Fcdeleon5 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Thank you for the information no3Ljm, one would figure with so many iconic VF to show from, I know that ppl prefer the original macross VF but I see so many other planes that can be put in Hi-Metal R such as VF-22 , VF-11 , heck I even settle VF-0D or YF-30? How does this line select the model they are going to release ? Quote
Corrinald Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I am going to have an extra Hmr VF-4 I will sell if there's somebody that still needs one. Quote
no3Ljm Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Fcdeleon5 said: Thank you for the information no3Ljm, one would figure with so many iconic VF to show from, I know that ppl prefer the original macross VF but I see so many other planes that can be put in Hi-Metal R such as VF-22 , VF-11 , heck I even settle VF-0D or YF-30? How does this line select the model they are going to release ? You’re welcome. As for how they select, they did run a poll a few years ago (the VF-4 and VF-2SS was not included) but beyond that poll voting I’m not sure how they decide. Not to mention there were still unreleased figures from that poll. Edited March 23, 2019 by no3Ljm Quote
Fcdeleon5 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I would really like the VF-22 too, well for now just wait patiently for VF-4 to get to me and start a new collection Quote
sh9000 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 All of these sales are a good sign. I’ll take more variants, more Destroids, more enemy mecha, more HMR! Quote
onnasake Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 I'm in Japan and my Lightning is out for delivery today, so I should have this in a matter of hours. I'm gonna try my not to destroy it with my clumsy ape-like fingers like I did my YF-19. Already nervous cause these are smaller and more delicate than the DX. Once it arrives, I can try to answer questions, take pics, if requested, but keep in my mind what an utter newbie I am with these. I have dozens of MP TFs but these feel like a very different toy. Still.....I'm excited!!! Quote
Roy Focker Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Now only waiting for the VF-1D to be released. They better announce the next preorder soon. Quote
Hikaru1234567890 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Requesting Ami Ami to take cancel my two orders on thew VF-4 as i am having to take out the funds i saved up for my appartment. Quote
t040484 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 17 minutes ago, Hikaru1234567890 said: Requesting Ami Ami to take cancel my two orders on thew VF-4 as i am having to take out the funds i saved up for my appartment. Can i take over? Quote
Blknblumark Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 As of this post, Amazon.co.jp still has some, up to 12,800 +1200 shipping to USA for those still looking. Quote
Hikaru1234567890 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 33 minutes ago, t040484 said: Can i take over? Yeah ill let you know when i get my answer back from them! Quote
t040484 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Hikaru1234567890 said: Yeah ill let you know when i get my answer back from them! Ok, cause i have account there too. Just let them know if you have a friend that will take over. Hopefully they said ok. Quote
t040484 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 1 hour ago, onnasake said: It's here!!!! Take lots of pictures!!! Quote
onnasake Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Absolutely beautiful. I love it. I'm gonna give it five stars on amazon. Transformation was complicated, but I took my time, looked at that pictorial review a few pages back, and I got it. Even for old fumbly fingers like me....I need not remind you what I did to my first Macross toy... I had ONE sticking point: the chest simply wasn't pegging in. Everything else was. So I took another look, and i had the landing gear cover on. TAKE THAT OFF for Battroid. As soon as I did, everything snapped in nicely and stayed that way. This is my first hi-metal, and it's a little small, but man it's just wonderful. I still want my beloved YF 19 in this format, despite the fact that the DX is perfect. The fighter mode for this is amazing. I guess all those little missiles come off but now way in hell am I gonna pry and lose 6 little missiles. If you don't look at the fighter mode and feel a horrible pull on your heartstrings, imagining Minmei singing in 2012...well....you might just be a Zentreadi. OK, if I can get this back to fighter mode with no problems I'm gonna give it the perfect score on amazon. Here he is with Masterpiece Prowl, SHF Luke Skywalker, and Cobra Commander for a sense of scale. OK, gonna put it back in Fighter now....I'll take some pics if I manage to not screw up!! Quote
