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When I read the durability and build section of that review my heart sank. The other aspects of the review seemed good to go. It might be a better move to wait until this is released and see a review before pulling the trigger. That way it'll be known if these older issues were addressed. Spending $400+with shipping on a new toy and have those problems still be an issue (minus the ankle/foot issue) would make me feel regret over spending that much.

I do really like that SV-51 Ivanov on HLJ. I'm hesitant because of the QC issues I've read on here about the previous iterations. If I was going to get one of those enemy fighters it would be that one. I love that dark color scheme. How were the previous releases, issues aside, were they pretty solid? It looks like it could be fragile.

I'll take any little savings I can get

I used to collect threeA their sister company before they closed shop and became their own thing. I think they're called Underverse now. Got sick of the bad QC issues and ridiculous wait times for them to produce the items they made you pay ahead for. Not sure how Threezero operates. Sounds like they're better.

I agree, I remember the story in the comics being better also. I did of course watch the tv show as a kid but the toys were what I really loved.

Yeah! I miss those old comics. The covers for those were great. Man I forgot all about those little comics. Wish I had kept them.

That's a great birthday present

Ahh Gotcha. I didn't know that the whole pre-order madness thing was a more recent phenomena.

So I'm just curious. It's well known how difficult it is to obtain these when they're first up for pre-order. How were you able to get multiples? It seems like just getting one is hard.

That would look cool as a model diorama.

Yeah I'd definitely be down for that one. I love my VF-0S PF. It's a beauty.

At some point it would seem like the shipping will cost as much as the toy itself. Well hopefully we'll start seeing more US retailers carrying Bandai and Arcadia stuff so we don't have to get bent over for overseas shipping.

Cool. Hopefully the GBP set drops like that when it comes out.

@peter Great outdoor shots!

@borgified Ok thanks, good to know.

I haven't heard the term "SHMUP" in years! My favorite types of games

@Angesdad I hate that they want immediate payment. What's their reputation like?

LOL agreed.

@xoxokinThis is visually appealing for both it's number of Valk's and for giving my Obsessive/Compulsive tendencies their fix for the day.

I'm of the same mind as you @M'Kyuun I prefer the super packs as well. I have an Ozma renewal with super packs and I much prefer that sleeker look. I plan to get a Alto renewal, hopefully soon, and I'll get the super packs for him as well. I'm not a big fan of the armor. Too busy for me.

Thanks! Can't wait until it gets here.

Just putting this update here in case it happened to anyone else besides myself. So I pre-ordered from AE but after contacting them about the order they told me that even though the order went through and they charged me for it they wouldn't be able to supply the VF-1J set because someone before me got their order processed first. That didn't make sense to me because it should only process the orders they have an allotted supply for but whatever. They have since refunded the money they took from me for the order so I'm all set in that regard. I'm still not pleased by the whole situation but at least I got my money back. I still won't order from them again after that experience. Maybe it's an outlier but given experiences I've had over the years, something like this has never happened, which really makes me wonder what's really going on.

So I was able to get this from the seller for that Mandrake price plus shipping which ended up being about $60USD, But it's got tracking and should arrive fairly quickly. Box is also in excellent like new condition. Toy is excellent as well. He was the only owner and it was never displayed. I'm pretty happy with the sale, assuming it doesn't get damaged in shipping but he packed it pretty well. The Mandrake example had a damaged box and who knows now many owners it had or how many times it was transformed/handled.

I second this. My experience has been this way in other forums as well.