Anasazi37 Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 35 minutes ago, slide said: Back on track though: do we expect the release to be at the end of the month? [barring any further delays?] That's what I'm assuming at this point, with a decent chance that it will slide into early February if there are any more production hiccups. Quote
jenius Posted January 3, 2021 Posted January 3, 2021 I'm hoping the delay to January was part of the shipping woes instead of a production issue. If there are production issues AND shipping woes, we'll be quite lucky to get it in January. I ordered one of each so I can compare them on the channel Quote
ErikElvis Posted January 5, 2021 Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) Thought I ordered 2 of these but I’ll be damned if I can find my second one. I have one at hlj. checked amiami, nin nin, NY, AE. Not sure where else to check Edited January 5, 2021 by ErikElvis Quote
Anasazi37 Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 Premium Finish version is back in stock at HLJ, with a February release: https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-kanzen-henkei-vf-4a-lightning-iii-hikaru-ichijyo-use-premium-finish-aca82155 Quote
Arkham Posted January 7, 2021 Posted January 7, 2021 42k, geez... Was that the original price, or is there a markup? Quote
no3Ljm Posted January 8, 2021 Author Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Arkham said: 42k, geez... Was that the original price, or is there a markup? From what's Anasazi's comment back in August when the HLJ Premium link was provided, he mentioned that the markup was 10% from the original price posted in the Arcadia site for Y38280. So the price at HLJ now probably didn't change as it was posted back then. Arcadia site has it for Y38280 which you need to use proxy to avail one. Nin-Nin has it for Y40990. The dreaded Nippon-Yasan has it for Y39000 with pay later option. But then, we really really suggest everyone not to give our hard-earned money to Nippon-Yasan if you don't want any problems later on. Do note that this is an exclusive Arcadia online shop release so expect a markup from other stores. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Arkham said: 42k, geez... Was that the original price, or is there a markup? That is close to the original price, Premium Finish editions are a bit more expensive than normal Arcadias, and normal Arcadias are a bit more expensive than DX Chogokins. The normal VF-4 edition is almost ¥30,000 Edited January 8, 2021 by Sanity is Optional Quote
Anasazi37 Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, no3Ljm said: From what's Anasazi's comment back in August when the HLJ Premium link was provided, he mentioned that the markup was 10% from the original price posted in the Arcadia site for Y38280. So the price at HLJ now probably didn't change as it was posted back then. Arcadia site has it for Y38280 which you need to use proxy to avail one. Nin-Nin has it for Y40990. The dreaded Nippon-Yasan has it for Y39000 with pay later option. But then, we really really suggest everyone not to give our hard-earned money to Nippon-Yasan if you don't want any problems later on. Do note that this is an exclusive Arcadia online shop release so expect a markup from other stores. Yeah, that's HLJ's original price for the Premium Finish version. They pick a price for pre-orders and stick with it until release. Can't say the same for some of the other shops out there. You're paying for convenience and good customer service. With HLJ, you know you'll get the item you ordered or your money back. No shenanigans where they ignore multiple support tickets you submit, keep telling you that stock is on the way, or try to give you store credit instead of a refund when they can't deliver. Quote
Arkham Posted January 8, 2021 Posted January 8, 2021 Thanks for the replies. And yes, I reported my "purchase" to Nippon Yassan as "scam" to my bank. We'll see if I get my money back :-) Quote
Anasazi37 Posted January 16, 2021 Posted January 16, 2021 (edited) HLJ is now saying that next Thursday (21 Jan) is the release date for the regular finish: Edited January 16, 2021 by Anasazi37 Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 11 hours ago, Anasazi37 said: HLJ is now saying that next Thursday (21 Jan) is the release date for the regular finish: Yay! I have a few VF-4 from Yamato and Arcadia game versions but I figured what the heck one more isn’t going to hurt. And this is the official FlashBack 2012 version. Quote
sjoebarry Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 10:04 AM, Anasazi37 said: HLJ is now saying that next Thursday (21 Jan) is the release date for the regular finish: Good. I ordered the regular. Does it say a different date for the premium? Quote
