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You know? Not sure if anybody else already mentioned it yet or not, but... It seems this DX 1J's nosecone/cockpit section is non-removable, This is in contrast to the yammie/arcadia 1/60v2 feature. Can't remember if the old yammie 1/48 had removable nosecone/cockpit section,. Wonder if Bandai will update/tweak the design if/when they make a DX VF-1D. Or just make it an exclusive feature of the DX VF-1D since it's the only valk in the anime that the feature was shown being used.
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Charles (charlesxavier here, i think) review:
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Welp! Finally had some time today to do the transformation. Went straight from Fighter to Battroid mode. Overall, it was not all that exciting if you're used to the Yammies/Arcadia or the HMR. This DX seems to incorporates all the past innovations and stuff from both. At least the good ones. Bandai also introduced some new annoyances, which are sometimes unnecessary or just to be different from the Yammie/Arcadia valks. Annoyances (to me): Swingbar separator. Nice concept, but it's a fail-point if you don't align the back properly. Also, the swingbar themselves are very tight like the recent DX-YF19, so the nose-housing for it will not be closed and the "separator" will disengage if things are not aligned properly. Don't forget to connect that back-brace thingy to secure the back and alignment help. Nosecone-tip is annoyingly feather-sensitive and annoyingly disengages all the time when touched slightly. The chest is floaty and does not really secure. To secure it properly, you'll need to install the under-arm option-parts. It really helps secure the chest from being floaty. The wing-flaps are annoying. The leg-flaps are less annoying. Easy to pop-up and go inwards or outwards when accidentally touched. At least, it's not as obnoxiously WTF/stupid like the DX-YF19 vertical-stabilizers. Other than that, this is a very nice valkyrie. Big, hefty, and no chicken-hands. While the yammie/arcadia 1/60v2 is still more superbly elegant and sexy to me, this DX is rather more mecha beastly and is a very nice chogokin. I say a really better chogokin than any of the chogokins (macross, SOCs, etc) in Bandai's stable.
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Sure. Here: don't mind at all. I don't have the yammie 1/48 Hikkie-1J anymore, unfortunately, but here's DX and the 1/60v2, instead: And if somebody's interested, here's DX Hikkie inside the 1/60v2 Yammie:
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received mine. Haven't transform it, yet. Nice heft and heavy enough. Rear landing gears are a bit articulated with side-to-side movements when deployed. It has detents in forward positions, but not with the side-to-side positioning. The wing-flaps are annoying, but quite secure enough. anyway some initial pictarz... box comparo pics: dx/yammie160v2/hmr valks sizings... comparo of various 1/48 "head pilots" (legendary and still funny mwf thingy) ...
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Mine's currently in route with the delivery courier. As such, Don't think onnasake bought one, so gotta wonder who else here will the first to get Bandai'd by this DX. Most likely DWC...
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You know? That reminds me. My DX-Mirage nukes are red-tipped. Wonder if they're compatible with the DX 1J...
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
treatment replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
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1/48+fp's, 1/60+fp's, 1/72, 1/2k, 1/3k,1/100 and now 1/144
treatment replied to VF-18S Hornet's topic in Toys
getting ready for the DX 1J edition...
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welp! buyers from amz-jp, check your tracking now! mine says: Looking like Monday (12/31) delivery, if customs don't hold it up...
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Yeah. Nice yt-review. It'll be interesting to see how the backpack actually holds up the eventual FAST-Packs securely. iirc, the old Yammie 1/48 has a little hook to help secure the backpack, whereas this new DX does not have it.
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It's the weekend over in Japan. Also, most shops in Japan are most likely already observing their new year's holiday break till next week. Better try to check them again around thursday or friday next week. Think only scalpers are currently selling at the moment.
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The leg tbar connectivity/position is lower and nearer to the nosecone-tip on the Bandai DX, making the nosecone about parallel to the wings in the back. It makes the DX seems a tad taller than the old Yammie 1/48.
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It's a big box. Iirc, the separate cannons are very light plastic tubes, but the body is rather not as light as the cannons due to some diecast (inner frame of the feet?) mixed in. edit: ya know what? if you haven't, yet, then just check out jenius' review of it to get a sense of the heft and sizing and stuff: http://anymoon.com/blog/?p=8442
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Multiple items it is. F360 was right, too. Not sure SAL-Parcel if will be cheaper (significantly or not) than EMS, but I reckon it'll be slow shipping and stuff in comparison.
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whoa! EMS to Canada or multiple items?
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Yeah. Figured you used PP on 'em. Thought everybody here knew that already that you get charged upfront when you use PP on CDJ. At any rate, try to use a CC (vs or mc, don't think they accept dsc) with them instead of PP. That way, you don't get charged up front and you get to cancel your order if you don't agree with the shipping upcharge or whatever.
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btw. for you guys who po'ed from Ami and still not getting updates. have you guys tried chattting with them? here's the link to their zendesk support-page: https://support.amiami.com/hc/en-us sign in with your ami-acct. you may get some "unable to connect to zendesk" page-error, but the chat-box should open up on the right side with a real CS person from amiami. try it and see if they can help expedite your order before they close up for the weekend. currently around 1pm over there as of this posting and they should hopefullly still be open or something.
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wait, what? Thought only when you use PP that you get charged upfront with CDJ preorders. i never use PP when preordering with cdj.
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Bummer for you guys getting hit with the japan holiday-shutdown stuff from the import-shops. That's one of the reasons I've cancelled my order from ami. At any rate. amz-jp delivery estimate to US is wednesday next week... at least for mine...
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as of this posting, it is currently holding the #2 position in amz-jp's bestseller hobbies overall listing: https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestsellers/hobby/ getting beat by cross frame girl GGG...
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When did you try? The glitch was fixed around 4:40 JST. By the time I posted about it here, the amj-direct 19k-yen offering was already gone and only the marketplace scalpers are again offering the DX at their usual favorite 25k-yen scalping price. Not sure if any of them are doing any overseas shipping at all.
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Yup. Got one earlier after that damn agonizing shenanigans of continuous glitching and stuff. Bizarro experience. Verified my ami-order was successfully cancelled, too, thru their chat-box. I sent them an earlier email, but had to try their chat stuff. I should get this DX from am-j by Monday or Tuesday next week. So, Achievement Unlocked!
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btw, for all ami-buyers that are not fully aware of their 12/19 notice just yet... That's Japan-time, so it'll actually be Saturday in the US that they go on holiday. I was hoping that they be doing their payment notification and processing by now instead of waiting tomorrow, but haven't gotten any email or site-update on my order from them. Was actually wanting to cancel it, but am-j hasn't open up any new orders, yet. So either check your accts and email regularly for Ami's stuff and hope they ship out your DX-1J right away, or wait another few days for the exchange-rate to improve. Currently 110.8jpy to US$1 as of this posting. Anyway, fyi.
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Seems like Bandai's rinkydink solution for the "priest-collar issue" is to just remove the neck entirely...
