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>>6900653 See first reply for links to images of upcoming releases and other helpful info!
Upcoming regular retail releases:
-Zaku II Kai, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (May 19th)
-Metal魂 Lancelot Albion (May 26th)
-Char's Gelgoog, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Jul. 2018)
-Metal魂 Zeta Plus, Ka Signature (Jul. 2018)
-Type-J9 Griffon (Jul. 2018)
-Gyan, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Aug. 2018)
-GM Cold Districts Type, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Sept. 2018)
-Strelizia (Oct. 2018)
Current open Tamashii Web exclusive preorders:
►Order Deadline May 22nd
-Heavy Metal Gayrahm (Aug. 2018)
-Metal魂 Huckebein, Ka Signature (Aug. 2018)
►Order Deadline TBA
-Banshee Norn, Real Marking Ver. (Sept. 2018)
-Metal魂 Infinite Justice Gundam (Sept. 2018)
-Metal魂 Ka Signature S-Gundam (Sept. 2018)
-Wing of Light & Full Burst Effect Set (Oct. 2018)
Other mecha toy discussion is also more than welcome!
Anonymous
Bandai's official RD page with images and release dates:
http://tamashii.jp/item_brand/robot_tamashii/ Preorders Open April 27th 18:00 JST for:
-GM Cold Districts Type, A.N.I.M.E. ver.
-Strelizia
-Metal Build Strike Gundam
-DX Chogokin YF-19
Good luck to all... we're gonna need it, haha.
Anonymous
Bandai's official RD page with images and release dates:
http://tamashii.jp/item_brand/robot_tamashii/ Preorders Open April 27th 18:00 JST for:
-GM Cold Districts Type, A.N.I.M.E. ver.
-Strelizia
-Metal Build Aile Strike Gundam
-DX Chogokin YF-19
Good luck to all... we're gonna need it, haha.
Anonymous
>>6917602 >>6917605 I'm guessing I won't have to fret too much about Strelizia, as it's unlikely to be sold out.
So good luck to everyone else!
Anonymous
>>6917609 Ah, yea! Strelizia and GM should be easy preorders. Strike Gundam and the YF-19 are gonna be bloodbaths though, haha.
Just noticed Bandai put this cute illustration up on their Franxx page!
http://tamashii.jp/special/darli-fra/ Anonymous
>>6917605 Pls be a bro and post links when they go up.
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>>6917618 >YF-19 are gonna be bloodbaths though, haha. May ever anon here survive it.
>Just noticed Bandai put this cute illustration up on their Franxx page! Oh, it's Yabuki. Surprised there are no suggestive bubbles in the frame.
Thank you for the heads-up, though, it's a cute illustration.
Anonymous
Will HLJ also be putting theirs up at 18:00, or will they come later? I'd rather preorder through them since I extensively use the private warehouse thing.
Anonymous
Will HLJ give a preorder discount this time? They've been increasingly stingy of late.
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>>6917649 Usually around the same time. But the links aren't accessible via the main site until later.
Anonymous
>>6917620 >>6917649 HLJ should have their stuff up on time; they've done so the last few Bandai days. I like using HLJ as well, so I'll definitely post links when/if I'm able to find 'em.
>>6917657 For the RDs they will, but I'd guess no discount for Strike or YF-19.
Anonymous
>>6917668 I don't why they stopped offering discounts when all their competitors are doing it. It would just drive customers away in the long term.
Anonymous
Why does hobby search have both for 10% cheaper?
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>>6917668 I don't know why they stopped offering discounts when all their competitors are doing it. It would just drive customers away in the long term.
Anonymous
>>6917681 Because they want more customers I guess.
Anonymous
>>6917680 Yeah, it's pretty disappointing, but dangit I can't quit them due to the Private Warehouse convenience and their customer service. After reviewing my order history for the last year, I think there's a chance we get a discount on Strike. Both Mazinger and Arbalest were discounted and they're fairly recent MB releases.
The YF-19 though, I don't think we've got a chance for a discount there since the VF-31S didn't get one.
Anonymous
>>6917691 Are they a trustworthy site to use? I missed the payment window for an order at AmiAmi last month so my account is locked down for a month and I don't like HLJ.
Anonymous
>>6917694 They're pretty good. I haven't used em in years since HLJ warehouse was a thing
Anonymous
>>6917693 Their recent Star Wars figuarts didn't get discounts either surprisingly.
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>>6917695 Good to hear I'll order with them them, that discount is even better than AmiAmi's.
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>>6917694 Not the prettiest site in the world but they're reliable.
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>>6917694 Hobby Search is great, they're considered part of the Big 3 alongside AmiAmi and HLJ. I've ordered several times from them, usually during sales or if I missed a preorder elsewhere.
>>6917696 Yeah, I noticed that as well. Bleh.
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>>6917609 Have you seen the heroine's blog? Pretty cool that the armoured bits can come off for some repair looks/swaps with other Franxx to some extent.
>>6917618 This image is pretty appropriate considering everything up to now, although, even with latest events I'm sure it'd start out this way and then 002 would be looking for the Hiro figure a bit. Thanks for the heads-up!
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>>6917222 >>6917240 Some interesting points I feel inclined to look further into now. Thanks for mentioning those.
beamknight87
>>6917708 got my Strike, great!
Anonymous
>>6917708 Welp, just pre-ordered the YF-19.
Anyone want my pre-order when I'm inevitably too broke to pay for it come September?
Anonymous
>>6917708 lol got both and checked out
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>>6917708 Got 'em. Thanks!
Anonymous
>>6917708 >>6917713 >>6917714 >>6917715 Is it me or were HLJ servers blazing fast for no reason? Typically they're pretty slow. Amiami still won't load for me.
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>>6917719 Uh...I usually have the opposite experience. Amiami is always slow because it's the first place people tend to go and therefore it gets hammered. I have always had a nice chill time at HLJ with pretty quick pageloads, even on preorder nights.
Anonymous
YF-19 sold out at Hobby Search as I was ordering it so HLJ it is I guess, at least I got one that's all that matters.
Anonymous
>>6917725 Odd. Maybe because i'm East coast.
>>6917727 I don't think they've opened yet for Strike and YF-19 at HS
Anonymous
how long it takes for HLJ to send you the confirmation email of the order?
Anonymous
>>6917708 You beat me to it. Frankly, you have more right.
Blasphemous of me as it is to say, that promo video for the YF-19 really tempts me, since now I have some "memories" to apply to the model, not that the titillating tactical nature of the set wasn't tempting already (especially those wrist weapons!) I do wish Bandai had given us a better shot of the visor, I love how full it looks in the animations.
All that said, now that I know Mirage's VF-31 is good, I should probably get around to that instead as it's still really appealing after looking back at it after all this time.
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Glad to hear folks were able to snag 'em!
I was checking Hobby Search and both of them sold out as I was typing this post. AmiAmi is overloaded as usual on Bandai nights, probably sold out there too.
CD Japan hasn't put theirs up yet and Nippon-Yasan's site is down.
>>6917720 Haha, sorry anon, was rushing to get the most critical stuff posted.
