jvmacross Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 Thanks for posting the head's up....PO'd VF-1S Roy V2.0 and Max VF-1A.... Quote
jenius Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 Woof, I'd love to preorder the three valks but the prices have gone up and that's a big hit all at once... Quote
Knight26 Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 I'll be curious to see what improvements/changes, if any are made to the toys before buying. Quote
Wolf-1 Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 So is the Max release ver. 1.5 or 2.0? Photos of it went up on BBTS today, though still no photos for the newest versions of Roy/Rick. Quote
jenius Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 The molds were updated... I doubt they can go back to V1. The site says to ignore photos for the 1S and that it will be V2, same should apply to Max. Quote
Stampeed Valkyrie Posted January 18, 2022 Author Posted January 18, 2022 5 hours ago, jvmacross said: Thanks for posting the head's up....PO'd VF-1S Roy V2.0 and Max VF-1A.... I just did the same thing. I was debating the V2 Roy but went for it.. I already have all the other limited run versions anyway. Where are my SD valks!.. lol the whole reason why I started. Quote
Sanity is Optional Posted January 18, 2022 Posted January 18, 2022 Oof, $44 shipping on top of $200 for the Roy w/ supers, or $34 for the bare version? Quote
CoryHolmes Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 What does it mean when the site says, "Shipping to North America not allowed" or words to that effect? Should I order or not even bother? Quote
no3Ljm Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, CoryHolmes said: What does it mean when the site says, "Shipping to North America not allowed" or words to that effect? Should I order or not even bother? It's probably due to their Post Office suspending airmail services to the United States. Best to contact them and ask what's the best way of having it ship to you. Here's their message on the 1/72 VF-1A Max page: https://www.kitzconcept.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=87 Quote IMPORTANT SHIPPING REMARKS - Our Post Office has suspended all airmail services to Australia, Canada, France, Mexico and USA from 1 Jan 2022 until further notice. All express delivery orders to these countries can only be shipped when the services are resumed. Quote
ps99042 Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Ben's VF-1A just went up for pre-order. Same price as Max but limited to supposedly 98 pieces compared to the 198 for Max according to their Facebook post. Does that even make sense? BBTS is carrying Max so I assume they will have Ben as well. Shipping is ridiculous to the US as well. Ordering post via "Express Mail" for 7-14 days is $66 when shipping actually resumes. Individually shipping each piece is $34 so not much of a break buying more. Quote
jvmacross Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 Nice...PO'd! Will get the Bandai DX version too....if Bandai ever gets around to it.... Quote
jvmacross Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 I asked KitzConcept if the videos recently posted are showing improvements over the V2.0 VF-1J release and they said they do. So I guess the next batch of 1/72 VF-1's will be V2.5......guess it'll be a while before I can get a hold of mine as I am opting to hold off on shipping. My biggest issues are the connection points when in gerwalk...the video really doesn't show an improvement as far as I can tell. The other thing I do not like is how they are painting the cockpits....they have that goofy chrome look to them Quote
mantisfists Posted January 19, 2022 Posted January 19, 2022 I can't remember, does Kitzconcept charge taxes if you live in The States? Quote
ps99042 Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 8 hours ago, mantisfists said: I can't remember, does Kitzconcept charge taxes if you live in The States? Nope. They don't charge sales tax but their shipping cost makes buying from BBTS cheaper option even with the sales tax charged by BBTS. Quote
CoryHolmes Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, ps99042 said: Nope. They don't charge sales tax but their shipping cost makes buying from BBTS cheaper option even with the sales tax charged by BBTS. So BBTS might be the better option? Quote
no3Ljm Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, CoryHolmes said: So BBTS might be the better option? KitzConcept shipped to the California, US (as an example) will cost you US$ 173.90. (139 + 34 shipping) BBTS shipped to California will cost you around US$ 179.xx. (159.99 + 9.62% tax (atleast based on my purchase history) + 4 flat rate) Yeah. If you're in the US, it's best to get it from BBTS. You just have to wait a little longer but atleast if you have problem/s with the item, sending it back to them is less hassle than sending it back to KitzConcept (Shipping International). But if you want to save a few bucks, order it directly from KitzConcept. However at this point, KitzConcept PO for 'Ben' & Max are already sold out. Since the production number is low for these two, not sure how that will impact BBTS PO's. Edited January 20, 2022 by no3Ljm Quote
Corrinald Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 I got an email this morning saying a factory problem is delaying the VF-1As another month or so. Wonder if we will even see them by summer Quote
