HoveringCheesecake Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) failing that, my favorite image hosting site is imgur.com Edited February 5, 2018 by HoveringCheesecake Quote
barurutor Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 NY just emailed me, Milia premium finish release pushed back to end of March. More time to save! Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 5, 2018 Author Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, barurutor said: NY just emailed me, Milia premium finish release pushed back to end of March. More time to save! Hmmm. I hope they also pushed back the SDF-1 as well so I can save as much too. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 Hobby Search just put Milia on sale: ¥13,080. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10462775 Quote
Lolicon Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 27 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: Hobby Search just put Milia on sale: ¥13,080. http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10462775 Whew! So glad it sold out. I had my hand on the checkout button for a few minutes... really trying to hold out for the PF version. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 13 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Whew! So glad it sold out. I had my hand on the checkout button for a few minutes... really trying to hold out for the PF version. I got one, I'm skipping the PF version of the VF-1Js, but I'm in for the SDF-1 and VF-0S. I'm not a huge fan of the solid red -1J, but for like $160 shipped I'll bite. Quote
Lolicon Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: I got one, I'm skipping the PF version of the VF-1Js, but I'm in for the SDF-1 and VF-0S. I'm not a huge fan of the solid red -1J, but for like $160 shipped I'll bite. Yeah I almost bit but then it's going to become "obsolete" for me next month once the PF comes out. Plus I got lots of other preorders to pay for. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 6, 2018 Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Lolicon said: Yeah I almost bit but then it's going to become "obsolete" for me next month once the PF comes out. Plus I got lots of other preorders to pay for. Between that, the HM VF-1S, and the Macross Quarter that showed up on Mandarake for ¥8,000 my wallet is stinging from the impulse buys a bit. Quote
locidm Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Max took awhile to arrive but it's finally here and I finally got time to put them together. Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Milia discounted at NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/20774-macross-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-1j-super-valkyrie-milia-f-jenius-custom.html 15280 Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 8, 2018 Author Posted February 8, 2018 35 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said: Milia discounted at NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/20774-macross-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-1j-super-valkyrie-milia-f-jenius-custom.html 15280 Wow! Imagine. A few years ago, everyone is so emotional for missing these Valks and now it gets re-release and it's already on discount. Same thing with the VF-4G. How I wish Hot Toys are like this. That way, I'll make sure I buy the ones that I ignored since HT are expensive. Quote
Lolicon Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, spacemanoeuvres said: Milia discounted at NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/20774-macross-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-1j-super-valkyrie-milia-f-jenius-custom.html 15280 Nooooo! Don't tempt me! Quote
HardlyNever Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, spacemanoeuvres said: Milia discounted at NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/20774-macross-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-1j-super-valkyrie-milia-f-jenius-custom.html 15280 Man, that's only like $30 more than I paid for the HMR Milia... (but that's including shipping on the hmr). Who could have guessed. Quote
treatment Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 54 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Wow! Imagine. A few years ago, everyone is so emotional for missing these Valks and now it gets re-release and it's already on discount. Same thing with the VF-4G. How I wish Hot Toys are like this. That way, I'll make sure I buy the ones that I ignored since HT are expensive. Blame Arcadia overpricing shenanigans... Quote
Mommar Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Milia didn’t sell out under Yamato either... pricing was never the problem with this Valk. Quote
treatment Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 The 13k-yen discounted pricing from HobbySearch (and even NY's 15k-yen) wouldn't be quite as shocking and severe if it was not overpriced for a historically known low-selling valk... Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 Yeah I kind of want one but I already have a premium finish on preorder Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 That's probably why the discounts, get the remaining stock out the door before the premium finish ones hit. Quote
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 3 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said: Milia discounted at NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/20774-macross-1-60-kanzen-henkei-vf-1j-super-valkyrie-milia-f-jenius-custom.html 15280 Your Killing me smalls... killing me! My first Arcadia Valk.. now I need to wait for Max to go on sale! Quote
