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Like the guy before me, check your local postal company's tracking system. Plus what shipping method did you use and how long has it been already? About insurance, they have a shipping method FAQ with insurance provided for each registered shipping method.

If it says dispatched from outward office, means it's sent already (in the plane). If your local post office tracking doesnt have it yet, means its still in transit. If you're using their ECO it will take a while to arrive (my last one took 1.5 weeks before it showed up in my local post office tracking).

it's from a private person in Japan, but once i say yes i can't back out and need to pay half upfront. i was debating if i should hold out and see if hobby search re-opens right before release in may. or wait and take a chance at hlj pre-orders.

damn... i guess i'm going to commit. ok, thanks guys for the quick responses.

Thats definitely a good call.

I have a feeling it will still be obtainable. May be harder to get compared to the recent releases because, as everyone mentioned before me, its Ozma! Thats just a feeling though.

What about the VF-19S? Have you left that out on purpose?

I think that Mr K said that to eliminate all suspicion until the time to announce was right.

Bleah u guys making me sad buying it for ~28k yen hahaha

OMG that Whirl looks much better than the thrilling 30's voyager Whirl! And quite similar to boot!

Thanks man, I saw that one on Mandarake too, but it'll be more expensive in the end as they will likely ship it via ems only. Looks like HKC is my to go then.

Does HKC have the cheapest VF-17D. I kind of sold something and now Im able to get that instead (i really want the D type head).

And everyone please relax!

It's never been a rule, its a system restriction that some online shops have to ensure fairness and prevent scalping etc. Some like NY (i think) doesn't have such restrictions. Of course they can be bypassed easily too, using accounts with different addresses

I actually meant it that way hahaha. Reissue of the G and then a Tamashii exclusive release of the Tornado afterwards. I just love the blue delta wings of the tornado parts.

BTW barurutor if you're still looking for the gundam marker, I think there's like only one kind of grey available. Either that or buy those small paint bottles at hobby shops which have a much much wider selection of greys.

Plus the fact that they give u a whole YEAR before the release. A dollar a day can get you a $300 valk.

I wish they'd combo a reissue of Michael with his blue tornado! With Bandai being random and all, there might be chances for that happening.

I agree with skullmilitia, I was almost going to pay the same amount for an Isamu YF-29 anyway plus I like this scheme more AND it's my favourite Frontier mold. Besides, I've been burned quite a few times (especially during my early macross collecting days last year) so I'm a bit numb to that increase (not THAT bad of an increase) in price. Especially if you compare a $40 increase to not having one at all if you really want it. I'd expect it to be around 17k Yen are readily available places (Amazon JP) without proxy fees etc or at Mandarake during release. Thanks for that NY heads up, I've got 1 on reserve.

Yup im watching those too. Hope my 1 week of waiting doesnt end up having those sold out.. as Im also waiting for wonderfest 14 announcements and save money for those repaints/rereleases instead if i like them more.

Though its definitely the 0D through various confirmations that we already had ( lineart, missile ports at the wing tip, pepsi zero etc etc) I do find that the silhouette eerily similar to that of the VF-5000 Star Mirage.

They aren't close at all. I'll try to take one tonight but I can already tell you it won't fit.

Dang, I really thought they looked close from the pictures.

Thanks for all of the views guys, helped my decision alot. I have set my eyes on a VF-17 since I'm not really a fan of 171's fighter mode and Alto's colours on it, but mostly the latter. I love the way CF 171 looks in battroid and gerwalk and would immediately buy that over 17 or Alto's but sadly being plagued by defects(been reading the 171 thread too) severely puts me off buying that. The complexity of the 171's transformation is also something that I like though.

Of course I'd like to have both eventually, just that I don't have enough to get both at the same time. Might still change my mind though, giving myself a week before confirming (or something awesome pops up at mandarake).

I definitely hope that the YF-30 is an online exclusive.

Im pretty confident that we will get a chance again during the release at least at normal retail prices.

Hey does anyone have a side by side picture of this and the 25A? The best i saw was antibiotictab's showroom picture. Want to see how close the beiges are to see if it will fit in my squad of 25A's. Was thinking of getting the Ozma variant to lead them but looks like it might be hard to secure one for now.

The button to click never saw the light of day.

Welp! Thanks for your view, that really opened my eyes. I hear what you're saying so I guess I'll consider other stuff to get. I was thinking of this as this is the only VF variant that I don't have yet.

I've been in limbo on the idea of buying a VF-17 and was quite impressed of the valk when fellow members at the picture gallery thread shared their 17D pictures with me. Haha i was actually hoping someone would give his opinion about this toy which will give me the final push into getting this.

I'm thinking of getting either 17 with SP or a VF-171(probably EX). What I'm looking for is something very fun to play with and won't break (excluding my skin) so I'm leaning towards this. If i get the 17, is it easy to repaint those yellow trims of the 17S? Especially those on the legs, will they scrape at the back plate on fighter mode?

That's making it feel like the Hunger Games. Fight to the death for the YF-29's at the Cornucopia