treatment Posted Friday at 04:08 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:08 AM (edited) 9 minutes ago, Chronocidal said: Yeah, my shipping for this is going to be massive anyhow, since I'm packing it in with a whole pile of other things I've been waiting on. I was HOPING the HG YF-21 would make it (along with a couple of other kits that were on backorder), but I'm done waiting on that one. Maybe I'll get it once more things come in. This though? Really hurts my brain. Assuming you're using credit-card instead of paypal, do you not use Yen instead for your payment-currency at hlj? Should have better rate if you use Yen as your payment-currency. Edited Friday at 04:11 AM by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Friday at 04:14 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:14 AM 2 minutes ago, treatment said: Do you not use JPY for your payment-currency at hlj? Oh, I do, and I'm not going to use FedEx anyhow. I'm just laughing at how their "economy" shipping is more expensive than the priority option. This isn't even going to be the total, I just tested a couple of items.. the actual box is going to be much bigger I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted Friday at 04:27 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:27 AM (edited) 16 minutes ago, Chronocidal said: Oh, I do, and I'm not going to use FedEx anyhow. I'm just laughing at how their "economy" shipping is more expensive than the priority option. This isn't even going to be the total, I just tested a couple of items.. the actual box is going to be much bigger I think. I see. fwiw, I was a bit surprised that DHL was a quite cheaper than either FedEx options at hlj earlier. Usually it's the other way around. Not sure if the pricing scales up respectively as well when shipping lotsa stuff like you seem to be contemplating right now. Edited Friday at 04:30 AM by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Friday at 04:31 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:31 AM 2 minutes ago, treatment said: I see. fwiw, I was a bit surprised that DHL was a quite cheaper than either FedEx options at hlj earlier. Usually it's the other way around. Not sure if the pricing scales up as well when shipping lotsa stuff like you seem to be contemplating right now. It kind of depends. I avoid DHL because of issues getting things to me here (no local hub), but I tend to shuffle items in and out of the box to find the best deal, and generally EMS comes out the best for me. It's usually a shuffle between paying for weight vs volume, and knowing that HLJ has a few specific sizes of box to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted Friday at 04:45 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:45 AM 4 hours ago, oshanmacross said: Oh, now I get it! For some reason when this was first announced I must have read it wrong, or maybe it was bad translation. They TOTALLY could have thrown an extra fold booster in there... They totally could. But this is Bandai. They don't even include a spare head-laser with this DX, per Graham's report. Not sure if it even has a spare lock-pin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26662 Posted Friday at 08:42 AM Share Posted Friday at 08:42 AM 17 hours ago, treatment said: Check your hlj-account. Mine got charged/pw-ed about 5pm JST: 6550y for DHL to US is relatively steep since no HLJ shipping-discounts this time. Expecting delivery early next week (Monday/Tuesday). Hopefully this Saturday the soonest... edit/update: SHIPPED! Happy for you and everyone else who got an in-stock notice. I ordered one from HLJ really late and haven’t gotten a notice yet, so I’m guessing HLJ fills orders by FIFO. #respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26662 Posted Friday at 09:27 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:27 AM (edited) 44 minutes ago, 26662 said: Happy for you and everyone else who got an in-stock notice. I ordered one from HLJ really late and haven’t gotten a notice yet, so I’m guessing HLJ fills orders by FIFO. #respect Does HLJ stalk these forums? Got my notice w/i 45 minutes after posting. God bless HLJ! Edited Friday at 09:29 AM by 26662 De-identify moi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test_Pilot_2 Posted Friday at 11:37 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:37 AM Still waiting on AmiAmi here. It'll probably be next week at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted Friday at 11:53 AM Share Posted Friday at 11:53 AM (edited) 21 hours ago, Graham said: A word of caution, the tip of the head later was slightly bent on mine in the box and as there is a panel line there, it looks like it would be easy to break off the tip. And there is no spare head laser in the box. The instruction manual even warns you to be careful with the head laser. Hopefully the problem is not widespread. Someone already have their’s broken out of box. Edit: Another report of broken head laser. Edited Friday at 12:27 PM by MKT Added another case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0n5t3r Posted Friday at 12:56 PM Share Posted Friday at 12:56 PM Ouch! You would think Bandai would've learned by now. They detached the nozzle flaps but not the head laser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted Friday at 01:06 