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19 minutes ago, wm cheng said:

 

Yeah and you haven't even factrored into the Customs & Duties we pay (even if there's no duty, there's still a $9.95 fee plus HST tax - usually adds another $40 onto my Valkyries)  Really sucks when something I want is at Amazon.com (but specifically says does not ship to Canada) is like $20usd and when I go to Amazon.ca the same thing is like $80cdn - WTF?!  The exchange rate isn't that far off, its like 78 cents to the dollar.  Boils my blood ALL THE TIME!

 

Wow!  Ouch for my shipping from Anime Extreme (4900Y EMS) - I guess that's where they are taking their profits.  At least I can save a lot on my HLJ order (that's really reasonable for EMS) - Oh I just realized, is this to Canada or US?

US. I'm in Florida. Sorry, forgot to mention that.

27 minutes ago, wm cheng said:

Shipping seemed pretty steep from AE - it was 4900Y for EMS.  Oh well, at least its on its way and I've been waiting for this one for a long time.  Funny haven't gotten any notification from HLJ about that one?  Didn't know they were so late, wonder what the shipping costs will be from HLJ.

I just got my request from HLJ for payment. This is what they're showing for shipping.

23 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Plastic Cretins will make 1/100 scale Gnerls by request.  Subscribe to the email newsletter and check out the facebook page.

 

That's brilliant! Thanks very much!

Oh, man, those are some serious Destroid reinforcements. My three feel terribly inadequate now.

Someone is producing HMR scale Gnerls?!

HLJ has opened up orders on the VF-2SS again. AmiAmi probably will, too, but I went ahead and jumped on this just in case.

Maybe for Christmas Santa will bring us a HMR Queadluun-Rau.

9 hours ago, yman1437 said:

Vf-2ss reopen at hobby search:

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/m/10476538

 

Aww, man. I'm on their email list for this and didn't get a message. Darn my need for sleep! I could have seen this post.

I use FigInStock all the time but it doesn't guarantee catching a restock.. Unfortunately, with the time difference the restocks are usually late at night and gone by the morning. I'm loathe to use N-Y but it doesn't seem like they've listed it at all yet. Otherwise I'm down to hoping I can finagle the timing with a restock elsewhere.

Grah. Under the weather and missed this completely. Hopefully someone with a pay later option will open up orders again at some point.

19 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Anyone experience any customs issues with dhl? I've read they often have custom fees but never used it myself. 

I've never been charged a fee for packages coming into the U.S with DHL.

25 minutes ago, derex3592 said:

Great pic! Mine are out for delivery, unfortunately i picked DHL and didn't realize it instead of EMS, so i don't know how picking them up after hours is gonna work out, signature required and all....uhhhggg

You can leave a signed note on the door or usually pre-sign for DHL deliveries online. Alternately, you can designate a local location to have the packages dropped off and held at (usually a store like PakMail or something). My local DHL facility is about three hours away so it's a nightmare if I don't want to leave a note and have my package sitting on the porch all day because the only service location in my entire town closes at 6pm and the DHL driver doesn't usually get into town until 4pm or so.

35 minutes ago, fenrir72 said:

I've been with amiami for quite sometime and love them 98% of the time but those tracking numbers they give only extends until the Dispatch from outward office of exchange in Tokyo. Heck, I already received my MP Megatron and the tracking number still doesn't indicate it's arrival

Not scaring you or nothing. Your Destroid will arrive......eventually

Huh. I guess it must depend on where you are. The tracking numbers I get from AmiAmi show pretty much every step of the transit. If something's missing, it's because the postal service just couldn't be bothered to scan it at that point.

On 5/11/2017 at 0:23 AM, seti88 said:

1/20th scale DYRL pilot with the 1/20th valk...

 

Holy frijoles! I need all of that. Are there dates/prices for any of this yet?

1 minute ago, Mechapilot77 said:

wait..is it this?

https://hlj.com/product/BANN16163

 

hlj says it not out yet.  also looks different.  am i missing somehting here? haha

It seems to be this:

https://www.amazon.com/Realistic-Model-White-Catapult-Gundam/dp/B01AJ4JRQO

16 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Hahaha! For sure, your wallets and all the others on the other hand will weep with sadness.

