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Promo and instruction pics for Ozma had incorrect head colors that didn't carry over to the actual toy though. We don't know what Bandai actually gives us do until we see the final prodcuct lol. I'm snorting copiuous amounts of hopium and hoping that is the case with the sudden revelation of blue eyes and blue canopy right now. Not that I've even decided if I should get it yet.

Does it even count between different valks? It's not like the design and molds are shared and the quality of the changes could be transfered like that. People are holding their Armored Ozma 25s sideways by one leg, shaking them, and it's holding pose though...

Nooo too soon. Wallet is not ready 😭 And why tf are the clear parts blue?!?!?!??? It wasn't even like that in the exhibit photos... edit: dunno where Tag Hobby pulled these extra pics from, but Bandai is advertising them screws now

Hopefully it inherits the two screw thighs and whole stiff joint thing in general from the new Ozma.

This sounds a lot more reasonable, and closes the gap to what YYK quotes with, so it's kind of hard to complain. Still kind of sad that it's a fraction lighter than when I got the YF-21 with a master grade kit, yet the prices are still the same for most couriers. I wonder if they could just take out a piece of brown paper to lose 101g and get into sub 2500g shipping prices lol

I'm fairly certain the shipping fee can go lower than that for me, with slow boat surface shipping, even at its current quoted 2600g weight. I'm hoping someone here can check the weight so there is more evidence than just Mandarake's weight listing to raise a case with YYK though. But it seems Mandarake's weight can roughly be corroborated by adding the weight of the old renewal's listing with the its standalone armored parts, and the same with Alto's version too. The small difference from the revival can be attributed to the SMS style stand vs the generic hexagon one it now has.

NGL I think YYK messed up the weight. They probably meant 1600g and somehow typo'd the "1" into a "2" on their records. Nobody just quietly jacks up your weight for all shipping methods based on box size without explaining it. If a courier upcharges based on oversize, I'd expect it to be handled at different rates and weight classes per courier's policies. Directly altering the reported weight just doesn't make any sense, unless something shady was intended. I've bought enough model kits to know if a box size just costs more, it will cost more and they don't need to lie about the weight. I think Imma wait for someone here to verify the actual weight before I do anything. Speaking of NNG, is the way they raise price expnentially as stock goes down not the biggest red flag there is already? I only used them when they were last resort for some obscure items, and only because folks here kept going on about using them like their practice wasn't shady AF. As for Hobby Genki, I think it's a case of you get what you pay for. Their style is basically to undersell competitors and make do by cheaping out on packaging, which works fine if you aren't a mint condition box collector.

My YYK ready for shipping notice just came in too. Haven't picked my shipping option yet. Gonna watch the exchange rates for a bit first. I'm still wondering if it really is 2600g.

The matte does wonders in making those bulbous shapes not look like kiddie toys. I'm tempted, but the 27 is coming up and I prefer 25G's tornado. And wallet is die. Must resist. 😭

There was definitely some mold release on mine too. Kind of weird that it doesn't seem to be on any other DX as far as I've seen.

It wasn't super hyped, probably because of past stigma, but it cleared out of channels steadily I think. I've heard nothing particularly wrong with it, and my unit was everything as expected. Other than a micro paint scratch/rub/mispaint(?) that I can't tell if its from factory or my own doing, I can't find real fault with it. It's even held up fine when I accidentally used the scary triangle as a perch to exert force while transforming. It's definitely not made of the metallic explodium plastic used on the old CFs. One leg armor could do with less bending and tension with the fitment, and an intake armor could grip a little better, but its nothing out of the ordinary. Overall, its uncharacteristically on point considering modern bandai QC.

HG still has rights on OG/DYRL characters and content in the US. But that's about it. If you look at how that recent macross game on steam has the OG content cut out as regional exclusive dlc, where folks outside of asia can't get it, that's the likely result of the deal and an example of how things will have to dance around it going forward.

If I'm not mistaken, the reputation of the revivals' hip stength tanked further with every release. That seems to be why 25G sold bad and started price dropping and flooding mandarake. Dunno if screws are actually the cause.

Unless there is somehow another company with the same name, it seems like flipping real estate and tax evaision are their main gigs. Probably linked to some italian mafia too.