>>6917725 Yeah, maybe that's why they don't discount; they're paying off new servers or something, haha.
Anonymous
>>6917733 Good question. Still haven't gotten mine, and it's not showing up in my open orders either.
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>>6917740 >>6917733 My confirmation letters take like at least 15 mins from HLJ
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>>6917731 They were open at HS, I was refreshing like mad until 'reserve' came up, hit that shit as fast as humanly possible then when I got to the last order confirmation screen it said 'The product DX Chogokin YF-19 Full Set Pack (Completed) has just sold out. We are very Sorry about this.'
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Somehow managed to get preorders for the YF-19 at both AmiAmi and HLJ. It's a god-damn miracle.
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>>6917733 Last time (MB Laevatein) it took about 20min to get my confirmation.
Anonymous
I mangated to get the YF19 but not the MB Strike on amiami
Anonymous
>>6917747 It's still up on HLJ
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Hope everyone more or less got what they wanted. Or at least partially what they wanted.
Anonymous
Strike & YF-19 up again at AmiAmi:
YF-19
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-038984&page=top Strike
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-038985&page=top >>6917734 Oh man, don't even worry about it anon, haha. As long as we're getting the info out fast enough for folks to take advantage of it, you're always welcome to beat me to the punch. :D
And yeah, that wrist weapon is seriously one of my favorite things about this release!
Anonymous
>>6917751 Okay amiami opened it again and i managed to get it
I still can't believe it
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>>6917759 I really wish I didn't already own the DX. I totally want to rebuy the YF for the extra goodies.
Anonymous
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>>6917760 This exact same shit happened to me for MB Zeta+
Anonymous
>>6917733 still have not received that mail
Anonymous
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>>6917759 Thank god, the AmiAmi site was lagging so hard. Probably because everybody wanted a bit of those 2
Anonymous
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YF-19 is gone at HLJ, but Strike is still up.
>>6917769 >>6917772 Haven't gotten mine either, but as long as you guys saw the confirmation screen when ordering you'll be fine.
Anonymous
What does the status “New Order” on amiami mean?
Anonymous
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>>6917793 You just placed an order a few minutes back.
Anonymous
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>>6917793 Exactly what it says on the tin.
Anonymous
Just got my order confirmation for Strike, GM and YF-19 from HLJ.
Anonymous
As someone who has no experience withe DX Valkyries, how big are the boxes?
Anonymous
So there are no bonuses for the Darling in the Franxx things right?
Anonymous
>>6917819 Robot Damashii Delphinium and Figuarts Ichigo were on display.
I have a feeling they'll both be exclusives, rather than a general release, though.
Hoping we see a Figuarts Hiro down the line, at least.
And no, no bonuses. just the various accessory parts.
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>>6917605 >>6917661 Aah, looks nice. Makes me wonder about a Multiple Assault Striker set with parts to recreate the individual Sword and Launcher Packs coming in real soon...
Anonymous
man, is it just me or do most mobile suit series past the oyw tend to be fucking awful or mediocre?
Anonymous
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>>6917857 What did you say about me you little bitch?
Anonymous
>>6917866 i said most of em. f91 is the ony one that feels sorta like the oyw. Anything post stardust like ZZ recongista g, etc barely feel right. Hell even parts of zeta because they don't even feel like similar suits in the same universe half the time.
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>>6917875 I think Reconguista had some great mecha designs. But whether by design, or a lack of effort, they all suck when converted to model or figure form.
Anonymous
>>6917875 That’s largely because different people designed them. I have much less of an issue with it than I do all the side stories set in UC, those are usually the worst offenders with looking out of place as they always look far more advanced than the year they are set in.
Anonymous
>>6917857 Best UC suit right here.
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>>6917933 It'd be less egregious if the side stories were spread out a bit time-wise instead of having a dozen Gundams running around during the OYW.
Anonymous
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>>6917802 I too got the order confirmation like 1 hour later
I'm surprised the YF-19 didn't vanish instantly from HLJ, it lasted a good 20 minutes available
Anonymous
>>6917980 Like most reissues those who have the original release don't have much incentive to double dip.
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Anonymous
>>6917989 exactly why waste time and money getting a YF-19 minus the SMS fastpacks or if you already have the Arcadia YF-19.
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>>6918108 The flat face looks terrible. Even if it's supposed to be a screen, in the show thay acually have volume due to super robot magic.
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>>6918165 You are correct. The best face is the neutral face.
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>>6917605 Thanks for saving my wallet, Bandai, by doing a SEED metal build.
My Cold GM and Strelizia are so cheap.
Anonymous
>>6917857 >>6917875 Yeah fuck artistic creativity, am I right folks? Everything should just be the same shit over and over, with no variation whatsoever.
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Zaku II FZ on the 19th, MRD Lancelot Albion on the 26th.
Anonymous
>>6918262 The Last Jedi fanboy spotted
Anonymous
>>6918254 I can't wait to crack open a cold one with the boys. And by the boys I mean the multiple orders of this GM I'll have.
Anonymous
>preordered the dx chogokin yf19
Anonymous
>>6918395 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmf-_z7NZOY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krGs5tny6VM These should show you where to be careful with the toy since I assume it's virtually the same figure bar some minor changes. This guy's really good for Macross stuff he's got videos of pretty much anything you could want.
I've had some Hi-Metals but the YF-19 is my first Chogokin too I'm hyped.
Anonymous
>>6918426 cheers for that, i went hi metal because i wanted to save on space but this time ill splurge, unless they announce some newer macross mecha out of no where
Anonymous
>>6918430 No problem, I've personally been hoping for a Hi-Metal R YF-19/VF-19 Kai since the old Hi-Metal is such a mess but with all those accessories I just can't resist that DX YF-19 haha.
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>>6918262 Right, because a series like Wing or g gundam should totally be a part of the universal century or the oyw.
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>>6918322 but TLJ was the same shit we've seen before, just worse
Anonymous
>>6917989 Lol i just double dipped.
I have 3 copies of the VF-19 Adv and got two YF-19 secured.
I will declare this. The YF-19 is probably Kawamori's best designed VF and perhaps universally the best designed transformable fighter/mech of all time.
I did not have any personal connection to the mecha design when i saw Macross Plus as a kid and actually found its face and the lack of booster packs quite ugly.
But as an anti transforming toy fan, while I have been through a lot of VF-25 to VF-31 moulds as well as selectively picked out worthy skinny and simple 3P Transformers into my collection, I have understood what makes a good transforming design, which in turns create a good toy too.
The design needs to create minimal to no "kibble". While most VFs have elegant transformation schemes, the VF-1s are renowned for having an exposed nosecone and canopy, and the VF-25/29 have messy folded wings kibble at the back of battroid and a very empty back section in gerwalk. VF-31 has that silly turret thing inherited from the YF-30.
The YF-19 was the second VF to hide the nosecone and canopy in battroid as well as put the wings in the hips in a more presentable and useful fashion. Both battroid and gerwalk have a clean and bulked up back rather than a giant fighter plane leftover panel. It also has wider shoulders and torso compared to the super lanky post VF-25 designs.
