thenammagazine
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Psssst... the Skystriker based on the F-14 Tomcat. 
Is there any Joe/Cobra vehicle you'd pay $600+ for?
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Psssst... the Skystriker based on the F-14 Tomcat.
I thought it was based on the VF1-Valkyrie from Robotech.
thenammagazine
Super Freak
thenammagazine
Super Freak
Seriously, how the hell did they get away with that?!
Hasbro was buying tons of crap from Bandai and Takara at that time, I think.
steve74
Super Freak
I thought they got in trouble over it, I remember it even had the veritech markings still on it.
thenammagazine
Super Freak
I just remember being stoked back in the day. My bud told me that Jetfire was in stock at Mervyn's and I hauled ass up there on my bike to discover Rick Hunter's Valkyrie in a Transformer box. A big WTF since I already owned one from another friend who picked it up for me visiting family in Japan.
Seriously. Or was it the Macross logo.
I just remember being stoked back in the day. My bud told me that Jetfire was in stock at Mervyn's and I hauled ass up there on my bike to discover Rick Hunter's Valkyrie in a Transformer box. A big WTF since I already owned one from another friend who picked it up for me visiting family in Japan.
My brother owned it and my older sister helped apply the (Macross / Veritech) decals and stickers. My brother was like awesome, a Veritech!
steve74
Super Freak
Hell that was almost 30 years ago and I've had a lot of kicks to the head since then so it might have just been the Macross logo. I do remember thinking it was strange that Jetfire was a Veritech.
steve74
Super Freak
Speaking of Robotech I'd pay a good amount if I could get my hands on a transforming cyclone. Rand from the Invid saga was my favorite when I was a kid. I have the smaller one they made a few years back but would love it in 1:6 scale.
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
The Cyclones were awesome. I'd love a accurate 1/6 version.
I just remember being stoked back in the day. My bud told me that Jetfire was in stock at Mervyn's and I hauled ass up there on my bike to discover Rick Hunter's Valkyrie in a Transformer box. A big WTF since I already owned one from another friend who picked it up for me visiting family in Japan.
Back in the day, finding Jetfire was like finding Gold (same with the dang Dinobots)
I begged Grandma for that piece with tears when I saw that piece in the Service Merchandise ailse.
EVILFACE
Insufferable S.O.B.
lol, I would never have begged for some damn Transformer. Joes? Yes.
Trust me,I begged for Joes too! Joe was my biggest collection I had among Tformers and MOTU
Chainsaw
Super Freak
Psssst... the Skystriker based on the F-14 Tomcat.
I knew you'd be here to set the record straight if my research was incomplete Nam.
Edited
For a little perspective, a 1/6th Skystriker would be roughly 5' 6" long, have a wingspan of 5' 4".
The USS Flagg would be 182 feet long and 40 feet tall, or the size of Wal-Mart and have an estimated shipping weight of a large house if it were truely 1/6 the size of a real Aircraft Carrier.
The Flagg would likely only be 24 feet long if produced by Hasbro, or 3 times the size of the original 1/18th Flagg. Seems that most of our vintage vehicles are a little smaller scale than the figures, as the skystriker would actually be 3 1/2 feet long verses the actual product that's 22" long if based on an F14 Tomcat (and 10' 4" in 1/6). Now you know.
ProgMatinee
circlesendwheretheybegin
whatever happened to the swamp skier SSC said they were working on? Did I dream that?
thenammagazine
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I had that 1:18 Scott Bernard and his bike that changed into a jetpack. One of my more favorite toys. Some ****** stole it though and I was never able to find it.
Yeah, looking at prices now, I definitely regret not picking him up. They had a whole shelf full.
steve74
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I had that 1:18 Scott Bernard and his bike that changed into a jetpack. One of my more favorite toys. Some ****** stole it though and I was never able to find it.
Yeah, looking at prices now, I definitely regret not picking him up. They had a whole shelf full.
I'm glad I grew up when I did, being a child of the 80s we had all the good toys, cartoons and comics. Now that I'm older I get to relive all those great memories with the stuff that's out now. I just wish I would have kept a lot of the stuff I either blew up or gave away.
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