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Arcadia 1/60 Perfect Transformation VF-0D for 2015
MacrossJunkie replied to Dark_Ghost's topic in Toys
Got my 0D from NY on Monday. Just opened it up. I'm not sure how I feel about the weathering as the official pictures and what they had displayed at shows looked a lot better, but I guess it's about what one should expect from a mass produced toy. -
Ordered a Hikaru 1S from Mandarake a few hours ago... hopefully. Current status is checking stock and still waiting on an email for shipping cost. It was a store front item, but is listed as unopened but damaged packaging for 26,000 yen. That's a better price than at NY at least. If my order actually goes through, I'll have to worry about finding the FAST packs next.
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Yeah, come to think of it. Back in the days of the Yamato 1/48 VF-1 releases when I used to be able to buy them from American online retailers, they'd usually arrive 2-3 months after the Japanese release because they'd be shipped via ferry.
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Dang, I'm surprised the box isn't in worse shape than that, to be honest. I hope the contents came through intact at least.
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Same, the web monitor I had put on BBTS dinged last night so I picked it up quick, It's my first and only one though. When are these supposed to come? The site says July, but I assume that hasn't been updated.
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These Bandai pre-orders really do seem to get worse and worse with each release. I don't get why there's even a pre-order if they decide to make a miniscule amount that won't even satisfy 10% of the demand. These things are literally selling out in seconds each time. You'd think someone would have a clue and say "hey, we should make more!" But the boss probably says, "more profits?! Fired for that crazy talk!"
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Well screw this. I'm saving $200+ I guess.
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Lost it at HLJ. Spammed add to cart until it worked, but the cart page was really slow.
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Sigh... I remember now why I took a 2 year break from this hobby. I might extend this to 3...
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And clicking on Add to Cart from the search page for HLJ just gives me "The product wasn't found. Verify the product and try again."
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hlj product page just won't load.
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Access restriction due to high traffic...
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Nope. I ordered mine on Sept 2019 and it's still in "Preparation in progress" and has been for many days now.
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I swear, they must have one person packaging and shipping everything. ... and that person is a paraplegic trying to control robotic arms using voice commands.
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They better not go down before shipping my VF-0D!
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I made the mistake of clicking that link instead of relying on my web monitor. My page got stuck in spanish and I couldn't figure out how to change it back. It was gone by the time I figured out how. lol.
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I did. However, Nippon Yassan still has made no movement with this. Not even a processing order status. Is this the same for everyone else that ordered from them? I'll get back into weathering when I get a new airbrush. The one I was using is having airflow issues and I haven't been able to get proper support with regards to fixing it. Edit: okay wow... I just went back and read through the last couple pages. I guess NY has been really dropping the ball here....
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Man, I'm really late to the game here. I'm glad the 31A is a web exclusive so I didn't miss out on it, but wtf is the deal with the 31J Kai? That makes no sense whatsoever...
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That's a whopping 20x10-4% savings! What a deal!
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Yes, the Yamato version came with a stand. Without one, it would be especially hard to display properly in cruiser mode.
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Thanks. I got it ordered with my mom's help, although some of it didn't even make sense to her. So we had to guess what the intent. Like there was a part that gave the options to either "find someone to pay for you" or "anonymous purchase". Neither made any sense so I just tried anonymous purchase. *shrug*
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I've only gotten as far as getting it into the cart. I can't check out yet because I think it needs the address and I can't get half of the page to translate. I've had to resort to calling up my mom and seeing if she can help me with it since I can't read Chinese...
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The FlightPose stands may look nice and are inexpensive, but I and other people have had issues with the silicone tips dissolving or marring the paint at the points of contact. Just a warning.
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Would be nice if they included stuff that was only in the kit version before like the decals, glow stickers, and the etched metal parts.
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I wouldn't get the KO VF-1's as it's a copy of Arcadia's stuff which they are still selling. I'm interested in and okay with the Regult as it looks to be an original mold and also the fact that Arcadia seems to have no interest in making 1/60 toy versions of the Regult and the Yamato HDP kit was a very limited run and is hard to find, much less at a reasonable price. So I see this as filling a niche that no one else is willing to fill. +1 for Yetistand. The Yamato launch arm is clunky and the one I got was a piece of junk. With hardly any use, the ratcheting mechanism on one of the joints stopped working. Maybe the KO would actually be better quality compared to the real thing? Possibly, but the design overall is still chunky and lacks versatility. The Yetistands are simply designed, durable, very versatile (customizable to suit your needs, interchangeable parts and tons of available adapters) and look sooooo much better.