Macross 7 VF Hi-Metal VF-19 Excalibur Zola Patrol Squad ver

 
 Of all Macross 7 mecha, I never expect this one to get a Physical merchandise and a Diecast one no less! From the Macross 7 Dynamite OVA, Tamashii Nation released a VF Hi-Metal for VF-19 Excalibur Zola Patrol Squad version which is modified and used by Nekki Basara in the OVA. Scheduled for September 2025 release, VF Hi-Metal VF-19 Excalibur Zola will be sold for 16500 Yen as P-Bandai item.

I watched Macross 7 Dynamite OVA 13 years ago so my memory got rather hazy. But what I remembered is that in this OVA, Basara got stranded into a frontier planet called Zola and even have slightly amnesia for a time. In this chapter of his Music adventure, Basara will have a close encounter creatures called Space Whale which wield sound like powers related to Anima Spiritia. At the same time during his adventure in Zola, Basara also meet with like-minded individuals like a girl aspiring to be a singer and one of Max Jenius daughter who is actually a rock singer. 

And in this adventure, Basara piloted a VF-19 Excalibur belonged to Zola patrol squad which he later modify to somewhat resemble with his Fire Bomber's VF-19 which is made by Bandai as this time's VF-Hi Metal. Not sure about the gunpod setup is similar with Basara's VF-19 but Zola's VF-19 do have sound booster which Basara will use to interact with Space whale and thwart the Poacher's attempt at the same time. Bandai could have released other Macross 7 VF Hi-Metal but for some reason pick this one. This means Gamlin's VF-22 Sturmvogel is not a farfetched dream to follow up in this lineup considering that one got Plastic Model treatment already.