DX VF-25 Renewal Series (Part III)

[Reïvaj]

Define "fairly reasonable" in terms of armor pack, please?

USD115.80

http://www.nippon-ya...ed-edition.html

http://www.nippon-ya...ed-edition.html

Well it was never reasonable anyway. You wouldn't expect to find them for less than $150, when someone in Japan who ordered directly from the Tamashii shop paid $100!

If what you say is true, I think USD115 is fairly reasonable

Edited May 22, 2012 by Reïvaj

[Dimis]

That's reasonable because you could have been looking for this instead

http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/figurines-autres/442-diecast-macross-dx-chogokin-macross-yf-29-super-parts-limited.html

[Reïvaj]

That's reasonable because you could have been looking for this instead

http://www.nippon-ya...ts-limited.html

Yes, but that's off topic here. Axelay asked for the VF-25 armor pack.

Still on topic you could've mentioned this: http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/2455-macross-f-dx-chogokin-vf-25f-messiah-valkyrie-saotome-alto-custom-renewal-version-.html, but that wasn't the question either.

[charger69]

VF-25G Info!

[GGemini]

Includes a Klan figure! nice!

Edited May 23, 2012 by GGemini

[David Hingtgen]

While they're making G's, they could be nice and pop out some more F's and S's...

[lucki_mlf]

Guys 1 week ago I paid for a renewal version of ozma at Nippon-yasan for 260 euros, what i got is the OLD ARMORED VF-25S!!!! Anyone else got this issue?

Edited May 23, 2012 by lucki_mlf

[Murphy]

As man that sucks, u need to contact them ASAP. Never shopped at nippon-yasan are they reputable?

[Dutch]

I have the YF-29 on order with them, so I'm kind of worried.

Hopefully you can send it back and get a refund.

Edited May 23, 2012 by Dutch

[Lonewolf]

As man that sucks, u need to contact them ASAP. Never shopped at nippon-yasan are they reputable?

Ordered my VF-25F renewal super parts from them and everything went smoothly.

[lucki_mlf]

they told me to send it back and will send the right one and refund the shipping fee. Will take more than 3 weeks, not sure how i will do this.

[UN Spacy]

Guys 1 week ago I paid for a renewal version of ozma at Nippon-yasan for 260 euros, what i got is the OLD ARMORED VF-25S!!!! Anyone else got this issue?

Link to website? What were you expecting? A bundled pack?

[shawnlee1981]

In case anyone's still looking for Alto

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-763862.html

[lucki_mlf]

Link to website? What were you expecting? A bundled pack?

http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/figurines-others/902-macross-f-dx-chogokin-vf-25-messiah-valkyrie-ozma-lee-custom-renewal-ver.html

As it shows its the renewal version and they sent me this.

http://www.nippon-yasan.com/lang-en/macross/2458-macross-f-dx-chogokin-vf-25s-armored-messiah-valkyrie-ozma-lee-custom.html

[Murphy]

how much does nippon-yasan charge for a 25 to the US? not going to buy one just wondering.

Edited May 23, 2012 by Murphy

[lucki_mlf]

how much does nippon-yasan charge for a 25 to the US? not going to buy one just wondering.

to europe is around 20 euro, to US i think its 30

[buckethead523]

In case anyone's still looking for Alto

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-763862.html

Man that Alto was tempting, but it says the box is damaged, and they want $314 bucks for it. I'll hold out for it. My Macross spending limit is 250 bucks :-/ At least that's what my wife tells me ;-)

[Murphy]

In case anyone's still looking for Alto

http://ekizo.mandara...m_s-763862.html

ouch 25000 yen too much for my blood, what do they mean by unused yet resealed?

[UN Spacy]

http://www.nippon-ya...enewal-ver.html

As it shows its the renewal version and they sent me this.

http://www.nippon-ya...lee-custom.html

That's a pretty big screw up on their part.

At least they're willing to replace it.

[buckethead523]

ouch 25000 yen too much for my blood, what do they mean by unused yet resealed?

Maybe they used it for display purposes at the store? Or maybe the box was damaged so they opened it to check to make sure it was ok then resealed it. Either way it's way too pricey for me. Boy am I mad at Bandai, they have these great items, yet they only make 5,000 of them, so your left to buy it on eBay for 3x the price. I get they don't want shelf warmers, but the demand is high! Release a few more and do your fans right and give us an option to order one before all the scalpers do. /end rant

[shawnlee1981]

ouch 25000 yen too much for my blood, what do they mean by unused yet resealed?

Oh unused and resealed means that the set has been previously opened for QC check and then resealed.

This is very common for japan as every batch of figures usually has 1 or 2 opened to check for any defects before delivery!

[valid]

i chip my paint.. because of the fast pack.. damn.. careful with the exhaust armor.. i will post the pict later

[kamadoma]

I really wonder why Bandai can't use any durable kind of paint for these DXs.

[Lynk]

I was soooooo careful when putting on the Super packs onto my VF-25F and S... took ages to get them both on but it was worth it, the paint remains untouched, though the stress of taking the super parts off of the 25S and sticking on the armour pack when it arrives is gonna be huge.

[Reïvaj]

To me it’s such a disappointment they haven’t improved that.

[ultraman zoffy]

I don't stress nearly as much about the paint on these toys as I do about all the ball joints loosening up eventually... anyone ever post tips on tightening up the VF-25 joints? Particularly the feet and shoulders.

[Murphy]

just snagged this a couple of min ago, yea its opened/used but knowing mandarake it probably is in almost new condition.

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-824686.html

[ErikElvis]

Is it possible to get an idea on how many of these things were actually produced on their runs?

[mechaninac]

That's the best price I've seen on those lately, but still grossly over-priced to me; I'll take a chance on Bandai eventually doing a re-issue for the renewal 25S, probably some time after they release a G and RVF versions... I just hope that when/if it happens I will be able to snag a pre-order in time, as experience with the new Frontier DXs proves that if you snooze, you lose.

[nanoplasm]

I was informed that YF-29 reissue was also massively under produced.

Do contact your pre-order location to ensure you are allocated a unit.

[Archer]

What's happening with Bandai's factories as of late? Is someone setting fire to every other building to troll or something....

[xrentonx]

I just emailed HLJ about the Durandal to make sure I'm allocated one on my preorder. Fingers crossed...

[Chronocidal]

Seriously, what the crap is up with them? Do they actually want to create a shortage of their own products, just to drive up demand so they can release more later and sell out?

I guess.. fortunately, I'm not all that concerned if I get a YF-29 or not. It'd be nice to have, but it would probably never leave fighter mode anyway, and I can live with the 1/100 kits I've got for that.

I mean.. I love what they've done with the VF-25 renewal, but actually transforming them just isn't fun for me. I actually do enjoy transforming my Yamatos every once in a while, but with Bandai's stuff, I'm constantly paranoid that I'm going to break something, or scratch off paint, or whatever else can go wrong. Might be due to the more complicated transformation with the VF-25, but the way all the parts hang off each other going to battroid just feels like it's asking to break apart.

Edited May 26, 2012 by Chronocidal

[Dutch]

If my VF-29 order isn't filled I won't even care, there is still the VF-4 and VF-171 ex to come as well as the VF-17d.

[lechuck]

Just got lucky and was able to score a YF-29 at anime-export.