Robotech's 40th - A look into the Tactics kits

[Faust]

It’s been 40 years since a new cartoon about transforming robotic weapons and interstellar war hit the airwaves. No, I’m not talking about Transformers; I’m talking about Robotech! With its distinct visuals and storytelling, Robotech made an indelible impression on many of us back in the day. For many, it was their introduction to anime, which, for some like myself, has become a lifelong interest since!

One of the more recent attempts to revive interest in this now-nostalgic (man I feel old) property was a tabletop wargame financed by Kickstarter in 2014. Unforntunately, the “Robotech RPG Tactics” game that was produced was… not very successful.

However, the game set that was released DID contain a lot of miniatures of Valkyries, Regults and other neat Robotech/Macross mecha. Having recently acquired one, I thought it might be fun to look at it not from a gaming perspective, but from a modelling perspective! You can check out what all the quickly-forgotten hoopla was about below!

https://adamrehorn.wordpress.com/robotech-rpg-tactics-oob/

[Deathgoblin]

NEAT!    Used to play a lot of Palladium stuff way back when.  Loved playing Rifts.  I'll have to see if I can find that box set sometime.  Still got 1/72 scale VF-1A Valkyrie, VAF-6J Alpha and a VF-2SS from Macross II. 

[ksnow]

I also have a Valkyrie kit from back in the day. Thinking of breaking it out soon. Just need to decide what "mode" to build it in. I don't think I want to trust 30 year old rubber bands to hold things together.