Bandai DX Chogokin 1/48 VF-1

[Digitalfiend]

^^^ that’s just awesome looking 

Edited September 23, 2019 by Digitalfiend

[Digitalfiend]

  On 9/22/2019 at 6:30 PM, Ignacio Ocamica said:

Another review. It seems the legs still get detached while handling the VF.

 

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Great, now I’ve got “Mah-ku-ross” repeating over and over and over in my head...ahhhh

[gerwookie]

Anyone know what the complaints are on the amazon japan low star reviews?

[Lolicon]

  On 9/23/2019 at 2:45 AM, gerwookie said:

Anyone know what the complaints are on the amazon japan low star reviews?

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Looks like the reviewer's copy has the wrong side hinge. Now I have to check my 1J when I get home because the shoulder on it doesn't move all the way forward properly. 

Looks like Arcadia isn't the only one using the incorrect side joints. 

[gerwookie]

News to me. Can you tell me what I’m looking at/what it’s supposed to look like?

[CeramicDragon]

I don't see anymore AJ sellers willing to ship to US. Any other place to get this cheaper than $270?

[Digitalfiend]

  On 9/23/2019 at 5:08 AM, CeramicDragon said:

I don't see anymore AJ sellers willing to ship to US. Any other place to get this cheaper than $270?

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I still see a few ... look at:

eおもちゃやさん - 23,790 JPY ... just checked and that one let me go right to the last page of checkout without any issue (shipping to Canada).

Edited September 23, 2019 by Digitalfiend

[Lolicon]

  On 9/23/2019 at 5:04 AM, gerwookie said:

News to me. Can you tell me what I’m looking at/what it’s supposed to look like?

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Reviewer says Bandai screwed up the shoulders. 

Here's the correct shoulders. 

[DewPoint]

So you could get two right shoulder joints.  Or more precisely, an inverted right shoulder joint install as the left shoulder joint.  Bandai and Arcadia probably need to step up their assembly plant QC a bit more.

[CeramicDragon]

  On 9/23/2019 at 5:26 AM, Digitalfiend said:

I still see a few ... look at:

eおもちゃやさん - 23,790 JPY ... just checked and that one let me go right to the last page of checkout without any issue (shipping to Canada).

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Thanks! That was a few pages down. It said shipping not available, but it went straight to the checkout page.

[Digitalfiend]

Woohoo, tracking shows my Max is in Toronto already...wasn’t expecting it to get here quite that quickly.  Thumbs up for Anime Export.  Now it will take Canada Post 3 days to deliver it 30km... 

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[eXis10z]

  On 9/21/2019 at 4:24 PM, General Rasp said:

Hi, if anyone is still looking to pick one up try these two sellers on Amazon Japan. 

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Tried cart out to but they didn't allow shipping overseas so that's a fail for me.

[Xigfrid]

  On 9/23/2019 at 5:35 AM, Lolicon said:

Reviewer says Bandai screwed up the shoulders. 

Here's the correct shoulders. 

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That’s proof that Bandai and Arcadia use the same factory!

[Lolicon]

  On 9/23/2019 at 7:58 AM, Xigfrid said:

That’s proof that Bandai and Arcadia use the same factory!

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OMG what if they're secretly the same company? Even the name is suspicious! If you take ARCADIA and replace the A with a B, drop the R, change the C to an N, and rearrange the letters, and you get BANDAI! 

Obviously, the dropped R was reassigned to the Hi Metal name giving us Hi Metal R! 

The clues were there all along. 

[spanner]

Ordered a VF-1J Hikaru.. 

[theraiden]

I ordered a Max from Anime Export on Saturday and was starting to sweat because it was still in "Packing Status" today. Then i took a look at this: https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/japan/2019
Man they sure do have a LOT of holidays in Japan 

[spacemanoeuvres]

Got second shipping notice from AJ. My Max’s are on the way

[Convectuoso]

Still waiting for NY to ship mine 

[obakesan]

I'm wondering do you think Bandai will realase a GBP armour set for the 1J? 

