Lolicon Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 2 hours ago, David Hingtgen said: Thanks, that was my guess. Did you seal it at all, or is there a risk of smudges etc? Not until after I decal her up. In the mean time, I've never had any issues with graphite smudging; even the Arcadia panels are deep enough to where your hands won't really get into them with some gentle handling, though some of the super shallow depressions (not really deep enough to really qualify as actual lines) might rub if you really try. Quote
nightmareB4macross Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 My new display for FB2012 pins. Quote
sh9000 Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 8 hours ago, jvmacross said: Thanks! I thought about it for a while but finally opted for the PF version myself..... Thanks for the idea! I wanted to add Hikaru into the pic eventually, so just went ahead and did it when I added the additional VF-4's! Here was the shot before I superimposed Hikaru onto it.... This one is nice too. Quote
Lolicon Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 3 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said: My new display for FB2012 pins. I like those pins. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted February 21, 2021 Posted February 21, 2021 Looks like the Premium Finish versions are getting ready to ship.... Quote
Mommar Posted February 21, 2021 Posted February 21, 2021 30 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said: Looks like the Premium Finish versions are getting ready to ship.... Yesssss! Quote
spacemanoeuvres Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 My PF arrived at my proxy. Going to ship via surface eventually so I’ll get by summer haha Quote
Mommar Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 FromJapan just asked for payment. DHL for me (steep shipping) Quote
Lolicon Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 DHL or Fedex shipping for two units was pretty steep. Shipping one unit fast and another via slow ferry would have cost even more than shipping both DHL/Fedex. Wanted at least one unit in hand so I can see how to proceed on my regular edition. Quote
DYRL VF-1S Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, Grey728 said: How much is shipping these days? Quote
jenius Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Holy smokes, FJ wanted more than 10K yen to ship this thing priority... sooooooo nope... won't be reviewing that one for a while! Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Grey728 said: How much is shipping these days? Not a VF-4, but just shipped a VF-22 last month. Fedex was just shy of $100 shipped to California. I think the boxes are pretty similar in size. Quote
Corrinald Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 4 hours ago, jenius said: Holy smokes, FJ wanted more than 10K yen to ship this thing priority... sooooooo nope... won't be reviewing that one for a while! Isn't that nuts? I will be using surface shipping for just about everything from here on out. Quote
Anasazi37 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 5 hours ago, jenius said: Holy smokes, FJ wanted more than 10K yen to ship this thing priority... sooooooo nope... won't be reviewing that one for a while! That's crazy-expensive for a toy this size. HLJ charged me $40 for FedEx when they shipped the regular version exactly one month ago. I'm assuming the boxes for both products are nearly identical. I wonder if part of the higher price is proxies taking the Arcadia shipping box and putting that in a still larger box. If anyone here is getting their PF through HLJ, I'd be curious to know what the FedEx/DHL cost is, for comparison. 16 minutes ago, tekering said: Incoming VF-4 pic spam! Take cover! Okay, looks like I need to make that set of decals for the regular finish.... Quote
burnout6 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said: That's crazy-expensive for a toy this size. HLJ charged me $40 for FedEx when they shipped the regular version exactly one month ago. I'm assuming the boxes for both products are nearly identical. I wonder if part of the higher price is proxies taking the Arcadia shipping box and putting that in a still larger box. If anyone here is getting their PF through HLJ, I'd be curious to know what the FedEx/DHL cost is, for comparison. Okay, looks like I need to make that set of decals for the regular finish.... In for a set ! Quote
tekering Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 19 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said: Okay, looks like I need to make that set of decals for the regular finish.... Ah, but will you see fit to include markings Arcadia left off the PF, like that mysterious "SDF-018" on the vertical stabs? Even the Wave kit included those... Quote
ErikElvis Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 I have 2 PF’s coming but wonder if I should have got 1:1. I may actually like the reg better. Have to get them in hand. Quote
F360 Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 From some of my recent orders FJ just put the whatever item shipping box that they received into their own better shipping box. Which increase the size which increases the shipping cost . >_< Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 FromJapan uses the shrink-wrap to a cardboard slab method, which ends up much larger than HLJ. Quote
jenius Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 The biggest weakness of FJ is definitely the shipping. They have only a few box sizes. They need a bigger box for surface shipping and more mid size boxes for Express. Quote
Lolicon Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 6 hours ago, tekering said: Incoming VF-4 pic spam! Take cover! Looks pretty good. I'll have to wait till I get it in hand and put it side by side to really see how it compares. 6 hours ago, Anasazi37 said: That's crazy-expensive for a toy this size. HLJ charged me $40 for FedEx when they shipped the regular version exactly one month ago. I'm assuming the boxes for both products are nearly identical. I wonder if part of the higher price is proxies taking the Arcadia shipping box and putting that in a still larger box. If anyone here is getting their PF through HLJ, I'd be curious to know what the FedEx/DHL cost is, for comparison. Okay, looks like I need to make that set of decals for the regular finish.... If you do make them I'll take a few sets. Those grey-nosed 4Gs need decals too! 6 hours ago, tekering said: Ah, but will you see fit to include markings Arcadia left off the PF, like that mysterious "SDF-018" on the vertical stabs? Even the Wave kit included those... I can live without those, but won't complain if they're included. It's a bizarre designation; I'll stick with SDF-2. Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 22, 2021 Posted February 22, 2021 Oh.. I had to think about that a moment.. Is that the actual PF version, or a custom job using the normal release? The markings are nice, but I've never liked panel lining. Really sad Arcadia decided to go that route, because I would have loved to pick up a PF version otherwise. Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 22, 2021 Author Posted February 22, 2021 9 hours ago, tekering said: Incoming VF-4 pic spam! Take cover! Love the pics, @tekering. 9 hours ago, Anasazi37 said: Okay, looks like I need to make that set of decals for the regular finish.... I'm also IN for 2 sets. Quote
tekering Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 5 hours ago, Lolicon said: It's a bizarre designation; I'll stick with SDF-2. It's got pedigree, though. SDF-018 has appeared on most toy and model representations of the VF-4, 'cause it was there on the very first: the Musashiya garage kit... ...and rumor has it Kawamori himself did the box art. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Anasazi---you can put me down for a set of VF-4 decals once you've got them done. I don't even have a VF-4 yet (plan to wait for a sale), but I want a set anyways, just to be ready. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, tekering said: It's got pedigree, though. SDF-018 has appeared on most toy and model representations of the VF-4, 'cause it was there on the very first: the Musashiya garage kit... ...and rumor has it Kawamori himself did the box art. I'm far from an expert, but that sure does look like his art to me... Quote
no3Ljm Posted February 23, 2021 Author Posted February 23, 2021 36 minutes ago, tekering said: It's got pedigree, though. SDF-018 has appeared on most toy and model representations of the VF-4, 'cause it was there on the very first: the Musashiya garage kit... ...and rumor has it Kawamori himself did the box art. I don't think it's a rumor. His name is actually right there as the illustrator on the top right corner under Big West. Quote
HayateAltoHunter Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Found a piece by Gwyn Campbell at Deculture Shock when googling the SDF-018.... https://www.decultureshock.com/the-vf-4-and-the-curious-case-of-the-sdf-018/ Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 Here's me wondering if maybe it was supposed to be SDF-01B rather than SDF-018? Quote
Chronocidal Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said: Here's me wondering if maybe it was supposed to be SDF-01B rather than SDF-018? You know, zooming into that art makes me think that may actually be the case, but the resolution is pretty low. Quote
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