>>9143544>>9143780Hah, seriously!
>>9143778Awesome, welcome to the fold, anon!
>>9144033It's the second, missile-butt version (which is removable!). 15K yen for the first version would be kinda steep to me; the first version lacks some of the painted detail on the second version and the first also lacks any tampo detail. Instead, the first version included a sheet of waterslide decals that you could apply yourself. Also, of course you're getting less stuff with the first version as you don't get the missile butt.
15k yen would be a fair amount over the original MSRP of 10k yen too. I recall that after the missile pod version was released, you could score the first version for as low as 5k yen because everyone was ditching it in lieu of the second version. And I just checked my old Mandarake order and I paid 15k for my missile-butt Xi, so it's really hard for me to recommend the first version at the same price when you're getting less paint apps and less stuff.
Of course, I bought my Xi five years ago (geez where does the time go...) and both versions are gonna rise in price during that time, especially after the movie. Even taking that into consideration, however, 15k yen for the first version still seems high to me. If you're really set on the first version, I'd suggest waiting for one that's a little closer to the 10k yen MSRP.
