Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[ArchieNov]

I know this has been requested before, but can someone like no3ljm create a video of the scene from the 2nd Macross Frontier movie where the Vajra queen builds up and fires a super beam attack (Preorder Madness) at the Macross Frontier (Macross item) and it get blocked by all those smaller vajras and their shields (server error, cart jack, etc). When all the dust clears it ends in failure and cuts to a scene of some rage quit/table flipping/pc monitor punching dude.

Edited April 9, 2019 by ArchieNov

[no3Ljm]

8 minutes ago, ArchieNov said:

I know this has been requested before, but can someone like no3ljm create a video of the scene from the 2nd Macross Frontier movie where the Vajra queen builds up and fires a super beam attack (Preorder Madness) at the Macross Frontier (Macross item) and it get blocked by all those smaller vajras and their shields (server error, cart jack, etc). When all the dust clears it ends in failure and cuts to a scene of some rage quit/table flipping/pc monitor punching dude.

Wow. That's a lot of graphic stuff to superimpose on the scene to put into a video/gif. I'll see what I can do, Archie. I have to rewatch that scene to study it first.

Edit: If it's possible, can you tell me the timestamp of that scene so it's easy to find. Thanks!

 

Edited April 9, 2019 by no3Ljm

[vlenhoff]

Dang it , missed those pre-orders too. I might have to bite the bullet at NY. 

[Rein+]

7 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Wow. That's a lot of graphic stuff to superimpose on the scene to put into a video/gif. I'll see what I can do, Archie. I have to rewatch that scene to study it first.

Edit: If it's possible, can you tell me the timestamp of that scene so it's easy to find. Thanks!

 

wow this sound cool, im waiting.

[sh9000]

1 hour ago, vlenhoff said:

Dang it , missed those pre-orders too. I might have to bite the bullet at NY. 

Hopefully someone who bought multiples can help you out.  I would have done the same if I got an extra.

[ArchieNov]

2 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Wow. That's a lot of graphic stuff to superimpose on the scene to put into a video/gif. I'll see what I can do, Archie. I have to rewatch that scene to study it first.

Edit: If it's possible, can you tell me the timestamp of that scene so it's easy to find. Thanks!

 

Hi no3ljm. Oh, sorry I didn't know it will take that much time and effort. It's okay if you don't want to do it. Also, I made a mistake. It's not from the 2nd movie but rather the final episode of the TV series (ep 25). It's around the 15:17 to 15:55 minute mark. Of course some of the scenes inbetween need to be edited out for a more concise video.

 

[nathans82]

Dang missed both, was asleep. Bit the bullet and got it from Amazon JP.

[eggy99]

As an Aussie my new go to store is Anime Export due to not charging GST (10%) on top of the item and shipping price. Also only charging upfront for the item cost and not the shipping is appreciated (AE's shipping is very reasonable and comparable to other retailers). All the others are upfront payment of item and shipping.

2nd choice will be Plaza Japan, only because the shipping has to be paid upfront.

No more Ami or HLJ for me on these expensive orders. The additional 10% is killer on the end price. Also PO madness and missing out doesn't seem worth it when it was pretty breezy to get it via AE and PJ.

Hmm... No My Kombini today? No Big In Jap?

I just read the MB Eva scalper article (Bandai wishlist thread) and it's upsetting that the scalping has gotten so rampant.

We just had someone buy 3 MB Eva from my work's webstore. WTH??? 3??? The sales team cut it back to 2 units. Gotta be a scalper too...

[sumyumgoy]

4 hours ago, jenius said:

I GOT ONE!!!!!

Glad you and others got one finally!  This was a tough pre-order...hope the future releases will be better.

4 hours ago, Lolicon said:

WTF did I buy a third one for???

lol, nice, the trifecta!

[moose]

Still looking guys if anybody spots one pleae post

[spacemanoeuvres]

Ah I missed the second round. Really wanted to get another order so I don’t have all my eggs in one basket.  Oh wells congrats to all who secured a copy

[ArchieNov]

My basket has no eggs...

