davidwhangchoi Posted September 19, 2017 Author Posted September 19, 2017 On 9/15/2017 at 1:36 PM, F360 said: If you plan to use their discount code , itll be best to use it on the Premium Ed SDF-1 to get that 3.5% worth. i got my coupon but it was only 2% i used it on both Max and miria premium edition to give me double the discount. Quote
Major Focker Posted September 19, 2017 Posted September 19, 2017 silly me. i wasn't paying attention to this DP thing until you guys brought it up. so out of curiosity, i clicked on "Summon Discount Power" just to see how much discount i could get. to my surprise (and panic) there was no preview of what % that would amount to, and no confirmation screen at all to check that i didn't click on that button accidentally. it just went straight to lodging in my "request". now i'm thinking how many times i might have accidentally clicked on it in the past and let all those discount vouchers lapse. anyway, i got 6%, but now i have nothing to buy as what i want are either already on order or on my watchlist waiting for availability. i wonder if i can cancel my M&M PF and SDF-1 PF, then re-order them together and apply the discount? maybe throw in another VF-31C for good measure Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 23 minutes ago, Major Focker said: silly me. i wasn't paying attention to this DP thing until you guys brought it up. so out of curiosity, i clicked on "Summon Discount Power" just to see how much discount i could get. to my surprise (and panic) there was no preview of what % that would amount to, and no confirmation screen at all to check that i didn't click on that button accidentally. it just went straight to lodging in my "request". now i'm thinking how many times i might have accidentally clicked on it in the past and let all those discount vouchers lapse. anyway, i got 6%, but now i have nothing to buy as what i want are either already on order or on my watchlist waiting for availability. i wonder if i can cancel my M&M PF and SDF-1 PF, then re-order them together and apply the discount? maybe throw in another VF-31C for good measure The code is good for several months as I recall, so don't worry too much about it. You might be able to get the discount applied to an existing order via contacting customer support though. Quote
F360 Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 3 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said: i got my coupon but it was only 2% i used it on both Max and miria premium edition to give me double the discount. I still need to figure out the dp and the level difference that will give you the maximum amount of discount . 38 minutes ago, Major Focker said: silly me. i wasn't paying attention to this DP thing until you guys brought it up. so out of curiosity, i clicked on "Summon Discount Power" just to see how much discount i could get. to my surprise (and panic) there was no preview of what % that would amount to, and no confirmation screen at all to check that i didn't click on that button accidentally. it just went straight to lodging in my "request". now i'm thinking how many times i might have accidentally clicked on it in the past and let all those discount vouchers lapse. anyway, i got 6%, but now i have nothing to buy as what i want are either already on order or on my watchlist waiting for availability. i wonder if i can cancel my M&M PF and SDF-1 PF, then re-order them together and apply the discount? maybe throw in another VF-31C for good measure Wow 6% , thats the highest i have seen. For some reason i always get a 3 or 3.5%. They should show the expire date too , normally its close to a year Quote
Major Focker Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 45 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: The code is good for several months as I recall, so don't worry too much about it. You might be able to get the discount applied to an existing order via contacting customer support though. thanks for the tip! i'll try that and report back. 29 minutes ago, F360 said: I still need to figure out the dp and the level difference that will give you the maximum amount of discount . Wow 6% , thats the highest i have seen. For some reason i always get a 3 or 3.5%. well, it is my first time clicking on the DP button (i think) and i did have several $k purchases with NY, so the accumulated DPs probably did it. if anything, i felt i should've gotten more, but i think a lot of my shopping binges didn't earn DPs (or were at reduced DP) as they typically are sale items. can't complain though when the discount is 40% on high value items, particularly the Fewture stuff. so i had 62DP and it seems they divide that by 10 then rounded down to 6%. but seeing you guys had 0.5%, they probably round down to the nearest 0.5, which means that if you had 1-4 or 6-9 DPs, might as well wait till you make the next 5 or 10 before claiming the discount. still no idea on how the LVLs or EXPs factor into all these. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted September 20, 2017 Author Posted September 20, 2017 new upgrades to miria VF-1J: caps to cover assembly holes: Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Very nice, stealth assembly premium finish. Quote
recon Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Damn why they did not started these changes when they release the strike/super sets for the VF-1S Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 3 hours ago, recon said: Damn why they did not started these changes when they release the strike/super sets for the VF-1S Arcadia should've done this the moment they started reissuing and charge us more for those old VF-1's 4 years ago. Quote
derex3592 Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Seriously.....what took them THIS long to make this tiny, but needed upgrade??? (along with the others I saw mentioned on their Twitter feed) Quote
