MacrossWorld's PO Thread - NEXT PO of 2024 will be JUNE 6TH at NOW JST...DX VF-25S Armored Messiah Valkyrie (Ozma Lee) Revival Ver....a WWM/TWS Release...POST LINKS TO AVAILABLE PO's and KEEP DISCUSSIONS ON POs HERE

[Pontus]

17 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Much better than bbts and other US retailers.

Still a bit more than the $230 plus proxy fees and international shipping I'm paying.

Not to be argumentative, but I wouldn't consider $20 less to be that much better considering the fact that BBTS has excellent customer service and packages things with respect.  I think that's worth the extra $20, but ymmv.  Know the risks.

Yesterday, I fell for that $20 discount and just received my YF-19 from Amazon this morning.  It arrived without issue fortunately, but only by happenstance.  All they did was slap it in a cardboard box with no padding or packaging whatsoever.   Then the driver set the box in the rain on the very edge of my large, covered porch where it would have gotten soaked if I didn't just happen to wake up late today and found it right away.    If that were to happen to a limited stock preorder, yeah, Amazon would refund you without question, but you're out of luck if you want another one, or if they ship the next one badly too.

[WhatBoutMyStar]

eknight has the 25F revival for $300, which I believe is the lowest so far of the US retailers.

https://www.eknightmedia.com/macross-f-vf-25s-armored-messiah-valkyrie-ozma-lee-use-revival-ver-dx-chogokin-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html

 

[LBluesummers]

On 6/20/2024 at 11:12 AM, WhatBoutMyStar said:

eknight has the 25F revival for $300, which I believe is the lowest so far of the US retailers.

https://www.eknightmedia.com/macross-f-vf-25s-armored-messiah-valkyrie-ozma-lee-use-revival-ver-dx-chogokin-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html

 

Thank you!

[Darth_Tater69]

So does anybody know exactly when the threezero vf-1j is releasing? With the bandai releases I've always seen a definitive release date somewhere but the threezero just seems to be "Q2 2024" or "June 2024". I've also somehow seen copies on eBay already despite it seemingly still being on preorder everywhere I know of.

[Darth_Tater69]

Whoops wrong thread

[26662]

4 hours ago, Darth_Tater69 said:

So does anybody know exactly when the threezero vf-1j is releasing? With the bandai releases I've always seen a definitive release date somewhere but the threezero just seems to be "Q2 2024" or "June 2024". I've also somehow seen copies on eBay already despite it seemingly still being on preorder everywhere I know of.

I received mine 2 weeks ago.  ??

[Darth_Tater69]

6 minutes ago, 26662 said:

I received mine 2 weeks ago.  ??

Did you order from threezero directly? I've currently got a bbts preorder and they've yet to get them in

[26662]

10 hours ago, Darth_Tater69 said:

Did you order from threezero directly? I've currently got a bbts preorder and they've yet to get them in

I understand your question now.  Yes, I ordered directly from ThreeZero.

[PointBlankSniper]

While googling to double check the release date for Ozma's revival, I discovered Canada Computers of all places are selling those, and the YF-21. Both seem to still be available.

One of the head scratchers of all time. 

[MKT]

HMR Sound booster is already up at Hobby-Genki, & interestingly enough, Pay Later is available:

https://hobby-genki.com/en/hi-metal-r/38037-hi-metal-r-vf-19-kai-fire-valkyrie-compatible-sound-booster-macross-7-4573102667793.html

 

[sh9000]

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/hi-metal-r/137983-hi-metal-r-macross-7-sound-booster-for-vf-19-custom-fire-valkyrie-limited-edition-bandai-spirits-.html

https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/22029-hi-metal-r-sound-booster-for-vf-19-kai-fire-valkyrie.html

[Chronocidal]

Available at Anime Export as well now.  If I don't order anything else there, I might ship the Fire Valk and stand together when it arrives next year. 

https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=82820

 

[sh9000]

https://www.biginjap.com/en/completed-models/31343-macross-7-vf-19-custom-fire-valkyrie-compatible-sound-booster-.html

[Froy]

Nin nin is going thru some summer sale

Some Macross goodies

DX YF-21 at almost retail price for those who didn't manage to get one at the price

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/113636-dx-chogokin-macross-plus-yf-21-guld-goa-bowman-machine-bandai-spirits-.html

36k

[MKT]

PO links for SV-262Hs Bogue:

Yoya:
https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/22082-dx-chogokin-movie-edition-sv-262hs-draken-iii-bogue-con-vaart-use.html

 

Nin-nin:
https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/140445-dx-chogokin-macross-delta-bogue-con-vaart-s-sv-262hs-draken-iii-red-knight-ver-limited-edition-bandai-spirits-.html

 

[sh9000]

https://hobby-genki.com/en/dx-chogokin/38595-dx-chogokin-vt-1-super-ostrich-the-super-dimension-fortress-macross-4573102668813.html

https://www.biginjap.com/en/completed-models/31427-macross-delta-dx-chogokin-movie-edition-sv-262hs-draken-iii-bogue-con-vaart-use.html

[Chronocidal]

Up on AE as well, as of a few minutes ago.

https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=82987

 

[ArchieNov]

39 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

Up on AE as well, as of a few minutes ago.

https://anime-export.com/index.php?product=82987

 

Phew, they closed the preorder as soon as I paid for my order. But what's weird today is Chrome is preventing me from going to AE's site saying it's a Dangerous Site. That's never happened before. So I had to use Edge to visit the site. But when I click on your AE link, my Chrome lets me go there.

EDIT: I think the address that Chrome is flagging as a Dangerous Site today is https://anime-export.com However that has been my bookmarked address all this time and I never had issues with it. 

