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Received my copy today. First impressions, the shade of red is really pretty, and Bandai did it right going with a matte finish. Also like the blue'ish clear tint used for the canopy vs the gold on my Arcadia. Fighter mode rocks so far, but haven't had time to check out the other modes. Also of note, I used Fedex Priority to here in the states. It took 2 days shipped and there was supposed to be a tariff's subcharge but I lucked out somehow and didn't get dinged. I did ask for the package to be marked as a gift, so maybe that? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Got my shipping notice from LP on Wednesday and fedex delivered it today (Utah) in pristine condition. I placed the order on release day so it was a little slow getting out the door but overall I’m pleased with the experience.

This was my impression as well.

Thanks guys, I picked one up from AJP for a reasonable price.

thanks @jenius, I checked there earlier and looks like I missed the boat. Doesn't look like there is a mandarake listing up yet either.

Anyone know of any reliable sellers that still have this for order?

Is hobby genki a reliable shop? Looks like they want payment up front and would hate to deal with another ninnin. (searching the forums looks like people have had good enough experiences with them. I'll give them a shot, thanks guys!)

Just received my PF yf-19 from AE and will say the 2 year wait was worth it. Thanks Arcadia!

HLJ came through. Love the new design!

Was able to score one at the Dojo and can attest, I’ve done business with them for many years and rank them up at the top.

Are you asking what’s in the secret sauce?

Lol, ok thanks for the insight @Slave IV, that gives me hope. In any case, I'll give nin-nin a little more time before going down this road as I hate having to deal with cc companies.

I'm mainly concerned a dispute through my CC may damage my relationship with paypal. I'm not sure how it would all go down, and who would 'foot' the bill in the end.

So I rolled the dice with Nin Nin Games again with the VF-1D as they came through with flying colors on my Roy. Unfortunately this time around things arn't looking good. I opened up a ticket asking on the shipping status only to have it be closed a day later with no response. I waited a week later, then sent another ticket in only to be told they have 'thousands' of orders and they'll get to mine when they get to mine. Seeing how preorders happened in Dec and the release date was after paypal's 6 month protection window, I'm wondering what recourse I have, if anything. Anyone have any luck pushing a dispute directly through their CC company for a purchase made through paypal ?

HLJ is back up. Scored one!