Lolicon Posted September 28, 2023 Posted September 28, 2023 The only reason I'm even entertaining getting them is because of the yen being at it's lowest in like 40 years. If we were back at around 100 or 110 yen to the dollar (or worse), it would be a hard pass for me. Who knows that the exchange rate will be by next summer. Quote
Robin-11 Posted October 17, 2023 Posted October 17, 2023 "Macross Frontier " Sheryl Nome -Tsukuyomi Ver.- 1/7 Complete Figure What do you think would be the best site to buy this beautiful statue? it seems to be a limited release so i don't see it available for pre-order on the usual websites i buy from. Quote
MKT Posted October 17, 2023 Posted October 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Robin-11 said: "Macross Frontier " Sheryl Nome -Tsukuyomi Ver.- 1/7 Complete Figure What do you think would be the best site to buy this beautiful statue? it seems to be a limited release so i don't see it available for pre-order on the usual websites i buy from. I am seeing it at some of the other usual sites besides Ami-ami: HLJ: https://www.hlj.com/1-7-scale-macross-f-sheryl-nome-tsukuyomi-ver-shibuya-scramble-figure-erm94121 Hobby Search: https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/11022390 Hobby Genki: https://hobby-genki.com/en/estream/23420-shibuya-scramble-sheryl-nome-tsukuyomi-ver-macross-frontier-17-scale-figure-limited-edition-4580769940244.html BBTS: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/254272?o=4 Quote
Robin-11 Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 Thanks, except Big bad toy store i never bought anything from any of these stores. Hobby Genki seems the cheapest one. Would you suggest it? Quote
kajnrig Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Robin-11 said: Thanks, except Big bad toy store i never bought anything from any of these stores. Hobby Genki seems the cheapest one. Would you suggest it? IIRC the Hobby Genki price doesn't include international shipping (same as all the links above except BBTS), potentially making it the most expensive option. Of those Japanese stores, HLJ has the cheapest price on the item itself, but again, international shipping might make up the difference in cost. BBTS has a fixed $4 shipping cost for the item, so the final price should come out to $354 + tax. I took a gander at Kappa Hobby, and they have the item on preorder for $338.88 + tax and free US shipping: https://kappahobby.com/products/macross-frontier-sheryl-nome-tsukuyomi-ver-1-7-scale-figure-shibuya-scramble-figure The rough USD prices, from lowest known cost to highest: HLJ = $235 + international shipping Hobby Search, Amiami = $255 + international shipping Hobby Genki = $275 + international shipping Kappa Hobby = $339 + tax BBTS = $354 + tax Quote
Robin-11 Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 Thank you for your reply, but i have to say i am seeing different prices compared to the ones you listed...it's weird, for example, HLJ price for me shows up at € 263 which should be around 280 USD. Slight differences in the other stores too. Anyway, i think i will probably go with Hobby search since i think i already bought from them several years ago and they seem a very reliable website. I am still open to suggestions though. Quote
kajnrig Posted October 18, 2023 Posted October 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Robin-11 said: Thank you for your reply, but i have to say i am seeing different prices compared to the ones you listed...it's weird, for example, HLJ price for me shows up at € 263 which should be around 280 USD. Slight differences in the other stores too. Anyway, i think i will probably go with Hobby search since i think i already bought from them several years ago and they seem a very reliable website. I am still open to suggestions though. Ah, yes, I suspected you might be in a different market. Those are all JPY prices converted to USD; you being in the Euro zone(?) would change the prices somewhat. Hobby Search is pretty reliable; Amiami and HLJ are both solid choices, too. I don't know much about Hobby Genki, I think the reviews around here have been generally pretty positive as well. (Note that all of those are Japanese-native stores.) BBTS and Kappa Hobby would probably not be ideal sources as they're located in the US. I'm unfortunately not well-versed on European hobby stores. Quote
MKT Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Robin-11 said: Thank you for your reply, but i have to say i am seeing different prices compared to the ones you listed...it's weird, for example, HLJ price for me shows up at € 263 which should be around 280 USD. Slight differences in the other stores too. Anyway, i think i will probably go with Hobby search since i think i already bought from them several years ago and they seem a very reliable website. I am still open to suggestions though. Always pay in JPY and let your card convert the exchange for you. The currency rates the store use are usually pretty high & some borders on cutthroat, and if you are using Paypal, don't use Paypal exchange rates as well. That said, Hobby Search is a good choice. Quote
Lolicon Posted October 19, 2023 Posted October 19, 2023 Yes, it's always best to pay in yen with a CC that doesn't charge any foreign transaction fees. Those transaction fees really add up when you buy a lot of stuff from Japan! Quote
Robin-11 Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 Thank you for all your suggestions. I sent an email to Hobby Genki but they never got back to me. Not a good sign in my experience so i will definitely go with Hobby search. Also, how do i pay directly in yen letting the CC do the exchange rate(i usually pay with paypal)? Thank you for your help. Quote
MKT Posted October 21, 2023 Posted October 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Robin-11 said: Thank you for all your suggestions. I sent an email to Hobby Genki but they never got back to me. Not a good sign in my experience so i will definitely go with Hobby search. Also, how do i pay directly in yen letting the CC do the exchange rate(i usually pay with paypal)? Thank you for your help. Firstly, if the web store has options to change displayed currency, then always set it to Yen. Hobby Search though, seems to deal in Yen only so that would be the default currency. When paying via Paypal, it usually first shows the transaction amount in your local currency (Euro?). This is the marked-up Paypal exchange rate that is above the bank’s CC rate. There will be an option on that screen, to change the amount back to Yen, which if I remember read along the lines of ‘let bank handle currency exchange’. Paypal is pretty sneaky about this though; there isn’t really a default option to do this, so you have to manually change this setting for each transaction as and when they come up that involves logging into Paypal. The complication is when certain web stores (like HLJ) asks you to sign billing agreements instead when you pay for the first time; so any future payments after that will be automated. Billing agreements will always be in your local currency (Paypal exchange rates) by default; so there’s a different procedure to change that agreement to letting your bank handle the exchange. Quote