Edited August 23 by ArchieNov

[Wally]

same thing happened with me 

[Pontus]

Instant buy for me.  AE still let me place an order.

[Alphahorizon]

Placed.  Glad I had time to check my Internet today!!! AE has a policy where once you buy it, it looks as if it is sold out. When in actuality it's just your no longer allowed to but more from them

[ArchieNov]

9 minutes ago, Alphahorizon said:

Placed.  Glad I had time to check my Internet today!!! AE has a policy where once you buy it, it looks as if it is sold out. When in actuality it's just your no longer allowed to but more from them

Ah that explains it. That's good then.

EDIT: Wait, I checked AE again just now and it's showing in stock again for me. So maybe they did get sold out earlier but were able to reopen it to accept more orders.

2nd EDIT: Oops, I realized I didn't login, so that's why it was showing in stock. But as soon as I logged in, it's showing sold out again haha

Edited August 23 by ArchieNov

[Mommar]

Even BBTS are getting into it.

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/Product/VariationDetails/288538?o=1

[sh9000]

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/macross-delta-movie-edition-sv262hs-draken-iii-bogue-convaart-use-dx-chogokin-action-figure/blfbas66881

[Radioguy]

Thanks to Gabriel Contreras on TFW2005:

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15096/?wovn=en

DX CHOGOKIN VF-1J Valkyrie (Ichijo Hikaru) -Store Limited Edition-

Edited August 27 by Radioguy

[Dark Skull]

22 minutes ago, Radioguy said:

Thanks to Gabriel Contreras on TFW2005:

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15096/?wovn=en

DX CHOGOKIN VF-1J Valkyrie (Ichijo Hikaru) -Store Limited Edition-

I don't know if it's my eyes playing with me, but the shade of coloring seem a little different. I kinda wish they would have made this one with the grey visor...

[jvmacross]

42 minutes ago, Radioguy said:

 

https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15096/?wovn=en

DX CHOGOKIN VF-1J Valkyrie (Ichijo Hikaru) -New Hat Edition-

fixed!

[themarvelknight]

Anyone hear any rumors on who the next WWM release might be? I ask because I have had my eye on getting Arad for some time and I am noticing prices start to fall from various sellers for him. I didn’t want to buy him now if he’s getting a new release with armored parts like Ozma is. I lost my shirt on paying the late tax for him and I only had to wait a bit longer. 

[PointBlankSniper]

Nothing has been mentioned at all. Probably just people panic selling because Hayate got a revival. But said revival also isn't selling very well, so that may lower the chances of the rest of the line returning, because bandai often has their head in their bums and takes hints from sales figures of products with no demand because of existing over supply.

Imma be sad if they don't redeem themselves with Arad's super parts and jump straight into the armored parts instead though.

[Slave IV]

Thing is, like any corporation that is out for profit, the reason why they would reissue something is because it got decent sales numbers and when dealing with a niche that has such low numbers overall to begin with, it means those other items that don’t get reissued or revisited with accessories probably didn’t sell enough to warrant any further attention. Hence we get multiple Hikaru’s and Roy’s before we ever see some other variations. 

[djivaldi7]

Wrt "Low numbers", how low is low? Does anybody really know how many DX Chogokin, HMR and Bandai scale kits really get made?

So what happens once Disney+ enters the scene? Bearing in mind Macross had never been legally allowed to air in the USA before, outside of Robotech.   Do the next generations of Western viewership tier-up the demand ?  Or will the kids today not embrace it as much as they did Gundam?  ( BANDAI Gundam output globally is like what...a billion kits and counting? )

And to that end, what Chogokin and HMR from Macross have been duds? Feels like DX Chogokin all sell out quickly across the channels that ship to USA. 

[PointBlankSniper]

I don't think it's that low or niche. There are no numbers, but I'm sure they at least ship by palettes and container, enough to warrant mass production. But I also don't think Disney will be that big a boost. Kid's aren't gonna watch crunchy old anime, nor are western casuals gonna care about old japanese music or idol shows. When it comes to toys, complex transformations and massive price tags are gonna put off the kiddies and casual adults too.

Anyway, the latest VF-31J has been released to no fanfare, or had any reviews, and has been readily in stock for weeks now. Meanwhile the older release is still clogged up in the second hand market.

[Slave IV]

There are no official numbers but you can make a reasonable estimate based on the market and what resources are available online. It’s been discussed but Macross is absolutely a niche market, at least for the high end Valkyrie figures. The mainstream market for Macross is for idol concerts. 

[Chronocidal]

On 9/27/2024 at 10:37 PM, Slave IV said:

Thing is, like any corporation that is out for profit, the reason why they would reissue something is because it got decent sales numbers and when dealing with a niche that has such low numbers overall to begin with, it means those other items that don’t get reissued or revisited with accessories probably didn’t sell enough to warrant any further attention. Hence we get multiple Hikaru’s and Roy’s before we ever see some other variations. 

What are these "multiple Roys" you speak of?  All I'm seeing are literally six separate variants of Hikaru (eight if you count the VF-1D and VT-1).  

Edit: Realized I actually forgot to count the GBP boxed set.. yeah, Bandai is just obsessed with Hikaru releases, apparently.  He's fully two-thirds of the entire release lineup (and the only character to get both TV and DYRL releases of any type), with only three other characters and a no-name for the Angelbird getting any attention at all.

Edited September 30 by Chronocidal

[Slave IV]

2 hours ago, Chronocidal said:

What are these "multiple Roys" you speak of?  All I'm seeing are literally five separate variants of Hikaru (seven if you count the VF-1D and VT-1).  

Lol, just in general but yeah, goes to strengthen my point.