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:06 PM Seriously? After all the releases with detachable head lasers/fins to avoid breakage, they go back to this crap? I dislike Bandai, but stuff like this reminds me that I don't dislike them enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted Friday at 01:46 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:46 PM It’s annoying that valks without spare head lasers are the one that tends to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted Friday at 01:46 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:46 PM the only shot from hacchaka for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted Friday at 01:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:54 PM 3rd case reported, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PointBlankSniper Posted Friday at 02:01 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:01 PM This is rapidly becoming a meticulously designed nightmare scenario... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0n5t3r Posted Friday at 02:02 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:02 PM 14 minutes ago, enphily said: the only shot from hacchaka for now Those long legs made me do a double take. I thought the 21 looked taller than the 19 but when I focus on their heads and shoulders, they're just about the same height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froy Posted Friday at 02:19 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:19 PM 11 minutes ago, Lolicon said: Seriously? After all the releases with detachable head lasers/fins to avoid breakage, they go back to this crap? I dislike Bandai, but stuff like this reminds me that I don't dislike them enough. And it is not just past releases, even this release has parts that got to be attached out of the box. The exhaust fins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enphily Posted Friday at 03:25 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:25 PM (edited) On 6/27/2024 at 6:15 PM, enphily said: fighter and gerwalk review from hobby watch https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/1601938.html part 2 https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/1602584.html Edited Friday at 03:53 PM by enphily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted Friday at 03:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:54 PM 3 hours ago, MKT said: Hopefully the problem is not widespread. Someone already have their’s broken out of box. Edit: Another report of broken head laser. 2 hours ago, m0n5t3r said: Ouch! You would think Bandai would've learned by now. They detached the nozzle flaps but not the head laser. 2 hours ago, Lolicon said: Seriously? After all the releases with detachable head lasers/fins to avoid breakage, they go back to this crap? I dislike Bandai, but stuff like this reminds me that I don't dislike them enough. 2 hours ago, MKT said: It’s annoying that valks without spare head lasers are the one that tends to break. 1 hour ago, MKT said: 3rd case reported, folks. Exactly like the YF-19 DX antenna-gate breakage shenanigans. Now also present with the YF-21 DX !!! Guess Bandai is still really very high on their ass-ymmetry trip... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actar Posted Friday at 04:47 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:47 PM 1 hour ago, enphily said: part 2 https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/1602584.html I can't wait to get the figure in hand to see if the hinges can be finagled into something a little bit more palatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Friday at 05:09 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:09 PM Is there some place to go and just yell incoherently about how terrible this is where Bandai will pay attention to it? Or do we just have to hope the Japanese customers will do that for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted Friday at 05:16 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:16 PM 1 hour ago, enphily said: part 2 https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/1602584.html Somehow, this is one of best looking Battroid pic so far as per article. But maddeningly, all the Battroid pics are taken whilst hung on the stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted Friday at 05:16 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:16 PM Just out of curiosity, isn't there a Shapeways replacement for the broken 21 antenna (if it does happen like the 19)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froy Posted Friday at 05:18 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:18 PM Just now, Chronocidal said: Is there some place to go and just yell incoherently about how terrible this is where Bandai will pay attention to it? Or do we just have to hope the Japanese customers will do that for us? I'd be curious about what could the percentage of fans getting this birds be among all people who get them. Seeing how many reviewers just get the toys for content generation sake. How many get them just because and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Friday at 06:01 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:01 PM I'm not even necessarily thinking of just the broken antenna. I'd like to see how many Japanese fans are as disappointed by the compromises