farmer_yohei Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Hey, I am in japan and I found a 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru Ichijo DYRL for about 12400 yen. I just want to know if this is too much for it or if its a good deal and I should get it? Quote
DARKWIND Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) Hey, I am in japan and I found a 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru Ichijo DYRL for about 12400 yen. I just want to know if this is too much for it or if its a good deal and I should get it? HELL YES GET IT! ! ! ! I don't think you can beat that deal. . . If it is the Red Stripe Hikaru VF-1S grab it man those are very rare! ! ! Yamato hasn't even done a re-issue of that valk (yet)! ! ! And for that small a price it is a deal you won't see even on ebay. Check Hobby Link Japan, the price you found even beats them and they are still on back order. Edited May 30, 2007 by DARKWIND Quote
kensei Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 HELL YES GET IT! ! ! ! I don't think you can beat that deal. . . If it is the Red Stripe Hikaru VF-1S grab it man those are very rare! ! ! Yamato hasn't even done a re-issue of that valk (yet)! ! ! And for that small a price it is a deal you won't see even on ebay. Check Hobby Link Japan, the price you found even beats them and they are still on back order. Nope. Yamato have rereleased it once. It's not a bad price though. Quote
magicsp00n Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 The usual retail price that I've seen in Japan for new valks is about 14800 yen. So that's a pretty good price. I've seen certain valks (like the stealth 1J) for as low as 10900, but for the VF-1S you can feel good about that price. Quote
Ignacio Ocamica Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Hurry up!!! Give your wallet one more reason to hate you Quote
DARKWIND Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Its like this, I haven't seen on ebay or any E-tailers selling it. And I've been looking for a friend of mine who missed out on the TRU Japan set also. Quote
mister_e Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Its like this, I haven't seen on ebay or any E-tailers selling it. And I've been looking for a friend of mine who missed out on the TRU Japan set also. Really? Because I can find several. Still, the price seems decent (even more so since you don't have to pay for shipping) YAMATO Macross Robotech VF-1S Valkyrie 1/48 Hikaru C9 YAMATO Macross Robotech VF-1S Valkyrie 1/48 Hikaru US Macross Yamato Hikaru Ichijo 1/48 Scale VF-1S Macross Robotech VF-1S 1/48 Valkyrie Hikaru Yamato Yamato Macross Robotech VF-1S 1/48 Hikaru Ichijo MISB ($195.00??? ) Quote
BoBe-Patt Posted May 30, 2007 Posted May 30, 2007 Its like this, I haven't seen on ebay or any E-tailers selling it. And I've been looking for a friend of mine who missed out on the TRU Japan set also. there's still some at tisinc at frank and sons. These are still easy to find and yes these have been re-released once already. Quote
DARKWIND Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) Thanks for the correction guys. . . My point being. . . Since he is there and can get one in hand minus S+H. He should do himself a favor and go buy it now. At 12,400Y it is still cheaper than buying it off the net. Let's see, (curently) 12,400Y=$102.46=Good Deal!!! If there is one cheaper after S&H for US buyers have at it. . . But if he wants to come all the way back from Japan, then pony up the cash via paypal, and wait give or take week. . . Now about the reissue, that is another story. If it happened and I didn't notice that's cool beans, but I bought mine when it first released. It probably rereleased when I was in the gulf, so no big woop. . . Edited May 31, 2007 by DARKWIND Quote
kensei Posted May 31, 2007 Posted May 31, 2007 Well, it was rather a long time ago, so that was probably the reason. I haven't got one myself, I can't compare the quality. I worked hard and got all i need before they got scarce. Quote
CdnShockwave Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 So what's this "red stripe" VF-1S all about? Quote
DARKWIND Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 So what's this "red stripe" VF-1S all about? Its the VF-1 that Hikaru flew at the end of DYRL. Quote
MilSpex Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 About 18 months back I got the super hikaru and super max sets on sale (half price) for 10,000yen each at Japan TRU. Sold on ebay for $300 each. Quote
Dante74 Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 About 18 months back I got the super hikaru and super max sets on sale (half price) for 10,000yen each at Japan TRU. Sold on ebay for $300 each. Do you mean the 1/48 TV super max set?... The blue one? Are those still available in Japanes stores? Quote
kensei Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Do you mean the 1/48 TV super max set?... The blue one? Are those still available in Japanes stores? It's possible that they were DYRL? ones too. TRU made their own big boxes to encase a FAST Pack box and a 1/48. Quote
MilSpex Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 Do you mean the 1/48 TV super max set?... The blue one? Are those still available in Japanes stores? Like I said that was 18 months ago. Recently TRU here hasnt had any Macross merchandise at all. I set them up and played around with them some before I sold them (didnt apply stickers), . Here they are: Quote
MilSpex Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 It's possible that they were DYRL? ones too. TRU made their own big boxes to encase a FAST Pack box and a 1/48. Yeah, those were the ones. everything in one box. Quote
kensei Posted June 2, 2007 Posted June 2, 2007 The box was long ways, instead of cubical like the ones we usually get in a package. Quote
CdnShockwave Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Its the VF-1 that Hikaru flew at the end of DYRL. Got any pix? I'm just thinking of the VF-1S Hikaru that Yamato released. How is this particular toy different? Quote
CdnShockwave Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 You're talking about the same thing So all this fuss is over the 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru? I was getting confused over DARKWIND's post saying it was really rare. Don't really see where he's getting that from since he can be found pretty easily on e-bay... hell, I got two of them last year and they're not all that expensive, pretty average for a 1/48. They don't seem all that rare to me. Either that or I've COMPLETELY missed the point... which is something I haven't ruled out yet. Quote
DARKWIND Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 (edited) So all this fuss is over the 1/48 VF-1S Hikaru? I was getting confused over DARKWIND's post saying it was really rare. Don't really see where he's getting that from since he can be found pretty easily on e-bay... hell, I got two of them last year and they're not all that expensive, pretty average for a 1/48. They don't seem all that rare to me. Either that or I've COMPLETELY missed the point... which is something I haven't ruled out yet. Yeah we cleared all that up. My point was to get it since he found it and it would be minus S&H and no waiting. So now we don't know if he bought it yet or not. Edited June 4, 2007 by DARKWIND Quote
CdnShockwave Posted June 3, 2007 Posted June 3, 2007 Yeah we cleared all that up. My point was to get since he found it and it would be minus S&H and no waiting. So now we don't know if he bought it yet or not. *puts on a bicycle helmet* Quote
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