Lolicon Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 Forgot to add that while I felt rather lukewarm when I received the 0A, I was super excited about receiving the 0S. What a difference a head and palette swap makes! Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 1 hour ago, seti88 said: WHHHAAAATTTT????? Wow! Seriously?! I bought 2 sets of the Reactive Armor in the hopes that I could repaint one for the VF-0A and now they're going to make an assembly kit? Now I have to check what's HLJ's return policy for items in the Private Warehouse. Quote
chyll2 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 Now, if only they are willing to release the VF-0 toy as assembly kit as well. Quote
seti88 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 50 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Wow! Seriously?! I bought 2 sets of the Reactive Armor in the hopes that I could repaint one for the VF-0A and now they're going to make an assembly kit? Now I have to check what's HLJ's return policy for items in the Private Warehouse. Lol the reactive armor certainly lived up to its name..i got a same reaction too! Although there is a HLJ 10 day window period after purchase if you want to change ur mind, its most likely i would stick with my purchase. I don't trust my painting skills and the RA looks awfully good sitting next to the other zero's...... That being said, am hoping more information abt the assembly kit flows within these next few days.... Quote
chyll2 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 I think they will either make a choice of converting the amount you paid as Store Credit or, reversal. Though the one I did request for cancellation was small value item Quote
sh9000 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 I guess I'd buy the Assembly Kit if it came with missile effects. Quote
seti88 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 3 hours ago, sh9000 said: I guess I'd buy the Assembly Kit if it came with missile effects. Yea that might happen in the sense of option parts..tho am not sure option parts are a given... Does anyone remember how the VF-1 assembly kits were priced relative to an actual VF-1? *side note* if folks were annoyed abt missiles being pinkish, i hope the whole assembly kit doesn't come in pink white! Quote
chyll2 Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 Just checked anymoon listing. Stand alone kit are priced at 9800 yen while the kit are 6825 yen. Though IRC, these assembly kits are web exclusive so it did not have retailers discount? Quote
spanner Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) and once again days after receiving notification of order preparation, NY still has yet to ship out the item. If I don't get an shipping notification by end of day today then I will start the rounds of emails to them. Im getting the sh!ts with this crap.. And if this becomes the norm for NY then I will be cancelling what ever I have on order with them an not continue using them regardless of availability of items. Its just pathetic. Edited February 14, 2017 by spanner Quote
jenius Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 Yeah, also not liking the delay, certainly makes you not want to choose EMS at the very least. Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 14, 2017 Posted February 14, 2017 13 hours ago, seti88 said: Lol the reactive armor certainly lived up to its name..i got a same reaction too! Although there is a HLJ 10 day window period after purchase if you want to change ur mind, its most likely i would stick with my purchase. I don't trust my painting skills and the RA looks awfully good sitting next to the other zero's...... That being said, am hoping more information abt the assembly kit flows within these next few days.... Well, I would love to have a low-vis look somehow on my extra one. But knowing that there will be a Assembly kit, it's nice since you get to paint it while building it. Whereas with the painted one, I need to figure out how to disassemble and hoping that most parts are not glued in. By the way, how many did you ordered, Seti? 13 hours ago, chyll2 said: I think they will either make a choice of converting the amount you paid as Store Credit or, reversal. Though the one I did request for cancellation was small value item Based on their policy when I checked it last night, they offer full 100% refund within the 10 day period. Beyond that, it will be 85% store credit that they will automatically apply in your next order. Quote
