Arcadia 1/60 SV-51 Ivanov

[Ikaros3]

8 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

Is this delayed? N-Y hasn't asked for payment yet and they usually do so at least 2 weeks in advance of the release date.

I was charged by CDJpaan last week.

[no3Ljm]

13 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

I’m going to take a chance and wait until these are marked down. May not bite even then but curious to see what they will be selling for in a few months. 

When did Arcadia marked down their item after release? (Thinking about M&M releases. )

 

[mickyg]

Even with a markdown, this one's gonna be a hard pass.  The Aussie dollar is so bad right now that the JPY price at retail is over $500 in Aussie dollars.  Just can't do it.

I think I've been spoiled by good exchange rates in the past, when high priced items were being introduced.  I'm recalling the VF-4 being closer to $300 when I bought the Arcadia release. 

[Tober]

3 minutes ago, mickyg said:

Even with a markdown, this one's gonna be a hard pass.  The Aussie dollar is so bad right now that the JPY price at retail is over $500 in Aussie dollars.  Just can't do it.

I think I've been spoiled by good exchange rates in the past, when high priced items were being introduced.  I'm recalling the VF-4 being closer to $300 when I bought the Arcadia release. 

And the F**king GST.   As a result of the GST I now don't spend as much at local retailers. 

I'm still keeping my pre-orders, but I'm not happy about the inflation.

[apptt4]

3 hours ago, Tober said:

And the F**king GST.   As a result of the GST I now don't spend as much at local retailers.

go (to Hell) Harvey Norman, go!

[easnoddy]

I know Arcadia spent a good bit of time on redesign.  But its really hard to swallow the $400 USD price tag shipped on this.  ESPECIALLY if its not PF.  Thats more than the regular DYRL Macross I think.

[Dobber]

I don’t disagree with you, but many people forget or don’t understand just how BIG the toy is. The 51 is a big bird. 

Chris

[apptt4]

58 minutes ago, Dobber said:

I don’t disagree with you, but many people forget or don’t understand just how BIG the toy is. The 51 is a big bird. 

Chris

SV-51 battroid is 31.5cm, fighter 38cm

DX 1/48 VF-1J in battroid is 26.5cm

[slide]

4 minutes ago, apptt4 said:

SV-51 battroid is 31.5cm, fighter 38cm

DX 1/48 VF-1J in battroid is 26.5cm

out of curiosity, what's the wing-span difference?

[no3Ljm]

6 hours ago, slide said:

out of curiosity, what's the wing-span difference?

I used @jenius anymoon photo to check the wing span. 30.5cm.

[slide]

big bird indeed.

[F360]

from anymoon ,  the different is size of a 1/60 vf-1 vs 1/60 Macross ZERo sv-51.. vs 1/48 vf-1 too.

http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=3131

 

 

 

 

[ArchieNov]

On 8/23/2019 at 12:59 AM, Ikaros3 said:

I was charged by CDJpaan last week.

Looks like NY has started asking for payment as well. Guess it won't be delayed after all. Well at least the RIOBOT Yellow from MOSPEADA got delayed to next month, so good enough for me.

[Xigfrid]

Got my notice from AE that the item is in stock and ready to ship. I will wait a bit longer until the armor parts are available to ship everything together. 

Edited August 30, 2019 by Xigfrid

[apptt4]

1 hour ago, Xigfrid said:

Got my notice from AE that the item is in stock and ready to ship.

yeap same. I want this so badly, but considering waiting until DX VF-1A is out for that sweet combined shipping... no idea how much, or if any, money will be saved tho.

[Lolicon]

HLJ's site is conveniently down for maintenance atm, but I'm going to assume they got their SV-51 shipment in as well. I'll probably ship it out right away even though I'm only a month in on my PW. I really want it! 

[orindlt]

Just got my "Purchase" notice from HLJ, so they must have their stock.

[Lolicon]

1 hour ago, orindlt said:

Just got my "Purchase" notice from HLJ, so they must have their stock.

Same. Site is still down though so I can't request to ship. 

[anubis20]

1 hour ago, Lolicon said:

Same. Site is still down though so I can't request to ship. 

Yea i rushed to request shipping when I saw the email and hit the wall 

[Dobber]

Haven’t heard anything from AmiAmi yet. 

