Bandai DX VF-31

[neoexcaliber]

14 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

So I tried something amusing, just to test.  Assuming all the common components of the various VF-31s are the same, and they didn't make each of their feet unique (like the VF-25s were for some reason), it's fun playing around with color matching and seeing if things change.

For example.

Original Mirage photo.

Similar Hayate pose, with roughly similar lighting.

Look what happens if I edit the Mirage photo to match the tint of Hayate's feet.

Now, that still isn't the right color, but it's more purple.  I don't want to get anyone's hopes up, but it could just be general photographic shenanigans causing the colors.

It's also possible that the red hues were adjusted in the photos, so I don't think the actual item would be that purple.

[Shukenzero]

2 hours ago, spanner said:

Even if we miss the pre-order for them there will always be some after release.. im not too worried. You reckon Mirage will be as popular as the J & F? She's not really that much of a hero character or at least not as much as Hayate anyways..

only 10!? surely that can't be right at all. Considering how many guys even in this forum alone report where they got theirs from and there is always a lot more than that per store. Sorry I don't believe that at all..

Well I was asking him about the Seven Sword and he couldn't get one from them direct. He just said they have very little stock of everything. Either way it's not the first time I've heard of it about them. Maybe he means it's pretty understocked compared to everywhere else.

[spanner]

53 minutes ago, Shukenzero said:

Well I was asking him about the Seven Sword and he couldn't get one from them direct. He just said they have very little stock of everything. Either way it's not the first time I've heard of it about them. Maybe he means it's pretty understocked compared to everywhere else.

Im sure some resellers might get very limited numbers of certain lines of toys and maybe some of the smaller stores may get smaller allotments than the bigger stores such as ami, NY, HLJ etc which would get hundreds or even more! Look how long NY has had certain Valkyries still available.

[spanner]

2 hours ago, neoexcaliber said:

It's also possible that the red hues were adjusted in the photos, so I don't think the actual item would be that purple.

Yes absolutely, cos if you look at the greens of the dispensers are all slightly different. Or at least what my eyes can tell..

[Lolicon]

Your eyes don't work as well when you get old... 

[Smiley424]

11 hours ago, spanner said:

where? the usual Japanese figure outlets. When? yes 4pm Tokyo time.

Nice, I have been waiting for the Mirage pre-order to go up.  I am off Monday and live on Guam, 1 hour ahead of Tokyo time.  

[anime52k8]

Wait, when is the PO for the -31C?

[spanner]

11 minutes ago, anime52k8 said:

Wait, when is the PO for the -31C?

this coming Monday the 3rd.. 4pm Tokyo time.

[F360]

23 minutes ago, anime52k8 said:

Wait, when is the PO for the -31C?

if you are in California , it'll be Sunday Night/Monday Morning = Midnight =00:00 =12:00am 

But you should be ready 10 minutes before.

[spanner]

now that daylight savings on the east coast of Australia has ended brings Japan time only 1 hour behind. Means I have to leave work a bit early to catch the pre-order.. good thing I only live 10 mins away!

[Scream Man]

Good luck Spanner. For both of us! 

[David Hingtgen]

It's simply one hour too late for me.   I could swing 1AM local and go straight to bed at 1:01 when it's sold out.   But 2AM is a no-go.   I'll just F5 HLJ for the next 3 months...

[sh9000]

Prepared to preorder.

[spacemanoeuvres]

3am east coast

[derex3592]

Good luck to all those going for Mirage! Im sitting this one out. 

[mog_kupo]

Damn, I forgot the preorder, yesterday went to a party and stayed awake till late, hope I can resist tonight

[sh9000]

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10459060

[jenius]

The time is nigh!

[Mommar]

4 hours ago, David Hingtgen said:

It's simply one hour too late for me.   I could swing 1AM local and go straight to bed at 1:01 when it's sold out.   But 2AM is a no-go.   I'll just F5 HLJ for the next 3 months...

Dude, go to bed early and set an alarm fifteen minutes ahead of time. Wake up, pre-order, go back to bed.  It's what I do.

[spacemanoeuvres]

Are we thinking Nippon Yasan is going to have the best price?

Their hi metal pos have been significantly lower than hlj and amiami. 

[sh9000]

They usually have one of the best prices. They'll probably list their preorder at 3 AM PST.

[Sildani]

They usually do, but NY also marches to the beat of their own drummer as far as when they actually put up the PO. Can anyone remember when the PO for Ihlefeld's and Keith's VFs went up?

[David Hingtgen]

Thought:  the VF-0D looked spot-on in the promo pics, but was totally wrong in final production.   Maybe the VF-31C will be the opposite...

Sigh, I still want a valk that looks like this:

 

[sh9000]

Nap time.  

[spanner]

9 hours ago, Scream Man said:

Good luck Spanner. For both of us! 

Always! 

[Moosey]

getting excited

should probably sleep

[Sildani]

Yep. Hope to see y'all in a few!

[sh9000]

[zzj]

To PO or not to PO.....

[Kcsquare]

To!

[hachi]

Opening PO sites now...too excited haha

[venth85]

Must P.O for me, I just want complete VF-31J and 31C, don't care about the rest..unless bandai planning on producing white SV262 Draken 

[wmkjr]

Just in case:

Preorder countdown timer
 

Edited April 3, 2017 by wmkjr

[hachi]

5 minutes ago, wmkjr said:

Just in case:

Preorder countdown timer
 

Wow that's hard core haha (goes to make own reminder...)

[sh9000]

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-029195&page=top