So if VF-1 represents the imperfect and rudimentary pioneer, and the current VFs represent the downfall of Kawamori, then the YF-19 should represent his perfection.
The YF-19 was the first battroid that doesn't look transformable and this might be followed by the YF-21. I really do hope that bandai will make a YF-21.
Anonymous
Well, my dudes, 02 and her Mech Strelizia are on pre-order. And you know, the price is great, 3700 en or something.
Anonymous
>>6918539 >I'm gonna preorder them right away. One man's trash is another man's treasure I guess.
Anonymous
>>6918347 I ordered 4 myself
Anonymous
>>6918539 Gonna skip on 02 and even if she looked way better, I'd still do it, frankly. Give me a Hiro and I'll swing back around for 02, especially if she has her newer, team-oriented suit. I definitely wanted big brother Goro, unlikely as it is.
The mechs are where it's at for me with Strelizia leading the pack as it happens (even without its quad mode) as I love that spearmanship. All of them except for Genestia have grown on me more since the start, but I still really like the big-gunned, big-bummed, xbox bot. The others are simple more dynamic.
>>6918554 Some part of me decided on three for some obscure reason. Or maybe it's me faintly remembering the limit of units I can order at a time from my usual shop, but I may go for more.
Anonymous
>>6918580 3 is usually the shop limit, but it coincidentially is the number that a team of mobile suits usually works in. Think 08th ms team.
Anonymous
>>6918586 Question: that GM right up by the rocket launch of the Alex died, right? Be it fried by the rocket somehow or shot up by Cyclops afterwards.
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>>6918551 Well, dude I am not a fan of the show, i just dig the char design. Mech's one is interesting and 02 is just another girl to my collection.
Anonymous
>>6918395 >>6918426 >>6918430 >>6918435 >>6918528 The YF-19 is my first DX Chogokin too. I've been waiting for them to make it for years, the only reason I've never bought any of the others they've made is because I can't stand Frontier and Delta - whereas Plus is easily one of my favourite anime, or just series/films in general, of all time. It's a flawless design from a flawless piece of media.
The only thing that could make me happier than this is a DX YF-21. And maybe DX VF-1s too. Hi-Metals just aren't cutting it for me at this point, the mould is horribly, horribly dated.
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>>6918539 Definitely grabbed the Strelizia,doubt I'll grab any human characters.
Maybe if they do an oni 02.
Anonymous
>>6918592 Well whatever happened it was in no condition to capture/kill Steiner, after he exited his Z'gok.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMPGt5nG4_E Anonymous
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>>6918761 I forgot how BS the action is in 0080 but now it's coming back to me. Those GMs are basically 80s villain mooks, just standing around and literally killing themselves or each other because they have the reflexes and mental capabilities of dying flies. And Andy just stood there and took like 500 rounds before finally going down even though the Hy-gogs are plain old titanium and ceramic. Not to mention the Scarlet team floating down like target balloons while they're being shot down one by one by the kampfer. At least it's a good character drama. Now I'm hoping for 0083, that had some decent action
Anonymous
>>6918761 GMs have always been portrayed as red shirts, but I think this was the first GM to ever score a kill of a named character(1 minute screen time).
3xMoreAnonymous
>>6917668 How's the Kshatriya? I was tempted, but I'm not certain about those wing binders. Do they hold well?
Anonymous
>>6917857 Im just the opposite, I think OYW suits are boring, but Zeta onward are great.
Anonymous
>>6919054 Its an older release at this point and it shows in some ways, but its much more solid than the hguc. The binders are very solid due to how they attach, they slot into solid pieces sticking out of the torso. The only real problem with the thing is the stand they give you. It does not attach well at all which is a huge fucking problem honestly for a figure intended to be displayed with a dozen fragile clear plastic effect pieces attached to it. I believe the repaired version is supposed to have a better stand but its a much harder figure to come by and in my opinion pretty ugly anyway.
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>>6918717 >The only thing that could make me happier than this is a DX YF-21 It is coming, for sure. Hoprefully the Thunderbolt after that.
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>>6918717 I'd really like a VF-1. I know its got a dozen toys at this point but all of them are old at this point. The arcadia mold is nice and all but it definitely shows its age too, the revisions can only change so much of it.
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>>6918982 I think you may be right. Also the Cyclops team is meant to be the protagonists in the story so you could look at it as the "bad guys" killing one of the "good guys"
Anonymous
Well boys, I guess trusting in HLJ was a mistake after all...
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>>6919367 >We hope this notification allows you time to also seek the item elsewhere No it doesn't HLJ, you hysterically incompetent fuckwits. Good thing I got an order in at AmiAmi before trying my luck with you...
Anonymous
>>6919381 >>6919392 why the rage, we didn't put down any money, and we can just stalk other sites and see if they open up again (which does happen, got my metal build mazinger z the week before it was released), if worse comes to worse we can save our money, and hlj was the most expensive retailer the strike metal build and x chogokin yf19
but maybe that's because im still on the fence and deciding to cancel mine later or cancel other pre-orders, still I got my pre-order in 3mins after they opened (unlike the usual 30mins waiting on hlj to get their act together) so im confident I have mine
Anonymous
>>6919367 I knew something was up. It didn't seem right that the YF-19 was still available for pre-order like 20 minutes after it opened when these things usually sell out in 5.
May I ask how long after the pre-order opening did you place your order, anon? I'm a bit paranoid about mine now, although I haven't received that email so I think I'm fine.
Anonymous
>>6919416 The frustration comes from poor business practices; HLJ is responsible for having a stable platform and avoiding this mess in the first place.
If you have any good way of stalking the websites besides constant F5, would please share?
>>6919429 I completed my order 7 minutes after going up, while their confirmation mail took almost a full hour to arrive.
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>>6919367 I didn't get the email so I guess I'm safe?
>>6919416 Actually HLJ had the MB Strike cheaper than amiami.
Anonymous
>>6919367 >Bandai is intentionally limiting supply Why do they do this?
Anonymous
>>6919559 Bandai hates you and everything you stand for
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>>6919367 >Guess there is no place left to pre-order? You can have mine come September if I need the cash (assuming HLJ doesn't cancel my order).
Anonymous
>>6917813 I can't speak for the YF-19, but the last time i bought the VF-31F together with SHF Freyja on amiami, EMS was the only option.
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>>6919564 I see. the box must be big then (or amiami stuffs too much packing material like they usually do).
Guess EMS is the only option.
Anonymous
>>6919562 I'm a paying customer that wants to give them money?
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>>6919586 They probably hate money too
Anonymous
>>6919434 Both HLJ and Amiami have server problems comes to preorder hell days. The difference is Amiami's errors are more transparently in front whereas HLJ is on the backend.
Anonymous
>>6919559 Have an excuse for the price.
beamknight87
>>6919367 that happened to me once
when the MB Blue Frame was up for preorder, I was still pondering whether to get it or not, turns out you could still preorder it HOURS after the time it was up
Obviously that was a mistake from the site and got that same email
I can only guess you tried to reserve the item at least 20 minutes after the preorders opened
Anonymous
>>6919601 I dont mind AmiAmi errors since they dont give you the impression that you got something that is actually gone.
