Here's a treat. Bandai's SD Infiniti VF-25F Alto custom. SD stands for Super Deformed, which is a line of robot toys with oversized heads and undersized bodies, giving an alternative, comic look to its original counterparts. This one represents Alto's valkyrie, the hero from Macross Frontier. Let's get into it:
Packaging:
This is different than typical Bandai valkyrie packaging, but it's small and compact, just like the toy within.
He comes with a stand, transformation instructions, a gun pod, extra head, knife, extra hands, three stand attachments, shield and blast effect.
Fighter Mode:
This is a great little toy. Lots of detail here for such a small figure. The paint apps are great and the design is solid. No landing gear though, and no real detail in the cockpit, but there's only so much you can expect form such a small transforming figure. The fighter mode attaches to the stand using one of three unique stands, one for each mode.
Even with the shield, you can still see the fists. Normally the shield would cover these up in the 1/60 scale.
Gerwalk mode:
Very surprised at how much I like it in Gerwalk mode. The legs don't really clip in anywhere, so they sort of hang there, but still, quite faithful, and you can still get an aggressive A stance.
Battroid mode:
This is where the SD toy shines. You have the giant head, which is just awesome. Lots of detail, and it's nice that it has a clear plastic visor instead of it being painted on. The original VF-25F didn't even have that!
