+ for @jenius  Super smooth transaction and good communication.  Once we had a mutually agreeable deal worked out, he acted quickly.  Thanks!

Seems like I am not the only one in this boat, so my expectations are relatively low.  I have been revising my Macross collection, and space is at a premium.  That means some of my older 1/48 and 1/60 (V1) Yammies gotsta geux.

Will likely be listing some or all of these here as time permits during the silly season.  Fair prices? Thanks!

Yamato 1/48

Sealed

☐ VF-1A Hikaru DYRL (2002) 

☐ VF-1A Max DYRL (2003)

☐ VF-1J Hikaru Super (2003)     

☐ VF-1S Hikaru DRYL (2003)      

☐ VF-1S Roy DRYL (2004 – 3^rd release)

☐ GBP-1S Armor set (2004)

Loose

☐ VF-1S Roy (2003 – 1^st release))

☐ VF-1A Production (2005)

☐ VF-1A Production (2005)

☐ VF-1A Angel Birds (2006)

☐ VF-1A Kakizaki DYRL (2006)

☐ VF-1S Hikaru DRYL w/ Strike/Super set (2003) [some stickers applied]         

Yamato 1/60 V1

Sealed

☐ VF-1A Production TRU Japan Exclusive

Loose

☐ VF-1A Hikaru DYRL (2001) [some intense yellowing on this one; non-smoking home, displayed in case, no direct sunlight, original owner...just aged poorly]

☐ VF-1A Max DYRL (2002)

☐ VF-1A Production (2002)

☐ VF-1S Roy Strike (2002) [may be missing the RMS-1s for this one...haven't turned up yet]

☐ VF-1J Hikaru Super (2002)

☐ VF-1J Max Super (2003)

☐ VF-1J Miria Super (2003)

☐ VF-1D (2003)

☐ VE-1 Elint Seeker (2003)

☐ VT-1 Super Ostrich (2003)

Toynami Robotech I-Men (Loose)

☐ 001 Rick Hunter's VF-1J

☐ 002 Rick Hunter

☐ 003 Ben Dixon's VF-1A

☐ 004 Ben Dixon

☐ 005 Roy Fokker's VF-1S

☐ 006 Roy Fokker

☐ 007 Max Sterling's VF-1J

☐ 008 Max Sterling

☐ 009 Miriya's VF-1J

☐ 010 Miriya

Not I...but I do supposedly have one that's about to ship. 

22 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Both Max's and Hikaru's VF-1A were both teased with the Super Packs on.  

 

I keep forgetting Bandai hasn't released a DX Hikaru VF-1A yet.  That seem as likely as the Max if not more so. 

19 hours ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Well, since they did the D, they have the 2-seater mold already, but yeah P-Bandai/TWE.

That would still require a different mold, no?  The VT-1/VE-1 have the stepped style tandem seating. 
 

Pattern thus far (for original Macross) has looked like this, barring any sneaky/exclusive re-releases:

My money would be on a Max VF-1A DYRL? as the MOST likely candidate.  Particularly since they teased one when they released the original SSPs.

Those f##kers!  I was lucky to get what I could refunded.  They still owe me a Hi-Metal R VF-4G or $107.  Ah well...good riddance.  

14 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Messaged Luna Park as there is still no movement on my tracking. 
 

They said it will ship out next week!?! Getting annoyed/concerned that they will Nippon Yasan me. 

My Luna Park order (VF-1J w/ armor) just arrived today. 

17 hours ago, ralliart209 said:

Wth?, i preordered mine back in december from lunapark and it still says waiting for shipment?!? 

Got a shipping notice today from Okini Land.  Still waiting to hear from Luna Park on my December pre-order (status still shows as "confirmed"), but I'm not worried.

[Update: current DHL Express tracking status says Shipper has generated a shipment label, but the shipment has not yet been handed over to DHL This could have do with the Tamashii Web Shop exclusive nature of the item, or maybe the initial language in their email notification was misleading, but I've reached out to OL just to confirm. ]

27 minutes ago, jenius said:

One of the few places I really trust:

https://www.biginjap.com/en/completed-models/25535-macross-dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j.html

Edit - that said, they did overcharge me pretty viciously on the Armored parts for the VF-31... so your mileage may vary

Noted and ordered...I've never been able to catch a pre-order in time to order from BiJ, but I've definitely heard of them through this community.  Thanks, jenius!  So...two GBP armor sets supposedly locked.  Now...to wait for the VF-1J combo.  That (placeholder) appears to be up at Nin-Nin. 

5 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

Seems like a placeholder

I guess...they got my money and I have an order in.  I noticed the pre-order page just as yman1437 was posting about it.  But I looked a second time and realized they would actually take the order, so...fingers crossed.  I ordered TV Super packs in the past through Kurama and had no issue.

4 minutes ago, yman1437 said:

kurama toys up! 

 

https://kuramatoys.com/dx-chogokin-armored-parts-set-for-vf-1j/

 

Limit 1 - but available for pre-order...now.

For those of you playing "What's NeDXt?" at home (I think I have this right): 

Wave 1:

• Hikaru VF-1J | TV | DEC 2018
• DX Missile Set | MAY 2019
• Max VF-1A | TV | SEPT 2019

Wave 2:

• Hikaru VF-1S | DYRL? | NOV 2019
• Super/Strike Parts | DYRL? | DEC 2019
• Super/Strike Parts - Reissue  | DYRL? | APR 2020
• DX Missile Set - Reissue | JUN 2020
• Kakizaki VF-1A | DYRL? | AUG 2020

Wave 3:

• Hikaru VF-1S Roy | TV | NOV 2020
• Super Parts | TV | DEC 2020
• Super Parts - Reissue | TV | APR 2021
• VF-1D | TV | JUL 2021
• GBP Armor | SEPT 2021
• Hikaru VF-1J bundled with GBP Armor | SEPT 2021

9 hours ago, Rein+ said:

even if the transaction is via paypall? suck to be me, the paypall windows for dispute is long closed already.