Slave IV Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Haha, Improve...People Complain...Don't Improve...People Complain...People Still Buy $$$ Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 As someone who actually designs and builds things for a living, there's some changes that are only realistic to make after doing a production run and seeing what types of variance you can expect in the produced parts. Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 28 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Haha, Improve...People Complain...Don't Improve...People Complain...People Still Buy $$$ Welcome to MACROSSWORLD dear good sir! Quote
Lolicon Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 I can still see the outlines of the screw covers. Preorder canceled. Quote
valhary Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 even so not justified the overpriced Quote
Chronocidal Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 (edited) I'm gonna be that guy and complain that they're not necessary. The only thing screw covers ever accomplished for me was making absolutely sure I had to permanently damage a product before I could take it apart to adjust the tightness of a joint, or clean a jagged seam, or something. Edited September 20, 2017 by Chronocidal Quote
Sandman Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 Wow screw covers. So innovative. Except the ver 1 1/60s had them. They may have fallen out all the time but they still had them. Quote
QEssential Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 I am disappointed Arcadia only chose this time to roll out these fixes. They should really have done them when reissuing them from the start. As a collector I want all my valks to be standardized. And as macross collectors we are always looking for the "definitive" version of the toy. So with this little constant upgrades and with the "premium" versions it kinda leaves us collectors in a bad spot. I don't want to rebuy all the toys I've had before! Hence, I've decided to stop buying and following Arcadia unless they do a V3 version. Quote
Xigfrid Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 Now we know where went the extra cash from the increase of price of both the Roy VF-1S and Roy VF-1S Premium finish... Enough with all that and make a proper V3 at least, with all tampo as standard finish... Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 21, 2017 Posted September 21, 2017 On 9/19/2017 at 9:00 PM, davidwhangchoi said: Quick question guys. I'm at work so I don't have access on my VF-1 Super Packs. Can anyone confirm about that 'Made In China' stamp is where it is right now? Thanks! Quote
Sandman Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 I didn't even notice that till you mentioned it. That really stands out now i know it's there. That's really going to bug me now. Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 7 minutes ago, Sandman said: I didn't even notice that till you mentioned it. That really stands out now i know it's there. That's really going to bug me now. Yeah. Like you, I didn't notice it before. And I did checked earlier and looks like it was there ever since. Quote
Major Focker Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 5 hours ago, Sandman said: I didn't even notice that till you mentioned it. That really stands out now i know it's there. That's really going to bug me now. that it says made in china, or that it has an origin stamp at all? Quote
Lolicon Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 I would never buy a toy made in China. Quote
no3Ljm Posted September 22, 2017 Posted September 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, Lolicon said: I would never buy a toy made in China. Then you might have to sell everything. No more toys for you, mister. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted September 22, 2017 Author Posted September 22, 2017 arcadia retweeted an editorial review of the max premium with tampo printing with some picture shots: http://hobby-maniax.com/archives/63740 Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted September 23, 2017 Author Posted September 23, 2017 arcadia blog has a sample of premium tampos on miria pictured below: Quote
Lord_Of_Tetris Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 What are the arrows supposed to be pointing at? Quote
seti88 Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 When big red arrows appear thats what you call premium dawg! Quote
Lolicon Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 They just need to slap on this label so people know it's premium! Quote
MikeRoz Posted September 23, 2017 Posted September 23, 2017 5 hours ago, Lord_Of_Tetris said: What are the arrows supposed to be pointing at? I read the blog entry that the pictures came from via Google Translate. I'll try my best to annotate each of the pictures. Someone with a better command of the language can correct me if necessary... 8 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said: arcadia blog has a sample of premium tampos on miria pictured below: People have complained that the knee joint extension is kind of tight, and scary to extend. They've loosened it a bit while still retaining the locking functionality. People complained the backpack hook swung kind of loose. They tightened it up. This picture wasn't in David's post because it undermines his claim that these are all pictures of the tampo printing, but it purports to show how they made the intake covers more flush with the top of the intake shroud. The text talks about the gap in an arm joint being reduced, but given where the arrow is pointing I'm guessing it's the gap between the two halves of the arm? The leg super part attachment was made less wobbly. The grip and the stock were both made less wobbly. Quote
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