aaajin Posted February 8, 2018 Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Anyone knows how much NY charges shipping (cheapest option) to the US for the Milia? Thanks in advance! Edited February 8, 2018 by aaajin Quote
jenius Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 It's on a page before you click "buy". Just go through the steps and you'll see the actual answer for your address. Quote
aaajin Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) 42 minutes ago, jenius said: It's on a page before you click "buy". Just go through the steps and you'll see the actual answer for your address. Thanks! Sorry, first time @ NY. Feel stupid for not noticing, lol. Not bad for $176 shipped (including 2.5% paypal conversion fee) I dont know if I need a red valk tho...would be nice if they have this price for Roy/Hikaru 1S Edited February 9, 2018 by aaajin Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Just now, aaajin said: Thanks! Sorry, first time @ NY. Feel stupid for not noticing, lol. Not bad for $176 shipped (including 2.5% paypal conversion fee) You've already grasped the most important thing about buying from NY, don't have them do the currency conversion. Their exchange rate right now is $1=100yen. Quote
Mommar Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 $176 shipped is pretty much what I paid for my old Yamato Milia back in the day. Quote
Sandman Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Seeing such a discount on that Milia makes me want to buy it sooooo bad even though i have one already and am broke ATM. Quote
CeramicDragon Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 So if I buy it in yen, its cheaper than $176 shipped? Is that with the cheapest shipping option? Quote
HardlyNever Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 If you're buying from NY, always buy in yen, as they are locked into 100 jpy= 1 usd, which hasn't been reality for years. How much you save will depend on a number of factors (current exchange rate, whether or not your payment method has a fee for currency exchange, etc). So the exact cost will fluctuate a bit. As far as shipping, that is always a time vs cost issue. You can have it sent by boat if you want, but that will literally take months. The shipping cost will be dependent on how fast you want it (the exact cost also fluctuates a bit, based on current shipping rates). Quote
SuperDimensionalDave Posted February 10, 2018 Posted February 10, 2018 I have a hard limit on these Arcadia 1/60 releases of $200 or less. I bought the recently released Roy 1S and paid $235 and I love it but sorry these things are overpriced as all get out. That was the first of the Arcadia 1/60's I had purchased as I've been quite content with my Yammy 1/48's. I have around 15 or 16 various Yamato 1/48's (still my faves) and never paid more than $150 for one of those. Even the Yamato 1/60's were less. The Virgin Road 1J I paid like $130 for brand new shipped. I just checked. Anyway even though I'm perfectly content with my 1/48 Max / Millia at this price I jumped on the 1/60. Can't have enough Max and Millia 1J's. Now I guess I gotta keep my eyes peeled for an under $200 Max 1/60 lol. Quote
Froy Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) So, Max here and ... just got Yamat... erghm... Arcadiaed Same side, same issue. Some one did a terrible job at QC if strees marks where already there at the moment of packing the toys. The reaction missiles where not particularly hard to attach, but the thing just fell of off after a few seconds. Not sure if I should contact HLJ. I know since Yamato era, toy companies only offer domestic services for replacement parts. What I'm going to do now is file some material from the pylons. I don't know if it is because the molds but there seems to be more material in either the hard point connector or the pylon piece than it should be. Edited March 6, 2018 by Froy Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) I noticed on my Milia, the missile pylon needs to be attached at a certain position, rotated with the front (or was it back?) facing as far inwards as possible, then rotated out. There's a small gap in the attachment point to let the pylon snap on easily/with less stress. Also, you need to remove the missiles from the pylon to attach the second one properly, since the missiles run into eachother when putting on the second pylon. Edited March 6, 2018 by Sanity is Optional Quote
jenius Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 Yes, there is a twist trick to the missiles but I don't know that being really good about the twist guarantees you won't break them. Quote
Froy Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: I noticed on my Milia, the missile pylon needs to be attached at a certain position, rotated with the front (or was it back?) facing as far inwards as possible, then rotated out. There's a small gap in the attachment point to let the pylon snap on easily/with less stress. Also, you need to remove the missiles from the pylon to attach the second one properly, since the missiles run into eachother when putting on the second pylon. This twisting system has been there since Yamato. But it think i found the problem you can see a difference in thickness on the hard point attachment, that is the VF-1D next to the Max. Twisting only makes things worse. Even the molding is smother on the VF-1D. Seems the molds are screwed up. I need to compare to my Mirira and see if there is a noticeable difference. Edited March 6, 2018 by Froy Quote
wmkjr Posted March 6, 2018 Posted March 6, 2018 In the Arcadia blog they mentioned something about the hardpoints and that they made adjustments. https://ameblo.jp/arcadiaac/entry-12312374556.html Quote
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