Bandai DX VF-31

[WaferMouse]

Thanks peeps! Here's a link for 4PM Japan time in your own time zone, to be safe: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20180601T16&p1=248

[Kinzoku VF]

Still prefer mine 'naked'. Personally not a big fan of SP. Makes them look too 'busy' and 'Gundamy' for my taste  (no disrespect to Gundam fans...).

[anubis20]

1 minute ago, Kinzoku VF said:

Still prefer mine 'naked'. Personally not a big fan of SP. Makes them look too 'busy' and 'Gundamy' for my taste  (no disrespect to Gundam fans...).

Fighter mode i definitely agree, battroid is where I prefer the packs on because the 31 looks a little lanky... mainly the arms. 

[no3Ljm]

8 hours ago, Kinzoku VF said:

Still prefer mine 'naked'. Personally not a big fan of SP. Makes them look too 'busy' and 'Gundamy' for my taste  (no disrespect to Gundam fans...).

Love this shot and angle. These two would look nice escorted by VF-31A's.

 

[Kinzoku VF]

13 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Love this shot and angle. These two would look nice escorted by VF-31A's.

Tell me about it .....I still don't get what we're waiting for. Not a single word from NY, only a few orders shipped in the past month....like 3 or 4 if that.

If they haven't sorted out that BS in June, that's it, I'm requesting my money back. Not willing to wait any longer for something that obviously won't show up. 

[IXTL]

http://tamashii.jp/item/12599/

 

Edited May 30, 2018 by IXTL

[hachi]

22 hours ago, Kinzoku VF said:

Still prefer mine 'naked'. Personally not a big fan of SP. Makes them look too 'busy' and 'Gundamy' for my taste  (no disrespect to Gundam fans...).

They really look good as a pair. I hope I can buy the 31J to pair with the 31C maybe a couple of years from now once space and budget permits.

[Guyffon]

Hmmm, sad thing is they arent so readily available in a couple of years time unless they re-release it, and all you are left with is secondary markets, thus I now always try to get them on release, learnt the hard way when the VF-25 V2s came out and paid exorbident prices for ozma’s 25

[Bahamutzyro]

So is this gonna be another waste of time? I’ll watch page n when I refresh, it shows sold out? Lol

[dur]

I'm still confused- are those pics w. drakens just a "what if" of them glued onto the valk and the actual product going to have super bulky bracketry?  Or are those brackets THAT invisible?

 

Other than the color, I actually think the drakens on siegfried are starting to grow on me- I suppose worst case, if I PO, I can get a vf-31F with slightly less foggy canopy?

[funkymonkeyjavajunky]

Any update on the NY fiasco with the 31A release? Or, did everyone get their toys (that's sarcasm, btw)?

[dizman]

29 minutes ago, dur said:

I'm still confused- are those pics w. drakens just a "what if" of them glued onto the valk and the actual product going to have super bulky bracketry?  Or are those brackets THAT invisible?

 

Other than the color, I actually think the drakens on siegfried are starting to grow on me- I suppose worst case, if I PO, I can get a vf-31F with slightly less foggy canopy?

 

According to this picture it looks like a bracket that fits over the wing, not a very thick one either. I wouldn't be surprised if Bandai photoshopped them out of the official pictures so everything looked super sleek.

 

[Alex GS]

A new DX VF 31F Messer ?, most likely is the exact same mold , I thought I would never said this for a  new Macross DX Chogokin release but I think I will skip this one I'm happy with my original Messer, also aesthetically speaking the Valkyrie doesn't look very good with those mini jets attached in my opinion 

 

The colors not even combined with those things

[Sandman]

 Wonder how much stress those drakens will put on the wings? Will they eventually droop down or maybe break over time?

Couldnt have Bandai simply put the clips and hayete in the same package as the lil draken’s add on pack. I don’t see any justification in reissuing the F just to add those pieces other than greed. Lame Bandai, even by your standards.

