Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Just paid HLJ for mine. $138.88 before shipping I think this is the cheapest Frontier valk ive gotten. Now i need to wait 1 more week for another item and i can ship it out. how did you get 138.88, you must've had some coupon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mog_kupo Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Hearing all of you pay for it at MSRP or less makes me jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anubis20 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 how did you get 138.88, you must've had some coupon. Yup HLJ shafted me on another order and gave me 2 10% off coupons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 you keep getting these coupons. i want to get shafted as well... no just kidding that sounds wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkymonkeyjavajunky Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) I just got my receipt from HLJ for $154.31 USD (before shipping). Since when do HLJ orders default back to PayPal autopay? I specifically changed payment methods but it doesn't appear to have stuck. The money auto transfers without any chance for review. Could it be a Private Warehouse requirement? Edited May 9, 2014 by funkymonkeyjavajunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabidweezil Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Interesting, my HLJ invoice says: "YF-28 Durandal Valkyrie Ozuma Type" I can't wait to get it so I can see what a YF-28 Ozuma looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I just got my receipt from HLJ for $154.31 USD (before shipping). Since when do HLJ orders default back to PayPal autopay? I specifically changed payment methods but it doesn't appear to have stuck. The money auto transfers without any chance for review. Could it be a Private Warehouse requirement? They always ask me after a order (everything goes to the PW first) if I like to pay with auto transfer or without. Maybe you clicked on the auto transfer once and now it is stored as preference. If there isn't a way to change it in your account settings send an email to the HLJ customer service and see if they can change it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Waiting on my invoice from Hobby Search - guessing sometime later this evening. And for you members looking at your phones while behind the wheel, NO posting and driving! -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XFJ-01A Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just got confirmation for shipping from CD-Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anubis20 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) you keep getting these coupons. i want to get shafted as well... no just kidding that sounds wrong Its no fun by the time i found out i wasnt getting my item it was sold out everywhere else Edited May 10, 2014 by anubis20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 it's great that you got the best price out of all of us! i'm glad at least it worked out for you with the yf-29 ozma. i'm waiting to pay at the last second. why? so that my private warehouse will last a few days longer in case i want to ship this out with another item in july. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I've got my shipping notice from HLJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukenzero Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Nothing from NY yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KH355hamdi Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Btw my YF-29S just shipped from NY. Woohoo! Wow, that fast.. congrats dude. Thanks bro. I was surprised as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anavel Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 C'mon guys i thought you were on top of this. http://blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/51917763.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Nice review. Thanks for posting it, Anavel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_Valk Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Mine is on its way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 C'mon guys i thought you were on top of this. http://blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/51917763.html Ha! Thanks for posting. Looking thru the picks this will be a Battroid only Valk for me, I absolutely love the head sculpt. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) The gray tones on this 29 are superb -- only way to make it perfect would be a matte finish, but Bandai really screwed up with the oversaturated blue tint on the canopy; it's far too strong and opaque. Why, oh why, couldn't they replicate what they did with Isamu's version?... that too was very blue, but clear enough to see through. Edited May 10, 2014 by mechaninac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Honestly, I'm more annoyed by the fact that they decided they needed to paint the engine pods in a metal tone, instead of making them match with the rest of the plane. Still not bad, just looks out of place when the rest of the plane is so nicely matched. Edited May 10, 2014 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 The gray tones on this 29 are superb -- only way to make it perfect would be a matte finish, but Bandai really screwed up with the oversaturated blue tint on the canopy; it's far too strong and opaque. Why, oh why, couldn't they replicate what they did with Isamu's version?... that too was very blue, but clear enough to see through. Agree about the blue on the canopy, it really is too much. Honestly, I'm more annoyed by the fact that they decided they needed to paint the engine pods in a metal tone, instead of making them match with the rest of the plane. Still not bad, just looks out of place when the rest of the plane is so nicely matched. I actually like the metallic tones, I think it does well with the color scheme (but then again I'm partial to metallic on just about anything). What stands out to me more than anything are the bright yellow stripes (and the BLUE canopy). -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scyla Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Quick question. On this picture look at the area where the dark gray of the main fuselage and the light gray of the cockpit interior meet. To me this looks like paint overspray. Does this mean that the entire fuselage is painted in this dark gray color just like on the YF-29 30th Anniversary? Or is it the other way round and the light gray is painted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Its the other way round. cockpit painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 That's a relief, and makes total sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Ugh, I wish they didn't use such a distracting background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Oooh, I love the final colors. Reminds me more of the Su-47 now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I'll have to see it in person but based on those review pictures I'd like the color to be a few shades darker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 That light grey area on the LERX really looks like a mistake. I'd totally remove it if it's light grey paint over dark grey plastic. Hopefully it's not molded light grey and is missing dark grey paint----that's be hard to match and subject to wear during transformation. As for the overall color----if it was any darker, you couldn't see the black markings at all. It's supposed to be Ozma grey/black/yellow, not stealth pure utter black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 i love it, and wish I'd been able to afford it even more now. Such a gorgeous toy in all modes, and i love the 29 design. *Sigh* One Day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) I like the colours the way they are, except for the IMO cheaply coloured blue canopy. Oh, and the gunpod could've also been darker. But, overall, I think this toy is beautiful. Edited May 10, 2014 by Reïvaj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I wonder if it's molded in color or if it's clear plastic painted blue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Based on the hinge, looks molded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reïvaj Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Well, actually, based on the hinge I would've said painted And I really hope it's only painted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 this looks like the best 29. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axelay Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Utterly gorgeous, and I'm not yet a huge fan of the YF-29. This one is totally doing it for me, and I'm so glad that I preordered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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