Bandai DX VF-31

[brouken]

Going to pick up my Passionate Walkure from the Post Office today. Looking forward to seeing the Armored Siegried in action!

[mechaninac]

Huzzah and Alleluia!  After the longest delivery delay I have ever experienced with N-Y, damn near 7 whole weeks instead of the usual < 3.5 weeks, my DX VF-31S has finally made its way to my hands... at one point I actually thought it had gone missing at the origin post, Japan, where the tracking information was stuck on pre-shipment for the longest time.  All's well that ends well, but man, that was a bit nerve wrecking.

[spacemanoeuvres]

Going back and forth with NY regarding my order for 2 x VF-31As. 

They said it’s taking a while to fill single orders and because I ordered multiples I still have a long wait ahead of me 

...bullish!t

[Chronocidal]

Tell them you want to be served in the order you ordered.  

Honestly, I'd be plenty happy accepting them one at a time.  They already charged plenty for shipping them individually.

[spacemanoeuvres]

1 hour ago, Chronocidal said:

Tell them you want to be served in the order you ordered.  

Honestly, I'd be plenty happy accepting them one at a time.  They already charged plenty for shipping them individually.

I said as much but they wouldn’t ship them separately even though *drum roll* they are SUPPOSED TO ship separately via registered SAL lol wtf!?!

I’m contemplating reducing the order so I can get at least one from them this year. 

[Jasonc]

My 31A will be here right before Super Dimension Con. It's about time.

[ChaoticYeti]

Finally.

[funkymonkeyjavajunky]

Mission achieved! It only took 317 days. Order was placed on 10/25/17 and shipped SAL registered small packet.

Edited September 8, 2018 by funkymonkeyjavajunky
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[Sanity is Optional]

Feels good, don't it?

Nice to see they're still getting fulfilled, way better than shelling out current market for one.

[Sildani]

Congratulations you two!

[Mommar]

It’s good to see more and more people from nally receiving their 31A’s.  What a ludicrous situation.

How many fellow Macross Worlders are still waiting on NY now?

Edited September 8, 2018 by Mommar

[raziel03]

*raises hand*

[Petrov27]

*raises hand*

[spacemanoeuvres]

Same here; ordered on 10/07

[David Hingtgen]

On 9/3/2018 at 2:10 AM, Graham said:

So in the movie, what's the reason why Delta are using Lil' Drakens on the wings on their VF-31s?

Answer with spoiler tags please in case anybody cares about spoilers.

 

 

I have a similar question——why does Mirage even NEED to steal a Draken?  I’m guessing her -31 is either destroyed or captured?  

[Sanity is Optional]

5 minutes ago, David Hingtgen said:

I have a similar question——why does Mirage even NEED to steal a Draken?  I’m guessing her -31 is either destroyed or captured?  

Spoiler

Both Mirage and Hayate get shot down. They stow away onto a Windemere ship, and pirate a couple valkyries to use in the final battle, one of which is Messer's as it wasn't shot down, but landed before he died.

 

[brouken]

Saw the movie. Overall, it was....meh. Storywise, the Frontier Movies were superior. Action was okay (better than the TV series overall), and the footage of the Armored Siegfrieds is some good, although familiar, eye-candy. (Can't shake the feeling that they've re-purposed some animation from Ozma's Armored Messiah).

Spoiler

Disappointed that they didn't show Hayate's VF-3JKai in the final battle. Not impressed by the Siegfried Draken combination. Felt too contrived as a means to re-sell the DX VF-31F mold.

I hope they make an announcement for the armored parts soon!

[Jasonc]

So, all I'm missing now is the Kai version, and I'm simply not in a rush for it, or really anything, so I can now save up, wait, til the armor set goes up. Damn

[Shukenzero]

Didn’t seem so long ago we were perusing the prototypes and now Delta Squadron is almost complete. I wish they’d redo the 25s with this level of engineering and matte plastic, as they still feel superior aesthetics-wise. The 25F was simply masterful.