>>6919839 Not at all, I completed the order 7 minutes after it was open.
All in all, I have not receive a follow up e-mail confirming the cancellation and it still appears in the order history. Guess they will update me on Monday when they are back in the office.
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>>6919856 >Not at all, I completed the order 7 minutes after it was open. Oh fug I completed my order quite a few minutes in too after Hobby Search failed me. I'm worried now.
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>>6919559 Part of me thinks they want the aftermarket prices to stay so insane that customers would rather wait for new releases than buy a second hand one. Considering they reuse the average valk mold 4-5 times other than the head they know they can just get you to try to buy the next one without spending any money on R&D.
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>>6919559 same reason nintendo's initial amibo was limited, to ensure what they sell sells out and nothing is shelf warming, this also creatures consumer demand, its a problem if they increase supplies (because shelf warming) or don't increase at all (because they could sell more but how many are left to shelf warm).
Not sure why its a thing as the products are paid for via the sellers like hlj and amiami so bandai have their sales, only other thing I can think of is to try to reduce mold degradation, rather than have 200k units with the last 10k being shitty they make only 10k
Anonymous
>>6917813 Small packet have weight and size restrictions.
Most plain dx valks should be fine at small packet as it will be under 2000gram and under 90cm when packed. But some stores have rules that if your item exceeds a certain amount then you will need to use higher shipping like ems.
But a all in one combo dx valk like this dx yf-19 will probably exceeded the 2000 gram weight when packed ,making small packet shipping a no go anyways.
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>>6919559 >>6919611 Sort of. Shelf warming is a very serious problem. It's a matching problem. It actually keeps retailers more sustainable as most die from being buying more stock than there is demand. Several anime related shops have died in just the past few years alone because they overstock. look at TOM, they have garbage stock for some figures despite being one of the most popular and well advertised shops
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>>6919083 I like them when katoki revamps them. I think if you ran em through a katoki filter and then ran em again through tomino they'd look more standard across the board.
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>>6920108 Damn. I was hoping to ship it together with my GM Cold District but that looks unlikely.
I didn't even consider the all in one combo factor adding to the weight. I kind of expected an average MB size box.
Anonymous
How are AGPs received in this thread? Gundam girls have gone here in the past but what about non Gundam AGPs? Quality on this one is impressive on the bike robo and Sonico.
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>>6920406 >10th anniversary Bloody hell has cowtits there been around that long already? Also the toy itself looks fun post away.
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Hey boys. Any tips for panel lining or decal application?
Anonymous
>>6920415 Ok cool. So Sonico comes with some hands faces a stand for her and thr bike robo. Instructions are color printed and the transformation is quite a few steps. Gonna a watch a video for that. AGPs have been known for poor psint quality in the past and I relieved to say witch Cow tits this is not the case. Bandai did a great job on this AGP as far as paint goes.
Anonymous
>>6920430 Srsly check the detail on this bike.
Anonymous
>>6920437 Closeup of Sonico front. Paint apps are clean and precise. Ive seen Figmas with worse. Some noticeable seams on the wrist. The hair quality is not as nice as Figmas though but better than previous AGPs.
Anonymous
>Other mecha toy discussion is also more than welcome! Close enough
>>6920406 This reminds me that I should get around to purchasing this. For something Sonico, it's splendid. I should probably watch the anime once it arrives.
Anonymous
>>6920446 Closeup of her back. Same clean paint. Hair looks ok but def the weak point but really not too bad. Seams on the wrist. The fine details are all very well done.
Anonymous
>>6920457 This AGP is actually worth the money. They did a good job on Cow tits. The bike is top notch too.
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>>6920406 >>6920430 >>6920437 >>6920446 >>6920458 I will post some of her posed on the bike and in Robo later. the Bike looks fragile so and I'd rather watch the youtube video to transform it than the instructions. I forgot to mention she also comes with some sort of plastic Sonico poster or something.
Anonymous
>>6920462 I figured Sonico herself would come out well. Never wanted the figma much, but now I'm really glad I didn't go for it (I say prior to watching the show). The bike, however, I felt they'd do very well on considering the special occasion. Nice to see one more person pleased with it.
One day I'll get that Takao, too. I don't suppose it was you asking about Haruna in the figma thread?
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>>6920475 No that wasn't me although I have always liked AGPS myself despite their quality issues. Im happy they are improving though.
Anonymous
Got my MRD Strike Freedom. Thankfully it has good mouth plate paint and it's quite pretty! But some of the sockets facing metal joints are the murky orange gold plastic. Fortunately they're mostly out of the way.
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>>6920650 The stand is kind flimsy though. Perhaps a little lazy in design. There's a clear piece that wedges at the bottom to help keep it up right or at a slight angle. The bottom arm of the stand flaps around without the wedge so it's necessary. Also, the guys who pose the figure for photos must be pros because I fiddled for a good 15 minutes and couldn't get that super rifle pose from the promo pictures
Anonymous
>>6917826 >>6918108 I'm impressed this mech-girl is under 4k yen. Kinda makes me mad that I plopped down nearly 6k for the upcomng Eva Anima 01 Revo.
Is it really tiny or something?
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>>6920662 The Anima Eva 01 is just shy of 7" and, from the promos at least, is painted up like a Katoki Virtual On design. If it turns out alright it'll be a heck of a value for 60 bucks
Anonymous
>>6920655 I got mine the other day too. Paint is definitely sloppy in some places, mine is particularly bad on the skirt where they completely missed painting one of the tips, but the underlying plastic is white so its not super noticeable unless up close.
Nice figure overall, though the neck kind of drives me crazy, I can't seem to get it to turn in a fashion that looks very natural. Also really weird they just chose to omit the double saber, and its not even in the upcoming option set.
Anonymous
>>6920682 Did Kira even use the double saber/trident? I think I recall him holding them close together but not in the combined form
Anonymous
>>6920682 It definitely does feel like Bandai's getting a little loose with their quality. The toys at least.
Anonymous
>>6920682 >>6920686 you mean the lance thing Kira used with the Freedom to finish off the Providence in the SEED finale?
SF never combined the beam saber like that
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>>6920689 Yeah that's probably why. At this point I remember the SF more from video games than I do the show. It uses the double saber in a lot of them, I guess just because the Freedom did.
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>>6920655 Do you mean this pose? If you look closely the supporting arm (right) isn't even connected to the gun. Plus there's some forced perspective going on.
Anonymous
I ordered a VF-31A from taobao. I paid the deposit in November and the final price before shipping ended up being 29k yen.
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>>6920831 Current in stock taobao price is about 42k yen.
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>>6920831 Honestly, I think Bandai intends to do the limit supply thing and reissue it later bundled with the super pack or armored pack.
Anonymous
>Strelizia is sold out on HLJ
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>>6920865 It's got a nice-ass price and a nice ass.
Also hitting when flavor of the month is still fully in swing.