[spacemanoeuvres]

  On 9/23/2019 at 12:06 PM, obakesan said:

I'm wondering do you think Bandai will realase a GBP armour set for the 1J? 

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Yes, there was promotional art (schematics) after the launch of the 1J. 

[Atomski]

  On 9/23/2019 at 10:47 AM, Convectuoso said:

Still waiting for NY to ship mine 

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Same.

[sqidd]

  On 9/23/2019 at 1:49 PM, Atomski said:

Same.

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It took me about three weeks to get my SV-51 from them.

[DYRL VF-1S]

It's par for the course with NY as of the last few releases.  As @Slave IV always says, "I'm not worried.  It always arrives."

[tekering]

I'm so glad Bandai stuck with the VF-1J grey for Max's 1A...

So much nicer than Yamato's shock-white.

[Slave IV]

  On 9/23/2019 at 2:17 PM, DYRL VF-1S said:

It's par for the course with NY as of the last few releases.  As @Slave IV always says, "I'm not worried.  It always arrives."

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Haha, yup! I haven’t even checked if NY shipped mine. Don’t care, it will be at my house eventually. 

[Alphahorizon]

Looking sharp. NY has been "preparing" mine ( and others) for a few days now. But I know I'll get it eventually.

[DYRL VF-1S]

  On 9/23/2019 at 2:18 PM, tekering said:

I'm so glad Bandai stuck with the VF-1J grey for Max's 1A...

So much nicer than Yamato's shock-white.

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Nice man!  Looking good.

[Atomski]

  On 9/23/2019 at 2:17 PM, DYRL VF-1S said:

It's par for the course with NY as of the last few releases.  As @Slave IV always says, "I'm not worried.  It always arrives."

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Yeah, that's why I went with them, they seem to always come through even if they do take a bit to fill those late orders.

[seti88]

  On 9/23/2019 at 2:18 PM, tekering said:

I'm so glad Bandai stuck with the VF-1J grey for Max's 1A...

 

So much nicer than Yamato's shock-white.

 

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[jrhudson311]

I have one on order I placed on Friday at 1999 and one I placed a order for on Sunday at Amazon.jp.  both orders went through but I have not been charged for either yet.  Why would that be you guys think?

[rdrunner]

Finally received shipping notification for my two orders of Max 1A from Amazon JP.

Interestingly they were both sent out today (Monday) which is supposed to be a national holiday there.  Also, the orders were placed minutes apart, but one shipped from Tokyo and the other originated from Osaka.

[tekering]

  On 9/23/2019 at 3:05 PM, rdrunner said:

Interestingly they were both sent out today (Monday) which is supposed to be a national holiday there.

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National holidays don't mean much here, unless you're a civil servant.  I received postal deliveries this morning; a courier brought my Amazon package this afternoon; I even had university classes to teach today.

[DYRL VF-1S]

  On 9/23/2019 at 2:55 PM, jrhudson311 said:

I have one on order I placed on Friday at 1999 and one I placed a order for on Sunday at Amazon.jp.  both orders went through but I have not been charged for either yet.  Why would that be you guys think?

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It means they're going to cancel the orders on you and actually blacklist you from ordering again.  You sure your CC is paid up??

 

 

JK I find that many of these companies wait to charge you until the product is processed for shipment.  So, for example, I ordered Max direct from AJ.  I have a pending charge and suspect that I won't see it hit until it's processed for shipment.  Nothing to worry about on the AJ side.  I haven't ordered from 1999 but know that HobbySearch is reputable.

[gerwookie]

  On 9/23/2019 at 5:35 AM, Lolicon said:

Reviewer says Bandai screwed up the shoulders. 

Here's the correct shoulders. 

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Ah at first didn’t see difference in joints but now see the grooves missing on top of max’s Left shoulder hinge joint. Meaning the grooves are on the bottom? 

[rdrunner]

  On 9/23/2019 at 3:14 PM, tekering said:

National holidays don't mean much here, unless you're a civil servant.  I received postal deliveries this morning; a courier brought my Amazon package this afternoon; I even had university classes to teach today.

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I see - that's sounds a bit like the Columbus Day over here then.