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The DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross will be released in Japan this coming November.<\/span><\/p>\n BigWest, Bandai Spirits<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The SDF-1<\/a> from the original 1982 Macross<\/em> TV series is getting a massive new transformable diecast toy<\/a> later this year, but only in Japan.<\/p>\n The SDF-1, or Super Dimension Fortress 1, is a huge transformable battleship known as the Macross<\/em> in the series of the same name.<\/p>\n Designed by Kazutaka Miyatake, the idea to have it contain a city originated from Shoji Kawamori\u2019s work on Ulysses 31<\/em>. It\u2019s also emblematic of the original TV series, and it\u2019s here that the issue starts.<\/p>\n While most of the rights for Macross<\/em> finally reverted to BigWest back in 2021, the original TV series and movie, Do You Remember Love?<\/em>, are still in somewhat of a limbo, with Harmony Gold still involved with these two specific properties.<\/p>\n This is because back in the mid-80s, Macross<\/em>, Southern Cross<\/em>, and MOSPEADA<\/em> were hacked together to create Robotech<\/em>, which is owned by Harmony Gold.<\/p>\n That means because this SDF-1 toy is from the original Macross<\/em>, it won\u2019t be getting a release in the US. Although I doubt that will stop fans from importing this toy from various places online.<\/p>\n In addition to the limited release, this toy is priced at a suitably massive 99,000 yen (or around $623 at the current exchange rate).<\/p>\n You do get a lot for that price, though, with all manner of lighting gimmicks, accessories, and sizeable heft at around 65 cm in size, due to the fact that it is 1\/2000 in scale.<\/p>\n The other nice piece of news is that both T-Rex and Kazutaka Miyatake have worked on this toy, as the official Bandai Spirits site has a nice new interview<\/a> with them both about it.<\/p>\n While I technically prefer the movie version of the SDF-1<\/a>, which already has an amazing toy by Arcadia, this is definitely the biggest and most impressive toy of the TV iteration.<\/p>\n With any luck, I will be able to pick one up when it is released in Japan this November, but I honestly have no idea where to put it.<\/p>\n Follow me on <\/em>X<\/u><\/em><\/a>, <\/em>Facebook<\/u><\/em><\/a> and <\/em>YouTube<\/u><\/em><\/a>. I also manage <\/em>Mecha Damashii<\/u><\/em><\/a> and am currently writing regular columns in Japanese about mecha games and mecha anime for both <\/em>Game*Spark<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Automaton<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n