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Yeah it is kind of pricey. The Saint Cloth Myth figures, probably came from the same team in Bandai, are in general cheaper and come with die-cast metal armours. If you include the Appendix accessary pack then they are about the same price. I guess most here have gotten used to high price with anything Macross. Easily fixed by telling them the figure is a girl.

How do you shop with amiami who only ship inside Japan? Is there a proxy company that handle returning toy too?

Colour picture of the special packs. http://ga.sbcr.jp/mgangu/012962/ http://ga.sbcr.jp/mgangu/012961/

Is the gun suppose to be that long? It is proportionally much long than the DX and model.

Only if you have extra stand adaptors from the old launch arm stand.

Banpresto announced a bunch of Macross F stuff: VF-25 display models http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?showtopic=30151 DX Ranka Lee; Key chains. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=754598

More photos: http://ga.sbcr.jp/mprize/012977/ F and S in October, G and R in November. No price info yet. I expect < 1500 yen range.

July issue. http://superrobotwar.wordpress.com/

This Model Graphic scan shows all the extra pieces.

So have you heard anything? Cause I am going to introduce another pre-order rush... http://www.hobbystock.jp/item/view/HBY-ACF-00001581 http://www.hobbystock.jp/item/view/HBY-ACF-00001582 Both say production limited to 500 units.

May as well put these here, since they are kind of figures... source 1 source 2 Banpresto key chains, coming in October and November.

Banpresto DX Figure #2 source More photos: http://ga.sbcr.jp/mprize/012966/ This is #1 http://www.hlj.com/product/BNP45945

For me: Plus for 1:60v2 - size, price, better hands, more variant, box size. Plus for 1:48 - more detail, better neck/collar. I own one 1:48, and that is enough for me.

Sheryl action figure product and order page: http://www.megatreshop.jp/products/sheryl/index.html First order 700 unit limit. I think they say they will release more depends on popularity.

HLJ have all SV-51 on sale for months. They are about $10 higher than OD.

Yeah. And CM will be extrememly busy with tons of other stuff, they will have no time for more Mospeada. http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-96180-1-1.html

HJ scan. Appears to talk about modification made to armored VF-25S' head.

Mag scan: No new news, just 1:72 and 1:250. http://www.toysdaily.com/discuz/thread-96132-1-1.html Armored Ozma, painted. http://ruliweb2.nate.com/ruliboard/read.ht...fo&num=3455

The regular version has been released. (Very NSFW link) http://d.hatena.ne.jp/type97/20090519 Painted stars...

I just got my YF-21 from HLJ, and it come with an extra paper showing the correct location and the hinge to get the leg in the right angle. May be the first batch didn't have it?

2 more photos of the low-vis: http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/012878/ I think the bright yellow strips just don't make sense on a low vis.

In sister(?) thread: http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...st&p=752260

A few open box photos: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/iam-cybergundam/article?mid=25617

It is hard to tell which way is more profitable for them. They take all the profit of this directly ordered items, instead letting distributors and retailer taking a cut. They also only need to made the ordered numbers plus a few spears so they don't need a big warehouse or sell unpopular items at great discount. If only they can handle international orders, we wouldn't have a problem. May be one day Bandai and Yamato would consider hiring someone like HLJ to handle oversea order for them.

More at http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/012886/ I think they look OK for the price. They came from the Bandai Hobby department, so they have better detail than regular gashapon.