Review Remix: Gakken Mospeada/Robotech Ride Armor
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- Some of my early reviews were posted as one-take, unedited uploads. Review Remix is intended to take these videos and turn them into a short, concise view that is more friendly to watch. I also only had around 20-50 subscribers when they were originally posted so this will expose more people to these rare toys. Thanks for watching!
Gakken released the Mospeada ride armor in the US market under the Robotech label. It is a large toy with die-cast and plastic parts and features a surprising amount of detail and articulation for the early 80's.
This is my unicorn. My holy grail. One of my friends got it for christmas when we were kids and I've hated him ever since.
Ryan Gunwitch-Black LoL
Same here. As a kid, I would have committed war crimes if I could get my hands on it.
*The 80s* : it did things to us.
Hahaha, I felt the same exact way when my cousin got this and also Voltron.
@@unvaccinatedmgtowfitness SHIT, man! 💩💩💩
My best friend at the time had this and I was so jealous. I remember seeing LOTS of Robotech toys for sale at the local flea market back in 85 but I never had any money :(. I also remember seeing all three versions of the Alpha for sale at Toys R Us. Wish I could time travel
Hey, I dun blame ya... These toys were HELLA EXPENSIVE back then in those days when the Robotech cartoons were quite popular on TV, and EVERYBODY wanted to collect them. ALL of the kids in my class were literally begging their parents to DEATH to buy these fer 'em! Transformers, Gobots, G.I. Joe, Dukes of Hazard, He-Man, Voltron and Robotech were the HOTTEST franchises around.
The funny thing is ya probably could find these in Japan in a bargain bin in some vintage toy place.
Beautiful!! Beautiful piece keep it for ever.
I loved Robotech as a kid. We used to jump off of our bikes mid ride and say we transformed into the Cyclone armor. I watch the transformation on the toy and think that it could not have changed as quick and seemlessly as on the show.
Thank you so much for posting this, I got one for my birthday as a kid. It was my favourite toy, i got it from Fenwicks in Newcastle. I remember one of my older brothers and dad trying to put the bike on the figures back and getting really frustrated. Then told me never take the bike off again 😂
Very cool how you've taken care of this figure from your childhood... I wish I would have done the same!
This thing was EXPENSIVE back then we were kids... Even the smallest version (cheap Hong Kong knock-offs) costed around $25 back in the 80's!
oh 80s. how we miss thee.
Scott Benard! I remember this in the stores,loved Robotech..i also remember the game zillion the triformation!
I was able to buy one a couple of years ago. Some lady that was selling his son toys (his son, now grownup, doesn't even live in my country anymore), sold it at a very cheap price ! She actually investigated how much it did cost, and decided that it was way to expensive for a toy (at least half the market price). One of the best pieces of my collection !
You HELLA lucky that you could even find one of these things anymore; at ANY price... Private collections (in good condition and reasonable prices) are the best way to go!
@@OtomoTenzi I know. I was very skeptical at first. It's now one of the best pieces in my collection. Sturdy as a brick.
I now have 3 Cyclone toys : this one, a modern one, and a 3d printed one :)
I had the Cyclone, the hovercraft, Varitech Fighter and Zentradi Pod as a kid.
For an old toy, it's pretty nice! I still have one of those and it's still in good condition......
You better keep it in a safe place, and take real good good care of it like it's a family heirloom... These things are gonna be worth LOTSA $$$ a few more years from now!
Wow, props for keeping this in such good condition! I remember owning a much more simplistic version of the bike from Matchbox that didn't tranform... I never could find the Scott Bernard figure, so I would just have my G.I. Joes ride it. Haha.
I had that one too. Always wished I could morph it. Same thing with the Varitech Fighter. And yes they were kungfu grip compatible. Just like Captain Power, M.Pact, and Silverhawks.
Just love this toy. Always enjoy watching this review. "Thanks again for the Robotech Love my friend! "
My cousins ex-boyfriend who I am still in contact with had this many years ago. He sold it in the mid 90's and it funded all of his glass blowing equipment. We still talk about this Ride Armor and how he introduced me to anime and model building during that time. Was a lucky kid.
I had this as a kid and I remember it was awesome but such a pain to transform it!
I have a healthy collection of 80s toys, but this one piece that has been a dream of mine to own.
