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SDFM/DYRL is not part of the BW/HG licensing agreement for merch released outside of Japan.... Only way we would get SDFM/DYRL from the likes of Bandai is if they agreed to pay HG a license fee to release their SDFM/DYRL items anywhere outside of Japan....it's been almost a year since the HG/BW agreement and we still do not have any SDFM/DYRL Japanese merch available anywhere outside of Japan from any company, let alone Bandai....they either don't want to or simply can't?....in short, for non-Japanese-based fans of SDFM/DYRL...nothing has really changed...

A few picks for the poor Californians waiting patiently for their books to arrive....

Nice....I really like the detail and paint on these....but for me...one was enough for each scale....hopefully they will release a Millia pilot figure

Maybe...

An actual release or photoshop? Seems like the description refers to it as a Max Version? Either way, I think these would be nicer if they tossed in a pilot fig....it's a big reason why I double-dipped on the 1/12 VF-1S after getting the 1/6 VF-1J...which was sort of a disappointment when their 1/6 Hikaru couldn't be seated into the cockpit....which is why mine still remains MISBISSB...

Again...thanks to Google Translate's constant improvements...I am able to get more out of the book than the cool pics....for example....these pics found in the book's section on the lineart that was used as reference for companies like Arii and Takatoku.... The top image has been published before and details a gimmick that thus far has only been reproduced on the original Takatoku 1/3000 SDF-1.... The bottom image, I belive, is something new....it details a concept that was proposed to hold the Prometheus and Daedelus for the Takatoku 1/3000 SDF-1 before the idea was scrapped and the decision was made to simply add wheels to them..... No wheels on the prototype....

So is this the first ever attempt at a simultaneous release across all of Bandai's global markets for a "Macross" item?

LOL...ever since my shipments stopped going through Chicago....the speed in which I get stuff through all carriers has increased by at least 2-3 days.....they seem to go through Cincinnati....DHL be swaggin' like Ohio these days!

Bandai should have switched the paint scheme between the VF-0S and Gundam Whatever

You want Destroid Tomahawk and Destroid Phalanx....you buy Max VF-0S now!!! - Bandai'd

I guess it all depends on what kind of unholy deal HG/BW signed onto...if it specifically states that the use of the "VF-1" in any form requires a HG license, then I guess there is nothing BW can do in terms of allowing such releases outside of Japan....

Still hoping we get these some day.... Would BW have the cajones to release as a MacF-tied WWM release?

Just 3...if I open 2 I'll dress up a CF-1A....maybe they will release stand alone armor, but doubt it

In for one....missed opportunity for a CF release though...hopefully this WWM milk mold means that a Shin VF-0A is leaning towards highly likely....

The collector's creed.....book edition!

Really enjoying the historical accounts behind the art and merchandising.... Google Translate keeps getting better all the time! So much to take in with this book beyond the beloved illustrations...

Best cover ever!

These just de-folded from Amazon Japan!

Might catch this in IMAX tomorrow for the $5 show...if not, I'll wait for a matinee on the weekend

Another Macross Shopping Bag...Seika Note Co., Ltd Planned by Movic

Hobby Genki delivered... Will open the box with the least damage...this one is near perfect...small corner dings on the back

"In order to eliminate applications for the purpose of resale, we will If 　it is determined that a Twitter account has been established just for this application" So if you are not a fan, but have been a twit for years....you can potentially win and sell it....LOL

AJ shipped mine via DHL....arrival date estimate is Feb 27th......In my experience, DHL either delivers on time or before the estimated date