized herself in an effort to find him. After several near encounters, Max and Miriya finally confronted each other in a video game clash. The result was the same as before, and Miriya then tried to kill him during what Max thought was their first date.





Max and Dana





















Defeated once again, Miriya despaired of life itself. But incredibly, the two rivals fell completely in love and were quickly married. The union of Max and Miriya became an unlikely symbol of peace and understanding during the First Robotech War.





Robotech - Sterling Family





Daughter of Max and Miriya Sterling, Dana is not only the first child born from a union between the two races, but she is also the first child born from the womb of a clone. Dana is among the first graduates of the Robotech Military Academy founded in the aftermath of the First Robotech War.






Max Sterling - The Big Escape






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Max Sterling

Age: 19

Rank: Lieutenant

Max Sterling is one of the many young men from Macross City who enlist in the RDF after his life was disrupted by the interstellar war with the Zentraedi. Distinguishing himself in his early training period, he is assigned to Rick Hunter's newly-formed combat squad. Max easily becomes the most promising pilot of a new generation of Robotech Aces. His technique is pure perfection when it comes to flying and fighting in the Veritech Fighter.




ROBOTECH - Rick Hunter - Max Sterling






 Max was recognized as a true aviation prodigy, and his potential earned the attention of Roy Fokker, the SDF-1’s air group commander, who then assigned both Max and Ben to the newly created Vermillion group under the command of Lt. Rick Hunter. In the course of the war, Max's skills were put to an ultimate test of survival during a reconnaissance mission that the Vermillion Group undertook to scout Zentraedi targets. After escaping capture by Zentraedi under the command of Breetai, he infiltrated Breetai's battleship in his Veritech and disguised it with a Zentraedi uniform. Max then helped Rick and Ben pilot a Zentraedi battlepod back to the SDF-1.




ROBOTECH - Rick Hunter - Max Sterling - Roy Fokker












ROBOTECH - MAXIMILLIAN STERLING




Info





Species: Human

Gender: Male

Born: 1990

Hair: Blue

Eyes: Light Blue

Height: 1.81

Affiliation: Robotech Defense Force

Spouse(s): Miriya Sterling

Children: Dana Sterling, Maia Sterling




BIGMANILA - MAXIMILLIAN STERLING



Soon after the end of the war, Max and Miriya had a daughter, Dana Sterling. He, alongside his wife, continued to work for the RDF; protecting towns and cities from the Malcontent Zentraedi and participating in the Battle of New Macross City.


By the time of the Crystal War, Max was the leader of Skull Squadron.

During the Pioneer Expedition Max was Rick Hunter's top adviser and friend on the SDF-3 before it departed from Earth, leaving Dana, his daughter, in the care of his friend and Southern Cross chief-of-staff, Rolf Emerson, on Earth alongside Bowie Grant.

Max and his commander and friend Rick Hunter.During the Expedition, he had another daughter named Maia Sterling in the mid of the War on the Local Group of Fantoma.

Third Robotech War Max was on board the SDF-3 during the testing of the Neutron-S Missiles were the SDF-3 was badly damaged in the explosion.





Maximillian Sterling Fighter - Mode VF-1J





BATTLOID MODE - Max Sterling





VF-1J Valkyrie - Max Sterling





VF-1J Valkyrie


MORE VF-J1 TO COME 
























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Saturday, 24 May 2014

ROY FOKKER's VF-1S ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE (Toynami)

ROY FOKKER's VF-1S ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE


 



One of my favourite action figures in my collection. I bought it off a guy off craigslist already opened but in really good condition. It was complete with the decals witch I did not want to put on.

 The VF-S1 will stay in my collection for a long time.






Roy Fokker


Age: 30
Rank: Lieutenant Commander

Heroic commander of the famed "Skull Squadron" assigned the monumental task of defending SDF-1. He is the classic definition of a hero. He is also able to transcend his heroic mold to be human and compassionate. He likes to tease his friends especially Rick Hunter, and create a feeling of general camaraderie. His raw courage and skill as a fighter pilot is matched only by Maximillian Sterling.




ROBOTECH: THE MACROSS SAGA




           
ROBOTECH MASTERPIECE COLLECTION
VOLUME 3: ROY FOKKER's VF-1S
• Fully transformable into three modes: Fighter, Guardian and Battloid
• Die-cast metal and plastic construction
• Battery-operated LED light-up visor
• Opening cockpit hatch with removable ladder
• Retractable landing gear with authentic rubber tires
These high-quality, ultra-detailed transformable Veritechs offer the ultimate re-creation of the famed Robotech fighter. Each volume is limited to a production run of 15,000, and is packaged in our trademark "book-style" box with slide-out tray, allowing for safe storage and "forever mint-in-box" packaging.



   

The leader of the veritech fighter squadrons attached to the SDF-1, Roy Fokker was the premier fighter pilot in the Robotech Defence Force. Fokker first gained fame by shooting down 108 enemy planes during the Global War and subsequent conflicts. Fokker was called back to duty by Admiral Donald Hayes and became the top test pilot for Project Valkyrie, which led to the creation of the transformable veritech fighter. As commander of the renowned Skull Squadron, Roy maintained his reputation among his fellow pilots, as his squadron earned recognition in battle after battle with the Zentraedi forces.



