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Probably don't need another one, but if a US retailer can pull off 300 or less USD shipped I'll support WWM

Got another one from AmiAmi..order took 35 seconds to submit....gotta love ATT fiber

Dang, I didn't know the rules....I've been asking Bandai to stop making non-Macross HMR all these years....

I'll pick up another one if a US retailer can deliver me a copy at 300 USD or less total...

That's awful timing...I can't remember the last time I placed a PO that wasn't done via my cell phone

Now they need to get rid of park reservations...

https://www.mandarake.co.jp/ariaru/shop/en/item/1115695957 Still available from the source

It most likely also came in all of other available colors used for these figs...white and red are confirmed...mine just happens to be yellow...

Takatoku Toys Macross Keshigomu Collection Beyond the deluxe 1/55 "Diecast/Plastic Scale Model & High Technology" toys and their micronized 1/100 versions....Takatoku Toys also released 3D interpretations of Macross mecha at more affordable price points....there was the 1/144 Macross Collection lineup that included a few VF-1s and all of the Destroids fabricated almost entirely in diecast....if those were still too pricey, they also offered a series of plastic toys in their "Henkei" line...all of which were fully transformable...albeit with questionalble end results....a step below the Henkeis was the realm of vinyl....this line was basically action figures with minimum articulation...and just as you may have thought Takatoku Toys could not possibly offer anything "cheaper"...they did... As far as I know, Takatoku Toys ventured into the keshigomu toy domain with a few releases for their Macross line. The first I will showcase are the three "clear" cases. The cases came in three sizes and from largest to smallest were named Macross Super Robo Set, Macross Robo Case, and the tiny Macross Power Case. Each one of these cases comes with an assortment of Keshigomu figurines in a variety of sizes. There were other players looking to get their piece of the "rubber eraser" market during the SDFM era, namley Ohsato and Seika Note, however, Takatoku released one keshigomu that sets them apart from their competition. The one figure that for whatever reason Takatoku Toys decided to mold was that of the Gnerl Fighter. The Gnerl Fighter was not made in any of the various Ohsato or Seika Note sets. Sort of odd, but interesting. Personally, I think character figurines would have been a better way of setting their releases apart, but that would have to wait until after they went out of business via Bandai's Hi-Complete Models...more info on that can be found here...https://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/topic/48036-the-curious-case-of-the-red-hi-complete-model-macross-figurines/#comment-1517055 Super Robo Set, Robo Case, and Power Case HMR VF-1 for size reference... These are the type of figurines included in each of the cases...the biggest figures are included in the Super Robo Set, which also includes a "parts-forming" figure...which is perhaps the worst officially licensed Macross Valkyrie toy ever made....a high honor as far as I'm concerned! It get worse.... Next up will be the Takatoku Toys "Variety Bag"...

Macross Postcards - Macross 15th Anniversary Not exactly sure what item or promo these postcards were tied to...if anyone knows feel free to chime in... The interesting thing about this group of postcards is that one of them clearly ties a well known Valkyrie illustration piece to Masami Watanabe...he is the mostly unknown SDFM/DYRL era illustrator who not too many Macross fans can name, but are surely familiar with his art....IMO, he is the 3rd old school illustrator from the SDFM/DYRL era than includes Takani and Suzuki...hopefully we will get a nice illustration book with all of his artwork someday....