[Valkyrie2008]

On 9/7/2018 at 6:06 PM, Mommar said:

It’s good to see more and more people from nally receiving their 31A’s.  What a ludicrous situation.

How many fellow Macross Worlders are still waiting on NY now?

Raise two hands 

I'm waiting on two piece ordered on 10/7, I did ask if they could just ship one at a time but they wouldn't comply, and I even offer to pay for the extra shipping. 

[sh9000]

5 minutes ago, Valkyrie2008 said:

Raise two hands 

I'm waiting on two piece ordered on 10/7, I did ask if they could just ship one at a time but they wouldn't comply, and I even offer to pay for the extra shipping. 

You might still get at least one of your two orders.

[spacemanoeuvres]

19 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

You might still get at least one of your two orders.

They won’t split the order. I’ve made the same request. I have an order for 2 pieces that are supposed to ship separately via SAL and they still won’t ship them one at a time.

They basically said that because I ordered 2 I have a long wait ahead of me; it’s almost a year since I placed the order for frakk sake. 

[ChaoticYeti]

Haven't had time to transform mine yet, but I do have the residue/paint finish issue on the wings where the "protective" plastic strips were placed. It is subtle, but noticeble if you look for it.

[Toonz]

I received a new update from NPY today regarding my Kairos

now I hope something good is happening

[chyll2]

@ChaoticYeti

I also have that subtle pattern on my Kairos.

 

 

[Xigfrid]

I finally got my Kairos shipped from NY They didn't want to ship with SAL, so I had to pay an additional fee to upgrade the shipping. Still fair compared to the current 31A price on secondary market

[Saviant]

@ChaoticYeti

My 31a has the same markings aswell, I tried to rub softly with some soapy water but still there.

Edited September 11, 2018 by Saviant

[NeoVanguard]

Damn shipping is so slow.  Fan Subbers subbed the Delta Movie already and my mail ordered Blu-ray is only 2 days from arriving.

[Sanity is Optional]

1 minute ago, NeoVanguard said:

Damn shipping is so slow.  Fan Subbers subbed the Delta Movie already and my mail ordered Blu-ray is only 2 days from arriving.

They probably just ripped it, since it includes english subtitles.

[no3Ljm]

16 minutes ago, NeoVanguard said:

Damn shipping is so slow.  Fan Subbers subbed the Delta Movie already and my mail ordered Blu-ray is only 2 days from arriving.

USPS released a customer advisory regarding Hurricane Florence. I'm also waiting for a package from Nippon-Yasan which they shipped it last Sept. 6 via EMS. And there were no new updates since.

https://www.counton2.com/weather/hurricane-central/postal-service-prepares-for-hurricane-florence/1433921462

 

[potatobbq]

9 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

USPS released a customer advisory regarding Hurricane Florence. I'm also waiting for a package from Nippon-Yasan which they shipped it last Sept. 6 via EMS. And there were no new updates since.

https://www.counton2.com/weather/hurricane-central/postal-service-prepares-for-hurricane-florence/1433921462

 

Mine shipped on 8/23 and has had no updates since it left Osaka on the 8/25. There was also an additional note re: the delay on the Japan Post tracking page, but this is probably the longest SAL has ever taken for me.

"Delays are expected in the delivery of international mail and EMS addressed to the areas in the United States of America listed in the table below due to delays in processing at the Office of Exchange (OE) of Los Angeles and a subsequent increase in the backlog."
 

[Mommar]

On 9/11/2018 at 4:19 PM, NeoVanguard said:

Damn shipping is so slow.  Fan Subbers subbed the Delta Movie already and my mail ordered Blu-ray is only 2 days from arriving.

The regular release has English subs.

[ManhattanProject972]

Holy crap, some progress has been made! 

I guess politely annoying the customer service staff ever few months finally paid off.

Edited September 13, 2018 by ManhattanProject972

[linitrofe]

Another here. Sorry I been busy and didn't find the time to post earlier

[ChaoticYeti]

So weird. Has anyone received their 31a from NY in the brown tamashii box? Seems like an odd point to make, but this is the first time I have received an exclusive without it.