seti88 Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 6 hours ago, no3Ljm said: Well, I would love to have a low-vis look somehow on my extra one. But knowing that there will be a Assembly kit, it's nice since you get to paint it while building it. Whereas with the painted one, I need to figure out how to disassemble and hoping that most parts are not glued in. By the way, how many did you ordered, Seti? Based on their policy when I checked it last night, they offer full 100% refund within the 10 day period. Beyond that, it will be 85% store credit that they will automatically apply in your next order. I just got one RA since i like fighter/gerwalk mode too! That and the fact i cant afford another RA. But am glad i got 2 0S, i knew i would need to face the decision if the 0S should be in fighter or RA mode, and i couldnt decide! The announcement has got me thinking abt the assembly kit though and i just paid for the regular RA, so its within the 10 day window. Gotta make my mind up soon, but most likely i will stick with the regular RA... Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 8 hours ago, spanner said: and once again days after receiving notification of order preparation, NY still has yet to ship out the item. If I don't get an shipping notification by end of day today then I will start the rounds of emails to them. Im getting the sh!ts with this crap.. And if this becomes the norm for NY then I will be cancelling what ever I have on order with them an not continue using them regardless of availability of items. Its just pathetic. It's frustrating how slow they've gotten lately. Mine's also been "Preparation in progress" stage for days. They need to work on their logistics or something. Do they only have one person packing and shipping things out? Quote
jenius Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 It's too bad. I was considering making them my primary outlet since they tend to be cheaper than HLJ and offer rewards but I'll definitely keep them a back-up until they get this sorted out. Quote
Graham Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 It used to be the other way round. I used to refuse to use HLJ, because they used to be so slow at getting orders out the door, so much so that I'd prefer to use NJ, even though they were often more expensive, especially if you missed the initial discounted pre-order price, but NJ were fast at getting orders out. But it seems like HLJ have got their act together in the last 1-2 years and get orders packed and out the door much faster now. Quote
barurutor Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 Ordered 2 RA sets (1 N-Y,1 HLJ). Paid N-Y a day before HLJ. Guess who shipped out first? I'm not gonna bother with raising a ticket as N-Y probably has their hands full shipping everything out right now. Quote
spanner Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 well this afternoon I sent them an email asking when will my item ship and what the delay is.. Quote
Universe1010 Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 This is another reason why I'd never recommend anyone buy from NY. Quote
Lolicon Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 I used to be like Graham regarding HLJ but they've turned things around. NY may have a cheaper initial preorder price, but the ability to ship nearly $400 of merchandise for about $40 and have it here in a few days and the fact that HLJ actually ships stuff out in a timely manner makes HLJ a way better choice than NY. RA arrives tomorrow. Can't wait! Time to break out my other 0S. Correction to an earlier post: I got my second 0S discounted as "damaged box" box item from AmiAmi. The "damaged box" I received was in even better condition than my first one. Quote
seti88 Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 7 minutes ago, Lolicon said: I used to be like Graham regarding HLJ but they've turned things around. NY may have a cheaper initial preorder price, but the ability to ship nearly $400 of merchandise for about $40 and have it here in a few days and the fact that HLJ actually ships stuff out in a timely manner makes HLJ a way better choice than NY. RA arrives tomorrow. Can't wait! Time to break out my other 0S. Correction to an earlier post: I got my second 0S discounted as "damaged box" box item from AmiAmi. The "damaged box" I received was in even better condition than my first one. Hey Lolicon, take a note on how you attach the chest piece on ur valk...I thk there is something specific you need to press into from the bottom of the chest armor, that made arcadia tweet the below.... Quote
erikos0311 Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 Guess who got his valentines present in time???? This guy! Got it yesterday, but haven't opened it yet! Was too busy with some 3rd Party TF's that came the same day!! Will post pics soon! Quote
seti88 Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 Nice! Can't wait for pics! Note above tweet as well... Quote
jvmacross Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 Has anyone tried to see how much, if any, of the armor will attach onto a Yamato VF-0 with or without modifications? Quote
MacrossJunkie Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 37 minutes ago, jvmacross said: Has anyone tried to see how much, if any, of the armor will attach onto a Yamato VF-0 with or without modifications? I would say not at all, unless we're talking about a complete hatchet job on the armor or the Yamato VF-0. Without even speaking of the attachment points, the proportions are too different. For example, the chest is much wider on the Yamato version so you'd have to hack off chunks of the chest on the sides just to get the chest armor to cover it. Quote
