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I'm honestly surprised we haven't gotten a Hi-Metal YF-19 yet...
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So what is the difference other than printed tampo between the normal and premium versions?
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Gotcha. I figured that's what you meant. I may actually grab a max when they go up for pre-order. Where is the cheapest place to get Arcadia valks from anymore?
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What do you mean Arcadia has awakened? As in they are making a bunch of valk toys again?
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So, what are the chances that we'll see the Ostrich and Elintseeker that were prototypes way back in like 2008? And on that note, are there any Ostrich/Elintseeker toys outside of Bandai's original ones and Yamato/Arcadia? I don't think I've seen news of any Ostrich/Elintseekers being released in Arcadia's current line which makes the ones from a few years back expensive as heck.
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Looks cool, but I want a Beta/Tread/Tlead to go with it! And that price...yikes...
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Two more options I made. So which of the 4 look the best to you guys?
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Opinion Time... Which looks better, the bigger or smaller Super Ostrich backpack parts?
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Thanks! I didn't realize that the T-Bars would "fit" the cross shaped technic pieces.
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Here's another one... What is that Technic looking piece that will fit the T-Bars? All the Technic pieces in the LDD that I see have holes that are much too large. http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=3231644
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If you open the file I uploaded in LDD, there is an option for a BOM, which lists materials needed.
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If anyone wants the LDD I made, I have attached it. The 3 extra pieces are there just in case they are needed to attach the shield or replace some "shoulder" pieces that MIGHT inhibit transformation a little. It's very hard to tell in LDD b/c sometimes something isn't really blocked from rotating, but LDD won't let it turn right. Better safe than sorry when you're talking about $0.10 worth of bricks right??? Also included are my own version of Fast Packs with the Advance parts. YF-19 with Fast Pack Finished.lxf
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Gotcha! Thanks! I got close to replicating the gunpod with that advice. Any chance you know what the grey piece is on the underside of the chest that actually looks like a chest vulcan? I can't seem to locate anything in LDD that is similar to it?
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Hey, can anyone help ID the "handle" part of this gun:
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Okay, I'll give that a shot again. Thanks guys. It really felt like mine was frozen or even glued in there b/c it just wasn't budging.
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I'm trying to transform it for the first time and my right wing tab on top is STUCK. I have no clue how to unstick it b/c I can't get a great grip on it and it's TIGHT against the wing. I can barely wedge a fingernail between it and the wing by sliding it along the edge. Any suggestions???
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Just the way I see it, if one store sets the standard for customer service and pricing, then it's the job of other stores to strive to meet that as well. That's how free markets work. The best rise above and the companies that can't adept (and copy them basically) will lose out in the long run. I do think it's absolute crap that AmiAmi is adding an 8% sales tax for foreign buyers b/c they are just pocketing extra cash unfairly. And it is exactly 8% over the MSRP at their store. So somebody was dead on about that.
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Well, I've had price matching happen before. I won't say a lot about it b/c I don't know if it was just me getting a one time special thing or what? But it doesn't hurt to ask. Their response was kind of rude to me about it, which is why I mentioned it. But overall, screw AmiAmi. That's just how I feel about them at the moment. They are supposedly known for lower prices than HLJ on most items, so I was just calling them out on that. I don't honestly expect them to price match, but that's what the good business practice would be. Alienate a customer over a few bucks??? Nah, bad idea. That's why Walmart doesn't tell you to go suck a you know what when you come in and ask for a price match. It's good business to keep a customer happy in the long run even if you lose a little today (which AmiAmi wouldn't be losing anything to offer it at MSRP, which is WELL above what wholesale on items runs b/c I have a friend that gets a ton of Japanese items wholesale and does group buys, just not this particular item).
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Just an FYI moment: I have only ever ordered 2 or 3 times from AmiAmi, so I have never dealt with customer service. I placed an order for the VF-19 when the second batch hit their store. Now I'm a LONG TIME HLJ customer, so if I order something and decide to cancel, all it takes is an email to them and they cancel it no muss, no fuss (assuming I haven't paid for it yet, never paid for an item then asked to have my money back haha). AmiAmi is more expensive than MSRP on the item (MSRP is 23000Yen, AmiAmi is 24840Yen). They replied back that they do not honor any sort of price matching (which I guess is fine albeit bad customer service and customer retention). But they also said that they don't do cancellations and if I "badly" wanted one, they would leave a note on my account about it. So, in conclusion, I think AmiAmi's customer service is pretty bad. I doubt I'll ever order from them again considering they are price gouging and have bad customer service compared to HLJ.
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But that doesn't explain how AmiAmi and CDJapan have DRASTICALLY different rates on the EXACT SAME services??? That's what I'm wondering about???
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I'm actually talking to an HLJ rep and they are pretty much telling me they went so far as to delete the item's page b/c they didn't want over-ordering by accident. I can't EVER recall them deleting a page on an item. Something larger is at play here with HLJ. Btw, it's looking like $240 from AmiAmi with EMS, or $227 from CDJapan with SAL. HLJ would have been the cheapest out of all of them b/c their price was 21850Yen and you could combine orders to save on shipping within a 3 month period thanks to their warehouse. I hate how HLJ seems to NEVER order enough product anymore (this is NOT the first item that I've seen them go out of stock on while other retailers still had it).
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Woah, it's cheaper for the item at CDJapan, but the shipping from them is TWICE as expensive as AmiAmi...Anyone have a clue why???
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Thanks for posting the AmiAmi link! Nabbed one. Waited 15 years to finally get one (or however long it's been since Mac+ came out)...it's about time I got one. XD
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Wow, so how much is shipping exactly from Japan to the US? Haha. That one site someone linked the other day had it for around $185 plus shipping...so that's $60 more for shipping. lol Does anyone know somewhere that might have it at a comparable price to that $185 + shipping?
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So as of now, what's the cheapest place to pick up one of these?
