26662
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I wonder if the bent head lasers are due to just one disgruntled employee working somewhere towards the end of the assembly line intentionally snapping plastic whenever no one's looking.
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From your lips to God's ear. The VF-11 is my absolute fav of all time. I had the original Yamato one back in the day but sold it on Ebay in the early 2000s. Funny thing, the hip exploded (not uncommon) when I was transforming it back into battroid mode to ship to the buyer. The buyer was super cool about it and said to ship anyway and not to worry about the damage.
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Not anytime soon. š Macross Plus valks somehow catapulted to the top of my list of favs and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity. I mean, it's 2024. How many more times can we expect to see Macross Plus valks hit the market? It's a mfing miracle we're getting DX versions of the OG valks.
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Naw. I'm thinking it's a simple case of sample bias: pleased customers are going about their business while folks with bent antennae are piping up. Ordered 10 from 3 different vendors and got 10 valks in perfect condition.
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By all outward appearances, itās perfectly imperfect. Just as Bandai designed it. š
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Most valks? Nah. Regarding transformationā¦ How many times did your hips detach from the swing bar? Or the swing bar assembly detach from the nosecone? Or the gap fillers, which appear to be absent from your pic, pop out? Or the vertical stabilizers wiggle free from the woefully inadequate dorsal tabs? Or the nosecone flip out? Or the heat shield pop off? Or the thrusters fall off? Pā¦Oā¦Sā¦ Iāll stick with my 1/55s. Again, taking offers. If this is your jam, take it.
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If anyone's lamenting their inability to secure the Super-O, stop. This thing's a floppy POS. I've bought most every post-original series Macross DX and I have to confess that this is the first time I've been disappointed with a DX. I transformed it from valkyrie to battroid and I don't care if I ever set eyes upon it again. I'm disgusted thoroughly. Who wants it? Make me an offer.
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Fast/Express Shipping via FedEx to TN in 1-day didn't incur any additional custom bill. Perfect shipping and delivery. No hassle. Arrived in perfect condition. YMMV.
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Mine arrived today via FedEx. I find it absolutely incomprehensible that it shipped yesterday from Japan and I now have it in hand one day later. I have a lot of respect for flight crews now. I was in Bora Bora on Tuesday and arrived back in the states on Thursday and my body is absolutely wrecked. However well flight crews are paid, itās not enough.
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Luna Park shipped mine today.
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That was a fascinating share. TY. [In other news, Iām now fluent in Japanese and might even be a citizen of Japan thanks to that video.]
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I'm glad you asked. Upon checking, I see that I have only the Roy and Max preordered. It's hard for me to keep things straight when I pre-order items years in advance and lose track of them.
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Iāve had these on preorder from ShowZ for months praying they became reality.
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Glad to hear it held up: I sent it to him to review. š Havenāt had time to watch the vid yet.
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Sorry, brother. That sucks. I'm going on vacation tomorrow and will be out of pocket for the next 2 weeks. Keep me in mind. If you haven't found a solution by July 26th and see a way to isolate the broken part(s), ping me and I'll happily scan/print/cast a replacement for you at no cost if you'd like.
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Surprisingly, the head laser is in perfect condition. I hope the rest of you have similar good fortune.
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Box from HLJ is hella-small compared to Nin Nin's packaging: And there's zero packing material inside: It's been a good Monday. I'm not ready for it to be tarnished by a bent head laser, so I'm gonna let the YF-21 marinate...
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Seconding packaging. Nin Nin could not have packaged mine any better. There was an overabundance of packing material on the front of the toyās box relative to the back. Iām no conspiracy theorist, but itās almost like they knew something.
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Got mine from Nin Nin just now as well. Happy to report no issue with the head laser.
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Somehow I ordered three from three different vendors, and all three charges posted this week. Ouch. Fingers crossed that the head laser gods smile upon me.
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That's peculiar bc my chest cavity pieces are rock-solid on both of mine. Perhaps there's a way to modify yours to fit better?
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FWIW, I plan on making replacements. Should only cost a couple bucks. I donāt usually advertise/sell, but this situation seems all kinds of āthis could have been avoidedā and it really irks me.
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Does HLJ stalk these forums? Got my notice w/i 45 minutes after posting. God bless HLJ!
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Happy for you and everyone else who got an in-stock notice. I ordered one from HLJ really late and havenāt gotten a notice yet, so Iām guessing HLJ fills orders by FIFO. #respect
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Unfortunately, wings donāt ratchet or have a detent. At least not on any of mine.
