As far as Macross goes, Bandai Hi-Metal R is your cheaper option and is still very good. Not as durable as the Yamato/Arcadia 1/60 and 1/48 series, but definitely much cheaper and still fairly detailed. However Hi-Metal doesn’t come with the chest cavity fillers, Yamato/Arcadia does (along with Bandai DX). Because of capital-R Reasons that start with an H and rhymes with “Bold”, you have to import any of them from Japan
As far as Mospeada goes, you can Pre-order 2 kinds of 1/48 (iirc) Legioss: The -H variant (Blue) and the Dark Legioss (Shadow Fighter). The -H is by sentinel and Scorched Earth recommended it, and the Dark is by Evolution. I don’t know much about either as I’m more interested in Macross, but apparently Evolution has a history of durability issues too, so I’d stick with the -H. However, both do cost a sizable chunk, with the -H being cheaper at about $250 vs Dark’s >$300. They’re also both on pre-order. Look up “Genesis Climber Mospeada Riobot AFC-01H Legioss (Type ETA) 1/48 Scale Figure” for it.
And to think we could have had good, higher quality Veritechs come 3-14 of next year