{"rewrite":{"id":"r_44aa6a72e22aa20cd45c62bb","clusterId":"c_8c550d981e952110f5c1d618","slug":"bandai-spirits-sets-november-13-release-for-dx-chogokin-sdf-1-macross","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Spirits Sets November 13 Release For DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross","summary":"BANDAI SPIRITS Collectors Division will release the DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross on November 13, the first product for the Super Dimension Fortress Macross 45th anniversary. The figure is roughly 1/2000 scale with an overall length of about 650mm, transforms between fortress ship and storm attacker form without parts swapping, and carries light-emitting gimmicks in the bridge, chest, and legs.","whyItMatters":"A 650mm transforming SDF-1 with separable Daedalus and Prometheus and a lighting sequence tied to the residential block is Bandai treating the anniversary flagship as a display centerpiece, priced around 100,000 yen, rather than a standard Chogokin release.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSample images of the DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross went up on the official blog ahead of the November 13 release. The figure runs about 650mm in overall length at roughly 1/2000 scale, and the transformation between fortress ship and storm attacker form needs no parts swapping. Proportions were worked out as a three-dimensional object with reference to Kazutaka Miyatake\u0026#39;s design drawings and illustrations and footage from the series.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gimmicks run past the hull. Bringing the bow of the included Kerkaria close to the chest and legs starts a lighting effect, the residential block\u0026#39;s lighting moves from morning through noon and evening to night, and the block shifts at random into emergency mode. Daedalus and Prometheus separate, and the Daedalus bow hatch opens to deploy a slope for the included 3 Monster and 5 Tomahawk Destroids.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross transforms without parts swapping at 650mm, so the light gimmicks in the bridge, chest, and legs have to survive a full transformation cycle. That is an engineering claim, not a paint job.","twitterPost":"DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross transforms without parts swapping at 650mm, so those bridge and leg lights have to survive every conversion.","threadsPost":"DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross transforms between fortress ship and storm attacker form without parts swapping, at 650mm. The bridge, chest, and leg lights then have to hold through every conversion, which makes the electronics the real test of the 45th anniversary figure.","newsletterBlurb":"BANDAI SPIRITS will release the DX Chogokin SDF-1 Macross on November 13 as the first product for the franchise's 45th anniversary. The figure is about 650mm long at roughly 1/2000 scale and transforms without parts swapping. Sample images went up on the official blog.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Inside\",\"url\":\"https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2026/11/10/190681.html\",\"title\":\"Already huge out of the box! 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