Sanity is Optional Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 17 minutes ago, pafy6285 said: Surprised that it's already up on mykombini. They usually have very late postings. This one's a web exclusive, so it'll probably up for quite a while. If it's too popular there's a decent chance they'll open a second issuing. Though I doubt it'll go there for Kakizaki. Quote
Bolt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Man. Does Bandai ever screwed up Gundam markings ,like they do for Macross? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, Bolt said: Man. Does Bandai ever screwed up Gundam markings ,like they do for Macross? Have you looked at the metal builds compared to the model kits or the various on-screen versions? They re-imagine everything, add more decals, etc... It's actually quite popular with the gundam kits, where the original screen-accurate versions can be quite bland and uninteresting when they're static. Quote
Bolt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 I have many of the HG kits. But beyond that. Haven't dabbled more into Gundam. And , at this point, rarely buy anymore G kits . Strictly Macross. It sounds like what you're saying is intentional. I'm talking about screw up's here. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 There's a big difference between adding extra markings not seen in the show (especially when it was hand drawn) and completely botching up the markings. Hasegawa doesn't provide PETS ON markings for their kits, do they? Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) If you're talking about the 001 vs 100 thing specifically, probably. They might have just re-printed the sticker/decal sheets after catching it (on models). I'm not aware of any gundam mis-prints, but then again I only know of 2 macross mis-prints (100 and the SWS shoulder). Edited March 25, 2020 by Sanity is Optional Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: If you're talking about the 001 vs 100 thing specifically, probably. They might have just re-printed the sticker/decal sheets after catching it (on models). I'm not aware of any gundam mis-prints, but then again I only know of 2 macross mis-prints (100 and the SWS shoulder). We're mostly talking about the Kakizaki now, because Bandai is sticking to their story that the 100/001 snafu was on purpose for "symmetry" reasons, and purposefully printing Kakizaki with 012 on one tail, and 210 on the other... which completely shoots their argument in the foot, because the number 2 is not symmetrical. So they're giving us stickers to "fix" the fact that they refuse to admit a mistake. I'm not going to say I support public vandalism, but I hope someone spraypaints "IADNAB" across the back wall of their corporate headquarters to see how they like it. Edited March 25, 2020 by Chronocidal Quote
Lolicon Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 If the 100 on the upper starboard stabilizer was intentional for reasons of symmetry, then why does the lower starboard stabilizer have 001? Seems pretty damn assymmetrical* to me. * Not a typo. With Bandai, it's ASSymmetrical. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Lolicon said: If the 100 on the upper starboard stabilizer was intentional for reasons of symmetry, then why does the lower starboard stabilizer have 001? Seems pretty damn assymmetrical* to me. * Not a typo. With Bandai, it's ASSymmetrical. If I remember correctly, it's purely because someone got a bug in their shorts about the tails in battroid looking "weird" because the numbers weren't the same. You know.. never mind the entire rest of the valk. THE TAILS IN BATTROID MUST LOOK THE SAME!!!11! Edited March 25, 2020 by Chronocidal Quote
orindlt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 It's very quiet - isn't the PO meant to be live now? (I suppose NY takes its time) Quote
nathans82 Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, orindlt said: It's very quiet - isn't the PO meant to be live now? (I suppose NY takes its time) It sure is, only Okiniland, MyKombini, Nin-Nin and BiginJapan have it up so far. Quote
chyll2 Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 10 minutes ago, orindlt said: It's very quiet - isn't the PO meant to be live now? (I suppose NY takes its time) the appeal of web exclusive Quote
dafob Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Is Okiniland a reliable site? I've never heard of them. Can anyone with experience with their site chime in please? Quote
nathans82 Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 11 minutes ago, dafob said: Is Okiniland a reliable site? I've never heard of them. Can anyone with experience with their site chime in please? Very reliable and highly recommend, used them before for DX Chogokin and other stuff. Quote
dafob Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, nathans82 said: Very reliable and highly recommend, used them before for DX Chogokin and other stuff. Thanks for confirming. Their price seems fair. I'll give them a shot and see how it goes... Edited March 25, 2020 by dafob Quote