 


At an early age, Roy had a strong love of flying. His father Dan Fokker was a close friend and squadron mate of Mitchell Hunter (Rick Hunters father) during the final years of the Vietnam War. Dan was later killed in a classified mission for the Navy, and Mitchell Hunter assumed guardianship of Roy. From then on, Roy grew up with Hunter and his young son Rick and flew for their Flying Circus aerobatic team. The two boys grew very close. That relationship is severely tested when Roy leaves the Flying Circus to fight in the Global War, and later joins the Veritech development project on Macross Island.



VF-1S VALKYRIE

AKA: Skull Leader, Skull One 
Veritech Fighter for the Senior Officers


Mecha Class: Veritech fighter, aerospace capable
Crew: 1 pilot
Weight: 13.3 metric tons (dry)






The VF-1S "Skull Leader" is a unique fighter based on a prototype platform of the VF-1 specially designed for commanding officers of Veritech squadrons. Only a dozen of these units had been manufactured by the time the Zentraedi attacked Macross Island in 2009.







BATTLOID MODE


Height: 12.7 m
Depth: 4.0 m
Breadth: 7.3 m
Max speed at all altitudes: 194 kph
Max walking speed: 160 kph













In Battroid mode has some limited altitude control, its primary purpose is for ground hand-to-hand combat, which enabled Earth forces to fight the giant alien invaders on their own scale as the military had anticipated they would meet.























 

This mode allowed the humans to disguise their VF-1 as a Zentradi officer and to infiltrate one of their warships on at least one time.








The VF-1 valkyrie in battroid mode is also much stronger than the average Zentradi soldier and is able to beat them in unarmed combat with ease. However, the superior size, physical strength, stamina and resistance to space vacuum of Commander Type Zentradi makes them much more dangerous and equal opponents for the Valkyrie.





In Battroid mode, the VF-1 has a maximum airspeed of 220 km/h (140 mph). Its maximum running speed is 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph).





















 In this mode, the Valkyrie can also be equipped with a reactive armor package called the GBP-1S Ground Battle Protector weapon system.






















VF-1S Gerwalk/Guardian

(Ground Effective Reinforcement of Winged Armament with Locomotive Knee-joint)


Length: 11.0 m
Height: 8.7 m
Wingspan: 8.3-14.8 m
Max speed at all altitudes: 500 kph




Guardian/Gerwalk mode looks like the nose and wings of a fighter plane stuck on "chicken walker" legs with two arms.The legs are formed by the aircraft's engines and intakes, bent down and forward. The arms are stored between the engines in fighter mode and fold out to the sides, reaching around from behind the legs.












This mode's considerable manoeuvrability combined with its speed made it formidable in low level aerial combat as well as when making flanking manoeuvres on the ground, and most took advantage of these characteristics for such situations. Valkyrie pilots also have the option to deploy the legs alone, leaving the arms in storage.










Early in the development cycle for Macross, the creators planned a main mecha called "GA-WALK", with an ostrich-like leg configuration (similar to the enemy battle pods from the finished series). However, the idea met with resistance from the initial sponsor, which wanted a more conventional robot for the hero to pilot.


























This mode is the intermediate one which was originally intended to simply allow the craft to land in a war zone with a maximum of defencive ability. Many VF pilots soon realized that this mode's considerable manoeuvrability combined with its speed made it formidable in low level aerial combat as well as when making flanking manoeuvres on the ground, and most took advantage of these characteristics for such situations









Valkyrie pilots also have the option to deploy the legs alone, leaving the arms in storage.



Arms In Storage






















Roy inherited many of his father’s daredevil aspects, including a cavalier attitude towards women. A playboy for much of his early flying career, his life is changed when he meets a young air control officer named Claudia Grant.













Skull Leader in Fighter Mode




Fighter Mode


Length: 14.2 m
Height: 3.8 m
Wingspan: 8.3-14.8 m
Max speed at sea level: Mach 1.4
Max speed at 10,000m: Mach 2.71
Max speed at 30,000m: Mach 3.87
 















Fighter Mode is its basic mode and is the typical mode used when the craft is parked at a military base and is the primary mode used in high altitude aerial combat planet side and in space combat.







In this mode, it shows a basic fuselage similar to the real-world F-14 Tomcat jet fighter, also
under slung intakes and variable-sweep wing, but with outward-canted vertical stabilisers similar to the F/A-18 Hornet's, swivelling under-wing hard points and a total lack of tail planes.





In fighter mode the VF-1's thermonuclear engines and the several vernier rockets on its fuselage make it capable of operating as an aerospace fighter.








 VF-1 technically has an unlimited service ceiling and atmospheric range (since it can operate in space), the VF-1's internal tanks cannot carry enough propellant to achieve a stable orbit and needs the help of a booster pack to reach Low Earth Orbit.



The shield that covers the cockpit in Battroid mode is usually absent, except on pilot's request for use as a heat shield, for example in case of atmospheric re-entry
































Fighter mode has two sub-modes:
  • In atmospheric mode the engine air intakes are open; wings geometry is flexible.  
  •  In space mode the engine air intakes are closed. Wings remain extended but fixed due to the presence of vernier thrusters on the wing tips, and wing-carried ordnance.






 




























The prototype number 001 (AKA Skull One) was the last known surviving VF-1S aboard the SDF-1. It marvelously survived through several years of battle and was never destroyed, making it a symbol of the people of Earth's fearlessness and determination.

2015, the Skull One, the oldest surviving VF-1 in the Robotech Defense Force, was dismantled to aid in the research of the next-generation of Advanced Veritech fighters.







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