[Mommar]

What a surprise, a bunch of bullshit happened in the middle of the night again.

[eggy99]

Thought this would be useful for the next PO Madness as a record of the initial PO price, and historical PO live time for each retailer.

I've arranged it by live date/time

DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1A TV Max pre-order record:  April 8, 2019, 4pm JST

18,468 yen  @ Nin-Nin-Games https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/31513-macross-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximillian-jenius-use-dx-chogokin--4573102567222.html
April 8, 2019, ~2:00pm JST

17,100 yen  @ Hobby Search https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10605111
April 8, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

18,450 yen  @ AmiAmi https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-047859
April 8, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

18,000 yen  @ CDJapan http://mag.cdjapan.co.jp/?4_--_3284216_--_1885_--_9
April 8, 2019, ~4:09pm JST

18,000 yen  @ HLJ https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-use-bans56722
April 8, 2019, ~4:12pm JST

16,280 yen  @ Nippon-Yasan https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27881-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html
April 8, 2019, ~6:09pm JST

18,000 yen  @  AmazonJP   https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/offer-listing/B07QC9VHJC/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
April 8, 2019, ~6:35pm JST

259.90 usd  @  Kurama Shop https://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom-action-figure/
April 8, 2019, ~7:27pm JST

18,470 yen  @ Plaza Japan https://www.plazajapan.com/4573102567222/
April 9, 2019, ~2:12pm JST

18,000 yen  @ Anime Export http://www.anime-export.com/product/43703
April 9, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

16,151 yen @ Okini Land
https://okini.land/en/8955-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-use-bandai.html
April 11, 2019, ~2:50 JST

Hope this proves useful for the next PO Madness.

Edited April 13, 2019 by eggy99
Added Okini Land

[rdrunner]

Congrats to those who had managed to get one from japan plaza or AE.  Seems like both of them lasted for only minutes as well.  For those who are still looking, fingers crossed and keep checking.  Good luck with the continued battle against the scalpers.

[Mommar]

2 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

Thought this would be useful for the next PO Madness as a record of the initial PO price, and historical PO live time for each retailer.

I've arranged it by live date/time

DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1A TV Max pre-order record:  April 8, 2019, 4pm JST

18,468 yen  @ Nin-Nin-Games https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/31513-macross-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximillian-jenius-use-dx-chogokin--4573102567222.html
???

17,100 yen  @ Hobby Search https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10605111
April 8, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

18,450 yen  @ AmiAmi https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-047859
April 8, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

18,000 yen  @ CDJapan http://mag.cdjapan.co.jp/?4_--_3284216_--_1885_--_9
April 8, 2019, ~4:09pm JST

18,000 yen  @ HLJ https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-use-bans56722
April 8, 2019, ~4:12pm JST

16,280 yen  @ Nippon-Yasan https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27881-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html
April 8, 2019, ~6:09pm JST

18,000 yen  @  AmazonJP   https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/offer-listing/B07QC9VHJC/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
April 8, 2019, ~6:35pm JST

259.90 usd  @  Kurama Shop https://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom-action-figure/
April 8, 2019, ~7:27pm JST

18,470 yen  @ Plaza Japan https://www.plazajapan.com/4573102567222/
April 9, 2019, ~2:12pm JST

18,000 yen  @ Anime Export http://www.anime-export.com/product/43703
April 9, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

Hope this proves useful for the new PO Madness.

You left out  Loopaza going up at some point last night too.

$249.99 https://www.loopaza.com/dx-chogokin-macross-delta-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html

[vlenhoff]

3 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Hopefully someone who bought multiples can help you out.  I would have done the same if I got an extra.

I hope so. I am good for the money, straight shooters and all. 

Thanks SH9000, i appreciate the sentiment. 

[HardlyNever]

All these pre-order open at 2 and 3 am for me.  I can do one night of pre-order madness here and there, but I'm not going to try to do multiple nights of that.  Unless I happen to catch a random re-opening during the day, I probably won't be able to get one.