seti88 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 sweeet!! does the nose cone snap in well in battroid and is not loose as seemingly mentioned in the jp blog? cant wait for mine to arrive... Quote
zgmftestament Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 26 minutes ago, onnasake said: Absolutely beautiful. I love it. I'm gonna give it five stars on amazon. Transformation was complicated, but I took my time, looked at that pictorial review a few pages back, and I got it. Even for old fumbly fingers like me....I need not remind you what I did to my first Macross toy... I had ONE sticking point: the chest simply wasn't pegging in. Everything else was. So I took another look, and i had the landing gear cover on. TAKE THAT OFF for Battroid. As soon as I did, everything snapped in nicely and stayed that way. This is my first hi-metal, and it's a little small, but man it's just wonderful. I still want my beloved YF 19 in this format, despite the fact that the DX is perfect. The fighter mode for this is amazing. I guess all those little missiles come off but now way in hell am I gonna pry and lose 6 little missiles. If you don't look at the fighter mode and feel a horrible pull on your heartstrings, imagining Minmei singing in 2012...well....you might just be a Zentreadi. OK, if I can get this back to fighter mode with no problems I'm gonna give it the perfect score on amazon. Here he is with Masterpiece Prowl, SHF Luke Skywalker, and Cobra Commander for a sense of scale. OK, gonna put it back in Fighter now....I'll take some pics if I manage to not screw up!! That's legit man. Thank you for letting us know how it feels in hand. Quote
onnasake Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 So far, (knock on wood) everything snaps in nice and snug, especially once I figured out to remove the landing gear for Battroid. Actually, not a bad/intuitive transformation back into Fighter mode....only took me a few minutes and I didn't even need the instructions! Getting the thigh/arms just right was the hardest part. This thing is just gorgeous and I love the optional "filler" pieces to make it look more like a model than a transforming toy. (Not unlike the model Hikaru plays with in the last episode of Macross...hmmm.) Here's with landing gears and gundpod. Seems to have just enough clearance. Landing gears with no gunpod: And on the flight stand with no landing gears, and no gunpod....notice the attachment for the display stand has that open space for the gunpod, so that will always be there. There were several points in the instructions that say in English"MAY CAUSE PAINT RUBS"...specifically the leg fillers. I suppose they could damage the red stripe on the thigh. I was willing to take the risk cause I think they look cool, but others may not. I guess Bandai wanted to get into pre-emptively ahead of any potential complaints. Quote
Jeremy007 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Bought it right when yodobashi shinjuku opened this morning. As of about 30mns ago, they had four left. Edited March 23, 2019 by Jeremy007 Quote
Gundam@EFSF Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Just grabbed in HK, around USD 103.... really good! quick snaps! Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Now that Max's TV VF-1A has been announced for the DX line, I'm losing hope on it to be released on HMR any time soon Quote
ScrambledValkyrie Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 @Gundam@EFSF - that’s a very helpful size comparison with other HMR VFs. I’m looking forward to getting mine. Thanks to @sh9000 for hooking me up. Quote
sh9000 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 @onnasake Congrats on your first HMR. It’s a beauty. @Jeremy007 Congrats. Good price to get it in store in person. @Gundam@EFSF Nice comparison pics. I love how all of the different Valkyries look next to each other. @ScrambledValkyrie No problem. Your order has also been paid for. I’ll do this more often if I can in helping people out. Quote
