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What Millia fig? I don't see a PO for that one on their website. Or is someone else dipping into figs and I missed it?

Considering how low the bar is set by Toynami (not even remotely acceptable), and not everyone wants to paint a still model statue, those are pretty much the only real options, so I don't mind the minor issues with their figures at all. Are they perfect? No, but good enough. That's about it, but at least someone is making an effort. I hope they release the pilot figure tho, and PLEASE bring on the other characters especially Kakizaki, Global, Claudia, and the bridge bunnies in that order. I'll buy every one they release.

Yup, you're right, my bad. And $100 for shipping 2 large toys doesn't seem that bad.

Thanks for that! ...Aaaaand, nope. I paid $70 for the first one, but now they want $140 for "two for the price of a single product" which is supposedly now double the price. (edit, $70 was the deposit, it's actually $133) Still seemed like a good deal until I went to check out and the express shipping was $100 - despite it being only $35 for my original preorder - or standard shipping which they say takes 4mo. If they ever actually release the darn thing and have some extras on sale later, I'll consider it, but otherwise, they can keep their 💩!

If this is true, they need to advertise that and commit because that would certainly at least triple their sales. Personally, I would preorder/buy 3 more right now if this was official if it meant I could have a light, heavy, and hopefully a scout version (pleeeeeease). As it is, I feel like I'll be lucky if they ever actually release the darn thing, so I'm not holding my breath.

That's exactly why I was looking forward to this one and avoided buying HMR versions. They just didn't make sense to me, and there's scenes in the show where they indeed seem much bigger than valks. I was going to use 1:72 regult kits to match my other HMR, but once this was announced, I was excited to not have to do another model I don't have time for. And I haven't been collecting any of Kitz valks, so I don't have to find any... did Yamato or anyone ever even make 1:60 Regults?

I can't find a meme or a proper gif to make one, but in the immortal words of Tuco Salamanca, "Talk... is talk. But owing me <toys>? That's bad."

Looks like I've got some binge watching to do! Not all of these are new purchases, but it's nice to have everything together at last. Still looking forward to the legit releases coming out this year, but this is what I could get with english subs for now.

I'm surprised it didn't come up in the Amazon listing for all the other DX WWM releases along with the YF-19 (only $217!) because they're all on the same listing. Maybe it will soon, so keep an eye out there too. I just pre-ordered the 171 there for $275 which is just shy of my maximum price for valks. I thought seriously about pre-ordering a second 19 to go with a DX 21, but I'm not paying $350 for a 21 when I have a perfectly good Yamato. It's funny though how prices change. Before Bandai first showed off the prototype 21, prices were insane for the Yamato. Afterwards, they came down to the $200 range for a bit. Now that the DX is getting an actual release and preorders, prices on the old Yamatos are back to being sky high again. No sense.

Oh duh. You said Hayate not Hikaru. Doh, sorry, I was distracted by all the beautiful shots of VF-1 GBP above. I actually just purchased the movie with english subs from Amazon here if you wanna buy it.

SDFM or DYRL? If the former, episode 9, "Miss Macross" @17:50 in this youtube video.

I'm pretty sure I remember seeing that it initially had a planned release of March if basic goals were met, but they stated that would extend if more funding was reached in order to add in features. Now that 4k and dub and all the other goodies are funded, it's going to take a much longer time to make/add them.

Clearly, BBTS takes preorders and then tells Bandai how many they sold/need. Simple, confident and easy for the customer, and maxes profits. WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD ANY STORE ONLY OFFER A LIMITED NUMBER OF POs ON AN UNLIMITED RELEASE?!!! This crap makes me not want to use Amiami anymore, but it sounds like ALL the Japanese stores do this. WHY? This makes zero sense.

Refresh, refresh, refresh... BAM, got it.... nope. Refresh cart, add 1, no. Refresh cart, add 1, no.... 30mins of this instead of making overtime at work... I could afford the BBTS order if I stay working.

Wow, Ami ami sucks. I clicked order the moment it went live, and it immediately said none in stock, pre-order closed. That's what I get for breaking tradition and trying to participate in a pre-order rush.

Thanks to another great transaction with @sh9000 got this lil VF-4G in the proper colors. It made zero sense to me that Hikaru would abandon his Sempai's colors, but maybe they're reserved for special opps, not exploratory colonizing missions. Also, I can't recommend Steven Universe enough (the figures below). What an awesome show!