Mommar Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 This is the SECOND effing package HLJ have shipped that has had clearance issues. Luckily it's not around Christmas time, like my 31J, that took three weeks to arrive, and it's only been delayed by a day. But HLJ is becoming really consistent on shipping things incorrectly to me. Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, jvmacross said: Has anyone tried to see how much, if any, of the armor will attach onto a Yamato VF-0 with or without modifications? I'm not 100% sure, but from the looks of Jenius' photo from Anymoon of both VF-0S releases, looks like there's a chance the arms and legs might fit with some mod on their respective armor parts. However, let's hope that the leg armor tabs will fit on the Yamato one. Same thing also with the backpack since it will just need to slot in from the tail wings area from the top. But the chest area really requires more mod to fit I guess. For those who missed it, AmiAmi still has it for Y15950. Edited February 15, 2017 by no3Ljm Quote
wmkjr Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) 14 hours ago, seti88 said: Hey Lolicon, take a note on how you attach the chest piece on ur valk...I thk there is something specific you need to press into from the bottom of the chest armor, that made arcadia tweet the below.... Using google translate (from 1st pic): 1. Put the chest armor unit on the chest of the Battroid main body. Please let me know the condition of the top of the part as shown in the picture. 2.While holding down the back of Battroid, please push the chest missile hatch point enclosed with O backwards. (It would be good to hold it with the index finger and thumb...) then you will hear a clicking "catch" caught on the sub intake. I guess they had their own way of doing it differently from the manual. Also, could anyone who has it in hand please post pics of the packaging box from all angles. Arcadia said there was some kind of error of the product pic on the left side. I was just curious as to what the error was. Edit: Figured it out. They used or forgot the right side product image underneath of the left side product image. Edited February 16, 2017 by wmkjr Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) Same Japanese guy from the last video. Now he fix all the attachment problem from the first video. Backpack and chest attachment. Look pretty secure to me now. Edited February 16, 2017 by Pedro2k6 Quote
mickyg Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Can't help but be thoroughly impressed by the Hasegawa battroids for zero. I had no idea they were that well articulated! Quote
F360 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 7 hours ago, Mommar said: This is the SECOND effing package HLJ have shipped that has had clearance issues. Luckily it's not around Christmas time, like my 31J, that took three weeks to arrive, and it's only been delayed by a day. But HLJ is becoming really consistent on shipping things incorrectly to me. Thats like 2 in a row , did hlj hired the holiday tempt that mess up your invoice from last time? I just got a shipment from hlj this week with no issues or delay , it's actually 2 days early . Maybe its the custom agent in your area is new too? Quote
505thAirborne Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 1 hour ago, mickyg said: Can't help but be thoroughly impressed by the Hasegawa battroids for zero. I had no idea they were that well articulated! I have three of the Battroid kits and they are really nice, quite poseable & very detailed. The only issue I have with them is where the legs connect to nosecone section, the plastic can break really easy if you're not careful. (Yet it's an easy fix). Otherwise I'd recommend them. I still need to build my RA VF-0S one of these days. Quote
seti88 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) Hmmm thanks for the vids pedro! A lil worried if it would scratch paint tho, how would one possibly remove the chest RA if it took force to clip into the inside of the armor? be interested to find out... Edited February 16, 2017 by seti88 Quote
Duymon Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) On 2/15/2017 at 5:01 AM, monishb said: This is another reason why I'd never recommend anyone buy from NY. At least never buy anything with expedited shipping from NY. I always pick SAL because when your standard shipping time is already 3 weeks a few day delay in shipping doesn't really mean a whole lot. Feel sorry for peeps who order like Fedex or EMS and wait 5 days for their products to ship, eliminating the purpose of super fast shipping lol Edited February 16, 2017 by Duymon Quote
charger69 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 Anyone still waiting for NY to ship (like me) ? Quote
Pedro2k6 Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 26 minutes ago, charger69 said: Anyone still waiting for NY to ship (like me) ? Waiting too. Come on NY. Quote
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