in this design as many of us are here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvmacross Posted Friday at 06:59 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:59 PM (edited) 1 hour ago, Chronocidal said: Is there some place to go and just yell incoherently about how terrible this is where Bandai will pay attention to it? Or do we just have to hope the Japanese customers will do that for us? It's a WWM release....the US Bandai site won't know where you bought it from until you start asking for part replacements....so you can start yelling at them for now.... I forgot if I have two or three of these incoming.....it'll be extremely disappointing to find out I've been Bandai'd....on each order! Guess I'll need to do with my DX -21's what I do now need to do with my KC Macross merch...open for inspection.... It'd be ironic if the US allotment gets rectified to eliminate the potential antenna damage....or do they all get produced-packaged at the same time but just take longer to get here due to the proverbial Chinese slow boat? Edited Friday at 07:02 PM by jvmacross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardlyNever Posted Friday at 07:10 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:10 PM Well, it sucks this looks to be coming out worse than anticipated, especially with the damage straight out of the box. Seems like my theory that this will be a shelf warmer available on discount might come true. Now it's a question of whether I even want to buy one at a discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted Friday at 07:26 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:26 PM Wonder how hard it would be to Frankenstein the legs off this and place them onto the Yamato and then replace the Bandai’s short bellyplates/hip-guards with the longer Yammie ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted Friday at 08:44 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:44 PM Lol, where there's a will, there's a way, but I suspect it would be significant effort and compromises. Arcadia should swoop in and show Bandai what's up with a Yammy V2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Friday at 09:54 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:54 PM 1 hour ago, jenius said: Lol, where there's a will, there's a way, but I suspect it would be significant effort and compromises. Arcadia should swoop in and show Bandai what's up with a Yammy V2. I'd even take more of the V1. Just give me a PF version to match my YF-19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossJunkie Posted Saturday at 12:25 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:25 AM Wow, that's crazy they packaged it like that. A thin rigid plastic piece at the highest point in the package, protected by a flexible plastic bubble. Gee, who could have predicted that this could happen if anything should get placed on top of the box? Should have just kept the head laser detachable and separate in the package. Also, I still think those arms are too small and scrawny. While the Yamato version needed Omega Pants, Bandai's needs Omega... sleeves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Saturday at 12:39 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:39 AM (edited) 14 minutes ago, MacrossJunkie said: Wow, that's crazy they packaged it like that. A thin rigid plastic piece at the highest point in the package, protected by a flexible plastic bubble. Gee, who could have predicted that this could happen if anything should get placed on top of the box? Should have just kept the head laser detachable and separate in the package. Also, I still think those arms are too small and scrawny. While the Yamato version needed Omega Pants, Bandai's needs Omega... sleeves? Yeah, this. It's all the more painful because bigger arms would have drastically reduced the badonkish look as well, by moving the tails further back. There is a ton of space behind the arms that could have been used by more arm. Edited Saturday at 12:39 AM by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwhangchoi Posted Saturday at 12:50 AM Share Posted Saturday at 12:50 AM 10 hours ago, MKT said: 3rd case reported, folks. This is some grade A bull.... Bandai... Bandai.... now i have to break my misb like I had to do when the 19's had those reports of broken head lasers.... I hope where i purchased it from has a good damage return policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted Saturday at 01:24 AM Share Posted Saturday at 01:24 AM 52 minutes ago, MacrossJunkie said: A thin rigid plastic piece at the highest point in the package, protected by a flexible plastic bubble. Mine's intact, thankfully. 😌 3 hours ago, Chronocidal said: Just give me a PF version to match my YF-19. You can always do it yourself... My Yamato is a little more restrained than the tampo on Bandai's. 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted Saturday at 01:56 AM Share Posted Saturday at 01:56 AM I've never wanted to risk screwing up the one I have, so maybe I'll just have to track down a second one of these days. Maybe we'll get lucky and Arcadia will re-release it once the noise from the Bandai one blows over. I'm curious how well it will fare on the markets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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