Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Fixed. Thanks, dwc. awesome comparison technoblue. i wouldn't have known about the tampo missing without your pics. Quote
Viiof Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Not the greatest quality picture, but it's the 30AE VF-1J in GBP armor, with DYRL hands. Quote
spanner Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Not the greatest quality picture, but it's the 30AE VF-1J in GBP armor, with DYRL hands. in that shot aside from the head you pretty much couldn't tell that there is a 30th AE Valk in under all that bulkiness! Nice shot of Valks Viiof! Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 Not the greatest quality picture, but it's the 30AE VF-1J in GBP armor, with DYRL hands. That's cool. Head looks nice on it. Quote
Viiof Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 I'm almost half tempted to get another one of Kurisama's MtF VF-1J heads, and painting it up to put on there. Quote
eriku Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Got mine today. Does anyone else have yellowed missile clusters on their GBP? On one of the leg units the top cluster is totally yellowed as if it were really old PVC, while the bottom cluster is fine. On another part there is one or two individual missiles that are yellowed while the rest are white. I'm not anal enough for it to really bother me, but I do find it really curious that brand new plastic would already be yellowed. Is it possible they used some leftover parts from the Yamato run? I'll post a photo later. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Got mine today. Does anyone else have yellowed missile clusters on their GBP? On one of the leg units the top cluster is totally yellowed as if it were really old PVC, while the bottom cluster is fine. On another part there is one or two individual missiles that are yellowed while the rest are white. I'm not anal enough for it to really bother me, but I do find it really curious that brand new plastic would already be yellowed. Is it possible they used some leftover parts from the Yamato run? I'll post a photo later. most likely could be recycled parts... sucks man! Edited June 8, 2015 by davidwhangchoi Quote
treatment Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Got mine today. Does anyone else have yellowed missile clusters on their GBP? On one of the leg units the top cluster is totally yellowed as if it were really old PVC, while the bottom cluster is fine. On another part there is one or two individual missiles that are yellowed while the rest are white. I'm not anal enough for it to really bother me, but I do find it really curious that brand new plastic would already be yellowed. Is it possible they used some leftover parts from the Yamato run? I'll post a photo later. That's f*ed up! Yeah. Waiting for a pic of that. Somebody oughta twat Arcadia and Mr.K about the shenanigan! Quote
eriku Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I'm just lucky that it doesn't bug me much because I got it from AmiAmi so there'd be no possibility of an exchange. I'll just pretend the yellow ones are the dirty bombs. Quote
dapro Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 I'll check mine when I get home since I got it from Ami Ami too. Quote
Garfinkel Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 Mine is fine, had to go check (from hlj) It is slightly pink in the flesh though. Could be the lighting as it wasn't obvious by natural light. Regardless i am very happy with it. Looks awesome on the top shelf of my detolf. Quote
eriku Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 It doesn't look anywhere near as yellow at home as it did at work under the long fluorescent tube lights. In the photo it's hardly noticeable at all. But the top cluster is 'yellowed' while the bottom one is bright white. I also had to remove a 1cm sized spot of what appeared to be dried blood on one of the 1J's legs. Fun times. Quote
Offswitch Posted June 8, 2015 Posted June 8, 2015 *snip* I also had to remove a 1cm sized spot of what appeared to be dried blood on one of the 1J's legs. Fun times. Mr. K requires blood sacrifice. Grey goggles don't come free you know. Quote
calubin_175 Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 I was wondering, could someone show me an armored pack with the back boosters swapped out with a strike pack? Quote
treatment Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 It doesn't look anywhere near as yellow at home as it did at work under the long fluorescent tube lights. In the photo it's hardly noticeable at all. But the top cluster is 'yellowed' while the bottom one is bright white. I also had to remove a 1cm sized spot of what appeared to be dried blood on one of the 1J's legs. Fun times. gbp.JPG Yeah. I can't see the yellowing on 'em from the photo. oh, and blood??? Was it really? I like to think simple overspray, but damn blood? dafuq, Arcadia?! Quote
eriku Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 I don't know what it was, I just said it looked like dried blood. Brownish red smear. I doubt it was overspray since there is no paint that color on the toy, and it wiped off more readily than paint would. Whatever it was, it came off. Quote
1/1 LowViz Lurker Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Received mine today. Showing my support for Arcadia.Please re-release the VF-1D. It makes total sense now that 0D was released recently. I never got that one when it originally came out. (after all I am a low vis guy and bright orange high vis looks bad in my collection)Hikaru's first valk in the tv series. ....And yes give us those damn side pieces as freebies. Thanks. Edited June 9, 2015 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker Quote
