jenius Posted February 2 Posted February 2 2 hours ago, rsvictor1976 said: Did you preorder from ThreeZero directly? Yep! Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 (edited) So with the tariffs and the parcel freeze, can we still expect the VF~1S Roy this month? Also, how do you think this will affect Max and Miria Veritechs? I have a feeling we’re all gonna get notices soon that the preorder price just increased. Edited February 5 by rsvictor1976 Quote
jenius Posted February 5 Posted February 5 They ship with Fedex if you buy direct, is that impacted? Roy is on boats already for other stores. Quote
26662 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 39 minutes ago, jenius said: They ship with Fedex if you buy direct, is that impacted? Roy is on boats already for other stores. Am I an outlier? I've had my Roy for weeks now. Ordered through ShowZStore. [I didn't trust ShowZ at first just because I thought the name was weird. They've been aces with every one of my purchases thus far. YMMV.] Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 (edited) 7 hours ago, 26662 said: Am I an outlier? I've had my Roy for weeks now. Ordered through ShowZStore. [I didn't trust ShowZ at first just because I thought the name was weird. They've been aces with every one of my purchases thus far. YMMV.] Showzstore is well known (especially in th Transformers and TF 3rd party community) and reliable. I think this is the first in hand photo I've seen. Glad you got yours early! I went with a US retailer this time as I was not in a rush and price was similar. Let us know how it is! Edited February 5 by Mechapilot77 Quote
Big s Posted February 5 Posted February 5 9 hours ago, rsvictor1976 said: So with the tariffs and the parcel freeze, can we still expect the VF~1S Roy this month? Also, how do you think this will affect Max and Miria Veritechs? I have a feeling we’re all gonna get notices soon that the preorder price just increased. Most of the tariffs were dropped, but there have been some odd things going on at the ports. I guess a couple of major smuggling rings were busted recently and inspections may be longer and more intense. Quote
jvmacross Posted February 5 Posted February 5 59 minutes ago, Big s said: Most of the tariffs were dropped, but there have been some odd things going on at the ports. I guess a couple of major smuggling rings were busted recently and inspections may be longer and more intense. Nah....totally unrelated to current clown show... https://apnews.com/article/usps-china-hongkong-shein-temu-b456d7b6d66780090bd5bef862dfda13 Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, jvmacross said: Nah....totally unrelated to current clown show... https://apnews.com/article/usps-china-hongkong-shein-temu-b456d7b6d66780090bd5bef862dfda13 So no freeze on parcels but probably get notices for additional charges. 2 hours ago, Big s said: Most of the tariffs were dropped, but there have been some odd things going on at the ports. I guess a couple of major smuggling rings were busted recently and inspections may be longer and more intense. I know they froze the tariffs to Mexico and Canada for like a month, but I haven't heard anything about China tariffs. I remember seeing the news about the smuggling ring bust in Long Beach. Edited February 5 by rsvictor1976 Quote
jvmacross Posted February 5 Posted February 5 20 minutes ago, rsvictor1976 said: So no freeze on parcels buy probably get notices for additional charges. If the tariffs go both ways, which do....then probably...it really depends on what is covered in the Chinese side of their tariffs... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foxbusiness.com/economy/china-responds-tariffs-us-goods-after-trumps-tariffs-chinese-imports-take-effect.amp The busts likely have nothing to do with the recent usps shenanigans....those busts were part of a months-long investigation from before all the tariff nonsense.... Quote
Big s Posted February 5 Posted February 5 3 hours ago, jvmacross said: The busts likely have nothing to do with the recent usps shenanigans....those busts were part of a months-long investigation from before all the tariff nonsense.... Yeah, but it they could easily put extra delays on receiving goods at the port. Some of the truckers where I work have been complaining about longer waits and boats waiting extra long for check ins at the docks. Quote
