David Hingtgen Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Aww geez, I didn't even notice the canopy. So is it just painted blue on the inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XFJ-01A Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 now that looks really tempting.are you gonna keep it clear or make it another color duymon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Aww geez, I didn't even notice the canopy. So is it just painted blue on the inside? Actually, the outside lol. So easy to do. You don't even have to remove it from the valk. There is a stubborn bit in the front inside windshield, use a Q-tip to clean that nook out/ now that looks really tempting. are you gonna keep it clear or make it another color duymon? Gonna keep it clear until I get some blue food coloring to add to some future floor polish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 ^^ I wanna see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreichma Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Im pissed about my NY order and I paid up front, but i am going to stay the course. I'm not going to try to run around and find one. I'll give them a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Very cool - that clear canopy looks awesome. Nice job Duymon! I'm not N-Y's biggest fan, but I'm not sure this is all on them. Besides their complete inability to get orders out in the order that they are paid this smacks of Bandai shorting production. Good luck to everyone who has an order for this thru them. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Actually, no, this situation with NY kinda makes sense. Because NY has become the "go-to" supplier for these, they get hammered by preorders by people who only intend to resell them. All this is is an indication that the design really isn't in that high of a demand. When the resellers can't sell their preorders on ebay, they just let the preorders lie, and NY winds up without being able to pay for their orders from Bandai that they thought people wanted.So Bandai stops giving them a supply until they give a reasonable sales projection, or cough up actual money to buy stock with.Everyone's getting screwed in sequence here, with the scalper/resellers initiating the whole mess. As much as many people hate it, full or partial payment up front is probably the only thing that will fix it. Not only that, it would fix the false sense of demand and scarcity the resellers have been causing. Anyway, as far as the paint goes.. I'm just.. I can't even begin to understand anything about how Bandai thinks. The gray-over-black-over-CORRECT-gray thing is just so much... that is pure, grade-A, pants-on-head, couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel STUPID. How do people who make those kinds of mistakes even hold onto a job? Edited May 14, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCracker Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Nice work on the canopy Duymon I am still praying my local supplier takes in at least a few pieces so I can have the mold in proper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Actually, the outside lol. So easy to do. You don't even have to remove it from the valk. There is a stubborn bit in the front inside windshield, use a Q-tip to clean that nook out/ Gonna keep it clear until I get some blue food coloring to add to some future floor polish So does the blue come off really easy? If not how do you preserve the black frames? I'd really like to do light purple like his -25S (and the in-game -29 I think) but my Alto kit taught me that a nice light clear purple is nigh-impossible. I'm still interested in getting a replacement one cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Actually, no, this situation with NY kinda makes sense. Because NY has become the "go-to" supplier for these, they get hammered by preorders by people who only intend to resell them. All this is is an indication that the design really isn't in that high of a demand. When the resellers can't sell their preorders on ebay, they just let the preorders lie, and NY winds up without being able to pay for their orders from Bandai that they thought people wanted. So Bandai stops giving them a supply until they give a reasonable sales projection, or cough up actual money to buy stock with. Everyone's getting screwed in sequence here, with the scalper/resellers initiating the whole mess. As much as many people hate it, full or partial payment up front is probably the only thing that will fix it. Not only that, it would fix the false sense of demand and scarcity the resellers have been causing. Then how do you explain the post about local brick and mortar stores (Kotobukiya) limiting purchases to 3? Is that normal? Edit to add... or The mark-ups on Yahoo Japan that have also been reported. I'm not saying there is no scalping involved, even with N-Y playing a roll with how they mark up during these "rounds" of pre-orders. I firmly believe that stock from Bandai is limited and N-Y along with others didn't get the allotment of stock ordered and/or expected as shown by the inflated prices and limited quantities available. -b. Edited May 14, 2014 by Kanedas Bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikamir Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yesterday got an email from NY, stated they cannot full-fill my paid PO. Then we have a few email communications. Later just now, NY sent me an email stated my item was already shipped. I guess they might already sorted their stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) i think everyone should wait a week or two... maybe there was a delay in delivery and will begin to fulfill orders. Edited May 14, 2014 by davidwhangchoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk-1S Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Same here