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News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:55 pm

Got a haul today and this one is included. Made by Bandai in 1998. Most parts are in die cast mixing with plastics. A jet and can fold into something looks like an engine. Thanks.

by **Valandar** » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:08 pm

My first thought would be some form of combiner limb, but it could possibly also be some form of Core Fighter from one of the Gundam Variations...

by **Nujevad** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 1:20 am

My guess is that it's some kind of support vehicle for a sentai show or something.

News Credits: 3 · by **Giant Purple Griffin** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:52 am

I have no idea what that is, but my first thought was it reminded me of the new Target Exclusive Starscream. Except for the brown canopy instead of red, the rest of the silver, red and even little bit of yellow seem spot on, lol.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:16 am

Nujevad wrote:My guess is that it's some kind of support vehicle for a sentai show or something.

Nope. Bandai hasn't used die cast for Super Sentai toys for years now. And 1998 was the year of Gingaman(Power Rangers Lost Galaxy), which had animal mecha.

by **gambit020480** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:33 am

Ummmm........is it Burritobot?

News Credits: 2 · by **paul053** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:25 am

Can't believe I found it. The key word is XIG sticker (surprisingly still there) on the tail wing (picture didn't show it well).

It's the 1998 Ultraman Gaia Popynica Plus Series CV (container vehicle) toy. The jet is call XIG Fighter EX. As you can see from the link below, in that show all vehicles can fold into a hex container for storage in their base.

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/howza-life/article?mid=32449&prev=32491&l=a&fid=32
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10104304

News Credits: 7 · by **alldarker** » Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:27 am

It's an original Ultraman Gaia UMW X.I.G. fighter.

Check the last picture on this site:
http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/howza-life/article?mid=35851

Very comparable to these more recent models which I was able to find:

EDIT: ninja'd by 2 minutes

Wow... This series looks to have been a completely AWESOME toy line. I love that flying carrier...

...must... refrain... from... checking... ebay...