Mini Motorized Maladroids
Originally designed and released by Takatoku in Japan as a tie in with their Super Dimensional Fortress Macross lines, the model is a Super Deformed (SD) version of a, 'VF-1S Valkyrie Max Type'.
It's unclear whether MARK acquired the moulds and license prior to Takatoku closing down or as a result of them ceasing business. MARK released the model to the West via Select seeing this version renamed, 'Turak' for the Convertors distribution.
Examples can be found stamped simply, 'Japan' on the motor cover with others showing the Takatoku stamping. This suggests it's likely MARK also acquired unsold Takatoku stock.
The Mini Motorized Maladroids have a pull-back, wind-up motor gimmick to drive
them forward in jet mode.
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Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / EU Europe / AU Australia
NOTE: Location codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely to be incomplete.
Convertors Mini Motorized Maladroids US/CA/AU Select 1984
Parody Animation Mechanics JP Takatoku 1984
Originally designed to tie in with the Super Dimensional Fortress Macross anime series the model is a Super Deformed (SD) version of a 'VF-1S Valkyrie Max Type'
Examples can be found simply stamped, 'Japan' on the motor cover with others showing the Takatoku stamping, getting to Select via MARK to be released for Convertors as 'Turak'.
All of the Mini Motorized Maladroids have a pull-back, wind-up motor to drive them forward in jet mode.