I think this is my favorite valk so far. This acquisition continues my goal of collecting at least one of every valk number as well as every recon model. I'd really love to get a 171, but I've yet to see one that isn't really expensive for a very yellowed toy. But I love the 25+ style, the recon disc and tail, and it happens to be my favorite color. I've loved this color ever since I was a small child when, for the first time ever, I finally got my hands on the BIG box of Crayola crayons and saw "Sea Green." My parents were too cheap and would never let me get the big box with the sharpener, which was the biggest draw for me. Also, I love Mandarake! This was listed for 24kY but I only $220 WITH shipping. I do not see ANY of the claimed "package damage." At. All.

Thanks for posting, happy to support this! I remember not being impressed with M2, but it's been so long that it I don't remember it at all and deserves another shot not to mention a spot in my DVD collection. Guess I have to round out my toy collection with an HMR VF-2SS now!

Read the fine print on that no signature delivery bs. If you do so, you are clearing DHL of ANY AND ALL FAULT for damaged packages.

Did you fall for the "no signature delivery" scam? Even if you don't, they still just toss it on your doorstep without a second thought. I highly doubt they'll do anything to make it right. But it's not like any other shipper is much better about it. I work for a large, global company, and we never even bother trying because it's not worth the trouble.

Just one? By my calculations, any decent collector would need at least... 17 I think. There's 5 birds in the show, you need one for each mode, so that's 15, plus one to keep MISB, and one just in case. Am I doing my math right here?

I guess I interpreted that as relating to discussion ABOUT Robotech, not toys that are identical in all other aspects (especially considering the inconsistency). Some toys are only available as Robotech branded (like Kitz figures). I guess the only real inconsistency was Toynami, but I didn't realize that they didn't start out that way and were sorta grandfathered in. Anyway, sorry if I touched on a sore subject, and I'll shut up now. Thank you to everyone that makes this site awesome despite all this Robotech doodoo. On a side note, I had no idea there even were Robotech forums because why would you even go there if you knew it was just a hack job of Macross, lol. Didn't make any sense to my brain, so the possibility didn't even enter my mind.

I considered that for a minute, and I see the wisdom in letting the community decide, but this seems to have been addressed solely through moderation, not community, or else everyone would complain whenever an offending post is made. So far, I haven't seen any of that, so obviously the community at large doesn't really care. And since this seems to me to be a common sense issue, I don't think asking for a poll will do anything except cloud the issue when it could just be decided by common sense moderation and done. It seems like the frustration and dislike for HG or Robotech is being taken out on forum members who buy the stuff despite these past issues and just want to discuss them with their peers. Closing threads without merging and telling people their posts about Macross toys don't belong in the forum pertaining to it only serves to alienate and lose members that I don't feel we can afford to lose. As for Mospeada... it might be a non-canon extension to our beloved OG Macross through HG BS we don't like, but a lot of us grew up on that. I don't see why we can't evolve as a forum to include it (I'm personally not a fan, but I'm open to allowing it). Almost everyone who's a fan of Macross is also a fan of Orguss, Mospeada, and Southern Cross. Perhaps we could create forums for those since there certainly seems to be enough love for them here. Or, conversely, perhaps including Robotech and evolving as a forum would upset so many people here that THEY'D leave, and the status quo would be better. So perhaps forgive me for saying as such, and I won't bring it up again. As far as I'm concerned, do as the forum will, and I'll still keep posting if allowed. I'm just perturbed about it I guess, not trying to create drama, just trying to see us evolve to be more inclusive (and less confusing). At least make the rules clear about it... but wouldn't that seem like a silly thing to sit down and write out what toys you can and cannot post about? That's my point.

I've yet to see any rules as such, and even if so, it's obviously not even consistent, but why is the Toy section only for official "Macross" toys and not Robotech/HG? We have threads in the Toy section for Toynami which is clearly not official. There's even a morally questionable gray market thread in Toys. And the recently purchased thread is full of non-macross. So why the mixed messaging? @Stampeed Valkyrie just had his post about the latest release of Caliber Wings closed. I realize that was because there was already an existing thread, but it's not in the Toy section just like his KitzConcept thread (and why not merge them instead of closing it). I've totally missed these threads until recently because I didn't know they didn't belong in "toys" for some strange reason. I would think that Kitz and Caliber should be moved into the official toy forum. Sorry if I'm being rude or ignorant here, but it just seems odd and causes people to miss things in an unexpected forum (or at least it did for me). I understand some people don't like HG for good reason, but they're still Macross toys. That just seems pedantic and silly.

Edit: Posting in member feedback so as not to hijack, sorry.