onnasake Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 On my 2nd transformation into Battroid I got stuck on the same part. The rounded top of the chest just does NOT want to peg into the cockpit piece properly. Well step one is making sure the landing gear cover is off. Then when everything's lined it, it just takes a bit of massaging of the entire top/back structure to hit the sweet spot so that it's "latched" in and locked. Once that's done it's totally solid. I'm sure others can explain it better than me, once it's in hand. But I started to panic twice now and managed to figure it out, so surely more experienced guys are gonna be able to explain it much better. No need to panic! Quote
rdrunner Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Gundam@EFSF said: Just grabbed in HK, around USD 103.... really good! quick snaps! Thanks for the beautiful pics. Where in HK do you go to for shops that carry Macross figures? I went to 信和 in my recent visit but was rather disappointed. BTW $103 US ($800 HKD?) seems like a fairly good price to me. Edited March 23, 2019 by rdrunner Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Jeremy007 said: Bought it right when yodobashi shinjuku opened this morning. As of about 30mns ago, they had four left. The things they sell at a camera store... hee hee Quote
derex3592 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) DHL shipping notice from mine from AmiAmi overnight. Said it should arrive Tuesday! Seeing as I just paid yesterday (Friday morning) that's pretty darn quick!!! Edited March 23, 2019 by derex3592 Quote
kkx Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Can anyone help with getting one of this? Taking over PO? Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, kkx said: Can anyone help with getting one of this? Taking over PO? Currently available via AmazonJP from seller eおもちゃやさん. 12,769 yen + 1,200 yen Amazon Global Shipping to the United States (DHL usually) https://www.amazon.co.jp/HI-METAL-超時空要塞マクロス-ライトニングIII-ダイキャスト製-塗装済み可動フィギュア/dp/B07K1L79XQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553355087&sr=8-1&keywords=vf-4 Note that the 13,791 yen price listed in the screenshot is for Japanese residents since they also pay tax... Your price in the US would be the 12,769 yen Edited March 23, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 Put in shipping request to HLJ, now for the waiting. At least it's coming EMS, since I had some other stuff waiting. No word on the second one I ordered from CDJapan. Quote
kkx Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 12 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said: Currently available via AmazonJP from seller eおもちゃやさん. 12,769 yen + 1,200 yen Amazon Global Shipping to the United States (DHL usually) https://www.amazon.co.jp/HI-METAL-超時空要塞マクロス-ライトニングIII-ダイキャスト製-塗装済み可動フィギュア/dp/B07K1L79XQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553355087&sr=8-1&keywords=vf-4 Note that the 13,791 yen price listed in the screenshot is for Japanese residents since they also pay tax... Your price in the US would be the 12,769 yen Just ordered. Thanks. Quote
sh9000 Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 1/100 Fan Racer 1/100 Fan Liner HMR VF-1D HMR VF-1J CF HMR VF-1J HMR TV Armored VF-1J HM TV VF-1S HMR Spartan HMR VT-1 HMR DYRL VF-1S HMR DYRL VF-1A HMR VF-4 That’s a lot of sweet rides for Hikaru! Edited March 23, 2019 by sh9000 Quote
Shizuka the Cat Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, sh9000 said: 1/100 Fan Racer 1/100 Fan Liner HMR VF-1D HMR VF-1J CF HMR VF-1J HMR TV Armored VF-1J HM TV VF-1S HMR Spartan HMR VT-1 HMR DYRL VF-1S HMR DYRL VF-1A HMR VF-4 That’s a lot of sweet rides for Hikaru! Plus the pocket of a Zentradi uniform worn by Max's TV VF-1A and the SDF-1, Edited March 23, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat Quote
Gabe Q Posted March 23, 2019 Posted March 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said: Currently available via AmazonJP from seller eおもちゃやさん. 12,769 yen + 1,200 yen Amazon Global Shipping to the United States (DHL usually) https://www.amazon.co.jp/HI-METAL-超時空要塞マクロス-ライトニングIII-ダイキャスト製-塗装済み可動フィギュア/dp/B07K1L79XQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1553355087&sr=8-1&keywords=vf-4 Note that the 13,791 yen price listed in the screenshot is for Japanese residents since they also pay tax... Your price in the US would be the 12,769 yen I picked one up from this seller. I figure a small markup now is way better than paying through the nose later. Quote
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