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Super parts came in. They definitely make the valk feel whole again. Draw the eyes away from the gaps. Luna Park packaged it well enough but the JP shipper box was torn to hell from local postage labels being torn off. Not a big deal for me since my primary concern is having it to protect the main box, which it does. Again had to email them to get the package moving at all. I'd call LP a coin toss right now. Won't be doing another PO with them. With that being said, I do really enjoy these super parts a lot. Mine fit pretty tight to the 31AX and can be handled without a lot of care. They aren't as tight on my lil draken adapters but they work as long as the boosters are the last part you touch/put on. Glad I was able to get this release but the Siegfrieds beat the pants off the Kairos AX for quality.

Likewise. Just did that myself. Showing 'in stock, ready to ship' on their website and I preordered in December..

At risk of damaging the finish I lifted from underneath the sides towards the middle of the canopy with my nails and it came open easily and there were no scratches. After moving it around some it was pretty easy to open from then on.

What file did you use @manfred17? Did you just go across the entire face evenly or did you make an initial rough pass in that 'groove' you highlighted? May just be my stanky old wizard eyes but in the first photo it looks like you did a first pass on that 'groove' at the bottom of the 'slope' and then went across the face of the entire section evenly from there in the second. Definitely achieved desirable results. A shame that Bandai dropped the ball on this one.

Yea I've heard of this happening a lot with P-Bandai and Bandai Spirits stuff especially. They suddenly limit overall production or how much one seller can get etc. But back in the day I heard of sellers cancelling and refunding POs instead when that's the case. Guess they couldn't stand not having the money or seen as 'not being able to fill orders'

Pretty sure none of us will cry that much about the relationship coming to an end. My items have arrived fine so far from LP but I hate to see this happening to others

Holy crap. I've had packages arrive from Hong Kong and Guangzhou in better shape than that, even after being pierced through somewhere along the way. I'd hit them up for a refund, which they'll undoubtedly deny, and then take it to the payment processor and/or your bank. If you paid with paypal you have a good chance of getting some money back.

I've gotten my stuff and and I know from messaging LP that depending on how it's shipped and where it's going it might be a week or so for the carrier you paid for (EMS/DHL/Fedex) to have the item from the local post or less-than-truckload carrier. The issue people are having with Luna Park is that after the first few POs went out (like mine) it seems that they had bought some 31AXs from Amazon.co.jp resellers and shipped them (with the Amazon receipt in the sleeve around the two boxes). Items still received for the price paid but that is kinda sketchy. Seems some people are still waiting for Nin Nin Game POs as well but they also are having delays in shipping items. They finally shipped my DX VF-31J Speakerpod/Fold Projector/Fauld Projector/etc ver + Lil Drakens after about 8 or so business days but I didn't PO either I bought them as in stock items for like 20 bucks over converted MSRP. I had thought it was gonna drag out longer but maybe it would have if I didn't stay on top of them, same with LP. My LP order was also made without a LP account so I had asked them to bind the order to it, which they said they couldn't so I was starting to get worried there but it looks like they did credit me points for their points program thing for the order without my asking. I have kept my PO with Luna Park for the 31AX super packs given everything so far but that will be my last chance for them to keep my business. I missed all the POs for the services I know and trust like HLJ and KuramaToys. Been a hectic release for sure. All in all it's still a good toy but you're left to wonder about the small stuff with the prices we are paying.

@Laughingman687 this is the post that got me started. Unfortunately this didn't work out for me though I did try. Thanks to @RedComet for the initial guidance

I'm glad I could help. Definitely high up on the pucker factor. If you marred up your screw cover panel like I did, mine was an easy fix with some loose runner plastic in the same or similar shade of white that I shaved off and kind of molded in with tamiya cement SP then sanded. You'd never know mine was broken (or that the CA glue I used to secure the joint assembly had spilled out the front and all over the bare side of the leg, again fixed with slow gradual sanding) And thanks for catching the reference @Laughingman687 those were fantastic games with fantastic soundtracks. Likewise, I'm a big SAC fan. Laughing Man was a great arc. I'll have to look further up in my post history to credit the person who initially guided me on the repair. If you were able to do it with just a new screw or by threadlocking or gluing it, it's them who should have the credit.

