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Yeah.

official PR:

https://arcadia.ac/

(web-translated):

58 minutes ago, jenius said:

I'm looking forward to doing comparison shots. Ooh maybe I should build my 1/20 model finally.

Until we get the actual HM-R RSC Scopedog in hand,  this could be considered some sort of a scaling preview...

a 1/20 RSC (bare) side by side with a 165mm HM-R Soltic H8 Roundfacer:

10 minutes ago, jenius said:

That works out to 1/23 scale so we can probably round to 1/20. 

1/20 is about 190, so a bit too generous.

Maybe this HM-R is more closer to the old 1/24 DM/RDM

official Tamashii page for HM-R Scopedog:

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/14638/

some details:

Scopedog height:  165mm

content listed is for Red Shoulder Custom specs!

official Tamashii blog-page with lots of pics: 

https://tamashiiweb.com/tn_blog/119/

samples:

Chirico figure is about 65mm, per the blog.  Smaller than the old Microman variants from Takara.

PO starts on 11/1  (japan-time)

10 minutes ago, 505thAirborne said:

As someone who was broke as hell during the Yamato 1/60 days and refuses to pay the really high 2nd market prices, I'll try and grab one of these. 

I love the YF-21 with a passion, while the Yamato 21 definitely looks better in Fighter mode all day long the DX Battroid looks ok to me. It will have to do until Arcadia tracks down its old molds for a reissue or builds an all new one... which will most likely never happen.

Arcadia most likely still have their original YF-21 mould, but most likely BigWest is specifically not authorizing them to do a reissue or whatever due to this Bandai DX offering.

49 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

All things considered, this doesn't look terrible in these shots, but I think they're obscuring the problems by not showing the whole plane in view from the top or bottom.  The length of the arms just throws so many things off.

 

Yeah.

In one of the shots, they're not-so-obviously obscuring what seemingly looks like a whalebelly that's possibly due to their unrotated legs feature of the fighter-mode:

fyi.

There seems to be another version of this Macross Zero blu-ray box that contain some kind of "store-benefits" (possibly an A3 sheet alongside the postcards of the previous dvd-covers or something else) that is available at amz-jp with the same PO-pricing:

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B0CLGXWMQB

here's the benefit-details on macross.jp and  bandai-namco sites, along with the "target-stores" listing:

https://macross.jp/news-detail/24575/

https://v-storage.bnarts.jp/bv_news/215859/

new mag-scans (reduced-scale) of the HM-R Scopedog at TD-forum...

( full-scale at https://bbs.toysdaily.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=470399&pid=8204776 )

7 hours ago, Graham said:

New pics just seen on Facebook on Macross Fans United page, posted by Stone Cheung.

In my opinion, both modes look pretty bad. 😓

 

 

6 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

I really hope that's just the magazine photo artificially foreshortening the fighter mode, because that looks REALLY squished up front, like bizarrely out of proportion.

I kind of want to say the battroid looks a bit better?  But it's probably just my reaction to not seeing it splattered with five gallons of tampo.  Hips are still Urkel-high, canopy is still entirely the wrong shape, and the upper arms still look like spaghetti.

The arms in particular are just painful to look at.. I can't comprehend how they could blow out the backside of the thing to as big as it is, and not use any of that space to give the thing beefier arms.

If the Yamato version needed Omega Pants, this one needs Omega Arms.  

hmmm.

seems even the "socks" and "cape/sideguards" are quite Urkel-high...

gif courtesy of this site

HG Scopedog unboxing, assembly, comparo vs Baandai 1/20 and Wave 1/35 kits:

This dude's got some pretty sweet Arcadia 1/60 Macross Zero valks shots...

https://twitter.com/Ezwea1/status/1716043792309256447

click on his tweet-page for full-size images of each...

Macross Zero Blu-Ray Box reissue (so far):

amz-jp:  https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/gp/product/B0CLGYYLPJ  (19,800y)

cdj: https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/BCXA-1895  (18,000y)

more details at:  https://macross.jp/news-detail/24575/

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BCXA-1895 / ¥19,800 (10% tax included)
173 minutes (main story approx. 158 minutes + bonus video approx. 15 minutes) / Dolby TrueHD (5.1ch) / Linear PCM (stereo)
AVC / BD50G x 2 / 16:9 < 1080p HD>／With Japanese and English subtitles (ON/OFF possible)

9 hours ago, Saburo said:

Hi everyone! 

It's been a while, I'm just dropping by to say hello.

 

Superb shot and posing as always!

2 hours ago, scand said:

Weird, I placed a PO for Roy and it went through last night but now I'm seeing this... Hikaru is still available for PO.

 

Just means HLJ's initial allocation of the Strike-Roy PO has already been fulfilled.

12 hours ago, seti88 said:

Can’t remember, but does the 21 even load different types of missiles in the ova/movie? 

i dont expect a similar full pack like the 19 just because the 19 had way more load out configurations (plus an arm cannon) than the 21.

here:

(scale reduced at 50% for forum)

HLJ is now also listing them both for 21,800y each:

Roy Strike-1S (non-PF):

https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-completely-transformed-vf-1s-strike-valkyrie-roy-focker-special-movie-ver-aca82166

Hikaru Strike-1S (non-PF)

https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-complete-transformation-vf-1s-strike-valkyrie-hikaru-ichijo-boarding-machine-movie-ver-reissue-aca82131-2#

HM-R Kaki pilot iooks really very tiny...

https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1714985726130233395

Bandai really witholding his steak, eh...

Heppoko's just received his TV Kaki...

https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1714985719809396941

I don't see anything on MrK's or Arcadia-official x/tweet-pages, but Ami seems to be offering preorders for the Arcadia 1/60v2 Roy and Hikaru Strike VF-1S (both non-PFs) right now for 23,500y and Feb/2024 release:

Roy Strike-VF-1S (non-PF):

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-161452

Hikaru Strike-VF-1S(non-PF):

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?scode=FIGURE-027240-S001

new/reissue

23500y (each)

Feb/2024

HG Scopedog release-date is Oct-21, 2023 for 2750y msrp incl tokyo-tax:

https://bandai-hobby.net/item/5872/

Sentnel/RIOBOT Genesis Mospeada 1/12 VR-052F Stick reissue just officially announced, via DengekiHobbyWeb:

https://hobby.dengeki.com/news/2109039/

po starts: 10/16/23 (japan time)

release-date: 5/24

add/edit:

@  hlj as of this edit for 21850y:

https://www.hlj.com/1-12-scale-riobot-mospeada-vr-052f-mospeada-stick-reissue-set88787

from https://twitter.com/simsim5479/status/1712080429975785840

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Prophecy has also started to yellow considerably. It's hard to tell from the photo.

I've highlighted the areas I think have the issue:

6 hours ago, Big s said:

Is the Bandai Roy purple now like the American ones?

Huh?

I don't understand yourr question.