>>10079780Anon what the fuck are you talking about. HG has shit to do with Japan. Bandai could make a cheaper line of Macross figures if they wanted to, its just that generally Macross skews older,higher budget in terms of merchandise. That's what the demand is. The fighter modes are very important to enthusiasts, so making the fighter modes feel like models is high priority. The Hi-metals are basically as cheap as they can go, though I do think the original prices were more fair.
The changes in Macross design are reflective of how Kawamori's style changed overall