Robotech Roy Focker & 2020 Toyota Supra

Made By:

Jada Toys

Scale:

1/24

MSRP:

US$24.99

Overview:
Packaging (Design):	9/10
Packaging (Durability):	8/10
Casting (Body):	7/10
Casting (Interior):	8/10
Casting (Chassis):	7/10
Casting (Engine):	7/10
Paint (Exterior):	6/10
Paint (Interior):	N/A
Paint (Trim/Graphics):	6/10
Overall Panel Fit:	7/10
Total Score:	7.2/10

 

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Background

A gifted pilot from youth, Roy Fokker was a stunt flyer before joining the military during the Global War. After the Macross Incident, he joined the newly formed Robotech Defense Force and would go on to command the celebrated Skull Squadron and function as part of the SDF-1's fighter pilot complement.

Packaging

A redeco of their 2020 box, albeit with a much heavier graphics presence here than usual. A portrait of Roy is to the right of the window, while an image of his Valkyrie in fighter mode is on the bottom left just above the Robotech title. His name and the vehicle are written across the bottom, though Jada used the Macross spelling of his name - "Focker" - rather than Robotech's "Fokker." The Robotech logo is repeated on the top and both end flaps, with the window flap also including an image of the Valkyrie in Battloid mode and the solid flap having a large image of the Robotech Defense Force seal. All of this is set against a space-themed background, with stars and nebulae contrasting against a dark blue void. On the back is a simple photo of the Toyota and Roy, with a single line quote ("It's never been a game") and some brief stats for Roy. The inside of the box continues the starry backdrop from the front panel, with a pitched battle between Human and Zentraedi mechs. The car is screwed to the base with plastic bands holding the hood and doors closed and a plastic tray capturing the rear of the car. A figure of Roy is screwed to the base near the front of the car. The extra art - and its continuation inside the package - make this a real standout for shelf display.

Casting/Paint

Unfortunately, the excellent work kind of stops at the packaging. It's not that it's really bad, but it's nowhere near the quality we've seen from Jada recently. There are many small casting marks, particularly on and around the nose. The clamshell hood has surprisingly large gaps where it meets the doors, made worse on the left side by that door not being seated correctly: it has a noticeable step where it meets both the front and rear fenders. The hood also hits the left headlight, pushing it slightly out of the fender when compared to the right. All of the glass has a slightly foggy look to it, making it look hazy or even slightly greasy. The interior is nice, though, with sharp casting and separate details for the steering wheel, shifter, and bucket seats. The only color is a red and black "Toyota Supra" logo sticker on the dash's infotainment display and a full-color gauge cluster sticker in front of the driver. The engine and chassis are very basic black plastic, the latter with a chrome crosswise muffler in the back. Wheels are black 10-spokes wrapped with ultra low profile tires and mounted over Jada's standard disc brakes.

After some of their recent releases, I was really looking forward to seeing their take on Skull Leader's iconic design. What I got instead was a base white that is too thin in many places and shifts from high gloss to textured matte on the nose and left front fender. There are generally rough edges on all the black paint applications, from ghosting around the left hood vent to missed edges around the side windows to A pillars that just kind of give up their paint somewhere near the bottom. The cast-in wipers are unpainted, and the right door stripe is further back than the left. The skulls are sharp, though, and I do like the rear license plate reading "SKULL-1 in white on a black background under the word "Robotech.".

Features/Accessories

Both doors and the hood open on nice smooth hinges. There's also a metal 1/24 Roy Focker figure included, painted in his purple flight suit and carrying his helmet. Well, sort of. It's really just jammed between his hip and wrist, with his left hand sticking out like he's in the middle of an improvised drum solo. There's also a nasty parting line going up both sides of his face, just ahead of his jawline, and a sharp wad of paint or metal stuck to the side of his right foot. At least the paint looks great, with nice sharp edges and good coverage all around.

Accuracy

This is not based on an existing design, but is instead a "character car" that simply uses an existing tooling with a new paint job to evoke a persona. According to the bio on the back of the box Roy is a tall man, standing at 195cm (6' 4¾"). His figure stands 8.6cm to the top of his hair, so assuming we're to remove the pompadour he's a near-perfect 1/24. The Supra is closer to 1/22, but in the far-flung year of 1999 we can safely assume the Supras were a bit larger.

Overall

I was really looking forward to this one, but Jada seems to have backslid quite a bit on their QC. Hopefully it's just a temporary blip as manufacturing still isn't where it was pre-pandemic, but while the idea is definitely there, the execution just isn't.