mechaninac Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 If you are referring to the VF-17.... I prefer the term "brutish".... When comparing the VF-171 to the VF-17, if the 171 is a chimpanzee, the 17 is a full blown silverback Gorilla... Quote
leoganx Posted June 20, 2013 Posted June 20, 2013 Could it be that on NY the price were lowered to 14,000 yens? Or it was like this before? Quote
Skylynx Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Could it be that on NY the price were lowered to 14,000 yens? Or it was like this before? They lowered the price was a bit more couple days ago... Must be harder to sell at that price when competition are cheaper.... NY still have 44 in stock...the good thing with NY is you can buy many as you like Edited June 21, 2013 by Skylynx Quote
zzgundam010 Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 They lowered the price was a bit more couple days ago... Must be harder to sell at that price when competition are cheaper.... NY still have 44 in stock...the good thing with NY is you can buy many as you like it was at 14500 yen before. With 44 in stock, it may go even lower, especially HLJ and Amiami both have lower price. Quote
wm cheng Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 What's the cheapest place to pre-order the armored parts for this? It is still NY at 6,480¥? Or should I wait till they are released in September in hopes that they will go down in price like the toy itself? Isn't this pre-order a little different because aren't they made to order? Now or wait? Quote
Axelay Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 I wish the wait for the armor/FAST packs wasn't so long... Quote
zzgundam010 Posted June 21, 2013 Posted June 21, 2013 finally got mine from amiami as I ordered it after it became available after release day. Both NUNS parts are in good shape. How do I get to the screw to loosen in order to reduce the pressure on them? Quote
DarkHawk Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Has anyone checked HLJ? There is a june restock listing and the sale link is active ..... Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted June 22, 2013 Posted June 22, 2013 Has anyone checked HLJ? There is a june restock listing and the sale link is active ..... Yeah, ordered one a couple of days ago. Don't really need another, but figured why not. -b. Quote
Shukenzero Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Priced dropped to $128 locally. For such a beautiful bird, I'm surprised at the drop; aside from a few QC issues, it's a brilliant design. Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Just got my from amiami, everything is ok, no missing part no broken part. Is a vey beautiful bird. Regards from chile. Quote
skullmilitia Posted June 23, 2013 Posted June 23, 2013 Has anyone checked HLJ? There is a june restock listing and the sale link is active ..... 120$, why not! Ordered another! Quote
sharpnel Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 I just ordered one from HLJ. I've paid for my preorder from NY, but has not shipped because it's waiting for armored part dx release. I have asked NY to cancel just my VF-171. You guy think NY would have any problem with that? Quote
ron5864 Posted June 24, 2013 Posted June 24, 2013 $120!!! That's a good price. Way better than dealing with eBay prices for these. Quote
valid Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN980635/Sci restock Quote
Scyla Posted June 25, 2013 Posted June 25, 2013 Still the same dark plastic on the armor plates. Not to keen about that. Does someone know what the text says? Quote
BuGS21 Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Curious to think that Bandai purposely released more units for this one to accommodate the army builders Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Makes sense. Make em cheap and stack em deep. They're getting their money either way. Quote
skullmilitia Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 I hope this stays true for the VF-25A CF. Quote
TCracker Posted June 26, 2013 Posted June 26, 2013 Scored another Vf171 CF. Prices are plummeting and many who hoarded or overstocked it are letting theirs go with a great reduction. Quote
IXTL Posted June 27, 2013 Author Posted June 27, 2013 Back in stock at Hobby Search. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10211975 Quote
flopers88 Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 Discontinued over at HLJ..! ....damr...that means no more VF-171 Cannon Fodders from HLJ anymore???... Quote
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 I cannot believe I paid $190 for this toy. Quote
mechaninac Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 I cannot believe I paid $190 for this toy. Me neither, N-Y right, or was it Nin-Nin? Although I had promised myself I would not double dip, I ended up picking a second one at HLJ's discount price a couple of days ago, just paid $124 and change today (will end up being around $143-ish with shipping), and it now awaits in my Private Warehouse; so if I average the two, the individual unit cost is less of a sucker-punch, but I wish I had avoided the 17K Yen preorder... 20/20 and spilled milk and all that... One thing is for damned sure, I'm staying away from the VF-27 inflated preorder -- I learned my $100+ 'booby-prize' lesson with the 171 and RVF-25 (got an extra one of those too at HLJ when they got extra/canceled stock after release, and will likely unload one to recover some of my cost). I'll wait for release date on the 27 and get it at or bellow MSRP, or not at all. Quote
xrentonx Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Finally my third 171CF is in my private warehouse. I thought HLJ was gonna screw me (they almost never!) but they made me a happy camper. It was on backorder with them for so long and I watched other stores put up more stock and sell out but I stuck with my HLJ preorder. This particular one was ordered when hlj reopened a few the first time awhile back. They shipped other people's preorders but I guess they ran out. They even gave me the new discounted price Edited June 27, 2013 by xrentonx Quote
wm cheng Posted June 27, 2013 Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) I only see Express EMS & FedEx shipping options in my private warehouse - isn't there a cheaper slower route like registered SAL available? What happened to the standard Intl shipping SAL option that is available when you just purchase items individually? Edited June 27, 2013 by wm cheng Quote
mechaninac Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 That's rather odd, could it be country dependent? I know it's weight/size and/or value dependent. I have a RVF-25 and a VF171 in my Private Warehouse at HLJ and either one, if selected to be shipped by itself, shows SAL, EMS, or FedEx as options; combined I only get EMS or FedEx. Quote
wm cheng Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 I finally found this on their site; "...Any item or combination of items over over 2 kilograms in weight, over 90cm in the combined height x length x width measurement, or over 15,000 yen in value will be shipped by trackable methods even if you request Standard International shipping (SAL)." I guess when I ship everything at once from my Private Warehouse, it must exceed one or all those conditions. Oh, well, now I'll just get my VF-171 2-4 business days. Quote
erikos0311 Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 ....damr...that means no more VF-171 Cannon Fodders from HLJ anymore???... no mas'! Quote
flopers88 Posted June 28, 2013 Posted June 28, 2013 (edited) no mas'! ... ... There are still alive!!!!....Get them while you still can!!!.... http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN980635 Cheers!!! Flopers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ....WOWOWWWW....Think i was lucky and got the last one!!!....Gone now from HLJ stock again... Flopers Edited June 28, 2013 by flopers88 Quote
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