Kinzoku VF
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Will get the Nexx, for completion purposes....Can't say I'm really that excited though...Wish they would stop milking and announce 'slightly more exciting' stuff. Sure, looking forward to the Ostrich...but when you consider the original lineup announced a few years back when the HM got the 'Renewal' treatment, they haven't even touched a fraction the Zentraedis stuff. Taking way too long to finish the VF-1s. Hope the series won't end up like the original HM...(by that I mean dropped off completely... )
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Finally, Congratz man. Wonder how many they still have to send off and if they'll be able to get as far as November? The sad thing on my part, even though I was supa pleased to finally receive my order, still haven't even taken any pics nor even *played around* with it. (hardly ever transform my DX and certainly don't fancy transforming this one) I really wanted to try and fit the 31-A in somehow. Had to mix up lines, some Delta stuff, with Macross II and Macross stuff (not forgetting some HMR and some SD pieces) in order to cram it into a Detolf 'square'....you hardly see the thing...(;_;). Due to a lack of Detolfs, (I have 6 for vintage, Popy etc, Sofubis and modern Giant robot stuff ) but only 3 for Macross stuff, and all are completely crammed. (I kept everything, my Toynamis, all my old Yamato V1 (love die-cast...) not to mention the 1/48s, 1/60 V2, vintage pieces etc....and of course the Bandai stuff, DX and HMR. So unfortunately the big majority of my Fighters aren't displayed in cabinets. It's still certainly my favorite Delta VF so far, no contest. I like the others, but no way near as much.. Maybe the fact I didn't enjoy Delta has something to do with it....don't know.. If I ever sell the Deltas (fat chance as I tend to hoard everything), I'd only keep the 31-A and the SV-262.... Erm....I rambled....my bad....only wanted to say 'Gratz' to CharlesXavier
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O.k, thanks for the heads up
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Out of curiosity, any more infos regarding the 'June/July' 'Owl' sets release dates?
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Only had my Kairos for 8 days or so. Looked for any defects after reading some comments. Can't seem to find anything under the wings or anywhere else for that matter.Tried to look under different lights as well, no 'weird' paint/mold defects as far as I can tell. I remember panicking slightly whilst removing those 2 transparent protective plastic sheets.( In case some of the tampo-printing would've pelt off or something). Luckily, nothing happened. Still haven't transformed it though and probably won't as 90% of my VFs stay in fighter mode, and when I transform them, after a few pics they go right back into fighter... Seems the ones with most issues came from an early batch (rather than a different production run, still don't think they had several production runs for the 31-A.)
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Whoop whoop! Gratz Guyffon, that was fast!
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Gratz Guyffon. It's worth the 3 months wait, really nice bird .
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Thanks! Yeah....the stressing out for nothing was getting tiresome. Especially when it became clear in April/May the delay was going to be considerable. I'm still wondering whether Bandai has anything to do with this mess. There seem to have been some early delays here and there, but apparently, most Japanese customers received theirs in a timely fashion ( judging from the Japanese Tweets, blogs, reviews etc). Though local collectors were fine, a lot of international resellers based in Japan somehow got cut short and in the process the price skyrocketed. Maybe Bandai knowing that the rest of their orders were coming from retailers (who aren't really supposed to buy crate loads of TWE to begin with) decided to take their sweet time to deliver...? Not sure we'll ever find out
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Thanks! Yes, hopefully they'll finally start getting some stocks, truly hope all orders get sent by the end of the month so that we can finally move on and forget this mess ever happened in the first place....
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That cursed Kairos what else! . Somehow still can't get myself to open the bloody thing....
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Humm.....A suspicious package just showed up .....
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No animosity whatsoever, just sarcasm. Edit: as for the order numbers...been saying it for a while that it's more or less out of a hat......
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*Shhh* better not mention that person.....I did in a post way back when we were first trying to figure out what was happening, he bit my head off for no reason whatsoever....
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Again, pretty sure at that stage the order numbers don't mean anything. Seems they're just trying to clear out the first 4 days of preorders, that's it. Don't think it's got anything to do with the chosen shipping method either. At that rate I don't get how they're expecting to even reach mid-October or later orders. Aside from that phone call that mentioned some expected mid-May stocks, there hasn't been any official confirmation of any expected stocks as far as I know. Anyway, we'll see what happens....
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Quick hint, pretty sure the order numbers don't have anything to do with the dates of shipping for this particular item. Seems that what they've done up until now is focus on those first 4 days (when the preorder window opened) rather the actual order numbers. Some orders that were placed on the 7th like yours have already been sent way back in April, whilst others from the 6th shipped in May, and so on. Looks like when they manage get a few in stock, they randomly select orders placed within those first 4 preorders opening days and ship them out, without necessarily looking at the actual order number if that makes sense. Just a matter of 'wait and see'...