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>>6920430 >>6920437 >>6920446 >>6920458 Oh dang, neat. I was eyeing this up once.
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>>6918539 I kinda hope for a Stampede mode toy and a repaint that's the Power of Love mode.
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>>6920687 Probably any RD outside of ver ANIME and 80s titles, will get a budget treatment.
Anonymous
Damn, forgot how amazing these were. I wish I picked up more of this series back in the day
Anonymous
Anonymous
Sorry to be a newfag but where is the best place to get exclusives? I want that Metal RD Infinite Justice
Anonymous
>>6922525 Nippon Yasan, FromJapan, Zenmarket
I have been trying out MyKombini late but not really sure about them.
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>>6922563 I personally like mykombini the best, It’s nice not having to throw down all t my money at once, less money I’m crossing my fingers hoping to get back if something goes wrong like it did for the VF31 most people just got screwed out of. I have found though that they don’t carry every exclusive, so sometimes you gotta go elsewhere.
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>>6922525 >>6922563 >>6922702 I've had good luck with MyKombini for multiple years now. They're a bit slow to get things shipped sometimes but they're reliable and only require a 50% down payment on exclusives.
Anonymous
Did some panel lining and painting on my Saber Athena over the weekend.
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>>6920428 >Hey boys. Any tips for panel lining or decal application? For panel lining, I would suggest a fine tip grey pen like this
https://hlj.com/product/GNZGM02 >I just bought the Hi Nu (non metal one), and the Enhanced ZZ Gundam. I would love getting Katoki style decals on them. Any idea which decals would work well? Bandai makes Gundam decals for specific model kits, since they only give you stickers with all their kits (except the Ver Ka kits, those come with decals).
Here are some good 1/144 waterslide decals that should work really good as general markings on RDs
https://hlj.com/product/BAN950678 https://hlj.com/product/BAN945081 https://hlj.com/product/BANN19606 And some good general marking 1/144 decals that would be good for the Katoki look:
https://hlj.com/product/HQPRB01-1440ORE https://hlj.com/product/HQPRB01-144ODG https://hlj.com/product/HQPRB01-144OWH I would definitely use 1/144 scale decals since RD are the closest to 1/144 scale.
Anonymous
>tfw you miss out on the yf-19 on every site
Anonymous
>>6923106 GET READY TO PAY 50K YEN FOR IT ANON!
Anonymous
The Gundam NT-1 is looking very sharpe and definitive.
Anonymous
>>6923200 if i can find a preorder anywhere
i will pay the price
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>>6923257 GM Kai will need a Ver.Ka Gundam and Ver.Ka GM Sniper Custom too.
It is hard to tell if the 0083 line will end up being Ka signature.
Anonymous
>>6919054 >>6919104 has it spot on. The wing binders hold up great thanks to ratchet joints and the attachment system anon described. Comes with tons of accessories, great articulation/sculpt, definitely worth picking up if you want a Kshatriya action figure. The stand does kinda suck, you need to attach it just right so that it's kinda supporting the MS from underneath. Once you get it right though, it'll hold up just fine. I had my Kshatriya on the stand with funnels attached pretty much since I bought it on release, and never had any issues.>>6919104 >the repaired version is...pretty ugly anyway. Pfft, whatever anon. Man, you used to be cool, haha.
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>>6922767 I'm not gonna lie, I'm still pretty disappointed at the lack of paint on these things, but they finally got me to learn how to paint like nothing else has.
Anonymous
>>6919367 Ugh, so sorry to hear about that.
>>6917813 The DX VF-19 Advance had a larger than normal box (relative to other DXs), but I was still able to ship it via RSAL. Note that if you ordered at HLJ, they require you use one of the express services (EMS, FedEx, etc.) if the value of the shipment is above I think 15,000 JPY.
>>6923106 >>6923279 Don't give up, anons! I missed the VF-19 Advance's preorder back in the day, but I managed to snag one after release without too much trouble.
Anonymous
>>6922563 Got my Gelgoogs from MyKombini in last week. Originally the VF-31A was supposed to be part of that order, but then the debacle happened and I didn't get one. My deposit ended up being more than the two Gelgoogs plus shipping, so MyKombini automatically refunded me the difference as soon as my Gelgoogs shipped. Shipping cost a very reasonable 1500JPY for RSAL too; I'm used to getting gouged on shipping at NY, haha.
>>6920437 >>6920446 Looks great! AGP line has improved a ton from its early releases (the recent Kancolle girls and most of the Gundam girls are great) but yeah, they still gotta work on getting sharper looking hair.
>>6920655 >>6922490 Awesome shots, anons.
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As folks were discussing Bandai's QC, both my Gelgoogs are stress-mark free, thankfully. One of them, however, has glue residue on its foot. Not that noticeable normally, but yeah, I'm not thrilled about it.
>>6920831 Grats on actually getting a 31A preorder filled, anon. Seriously, that's awesome and I'm totally not jealous, haha.
>>6922767 Fantastic work! Was comparing it to some of the official product shots and the difference is night and day, great job!
Anonymous
Glue aside, I love the Gelgoog! This is my first time having any kind of Gelgoog (not counting the unbuilt MG Gato's Gelgoog I have sitting somewhere, haha) so it's pretty novel just for that. The figure is really well done though, with some interesting elements like attachment points that fold away into the MS when not in use, and the way the front skirt slides up into the torso to allow greater range for the legs. Articulation is excellent, though my one gripe is that his bell bottoms kinda get in the way of posing his feet, but I guess that's mainly on the design of the MS.
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>>6923457 Damn, I love both the soft snout Gelgoog and the vicious looking cannon head. Can't decide and can't afford both...
Anonymous
>>6923471 if it is glue residue some of that goo gone stuff might get it off.
Anonymous
Bros...
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>>6923409 Both versions of Kshatriya are beautiful in their own special ways. Also, the fix for the stand is just to slather some nail polish or other joint thickener of choice onto the beg. Repaired/Besserung changes the back piece entirely and puts an adapter between the stand and the back. It's not backwords compatible with the original version.
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>>6923495 I had to restrain myself with the Gelgoog. I know they'll eventually get to the Cima Gelgoog Marine or Gelgoog Jeager and I want those way more.
Anonymous
>>6922563 There's also Mandarake if you miss the boat on preorders, but be prepared to pay up the ass for that aftermarket price, though it ain't as bad as paying on rapeBay.
On a semi-unrelated note this bird just flew in and by god I love it.
Anonymous
anyone get alex in yet? hlj sent me a confirmation on my order, I'll only be getting it in early if I cancel my zaku f2 order though.
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>>6923940 It's Golden Week in Japan, you aren't getting shit until that's over.
Anonymous
How are the bootleg Metal Builds?
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>>6923471 holy shit, it's that an exclusive figure too?
Anonymous
>>6924023 The Metal Gear 00 Gundams are a thing of beauty. Near identical to the official release.
Anonymous
>>6924127 how mcuh are they, and did they do the astrea f yet.
