sh9000 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Mine still says preparation in progress. I’m having them ship with Eco SAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviant Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Well I just got an email from NY to say the Drakens have been posted, that took way too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie23 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I also received my NY shipping email for the Draken set. Quick Question: Does this Draken set contain the clips needed to attach to the original VF-31F valk release? Or do I need to buy the movie VF-31F just for those compatible clips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Still no word on NY shipping my Drakens... This release does include the clips, according to the contents list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie23 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Awesome - thanks, Sanity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brouken Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just got my shipping notice from NY as well. I hope the announcement for Arad's super and armor packs come out soon. I need to focus on completing Delta Platoon without being sidetracked with a lot of other non-Macross related toy releases. This hobby is getting real close to being prohibitively expensive for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyffon Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said: Still no word on NY shipping my Drakens... This release does include the clips, according to the contents list. I can confirm that the clips come with the set, one pair for fighter/gerwalk, one pair for battlroid, but it does not come with the transparent parts if you want to use it on the sv-262 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Mine just shipped 3 hours ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 https://www.loopaza.com/dx-chogokin-macross-delta-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom.html https://mykombini.com/en/july-2019/13682-dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-bandai-spirits-4573102556523.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkx Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just a heads up for those that still looking to get the 31E (but missed the informative post earlier in the thread), NY still have them. If you are ok with NY and the 24,000 yen price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallman Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Mine was shipped lastnight. But tracking still posting / collection. Is moving, but slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Picked up the Hayate 31F for 14000 yen at Mandarake. Got it yesterday and put on Keith’s Drakens. Have to say I’m disappointed in the way they connect. They don’t connect solid and constantly fall off when you handle the toy. Trying to position the drakens whe. Connected is frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F360 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Sandman said: Picked up the Hayate 31F for 14000 yen at Mandarake. Got it yesterday and put on Keith’s Drakens. Have to say I’m disappointed in the way they connect. They don’t connect solid and constantly fall off when you handle the toy. Trying to position the drakens whe. Connected is frustrating. but 14000 is a good price. . win some , lose some? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 The clips from the Movie F (for the Draken and then you put Keith's Drakens on it) do pop off easily when you fiddle with it as I did use it for a photoshoot with Mirage/Lil'Draken set up. 14k yen for the Movie F is definitely worth the purchase if anyone passed over Messer's 31f originally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 56 minutes ago, Sandman said: Picked up the Hayate 31F for 14000 yen at Mandarake. Got it yesterday and put on Keith’s Drakens. Have to say I’m disappointed in the way they connect. They don’t connect solid and constantly fall off when you handle the toy. Trying to position the drakens whe. Connected is frustrating. That connection is expected. And like we mentioned before -- the Lil Drakens are designed for the Draken's, not for the Siegfried's. Period. But as F360 and borgified mentioned, that price is already worth it. Congrats on the purchase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 There are a couple of VF-31J on Mandarake selling for ¥21,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saviant Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 6 hours ago, jvmacross said: https://www.loopaza.com/dx-chogokin-macross-delta-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom.html https://mykombini.com/en/july-2019/13682-dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-bandai-spirits-4573102556523.html Thanks for the mykomini link, I ordered one from there, was no way I was giving NY any money after the draken and gunpla I ordered from them taking weeks to ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hachi Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 7 hours ago, Saviant said: Thanks for the mykomini link, I ordered one from there, was no way I was giving NY any money after the draken and gunpla I ordered from them taking weeks to ship Mykombini also sometimes cancels orders. Just FYI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyffon Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Not just cancel, but if the valk is hot, they will then proceed to sell it at a higher mark up afer cancelling your order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) lol, HLJ sent me a message said they cancelled my preorder for Chuck About mykombini: they cancelled my fully paid order for Kairos at release day, so i hate them. Edited February 6, 2019 by enphily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, enphily said: lol, HLJ sent me a message says they cancelled my preorder for Chuck Wait a minute here.. Didn't you also got burnt with the 31a as well (from what I recall)? If my memory serves me correctly, didn't @Slave IV get burnt from mycombini (or is it another provider) on the 31a as well? I'm sure that others got "fried to a crisp" on the 31a pre-orders as well. If Arad's 31a does get made (hopefully from the second Delta movie), will it be easier to acquire this particular release or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, borgified said: Wait a minute here.. Didn't you also got burnt with the 31a as well (from what I recall)? Yup. With 31A i was very "lucky". