Patlabor Movies collection

Patlabor Movie 3 DVD front cover

Patlabor Movie 3 DVD back cover

Complete collection of Patlabor Movies

Back view of all Patlabor Movies DVD

Had just completed my collection of code 1 Patlabor movies DVD with the recent import of Patlabor movie 3. Have yet to watch the third movie but the first two movies that I have watched proofed very intellectual. The stories were much more serious than the TV version and Movie 2 especially was political. I have difficulty understanding the plot even with the English dubbed and English subtitles. The anime were nicely drawn however there ain't many fighting scenes throughout these movies. In my opinion, these are more for Patlabor fans who have certain background and understanding of Patlabor.

1/35 Gakken Scott Bernard Legioss

Front view of box

Back view of box

Side view of box

Side view of box

Scott Bernard standing on Armo Soldier

Scott Bernard standing beside Armo Soldier

Front view of Armo Soldier

Back view of Armo Soldier

Angle view of Armo Soldier

Right view of Armo Soldier

Left view of Armo Soldier

Me holding onto Armo Diver mode

Me still holding onto Armo Diver mode

Front view of Armo Fighter mode

Top view of Armo Fighter mode with cockpit opened

Angle view of Armo Fighter mode

Side view of Armo Fighter mode

The another packaging design (Pic taken from Robotech collection)


Robotech packaging design (Pic taken from Robotech collection)

Showcasing my vintage Gakken Mospeada 1/35 scale Scott Bernard Legioss that is of Japan version. I got this more than five years ago from old Rapid Culture together with the red & green Legioss as well as the Cyclone bike for S$400/- each. The condition of the box is C7 and toy C7 with slight yellowing on some areas. The cockpit cover was also cracked. The legioss comes with a miniature pilot which the previous owner had done an outstanding customization by painting it to Lt Scott Bernard suit.

Just polished this Legioss last week to clear away the dust accumulated over the years. Cleaning process is much less stressful than transforming this vintage toy for phototaking. I had cautiously to watch out for the fragile part especially the wings. A metal pin securing one half of the wings actually fell off during the transformation that really scared the hell out of me. I thought I had broken the wing and was never going to fix it back. Luckily, it was just a false alarm.

Legioss missile attack...

Arch Enemy Gundam Wing Zero

Front view of box

Back view of box

My only piece of Gundam Arch Enemy figure that MISB. It's the Wing Zero Gundam, the arch enemy of Tallgeese till they became ally in Endless Waltz. The toy comes in a collector's series box which I think would make reseal a hassle. The nice part about the packaging would be the widely exposed transparent window which on the other hand expose the toy to more UV rays. I guess it is not easy to achieve best of both worlds.

Debut of W Gundam Zero Custom...

Morphers Alpha fighters (Legioss)

Front view of the boxes

Back view of the boxes

SD Rook Bartley taking the lead

Fall-in

Scott Bernard Alpha

Side view of Scott Bernard Alpha

Rook Bartley in red Alpha

Standard version of Alpha (Green)

Alpha fighters

Ready for take off

Alpha on the runway

Before Toynami launched the masterpiece Alpha fighters, it first stirred up the emotions of both Robotech and Mospeada fans with it's super deform SD version. These SD Alpha fighters are quite value for money as they not only come with pull back action wheels but are also able to transform between fighter and battroid. Furthermore, they look nicer than the SD Toynami valkyries. Good effort by Toynami in making these simple and yet interesting toys.

SD Alpha/Legioss smashing Invids...

Bandai 25th Anniversary Reissue

Front view of VF1S box extracted from EBay

Back view of VF1S box extracted from EBay

Pic extracted from EBay


Front view of VF1J box extracted from EBay

Back view of VF1J box extracted from EBay

Pic extracted from EBay

In conjunction with Macross 25th Anniversary, Bandai has again reissued 1/55 scale Roy Focker VF1S & Hikaru VF1J. Can find them on Ebay selling at around US $75. The box design looks nice however I already have a few of these in vintage and previous reissued. I guess I would be paying these so soon as I probably wait for good bargain. This is an update of my previous news on 1/55 Macross reissue.

1/65 Scale VF17D Stealth (Macross 7)

Front cover of box (Tear at top left corner)

Back view of box

Side views of box

VF17D on styrofoam insert

VF17D in battroid mode

VF17D in gerwalk mode

VF17D in gerwalk mode from another angle

VF17D in gerwalk mode, front view

Front view of VF17D fighter mode

Side view of VF17D fighter mode

Side view of VF17D fighter mode

Both VF17 in action

VF17S & VF1D cross fire

Here's my other VF17 from Macross 7. This is the VF17D version and it is differentiated physically from VF17S by it's colour scheme and the design of the head. The transformation and weapon accessories for both 1/65 scale VF17 are also the same. I got this VF17D sometime last year a China Square Fleamarket @ a very affordable price of just S$45/-.

I think the toy went on offer cos the window of the box was damaged. So I repaired it by replacing it with transparency. The condition of box is C7 and toy is C9. No missing parts and stickers applied. So how or rather, I find this piece more difficult to find compared to VF17S. Also didn't see any of this in the reissued form.