mechaninac
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Got my shipping notification email from HLJ, now to wait till next Tuesday's expected delivery date to get my VF-171EX... the anticipation is going to drive me nuts!
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Good idea. As I have not received a shipping notfication from HLJ yet, I went ahead and emailed them requesting that the include a nominal declared value for any free promo item included in the shipping box they send via FedEx. Now to see if they follow through or not, or if it makes any difference.
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The funny thing is that the light blue used on the real thing would suit the VF-17 a lot better than the red on the V-Stabs...
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I'd blame HG's stranglehold on the International Macross licence for all the inconvinience related with obtaining support for broken/defective toys from both Yamato and Bandai... HLJ is a unique case in that they do try to make good on their sales regardless of the legal limitations. If only HG would partner with the Japanese companies producing the real high end Macross products, and strike a deal with BW, so as to import and support them (the Beagle produced/ Toynami released MPC Ride Armors/Cyclones ,dito for the Megahouse 1/15 ones, prove this could be done), through Toynami if necessary, instead of being an endless source of frustration to all Macross fans outside of Japan and China, they could make a mint and gain for themselves a level of respect and gratitude... as oposed to the current disdain they've worked so hard to earn.
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I'm hoping HLJ will be offering these, as the have done with a few other Yamato exclusives. Aside from that, I'm sure Nyppon-Yasan and Tokyo-Hunter will be posting preorders for it.
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Glad to read everything has been resolved satisfactorily, if a bit delayed; it's heartening to know that HLJ's customer support is on the ball. I just got a shipping payment request from HLJ myself, paid it, and now the waiting for the shipping notification email begins...
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I had an order for other things with Amiami and it shipped withing 24 hours of payment; HLJ, not so much. My order containing my VF-171EX, like many others', is sitting in processing hell right now; I haven't even received a shipping payment request yet. HLJ's main page does have a note regarding inventory counting they're currently performing, so that may be why they're slower than usual.
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Exactly! I most definitely want to get a renewal VF-25S, but only upon a hopefully eventual re-release at, or better under, MSRP... if that doesn't happen then I guess I'm just not meant to own one.
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Nippon-Yasan won't charge you until 2-3 weeks prior to the confirmed release date, if you choose the preorder charging option upon check-out. They also offer a panoply of shipping options. At any rate, that's where I placed my preorder for the 171's FP.
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Geek'xploitation at its best...
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Dude, that sucks... and I just chose FedEx for shipping of my 3 items, one of which is my VF-171EX, I purchased with HLJ as it was 610 JPY cheaper than SLA and EMS, both. I find myself hoping that HLJ won't include any bonus material with my package, or that your case is a unique one (no offense or wishing of misery intended) as I don't feel like jumping through any extra hoops or waiting too long (FedEX should be comparable to EMS) to have my items delivered to me.
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I'd hazzard to guess that Fast Packs for the VF-25G are a sure thing. Considering the cost of having injection molds made, Bandai would be nuts not to produce them as the only change from the previously released versions is that the yellow and red bits need to be shot in blue, aside from the tampo appliqués, of course. After all, amortizing your tooling costs is part of the game, and the FPs are easy money (no additional development or tooling expenses).
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I lke that it comes with an extra set of head laser/antennas, ABS I presume... they should have done this with the YF-29.
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The only other shows on Disney XD worth watching from what I've been able to glean from online line-up lists are reruns of Gargoyles, and maybe Duck Tales and Darkwing Duck. All their original programming seem to follow the same formulaic Disney Channel not-fit-for-anyone-over-11yo vomit inducing pap.
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I ordered a VF-25F super packs set and a VF-25S Armor packs set at the same time with Nippon-Yasan; they were paid for just prior the the release of the super packs, but since they are bundled under the same invoice the two sets won't ship until the armor packs hit the market (end of this month?). So, yes, if you placed the order for the VF-171EX and the packs at the same time you will be waiting for the Nightmare Plus until the packs are released. My advice is to shoot them an email requesting that the two items be broken into two separate invoices with their own shipping quotes... can't hurt to try.
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I wouldn't worry, if you speak Spanish you'll catch on to Portuguese really quick; you'll also find that many Brazilians, specially professionals, have at least a rudimentary understanding of English... more than you'd ordinarily expect.
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Got us by the short hairs, haven't they?...
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Check their site again, it seems to be running fine... for now.
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I received a payment request email from them today for a couple of items I placed from their Macross Sale and no shipping charges were added, so I guess it's automatic. Once you pay for the item(s) sans shipping, it/they go into your warehouse until you decide to ship, at which time shipping charges are calculated and charged, only then does your stuff get sent out to you.
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Just like the super and armor packs for the VF-25s, the one for the VF-171EX is a Tamashi Web Exclusive. As such, you have to go with a service like www.Nippon-Yasan.com or www.Tokyo-Hunter.com, or wait for someone of these forums to organize a group buy in order to acquire these. Neither AmiAmi nor HLJ ever carried any of the previous Macross related Tamashi stuff, so I doubt either of them, maybe not even AE, will carry this.
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Swap-out wings for the win! I wasn't at all keen on the possibility of clip-on ordnance, so this confirmation of the best solution possible is welcome news and completely sold me on getting the packs. Preorder placed with Nippon-Yasan... $72.95 + S&H (app. 5,785 JPY at current exchange rates) is a decent price at under 800 JPY mark-up for a Tamashi exclusive.
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I keep reading about people visiting HLJ, but every time I try I get a 504 Gateway Time-out error. Is their maintenance truly done or is the site acting wonky and unstable, or have they changed their address from www.hlj.com? Or is it something on my end?... Edit: I guess Dobber addressed part of my problem already...
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I beg to differ: Pink Pecker Squadron colors...
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"For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky", or Megazone 23, or a number of others I can't recall... seen it! Now back to the Valkyrie Project.
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Doesn't it though? Scrutinizing everything and making educated conjectures, and oftentimes wild baseless guesses, as to why something is the way it is is the MW way...