Amazon JP prices keep going down, so maybe the launch day price of this won't be too insane.  Or maybe I'll just pass on this one.  Kinda sucks, because I really like this line.

[Shizuka the Cat]

19 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

Thought this would be useful for the next PO Madness as a record of the initial PO price, and historical PO live time for each retailer.

I've arranged it by live date/time

DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1A TV Max pre-order record:  April 8, 2019, 4pm JST

18,468 yen  @ Nin-Nin-Games https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/japanese-import-hobbies-toys-game-character/31513-macross-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximillian-jenius-use-dx-chogokin--4573102567222.html
???

17,100 yen  @ Hobby Search https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10605111
April 8, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

18,450 yen  @ AmiAmi https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-047859
April 8, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

18,000 yen  @ CDJapan http://mag.cdjapan.co.jp/?4_--_3284216_--_1885_--_9
April 8, 2019, ~4:09pm JST

18,000 yen  @ HLJ https://hlj.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-use-bans56722
April 8, 2019, ~4:12pm JST

16,280 yen  @ Nippon-Yasan https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27881-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html
April 8, 2019, ~6:09pm JST

18,000 yen  @  AmazonJP   https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/offer-listing/B07QC9VHJC/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new
April 8, 2019, ~6:35pm JST

259.90 usd  @  Kurama Shop https://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom-action-figure/
April 8, 2019, ~7:27pm JST

18,470 yen  @ Plaza Japan https://www.plazajapan.com/4573102567222/
April 9, 2019, ~2:12pm JST

18,000 yen  @ Anime Export http://www.anime-export.com/product/43703
April 9, 2019, ~4:00pm JST

Hope this proves useful for the new PO Madness.

Nin-Nin's 18,468 yen price offering went live at about 2pm JST on April 8 for a few minutes, then was taken down. The next time Nin-Nin offered the VF-1A, it was at an inflatted price of 29,900 yen.

[eggy99]

16 minutes ago, Mommar said:

You left out  Loopaza going up at some point last night too.

$249.99 https://www.loopaza.com/dx-chogokin-macross-delta-vf-1a-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-custom.html

Did a search through and referenced @Shizuka the Cat an others' links, and didn't see it listed. It seems to have become available without much attention due to the high price. 

Also big credit to @Shizuka the Cat for most of this hard work in collating all the link. 

[eggy99]

4 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Nin-Nin's 18,468 yen price offering went live at about 2pm JST on April 8 for a few minutes, then was taken down. The next time Nin-Nin offered the VF-1A, it was at an inflatted price of 29,900 yen.

Thanks! Updated. 

[Kanedas Bike]

Ordered from Loopaza before, their price after shipping is comparable to N-Y. I will say that they are the only place that delivered the only 31A out of the 3 that I ordered during that particular fiasco. MyKombini being the party that cancelled my other preorder and then relisted at a higher price (after I paid them in full).

-b.

[ErikElvis]

I’m not so sure it was scalpers that caused this.  I mean it doesn’t seem like it has been a lucrative trade recently with valk releases.  I haven’t had trouble getting what I wanted until this PO.  They haven’t always been easy but seems a little ridiculous this time around. 

[Shizuka the Cat]

I just wanted to take a moment to apologize for not being available last night to update pre-order links. I feel bad that I missed out on listing when Anime-Export opened up its pre-orders.

My body crashed hard last night and I was hibernating for the past 9 hours.

I am very glad that @jenius and @Valkyrie23, gain the link hero, spread the word regarding Anime-Export pre-orders, and @gulan posted the PlazaJapan link.  I hope many more MWF folk who had missed out on day 1 pre-orders were able to secure themselves a TV Max.

*bows profusely*  Again, I am so sorry for not being on the ball last night.

[Shizuka the Cat]

16 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

Did a search through and referenced @Shizuka the Cat an others' links, and didn't see it listed. It seems to have become available without much attention due to the high price. 

Also big credit to @Shizuka the Cat for most of this hard work in collating all the link. 

As far as I could tell. Loopaza did not get listed until at least 14 hours after pre-orders at other stores began. Loopaza was part of my scan rotation, and I did not see it listed during that time.