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I just got an email from hlj cancelling my chuck order as well. I'm guessing they going through the orders now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Are they at least giving you guys a 10% off coupon? Like they did with the aile strike and whichever 31 was on the same pre-order night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Just now, Sanity is Optional said: Are they at least giving you guys a 10% off coupon? Like they did with the aile strike and whichever 31 was on the same pre-order night? nice joke:) Nope, no coupon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: Are they at least giving you guys a 10% off coupon? Like they did with the aile strike and whichever 31 was on the same pre-order night? No 10% coupon was offered. Edit: I guess I could try sending a reply requesting a discount because their email doesn't really provide us much opportunity to find the item else where based upon its high demand amd their generic response... lol. " Hello, Thank you for your recent order with HobbyLink Japan. Unfortunately, due to a server slow-down caused by extremely heavy, concentrated traffic on our site, we received more orders for the limited BANS55652 DX Chogokin VF-31E Siegfried (Chuck Mustang Use) than we will be able to fulfill, despite having set limits on the number of total orders, and number of pieces individual customers were permitted to request. Bandai is intentionally limiting supply of this item. We have tried to provide this item to as many individual customers as possible, but unfortunately have determined it will not be possible to acquire any more than the already small amount of stock we will receive, so regretfully have now cancelled all orders not possible to fulfill, including yours. We hope this notification allows you time to seek the item elsewhere. Please accept our apologies for the unfortunate news and inconvenience to you. We are currently considering a number of ideas and processes in order to better manage these very limited releases of these tremendously popular items, and the huge rise in traffic our site experiences at such times. We are sorry to have disappointed you with our service this time, and will hope for the opportunity to serve you in the future. HobbyLink Japan Customer Service http://www.hlj.com" Edited February 6, 2019 by PsYcHoDyNaMiX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps99042 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I was also thinking we'd get a 10% off coupon with the HLJ cancellation but I guess all they need to tell us is "too bad" and that their site sucks for preorders but they're gonna try and make it better next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHoDyNaMiX Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Just fyi... I just double checked my hlj order number for chuck's vf-31e and I'm guessing any number after mine will probably get chopped from the list: 13901054 Let's not try to start an hlj witch hunt lol. I guess I really shouldn't have tried changing my PayPal agreement payment type with them that night, it caused a delay with completing my order.... lol. Edited February 6, 2019 by PsYcHoDyNaMiX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanity is Optional Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Well, that blows pretty hard. HLJ needs to get their site in order, not only is it slower than before the switch (and the advanced search is missing), it's still having issues over-selling pre-orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 36 minutes ago, borgified said: Wait a minute here.. Didn't you also got burnt with the 31a as well (from what I recall)? If my memory serves me correctly, didn't @Slave IV get burnt from mycombini (or is it another provider) on the 31a as well? I'm sure that others got "fried to a crisp" on the 31a pre-orders as well. If Arad's 31a does get made (hopefully from the second Delta movie), will it be easier to acquire this particular release or not? Yeah, mykombini cancelled my 31A order saying it was out of stock and then it was back in stock with the price raised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 1 minute ago, Sanity is Optional said: Well, that blows pretty hard. HLJ needs to get their site in order, not only is it slower than before the switch (and the advanced search is missing), it's still having issues over-selling pre-orders. Yeah, they told update needed to avoid problems like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F360 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Yeah, mykombini cancelled my 31A order saying it was out of stock and then it was back in stock with the price raised. yeah. that was messed up. I still can't believed they did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie23 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Got my cancellation email from HLJ. Great. At least they kind of confirm or are blaming Bandai. Gotta "love" Bandai. And by that I mean frakk Bandai lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjdetweiler Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) I personally didn't get one as I'm not familiar with the VF-31's and the anime - that sucks by HLJ, this also happened to some people when they were trying to order MB 00 QanT and Aile Strike. and also I didn't had any issues with mykombini, cancelling and raising the price before the actual release is a bummer! wow! Edited February 6, 2019 by tjdetweiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yman1437 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) Oh no....my only po that "went thru" Email from hlj, do you usually get any discount code for this? Unfortunately, due to a server slow-down caused by extremely heavy, concentrated traffic on our site, we received more orders for the limited BANS55652 DX Chogokin VF-31E Siegfried (Chuck Mustang Use) than we will be able to fulfill, despite having set limits on the number of total orders, and number of pieces individual customers were permitted to request. Bandai is intentionally limiting supply of this item. We have tried to provide this item to as many individual customers as possible, but unfortunately have determined it will not be possible to acquire any more than the already small amount of stock we will receive, so regretfully have now cancelled all orders not possible to fulfill, including yours. We hope this notification allows you time to seek the item elsewhere. Edited February 6, 2019 by yman1437 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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