Falcon Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Is BiginJapan reliable for something like this? Quote
Grey728 Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Falcon said: Is BiginJapan reliable for something like this? I bought 5 missile sets from them and they pulled through without issue. Quote
Chronocidal Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 I think I'm going to give them a shot tonight, since I need to get to sleep I'd rather use AE or NY, but I'm not all that excited for Kakizaki anyhow, so if nothing happens, I won't worry. If I see the other sites pop up tomorrow, I might grab a second for tweaking with, but that's a tomorrow question. Quote
orindlt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Knowing your luck, the moment you hit the pillow, Kakizaki will come up on both AE and NY ;-) Quote
dafob Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, ArchieNov said: Wow NY sold out already. How much was it, anyways? It's still available, but at 25,000Y! Edited March 25, 2020 by dafob Quote
mamboeidos Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, ArchieNov said: Wow NY sold out already. 25k yen? big in japan is cheaper..... luckily i already got it there... Quote
orindlt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Could be, though it only just got posted, so could be an error in the listing. Quote
dafob Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Available at AE: http://www.anime-export.com/product/47150 24800 Yen Edited March 25, 2020 by dafob Quote
orindlt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Up properly at NY https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/30774-super-dimension-fortress-macross-dx-chogokin-vf-1a-valkyrie-kakizaki-hayao-custom-limited-edition.html Quote
orindlt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (As these are now live, clearly Chronocidal has fallen asleep ;-) Quote
dafob Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, orindlt said: (As these are now live, clearly Chronocidal has fallen asleep ;-) Sounds like he has my luck! LOL After seeing the prices at AE and NY, I no longer have regrets ordering early at Okiniland. Quote
ArchieNov Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Looks like I saw it too early. It first showed up as Not Available but after I refreshed it less than a minute later it said Preorder available. It was 25,000 JPY and is still available as of now. Quote
orindlt Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 I think they stage the page first and then push it live once it has been checked. Quote
Lolicon Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Ordered via From Japan. Note to anyone using From Japan: DO NOT USE PAYPAL PAYMENT. I should have remembered this from the VF-0D order, but if you select Paypal payment on the From Japan page, it won't take you to the Paypal page where you can select your funding source. It will straight up charge you right then and there using Paypal's crappy conversion rate where Paypal pockets the difference. For this order it was only a few dollars, but it annoys me to no end that I gave a few extra dollars to the f***ers at Paypal. I had used my CC conversion rate for the 0D order, fortunately. Quote
mamboeidos Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, dafob said: Sounds like he has my luck! LOL After seeing the prices at AE and NY, I no longer have regrets ordering early at Okiniland. me too at big in japan...total cost plus shipping is less than NY or AE Quote
Jetreo Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Ordered via FromJapan as well, they have always been good from my experience (more than a decade now). It's just now a waiting game for stuff to arrive and for the next release announcement. Quote
valar Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Hi guys, yesterday I watched very carefully Macross dyrl and tv series to check the accuracy of tampo printing, canopy shape and position of the seat. In the attached pics you can see what I mean... Why did Bandai make these mistakes? Why? These are things they could easily do perfectly! So... Why??? SDF DYRL Edited March 25, 2020 by valar Quote
sqidd Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 13 minutes ago, valar said: Why did Bandai make these mistakes? Why? These are things they could easily do perfectly! So... Why??? When talking about conspiracy theories it's always best to view them through the lens of "Don't attribute to conspiracy what you can attribute to greed or stupidity". When it comes to mass production it's always best to view them through the lens of "Don't attribute to laziness or lack of execution what you can attribute to cost". I've found with most products that the engineers want to do a something perfect. But they have to dial that back a whole bunch of notches when the bean counters enter the room. Then a couple of more when the marketing guys show up. Quote
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