Talking about Robot Anime...

I remember while I was 7 years old, I was amazed and excited by this anime that has transforming robot! It can transform from a fighter jet, to a jet with arms and legs, and to a robot. Sound familiar? Yes, it's Macross.

Back then, I don't really appreciate Macross story line that much; all I want is to see the Valkyrie in action - transforming from Fighter Jet to Gerwalk and to Battroid mode. I particularly like the variation that piloted by Roy Foker. More information about Macross can be found on http://www.mahq.net.

But why am I all of a sudden talking about this? While I was surfing the net, I came upon the upcoming March 2008 release of the new Soul of Chogokin Godmars, of which there are some people who doesn't know much about it. Godmars is one of the series that I watched when I was only 8 years old. I can still remember back then that my dad gave me a Godmars toys made of dia-cast metal. It really stirs me to save some money to get this Godmars again, 'coz I like it very much.

Those are the days that my dad would buy the toys that I like. But because I was so young and I don't know how to protect them, my toys are all broken beyond repair, and all have to be thrown away. If my memory serves me well, the list will be as follow:

1. Macross - Valkyrie (part die-cast metal part plastic) - Variation S & J
   
2. Orguss - 2 variable fighters of main characters and 1 opponents variable fighter
   
3. Gundam RX-78 - It's not the plastic model kit by Bandai, but it's made of Die-Cast metal that comes with G-Falcon (made from plastic).
   
4. Godmars - part die-cast metal part plastic. This toy is really heavy.
   
5. GoLion - part die-cast metal part plastic (height similar to 1/100 scale Gundam). It is a smaller version. My cousin has a bigger version (similar to 1/60 scale gundam).
   
6. Baxinger - part die-cast metal part plastic. This is the only robot anime that I never watched. It's from the series called Ginga Reppuu Baxinger. Height at 1/100 scale Gundam.
   
7. God Sigma - part die-cast metal part plastic (height similar to 1/60 scale Gundam). Same as Baxinger, I never watched the series. It's from Space Emperor God Sigma.
   

If I have the resources (money of course), I would try to collect the toys of the anime that I have watched. But when I look at the Valkyrie produced, it doesn't look nice at all. In fact, if my memory serves me correctly, the nose tip of the jet was not that long when it was in battroid mode. Apart from Valkyrie, I would certainly wish to get a Godmars (if extra, I'd get Vikung-fu).