Edited April 9, 2019 by Shizuka the Cat

[rdrunner]

2 minutes ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

I just wanted to take a moment to apologize for not being available last night to update pre-order links. I feel bad that I missed out on listing when Anime-Export opened up its pre-orders.

My body crashed hard last night and I was hibernating for the past 9 hours.

I am very glad that @jenius and @Valkyrie23, gain the link hero, spread the word regarding Anime-Export pre-orders, and @gulan posted the PlazaJapan link.  I hope many more MWF folk who had missed out on day 1 pre-orders were able to secure themselves a TV Max.

*bows profusely*  Again, I am so sorry for not being on the ball last night.

Thanks Shizuka but I don't think you have anything to be sorry for.  You have re-ignited a great trend here on MWF (to post links on PO madness night and help others out).  After everything you had done in the heat of the PO night, with a full time Doctoral degree going on in the background, what you did was already amazing and it helped many of us. 

[nathans82]

@Shizuka the Cat, you did amazing work trying to help us all, so don't feel bad. Even though I didn't get one at retail costs, I want to thank you, @jenius and @Valkyrie23 for all the hard work and time you all put in for us.

[juice14]

5 minutes ago, nathans82 said:

@Shizuka the Cat, you did amazing work trying to help us all, so don't feel bad. Even though I didn't get one at retail costs, I want to thank you, @jenius and @Valkyrie23 for all the hard work and time you all put in for us.

I will second that.... if you guys are ever in Singapore (or now maybe Thailand, Bangkok) I would be glad to host or help

[vlenhoff]

Yeah Shizuka the cat, you helped even when you were not going to buy it. Very cool of you!

Oh btw, no luck here, but i am still searching. This is becoming more difficult than getting all Infinity stones. 

[kkx]

Was feeling really lousy last night after the PO madness, so go to sleep early. Then now found out that I missed another chance.

This is terrible. The guilt of going to sleep when I could have keep checking.....

 

[Sturmvogel]

I just wanted to chime in here too.  Many kudos to you Shizuka the Cat!  Your links during the VF-1J pre-order last year were the reason I was able to snag one, and this round was very helpful as well.  Thanks!

[DYRL VF-1S]

51 minutes ago, Kanedas Bike said:

Ordered from Loopaza before, their price after shipping is comparable to N-Y. I will say that they are the only place that delivered the only 31A out of the 3 that I ordered during that particular fiasco. MyKombini being the party that cancelled my other preorder and then relisted at a higher price (after I paid them in full).

-b.

Uh oh...jeez so we have to be worried about that happening?   This was my first Macross PO.  It. Was. Crazy.  I'm glad I secured one from NY, but couldn't do another all-nighter to grab a 2nd. 

[Ipsquitch]

1 minute ago, kkx said:

Was feeling really lousy last night after the PO madness, so go to sleep early. Then now found out that I missed another chance.

This is terrible. The guilt of going to sleep when I could have keep checking.....

 

I feel you. I bought at a markup last night, but I would have missed the overnight (for me) pre-orders anyway, so it pretty much washes out in the end.

[Dobber]

1 hour ago, HardlyNever said:

All these pre-order open at 2 and 3 am for me.  I can do one night of pre-order madness here and there, but I'm not going to try to do multiple nights of that.  Unless I happen to catch a random re-opening during the day, I probably won't be able to get one.

Amazon JP prices keep going down, so maybe the launch day price of this won't be too insane.  Or maybe I'll just pass on this one.  Kinda sucks, because I really like this line.

I don’t see any sellers that will ship outside of Japan with Amazon JP 

[vlenhoff]

Welp, i broke down, and i ordered from NY. Is it me or it increased about 20 bucks in one night? If i could swear here, you guys know what i would say. I guess that's enough.

Well, anyway, 1/48 Vermilion is a go. I hate to pay this over priced thing, but i guess it would be about the same to get the Yammie version, without a Kakizake available.

I guess my OCD kicked in this morning.