Robotech- Masterpiece Beta Fighter Vol. 1 - Blue

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:23 pm

Just ordered my 2 new Veritech fighters!

Shadow Alpha and the beta

http://www.robotech.com/store/viewprodu ... php?id=320

http://www.robotech.com/store/viewproduct.php?id=200

That brings my collection too:

(2) Veritech fighters (max and Miriya) w/ armor packs
(2) Alpha fighters (scott Bernard, Sue Graham)
(1) Beta Fighter

Anyone else collect these?

sweet Cyclone!
http://www.robotech.com/store/viewprodu ... php?id=332

cinlach@aol.com · Post by **cinlach@aol.com** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:41 am

There was a store here in town called "Service Merchandise" that had a lot of those Robotech figures when the series was playing here in the 80's.

They had tons of them.

I remember seeing the mothership (the name escapes me) that was freaking huge.

The last time I was in there was when they were closing up and they had one Cyclone left. I begged Mom for it, but it was still pretty pricey even on clearance.

And so I remain Cyclone-less.

I watched the show as a kid, but I've never gone back and revisited it once I got older.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:20 am

That is a pricey item

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Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:25 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:I collect them but at the moment t I'm just looking for the Elintseeker.

Are you looking for the Yamato 1/60 scale version of the Bandai 1/55?

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:27 pm

*SQUEE* wrote:That is a pricey item .

You should have seen what Macross / Robotech / Jetfire Veritechs sold for back during the heyday (1999 - 2001). You'll be lucky to get anything under $300. Both the SuperOstrich and Elintseeker usually sold well over 1 grand.

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:46 pm

I have a two Jetfire G1 Transformers one with a painted Macross symbol and one with a sticker Macross symbol. Anyone know how rare they are?

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:05 pm

maraxusofkeld wrote:I have a two Jetfire G1 Transformers one with a painted Macross symbol and one with a sticker Macross symbol. Anyone know how rare they are?

I came across many Jetfires before in the past. At one point I had 5 complete sets including the original boxes. I had a few of the Macross symbol Jetfires, but they were all painted. I have never seen or heard of the sticker version. These Jetfires are scarce and usually go a little bit higher on Ebay. The story behind these Jetfires was that Hasbro bought the toy rights to use the Macross valkyrie for their Transformer line. At that time, a toy manufacturer in Japan produced them for Hasbro because they had a surplus of Macross valkyrie parts. That's the reason why the first batch of Jetfires released in the U.S. all had the Macross symbol. Afterwards, the Japanese toy manufacturer folded and Hasbro had to find another manufacturer which made the second production run without the Macross symbols.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:42 pm

very sweet stuff

the jetfire is pretty rare just look it on the bay for a price

maraxusofkeld · Post by **maraxusofkeld** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:19 pm

I got mine both for under $150 with the box, so I guess that wasnt too bad.

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:18 am

Escaflown4 wrote:
*SQUEE* wrote:That is a pricey item .
You should have seen what Macross / Robotech / Jetfire Veritechs sold for back during the heyday (1999 - 2001). You'll be lucky to get anything under $300. Both the SuperOstrich and Elintseeker usually sold well over 1 grand.

This stuff must have quite the following then. I had no idea.

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:41 am

I picked up jet fire a few years back, every accessory included, but out of the box. $30 from a guy i worked with.

If I recall correctly, there was a law suit Harmany gold filed against mavel for copy right infringement. That's why Jetfire became Skyfire and they had to change the design.

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:44 am

Jay Tomio wrote:
Escaflown4 wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:I collect them but at the moment t I'm just looking for the Elintseeker.
Are you looking for the Yamato 1/60 scale version of the Bandai 1/55?
No, I'm looking for the original. A few have popped up on ebay recently but either from a seller I was sure on, or in a condition I wasn't approving of.

The Bandai 1/55 is the original one. I used to have a complete MIB set back a few years before I sold it. I think the price might have gone down lately, but I can't confirm it as I have been out of the loop with the original Macross toys.

Escaflown4 · Post by **Escaflown4** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:48 am

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:I picked up jet fire a few years back, every accessory included, but out of the box. $30 from a guy i worked with.

If I recall correctly, there was a law suit Harmany gold filed against mavel for copy right infringement. That's why Jetfire became Skyfire and they had to change the design.

I'm not sure whether there was a lawsuit, but Harmony Gold at that time bought the rights to use Macross footage for their Robotech show. Since Hasbro only had the toy rights, they had to change jetfire to skyfire for the Transformers show.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:46 am

the shadow fighter is sweet, wait till shadow cronicles comes out with a new series the 1 shot was great

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:46 pm

superman-prime wrote:the shadow fighter is sweet, wait till shadow cronicles comes out with a new series the 1 shot was great

There also planning a live action movie right now too! Hope that doesnt suck.

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:50 am

The shadow alpha is has arrived, and the Beta shipped today. I will post pics this weekend

Kino · Post by **Kino** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:55 am

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:The shadow alpha is has arrived, and the Beta shipped today. I will post pics this weekend

Is the Shadow Fighter the same as Sue Graham's? I have the MPC Rand, Sue Graham and whats her name in the red alpha. From the looks of it the Shadow Fighter looks the same as Sue Graham's alpha fighter.

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:52 pm

Kino wrote:
Eternalwarrior68 wrote:The shadow alpha is has arrived, and the Beta shipped today. I will post pics this weekend
Is the Shadow Fighter the same as Sue Graham's? I have the MPC Rand, Sue Graham and whats her name in the red alpha. From the looks of it the Shadow Fighter looks the same as Sue Graham's alpha fighter.

Yes its the Sue Graham alpha

tsokolate · Post by **tsokolate** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:44 am

Did they ever make an RCB figure?

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 6:24 pm

tsokolate wrote:Did they ever make an RCB figure?

sorry.. whats a RCB? I dont recognize that

tsokolate · Post by **tsokolate** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:26 pm

Eternalwarrior68 wrote:
tsokolate wrote:Did they ever make an RCB figure?
sorry.. whats a RCB? I dont recognize that

RCB is the Royal Command Battloid. It's the 5th stage of the Invid. It looks really cool in the cartoon. My brother who collected the old Robotech stuff said that they had made a mold of the RCB but it never came to fruition. Since they are making die cast Robotech toys again I wanted to know if they finally made an RCB. I would've bought at least 2 of them. Thus far, they only made the Invid Scout and the Pincer.

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:13 am

I was a big Robotech fan back in the day.. Ive read all of the McKinney books 3-4 times.. I have a ton of comics, including several copies of Macross #1..

Yes, I have the original Cyclone toy.. I saved up my lawn mowing money to buy it at Service Merchandise!!

As a personal project I would like to outfit a motorcycle to look just like the Cyclone. it would be so sweet!!

Yep, Toby Macguire's production company has acquired the rights to produce a live action Robotech movie. I would be geeked to see something like that.. I just hope it doesnt turn out looking like PowerRangers

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:13 am

Oh, and that Beta is EXPENSIVE!!!

Unfortunately, I wont be getting one for a while.

Im glad to see that they made it though

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:37 pm

the cyclones were sweet

Eternalwarrior68 · Post by **Eternalwarrior68** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 8:08 pm

Yeah, I got a cyclone (import) back in 92'. It was expensive but well worth it. Looks exactly like the new one you can get from robotech.com.

I will be adding pics to my other gallery this weekend of all the veritech fighters and beta. The cyclone is in storage.