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LOL....5 out of 8 of those HMR are not eligible for WWM....not that WWM means you can get any of these any easier.... So after M+, I'm thinking BW will push M0 onto the world stage next...sort of a Macross version of a gateway drug into the awfulness (mostly) that Macross shows have now become....don't want to kill the "good vibes" too quickly with a bad trip into Macross 7 just yet... It kind of says alot if they do not follow the releases of toys to coincide with the original releases of the shows in Japan....M0 was sort of an attempt to "make Macross great again" I suppose....for the most part, I think it was a pretty good attempt and I personally liked it...it makes sense to go with M0 next....so definitely looking forward to getting M0 HMR toys.... Maybe Bandai can finally milk the HMR Monster mold with some M0 modifications? And it'd be funny if we actually got a Cheyenne before we got the Destroid Tomahawk! .....but I guess this isn't the Bandai wishlist thread... Hopefully BW can sell enough Macross music downloads to increase the interest in everything else so we can finally get the toys we want without the shipping tax

Well.....at least we now only have Big West to blame for these cluster fukks.....and any NON-SDFM/DYRL clusters undoubtedly yet to come.....

Maybe that's the NON-WWM BW logo....

Glad I am not the only one.... I guess a "World-Wide" Macross toy release just means Japanese retailers can ship it to any buyer in the world without fear of getting harrassed by HG....still....I would hope this HG/BW agreement eventually means we can order Macross merch via local retailers at some point....otherwise, I don't see what will have changed since the biggest issue is the expense of shipping these items from Japan....oh well, assume the position for a bit longer I suppose....

So close to a hundred dollars for it? I may have just been convinced to sell mine...LOL

TBH...it'd be foolish for Bandai not to proceed with their DX YF-21...they made a big enough deal of the Macross Plus Movie edition release a few days ago as part of their WWM campaign....what good is a campaign without the merch to help monetize it.......so the YF-19 first, then the YF-21.......the biggest question now would be if they pull off a VF-11B to complete the Macross Plus "set" of VFs......I would say yes, simply because the next step in this WWM experiment will be Macross 7....in terms of VF merch in the form of DX's...the DX YF-19, YF-21, and VF-11B can easily be converted into their Macross 7 versions by Bandai..........at that point, the true test of WWM will be if the world unanimously rejects Macross 7 thus crushing Bandai's/BW's delusions of WWM grandeur!

The Mercari link is for a legit copy of the poster....same one I referenced....the other 2 are fake, which if you are OK with that, you may as well try and find a hi-res version of the poster online and have it printed somewhere near you

by now, everyone should know that time and/or our patience is irrelevant to the Ents at Bandai......you are saying that a toy that was first mentioned in 2019 is "officially" vaporware....yet a toy that was first DO'd (display only'd) in 2015 (and yes, I am referring to the HMR Tomahawk) is just now....a mere 6 years later...."possibly" being released between now and who knows when....maybe.... For the most part, it has always been like this for Macross collectors....best to get used to this quickly, if you have not done so already at some point during the last 40 years....

Yes...the icon Isamu image WAS actualy used in an official Macross Plus promotional poster...it was used to promote the release of the Macross Plus Movie Edition in 1996....the other 2 images, IIRC, have never been used as the main image of anything offical in terms of Macross Plus posters or promotional materials (possibly used as pics within a poster or the back of a DVD/LD/Bluray case, etc.)...I've looked around but I cannot find it listed for sale anywhere at the moment...I am not sure if one will come up within your 2-week deadline.......good luck! One other idea would be to try and find a Macross Plus cel...but not sure what kind of buget you had in mind...

this image would be your best bet in the form of a poster....as it is the basis for the promotional poster for the Macross PLus Movie Edition release back in '96..... If you are willing to look beyond posters....the same image is used for the film program to the Macross Plus Movie Edition made available at theatres in Japan when first released....those should be relatively easy to find on either YJA or eBay....

With a logo that has absolutely no SDFM/DYRL valks on it? How about the 40th logo instead.....

I hope there are more SDFM related collectibles coming out in honor of SDFM's 40th....sure, it's great for Bandai to have resurrected the "pics" of the Tomahawk and "mentioned" the Phalanx...only to remove the mention.....but it just didn't seem like enough...ok, they did also show a derpy SD VF-1S...but even that was not in SDFM colors... My concern now is that since they are free to release NON-SDFM/DYRL items outside of Japan....from a business/profit perspective, the temptation to diminish the release of SDFM/DYRL items may be tempting....hopefully, they are not trying to determine the "demand for Macross" outside of Japan with sales data derived from NON-SDFM/DYRL items....I do not think it would provide them with accurate information

I probably won't double dip on the other 2 VF's shown on the WWD mark...unless they throw in some WWD exclusives.....but I may do so if they release them in the WWD inaugural paint scheme...especially the YF-19...I think it would look good....kind of like a "Double-Nuts"....

https://tamashii.jp/special/macross/vf-25/ Coming April 2022....

It depends....if you are referring to any non-SDFM/DYRL VF...yes, since the BW/HG "agreement" it was just a matter of time...... If you are referring to ALL valks including SDFM/DYRL VFs....nope.....not unless BW has allowed Bandai to play with HG or, if given permission by BW, Bandai even wants to play with HG

Although I'd prefer a TV version......you get what you get and don't get upset!

The line-up has been there in plain sight since 2015.......

Looks like Amazon.jp is playing there "No Direct US Shipping" shenanigans with this release.... https://www.amazon.co.jp/マクロス大解剖-日本の名作漫画アーカイブシリーズ-サンエイムック/dp/477964478X Unless you want to pay triple the MSRP plus non-discounted AJ international shipping fee....you will need to use a proxy...... I picked up a copy using Buyee......you can get it for MSRP (1,100 JPY plus domestic shipping fee) via Yahoo! Japan Shopping or Animate....there may be a few other sites offering it...

Nah.....you have to wait for the US release of DYRL for that...

Last few sales on YJA...average out the used sales... https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/closedsearch/closedsearch?auccat=&tab_ex=commerce&ei=utf-8&aq=-1&oq=&sc_i=&exflg=&p=RIOBOT+VR-041H&x=36&y=42 Add proxy fees and shipping to your country.....so maybe 50-60 USD Then deduct about 30% for the damage.......if the damage impedes transformation in any way, it will have a bigger impact on the ultimate price you can get.....essentially the more obvious the damage the lower you need to set your asking price....more so if it keeps it from transforming or maintaining poses, etc... Good Luck!