Darth Mingus

2 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

At this point, I think it would be nice to remove the warning on Nin-Nin. I have an order of VF-4 with them and they got delivered a few days after. And knowing that stuff keeps on getting happening across the sites during PO madness, even on the most reputable ones, I think it's just fair. Besides, members didn't had a problem placing an order with them earlier so who knows? 

Agreed.  By this logic, all these retailers should be on the questionable list as some of us have had issues of some sort with all of them.

Imagine what pre-order night will be like for the 1s.

Hlj took forever, but it did go through, just have to wait for confirmation. 

Amiami popped up for while, but could not add to cart

NAda...and ny hasn’t even posted the link yet

206...

Looks like NY is actually using their waiting ticket thing for po night. 

14 hours ago, Numbninja said:

A bit off topic but...do you kno if they make gundam arms with articulated fingers and such...i love hands esp mechas, robots and gundams...i even have the 1:1 mgs phantom arm that sentinel produced....any info would be appreciated.

Thanx

This is probably the largest "hand" that Bandai makes:

http://dalong.net/review/etc/uh4/uh4_i.htm

Mk-50 set 2

https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/ironman-mk-50-nano-weapon-set-2-endgame-ver-avengers-endgame-bandai-s-h-figuarts?mc_cid=88a346b0b6&mc_eid=214c108f44

Thanos

https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/s-h-figuarts-thanos-avengers-endgame?mc_cid=88a346b0b6&mc_eid=214c108f44

Thanos is being released in NA by Bandai:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Q5SCK6S/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=figuarts+thanos&qid=1554162366&s=gateway&sr=8-15&linkCode=ll1&tag=marveltoynews-20&linkId=e57c26a4cfb6a3ece101ae47f29f85d4&language=en_US

but it looks like it also sold out immediately.

According to Marvel Toy News. this is not all Bandai's fault.  Apparently the embargo on Endgame toys just lifted, that was why there was zero time between the announcement and the pre-orders.

http://marveltoynews.com/sh-figuarts-endgame-thanos-figure-up-for-order-in-the-us/

Sucks to be a collector...

6 hours ago, Mommar said:

Holy crap, I didn't realize how much more expensive those figures were at Amazon!!!

looks like NY and Amazon are jacking up the price for Thanos.  when I posted, Thanos was 8,800 with 1,200m shipping.  now it is up on both sites for 12k.

many of these are available again on NY, marked up, of course.

Still available at Amazon Japan, ships to Canada at least:

Ronin

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07Q6XP5HT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanos

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07Q5SCK6S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Captain America

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07Q82J6NJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Iron Man Mk 85

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/B07Q934HDX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

2 hours ago, todd77 said:

What's this?

 

Has some kind of preorder madness started at NY?

Seems like Nippon-Yasan now adds you to a waitlist to access their site instead of outright crashing when the traffic volume is too high?

Imagine running into this on PO madness night?  It is for their free shipping sale.  They jacked the price up on all items anyways so there is no real savings.

The line seems to be a rebranding of the existing colours available so there should be no difference between this and the other lines.  I tried their whites and they are terrible out of the bottle.  It is over thinned to the point that it runs off the model while spraying.  The other colours seem fine.

New in the box is going for 40k in second hand stores in Japan, but there does not seem to be a lot of stock anywhere.  I only saw it in 1 or 2 of the smaller operations, not the big ones like Mandarake or Jungle.

I saw the pre-order available in-store in akihabara location of Bic camera and in-store at yodabashi in Shinjuku east.

8 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

I checked those sites shortly after PO and they say reservations closed. Do you have to go to a store to place a PO?

The 31E is still available for pre-order in the big chain stores in Japan like Bic Camera and Yodabashi. probably NY has some on reserve at these locations, which explains the prepaid and markup.

Some pictures of the VF 4

8 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/27357-macross-delta-dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom.html

WTF 9,000Y shipping EMS to Canada...

http://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-action-figure/

This is up now, use at your own risk.

placeholder, I believe,  Use at your own risk:  http://www.bandaionline.com/dx-chogokin-vf-31e-siegfried-chuck-mustang-custom-macross-delta-action-figure/

NY is broken.

is this the Final Countdown:

That's awesome work.  Glad to see all those leftover Bandai/Hasegawa parts put to good use!

I don't remember anyone posting pictures of the pilot figure from the DX VF-1 and the 1/48 Hasegawa VF-1 model kit:

That's the DX on the far left, the Hasegawa in the middle and a Roy from the 1/48 Yamato.

The Hasegawa is way too large to fit in the cramped DX cockpit (doh! just broke the arm, sorry Hikaru), but is surprisingly fits perfectly in the Yamato cockpit.

Size wise, the Yamato, DX and Hasegawa model kits are fairly consistent (I have not finished the kit so it is not included in the pic above).  The nose assembly is slimmer and much more streamlined compared to the toy.

As a toy, the DX is lightyears ahead of the Yamato in terms of heft and polish.  Next step, see if the DX stand can used on the Yamato, since the Yamato did not come with a stand.