Sanity is Optional Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 My VF-1S is the same, still hasn't shipped from NY. Quote
Kinzoku VF Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 30 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: My VF-1S is the same, still hasn't shipped from NY. Did you also preorder/paid on the day of release? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 24 minutes ago, Kinzoku VF said: Did you also preorder/paid on the day of release? I pre-ordered/paid back when it showed up on NY. Quote
Master Dex Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 As I keep looking at the display pics on the VF-31A in fighter mode I can't help but thinking the vertical stabilizers aren't quite right. Could be a product of the sloppy transformation that's been noted but they look too straight. On other VF-31s including my 31F they are canted inward just a bit (in amusing contrast to the YF-30 which although not fixed like the 31 stabilizers are meant to be canted outward in fighter mode). Is it perhaps due to the fact the 31A has a delta wing instead of the forward swept wing? I only ever saw that the only mechanical difference due to that was the larger canard. Quote
Zx31 Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 I'm positive it's displayed incorrectly. In the photos you can see the large gap at the hinges where the fins should be sitting flush if they were angled correctly Quote
Alex GS Posted October 9, 2017 Posted October 9, 2017 6 hours ago, IXTL said: Don't be fooled. The VF-31J Kai will not be a regular Tamashii Webshop exclusive like the Kairos. The Kai will be available through the webstore via a lottery sale. Tamashii members will have to be selected by lottery in order to be able to buy the figure. It will likely not be as readily available and the price will be higher than what is being offered for the Kairos. Still I have hope to get one, the only reason I'm trying to get it is cause I'm still missing Hayate in my collection of VF-31's, so thing is if I'm willing to pay the high amount for the normal version so why not to try and catch the special one  , will see how it goes, wish me luck. Quote
spanner Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 it did annoy me quite a bit that they chose to make the other Hayate version next to impossible for the greater majority of us to acquire but with the announcement of the VF-31A has more than made up for it. And I feel strongly enough about it that I'm more than content on missing out on the other Hayate version and get the VF-31A. So take that Macross! you haven't broken me yet.. Quote
neoexcaliber Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 7 hours ago, Kinzoku VF said: Hey everyone!  Well....Could not resist the Kairos....Sucks to have to pay right away, then wait so long....But it's a beauty....Just had to get one (;_;). On a different note.... I preordered the Hi-Metal R 35th Anniversary ver from NY. My order has been 'On preparation' or whatever since the 28th September when it got released.....But they still haven't shipped it?? Wrote to them twice, twice same answer " sure, we'll let the warehouse people know...." And nothing.... I'm loosing patience, when I was 8 Hours late paying another preorder, they cancelled it. The release date of that item was then pushed back 2 extra months right away (so really I wasn't late!).Yet ,they refused to put it back in my list of orders. (More $$$ for them obviously) Anyone experiencing delays with them lately? I ordered the Mirage 31 more than 2 weeks ago and it hasn't shipped yet. I got the same bullshit warehouse excuse and some 'unexpected large volume of orders' twist. They can be extremely slow sometimes so just wait a little longer. Edited October 10, 2017 by neoexcaliber Quote
spanner Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 The NY order handling and general incompetence is one of the reasons why I didn't put my order of the three VF-31A with them and went with CDJ instead. I don't mind putting through stuff of lesser value with them but they don't deserve my more than a thousand dollars.. Quote
seti88 Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017  10 hours ago, recon said: Maybe thats cos CFs are released at a fixed quantity for the fear of overstocking while hero valks are released in masses. I doubt there would be overstocking fears for the 31A, granted the demand of it seems quite strong. (as attested by both tomytec/hasegawa 31A kits being sold out) 55 minutes ago, spanner said: it did annoy me quite a bit that they chose to make the other Hayate version next to impossible for the greater majority of us to acquire but with the announcement of the VF-31A has more than made up for it. And I feel strongly enough about it that I'm more than content on missing out on the other Hayate version and get the VF-31A. So take that Macross! you haven't broken me yet.. M kinda relieved the J kai is difficult to get, so i wont have to choose between the J Kai or the A. Yikes, dont dare bandai else they will release everything macross via p-bandai Quote
Las Vegas Dad Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 They have 2 left of the VF-31J Kai at CDJ as I was just browsing their site. Quote
Graham Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Thanks. Just scored one of the VF-31J Kai from CD Japan. One left..........go go go Quote
Vortech Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Sigh, didn't even want the 31J kai, but at the cd Japan price couldn't pass it up. Turning out to be a really unexpected pricey month. Ordered 3 VF-31A's when they went up, and was contemplating 2 more. This site is turning out to be dangerous. Quote
Graham Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Yeah, the VF-31A Kairos and VF-31J Kai really came out of nowhere suddenly, no prior announcements or anything. My wallet is gonna need a long, long time to recover Quote
Slave IV Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Whut?! No idea they had it at CDJ and its gone! Quote
Vortech Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Q4-2017 and Q1-2018 seem to be killing collector's wallets. Too many announcements out of nowhere, I feel your pain my wallet is running on Empty with more to buy.   It's a good/bad time to be a collector.  Quote