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>>6924142 The Bandai Astrea F doesn't come out until 25/5
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>>6923425 >The DX VF-19 Advance had a larger than normal box Guess the new one will be even bigger due to the accessories. Ah well EMS it is then.
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>>6924142 I've seen them for under $100 on eBay, depending on which variant you want. 00R is pricier whereas the Seven Sword is usually pretty cheap.
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>First 24hrs of MB Strike and DX YF-19 >my main shop restocks on a bunch of previously sold-out damashii
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GM7MPvSccQ >the way the blue just pops amidst the gray To say nothing of the metal seen beyond the outer shell. Really, as if I didn't need more tempting me to purchase this.
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>>6924127 I bought my mg for like 100 last year and goddamn was it nice except for the shitty base which fucking cracked because it couldnt hold the weight
Anonymous
aaaaaand let the 0080 era begin.
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>>6924758 Nice, can't wait for mine, should be in next week
Anonymous
>>6924127 Was 00 all they made? I'm really craving an F91.
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>>6924758 Honestly windowless boxes are far classier looking and make me worry less about plastic discoloration anyway. Though maybe if I lived in japan and was actually able to look over th figures for defects in a store before buying one i’d feel different.
Anonymous
>>6924758 Mine just came in as well. So far I'm loving it. In the meantime for those need to wait, check this out.
>http://blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/52024494.html Anonymous
>>6924758 fuck this one is amazing
Anonymous
>>6925411 the new articulation is crazy
Anonymous
>>6925411 >No "ALEX" graffiti on the shield What's up with that?
Anonymous
>>6925411 >>6925418 Not very impressed with the quality. Those seam lines and sloppy eyes...
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>>6925524 oh snap I didnt notice the eye until you just said that
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>>6925534 oh wait there supposed to look like that. close enough for me
Anonymous
>>6925534 nvm they're supposed to look like that. It's close enough for me.
Anonymous
>>6925515 Gotta fill out that option set somehow anon
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>>6925562 I think the black space between the visor and the eyes is what makes it look a little sloppy, not relaly the quality. Those leg seams are pretty noticeable though.
Btw, you seem to have twisted the upper arms
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>>6925664 yeah it is, you're talking about the arm holding the shield right? Thanks for catching that.
Also it's leg seams are no different than the leg seams on all the feddie suits, I know because I just compared them all side by side (including a bunch of multiples). It's probably just a shadow made by the lighting.
Sometimes you gotta just let your toys be toys.
Anonymous
>>6925664 >I think the black space between the visor and the eyes is what makes it look a little sloppy ok I really have no idea what you're talking about now. The space between the visor and the eyes.... so you're talking about the black area above the eyes? Or are you talking about the space in between the two eyes? Because all the A.N.I.M.E Gundams have eyes like that, even in the fancy promo pics. When you look at it it's not a flat surface, it's angled towards the middle on both sides.The eye that is facing you will always look further away from the middle than the other one in that case. If you'd like I can get exact measurements and then we'll know for sure, but if there's a difference at all it's so small that it's impossible to tell just by looking at it.
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It's been going on for a month already but who else filled out this questionare?:
https://p-bandai.jp/enquete/1000005716_outline/?_ga=2.70076755.2146955270.1525244478-1741239104.1525244478 >>6925411 >>6925418 >>6925562 Thanks for the pics, it looks great, even with those seams.
>>6925515 >>6925602 Ha grab the HGUC and steal that decal, it'd be cheaper probably.
Anonymous
Anonymous
So how y'all feeling about the email sent out about the dx chogokin yf19 and metal build strike?
Anonymous
>>6926165 >canceling some pre-orders and then RE-ordering them using that 10% off, sounds good? Trust me you DON'T want to take a risk with those. The system doesn't update immediately and there's no guarantee someone won't snatch it from you when it does reappear.
I tried it once before and it bit me in the ass and I had to order my items from elsewhere.
Anonymous
>>6926193 they dont seem to be fast moving pre-orders though, its not rd related so im sorta safe, and im not dumb enough to try that on stuff with order stop, just curious if anyone else has tried it really
also on sorta topic, any news regarding the vf-1 dx chogokin they teased?
Anonymous
>>6926196 If the orders are still open, then yeah go for it.
Keep in mind though that if your cancelled order amounts exceeds your fulfilled orders you might receive an angry e-mail from HLJ threatening to close your account.
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>>6926199 never had that and im an indecisive fag, but least now I know
lets test this, if I cant have my metal i can get everything else cheaper
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>>6925796 Yea the space above the eyes. I guess it just doesn't look good close up. I never really noticed even on my figures but its super apparent in anon' s photo
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No issued with it like that anon last thread so that's good, it looks great first Hi-Metal I've got with proper super parts, don't really count the Elintseeker's parts for that.
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Anonymous
Very fun little toys these, I'll need to take a picture of all my valks lined up side by side they look great as a little squad.
Anonymous
I'll stop dumping Xbox HUEG images now.
Anonymous
Saw this in
amazon.jp , looks real good all done up!
beamknight87
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>>6926482 >>6926486 >>6926491 >>6926497 >>6926498 This looks so good, almost makes me regret cancelling it
Anonymous
>>6926640 what was changed? look like minimal panel lining. Was this done with a black gundam marker or what? I might do this myself.
Anonymous
>>6927380 Yeah panel lining, and they added yellow in the thrusters that were white, plus more color around the thrusters. Looks like Gundam marker but I'm not sure. I'm definitely gonna add some to mine
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>>6927231 The Arbalest is amazing, you'll love it for sure. I had fun tinkering with all the gimmicks, like exposing all the ECS sensors, and just plain gawking at it for like half a day before I made a real attempt at posing it. And while the weird choice of stand doesn't look like it and I'm not sure I'd trust it to do so indefinitely, it can hold the Arbalest off the ground.
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>>6927391 Yeah, I'm really tempted to do the same to mine eventually. The panel lining and additional thrust colors really helps Alex pop.
It's the first time I've felt it necessary to panel-line an RD. Any of them look good with it, but Alex NEEDS it.
Anonymous
>>6927231 How much did you pay in shipping?
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>>6927779 4900 yen from amiami, mind you, it was a coupled with that macross kit, both items were inside a fuckhuge box that was half full of paper
Anonymous
>>6925020 MC (ex Metal club, nw Metal Bear) list is:
00 Seven Sword
00 Raiser
00 Inspection G
00 Raiser/Seven Sword trasn arm
Strike Freedom
Destiny.
Pc related is the new MC Destiny. The next one is Destiny Heine, then, they will make Astray Red and Blue.
Anonymous
Finally got around to taking pictures of this beautiful beast. I was pleasantly surprised I got it into a pose like this given the weird choice of stand.
Anonymous
>>6928108 So many 00. Did they do XN Riser?
Anonymous
>>6928569 Damd i need to get some effect parts too . I dont think my wave effect is gonna cut it .
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>>6928569 Dang that's a beautiful mess
>the weird choice of stand. The stand is acutallly the old Laevatein stand minus a new part to make it actually poseable. The old one was pure garbage and was pretty much just there to make the hangar
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>>6928771 *plus a new part
Anonymous
Got a Gundam mk 2 titans version the other day. been debating whether or not i should put the vulcan pod on its head. thoughts?
