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  1. Lolicon
    The fact that it happened in the middle of the night isn't what's really pissing people off. Being available for scarcely 5 minutes is what's ticking me and others off. Japanese aren't limited to a handful of online shops like we are, and those shops have English sections for a reason. Also, HLJ was started to serve international customers. Nice try, though.
  2. Lolicon
    F U BANDAI. Preorders open for like 5 minutes overnight? Wonderful. Some of us have to actually sleep and work in the mornings.
  3. Lolicon
    "Macross alike"? What does that mean?
  4. Lolicon
    I do blame them. Having reasons, good or bad, does not absolve Bandai of their responsibility in creating the current climate of shortages and scalping. By that same token, scalpers and those willing and able to pay such high prices and enabling said scalpers are also culpable. As are those who will only buy when there's a clearance sale. Such things don't encourage companies to produce more if it's just going to warm a shelf. So yeah, Bandai is still being pretty tightassed with their Macross releases.
  5. Lolicon
    Not getting much work done today, between checking this thread and constantly checking all my preorder shops.
  6. Lolicon
    Is that a reliable shop?
  7. Lolicon
    I've never been more pleased to be wrong about Bandai! I hope everyone who wants one will be able to get one without resorting to eBay. The last couple of releases have been kind of a bitch to get.
  8. Lolicon
    I ended up preordering from two different places in the hopes that I'll get just one. I'm not in the habit of buying multiples just so I can ebay off the extra, but that's exactly what's going to happen if I end up getting both orders fulfilled. Bandai deserves all the credit!
  9. Lolicon
    Damn that's hot. I'm sold. I'm going to have to order Alto's as well. (Alto's should also come with a sniper rifle, IMO.)
  10. Lolicon
    I'm certain Bandai will reissue these; just a matter of when. Even the craptastic V1 line merited reissues with bundles...
  11. Lolicon
    Oh! Well, if you want to be picky about analogies, then we can compare it to the VF-11. Then the wait is only fifteen years. Feel better now? If we're going to see a real VF-171 toy release, I think it'll be years down the line when Yamato (or some other similar company) picks up the Frontier license. I don't see Bandai bothering with something like the 171.
  12. Lolicon
    The VF-171 is rapidly becoming Frontier's VF-4: everyone wants one but you'll probably have to wait 30 years for one. Given how stingy Bandai's production runs of the hero units have been, I don't see a 171 ever coming out. I hope Bandai proves me wrong since I'd love one too, but I'm not holding my breath.
  13. Lolicon
    I've love to get my hands on a renewal VF-27. Sorry, but I consider the VF-27 to be almost as big a disappointment as the original 25s. A well-polished turd is still a turd.
  14. Lolicon
    They sell both new and secondhand items. They'll tell you in the description if an item has been opened or is damaged, etc. These new Macross figures just came out, so I'd be quite surprised if they were selling opened ones already.
  15. Lolicon
    There's a substantial disparity in quality between Bandai's and Yamato's latest offerings. There's a substantial disparity in their price tags too. (Not counting the aftermarket gouging, of course.)
  16. Lolicon
    Otacute price is pretty good. Only about 500 yen more than HLJ.
  17. Lolicon
    Wow! I didn't know she was anatomically correct underneath, seeing as I wasn't going to wreck part of my figure just to see Ranka's goodies.
  18. Lolicon
    Got around to opening my Magical Girl Ranka today. Another beautiful figure as good as Sheryl. A little disappointed that they couldn't do her one-legged standing pose without the extra metal rods for support though. I do like that her clothes are separate parts and not just painted on. Gives the figure more depth and detail. And it makes it possible to look down her shirt and up her shorts. You can't really see it in the pics, but yes they made the extra effort to include her panties peaking out from her shorts. I'm very happy with the purchase of these two figures. Now if only they'd give this kind of treatment to their final outfits seen in the second movie.
  19. Lolicon
    Orleans Sheryl: my new favorite Sheryl figure. Assembling it takes a bit of work, since the flag is one huge, heavy piece of hard plastic and is held up by those two metal rods. Comes with some red string to tie it to the flagpole. (You're supposed to snip off the ends after tying it to the pole, but I left them on in case I need to disassemble it later.) Quality is on par with the previous round of Macross 1kuji figures, though there are some obvious sloppy patches on the flag. Definitely the best sculpt of Sheryl's behind. (Too bad the flag kinda covers it up.) And she actually looks like Sheryl! Anyone who's kept up with Frontier figures knows that they seem to have a hard time getting her face right. Overall it's an impressive display piece, thanks to the excellent sculpt and massive flag accessory. Picked them up from Mandarake. Banpresto's 1kuji figures generally aren't available through regular retail outlets. http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/
  20. Lolicon
    Looks great. I'm fine with white since I only have white VF-1s.
  21. Lolicon
    I cracked. Will take some better pics if the sun ever comes out over here.
  22. Lolicon
    So how many people are still waiting for their SAL shipments? What gets me is that after a certain size/weight, SAL becomes more expensive than EMS.
  23. Lolicon
    They're small? How big are they? I assumed they were around 1/8 scale...
  24. Lolicon
    Not sure if I even want this Ranka, as I think she actually looks worse than the 800 yen figure I picked up a few months ago. But then I think it's pointless to just get Sheryl, so for me it's an all or none deal. Decisions, decisions...
  25. Lolicon
    I put in a preorder at Anime Export. Never used them before, and I'm a bit wary of any place that requires payment up front like that. I hope I don't get screwed and they come back telling me they don't have enough units to fill all the orders (I delayed in putting in my order).
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