{"id":178,"date":"2020-02-25T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T00:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/2006\/06\/12\/yamato-148-vf-1-original-releases\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T07:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:23:38","slug":"yamato-148-vf-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=178","title":{"rendered":"Yamato 1\/48 VF-1 Toys"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mega Review: Everything but the accessories!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Packaging & Extras:<\/strong> Regular Releases (4\/5), +0.5 for gift-sets
With their first \u2018ultra-premium\u2019 release, Yamato wanted their packaging to convey the grandiosity of the goods within\u2026 so they gave the box the grand dimensions of 37 x 36.4 x 14.2 cm. I have always hated that the box isn\u2019t perfectly square. I can\u2019t tell you how many times I have gone to put one of these toys away only to realize that I\u2019ve slid the tray in the wrong direction. To make the most of this real estate, the toy comes packaged in fighter mode with wings fully splayed. Early releases come in boxes with flip top lids that allow the collector to admire their toy without ever having to remove it from the box. The earliest releases have Velcro tabs on the flip top lid to keep it down but this proved to create more issues than it solved so they were abandoned after the original LowVis VF-1A release. The original three releases (Hikaru VF-1A, Max VF-1A, Focker VF-1S) were simple black boxes with text indicating the toy inside. Later releases gained images of the toy with various backgrounds or chest silouettes. The Macross Chronicles VF-1A toys come in matte cardboard boxes without a flip-top lid. As well as a plastic clamshell to keep the toys safe, the toys came with plastic wrapped around the nosecone and in a band around the gun attaching it to the gun strap. Beyond the toy, the box also contains:
1) 4 sets of TV style missiles (Low Vis, Woodland, Stealth, and 25th have custom color missiles)
2) 4 sets of DYRL style missiles (Low Vis, Woodland, Stealth, and 25th have custom color missiles)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3) Pilot (in one of three variants, DYRL, TV, or LowVis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4) Gun (Low Vis, Woodland, Stealth, and 25th have custom color guns)
5) Gun strap (and attachment rings)
With the exception of the Macross Chronicles Max TV-1A release, if the box indicates the toy is a TV release it also comes with:
6) 2 pairs (4 total) fixed posed hands (R gun grip, L open, fists)
Flipping the cardboard tray that houses the toy in its clamshell over reveals a baggy taped to the back. Inside this baggy you\u2019ll find<\/p>\n\n\n\n