spanner Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Exactly! I am looking over my pre-orders schedule spreadsheet. LOL! you have a pre-order schedule spreadsheet! You're so extreme Saburo!!! Edited December 20, 2014 by spanner76 Quote
spanner Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) although... now that I think about it, its not so crazy actually! I have 4 pre-orders open at the moment totaling 7 items! And.. im considering a few other items too! Hey Saburo you reckon you could email me a copy of your spreadsheet template!? Edited December 20, 2014 by spanner76 Quote
Saburo Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 LOL! you have a pre-order schedule spreadsheet! You're so extreme Saburo!!! Yes, I do. Its quite helpful when it comes to tracking pre-ordered items, release dates and which months will be most painful. although... now that I think about it, its not so crazy actually! I have 4 pre-orders open at the moment totally 7 items! And.. im considering a few other items too! Hey Saburo you reckon you could email me a copy of your spreadsheet template!? I have it setup on Google Sheets, let me get it prepped and sent it over to you. Quote
Brand-X Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 I'm a little iffy on this, I've heard you can use the DYRL hands if you already have extras by not using the hand shields included with the armour, but I imagine that means you can't have it holding a gunpod. Maybe someone will do something on shapeways (I hope) to fix that. Quote
spanner Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) im just gonna use the standard issue articulated hands.. I don't like those optional big puffy hands at all.. looks like they were stung by something and they got all swollen.. Edited December 20, 2014 by spanner76 Quote
troyness Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 Found this somewhere. I've never owned one of these, so I don't know what I'm looking at..but is that the grey side covers either side of the front cod piece? Quote
close313 Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) No it's not shown there. That's the part that goes over the intakes Anyway the price seems pretty reasonable considering it's not at the discounted price yet. Amiami would be discounting 20% of that. which would be around 20500 yen. Edited December 20, 2014 by close313 Quote
Sildani Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 That's... not bad at all. Buy the set, sell the Valk? Quote
aaajin Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 great price, great buy! Go Arcadia, make money and make. more. Macross toys! Quote
jenius Posted December 20, 2014 Posted December 20, 2014 My price prediction was pretty darn close! Quote
nedragdnuos Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 We just need the pre-orders to be up LOL..... I missed the Yamato version, but will definitely get this one. Quote
Kanedas Bike Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 It's funny, I'm more excited about the lower price because it should mean less b!tching here on the boards vs. me being excited about having to pay less for the set. -b. Quote
chyll2 Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 It's funny, I'm more excited about the lower price because it should mean less b!tching here on the boards vs. me being excited about having to pay less for the set. -b. I would always b!tch about arcadia's pricing Quote
nedragdnuos Posted December 21, 2014 Posted December 21, 2014 I agree the pricing can be a bit steep, but where else will you get these valks from? Quote
treatment Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 pre-o is up at ami: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-009563 Quote
octibon Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Been wanting a V2 VF-1J Hikaru for awhile. Not sure what I'll do with the armor parts, but maybe put them on once in awhile. Hope the yen stays weak until it comes out. Quote
aaajin Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 pre-o is up at ami: http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-009563 sorry if this has been asked before, but does amiami require payment when placing preorder or will they collect the payment later? I plan to pay ASAP since yen is weak now. Quote
treatment Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 sorry if this has been asked before, but does amiami require payment when placing preorder or will they collect the payment later? I plan to pay ASAP since yen is weak now. No. Only anime-export requires pre-pay, afaik. Quote
aaajin Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 No. Only anime-export requires pre-pay, afaik. Oh, sorry let me reiterate my question : Although they dont require prepay, can I still pay right after I preorder? Or they wont allow it? Thanks! Quote
mechaninac Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Oh, sorry let me reiterate my question : Although they dont require prepay, can I still pay right after I preorder? Or they wont allow it? Thanks! AFAIK, only Nippon-Yasan gives you the option of paying at any time between preorder placement and official payment request, which they usually send out one to two weeks before an item's release. AmiAmi invoices upon the official release date, and I don't think they offer any prepay mechanism as they do not factor in the shipping charge, based on your method of choice but subject to change at their discretion, until the item is ready to ship... and they DO NOT allow cancellations except for very extraordinary circumstances. Edited December 22, 2014 by mechaninac Quote
spanner Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Well gee that opened up earlier than i had expected! Just put my pre-order in with AmiAmi for one only. Quote
Keiichi Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Hmmm, AmiAmi will probably have the better price by a fair margin, but HLJ has better customer service in case of any problems and allows you to cancel open preorders at any time, Lock it in at AmiAmi now, or wait for HLJ, lock it in at AmiAmi, or wait for HLJ... decisions, decisions! Quote
treatment Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 speaking of which, http://www.hlj.com/product/ACA82119/Sci they charging 21420y Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Hmmm, AmiAmi will probably have the better price by a fair margin, it actually won't. hlj will come about the same price after much cheaper ems shipping costs than amiami. with the added customers service, i'd go with hlj. Quote
Gakken85 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) I knew it wouldn't be that bad. My guess of $250 semi-close. $180 isnt really nice though. Funny for the hysterics thinking it would be 350-400 Edited December 22, 2014 by Gakken85 Quote
Keiichi Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 speaking of which, http://www.hlj.com/product/ACA82119/Sci they charging 21420y At only a $10 difference, I'll happily go HLJ! Thanks for the heads up, treatment! it actually won't. hlj will come about the same price after much cheaper ems shipping costs than amiami. with the added customers service, i'd go with hlj. In my experience, AmiAmi's disadvantage with shipping costs in the past was mostly derived from a limited number of box sizes that they would use for shipments, which could result in them using boxes that were way too large for the order being shipped (particularly when the order was a single item). They've expanded their range of box sizes, however, and as such are much better at using appropriately sized packaging for their shipments. I don't order from them as often anymore, but my recent orders have all had fair shipping rates which were comparable to HLJ. But as I said, for only a $10 difference HLJ's customer service and preorder flexibility is definitely the way to go! Quote
Edi Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Since I never got the Yamato version of the VF-1J or the armored set, I'm in for one at HLJ. Quote
aaajin Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 preordered @ amiami. never had problems with them before, but this is my 1st pre-order from them. Quote
nedragdnuos Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Woo Hoo, just put my pre-order in with HLJ as well, now this I am actually looking forward too for next year!! Quote
troyness Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Nice!! I live in North China, so it's gonna be a hkcollectibles PO for me! Quote
spanner Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 PO check! And now just 5 and a bit months to go eh! :/ Quote
erikos0311 Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) NY has the cheapest prices! @ 19,950 Yen! Got my PO in! https://www.nippon-yasan.com/macross/10341-macross-vf-1j-armored-valkyrie-ichijou-hikaru-type.html Edited December 22, 2014 by erikos0311 Quote
abbadon Posted December 22, 2014 Posted December 22, 2014 Went with HLJ again for this one. Thanks for the heads up guys! Quote
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