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Cool toys, cools pics, and cool people. Man, I love this HMR thread. :)

^That's awesome!

^Nice! Now HMR just needs to release a VF-0S to help fill out the line up.

Yeah, I think that's the best option. For what it's worth, I think the VE-1 is the only release that I've personally had an issue with. I know there have been other issues with folks getting two right or left leg armors, some grumbling about matching orange paint/plastic (including from me), but for the most part I think the HMR line has been fairly solid in terms of quality control.

I had the same issue with my VE-1. I don't recommend pushing too hard on the fuselage because the piece of plastic that attaches it to the body is actually incredibly thin. I decided to remove the fuselage, however it was a frustrating and nerve wracking task. I recall using an x-acto knife to slice through as much of the adhesive attaching the fuselage to the body, however due to the tight fit I couldn't separate the pieces entirely. So, I ended up removing the nose cone and splitting the fuselage down the middle in order to loosen the remaining adhesive. Splitting the fuselage will most likely break the few pegs that actually hold it together (as more adhesive was used on those). Once I was able to remove the fuselage, I trimmed the plastic spurs that ultimately led to that annoying gap. As difficult as it was dismantling, putting the fuselage back together proved even more problematic due to the section between the nose cone and the cockpit. That is actually two separate pieces with a closed hook inside that is used to attach it to the cockpit section. If/when you separate the fuselage, that loop/hook inside is going to be broken. Hooking that back on to the fuselage took the most effort due to the small space inside. I could have just glued it back on, but on the off chance that I ever decided to dismantle it again I decided to avoid using adhesive there. I'm glad I was able to remove my gap, but in retrospect I probably should have just learned to live with it...because there were a few places where dismantling it could have resulted in a complete loss. Happy to provide any additional information to help. *You can see my original post with gap pictures from May 13, 2019 in my history.

Absolutely genius!

Agreed! This would definitely make for a great two-pack.

The Regult Scout will be an awesome addition to the collection if/when it gets released, but first...TOMAHAWK!

Looking over the past releases, I just realized there were only two HMR Macross in 2019: the VF-4 in March followed by the VF-1D in April. Here's hoping we see a few more in addition to the VF-4G in 2020.

Yes, and yes!

Awesome! Thanks for sharing this.

So glad to see another HMR release announced. It's not a Tomahawk, but at least the line is still alive...and that keeps the hope alive as well.

It was the idea of the Tomahawk that provoked me to start collecting the HMRs...along with Jenius' video reviews of the line. Glad that I was able to pick up some other cool Macross HMR items, but I'm definitely going to be bummed if there's no Tomahawk.