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Class of Bootleg Class 2 - Duplicated and Modified
Class Notes: Mold and toy are Japanese in origin
Bootleg Source: Robotech Macross 7
Bootleg Rating: StarStarStarStar (Four out of five stars)
Sightings:Oklahoma (Big Lots)
Vintage:January, 1998

I bought this toy becuase I was pretty darn sure it was a bootleg. Probably of a transformer, but with package art lifted from some Robotech series. I got it home, popped it out of the blister, and nearly snapped the right arm off of the figure. It's a bootleg, all right!

The problem is, that I don't know anything about the Macross line of toys. I know that this figure is from Macross - it came with a copy of the orignal Japanese instuction sheet...and the only english word on it is "Macross."

Luckily for me, Nam Ngo saw the review and was able to tell me exactly what this ship is!

Here's the eMail sent to me:

The particular toy that you showed is a bootleg of the Bandai VF-17S.
This toy (the VF-17S, that is) is one of the mechas featured in the Macross 7 series.
That's why there are a "Macross" and a "7" on the instruction sheet.
To see pictures of the VF-17S, swing by my homepage at http://www.menet.umn.edu/~ngo/toypage.02.html

I hope that answers your question.

Regards,
-Nam Ngo

Boy, did this ever answer my questions! Do yourself a favor and swing my Nam's page....it's simply incredible!

(To go directly to the figure being bootlegged, follow this link.)

As it is, I'm leaving the rest of the review pretty bare....see Nam's page for all the info you can need.


The Pictures

Logo Closeup
Closeup of the logo from the instruction sheet. What the heck does it say??? It does say "Macross" in small type under the white lettering.


Robot Mode
Robot mode of the Figure.


Jet Mode
Jet Mode of the Robot. There are no landing gear struts, although there are pannels for them to be in.


Instruction Sheet
Detail of the Instruction sheet - it appears to be a copy of the original. Anyone out there read Japanese?


Bird Head
Odd bird-helmet. I couldn't figure out how to attach it to either mode of the figure, and it doesn't appear on the instruction sheet. Maybe it goes to a different robot?


Full Card Art
Full Card art. Card is about 15" x 10"


Card Art
Detail of the card art



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