{"id":4811,"date":"2017-03-19T00:17:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T00:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2017-10-01T04:40:54","modified_gmt":"2017-10-01T04:40:54","slug":"takatoku-metal-miniature-sdf-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anymoon.com\/blog\/?p=4811","title":{"rendered":"Takatoku Metal Miniature SDF-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review:\u00a0 Includes standard and deluxe releases
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Packaging & Extras:<\/strong> (2.5\/5)
\nBoth variants of these toys come in boxes with large plastic window displays showing the goods within.\u00a0 The toy itself is nestled in Styrofoam.\u00a0 A miniature package of line art samples is included.\u00a0 The back of the standard release’s box shows three destroids and a VF-1 in what’s probably a an advertisement for Takatoku’s Collector’s Series of other miniature metal Macross toys. The metal miniature Collector’s Series included the destroids (later repackaged and repainted by Matchbox), a VF-1S Focker, a VF-1J Hikaru, and a Mac II Monster.\u00a0 The Monster and this SDF-1 are obviously in a different scale than the destroids and VF-1. Since the deluxe version of the toy comes with a larger VF-1 than the Collector’s series it seems like this SDF-1 bridges a gap between the Collector’s Series and Takatoku’s intermediate offerings.<\/p>\n

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Charm & Collectability:<\/strong> (3.5\/5)
\nBeing small and not transformable there isn’t a hot market for these toys even if they do have a healthy quantity of metal.\u00a0 The deluxe version would seem to be the more sought after toy since it has a better paint job and comes bundled with a deluxe version of a fairly terrible VF-1 toy.\u00a0 Macross fandom has moved on from the little knick-knack toys Takatoku used to saturate the market so there aren’t many people seeking these out.<\/p>\n

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Sculpt, Detail, & Paint:<\/strong> (4.5\/10) +0.5 for Deluxe
\nThis toy is tiny and made largely of metal… expecting much in the way of detail would be asking too much.\u00a0 The deluxe version of the toy scores a tiny bit higher since it comes with pre-applied stickers that dress it up a bit.\u00a0 Given the size this toy is a fair representation of the SDF-1.\u00a0 I was impressed with the paint job for the era, it was especially nice to see that Takatoku didn’t just paint the aircraft carriers all one color.<\/p>\n

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Design:<\/strong> (2\/10)
\nWhat you see is what you get, there are no frills here.\u00a0 There were no clever methods used to make this toy more exciting.\u00a0 It does not transform.\u00a0 The aircraft carriers can not rotate.\u00a0 The gun booms can not be lowered.\u00a0 The shoulder guns can not be angled.\u00a0 This toy does just enough to not be considered a statue and nothing more.<\/p>\n