F360

17 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

In conjunction of Tamashii Nations Store Tokyo renewal concept, special limited edition of Metal Build Strike Gundam will be available at the renewal shop.

https://tamashii.jp/store/

 

Metal Build Launcher Striker Pack (Metal Build 10th Ver.)
August 2022 Release
Tamashii Store Event Limited Product
https://tamashii.jp/item/14064/

 

Metal Build Sword Striker Pack (Metal Build 10th Ver.)
August 2022 Release
Tamashii Store Event Limited Product
https://tamashii.jp/item/14065/

So would that mean these are like EVENT Exclusives? .. you will need to go to the store to pick these up?  (proxy will charge arm and leg)  

And when they do open for TWE later, it will be by lottery...

2 minutes ago, jvmacross said:

"Due to distribution restrictions this item cannot be shipped to the following places: Japan."

wait...what? 

Amiami.com is for international customers.   

people in Japan use https://www.amiami.jp/

40 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Fyi, their pricing/intro discount seems to be very volatile. I saw three different discounted prices, depending on if I was signed in or not, and if the item was in my cart.

yeah. the discount is less if you already have a account so you wont be able to take advantage of the free TOM premium trial off or the $7 welcome coupon . ..   in order to get most discount it will need to be a new account in which it also have a $7 off welcome coupon too..  I think there was no tax too..      

and Shipments over $150 get shipping fee discounts (up to 100% off).. so you add something , it will save you on the shipping charge. 

But I already preorder from HLJ so I'm good.  but this looks like a good backup for those that want a 2nd one and have never used this site before.    Payment is upfront and they have never asked me for more money later .  

3 hours ago, Alphahorizon said:

Thanks @F360. Never shopped here, but was reasonable price and will probably drop any premium. Not before using points though.

they should be good, they are pretty active.    I use to preorder a bunch of stuff from them and they always delivered.  might have ordered abit too much stuff back then.. 😅

They also toss in some candy and snacks for me most of the time.   They use their own Otakumode logo on the shipping box along with a plastic anime sleeve for the invoice and the packaging is good.    

they also have the other Macross items too 

https://otakumode.com/shop/619eedf10faffd795c0d6624/DX-Chogokin-Macross-Frontier-VF-25-Messiah-Valkyrie-Worldwide-Anniv

https://otakumode.com/shop/627398caf525c400225fee11/DX-Chogokin-Macross-Delta-the-Movie-Absolute-Live!!!!!!-YF-29-Durandal-Valkyrie-Maximilian-Jenius-Use-Full-Set-Pack

https://otakumode.com/shop/62943189613216001d91c77e/Hi-Metal-R-Macross-Zero-VF-0S-Phoenix-Roy-Focker-Use?utm_source=tom&utm_medium=ec&utm_campaign=EC_20220531_FigureNews_US_CA&utm_content=IMG_10#
 

you can joint their free 30 day trial Tom premium subscription to get some extra discount off the price. You can cancel the subscription anytime.    Also payment is upfront .    

18 minutes ago, lechuck said:

The scale should be 1/30, Knightmare Frames are around five to six meters.

And almost 30k yen and Bandai can't be bothered to throw in a Kallen pilot figure!?

yeah. they really should toss in a Kallen pilot.   . the bigger the scale the more a pilot is needed.

They have pilots for their FMP metal builds and they were 1/48   

44 minutes ago, Big s said:

After reading again, it does say the 27th and not available to Japan, so maybe that’s when the non Japanese sites will list it.

Dirtyboy above had mentioned it, but I misinterpreted what the message was actually saying.

Sales Period May 27, 2022, 13:00  Japan Time ～

The above is when they will start the preorder on their site amiami.com

amiami have 2 sites, amiami.com is for international customers and amiami.jp is for their Japan customer.  

so if you are in japan you would use the amiami.jp site 

https://www.amiami.jp/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-140325&page=top

Other than the official start date in japan, all the sites from other country does not really have a set time or date of when they will posting them.   

https://www.nin-nin-game.com/en/macross/66527-hi-metal-r-macross-zero-vf-0s-phoenix-roy-focker-use-bandai-spirits-.html

¥12,320

https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-140326

12,980JPYSave 2,420 JPY

Sales Period May 27, 2022, 13:00  Japan Time ～ 

8 hours ago, jvmacross said:

So I wonder what WWM translates to in real world time...will Bandai ship out stock outside of Japan for a unified release or will everyone outside of Japan experience the first ever official WWM release a few days or weeks later?