jvmacross Posted February 5 Posted February 5 12 minutes ago, Big s said: Yeah, but it they could easily put extra delays on receiving goods at the port. Some of the truckers where I work have been complaining about longer waits and boats waiting extra long for check ins at the docks. Doubtful there was any measurable impact for the average consumer...but I always order my stuff and have it shipped via EMS or some other express shipping....I guess to know if things have taken longer to receive we'd need to hear from folks here that go with the proverbial Chinese slow boat to determine if shipping via boat has been any slower to them as of the last year or so....from casual posts I have read on here folks seem to be receiving their stuff in the expected amount of time, some even said they had received their items quicker if you can believe that....so go figure... Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 The VF-1S Roy is taking it's sweet time to get to the stores here in the states. Quote
jenius Posted March 8 Posted March 8 For anyone curious about the Weathered Edition, I made a video visual comparison: And I've uploaded the pictures to anymoon.com if you prefer that format: While it's not the most logical or realistic weathering, I found it fun! I like the burn effect on the feet. Quote
MKT Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Yeah the weathering doesn't look that good, and I'm not really particularly fussy about weathering realism. Also just catching up on some reviews for Roy's 1S.. Kudos to ThreeZero for fixing the ultra stiff shoulders for it and the 1J Weathered. Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted March 17 Posted March 17 I saw this and am wondering if all the other online shops that offered the preorder will be charging more as well. Quote
26662 Posted March 17 Posted March 17 49 minutes ago, rsvictor1976 said: I saw this and am wondering if all the other online shops that offered the preorder will be charging more as well. Dang. This will be painful. I probably have 2 dozen items on preorder - some have been on order for 1.5 years or so. I can see myself getting fed up with the extra fees and canceling orders. Quote
Radioguy Posted March 17 Posted March 17 Damn. eKnight just refrained from the upcharge, but they don't carry the 3Z. Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 On 3/17/2025 at 4:08 PM, Radioguy said: Damn. eKnight just refrained from the upcharge, but they don't carry the 3Z. I've talked to a couple vendors I know at Frank & Son and they pretty much are either raising their prices right away or has stopped any further preorders but honoring the original prices they were at if you already preordered. I noticed the ThreeZero website still has them for the original prices though. Quote
treatment Posted Friday at 03:51 PM Posted Friday at 03:51 PM (edited) backwards missiles are back! add/edit: this other korean-reviewer is a bit more objectively critical of this TZ VF-1S, tho he's got correct missiles-placement... Edited Friday at 04:56 PM by treatment adds/updated Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago (edited) On 2/1/2025 at 10:23 AM, jenius said: I'm handling my Roy toy right now and it is very good with one glaring exception.... fighter mode is screwed by those little metal pegs meant to hold the arms up at the interior of the elbow. The fit is so tight that when the arm is pressed up into it, it comes shooting down a moment later. It's the absolute worst way to even try to hold the arms up. I really hope ThreeZero addresses this going forward (but have very little hope they will). I was able to work around it by pressing the arms so far forward that the peg doesn't line up with the slot and then doing a little bend at the elbow... probably causes my arms to droop 1mm lower so not the end of the world. Still, such an easily fixed flaw on an otherwise very good toy. Ways this could be resolved: 1) Put small pegs on the arms that are received by slots into the legs. Bonus points, have a peg and slot on the otherside of the arms so they lock into each other also 2) Yamato V2 style, put pegs that pinch the arms into the right spot on the exterior of the upper bicep 3) Shape the existing metal peg like an "L" and have the arm slide back onto the "L" thus elevating it and locking it. For true perfection, they should redo the backpack the mold to make it thinner so the extra beefy arms could tuck up higher and not droop below the legs in fighter mode. I finally got my VF-1S Roy yesterday and played around with it. I didn't notice any issues with the pegs in the interior elbow. My copy was holding the arms up just fine. I was a little hesitant to peg it in at first after reading your post but was surprised how well it held up. The wings on this toy lined up perfectly flush too in Battroid mode unlike my VF-1J. Overall, I'm really happy with it. Edit: So far my only complaint are with how tight the side fillers are. My VF-1J fillers weren't tight and easily pop on and off but the ones on the VF-1S are really snug and I feel like I'm going to break and snap them off. Edited 5 hours ago by rsvictor1976 Quote
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