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  1. Chronocidal
    No tracking yet, but I did get a note from BBTS that my Miriya should ship soon. I will definitely give them credit for working to honor their original prices as much as possible, they said the tariff change would basically be adding $3.00 to my price, which I have no trouble with. I was expecting it to be far more than that.
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    Like.. ok, I'm all about bonus features. But.. what?
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    Given the scale, you could probably take a shortcut and make a small adapter to plug the Arcadia posable hands into the wrists. Style wouldn't really match, but we've never had posable cartoon hands to begin with.
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    For as much screentime as they got, I'm still waiting on someone to actually put out models of the Fand 1 and 2. The 2 is a very awkward design, but the 1 kind of looks like an advanced development from the F-16.
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    I really have to ask whether some people are actually aware of Lego history at all.
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    Or.. just focus on a product that clearly represents the series it's taken from, maybe? Not to be a stick in the mud about having fun, this just feels ill-advised for them to be parading around random variants and possibilities, when many of the people who pre-ordered are still waiting for the original product. Maybe there's not much they can do while waiting for production, but showing off things that probably won't ever get produced probably isn't doing them any favors.
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    Yeah, that's also something to consider. They might cover the purchase price for a refund, but you're probably not getting any support from Bandai for replacements. Not that that's exactly new, but it's kind of wild seeing Bandai's customer disservice on display internationally.
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    Honestly, moving to the wedge nose is a huge upgrade over trying to blend in actual cones. I've hated how those transitions work since I was about 6 years old, and always worked to make better-shapes out of slopes and wedges. I do think that Blue Power jet set was one of the best they managed though. I love when they break out of the standard wedge plate angles by stacking them to combine into new angles, and especially when they make the extra effort for retractable gear. The fact that the thing is basically an aerobatic F-35 is more hilarious than anything though.
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    Amazon's been pretty regularly beating the Japanese prices, partly due to the free shipping and lack of duties, but the heavy discounts only tend to hit on certain releases that they seem to have over-supply of. I think I grabbed Max's YF-29 for about $175. The hard part is predicting which releases are going to hit that point. I don't think I've seen the YF-19 on heavy discount, but I was tempted to pick one up for the better tail mounts.
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    I... have no idea what I'm looking at. They're making Robotech figures... right? That's what these are supposed to be? Or did I miss a memo or something?
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    I think I did grab one of these from AE at release, but we'll see how that goes. If they show up in the Amazon bargain bin, I'll probably grab a couple more for customizing. Those stands are an interesting thing, though. As much as I appreciate the half-assed attempt at making the stands slightly less ducking fugly by making the mounts out of transparent plastic, I just can't trust them. The first time I mounted a VF-1 on one, that clear plastic started a stress fracture right at the connection point. Still a decent base to build a better mount onto, but those chonky plastic cradles have always looked terrible to me, and I'd rather either use landing gear, or stand the valks vertically on their feet.
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    I got my Tread pre-ordered with Nin-Nin back at the initial pre-order, and have yet to hear from them about any shipping option, so I'm biding my time. I asked about shipping when it came in, and they said something about their warehouse shipping working.. not like any other site I've seen with a warehouse option. Something about shipping out as a bulk order at the end of the month? I don't know. But that was right as the tariffs hit, and I held off trying to ship it, since I don't know if they ever worked out a method. Then holiday travel happened. Hopefully I can actually get it shipped out soon.
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    Yeah, DHL's service depends on whether they decide your region is worth supporting as an actual service area. That's why they've been a disaster so many times for me. I live somewhere "too remote" for them to support fully, so they only send things my way via a third-party carrier hand-off that generally results in a complete loss of tracking and communication regarding my packages.
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    I will give Bandai backhanded credit for one thing.. their pilots are always so tiny, the 17 almost looks the right size.
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    Youch. That doesn't give me any warm fuzzies about getting the rest of the VF-19s.
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