Again...depending on the policies of your card.  Your mileage may vary.  Certainly worth looking into if you haven't though. 

2 hours ago, Rein+ said:

Can the dispute still available for transaction over a year? I still haven't got my DX VF1 Super Parts from them and it was back in 2019.

That all depends on your method of payment and the policies associated with that.  I've found that most credit card companies will work with you if you paid for an item and straight up never received anything...no shipping notice, no estimated time of arrival, no merchandise.  Just be prepared to explain the circumstances (pre-order + COVID = vague delay time) and provide evidence that you've been seeking resolution directly through NY (e.g. ticket exchanges, live chat exchanges, etc.)

Times are tough all over.  I did what I could to keep them IN business.  A year + and no merchandise?  Nah, man.  Credit card dispute will have to be my resolution for any outstanding/unfulfilled orders.  

More pre-order shipping/receiving news: I received my TV super parts from Anime Expo (ordered 07/06/20) and MyKombini (ordered 07/08/20) today.  Still waiting on news from a third set from Kurama Toys (ordered 07/07/20).  They reached out on 12/21 to confirm my shipping address, but no word on when the item would actually ship.  

Okini Land has a 1 per customer limit, so I scored a VF-1D there and another through Luna Park.  Fingers crossed.  

15 minutes ago, Chronocidal said:

...I couldn't get an order in at AE before I went to sleep, and I wake up with them sold out.  We'll just have to see.  

Same.  Hoping other opportunities open up.  When Kakizaki came out, things went very smoothly for me.  Fingers crossed.  I was on board for a VF-1D from the start, and getting a fan racer is gravy...I had stopped chasing Yamato Macross toys by the time they released their version.  

Could the placement of red dot on the HMMP-02 be another variance between SDFM and DYRL?  After all, we don't see strike cannons in SDFM. 

This is an easy enough thing for me to hand-wave, personally.  Perhaps the (fictional) manufacturers started early production runs differentiating the sensor/light placement as left or right, then realized the interchangeability of the store made it pointless to do so, resulting in the decision to produce all further versions with the sensor/light positioned in the same place in the name of efficiency.  Ergo, you have fewer in inventory with the sensor on the lower starboard corner of the front of the HMMP-02, but they do exist. 

15 minutes ago, DYRL VF-1S said:

I would love there to be a Max 1S but is there any history of Bandai releasing that even in an HMR, etc.? Also with the Supers and a history of bundling those with Hikaru would we see a TWE TV 1S release under him?

 

Not that I'm aware of.  But it seems like free money (for Bandai) to me given the existence of the Hikaru 1S.    

28 minutes ago, Anasazi37 said:

That's a very interesting pattern. If it holds, I'm betting on DYRL Max 1A and Hikaru 1A plus another reissue of the SSP and maybe the Missile Set. The showcasing of not one, but three GBP variants at the latest Tamashii Nations event does give me pause, though. Maybe it will go Max 1A, GBP (with 1J, please!), Hikaru 1A with SSP and Missile Set reissues interspersed.

Also highly plausible.  Personally, I would welcome a third SSP release...on its own or packaged with a DYRL VF-1.  The only copy I've been able to score was via a certain seller who shall not be named, and that has yet to ship.    You know...they gave us a blue 013 skull in the first set.  I wonder if the red 011 would be included in a bundle with Hikaru's 1A and SSP or a subsequent, slightly revised SSP stand-alone release.  We may still need a blue 001 for Max's 1S (though the 1A seems much more likely in the next wave).  

Very well...back to speculation about what's next then?  

The release pattern so far has been:

• 2 TV VF-1s and an accessory (missiles); DEC 2018 - SEP 2019
• 2 movie VF-1s and and an accessory (SSPs); DEC 2019 - AUG 2020
• 2 TV VF-1s and an accessory (TV super parts); NOV 2020 - SUMMER 2021

Hikaru has featured in every wave.  With all of that in mind, plus some teaser images we've likely all seen by now (and assuming the line continues as it has gone for the past couple of years), I'm thinking for Wave 4 (late 2021 - 2022) we'll see:

• DYRL 1A Hikaru
• GBP-1S armor (whether or not it features with a 1J re-release is a wildcard)
• DYRL Max 1A or possibly a 1S for variety's sake

That's my perfectly rational, not-fan-boy-spazzing-out prediction.  Place your bets!

Nin-Nin-Game is 2 for 2.  Just got my two Bandai DX Roy VF-1Ss in the mail today.  

Chalk it up to Christmas Miracles?  I have an HMR Elintseeker that I ordered in FEB 2020 that just shipped from NY.  Of course, I still have 3 other orders with no movement, also ordered in FEB-MAR of this year.   Apologies for shifting this discussion to NY again though...the subject at hand is DX VF-1s.

Do what you feel is right, Rick...my advice is to find somewhere else.  I had 3 separate orders of DYRL SSPs.  Two were canceled on their end and I was compensated with store credit (I went to my credit card to dispute the charges).  The one order of SSPs they were willing to send has been sitting in a "Preparation in Progress" status since 09/11/2020 (shipping JP Ferry)…release date was 04/30/2020.