Hi-Metal R

[m0n5t3r]

23 minutes ago, MKT said:

HMRs for play, 1/60s for display. This is happy compromise for getting duplicates across scales.  

Happy, cost effective and space saving compromise. 

[rsvictor1976]

4 hours ago, m0n5t3r said:

Happy, cost effective and space saving compromise. 

I don't know about cost effective, I end up just buying more figures.

[Radioguy]

21 minutes ago, rsvictor1976 said:

I don't know about cost effective, I end up just buying more figures.

[m0n5t3r]

1 hour ago, rsvictor1976 said:

I don't know about cost effective, I end up just buying more figures.

For wanting duplicates and not needing to get multiples of the 1/60 scale version as @MKT was alluding to. But, yes, "cost effective" might not be the appropriate term for a hobby where we're all willfully wasting our money . 

[m0n5t3r]

I'll keep it in Gerwalk mode for now until I get tired of it in this mode. Gonna keep this permanently in Battroid eventually. Transformation was pretty easy compared to the HMR VF-0s. Not fiddly at all...so far.

[sh9000]

17 hours ago, Bolt said:

No "probably " as long as shipping arrives in time 

Yeah mine arrived already but I misplaced it in my house and I just need to find it.

[Radioguy]

16 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Yeah mine arrived already but I misplaced it in my house and I just need to find it.

It's in the fridge. Don't you remember? It was the only place left you could fit a valk in.

[Bolt]

20 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Yeah mine arrived already but I misplaced it in my house and I just need to find it.

Lol. Find the Valk. What a good game. 

[sh9000]

1 minute ago, Bolt said:

Lol. Find the Valk. What a good game. 

  Yeah it's in my toy storage room somewhere.

[Radioguy]

Just now, Bolt said:

Lol. Find the Valk. What a good game. 

This is not a lost Lego brick. If the house is that full of valks, I fear more things are missing.

Where's the cat?

[jvmacross]

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/hi-metal-r/122609-hi-metal-r-macross-7-vf-19-custom-excalibur-fire-valkyrie-bandai-spirits-.html

[sh9000]

Found the Fire Valkyrie.  It was next to some other unopened figures.  Now it's with a few other HMR that still need to be opened.

Bonus pic of a lovely sight.

[rsvictor1976]

Where are you guys finding these mass produced VF-1A figures from? I'm still trying to get just one! 

[Test_Pilot_2]

29 minutes ago, rsvictor1976 said:

Where are you guys finding these mass produced VF-1A figures from? I'm still trying to get just one! 

Set up an alert @ Mandarake, check AmiAmi secondhand, yahoo auctions, most secondhand places... then buy away. They're cheap.

[MKT]

9 hours ago, jvmacross said:

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/hi-metal-r/122609-hi-metal-r-macross-7-vf-19-custom-excalibur-fire-valkyrie-bandai-spirits-.html

As a late collector, I missed the supposed good ole’ Yamato days when valks would frequently go on this kind of discount.

Seeing this makes me want to make up for it lol.

[Mommar]

Wow, that's a huge discount for something so new.

[Lolicon]

Shelf warmer like many HMR toys.

[Graham]

On 11/24/2024 at 7:16 AM, Lolicon said:

Shelf warmer like many HMR toys.

I've bought 4 so far.

Trying to do my bit, to make sure we get more Macross 7 HMR toys. 😅

[Graham]

On 11/23/2024 at 3:21 PM, MKT said:

As a late collector, I missed the supposed good ole’ Yamato days when valks would frequently go on this kind of discount.

Seeing this makes me want to make up for it lol.

That's a crazy good price.

[MisaForever]

They wouldn't be shelf warmers at my local Walmart, I can tell you that. >_>

[Big s]

1 hour ago, MisaForever said:

They wouldn't be shelf warmers at my local Walmart, I can tell you that. >_>

The hmr toys I’ve seen at the local hobby town seem to sell well. I get the feeling that it’s a different market overseas. I’m curious about how well they’d have sold if the og Macross stuff was available in U.S. stores.

[Radioguy]

4 hours ago, Big s said:

The hmr toys I’ve seen at the local hobby town seem to sell well. I get the feeling that it’s a different market overseas. I’m curious about how well they’d have sold if the og Macross stuff was available in U.S. stores.

Well, Gundam kits have been available at larger Targets, but I haven't seen any lately. Meanwhile, they sell like gangbusters at places like Miniso.