I owned this when I was young. I also had the green alphatech. I don’t think I did the full transformation too much. It was difficult for me.
And they BROKE easily too... The parts were just held together by those cheap little plastic joints!
Same here I remember this was my favorite this was robotech, transformers, volton at the height of coolest toys
Bro! My favorite toy of all time net to the Matchbox SDF=1. I never realized that Scott had extendable legs. I'm going to check this out tomorrow. Thanks for sharing and Aloha.
jason cofran It's amazing how old this toy is and how well it holds up!
I was fine when i saw the bike and the figure but when i saw you doing the transformation into powered armor i came.
This was probably one of the coolest toys I had as a kib.
No matter who I show this toy to IRL they go nuts. Even people with modern Japanese gokin, Macross, 3rd party transformers, etc cant deny it. We were lucky to have something this cool as kids!
I saw one of these on amazon.jp for something like 30k yen awhile back. I drooled.
That is such a CHEAP price to pay, for a chance to recapture and relive those great childhood days all over again... Everything STINKS nowadays, and you know it my friend!
Always loved this toy as a kid, i still have two complete ones.and was lucky to get six of the figures without the bike from a model shop that was closing down for 5$ each..
They're prolly worth at least $1,500 each by now... 💰💰💰
I loved this thing to death as a kid (literally - I think I only have one piece of it left!). Really fun but not super durable, unfortunately, but possibly my favorite toy in my later childhood years...
I always wanted that! Such a great figure!!
A blast from the past! A great review still!
Sooo Completley AWESOM!!! Would love to have one!! As always another great review!!!!! :)
mantis999999999, that was fun, man. Thank you. I’d like to get one some day. Can you tell me anything about where to find one or what to get or not get? Sounds like the matchbox one doesn’t transform, and there are new versions that you say are not good... I was such a young fan that I didn’t start looking for toys until it was off the air, having found those bulbous little Max and Miriya veritechs for my brother. I eventually inherited the SDF1, and an Alpha fighter, and even found a Battlepod many years later, but they all are falling to pieces. Wish I had my Jetfire in perfect condition with all the armor again. I’m looking at it now, and it’s seen better days. Cheers.
I actually have both of these toys brand new in it's orig box (opened but never used) the Gakken Ride Armor Mospeada robotech vr-052f and the Transformer Jetfire in my collection and I'm thinking of selling them for the right price if you or anyone is interested. :)
@@oliver415 Hey, these things are worth it at ANY price... Just be shure NOT to let 'em go fer too cheaply!
I had that as a kid. Wish I never got rid of it.
Back in the 70's and 80's toys that fired little missiles were disabled because kids couldn't stop firing them down their throats or into their eyes. Never mind Nerf and those things. lol.
This is going to be a lengthy post, so I apologize in advance, but it is for the love of robotech so you understand. I just won an eBay auction for my first cyclone as an adult. It is in good condition but missing the kickstand and has a couple of slightly peeling stickers. I had one when I was five, but I desintegrated it with love. I have been waiting patiently but Easter Sunday is in the middle of my of my shipment wait time....... So I still wait. Also I have a Scott Bernard Masterpiece collection blue Alpha fighter, which had its right hand broken on its first trip out of the box. I also have a Maia sterling Shadow Alpha masterpiece. I first got the H. ICHIJO VF1J Mcross 1/55 Valkyrie. I am waiting on a Mospeada Legioss green Aoshima 1/48 from Robotech.com. The Aoshima 1/48 is the exact same as the Robotech Masterpiece 1/55 model, in fact the Aoshima is the model that Harmony gold used for the masterpiece Alpha, don't know why one is 1/48 and one 1/55 if they are the same size. Through some confusion I thought Robotech.com was out of stock so I ordered a second green Legioss from Tisinc99.com, I later found out from research that Tisinc99 is very untrustworthy....... Anyway, I plan on taking the right hand off of my second green Aoshima Legioss and trading it for the broken Blue Alpha's hand with it. (because the parts are interchangeable), I could really use some advice on how to change the hands out, and how to calm an angry wife for spending all of our money on Robotech and Mospeada toys, ha! Please message me with any advice on the fix, thanks man, this was a great and comprehensive cyclone review! Sorry about the very lengthy comment.
Greetings from New York! 🗽
i loved robotech as a kid im getting one of these!!!!!