Chris

[davidwhangchoi]

when is CDjapan going to ship?

i've been waiting too.

[sh9000]

QC.  Not my pic.

[Ignacio Ocamica]

I've seen that pic. He can blow hot air with a hair dryer and problem solved.

[anubis20]

Ok just paid HLJ for shipping. Hopefully they can have it out by tomorrow 

[sqidd]

This is my first time pre-ordering something. I'm not clear on how this works. I ordered one through NY and paid in full. By the looks of the thread they're starting to ship from some retailers. What can I expect as far as when it will ship? I only ordered it a couple weeks ago. I'm guessing I'm at the end of the line? Will I get a "warning" with tracking?

 

Oddly their site still shows them as pre orders. Is this just because they haven't updated the site?

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/28108-macross-zero-1-60-kanzen-henkei-sv-51-dd-ivanov-final-battle-ver.html

 

I think I'm missing a few things. Thanks!

 

 

[Chronocidal]

NY operates on a "we'll get around to it" model of scheduling shipments.   It's frustrating, but they just have a well-established reputation of taking their time to get shipments out, and not really paying any attention to who ordered or paid for their items first.

On the positive side though, I don't think there have been any cases where they didn't eventually deliver.  What'll happen is you'll eventually (probably within a week or two) get a "shipping preparation in progress" email, which is probably just to let you know that they've purchased the shipping label based on item weight.  After another vaguely defined period of time, you'll get a shipping confirmation, and after that it's up to your chosen shipping method.

Bottom line is, they aren't timely, but they are reliable.  If you want or need something delivered quickly, they shouldn't be your first choice.  Sadly, in many cases with high-demand Bandai releases, they might be your only choice if you can't get an order somewhere else.

[Metal Man]

Has anyone else ever used 1999.co to purchase valks? They're my go to but I've never done a pre-order with them before.

[Slave IV]

21 minutes ago, Metal Man said:

Has anyone else ever used 1999.co to purchase valks? They're my go to but I've never done a pre-order with them before.

Haha, well that's the thing. The only time I've wanted to use them was for preorders but I have come to belive that securing a preorder with them for popular items is a myth. I sit on their product page refreshing every moment possible and it ALWAYS goes stright from Not Yet Available to Sold Out.

[anubis20]

40 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Haha, well that's the thing. The only time I've wanted to use them was for preorders but I have come to belive that securing a preorder with them for popular items is a myth. I sit on their product page refreshing every moment possible and it ALWAYS goes stright from Not Yet Available to Sold Out.

Same here!!! Ive only seen the add to cart button once and when I managed to click it stuff had sold out 

[Darth Mingus]

1 hour ago, anubis20 said:

Same here!!! Ive only seen the add to cart button once and when I managed to click it stuff had sold out 

I think pre-ordering from 1999 is the golden unicorn for this forum.  Otherwise, the site is rock solid, good prices, good customer service, ships quickly.  I used to get Gunpla from them without issue.

[Metal Man]

Guess I'm the 1 in a million. Then again, I don't suppose the SV-51 is in huge demand.

[Sanity is Optional]

10 minutes ago, Metal Man said:

Guess I'm the 1 in a million. Then again, I don't suppose the SV-51 is in huge demand.

You can pre-order with them, but only on things where pre-orders don't run out.

HMR and Arcadia releases are usually fine.

DX Chogokin and Metal Builds run out in seconds.

[sqidd]

3 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

NY operates on a "we'll get around to it" model of scheduling shipments.   It's frustrating, but they just have a well-established reputation of taking their time to get shipments out, and not really paying any attention to who ordered or paid for their items first.

On the positive side though, I don't think there have been any cases where they didn't eventually deliver.  What'll happen is you'll eventually (probably within a week or two) get a "shipping preparation in progress" email, which is probably just to let you know that they've purchased the shipping label based on item weight.  After another vaguely defined period of time, you'll get a shipping confirmation, and after that it's up to your chosen shipping method.

Bottom line is, they aren't timely, but they are reliable.  If you want or need something delivered quickly, they shouldn't be your first choice.  Sadly, in many cases with high-demand Bandai releases, they might be your only choice if you can't get an order somewhere else.

Thank you

[Mommar]

I told AE to ship yesterday night and haven’t heard anything since.  

[jenius]

I'm going to wait until Max's TV VF-1A comes out to ship...