mantisfists Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 Cannon Fodder now available for preorder. https://www.kitzconcept.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=89 Out of curiosity, I asked on Facebook why they were making such limited runs of their latest products and the answer was refreshingly honest. I think he thought I was upset that they were sold out but he said that the response for the new figures was not expected and that they would do what they could do locate a figure for me. I'd already preordered through BBTS and was just curious as to the limited run, but I thought the response was very cool and open. The prices on these figures is getting high enough for me to doubt whether or not I'll continue with the line much further but every interaction I've had with KC has very much made me want to support the company. I also sent him a link to this thread in case he wanted to get some feedback from people who are purchasing his products. Quote
Corrinald Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 35 minutes ago, mantisfists said: Cannon Fodder now available for preorder. https://www.kitzconcept.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=89 Out of curiosity, I asked on Facebook why they were making such limited runs of their latest products and the answer was refreshingly honest. I think he thought I was upset that they were sold out but he said that the response for the new figures was not expected and that they would do what they could do locate a figure for me. I'd already preordered through BBTS and was just curious as to the limited run, but I thought the response was very cool and open. The prices on these figures is getting high enough for me to doubt whether or not I'll continue with the line much further but every interaction I've had with KC has very much made me want to support the company. I also sent him a link to this thread in case he wanted to get some feedback from people who are purchasing his products. Kitzconcept has exceptional customer service. They are always both friendly and helpful when talking to customers. This is a large part of the reason I enjoy supporting them. They also keep making improvements to their products which is great to see. Quote
jenius Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 I like the strategy. They can always do more runs later. Produce every 1A in one production run, save some money, and not risk producing more than you need. I just don't like paying up front, especially with their history of delays, so I switched to buying from BBTS. Quote
Podtastic Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 Roy Fokker finally, but only via BBTs. Nothing is coming out of Hong Kong it seems. Quote
tekering Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 That's brilliant, using the stand as a table. Quote
Wolf-1 Posted January 26, 2022 Posted January 26, 2022 5 hours ago, tekering said: That's brilliant, using the stand as a table. I thought the same as well. Quote
Convectuoso Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Regult is coming: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZO-byqJjwD/?utm_medium=copy_link Quote
jvmacross Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) With Gluu-Ger......nice! Insta-buy! Edited January 27, 2022 by jvmacross Quote
jvmacross Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Is Gluu-Ger a "Robotech" thing.....or maybe I just missed that spelling all these years for what the light-armor Zentran infantry soldier is called in Macross... Quote
jvmacross Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 PO is up....insta-po'd.... https://www.kitzconcept.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=93 Quote
sh9000 Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Damn KC is really trying to get me to collect their 1/72 scale line. I want that articulated Zentradi Soldier as well. Quote
jenius Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 Where's the PO page for the soldier collection? I can't find it. Quote
Convectuoso Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 58 minutes ago, jenius said: Where's the PO page for the soldier collection? I can't find it. That's from the old RRT game Quote
jenius Posted January 27, 2022 Posted January 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Convectuoso said: That's from the old RRT game Oh, oops! Well cool about the Battle Pod any way. Quote
jvmacross Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 9 hours ago, sh9000 said: Damn KC is really trying to get me to collect their 1/72 scale line. I want that articulated Zentradi Soldier as well. The V 2.0 was good....and the latest releases that include the TV VF-1S Roy and the TV VF-1A's are supposed to be V 2.5....so hoping that they fixed some of the areas that needed improvement...as it stands...it basically is like a smaller scale "DX", in terms of posability....the regult is a really cool addition to the line and it will do what the HMR didn't...which was to fit a pilot...I would have been satisfied with a rubber figurine...but they are making it "articulated"....looking forward to seeing what they have come up with.... I may double dip on a V 2.5 VF-1J if the improvements are worth upgrading to one Quote
CoryHolmes Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 8 hours ago, Convectuoso said: That's from the old RRT game I'm STILL incredibly salty over how PB squandered that! So much potential, gone!🤬 Quote
sh9000 Posted January 28, 2022 Posted January 28, 2022 I'll probably put the Zentradi figure with my HMR Regults and sell off or keep in the background the KC Regult. Quote
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