Xigfrid Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 Received mine today. Showing my support for Arcadia. Please re-release the VF-1D. It makes total sense now that 0D was released recently. I never got that one when it originally came out. (after all I am a low vis guy and bright orange high vis looks bad in my collection) Hikaru's first valk in the tv series. ....And yes give us those damn side pieces as freebies. Thanks. Yes for the VF-1D! But please, with the accurate canopy size! Quote
spanner Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) Yes for the VF-1D! But please, with the accurate canopy size! that would be nice although I don't mind the canopy size that they originally came with.. Many of the 1D model kits look kinda goofy with the extended cockpit canopy.. Im not sure that anyone has ever actually got it 100% correct. And besides I doubt they would go about making a new mold just to correct that specifically and I don't think that many people would care anyways.. Edited June 9, 2015 by spanner76 Quote
abbadon Posted June 9, 2015 Posted June 9, 2015 I wouldn't mind a second copy VF-1D myself, and yeah, I like the current canopy just the way it is. Anyway, congrats on the VF-1J GBP purchases guys. I cancelled mine. Happy with my Yamato version. Quote
neoexcaliber Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Mine arrived today, and NY has terrible packaging when it comes to large shipments. 3 of them had visible dents and another 3 were crumpled at the sides. Only one of them is mine though. Quote
spanner Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Mine arrived today, and NY has terrible packaging when it comes to large shipments. 3 of them had visible dents and another 3 were crumpled at the sides. Only one of them is mine though. vf1j.jpg Whoa!?!? 14! Hehe! Thats either a photoshopped image or you are just nuts! (Or obsessed) So which one is yours!? Edited June 10, 2015 by spanner76 Quote
bbrain Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Got mine, does anyone know NY's policy on dented boxes? Quote
chyll2 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) NY has a policy called "I got your money, so f!@# off" broken or missing parts is not even compensated. Edited June 10, 2015 by chyll2 Quote
Keiichi Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Got mine in from NY today as well and in my case the individual valk was packaged extremely well. Never having seen a Yammie GBP in-person before, I was surprised at the size of this valk's packaging. As for the white, it's clearly a different shade from my Yamato VF-1S TV, but it does look nice and white in-person. I noticed (and was bothered by) the pink tinge on my Arcadia VF-1S immediately, but the VF-1J's white is looking good to me! Quick and dirty shot of the Arcadia VF-1J with the Yamato VF-1S TV: Quote
F360 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Mine arrived today, and NY has terrible packaging when it comes to large shipments. 3 of them had visible dents and another 3 were crumpled at the sides. Only one of them is mine though. vf1j.jpg 6 out of 14 , that's almost half. At least there's 8 mint ones to choose from.. Quote
bbrain Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 NY has a policy called "I got your money, so f!@# off" broken or missing parts is not even compensated. Haha good to know, they opted for the softest bubble wrap ever which i may use as a pillow for my puppy, and the quality of the shipping box causes me to think they are going green and using recycled cardboard, at my expense, what's one valk when you are saving the trees right? Quote
neoexcaliber Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Whoa!?!? 14! Hehe! Thats either a photoshopped image or you are just nuts! (Or obsessed) So which one is yours!? It's an enterprising group order which NY recently foiled when they realized they were losing out on shipping profit. I'm probably stuck with the worst box. 6 out of 14 , that's almost half. At least there's 8 mint ones to choose from.. Unfortunately, I don't get to choose the best. Got mine, does anyone know NY's policy on dented boxes? I sent them a ticket as well but I'm not hoping for much, especially when the contents are intact. Edited June 10, 2015 by neoexcaliber Quote
no3Ljm Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Finally! Got mine today. I might say my initial reaction on the white is... there is really a 'pink' hue to it. Though I'm a little bit disappointed since I was expecting that the ejected pilot seat is included based on their webpage product info. Oh well... Anyways, presenting... DUAL STRIKE ARMORED VALKYRIE. Just so everyone knows... I don't know how to Photoshop. Edited June 10, 2015 by no3ljm Quote
loko77 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Anyways, presenting... DUAL STRIKE ARMORED VALKYRIE. Whoa....beautiful overkill, if they had this idea in the anime I bet the armour would've had more screen time lol I was disappointed about the ejected seat too, though gonna use the ejected seat from the 30th anniversary VF-1A for my armoured VF-1J. Aiming for a maintenance pose when we finally move into our new house >.< Quote
neoexcaliber Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Haha good to know, they opted for the softest bubble wrap ever which i may use as a pillow for my puppy, and the quality of the shipping box causes me to think they are going green and using recycled cardboard, at my expense, what's one valk when you are saving the trees right? I got a reply. They want me to open a claim with my local post office before they will process it on their side. I have no idea how I'm gonna do that since the item is already with me and I don't know the process. Guess I'll have to make a few phone calls tomorrow but it's a hassle considering the actual toy is intact. HLJ on the other hand, have offered me a 10% discount voucher in the past without even going through that hassle. All they needed was a photo but that item was quite badly dented. Edited June 10, 2015 by neoexcaliber Quote
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