on NY. I think they will fullfill it but will just take time for them to source it from other suppliers. The only gripe I have with them is not sending out based on order of payment or when you put the order in. They appear to do it randomly which is not fair if they can't fullfill as people who ordered and paid first don't get it and those who paid later do. We don't really know what happened to their orders, but if its really to do with people cancelling on them, then they should really start to charge upfront for preorders or a non-refundable deposit. How many of those people who finally managed to secure an order with HLJ or other sources, went and cancelled their order with NY. I bet there is quite a few out there, and just by reading this forum here you know it happens quite a bit. It's not fair of them to commit on orders and then being stucked with them. Perhaps their supplier deciding to cancel their order with them was due to them reducing their order due to people cancelling on them. Without any inside information, we have no idea, but I would think NY will try to fullfill their orders and hopefully they have good network of suppliers over there to do so. As I posted when the preorder begin, this is Ozma valk, which I believe will be higher in demand and it's currently showing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Then how do you explain the post about local brick and mortar stores (Kotobukiya) limiting purchases to 3? Is that normal? Edit to add... or The mark-ups on Yahoo Japan that have also been reported. I'm not saying there is no scalping involved, even with N-Y playing a roll with how they mark up during these "rounds" of pre-orders. I firmly believe that stock from Bandai is limited and N-Y along with others didn't get the allotment of stock ordered and/or expected as shown by the inflated prices and limited quantities available. -b. Just a small point the Kotobukiya store was not limiting purchases to three, they only got three Ozzies, Period. The sign says: 誠に申し訳ございませんが入荷数は３個です。 次回入荷は未定です。 -コトブキヤ秋葉原館 What it means: We're really sorry, we only got 3 ozzies. Next restock still in the air. -kotobukiya akiba branch When a well-known brick and mortar's akiba branch only gets three that's something indeed. Edited May 14, 2014 by Duymon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Then how do you explain the post about local brick and mortar stores (Kotobukiya) limiting purchases to 3? Is that normal? Edit to add... or The mark-ups on Yahoo Japan that have also been reported. I'm not saying there is no scalping involved, even with N-Y playing a roll with how they mark up during these "rounds" of pre-orders. I firmly believe that stock from Bandai is limited and N-Y along with others didn't get the allotment of stock ordered and/or expected as shown by the inflated prices and limited quantities available. -b. Oh, I'm not saying Bandai isn't behind the general shortages we always see. They're just too completely untrusting of their target customer base to risk even the slightest overproduction of anything. I don't understand why they don't just make everything a web exclusive, and be done with it. Would save everyone a ton of headache. But as far as preorder shops go, if someone is really only interested in reselling something, they're not going to care if their account gets deleted for not paying for their preorders. They'll just up and make a new account for the next item they want to scalp. But when Bandai gets a pre-order tally of something-hundred units, they're going to look at their history of dealing with a particular vendor. If they've got a history of cancelling a lot of preorders because their customers skipped out, Bandai's not going to trust that they can really sell that many, and distribute their products somewhere else. Edited May 14, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoexcaliber Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I don't think NY sends out their stuff randomly. Their priority seems to be Fedex > SAL > EMS, with EMS sometimes prioritized over SAL but Fedex is always the first to ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) That's how I understood it myself. *edit* in response to the store Kotobukiya getting only 3. Edited May 14, 2014 by Loop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) That's how I understood it myself. *edit* in response to the store Kotobukiya getting only 3. maybe the shipments coming in late. let's wait a week or two and see... all i know the pre-orders lasted a while on hlj the second round and a really long time on CD japan which had a second round of pre-orders as well. it's just that no one wanted to pay full price (17000yen) for it and were holding out. look at the yf 30 it's been on cdjapan for several hours. and it's still there. Edited May 14, 2014 by davidwhangchoi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 So my thought was maybe NY decided the people who paid for the fastest shipping weren't willing to wait and so they shafted the SAL people who were already expecting a slow shipment. Some have got EMS and some don't. It pisses me off so many have been shafted after paying. It's also worrying, while NY has never been the cheapest they've always been reliable. Now, any one of us could be screwed after paying and that just isn't right. Though from the sounds of things Bandai has shorted everyone's shipments as well... which deserves an update in the Why Bandai sucks thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukenzero Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I got the same message as everyone else from NY about the delay, but got the item shipped message an hour ago, and a reply to my query. Looks like everyone will have their PO fulfilled. Just hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 And this is why I never go with EMS from NY. If I want it now, I go fedex because they usually always do fedex first. Otherwise I just go SAL because they never ship on time lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 so is it weird that the dark blue is growing on me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Just a small point the Kotobukiya store was not limiting purchases to three, they only got three Ozzies, Period. The sign says: 誠に申し訳ございませんが入荷数は３個です。 