Anonymous
>>6928603 Those are the effects parts from the Lamda Driver Version RD Arbalest. Your best bet otherwise would probably be finding some of those bootleg blue fire effects on eBay. I'll probably end up ordering some myself for Laevatein.
>>6928771 Ah. Well, hopefully the improved Laevatein ver. IV includes the adapter for the stand to add at least that much dynamic movement to it. Given how often the Arbalest in particular is jumping around you'd figure they'd give it something that allows for doing those poses better. Maybe they're saving it for the likely XL3 booster pack? And yeah my desk is admittedly a bit of a mess, I won't lie.
Anonymous
>>6928598 Yes, they are working on it.
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>>6928794 >XL3 booster pack Well they replaced the connector on the Arbalest, so i don't have high hope for that
Anonymous
I wonder if I can make a small enough print of this that'll look good on the model. Are there any mobile suits that have characters or drawings just for fun on them canonically?
Anonymous
>>6929311 I might as well ask you and the other anons here since this is where i found out about metal gear 00.
Anyone know where i can pick up
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/CMT-In-Stock-Tungmung-01-Omega-X-Metal-Build-Omegamon-Digital-Monster-Figure-Anime-Toys-Figure/32853094430.html ?
I want an omegamon x figure and goddamn i missed the train on this
Anonymous
>>6930236 They were sold out within a month of release.
Most people are hoping for a reissue, but the company emphasised that they will only do one run per product so that is why tons of people have preordered their Dukemon as it is made to order.
There is a black Omegamon coming up and they said they don't mind doing more colour variations such as a white Omegamon.
Anonymous
>>6930236 >>6930433 There is still possibility for them to reissue Omegamon as I guess it would be a diservice to all those who started their collection from Dukemon.
Let's assume they made and sold 2000 copies of Omega X and they have 6000 copies of Dukemon on order, they would be able to gauge how the demand is.
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>>6930433 >>6930435 Fuck, thanks for the info. Got a link to that black omegamon? I might as well check it out incase i get desperate
Anonymous
>>6922490 Yeah I love my 01 so much, one of my favorite Spirits to just mess with.
Also lol at the strike witches AGP stand. At least there was something worthwhile you got from one of those.
Anonymous
>>6928108 Figures. I just bought the Destiny Heine. Though considering its one of the cheaper MBs its not a huge deal. Did MC make a wings of light option set or is it just included with the Destiny? The aftermarket prices for the wings are insane.
Anonymous
Finally got an Obisdian Fury at my TRU for 25 total. It's... ok? I kind of expected more articulation. I haven't bought RD's in a while.
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>>6923901 That is damn pretty. Feeling ballsy enough to panel line it or is it not your style?
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>>6930934 Lol good catch anon. Yeah those strike witches were literal trash but I still have all the stands.
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>>6931043 I like him. He's probably the best in the line. Definitely not perfect in the articulation department, but him and Gipsy are probably the two standouts of the 6 Jaegers.
Anonymous
I hate being cheap. I want a taste of the ANIME line of figures to see if I'll get more but I don't want to spend much on my first figure. Doesn't help the one's I want the most are a Gundam, Gelgoog MP, and FA Gundam.
Anonymous
Got these explosion effect parts and tried messing around with 'em a bit. Nice way to fill empty space in a pic
>>6923506 Huh, I do have some Goo Gone, might give that a shot later. Thanks for the suggestion, anon.
>>6923685 That... would be kinda cool, haha.
>>6925562 >>6926498 Sweet pics, anons! Alex and the VF-1A both look fantastic in your shots, really looking forward to getting them in myself.
Anonymous
>>6926640 Wow, that's a drastic improvement for such small touch-ups!
>>6929621 A lot of aces and some units have unique emblems. One that immediately comes to my mind is the Hy-Gogg unit in the original Blue Destiny manga; they have a little shark emblem painted haphazardly on their MS. I can't think of anything quite as complex as your Zeta girl, though.
>>6927779 As additional reference, HLJ is asking 3060JPY for shipping the Arbalest alone to the US via EMS. If I add in two RDs, one Hi-Metal VF-1A, and a set of Tamashii Wave Effect parts, it goes up to 4820JPY
Anonymous
>>6928781 I say no to the vulcan pod; it makes Mk-II's head look fat, haha.
>>6931255 Which Gundam (aside from FA) are you eyeing? Most of them are readily available at reasonable prices. And I bet HLJ will probably have some ANIME RDs discounted during their summer sale, so it may be worth holding out another month or so! They'll definitely have some on sale during the winter/holiday sale, and if you're in the US that's a good time to watch local retailers for deals as well. Amazon always heavily discounts RDs during the holidays.
Anonymous
>>6931282 I'll have a look out on Amazon, can't buy from HLJ after a dispute I had with them a few years ago.
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>>6931284 Ah, gotcha. Hobby Search runs some pretty great periodic sales, but they seem to time them simply around when they need to make space in their warehouses, so the sales are fairly unpredictable. It may be worth signing up for their newsletter as they always send out e-mails a couple days before they plan to run a 'bargain sale'. Of course, we'll post about it in the thread too, hehe.
Anonymous
>>6931267 Did you buy the SH Starlord to get those explosion effects? Or they sold separately now? I though about getting him to get those specific colored ones
Anonymous
>>6931450 You might be able to get them in that color or a similar one as KOs on eBay.
Also holy shit my NT-1 Alex came in today and I'm in love.
Anonymous
>>6931450 Yea, I got the explosions with SHF Star Lord, and they were a big factor in getting me to buy him. Really like the color of these effects since it feels like we always see pinkish-purple explosions in mecha anime (particularly in space).
>>6931464 Gah, you're making me impatient for mine. Zaku Kai needs to hurry up and release so I can ship my Alex too!
Anonymous
>>6931712 I do love the purple explosion effects. I have 'em scattered about my Macross stuff and it definitely fits in there.
Also do it. Ship your Alex already nerd. Otherwise you're waiting until the 19th just to ship it. Just be careful with the elbows, the pegs that hold the forearm half to the bicep half are kind of shallow and the upper half of the elbow has a grey ring of plastic to color the joint rather than paint and it will happily go sailing off into carpet oblivion if you accidentally pop the arm off. I accomplished this task in all of half a minute after getting it out of the clamshell, and took over 5 minutes to find it on my dark blue carpet.
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>>6931284 What happened, If you don't mind me asking?
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>>6931267 It would be nice if the AGP did reflect their pilots more, or in the case of the S-Gundam, that supposed blonde hair that ALICE has, much as I love the short, blue hair it went with.
And I fully admit I'd rather have the Chobham armour through such means than not at all. I suppose they could fill out an option set well enough if they added the decoys the Zaku Kai used in addition to the armour and a shield that has ALEX across it.
Anonymous
Did anyone get the full detail SDF-1 from Arcadia? It’s $600, but it’s been a grail of mine since the first Yamato release so I’m really tempted.
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I just want my cute robot.
