sh9000 Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, Convectuoso said: Is that legit, or just some April Fool's joke? Yeah it was an April Fool's joke by Exo. https://facebook.com/MacrossFanCentral/photos/a.334777553272293.78093.334036913346357/1344196178997087/?type=3&source=48 Quote
Kinzoku VF Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Preordered it last November (to avoid any stupid price hikes obviously..), felt like a long wait, but finally landed today \/. No differences in the material as far as I can tell. It's pretty much the exact plastic etc for each of the RHMs. Not sure why people seem disappointed. The shade of red maybe? Personally happy with how it turned out. It fits perfectly with Max's colour . (Like many, I also own the Yamato ones, the Toynamis etc...It would be pointless if they all had the exact same colour tones). Quote
ArchieNov Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 I'm in agreement with you. Also am confused why some people are complaining about the quality of the Millia HMR. Quote
jvmacross Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Opened one....she's a perfect 10! Well.....guess I just have one more Toynami left to retire.....hopefully Bandai will show us something this summer! Quote
calubin_175 Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 Which ones are more durable and playable, Hi-Metal Rs or Yamato/Arcadia? I missed out on NY preorder but my brother in Hong Kong managed to get a box damaged Hi-Metal VF-1J Milia for 800 HKD ~ 11500 yen. Quote
barurutor Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 IMHO the HM-Rs are more playable than the Yamarcadia 1/60s, especially with the enemy mecha. But, if you hate partsforming then 1/60 wins hands down. Quote
calubin_175 Posted April 1, 2017 Posted April 1, 2017 How about fiddle friendliness? I see that Yamato ones have too many loose hinges etc. Quote
no3Ljm Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 38 minutes ago, calubin_175 said: How about fiddle friendliness? I see that Yamato ones have too many loose hinges etc. Overtime, any toy or figure for that matter that needs friendly-fiddling, will still become loose. Do note that some members here pointed out that their toy left unmoved for months and when they moved it, some joints or hinges are loose. It's more of a question of how frequent you're going to touch, transform, and play with your 'toy'. If you want something beyond your reach let's say working table, and want to play a little bit, then go with the HM-R. If you want something bigger and have shelf prescence then go with the DX/Yamarcadia. At the end of the day, next question will be is how much budget you have to invest on which line. Quote
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seti88 Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 Is it me or do the defender's guns look a bit on the skinny side... Check out the gang in the end...love it or hate it the tomahawk color is unique! Quote
beatsing Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 8 hours ago, calubin_175 said: Which ones are more durable and playable, Hi-Metal Rs or Yamato/Arcadia? I missed out on NY preorder but my brother in Hong Kong managed to get a box damaged Hi-Metal VF-1J Milia for 800 HKD ~ 11500 yen. HMR are more durable; so far only Jenius' shoulder broke. Yammy have had many shoulder breaks on the early V2 1/60. See Jenius webpage for the list of broken valks. The plastics and the large (non moving) parts on the Yammies seems higher quality, but the transforming hinges, parts, etc doesn't seem much better than Bandai HMR. If the parts break, you'd have to get them printed. yammies look really good on display because they are more detailed and larger. Like models, fragile but detailed. Also expensive. If you have the cash, this is the best valk currently on the market. Yammies had a couple destroids. Bandai HMR has a softer plastic that feels cheaper. But the softer plastic doesn't break as easily and isn't brittle. I've popped out the shoulders (they can pop out) and put them back on. HMR is simpler to transform and smaller and takes less space. They are like toys. I don't worry about breakage. Also HMR has the enemy mechs, and more destroids so this line has more to collect. 8 hours ago, barurutor said: IMHO the HM-Rs are more playable than the Yamarcadia 1/60s, especially with the enemy mecha. But, if you hate partsforming then 1/60 wins hands down. This. The partsforming doesn't bother me; it's just the cockpit windshield/heat shield. The landing gear is hardly used by me. 7 hours ago, calubin_175 said: How about fiddle friendliness? I see that Yamato ones have too many loose hinges etc. The 1/48 Yammies are really loose by now, the V2 60 were not as loose because they tabbed into the other parts (but some V2 were prone to breakage). The Bandai copied the V2 tabs. The Bandai HMR have been getting tigher in the recent releases. My HM (not HMR) from years ago has gotten looser but still pretty poseable. Quote