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I just noticed . For some reason I thought it was a Kairos, didn't even look at the title......My bad....was too good to be true....
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Says October.? A year after it was announced?!!! Maybe, just maybe they are finally starting starting to produce more. Due to popular demand?? ! ! Don't think the international customers that are still waiting(/complaining! Lol) are the cause though. It was a popular release in Japan, if they are really making a second batch it's probably mostly due to the Asian market demand. Not sure about the price hike though , although it's still much better than its current ¥37000 or ¥40000 . Any clues as to why it'll cost more if we're really talking about new stocks?
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Yeah....Hear hear! I'm just venting some frustration. Thankfully their head office is not up the road. I'd go postal.
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I was only saying 'most people'. I'm sure some have tried. But some of the people I spoke are still waiting without contacting them mostly in fear that their orders would be automatically cancelled if they complained about this unacceptable situation. I did message them again a day ago myself. The lack of reply as soon as you mention that you do not want a refund/voucher implies the following: "You want your VF? Tough, we don't have have enough stocks to honor all those preorders, never had, never will. Want to wait for nothing? Go ahead, just mail us when you finally want a store voucher, we'll reply then." Most likely scenario: NY received all their stock in March, but only a fraction of what they were expecting (probably due to a mistake from their part, assuming they'd be able to get their hands on that much stock, or they forgot to place the rest of the orders, their proxies sold them off for a profit) whatever the issue, it doesn't matter anymore, the outcome is the same. From the beginning, probably to save face and unlike most other retailers who came clean right away regarding the situation, NY decided to keep it going for as long as possible (until now). Sending out a few every month out of a hat from that initial stock they got in March. That's it. Much more realistic than: 'Bandai is producing extra runs', 'Stocks from March are stuck in customs in HK' , 'Magic May stocks have been delayed to June'. 'Some stores are getting extra stocks in June' (yeah right not from Bandai they're not...maybe 5 or 10 pieces tops with a premium to pay on top). From day one in Japan, seemed that anyone who ordered a Kairos got their orders. Why would Bandai bother producing more? To satisfy the international demand from customers that aren't even supposed to get hold of those pieces in the first place? Doesn't make any sense. When NY's initial stock is gone, that'll be it. You'll get a store voucher wether you want it or not (wouldn't put it past them to even say it's been too long for a voucher lol). Hence they now stopped replying all-together to anyone enquiring about their orders, (especially if you mention you don't want a refund). Just their way of saying, "let us know when you change your mind".
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I had enough, and contacted them (NY) yesterday morning (the only times I mailed them before that was shortly after release, end of March). They have yet to fulfill orders from the 7th. Those mid-May stocks never materialised. And unless anyone has solid proof regarding those 'June Stocks', feel free to post the official Bandai post regarding the matter. Everything else is just rumours and assumptions (one other store said they'll receive "some" stocks in June doesn't mean a thing....not to mention their stocks might be a box of 10, that's it.) 7 months ago, you pay for something, 2 months after the official release date, you still haven't received your product nor a proper explanations. Yet, no one seems willing to contact them? Yeah, makes sense . I get it, everyone's 'afraid' to msg them in case they cancel their orders ( no other reason why you wouldn't want to find out what is happening with your order....right?) They haven't even fulfilled the first 2 days of preorders, yet, somehow, they're going to send off all orders now? Feel free to explain and back up the reasoning behind this 'hope'. Maybe more people should message NY, you know, 'out of curiosity', rather than wait, say nothing, and hope those rumours will come to fruition. Here's a hint: June won't be much different than April/May.
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Tell me about it .....I still don't get what we're waiting for. Not a single word from NY, only a few orders shipped in the past month....like 3 or 4 if that. If they haven't sorted out that BS in June, that's it, I'm requesting my money back. Not willing to wait any longer for something that obviously won't show up.
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Still prefer mine 'naked'. Personally not a big fan of SP. Makes them look too 'busy' and 'Gundamy' for my taste (no disrespect to Gundam fans...).
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made my day...... Still though, 2 months to get to day 2 of the orders.....(aside from the lucky few who paid after that date and received them already). At that rate, It's gonna be September if they ever get to the orders placed on the 10th . Great if they deliver of course....but after all that BS, I'm not sure I even care about the VF anymore. Just want this mess to be over with.
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Anyone contacted NY this month regarding their 31A orders? Seems that only 2 or 3 were shipped in May, and obviously nothing whatsoever regarding that BS May stock (that now has magically transformed into a June BS, and probably a July one after that..). Anyway, was just curious to see if their replies had changed since March.
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Don't know why, but I somehow feel they're making us wait like morons for nothing. I don't think it's gonna happen .
