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    I recall there also being supply issues that popped up at the start of COVID, and likely they're still there.
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    They ship different things at different speeds. The Gurren Lagann definitely went out surface, but after they shipped mine I also got something else (a much smaller item) shipped air and it showed up in like a week or two.
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    Yeah, mine shipped in late September, and showed up in December. It's slow-boat shipping.
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    My day-job mostly consists of doing design work. Most of that design work isn't coming up with the initial CAD model, it's doing the tolerance analysis and putting together the drawing packets to actually produce something from the CAD models. I might spend a day modifying an existing assembly for a new project, and then 3x as much time making the drawing packet for the modified parts. If I were to copy an existing part, sure I can get the basic model into CAD, but I still have to do all the tolerance analysis and drawings regardless
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    $130 VF-1 $13 of that is eBay fee ~$10 of that is shipping (or at least used to be shipping, based on ShowZStore Prices) How much do you think it costs to produce the injection molded runners? How much for the metal parts? How much for the assembly? The painting? The packaging/stickers? The QA? (Even these will have some minimal level of QA/parts rejection just due to things that can't be assembled) The manufacturer's profit margin, as it's unlikely they're using in-house manufacturing? I'd guess the per-item cost would be at least $40 to Valkyrie Factory, that's before accounting for the NRE (molds, generating CAD files/drawings). They're not 1:1 recasts of Yamato/Arcadia, at best they might use a few cast-off runners. They're a business at the end of the day, and as a KO factory they'll absolutely shut down if they're not making money rather than eat a loss in the name of customer service. If the profit per unit dips too far, of course they're going to delay release, or just outright cancel. They're in this for the money. Anyone who thinks their profit margin on these is more than 50% should do some research on what it costs to commission manufacturing/assembly runs.
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    Yeah, as someone who works in manufacturing, you're not making sense. Perhaps if you used fewer hyperboles and exaggerations. Also, maybe knock off the attitude?
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    At this point I'm just going to assume you have a hate-on for greymarket stuff and are only replying to this topic to vent it at anyone who doesn't share your opinions. You're also significantly underestimating the cost of actual production if you think that they're raking in 100% profit. Plastic costs money, molds cost money, injection costs money, hiring people to assemble and paint cost money. Despite your assumptions, the cost of production is a much larger factor than the cost of development when it comes to these figures. Just look at how Arcadia's costs have gone up on designs where they already have both designs and molds!
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    In case you didn't realize, they're probably paying similar sweat shop wages as Bandai and Arcadia do. Maybe a bit lower due to the lower quality/tolerances of the finished product (which means lower rejection rates), but the worker wages are likely quite similar. Don't delude yourself to thinking that anyone manufacturing in China is paying a decent wage.
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    Manufacturing isn't free, they do have costs. Eating $30 extra in shipping costs on every single unit isn't going to help things. Plus people may have noticed exchange rates are going down for the dollar, which would also be hurting them.
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    Could also be COVID-related shipping issues. Apparently hiring containers going out of China right now is difficult and expensive. They might just be waiting for when they can ship things out without destroying their profit margin.
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    My guess is that nobody updated the release date, so they're holding all the stock until the 31st.
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    Those decals look pretty nice, the carbon-fiber-ish appearance.
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    So, we have 31A models in Chuck and Mirage colors, with new super packs that attach lil-draken style? Are those also new weapons pods I spy as well?
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    Don't even ask, it was over $100 to ship the MGEX Unicorn.
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    Still debating what to use my coupon on, though it's good all year. Totally worth throwing a $9 magazine into my shipment.
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    The Messer supers (and the original DX Messer) are the only 2 Delta DX's I don't have. Got the repop movie version and the drone pack though. Putting those supers on the 31a is tempting, but definitely not at current aftermarket prices for the supers.
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    Tough call, though I like the paintjob on the Kairos more.
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    I tried watching episode 1, and then gave up. I am now secure in my decision to not pay for Disney+.
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    I'll agree with you except for one thing. Youjo Senki is the best isekai, Kumo Desu Ga is #2. NAI WA~
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    This is a pretty solid season. Kumo Desu Ga is my #1 so far, the VA for Kumoko is the always amazing Aoi Yuuki and she is doing justice to the MC's rants. Then we have more of: Shingeki no Kyojin Yakusoku no Neverland Dr Stone Re:Zero Beastars Plus some great looking originals Wonder Egg Priority Back Arrow And then some adaptations that are looking solid Ura Sekai Picnic Kemono Jihen Horimiya Mushkou Tensei (if the MC's pervyness isn't too much of a turnoff) Haven't watched SK∞ yet, but always willing to give a BONES show a shot.
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    It's on my to-do list... I really ought to make it now that I have a resin printer to do the prototypes (and can finally get isopropyl for cleanup).
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    I gave my Kairos the double-cannon from the armored pack (the rest of which is on Chuck w/ dish).
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    It was pretty straightforward in my case, just make sure you have the language set to English and read what the entry fields are.
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    Yeah, seems like there's more supply of Roys around than there were Hikaru 1S after launch, and people are selling them at close to cost.
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    Did you put the extra piece in? It adds a slight tilt to one side or the other. If you remove the extra piece you get the original 3 tilt options.
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