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Link? I only see one that sold for under 250usd and one that is not selling at 425usd....sounds like you got lucky....congrats!

Yet another Macross "model kit" book?.....guess I'll get it.... https://www.amazon.co.jp/マクロス-アーカイヴス-超時空要塞マクロス-マクロスプラス-マクロスゼロ-他編-モデルグラフィックス編/dp/4499232120/ref=pd_sim_21_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=26FA9V0089Z1BN64P8C5 176 pages....pretty big book....

Yamato 1/60 v2 VT-1 Super Ostrich.....39501 JPY....... https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k252475608 39,501.....well played! That had to have stung!

That VF-1D head looks better scaled to the HMR....which kit is it from?

Remember when.... Yamato's BK lead to panic.....panic lead to panic buying.....panic buying lead to a quick surge of demand v supply.....quick surge of demand v supply lead to high market prices... And now.... Hope leads to panic...panic leads to panic selling....panic selling leads to more supply v demand......more supply v demand leads to falling market prices..... This all has repeated itself before, back when everyone thought there would never be anymore chunky monkeys.....prices for 1/55 Takatoku and Hi-Metal Bandai Valks were higher than anything we have seen today for the most expensive Yamato valks....and that was late 80's, early 90's money! Then Yamato's V1 came out and Bandai re-released several of the "grail" Takatoku VF-1's...better than ever! The market pretty much crashed for vintage 1/55...or more correctly put, the market for vintage Macross self-corrected....and the current Yamato/Arcadia VF-1 market will eventually crash too....that market seems to be self-correcting right now... However..... There is always something bigger and better in the horizon....no doubt we will see another interpretation of the venerable VF-1...maybe bigger....but surely better than what has come before it....it has already happened 3 significant times, in the DX scale that has become the standard for VF-1's, since the 1/55 first debuted 35 years ago.....the question is....when will the often prophesied Bandai DX VF-1 make it's debut?.....Is Arcadia trying to squeeze out the last few bucks out of it's old V2 VF-1 mold before Bandai shocks and awes all of us? Or is it possible that Arcadia will crash the aftermarket of it's own products with a V3 VF-1? They already did that twice with the introduction of the 1/48 (which did in the VF-1 V1) and the 1/60 V2 (which killed the aftermarket of the 1/48)......so it wouldn't be anything new for Yamato/Arcadia... There's been an awakening....have you felt it?

Chain Bases for Hangars are going to be your best bet at the moment. However, they seem to be discontinued. You will need to stack them to accommodate the 1/60 in battroid mode (to some extent in fighter mode too). There are some KO chain bases out there, but I have not used any so I am not sure if they are any different from the official Chain Base branded stuff. As for accessories for your diorama.....several members have made 1/60 accessories in the past. At the moment there doesn't seem to be much of a selection...perhaps on shapeways? Accessories for your hangar in 1/60 via retail are non-existant....however, there are several available in 1/72 and IMO they scale very well with the Bandai and Yamato/Arcadia 1/60-ish VF's and mechs. At the moment, it seem Hobby Master has re-released several of their air support accessories.....search here: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.A0.H0.Xhobby+Master+HD.TRS2&_nkw=hobby+Master+HD&_sacat=0 Unfortunately, it seems that they have not included the extras that were packaged with earlier releases, such as the tow truck drivers. If you keep an eye out or do some searching on the web....there is another company called H-How Toys that makes a few nice 1/72 accessories that work well with 1/60 Macross toys. Another vendor is called Rabbit Club, but I have not seen any in a while. Most of these seem to be "copies" of the original Hasegawa kits of the same models....and those kits are readily available on ebay and the web....if you have the skills, time and patience...you can have a ton of nice accessories for your hangar. Here is an old post were you can see some the items from these vendors.... http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/34339-macross-collection-display-thread/?do=findComment&comment=1190492 Here are some of the items I have mentioned used in my own hangar displays....

Yamato VF-1J Mass Production Type....50,000 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/u141881709

Yamato VF-1A Cavaliers......35,510 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m198520913 Yamato VF-1A Cavaliers......30,500 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/j430439865

Yamato V2 VF-1D.....25,550 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h261849625

Yamato VF-1A Angel Birds....31,000 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t512005365

Yamato 1/60 VF-1S Max Type....23,550 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/s525793683

Yamato v2 1/60 Super VF-1J Millia Type.....27,000 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/p551763272

Yamato 1/60 YF-21 V1 w/stand and armor......30,000 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t511737613 Yamato 1/60 YF-21 V1.5 w/o stand and armor......26,000 JPY ttps://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/p546779882 Yamato 1/60 YF-21 V1 w/stand and armor......30,000 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h255162922 Yamato 1/60 YF-21 V1 w/stand and armor......27,000 JPY ttps://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t501672305 Yamato 1/60 Fold Booster & Fast Pack set for YF-21/YF-19....7,750 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d221140180

Interesting....I only have the exclusive "stealth" GBP and it seems pretty stiff and solid....I like the stocky bruiser look it has... ....the only fail on it is the exposed "backside"... If you really plan on selling your GBP's send me an IM with your asking price.....

Going down with the Macross HMR ship....it has my support while it continues to release Macross items...

.......of course.....the 1/35th Anniversary VF-1 Ultra DX could simply turn out to be no more than a great pumpkin!

No....always in motion the future is....especially when it concerns Bandai Macross.... Who could have predicted a Messer VF-1S SDFM 35th Anniversary HMR? Still.....why release it now as a first salvo in the SDFM/DYRL 35th annivetsary 2 year long merchandising party? Makes some sense especially if you want to save the best and biggest to close out the celebrations...

Yamato VF-1S Low-viz.....new......43,700 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/247713635

Misa cel w/background....166,100 JPY https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x484833638

Do they own a 1/60 valk that they could pose next to the Gnerl? I am sure the sizing specs are correct to the lineart....but it just looks too big next to the 1/72 valk.....may actually look better next to a 1/60...more "anime scale" accurate perhaps.... A 1/100 would be perfect.....especially for HMR fans

If you really don't want them, I suggest you sell them now and get what you can. The prices peaked and have nowhere to go but down. There are not enough collectors interested in these to drive up prices anymore. Even the rare and exclusives no longer sell. For example, the Macross Chronicle 1/48 Weathered Strike VF-1S Hikaru is by most definitions a holy grail....yet the collector interest is just not there for the 1/48 Yamato VF's...it is an example of rarity not equating to desireability....thus the declining market prices for it and all other 1/48's. To make matters worse for you and others on the fence with these specific collectibled......what do you think you could sell your 1/48th's for when the 1/35th DYRL Anniversary Ultra DX comes out next year? In short.....keep them if you like them....dump them if you really don't...

Macross Delta - Official Creators Magazine Included postcard....

Was waiting for AE to list....PO'd 2 and will do the same...thanks for the head's up!