Young impressionable Mantis, oh how I wish to corrupt you! Gakken Mospeda what an amazing piece, too
Great review and video AAA+++...thanks to you... I was able to buy my own..your video does alot of justice for this toy. I love the mospeada anime..my version says made in Japan and box as well. I notice online photos show 3 boxes with copyright made in japan, made in Singapore . And a Robotech box with both Japan and Singapore copyright..very interesting...I seen this scott bernard go up to $1000 dollars. I can only admit this toy is legendary..a must have for a true Robotech fan or collector of genesis mospeada.
My Favorite Toy!
I was saving up my meal money for this toy when i was young, and when i had enough money, the shopping centre raised the price😭
When i finally saved enough money to buy it, it was sold out.
Same thing happened to me too! Back then in '85 or '86 when these things had just came out, my local toy store wanted at least $25-$30 fer one of these things... Everytime I went there, they would jack up the price a little more. I tried my best to haggle with the saleslady who worked there, but she would NOT yield. I almost ROBBED that goddamn place cuz I wanted one so badly! 🔪
I had one back in my the 80s
They don't make toys this awesome anymore :(
very true :(
Yeargh, that's when their 💩 started to SMELL...
The saddest part is that since the 80's they have the technological idea of making the HBT power fuels that are portable , easy to be replaced and can be used amongst all vehicles and even their legioss. But electric cars nowadays each with their own battery design so huge that is not portable because of business rivalry and market domination.
yeah, can't even get the charging stations to be a proper uniform standard for that reason. it's a shame
Do you know what the differences are between the painted face version and the non-painted version? I always thought most had the blank face until I recently got a Stick/Scott Bernard with paint apps, which I initially thought was custom.
All I can say is that the version I had was painted.
what a beautiful art piece
*-))
Cool. I wanna assemble it
Nice review. I never knew this parts formed. I wish I had one.
this is the only gakken ive seen with the painted on eyes. Does anybody have any info as to why?
I had one or two of the toy Mecha items not what was just posted but I did have RDF figures to state more clearly I was really into Dana Max Sterling's daughter I am only disappointed about not claiming any other figure or armor sets as I was so poor I did not have the money I hope my circumstances change?!.
I had a couple of these when I was younger but I sold mine to a collector in the Netherlands. He stopped buying from me after I sold him an alpha and the douchebags in customs broke the radar assembly when they tried to transform it (looking for contraband?). The guy thought I had sold him something broken. Thanks, customs
Yeargh, those goddamn bastards must've RUINED it...
Scott Bernard is that figures name
I have this too
He transformed so much faster in the cartoon
I`m korean. 당신이 이 글을 해석해서 볼지는 모르겠지만... anyway~ 내 어린이 시절 기억을 기억하게 해 줘서 고맙습니다. ^^=b Good luck!!!
Mantis nine 9's what's good brother!? 😆 I fucking love this thing and your review was really really cool! The only part that I got SUPER bummed about was you sped up the transformation :( I thought that's why we watch reviews. That aside this toy is SUPER RAD! You should do a newer video showing the transformation. I loved Robotech when I was kid I'm getting the Mospeada Legioss AFC -01H end of the month :)
Cdog Cdog i agree this old toy is still one of the coolest I have! love it. if you want to see the full transformation you can watch it here ua-cam.com/video/mLnYK4fl0xE/v-deo.html
mantis999999999 Thanks bro! I.dont know how many times I watched this video 😂 I'm buying a vintage one like this this year. Already paid for the new one
Macross / Robotech and M.A.S.K series toys were sough after.
I had a red one as a kid.. rook bartley
The only issue is the figure has problems riding the cyclone in motorcycle mode.
I have a toy Gakken Mospeada from the 80s hugs
Only robotech I have is Jetfire G1
+patrick thompson Its a good one to have! great toy.
i had to pass one up at the botcon complete in box ran out of cash or i wouldve gotten it :( next time im sure i will
Slow the transformation part so we can know how with breaking anything
I have a phd in gibberish.
機甲創世紀
Speeding up the video while transforming it does nothing to show us how it transforms.
El mío no tiene la cara pintada 😮
I enjoyed watching this again, loved it the first time. One of my genuine grail robots, the mospeda design has always facinated me. One day I will have at least one decent adaption of the concept that is affordable.