Where to start with Macross?
Hey everyone. I'm fairly new to collectibles; I just started collecting toys at the beginning of this year. I started off with a couple figures from one of my favorite animes Gurren Lagann. I was wondering where would a good figure to start with Macross toys?
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As Viper8-san says,
Yamato "1/60th scale" series must be one of best choices, they are well-received.
Bandai's "VF HI-METAL" series have released at lower prices, these could be the good first step for new participants.
(Don't buy VF 100s series~! Those were horrible!)
Just check when it released. Not always, but usually new ones are better.
Think about Yamato's "1/60 SV-51γ" released in 2007. The fighter mode is great, but Battroid mode is just...awkward.
You can find different aims between manufacturers.
That's my personal impression:
Bandai - sticks to commercializing robo toys, which are able to transform to fighter mode.
Yamato - focuses on tranformable fighter toys, which can be battroid mode.
Hope this helps! (^o^)v
Don't forget to get "Shoji Kawamori: Macross Design Works" if you can!
http://www.amazon.com/Macross-Design-Works-Shoji-Kawamori/dp/B000RLKBEW/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1335725796&sr=8-2-spell
I don't know which particular
I don't know which particular macross series you like but you might want tO get macross toys in the 1/60 line so that they are all in scale. Yamato and bandai makes transformable macross vehicles in that line.
http://collectiondx.com/news_item/41712/reissue_160_vf1j_hikaru_ichijoe_type_bonus_parts