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Just when I thought Kairos and unicorns were going to be classified together as things of fiction I had a surprise at my door today. I only had to wait 370 days since I paid in full for this lovely bird. You ask what I did to get NY to ship this to me? It wasn’t the 3 friendly emails I sent to them, but rather the 4th expressing my frustration and demanding a full refund. Took a quick picture before heading off to dinner....enjoy.

Wow!!! I placed my order on 10/14 and my order number is 391306 and I still have not received any sort of preparation notice but Funkymonkeyjava did. Man I was hoping that NY shipped these out in order of when the purchase was made. I need to email these people again and find out why this is happening.

What a beautiful bird. I’m so glad I decided to buy this.

How is this any different from the one they released over a year ago. Someone in marketing said let’s rehash this tool, slap the word Premium on the outside box, and charge twice as much. Do people really fall for this marketing ploy?

Reminds me when the VF-4 was going for the same price and then Arcadia re-released it at $225. Just going to wait for the re-release

Thanks for the video review veef. I have to admit I'm pretty glad I didn't bite on this one. There are so many more improvements that could have been made. Going to wait for version 2.0.

I cant help but be worried that this beast will need to be plugged-in in order for the LED's to light up. I hope there is an option to install some watch size batteries so I can fly this thing around the house with its lights on

Has anybody received an email from NY asking for payment? I thought this bird was suppose to be released at the end of August. I had pre-ordered this Valk and have yet to get an email request for payment.

I honestly think another company can make this Valk look so much better so I'm going to wait for 2.0.

I agree...the huge hinges look aweful imo.

Well I decided to use HLJ for the first time and here's the response I got back from them- Hello- This is Mark Kutsugi at HobbyLink Japan. Thank you for your recent order for Bandai's BAN992012 DX Chogokin VF-19 Advance. The stock status of that item was actually Order Stop when you placed your order. Unfortunately, a bug in our system allowed an order button to appear when that item's page was accessed through a "secure.hlj.com" URL. That bug has been corrected now. Orders are filled in chronological order. The last of our stock of this fantastically popular item has been allocated now, and we regret to inform you that it unfortunately will not be possible to fill your order. You were not charged for it, and it has been cancelled. We are very sorry about this situation. We appreciate your understanding, and hope to serve you in the future. Best Regards, Mark Kutsugi HobbyLink Japan http://www.hlj.com Has this ever happen to anyone else???

Just looked at mine and I don't see one. Then I decided to watched the movie to see if one was present and it was. That sucks!!!

Has anybody done a review video yet? I'm waiting to see before I decide to pay over $200 for this beast.

Holy Cow!!! I used to have one of those back in the 80's.

Oh wow!!! When will this be released and how much? Is it 1/60?