Anasazi37

I forgot about that option. Well played.

Given how Bandai is jacking up prices for WWM items, I'm surprised the three new Tiny Session valks aren't $169.99 as well.

Clicked the "ship" button this morning at HLJ, so I should have mine early next week. Had to wait until the Nendoroid Denji reissue was available so I could ship everything in my Private Warehouse, which includes an Arcadia Tomahawk. I'm debating if I should make decals for that. Not enough hours in the day and every time I use my ALPS printer I'm basically gambling that it won't break. Discussion for the other dedicated thread.

I'm guessing that it's some kind of proxy-based extension for Chrome that routes the browser's traffic through a server in Japan. Another option is VPN software that does the rerouting for your entire internet connection. If one were to have either capability on hand, one might see something like this for the item in question:

Good point. The customs folks up north like to take a bite out of your wallet when you use a courier service.

Yes, it has. They increased rates several times over the past year, with the biggest increase happening a few months ago. It's rarely cheaper than FedEx, UPS, and DHL these days. Also a lot slower. Regularly takes 1-2 weeks because of limited space on flights and slow processing by customs.

I couldn't sleep last night and happened to be up when the PO opened for these three, so I went to HLJ. Wow, that was a terrible decision. Not sure if it's because a ton of items from a lot of different properties went up for PO right after the Tamashii Nations event, but their site was getting absolutely hammered starting at 4pm JST. I tried to buy them for 30 minutes, but couldn't get to the payment screen (it would keep crashing). I finally gave up and tried again early this morning, remembering that these don't sell out instantly like the DX valks. Completed the order in 10-15 seconds. The experience reminded me to NOT use HLJ when PO Madness is a real concern. Their system can't handle the traffic.

That feature of AE gets me almost every time. I think, "wow, I just snagged the last one!" and then as soon as I log out, the item shows up as in stock. I wish their system, and the ones for HLJ and other sites, were smart enough to prevent cart jacking.

Bandai is still using styrofoam for DX Delta valks, which was disappointing to see when I opened up my Hayate and Mirage 31AX's. Really wish they'd stop. Maybe they'll move away from that with the next set of releases....

There's an existing thread on it that is already three pages(!) long. We're all excited and worried that it will be made. Excited because of the detail, worried because of the likely price.

I'm more than a little annoyed that Bandai might release an HMR Hayao 1A TV before we get one in the DX line. If we get one in the DX line....

AE just opened up POs for the Ghost Set: https://www.anime-export.com/index.php?product=62727 Their price is within one dollar of what I paid through my proxy service, so it's not a bad deal.

The price at AE is within a one dollar of what I paid through my proxy service, so it's not a bad deal.

It's "earth tone"

I don't care how much this will cost. I wants it. I must have the precious.

Ghost Set was available for PO at 1000 JST and the proxy service I use sent me a fully-paid receipt for my order at 1001 JST. I love how efficient they are.

@Mommar is right: I don't think I'll be able to put these on either of my AX valks. I'll just leave them on their own stands, flying in formation with my Hayate AX. They look nice on their own.

Holy crapballs. The SDFM and DYRL parts of the HMR line were dormant for so long, I gave up on them. The upcoming VF-1S release restored some hope, but this is really nice to see. I truly hope they release all of these and aren't just trolling us with one-off prototypes for the millionth time.

...and now I'm thinking about opening up my second 0S and customizing it like @Angesdad, mainly so I can feel like I have a complete toy....

I have seen it, and you're right. I thought I'd at least try them on and see how they look, but they might be staying on little stands next to my Hayate and Mirage AXs, which is what I did with my Messer 31. He's sporting the super parts in Fighter mode and I have the Lil Drakens flying in formation next to him.

I'll probably toss them on my Mirage 31AX, even though they're supposed to go on Hayate's. My Hayate already has the super parts on it, which in true Bandai fashion were released right before the Ghost announcement, meaning that we'd already committed to a set of accessories for a specific valk and now here comes another set. If they're only available as some kind of Full Set Pack reissue of Hayate, I'll pass.

I ran the same search myself this morning. I was trying to avoid looking through more than 400 Macross listings on Cults3D, many of which have unhelpful preview images, if you happened to remember which files you accessed. Sounds like no.

Are the STL files for these figures posted somewhere online? How about the Bodolza?

There are several printing marketplaces out there with options that are reasonably priced. Especially if you're okay with the standard grey resin color and finish and the piece isn't huge. You upload your file and cost estimates from multiple vendors are automatically generated. I only bought my printer when the cost of outsourcing the printing of parts I needed for large kits exceeded the cost of a printer. It can add up....

Print-ready versions of each armament, with and without the extra details. Still tweaking some small things on the UUM-7, but otherwise I think these are ready to go.