jvmacross Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) Edited November 9, 2023 by jvmacross Quote
Slave IV Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 14 hours ago, jvmacross said: Only 8 in the world?! Wow, nice! Quote
jvmacross Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Slave IV said: Only 8 in the world?! Wow, nice! They were a labor of love from DarrinG back in the day.... He also made a set of Zentrans... I also bought a prototype Zentran figure fron him...but dang if I know where I stored it Quote
Slave IV Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 17 minutes ago, jvmacross said: They were a labor of love from DarrinG back in the day.... He also made a set of Zentrans... I also bought a prototype Zentran figure fron him...but dang if I know where I stored it Dang! Congrats to the select few who own them! Did each one come with a sketch like that Milia? If so, even more sweet! Quote
Big s Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 16 hours ago, jvmacross said: Looks like they didn’t even do an original gun for their conversion of Fyana Quote
jvmacross Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Slave IV said: Dang! Congrats to the select few who own them! Did each one come with a sketch like that Milia? If so, even more sweet! The "sketch" is part of my collection...it's from this scene... Here's another one... Edited November 9, 2023 by jvmacross Quote
Slave IV Posted November 9, 2023 Posted November 9, 2023 23 minutes ago, jvmacross said: The "sketch" is part of my collection...it's from this scene... Here's another one... Fantastic! Quote
Swann Posted November 10, 2023 Posted November 10, 2023 I wish they made Macross action figures . Back in 1983 or 84. Quote
Bub Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 I wish they make Macross action figures now. Quote
pengbuzz Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 I wish I didn't have to make my own. Quote
sh9000 Posted November 11, 2023 Posted November 11, 2023 (edited) KC, ThreeZero, Bandai, Medicom, Hasbro, Ramen Toy, anybody, make some 6" Zentradi figures already. Edited November 12, 2023 by sh9000 Quote
Jasonc Posted November 15, 2023 Posted November 15, 2023 For Darrin's Zentraedi figures, I believe I have the set as well. At least I know for certain I have the Zentran figure. They are really good figures, and while not in a particular scale associated with any other releases, they are nice to look at at times. I have mine in my collection room closet somewhere, and I should take them out since I have a lot of Zentraedi figures bought and made. Quote
sh9000 Posted November 16, 2023 Posted November 16, 2023 Somebody sell me 1 Zentradi figure so I can take pics of it next to my HMR Regult. Quote
jvmacross Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) So I found my Z-Pilot prototype...this one was made with "revoltech" joints...I do not have any revoltech figures, so no idea of what makes them good or not so good...this figure is much more delicate than the "regular" Z-Pilot figures, which are delicate to begin with....anyway...some pics of this "1 of 1" custom figure.... Size compared to 1/72 KC VF-1.... Size compared to HMR VF-1.... Size compared to 1/12 KC Hikaru.... Edited November 22, 2023 by jvmacross Quote
sh9000 Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) Nice Zentradi figure. I think I'll ask Ramen Toy if he can make some figures. The KC Hikaru is 1/12 scale. Do you have a side by side pic of it and the Zentradi figure standing upright? Edited November 22, 2023 by sh9000 Quote
jvmacross Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 38 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Nice Zentradi figure. I think I'll ask Ranen Toy if he can make some figures. The KC Hikaru is 1/12 scale. Do you have a side by side pic of it and the Zentradi figure standing upright? Never heard of Ranen Toy, but if he could, he'd have several customers Oops, yeah...1/12.... No more pics, but it is no where close to the same height...still...there is no "standard" Zentran height per the show or the lineart...I personally prefer the Zentran to be at most shoulder height to a VF-1...it looks good at that height to me So these DarrinG customs imo work best for HMR VF's... ...although the lineart above would suggest KC's 1/72 VF-1 would work better.... Ultimately, it's whatever works for you...or, better yet, whatever happens to be available.... Quote
jvmacross Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 45 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Ramen Toy is Noel of Calibre Wings. Is he still with Calibre Wings? From the looks of the figures, he could definitely come up with "Z" and "M" figs...lol Quote
locidm Posted November 22, 2023 Posted November 22, 2023 (edited) I found my old pics of the DarrinG figures. Good memories. Edited November 22, 2023 by locidm Quote
sh9000 Posted November 23, 2023 Posted November 23, 2023 5 hours ago, jvmacross said: Is he still with Calibre Wings? From the looks of the figures, he could definitely come up with "Z" and "M" figs...lol Yes he is. Quote
sharky Posted November 27, 2023 Posted November 27, 2023 (edited) I noticed they're up for pre-order on Amazon US. I wonder if they'll have any kind of price reduction at some point? Ranka's listing has the release year as "2025" I assume it's a typo. Good Smile Macross Frontier: Sheryl Nome (Anniversary Stage Ver.) $271.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5X9M7GV/?coliid=I1W9F9TP0TUIZG&colid=WVHRR913Z8LA&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it Good Smile Company Macross Frontier: Ranka Lee (Annivesary Stage Ver.) $261.99 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF5H3BVG/?coliid=IFKM8PLHRFEBC&colid=WVHRR913Z8LA&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it Edited November 27, 2023 by sharky Quote
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