 

 

I'm not entirely sure about sadness. Pain? Definitely. Sadness? That remains to be seen.

1 hour ago, sh9000 said:

Bandai please make this in HMR.

I would weep with joy. 

21 hours ago, sh9000 said:

I've seen that $0.99 hot glue already works.

Wow. Impressive! I wish I had some of those crafty skills. 

2 hours ago, Mommar said:

Here's a video for the 35th anniversary VF-1 for those inclined.

 

 

I dig it. I'm glad I ordered one, though I was apprehensive at first. It's grown on me.

9 minutes ago, EmilianoAlfaro said:

I am currently working on getting optional parts for HMR VFs. The idea is to manufacture the same pieces offered by Yamato, including a pilot version tv that in the line HMR are horrible. For the pilot I will be based on the movie version of HMR that has better proportions. When I have some progress I will upload photos, now I am waiting for the missile effects  to reproduce them in crystal recin, we will see that leaves ...

I'm looking forward to seeing the results! Especially the missile effects.

8 hours ago, tekering said:

Well, actually...  

120 x 180cm.

More-or-less, yeah.  Most of the individual kits are designed for N-gauge train sets, which are 1:150 scale.  I originally started getting them to complement my HG Gunpla...

I wasn't expecting Hi-Metal R toys to work as well as they do, actually.

'Fraid not.  The smallest Patlabor stuff I have is 1:60 scale.

Wow. That diorama is amazing! I wish I had the patience to put something like that together. Very, very well done! 

Also, I don't know if anyone is still looking for the HMR Monster, but Jungle Toys has one for ¥17,280. If you haven't used them before, they do charge a 5% on top of the price for international customers (if I remember correctly, it's been a while since I ordered from them) so factor that into whether it's a good deal for you or not. I wish I had the cash to grab a third one, but I am way overspent for the next couple of months. Ah, collecting!

I managed to grab another missile set off Amazon JP for $60 shipped. I really hadn't anticipated how difficult it might be to get more of these. I figured quantities would probably be low, it being a TWE and all, but the price is skyrocketing faster than I thought it might. Heck, there is only one set on YJA right now.

1 hour ago, davidwhangchoi said:

i grabbed 2x from Loopaza and immediately they stealth jacked up the price on shipping. from 20 - 46 shipped for 2 sets. i guess they realized how hot these are and raised the price on the shipping end.  

Wow. That's crazy. I can't imagine that sort of thing would endear them to their customers. I saw a couple of sets on Taobao, but I haven't done any ordering from there before so I'm a little apprehensive. I'm still wondering if DATONG or someone will produce KOs of these sets like they do the Tamashii Effects pieces. It wouldn't surprise me, especially seeing as how in demand these suckers are.

31 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

you know what is hard to find? those HMR missile effect parts for the vf-1. they're expensive now.

 

 

That's for sure. I meant to order two sets and somehow ended up only grabbing one. They're crazy scarce at this point and both I and my wallet are really going to regret not paying more attention to the order.

On 1/7/2017 at 0:04 AM, MAC-X said:

Amiami actually allows you to order up to 3 of these....unless you want more than 3? 

I got three there, thanks though! I'm shooting for six of each of the (non-Monster Destroids). I finally managed to up my count to four, including HLJ. I'm holding off on N-Y, as I have had issues with them in the past, and hoping Hobby Search opens back up again. They often do right before a release. If all else fails, I'm hoping they won't be too bad on the secondary market. I may love me some Valkyries, but I have always had a major soft spot for the Destroids.

I keep missing it opening up again on HLJ. Darn having to work at work! I got my AmiAmi order in, but I want more of these guys.

Crud. I forgot preorders opened last night. Thankfully AmiAmi still had them available. I could only get three, but what can you do, eh?

It may be the cold medicine talking, but I kind of like it. There's a lot of metallic paint on that sucker, though.

More Laserdiscs!