I suspect that the (singular) screw from the splay joint to the rear of the intake detail piece has come loose or jumped some threads. It may pull out all the way as mine did but this happened for me due to the splay joint being so tight on my Hikaru movie ver. I had to take the leg apart and modify it and glue a bunch of stuff. It's held up to this day but I had to drill the splay joint to get to the screw head to try a longer screw and some threadlocker or glue (been a long time I don't remember) first before committing to locking it up and basically gluing the edges of the joint to the inside area of the housing and then the screw and screw head to all the surfaces they contact. This removed the splay motion on my broken leg so locked up the other leg too. You can avoid having to drill it if you have what you need to knock the roll pin out of the joint and reinstall it/another one and that will probably loosen up the joint enough to put less strain on that connection. If it's too loose after you can tighten it with some super glue into the roll pin area then moving the joint before the glue sets. A single metal screw into ABS or PVC (I think ABS for that) holds the entire leg on.. They could have had a hole from that diecast rear cover with the screws index with a pin on the splay joint to help give it some strength but I may be mis-remember how that whole upper leg area goes together. If you don't want to bother with all that even if the leg falls off it holds together awesomely in fighter mode with the leg just in place

They've been really communicative with me but it seems there is a lot of bad blood people have with them and Nin-Nin. I'm hoping it's all just due to the clusterfrakk that is shipping anything these days. I made my cautionary post about Nin-Nin but it seems that once again they are doing right be me. Doesn't take away from others' experiences with both but I would hate to see N-Y 2.0. I'm looking forward to your video on it despite the issues we've all had. Still enjoying my 31AX but I'm a big fighter mode guy so I'm looking forward to my 31J Speaker to have on the walkure stand. I'd rather not fight with all the fiddly bits of the 31AX every time I want to transform it. I'm spoiled by the VF-1s and YF-29s I have. DHL moved really fast for me on the 31AX. Typical 3-ish days once the package actually was with DHL and not just in 'Shipment Details Received'

I lived in Bergen Co for most of my life. Small world. If y'all ever stop into Gundam Planet tell them the Idolmaster figure guy says hi. They left me sweet nothings on my last few orders I placed with them since I moved. I used to live walking distance from them when they were in Pal Park. Hopefully they can get Macross items in now but they've also been weak on the MB/DX items. They're kinda outta the way in Hackensack now but close to White Manna if you need to make a trip out of it

Technically not my 31AX PO, but I just got my DHL tracking # from them as well so it looks like they are getting orders out faster than they said to expect when I last spoke to them. Fingers crossed.

Cautionary statement for anybody with pre-orders through Nin-Nin Game. While I have done a bunch of business with them in the past my first experience with them was pretty raw. It took them over 2 weeks to ship and it took about over a month for that tracking ID to move at all and about another two for it to arrive. It came in pristine condition and was still sealed (YF-19 Full Set) and was packaged very very well from NNG. I was hesitant but eventually I ordered from them again and have a few times since and they almost always shipped instantly or the week of. I have also ordered from them during the pandemic/lockdowns etc and it was still pretty fast. I am reading a TON of reviews and tweets and trustpilots about preorders not shipped since they moved to their new location in October and them relisting said items for double price. I recently ordered the 31J Fold Projector Unit and Lil Draken Set from them both marked as in stock and the second it didn't ship within that week (Today would have been 5 business days) I contacted them requesting a status update and basically stating I'm familiar with the pattern/flow of their orders and was curious what was going on. I have no experience with Nippon Yassan but I am aware of their reputation. There is some speculation about them being composed of former NY employees but I cannot claim to know this firsthand. I urge any of you with PO for your 31AX from Nin Nin to stay on top of them via their support site and keep screenshots and receipts should you need to contest the charges with paybox, paypal, your bank etc. I hate to stir the pot on the already pretty narrow market for getting these items in the west but based on what we are seeing lately I think it's safe to say Nin-Nin and Luna Park are hit or miss at best and outright scammers at worst. Luna Park fulfilled my 31AX PO quickly(ish) and it didn't have an Amazon.co.jp receipt in the box/sleeve but I was also within the first hour or two of the PO going live with them, also why I have kept my super pack PO with them because same story there. I've got no business relationship with any importers or resellers and I'm not trying to attack anybody unjustly, I've just been the victim of a scam before and I want to make sure that's not going to happen to anyone else. Slightly censored NNG order history for proof of having bought from them prior.