Mechapilot77
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Yamato 1/60 Super/Strike parts + Option parts reissue
Mechapilot77 replied to Swoosh's topic in Toys
funny, i did get in on the order "in time" (the last time they were available) and i never got them when they came in to HLJ. They must have oversold preorders last time. Guess my order will be coming in December. This happen to anyone else? -
HECK YES!!! wish they released this first....wouldnt' hav needed the alto one (now that i have it....its sweet but still i really wanted this one). also the cannon fodder didn't have the super pack (in the anime)?
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dang seem to have missed it! guess i'll see if they are back online later. anyoen have the direct link though?
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out for delivery!!!! yay! just missed getting it delivered on 30th anniversary of sdfm by a day. lol. On a side note....Someone REALLY REALLY needs to recast the arm part of the stand in clear plastic. I like the functionality of the stand but hate that it looks lik ea big black stick up the gerwalks crotch. Can someone get on that? :-) i've been wanting a clear version since the V1 days. the flightpose stands are great but not that stable as they loosen over time with usage.
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wow love the missile launch effects....you should doa tutorial on those. sweet!
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so this is out? i ordered mine from a local store but they get theirs a aweek or two later than these onlne guys. guess i'll have it ina few weeks? any word or fast packs for this guy yet in terms of release dates or perorders?
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i had that revell kit too (i think it was a rebranding of the imai kits from asia?) we (my brother and i ) had the orbot and axoid kits (and also a jetfire), but i really watnd teh wexar kit because that was roy fokkers ride to me. i havea feelign these 1:72 kits is where yamato got its start in terms of inspiration for the original 1/60 line. come to thnk of it we also had the nebo kit based on orguss.
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ugh liked teh old scheme better...makes this easy to cancel i guess. was abotu to pay too much for them anyway. if i ever have remorse there is always ebay.
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super awesome poses on that 1D and super 1S. Among the best I've seen in display. I can't even get poses like that with my yamato might blocks. in fact i relegated them to fighter stands and had to tighten them (nail polish method) so that they wouldn't rotate and slam the valks onto the floor of the display. lol. So you can imagine, im aslo super curious how you managed wit those stands...are they bent up hangers? how'd you attach it?
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so is this pretty much impossible to get now? anyone know where a late comer to this might get his hands on one?
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Yamato 1/60 Super/Strike parts + Option parts reissue
Mechapilot77 replied to Swoosh's topic in Toys
best news in a while. will be getting 2-3 sets of the fast packs/option parts bundle at least. never "needed" the VE-1 but it does look nice....hmmm -
Anyone know if they ever made 1/60 Super/strike parts?
Mechapilot77 replied to nghia59's topic in Toys
yeah i really wish they reissued them. i was able to score 3 sets around the time they first came out (maybe a few months after) for around $25-30 each (sale!!) before shipping. Also a year to year and a half back (january 2011?) one store (hlj i think?) suddenly had a restock on them for a brief window and i managed to score two of those for about $40 each plus shipping. i should have bought like 4-5 at least. lol because since then, bingo luck finding these for anything reasonable. people have been forking over $200 for $30 msrp accessories. i can't see why yamato has been rereleasing all these dyrl and tv valks recently and hasn't issued another rerelease. i'd like a couple more at least. -
eh we should stop guessing and making excuses about what drives the cost of the valk....we have not idea on their cost structure. Engineering hours are relatively cheap. costs structures could have changed just changing materials factories ...anythinig really. Selling price is not necessarily related (in fact they usually aren't) to cost. They charge what they want because they've determined that a the optimal selling price to hit their profit targets. end of story. As Yamato's reputation has gotten better, their prices increased - simply put, they charge what they do because they can. Same with any product and company.
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wow pretty nice price by current standards and also a US vendor! if i didn't already have 1 too many of these (yes i need to unload 1 but been lazy about it), hop in on this.
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yeah it really is one of the best color schemes to date. i think its currently among my top 5 favorite valks! we'll see how long that appeal lasts. right now....its definitely the "new hotness". haha.
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i'd be in for 2 sets if this happens.
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is that TFC Hercules and a Maketoys Yellow Giant in the back? Do 3rd party TF toys sell in normal everyday toy stores in HK?
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wow looks great guys... just got a shipping charge payment request from tokyo hunter so i'll have these relatively soon. keep the photos coming guys!
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heh...i got my transformers jetfire when i was 8 years old. He'll love a 1/55 bandai (they are essentially the same except the jetfire used the nose of i think the elintseeker or some other special valk but its a vf-1s all the way otherwise..its just got a rounded nose). My jetifre still is in functional shape at my parents house although all the stickers are peeling off and i've broken some of the armor attachemnt pieces over the childhood play years...its absolutely the best valk for him at that age.
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wow area the armors out? anyone getting theirs in the mail yet? or are these advance pics from somewhere?
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as promised some photos. not my best work. had to hurry...light was already fading when i started but really getting faint by the time i got into battroid mode. had to edit the colors slightly so you can see what it really looks like.....someday i'll take pictures with better, more and diffuse light
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yes my box had the 30th anniversary band sticker. no option parts inside though. granted it is possible they forgot to put it in or someone swiped it? i doubt it though. yamato doesn't seal their boxes wtih tape but this box i could tell had not been opened before. as a reminder, at least for the one valk with optino parts i do have (reissue 1D) they come in a bag taped to the back of one of the plastic trays. now i suppose there is a possibility they just forgot to include it, but i guess thats unlikely. i'll wait for others to chime in when they get theirs. if other's do have it, i'm going to raise hell! lol. btw, most retailers list the valks that do come with it as "+ option parts", this one doesn't have that designation on any retailer site. i'll try to snap a couple quick pics when i get home tonight.
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this is a first....am i the first to get a cavalier? i can confirm there are no option parts no matter what the 30th anniversary label says at least not on mine.
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Hmmm... I took the plunge but I'm not happy about it... I think I paid even more than the last guy .... I may have hit my limit for a valk toy on this one ($296 before shipping).... If I have too much buyers remorse later I suppose I can either cancel or sell it. The other thing is I'm not thrilled about (other than ny pricing) is their shipping... My vf-171 box was a bit damaged last time because of the flimsy cardboard they used. Hmmm wonder if they have a cancel option? I just kept hitting next without checking their preorder policy.
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Can someone just ask Bandai why they're being such a bunch of A�
Mechapilot77 replied to Lupin The Third's topic in Toys
yeah i'm fricken annoyed at the situation. frustratingly, i can understand it. how it it more profitable to release so few toys that they sell out instantly. i get that there is a balance between having to mark things off to sell and having things impossible to get and somewhere between those two you will have a max profit...but Bandai...THIS CANNOT BE IT. seriously. i think people inside japan wouod likely have issues getting these things. sheesh.
