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It was shown during the Tamashii Nations event last year....you can see other items shown during this event here: http://robotpilipinas.blogspot.com/2015/11/upcoming-macross-toys-display.html The 2016 Tamashii Nations event is happening on October 28....so maybe they will show some new Macross items or have some news on whether or not some of the previously displayed Macross items will actually be released....crossing fingers!

I am not too concerned about the "third arm" because many times we have seen Bandai display their HMRs with "redundant" support...only to realize that they are completely unnecessary once we have the product in our hands....so far Bandai has been hitting them out of the park with their HMR lineup....no reason to believe they would drop the ball on a display stand....especially if they want it to be the BEST MACROSS DISPLAY STAND IN THE HISTORY OF HUMANITY!!!

Chill out on being an ignorant prick...this is the second instance, at least when it comes to my posts, that you feel the need to post some trivial and/or asinine comment....the first time was when you insisted that the first HMR GBP release was NOT a DYRL version even when presented with the facts.....your reply to my recent post, once again, added nothing to the conversation...in case you haven't noticed, this is MACROSSWORLD...I make no apologies for thinking a Macross-themed item can be the best....and neither should anyone else that loves this franchise....no one should feel they need to tone down their enthusiasm for Macross....much less on MacrossWorld....sheesh! If you do not like what I post or are incapable of posting something to enhance or carry forward the discussion.....then simply don't reply or reference any of my posts...

Not a gamer, but I thought everything was moving to VR? This thing looks like another Nintendo novelty.

I hope everyone, who can afford it, purchases at least one set....this would send a message to Bandai that there is a market for Macross specific accessories....and may persuade them to release the teased Regult missile sets and more importantly...... Release what could potentially go down as the best Macross display stand ever!!!....

LOL....tips should be based on DYRL colors.....which makes sense since the HMR SSPs are all based off of DYRL designs... It would be nice for Bandai to also include DYRL pilot versions for their M&M sets.....since they are not 100% TV versions anyways....at least not when they have the SSP mounted.... Patience padawan

Pre-order 10-21 No madness http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000107417/

Does every post need to followed by an emoticon in order for it to not be taken too seriously? Sheesh!

You'll just have to play "dress-up" with your Regult more often! I think the only stand-alone would be the Scout Regult. But who knows. Really hoping they show us some new HMR molds at the Tamashii Nations show.....like a Q-Rau and N-Ger TV-type! The VF-1 missile pack web-exclusive at least gives us hope that the Macross HMR line is still alive!

Can Regult accessories be far behind? Nice way to whet our appetites while we wait for more HMR Macross releases! Wonder if Bandai will unveil shock and awe part 2 during the upcoming Tamashii Nations event?

LOL....guess you're not as fanatical as you think you are....I do not need another option...as I said...it is the only game in town....If I could deal with ET's VF-2SS...I could deal with a chunky PWS-0X....just calling it as I see it....

Either one is quite chunky....the problem is that they were ok for their time....Arcadia supposedly has had over 10 years of design experience to figure things out....unless they have thrown out the door everything they learned during their Yamato days (but it's TRex...so this can't be the case)...they just got lazy... Look at Bandai with their chunky v1 VF-25's....they got spanked by the fans and turned around and fixed the problem.... Arcadia may not have as much money as Bandai....but they have the experience...and close adherence to lineart has been their claim to fame since the V2 VF-1....that is partly why we rationalize their higher costs.... Their execution of the PWS-0X IMO shows that it was at best an after thought....if it had been properly planned from the start....it should not have ended up looking like a chunky monkey, early 2000's effort...for the kind of money they are expecting fan's to pay....the end product is just too far from the spirit of the lineart..... At this point....correcting the over exposed wings wouldn't matter as it is just too dang w.....i.....d.....e....aka chunky....which I believe is a bigger problem that cannot be easily corrected....unless they come out with a V3 VF-0.....

