Graham Posted March 14, 2017 Posted March 14, 2017 Yeah, I've seen it for HKD 880 (USD 113) in a toy shop near my work recently, which is crazy for such a small toy. I'm sure it's a nice toy and all and I've no idea what the MSRP is supposed to be, but for the size, I wouldn't pay more than HKD 350 (USD 45) for something this size. Probably why I've never gotten into the Hi-Metal R series, I think they are way overpriced for what you get.
treatment Posted March 14, 2017 Author Posted March 14, 2017 8 hours ago, Graham said: Yeah, I've seen it for HKD 880 (USD 113) in a toy shop near my work recently, which is crazy for such a small toy. I'm sure it's a nice toy and all and I've no idea what the MSRP is supposed to be, but for the size, I wouldn't pay more than HKD 350 (USD 45) for something this size. Probably why I've never gotten into the Hi-Metal R series, I think they are way overpriced for what you get. Imho, all bandai stuff are overpriced for their sizes. Especially their scalper-friendly TWE stuff. I wish the HMR-Dougram msrp was around 6k-7k yen, instead of around the 13k-yen mark. It is what it is, tho. That said, HMR-Dougram is still a much better toy and a much better buy than say, ET's VF2SS (all incarnations) valks. The HMR-Dougram has ridiculously excellent articulations and the proportions and weight are very balanced. It's a very solid and satisfying toy. Just gotta get 'em with the best po-discounts if/when getting 'em to soften the financial blow...
treatment Posted March 21, 2017 Author Posted March 21, 2017 some dude over at TD-forums having much fun with his HMR-Dougram... Hi-Metal R 太陽之牙 Dougram - 日系英雄／機械人 - Toysdaily 玩具日報 - Powered by Discuz! samples: https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17388767_10154635466538585_9072437542246712764_o.jpg?oh=9bb1640488f1a440a5449623a3281ce1&oe=5969A54B https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17389025_10154635466403585_8430058178779635338_o.jpg?oh=7fe61cfecffaa6d256bdf87d7a9556b5&oe=595A731B https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/17358648_10154635465553585_2855841895282937077_o.jpg?oh=689be1cbe30297430733f9533fa0429d&oe=5958FB79 Quite anime-accurate, actually...
jenius Posted April 22, 2017 Posted April 22, 2017 Poor Dougram, it meets such a lame end. I would buy other mecha from the series though, I dig the designs.
Felix Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Hey, did we ever get a pre-order date for the Soltic that was shown?
no3Ljm Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Felix said: Hey, did we ever get a pre-order date for the Soltic that was shown? No PO date yet.
jenius Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Was the Soltic even shown? I thought it was only teased via silhouette.
Loop Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 As far as I know we have only seen the silhouette, I think we need to wait for it to be shown fully before worrying about the pre-order dates atm.
treatment Posted May 12, 2017 Author Posted May 12, 2017 HMR-Dougram has apparently been officially released by Bluefin in the US and is available at Amzn for US$134.99 : https://www.amazon.com/Bandai-Tamashii-Nations-Hi-Metal-Dougram/dp/B01LXDO69X/ Free shipping, too. It seems like amzn/bluefin's current pricing on the HMR-Dougram is a bit better than most of the online shops/scalpers pricings right now.
sh9000 Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 On 11/26/2016 at 4:21 PM, sh9000 said: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01LXDO69X/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1480205723&sr=8-10π=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=bandai+hi+metal Oh I wasn't aware.
Sandman Posted May 12, 2017 Posted May 12, 2017 Wow thats a lot for this guy. I was thinking of getting him for mainly old battletech nostalgia but no, way too expensive.
treatment Posted June 22, 2017 Author Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) HMR Soltic Roundfacer now listed at: http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000115462/ !&I$#&YT#QHSEFHSF#%Y$*^%(&Y@& dammt, bandai! Edited June 22, 2017 by treatment
barurutor Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Wow, we had the Takara version of this with the metal body & removable plastic armor when I was a kid. i'm in for one!
sh9000 Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/21433-hi-metal-r-soltic-h8-round-facer-limited-edition.html Preordered from NY.
jenius Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 Preordered also... not the hugest fan of the show but I love the clunky mechs.
General Rasp Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 Damn you Bandai. Couldn't be reasonable and just do a regular release.
Loop Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 I love the chunky brute designs of this show also, I went ahead and ordered one also.
treatment Posted June 30, 2017 Author Posted June 30, 2017 (edited) Chachi of RPA finally got his long-overdue HMR Dougram review up and available: Edited June 30, 2017 by treatment
sh9000 Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 https://www.biginjap.com/en/completed-models/19233-hi-metal-r-soltic-h8-round-facer.html
TehPW Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 On 9/22/2016 at 3:09 AM, barurutor said: I'm in, just for the BattleTech Funny that you mention that. I actually got to see and hold several prototype 3d prints of Reseen mechs that will never be mass produced because of potential litigation from Palladian RPG's Robotech clicky's. I was told that the non-Macross designs were 'safe' but not the Macross-y units. Want to cause the few people still working for Catalyst to have collective aneurisms? spam CBT's threads with links to this thread. That will kill ALL the non-Project Phoenix designs to non-existent status. Actually, please don't. That will kill all the new books which have Dougram-y designs as well as future books (when ever they actually make any...)
sh9000 Posted July 3, 2017 Posted July 3, 2017 https://mykombini.com/en/november-2017/7850-hi-metal-r-soltic-h8-round-facer-taiyou-no-kiba-dagram-fang-of-the-sun-dougram-bandai-limited.html
treatment Posted August 21, 2017 Author Posted August 21, 2017 Some new-ish pics of that upcoming HMR Not-Zaku p-bandai shenanigans... http://tamashii.jp/akiba_sr/?p=6269
sumyumgoy Posted August 21, 2017 Posted August 21, 2017 Sorry, I'm out of the loop, what's the shenanigans? Is it because it's premium?
treatment Posted November 13, 2017 Author Posted November 13, 2017 TD's rehosting the recent pics from Sunrise's tweeter-pics of the upcoming Soltic Roundfacer grunt: https://twitter.com/sunriserights http://toysdaily.com/discuz/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=256653&pid=7823704 samples:
treatment Posted November 19, 2017 Author Posted November 19, 2017 hacchaka pictorial of HMR Roundfacer: http://blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/52016201.html samples:
jenius Posted November 19, 2017 Posted November 19, 2017 Looks great. Glad I ordered even though I don't have much of a Dougram colection.
Felix Posted November 28, 2017 Posted November 28, 2017 I received an email letting me know that my Hi-Metal Soltic has shipped. If it is as good as the Dougram I will be very happy indeed!
davidwhangchoi Posted December 26, 2017 Posted December 26, 2017 hey, i saw a new HMR but don't know if it's part of this series:
davidwhangchoi Posted December 26, 2017 Posted December 26, 2017 Bandai new month announcement a few days ago.
treatment Posted December 26, 2017 Author Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said: hey, i saw a new HMR but don't know if it's part of this series: 7 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said: Bandai new month announcement a few days ago. Techroid Blader is a different series than Dougram, afaict. I'm not familiar with that line or series. You might as well start a new thread about it and help us out. Here's TD's thread about it (it got some other pics, I think): http://toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-265096-1-1.html Edited December 26, 2017 by treatment forum lag
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