[Scyla]

Well something is weird with NY lately. I haven't received not all messages from them that I should receive. For my VF-31C Super Parts I received a preparation mail last Friday but no communication since. Logged into my account and they showed the order as shipped with a working tracking number and all.

So hopefully I will have them next week or so. 

[David Hingtgen]

I’ve got all my NY emails for my 31C parts—-tracking seems to be right, but hasn’t left Japan yet.  

[Guyffon]

4 hours ago, Scyla said:

Well something is weird with NY lately. I haven't received not all messages from them that I should receive. For my VF-31C Super Parts I received a preparation mail last Friday but no communication since. Logged into my account and they showed the order as shipped with a working tracking number and all.

So hopefully I will have them next week or so. 

Maybe it ended up in the junk mail, sometimes my emails from vendors do end up there.

[jenius]

OMG, prep in progress on my 31A!

[sh9000]

Congrats jenius.

[chyll2]

4 minutes ago, jenius said:

OMG, prep in progress on my 31A!

Mine should be released by Christmas at this rate haha

 

Congrats!

[Sandman]

46 minutes ago, jenius said:

OMG, prep in progress on my 31A!

Give it to me. You already have one.

[jenius]

1) Package must show shipped
2) I must receive package
3) Celebrate
4) Maybe I'll sell it... I did pay through the nose so I could get one for review purposes.

[Shizuka the Cat]

17 minutes ago, jenius said:

1) Package must show shipped
2) I must receive package
3) Celebrate
4) Maybe I'll sell it... I did pay through the nose so I could get one for review purposes.

*peeks in*

Another opportunity to own a @jenius toy???

Wait... why is my mouth salivating now?

[Abriel]

Received a preparation in progress mail for the 31A. The order number is 488884.

[jenius]

2 hours ago, jenius said:

1) Package must show shipped
2) I must receive package
3) Celebrate
4) Maybe I'll sell it... I did pay through the nose so I could get one for review purposes.

Getting closer!

[Shukenzero]

4 hours ago, jenius said:

OMG, prep in progress on my 31A!

Grats!

[Guyffon]

4 hours ago, jenius said:

OMG, prep in progress on my 31A!

Finally, so happy for you man.....now if only mine started to move too.....

[spacemanoeuvres]

2 hours ago, jenius said:

Getting closer!

Congrats, what was your order number?

[hoahuynh]

3 hours ago, Abriel said:

Received a preparation in progress mail for the 31A. The order number is 488884.

Nice, 176 more to go. Hope I get mine soon, really do not want store credit.

[hachi]

22 hours ago, Guyffon said:

Hmmm, sad thing is they arent so readily available in a couple of years time unless they re-release it, and all you are left with is secondary markets, thus I now always try to get them on release, learnt the hard way when the VF-25 V2s came out and paid exorbident prices for ozma’s 25

Well it's not a must-have for me, since they never became a couple. If the price is too high by that time then I'll just give up on it and buy something else.

[rdrunner]

1 hour ago, hoahuynh said:

Nice, 176 more to go. Hope I get mine soon, really do not want store credit.

Very good to hear that NY has been sending out orders this week. Mine is 9 behind yours haha

Edited May 31, 2018 by rdrunner

[funkymonkeyjavajunky]

10 hours ago, Abriel said:

Received a preparation in progress mail for the 31A. The order number is 488884.

Just 5,081 more to go! :-P

[spacemanoeuvres]

Are most folks planning on PO madness for the VF-31F part 2...electric boogaloo?

Edited May 31, 2018 by spacemanoeuvres
wrods

[jenius]

It's hard to imagine that this will be that hard to grab... It's just a reissue with some extra parts? If that's all it is, why didn't they just put the clips in with the drakens?

Edited May 31, 2018 by jenius

[F360]

DX Chogokin VF-31F Siegfried (Messer Ihlefeld Custom/Hayate Immelman Custom) (Completed) preorders will start after PM4:00 of 1st June, Japan time[GMT+9

https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10540715