Vortech Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Slave IV said: Whut?! No idea they had it at CDJ and its gone! Yeah it looks like me and Graham jumped on Las Vegas Dad's post.  Was not expecting it, and fought a 10 second urge not to buy, but I am weak and caved lol.  Edited October 10, 2017 by Vortech Quote
Lolicon Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Damn I totally would have bought a second one from CDJ at that price... and sold my other preorder to a friend (who I know will pay for the convenience). Quote
seti88 Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Gratz to LV dad(?), vortech and graham who got the J KAI and at a 25200yen price to boot! Quote
Slave IV Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 11 minutes ago, Vortech said: Yeah it looks like me and Graham jumped on Las Vegas Dad's post.  Was not expecting it, and fought a 10 second urge not to buy, but I am weak and caved lol.  Odd thing is I was on it right when that was posted. Your browser power must've been better than mine. Congrats! Man I want one of those. Quote
Shukenzero Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 18 minutes ago, Graham said: Yeah, the VF-31A Kairos and VF-31J Kai really came out of nowhere suddenly, no prior announcements or anything. My wallet is gonna need a long, long time to recover How much did CDJ charge you to ship to Hong Kong? Wondering how close the prices are compared to local preorder prices. Quote
jenius Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Man, I want a VF-31J Kai Bummed I missed it at CDJ, I wouldn't have thought twice about that price. Quote
Slave IV Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) 2 minutes ago, jenius said: Man, I want a VF-31J Kai Bummed I missed it at CDJ, I wouldn't have thought twice about that price. Yeah, instabuy at that price or even a few thousand yen more. Especially when they have the pay later option too. Hope it shows up some more and we can all get one. Edited October 10, 2017 by Slave IV Quote
Las Vegas Dad Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 I didn't order one, just saw the listing as I was browsing & thought I'd put it up here for any takers. Glad you guys jumped on it. I did order the Kairos & that's about my budget for the month. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Broke down and ordered a second VF-31a via Ebay (CDJ), ended up being like $0.90 more than the one from NY (with 20% off code), and I won't have to worry about waiting 2 weeks for it to ship. Edited October 10, 2017 by Sanity is Optional Quote
Graham Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 24 minutes ago, Shukenzero said: How much did CDJ charge you to ship to Hong Kong? Wondering how close the prices are compared to local preorder prices. They charged 2,700 Yen for EMS shipping to Hong Kong. Quote
seti88 Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 21 minutes ago, Las Vegas Dad said: I didn't order one, just saw the listing as I was browsing & thought I'd put it up here for any takers. Glad you guys jumped on it. I did order the Kairos & that's about my budget for the month. no worries, as long as you are happy with what ya got I would admit i would have had a struggle to decide if i wanted it if i saw your post beforehand, as that seems more like the actial p-bandai price... Quote
Graham Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 They better not announce the VF-31S and VF-31E in the next couple of months as pay now exclusives, as my wallet really can't take any more.........hahaha It's already going to be difficult enough explaining to my wife and son why they are NOT getting any Christmas presents this year Quote
Shukenzero Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 We need the accompanying super parts before they go announcing Arad and Chuck's! Also I'm so surprised still at the Kairos announcement so early in the schedule...March can't come soon enough. Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 NY have 31J Kai now but for $30,000 yen, too rich for my blood. Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 4 minutes ago, Valkyrie2008 said: NY have 31J Kai now but for $30,000 yen, too rich for my blood. That's the regular VF-31J not the Kai version.  Quote
Valkyrie2008 Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 Oh it, I guess being half asleep doesn’t help.  Quote
no3Ljm Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 2 hours ago, Vortech said: Sigh, didn't even want the 31J kai, but at the cd Japan price couldn't pass it up. Turning out to be a really unexpected pricey month. Ordered 3 VF-31A's when they went up, and was contemplating 2 more. This site is turning out to be dangerous. Let me ease your pain, sir. You can buy one more VF-31A with my payment for your VF-31J Kai. What do you say?  Quote
JetJockey Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 13 hours ago, Kinzoku VF said: Hey everyone!  Well....Could not resist the Kairos....Sucks to have to pay right away, then wait so long....But it's a beauty....Just had to get one (;_;). On a different note.... I preordered the Hi-Metal R 35th Anniversary ver from NY. My order has been 'On preparation' or whatever since the 28th September when it got released.....But they still haven't shipped it?? Wrote to them twice, twice same answer " sure, we'll let the warehouse people know...." And nothing.... I'm loosing patience, when I was 8 Hours late paying another preorder, they cancelled it. The release date of that item was then pushed back 2 extra months right away (so really I wasn't late!).Yet ,they refused to put it back in my list of orders. (More $$$ for them obviously) Anyone experiencing delays with them lately? I wouldn't deal with them at all. There was a great post on MFC which detailed how potentially bad they can be. I had a relatively small issue and they had an attitude. There are always other options.  On other subjects though, are there any good Mirage military themed posters with her and the VF-31C? Kind of like that poster behind Hikaru in DYRL. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted October 10, 2017 Posted October 10, 2017 13 hours ago, Kinzoku VF said: Did you also preorder/paid on the day of release? Just got the shipping notice, finally. Quote
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