beatsing Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) 19 hours ago, sh9000 said: Yeah it was an April Fool's joke by Exo. https://facebook.com/MacrossFanCentral/photos/a.334777553272293.78093.334036913346357/1344196178997087/?type=3&source=48 Drool. It looks like the 1/72 model kit compared to the stand its on. Bandai sometimes produces stuff from fans though. Eg. bearguy was originally a fan made mod of acguy. Now there's lots of variants of bearguy. Edited April 2, 2017 by beatsing Quote
hachi Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 MyKombini now has HMR Milia at 15 490 ¥. Much higher than Nippon-yasan's 14,800¥ Quote
sh9000 Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 Paid off my huge order of Spartans, Defenders, MP Megatron, and Takara Trypticon. See everything in August. Quote
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 LOL These kids look so excited yet they have no clue what those toys are about. Quote
HardlyNever Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Did those defender's guns look kind of warped in that video? I hope that is just a pre-production issue. Quote
barurutor Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Lonely Soldier Boy said: LOL These kids look so excited yet they have no clue what those toys are about. Part and parcel of being a variety show host. Quote
jvmacross Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 The Spartan and Defender seem to be a bit taller than they should be in scale to the VF-1. Or maybe those guys just have small hands? They should be shorter than the VF-1 in battroid... Guess we'll find out soon enough.... Quote
jvmacross Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 16 minutes ago, sh9000 said: It's close but they are shorter. Destroids!! Cool....Dang tiny japanese hands got me worried for a second..... Hi-Metal R(espect)! Quote
ScrambledValkyrie Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Is that video above giving us the first look at the box art for the Spartan, or have we already seen that before somewhere? Either way, I'm noticing that there's no clear window on the box for the actual toy to show through, as on most of the other HMRs. I wonder if that will be true of all the destroids. Quote
wmkjr Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) 5 hours ago, Lonely Soldier Boy said: LOL These kids look so excited yet they have no clue what those toys are about. Aren't they the voices for the Freya, Reina and Bogue ? They must know a little bit. I might have to get another spartan. Edited April 3, 2017 by wmkjr Quote
Big s Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Yeah it really is great, hoping to get some more enemy mecha news soon. Quote
jenius Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 3 hours ago, ScrambledValkyrie said: Is that video above giving us the first look at the box art for the Spartan, or have we already seen that before somewhere? Either way, I'm noticing that there's no clear window on the box for the actual toy to show through, as on most of the other HMRs. I wonder if that will be true of all the destroids. Well, the Monster didn't have windows either but that would have been very hard to do. I'm not a fan of windows so I can live without it but I'd have preferred a flip top lid. Quote
sh9000 Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 Yeah I would have loved it if the boxes had thicker cardboard and flip top lids like some of the Hi-Metal line. The beautiful Tenjin artwork makes up for it though. Quote
seti88 Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 2 hours ago, wmkjr said: Aren't they the voices for the Freya, Reina and Bogue ? They must know a little bit. I might have to get another spartan. Yea they are and watching the spartan bandai seems to have gotten the chunky brawler proportions for the spartan right....Sugoi sugoi! Still not sure abt the defender, and i tot it would look taller too, but i can imagine a squad of them would look real real nice... Quote
F360 Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 more test shots show where the diecast are placed. looking pretty good. http://blog.livedoor.jp/tamashii_robot/13524177201717 Quote
Big s Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 It stompy metal feet make for a great day when it comes out. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted April 3, 2017 Posted April 3, 2017 May can't come soon enough!!!! Will have to buy more Spartans. It's looking awesome. Quote
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