次回入荷は未定です。 -コトブキヤ秋葉原館 What it means: We're really sorry, we only got 3 ozzies. Next restock still in the air. -kotobukiya akiba branch When a well-known brick and mortar's akiba branch only gets three that's something indeed. Whoops! Sorry, I misunderstood the original post, thanks for the correction/clarification. Oh, I'm not saying Bandai isn't behind the general shortages we always see. They're just too completely untrusting of their target customer base to risk even the slightest overproduction of anything. I don't understand why they don't just make everything a web exclusive, and be done with it. Would save everyone a ton of headache. But as far as preorder shops go, if someone is really only interested in reselling something, they're not going to care if their account gets deleted for not paying for their preorders. They'll just up and make a new account for the next item they want to scalp. But when Bandai gets a pre-order tally of something-hundred units, they're going to look at their history of dealing with a particular vendor. If they've got a history of cancelling a lot of preorders because their customers skipped out, Bandai's not going to trust that they can really sell that many, and distribute their products somewhere else. Gotcha, that makes sense. And it would be SO awesome if they made this stuff web exclusive, at this point it really is easier to get items. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yeah I just an email stating they shipped one of mine. Still waiting on the second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skull_leader001 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Yeah I just an email stating they shipped one of mine. Still waiting on the second one. From? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger69 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 From? From NY I guess! I've got the same message! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH355hamdi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Actually, no, this situation with NY kinda makes sense. Because NY has become the "go-to" supplier for these, they get hammered by preorders by people who only intend to resell them. All this is is an indication that the design really isn't in that high of a demand. When the resellers can't sell their preorders on ebay, they just let the preorders lie, and NY winds up without being able to pay for their orders from Bandai that they thought people wanted. So Bandai stops giving them a supply until they give a reasonable sales projection, or cough up actual money to buy stock with. Everyone's getting screwed in sequence here, with the scalper/resellers initiating the whole mess. As much as many people hate it, full or partial payment up front is probably the only thing that will fix it. Not only that, it would fix the false sense of demand and scarcity the resellers have been causing. Anyway, as far as the paint goes.. I'm just.. I can't even begin to understand anything about how Bandai thinks. The gray-over-black-over-CORRECT-gray thing is just so much... that is pure, grade-A, pants-on-head, couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel STUPID. How do people who make those kinds of mistakes even hold onto a job? Yes. Cancelling orders may cause problem between NY and Bandai. Bandai may limit their supply in the future if too much orders being cancelled. I would say just wait for it unless you have to fly somewhere like I did. I cancelled my pre-order for VF-171 last time stating good reason and my other pre-orders still okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH355hamdi Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 two questions for the luckiest that already have it the shoulder pads are tight? the eyes are crystal clear or painted? Mine are tight both sides. Eyes are on green lens with black paint on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyll2 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ozzy + Rubbing Alcohol = Profit WP_20140513_19_45_30_Pro.jpg what a difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sreichma Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) Got my shipped email also the same night as the "sorry" email. I hope its legit. I don't believe though that NY's issue was because of cancelations. I think that was NY's version of "it was all about an internet video". Edited May 14, 2014 by sreichma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey-Pi-Ron Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Aaaand I'm same with NY. But I can wait until they restock Ozmas and send my YF-29 to me. It's sad about this situation, but I ok with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy's Blues Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 I received my shipping notice from NY this morning. While I'm relieved, its rather annoying. @Duymon The clear canopy looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valhary Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 (edited) thanks to mommar and KH355hamdi Edited May 14, 2014 by valhary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 My YF-29 has been shipped by NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Random Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Still waiting on mine to ship from NY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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