I'd take you up on the offer...but getting something to you in time to get signed wouldn't be worth the cost....nice of you to offer!

Great! Post some pics when you can....

Arcadia's PWS-0X is, in terms of chunkiness, a Yamato GBP V1.... Hopefully, this isn't the last Macross item they release as it would be sad to end it on this disappointing note.... Maybe they can try harder on the next release!

But not as a member of an Imperial Ground Crew?

Nice

Dang.....wide load! Return of the Chunky Monkey..... Looks ok from top down at an angle.....maybe if placed on a bottom shelf it won't be so bad....

Well, if I were a betting man (which I'm not)....I would be all in on a Bandai Soul of Popynica 1/3000 (or 1/1800) TV SDF-1....with all the bells and whistles.....quite frankly, Yamato's DYRL SDF-1 was meh in terms of said bells and whistles......and I have lost faith in Arcadia.....so hoping they step aside when it comes to a DX-type TV SDF-1 at this point....

They are not a subsidiary of Bandai?

Takani's illustrations are what drew me into Macross....they are amazing to this day.... I also really like Suzuki's take on the TV SDF-1..... Oh...and here is the other Takani SDF-1 TV in cruiser...... We reeeeaaallllly need an updated 1/3000 TV SDF-1........we need to start a petition to either Arcadia or Bandai.....or both!

IMO, in taking a bit of liberty from the line art, Tenjin corrected the length, thus extending the crotch armor plate so it makes sense.... In working with a 3D rendition, and not devising or wanting to devise a solution for the "long wings"....Arcadia's proportions in the waist area just end up looking way off when compared to the lineart..... I think someone would be able to easily "fix" the over-exposed wings issue by designing a new backplate and mock wing tips or the entire "shortened" wing assembly ala-HMR..... Unfortunately, there is no shapeways "diet pill" to get rid of the chunkiness.....

Ok...so pulled the Macross Chronicle that covers the PWS-0X.... The line art on Mr. March's site is correct.....and just about the only "official" line art available (the VFMF illustrations for the PWS-0X would support the Arcadia interpretation more so than the official line-art...but IMO it is wrong and hopefully, Arcadia did not use that as their "gold standard"...if so, they screwed up) ....there definitely is no "armor" covering the back side of the wings, which is what we see when viewing it "head-on".....so they are definitely exposed....however, Arcadia's execution has left those wings "over-exposed", which would also mean the back armor plate that covers the "top" of the wings when viewing it from behind...is too long.....anime magic I suppose.... But since the VF-0S suited in the PWS-0X armor is not transformable anyways, it wouldn't have hurt to supply "shorter wings" and a shorter back armor plate if collectors did not mind the parts-forming.....same could have been done with the hands.....providing a set of "armor-use" hands.....maybe a PWS-0X V 2.0 will address this....or an HMR! Finally.....even Tenjin went with the minimally exposed wings look in his illustration...... It would seem like the bottom of the back armor plate should be at the same level as the front "crotch" armor plate....which makes sense in "real-world/in-universe" application...this setup would allow for minimal exposure to the wings...either from the front or back..... Arcadia's PWS-0X is also too chunky IMO..at least looking at it head-on....unlike the GBP, which even in the lineart is bulky, the lineart portrays the PWS-0X as "slimmer"....the GBP is like an offensive lineman and the PWS-0X should be more like a running back.... Arcadia's PWS-0X reminds me of a Yamato's GBP V 1.0 armor when compared to the V 2.0 (which IMHO runs a bit "skinny")..... Still...it's the only game in town and looks OK from behind and from side views I suppose.....

You know....that Art Jeuness YF-19 reminds me of how several companies seem to go with the "monochromatic" look when deciding to release "special" versions of their collectibles.... Takatoku did it....IMAI/ARII did it....Bandai did it.....Doyusha did it....even Toynami gave it a go.... I would totally buy the one Arcadia was teasing months ago......