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>>6932147 I've always wanted an SDF1 but if I'm gonna drop that much money I want a tv version, but the japanese don't seem to care for it.
Anonymous
>>6917600 What are the best stands/action bases for kind of "heavy" stuff with diecast like Chogokins?
Anonymous
>>6926640 any more shots of this? I'm gonna do the same, this is perfect.
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>>6930960 They both included the wings only for these that have preordered months ago, it seems.
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>>6931273 >little shark emblem painted haphazardly on their MS Unfortunately I'm having some trouble finding an image of that, so I'll just have to imagine it for myself.
Thanks for the heads-up of an addition I can make to a possible Hygogg RD if they really do produce one (assuming it's the same model).
I wonder if we'll get a transforming Zeta eventually if the Zeta Plus MRD does its transformation well.
Anonymous
Murasame and Ecoas pre-orders WHEN
Anonymous
>>6934725 Right after we get the blue destiny and rising gundam.
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>>6935221 That's fine with me since I actually want those as well.
Anonymous
>>6933601 One more from the back
Anonymous
To anybody that has a damashii gundam Alex. Be mindful of the incredibly tiny bicep joint cover pieces. When trying to swap out a hand I managed to disconnect the upper arm from the lower arm and the piece immediately vanished into another dimension. There’s nothing but the connection itself holding it in place. Here’s a picture of the arm with the piece missing.
Anonymous
>>6936651 And here’s the piece from the other arm by itself. Very, very small.
Anonymous
>>6932226 Yeah. I don't understand why Bandai never gave us a modern TV version in the DX line.
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>>6936651 >>6936659 I ran into that problem myself and nearly lost a cover. Tempted to just glue them in place. Doesn't help that the joint peg is too shallow and easily pops free.
Anonymous
A couple threads ago someone was asking to see the ANIME Zaku 1 with the Zaku Sniper, so hopefully this helps. They don't look too bad together; I feel the biggest thing that sets them apart is the difference in bulk in the legs and feet.
>>6931848 Haha nooo, gotta maximize the shipping savings. Just need to hold out one more week... Thank you and
>>6936651 for the heads up on that joint cover part, btw.
>>6932016 It really would, especially since Alex would be one of the rare opportunities where the Gundam's pilot is actually a girl (and just changing the hair to blonde on S-Gundam would have been a great idea).
>>6932147 Also tempted, it looks gorgeous, but at the same time it's hard to bring myself to sink that much into a single toy that I just know I'm not going to mess around with much.
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>>6932226 >>6936686 I'd highly recommend checking out Bandai's Cosmo Fleet SDF-1. It's small, RD-ish in size, and the transformation does involves a healthy amount of part-swapping, but it's very well done and looks fantastic in both modes (you even get double-jointed elbows in attack mode!).
>>6933082 For really heavy stuff, if there isn't a stand already included, you may be hard pressed to find a really reliable stand. The Action Base 1 might be the most stable option thanks to its locking mechanism, but they're intended for models and I've read they can get very unstable when something heavy is placed on top of them (might work if you weigh down the base, though). In terms of stands, the Tamashii Stage Act 5 is intended for heavier items (due to having a ratcheting base joint), and it may work as long as you don't use any of the arm extension pieces and keep the support arm pointed straight up. The problem with that, though, is you're not going to get much clearance off the ground that way.
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>>6933796 I gotcha, anon! Here's the shark.
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>>6933796 And here's some pin-up art on one of the hapless GMs.
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>>6937444 The shallow pegs on the elbows for the Alex are the only thing I've found "bad" with it. I would highly recommend taking care when dealing with them, especially until you've got a good idea of the joints limits. I'm still considering just gluing mine in place because those covers are the only real weak point I've found in the whole thing. Probably just use nail glue or something else that's easy to apply really thinly and forms a good bond.
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MB Alle Strike Gundam available again right now at otakumode and soon at CD japan
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>>6937890 Do they make you pay in advance?
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>>6937890 Otakumode suddenly got a bunch of Gundam stuff back in stock already, so adding this to the list is even more of a surprise.
>>6937933 Indeed, they're that kind of store, but I never buy without the money available for sure so I rolled with it. I'm not sure about CD Japan.
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>>6920655 >>6920650 I never thought I'd want a Strike Freedom in any form because to me the gold frame was always a gaudy, garish and lazy change to the pretty cool Freedom. However these MRDs... they're something else. That base also really highlights the plus in the wing department with the dragoon deployment.
That's too bad to hear about the stand... I wish Bandai would do a better job with these. Mecha figures really do put some extra weight compared to a figuarts and the variants they make to support RDs and stuff just aren't reinforced enough. Pretty sure I have some problems with the stand for my ARX-8+XL3.
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>>6938471 The stand's not terrible since the wedge keeps it perfectly stable. It's just limited compared to the metal build stands that have the little push pin system to lock it into a variety of angles.
>>6937890 Really tempted to pick it up from TOM
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>>6938477 Went out of stock as I was contemplating the same. I think its for the best I didn't get it, this is gonna be the most expensive MB yet if they make its other backpacks.
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>>6938495 >Went out of stock as I was contemplating the same Yep, oh well.
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>>6920430 >>6920437 SERIOUSLY digging on the bikes look
>>6920446 >>6920458 I wish I could ditch the waifu
>>6922490 >>6922492 The best way to have these for sure is dynamically posed. I mean duh, but it hides those hideous hips the best
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>>6924758 >>6925293 >>6925411 >>6925418 RT if you cry err time
Ho wbig of a posing upgrade is it?
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>>6938731 Shes proper waifu material
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>>6937501 That's some terrible type layout on those translations.
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>>6937496 >>6937501 oh fuck I'd recognize that anywhere, that's the blue destiny manga. Fuck that shit was tight. The original one I mean.
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>>6936249 thanks dude, appreciate, will come in handy when I'm painting mine, just need some gundam markers I suppose.
>>6937444 Looks great, only thing I could say is that the legs are proportioned differently on the anime versus the KA. And speaking of KA I cannot wait for this fucker later this month
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>have been offline for a good few months >come back >see that my favorite suit is getting a metal build >sold out everywhere because this hobby is fucking unforgiving
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>>6939349 it's your own fault for liking seedshit desu
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>>6939349 Just get the MG RM version desu. The MB doesn't look so unique like other MBs
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>>6938495 >>6938625 10 bucks says scalpers got em. Most people don't drop 260 buckaroos and Tom had 31 in stock according to the restock email. Even high profile waifu shit over 200 will coast for a while but these sold out within a few hours of the restocking email
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>>6939361 >still spewing "seed is shit" memes The story, yes. The suits? No. I'll fight you.
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New thread!
>>6939987 Changed the style of the OP just a bit; ditched the "see first post" thing since most of the info I used to put into that first post is no longer up to date.
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>>6939014 >just need some gundam markers I suppose. Just a suggestion, I would use the grey gundam marker on the white parts of the Alex instead of the black. Also, there is an eraser marker to clean up mistakes.
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>>6917866 reminds me of how Halo is trying to style their new spartans