Anasazi37 Posted January 17, 2021 Posted January 17, 2021 1 hour ago, sjoebarry said: Good. I ordered the regular. Does it say a different date for the premium? Unknown. I only ordered the regular one and the date showed up in the automated Private Warehouse email I receive from HLJ every few weeks when I have stuff ready to ship or on pre-order. If you look at the actual listings on their site, it doesn't mention a specific date for either version. Quote
sjoebarry Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 FINALLY! Good news for me, I hope all y’all have gotten similar emails! Quote
Anasazi37 Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 My "item is in stock and ready to ship" email notification from HLJ arrived early this morning. Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 (edited) No word from Amazon.jp. I really enjoy the VF-4, excited to put this one next to its little (HMR) brother haha Edited January 21, 2021 by spacemanoeuvres I like toys Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted January 21, 2021 Posted January 21, 2021 HLJ is now shipping. Can’t wait to add this to the rest of the VF-4. Quote
slide Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 And I just scored a DX Roy a couple days ago... Quote
Lolicon Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 15 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said: No word from Amazon.jp. I really enjoy the VF-4, excited to put this one next to its little (HMR) brother haha Me too. Can't wait to display them together! Ancient phone pic! Quote
Jasonc Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Well, it's in a shipping box and DHL now have the mission to deliver this bad boy to my house. Also finally got the Klan VF-25 girl kit on the way with it. Next week should have a good day in there. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted January 22, 2021 Posted January 22, 2021 Mine's already in Narita, traveling via FedEx. I'm guessing it will show up on Wednesday. Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, sqidd said: AmazonJP seems slow to get these. Yeah it’s weird. I would be worried but Arcadia releases are not historically tough to secure. Plus Amazon still has the release date as 01/31... Edited January 23, 2021 by spacemanoeuvres I like toys Quote
Alex GS Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 the whole package looks beautiful, fully paid for mine in AmiAmi and on its way. Quote
kkx Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 What was amazon.jp's price for the normal version when they first listed it? Did they jack the price up to 32K or was that the original price. Quote
Slave IV Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, kkx said: What was amazon.jp's price for the normal version when they first listed it? Did they jack the price up to 32K or was that the original price. Not sure. Mines listed at 28200 but I don’t think that includes the tax they will tack on. Quote
kkx Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Slave IV said: Not sure. Mines listed at 28200 but I don’t think that includes the tax they will tack on. I see, so they did jack up the price since the start of the listing. Amazon have good (for them) pricing AI. Now it is listed as 32K, that include JP tax. After they remove that and add on the US tax, it will be about 31K I think. Their shipping price is still very good. I hope someone here will review their copy soon. Mine will not arrive till March at least. Quote
jvmacross Posted January 23, 2021 Posted January 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, kkx said: What was amazon.jp's price for the normal version when they first listed it? Did they jack the price up to 32K or was that the original price. The price is higher because the listing you are referring to is being fulfilled by Amazon...not sold by Amazon.... Quote
kkx Posted January 24, 2021 Posted January 24, 2021 6 hours ago, jvmacross said: The price is higher because the listing you are referring to is being fulfilled by Amazon...not sold by Amazon.... i see. Missed that. Thanks. Quote
sjoebarry Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 JUST GOT TRACKING NOTIFICATION THAT I'LL BE RECIEVING MY NEW VF-4A ON WEDNESDAY!!!!!! Quote
sqidd Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 I'm surprised AmazonJP hasn't shipped yet. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted January 25, 2021 Posted January 25, 2021 21 minutes ago, sqidd said: I'm surprised AmazonJP hasn't shipped yet. My guess is that nobody updated the release date, so they're holding all the stock until the 31st. Quote
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