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1 minute ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

I'm just wishing there had been a Tomahawk this year to keep the incoming Defender company...

Same here. Excluding the Missile Effects Set and the upcoming Regult Missile 2-Pack, there will only be 3 Hi-Metal R SDF Macross releases this year: Millia, Spartan, and the Defender. Quite a drop compared to those in 2016.

Just an up-to-date summary of the Hi-Metal R SDF & DYRL Macross items thus far:

2015

September: VF-1J Armored Valkyrie

November: VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Hikaru)

2016

February: Regult

April: VF-1S Strike Valkyrie (Fokker)

May: Glaug

July: Monster

September: VF-1A Valkyrie (Brownie)

October: VF-1J Valkyrie (Hikaru)

November: VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Max)

2017

March: VF-1J Super Valkyrie (Millia)

April: Super Valkyrie Missile Effect Set

May: MBR-07 MKII Destroid Spartan

August: ADR-04 MKX Detroid Defender

December: Regult Missile Type Set

Here's hoping 2018 has some good things in store for us all.

The product listing is now up on Tamashii's website as well: http://tamashii.jp/item/12256/?wovn=en

Strange that they don't appear to be listed on the Tamashii Hi-Metal R products page yet.

Maybe one more Hi-Metal R announcement for 2017 with a December release (hopefully one from DYRL or SDF Macross)? Come on Tomahawk!

2 hours ago, derex3592 said:

I would TOTALLY bite on two that color blue Spartans!!! 

Strange how color can affect something. I skipped the Spartan release, but would totally have bought a blue one.

6 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

Yeah, I'm wondering what the delay is as well. I'm hoping the final color leans more towards gray than purple, but based on the photos, it still looks good enough for me. I'm ready to order!

Maybe they're saving the best for last? Don't they know I badly I want to throw money at them though?

Wow! So much for thinking there'd be no announcement this month, and that the next one would be a Destroid.

Hi-Metal R: Expect the Unexpected.

23 minutes ago, ScrambledValkyrie said:

So, is anyone else wondering when the Tomahawk announcement will be?

Given the tease earlier this year, I was thinking it might be next after Defender. I'm also hoping it's soon enough to be released in time to ship with my Defender that will be sitting in HLJ's PW until late October.

It feels like we've already passed an announcement for April at this point, as they usually happen around the 20th of each month. So I'm guessing a May announcement.

And, based on the recent interview with Julian Oreska, I think it's going to be the Phalanx or the Tomahawk.

sh9000 - looking forward to when you have a lineup of all the destroids. That's going to make a great display. Thanks for sharing these...so I can live vicariously through your collection.

20 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

TV 35th...DYRL 35th....bring on the love! 

Someone needs to send an invite to that HMR guy to MWCon 2017....we need to get him to reveal everything!  The HMR crew at Bandai are brilliant!  

HM-R(espect)...

 

Tochiro mentioned trying to get him on for a future SpeakerPODcast, which I think would be a good start.

15 hours ago, Zx31 said:

How about a retooled Monster Mk IP?

Julian seemed very proud to have been a part of the Monster build. Didn't sound like there's any plan for a retooled version though.

5 hours ago, Convectuoso said:

As usual, DYRL is the priority. I'd love it if they release more TV versions, but it doesn't seem likely. I'll just have to keep waiting for TV Kakizaki and Max VF-1As.

I wouldn't give up hope just yet. Julian did say they were going to start celebrating the 35th anniversary of Macross in October, and that they had some exciting things planned for a full year. 

I'm an hour and 33 minutes into the interview at the moment: The HMR Macross Destroid comments were within the first 8 minutes. There was a brief discussion regarding the Monster at 1 hour 10 minutes. Still a interesting and informative interview. Sounds like Julian Oreska's got quite a cool job.

2 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Thanks! But damn, it's almost 3 hours! Cliffnotes?

Remaining Destroids (Tomahawk and Phalanx) are the priority. A few other DYRL items being worked on for this year, but no specifics yet.

Just listened to Tochiro's SpeakerPODcast EP.81 and he mentioned a recent JPIA TV interview with Julian Oreska of Bandai Tamashii Nations. I've only just started watching the interview, but I think folks here will be quite interested in the Hi Metal R information shared: 

So, the Defender was announced mid-March (17th I believe) with a release date of August.

Hopefully we'll get another announcement the middle of this month for a September release.

What could it be: Tomahawk? Super Ostrich? Elintseeker? Phalanx? Or maybe a Queadluun-Rau Battle suit?

Ah man, the wait for the Tomahawk continues. Happy for all you Defender fans though.

18 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

We already know that. As a matter of fact, there's already a dedicated thread for Hi-Metal R Xabungle.

Anything NON-Macross stuff should be posted in the Anime or Science Fiction section.

 

Ah! Well then...nevermind. Thanks for that n03Ljm. Much appreciated!

Still bummed though, as the wait for the next Macross HMR release continues.

Looks like the next HMR release has been announced, and it's not Macross: Xabungle

A bit bummed...

This time last year The Monster was just announced and Regults were on the eve of shipping.

Feels like we're due for something new soon. 

Is there any source which reveals the HMR future releases?

You can keep an eye on the Tamashii Nations Hi-Metal R site for the official releases: http://tamashii.jp/item_brand/hi-metal_r/

However you'll probably hear/read about the releases in this very thread before they're posted to the above site.

Only luck, i refresh the page and bum! place my order ...

That's some good luck! I keep checking, but nothing yet. Still plenty of time I guess...

Maybe from this screenshot:

Tho the armored-1A looks a bit more green than blue in the screenshot...

Ah ha! That must be it. Thanks so much!

I was hoping it was a Cavalier variant, although still really interesting to see these lesser known items show up.

When/where does this VF-1A appear in SDFM or DYRL? Very curious to know what it looks like without the armor.

nobody else found their pilots missing?

Not here. Bummer.