I don’t see it to be any different than current Local distribution , local P-Bandai.   Japan will release first ,  then other places will get it depending on how long it takes for the Boat to get to their dock .   So weeks later in Asia and months later for USA , Europe , Canada , etc . 
 

25 minutes ago, leeboo1211 said:

I hope the front looks as good. Y'know, like some gals look stunning from behind.. =P

But this is Code GeASS ,, isn't it all about the back? 

ok, here is a pic of the front too

I hope the cockpit slides open and they will include a Kallen Kozuki figure too

46 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Yes !  , will preorder 

Those USPS "WE CARE" stickers are the worse.   when they post that on my package , it means its mess up pretty badly that it will required re wrapping, drying or something else. 

9 hours ago, Metaphor322 said:

Is this worth the price? been wanting a Bandai VF-1 DX Chogokin movie edition for so long (hopefully will find movie super parts somewhere). I'm new here and new towards the buying market for Macross merchandise, so I'm looking for tips too. Thanks.

https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEODAI-57289?s_ssid=e35865627a0ca13cb9

I'm here in Toronto Canada so I'm wondering if that makes it anymore difficult to buy. Was hoping for something below scalper prices.

Not sure if EMS shipping is available to Canada yet, But CDJapans FedEx and DHL Shipping is very expensive, you might want to try somewhere else.

2 hours ago, jvmacross said:

"Preorder yours before closing date to raise your chance to get this item"

LOL....so they'll keep taking PO's without knowing if they can be fulfilled?

At least they are warning you! 

that’s just their usual warning since they allow cancellation.   They do keep track of their orders and will close them when the limit is reach.   $222 is a pretty good price, even with Ca sales tax it’s cheaper than most places. 

2 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

Who the hell is RB?

the one with banana antennas 

7 minutes ago, tekering said:

Houquet is amazed how much better the bike looks in red.

Red,. 3 times faster too 

https://www.hlj.com/dx-chogokin-yf-29-durandal-valkyrie-maximilian-jenius-full-set-pack-bans63473?

Thank you for using our store AmiAmi. 

Regarding the sales method of the following products, we will inform you that the AmiAmi online shop (mail order main store amiami.jp) will be pre-ordered by lottery. 

Target product: 
BANDAI SPIRITS 
"DX Chogokin YF-29 Durandal Valkyrie (Max Jenius Genus Machine) Full Set Pack" 

Application period: April 28, 2022 (Thursday) 16: 00-May 2, 2022 (Monday) 13:59 

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2 hours ago, Mog said:

The other thing to watch out for is that the windshield and grey instrument panel may not be completely pulled out all the way for bike mode.

Mine came out of the packaging looking gappy, because the windshield was partially pushed in.

Everything should look flush like that first prototype pic in your post @F360.

Good to know . thx.  

2 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Hey @F360, @Mog confirmed on the previous page, that his Bazooka is mounted straight-on. He did mentioned that the chest armor is kind of finicky and it's probably why the Bazooka is pointing upward.

cool , glad I don't' need to do any modification. 

not able to pickup my package until the weekend , but comparing other videos and photos it looks like the reason why the Bazooka is aiming up instead of straight is because the front of the bike headlight area is not facing straight.    not sure if its after transforming it or it came out like that from the factory , but many of the photos and videos have the headlights tilting up a bit. 

4 hours ago, Mommar said:

We actually don’t know if this is true n this case.  The first worldwide has not been released yet so we don’t know what the lead times, if any, will be.

True.   The first MWW is not out yet.  But base on the patterns of all the Bandai releases that have official US Distribution, Dx Chogokin, Metal Builds, Metal Robot, Robot Damashii. etc.  It will be around 2-3 months difference between Japan release date and USA release date.    Even the US P-Bandai TWE items are around 2-3 month difference compare to their japan release.   

24 minutes ago, Lolicon said:

My Metal Robot Spirits Wing Gundam Zero that I purchased from a US retailer just shipped. When did that come out in Japan? 

that was released on 12-25-21 in japan

https://tamashii.jp/item/13659/

36 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

I checked for other available videos regarding the bazooka when it's mounted on the bike. The video above mentioned it's angled up. Forcing it down might break. The video below also showing the same.

Promo pics below shows one that is angled straight and one that is angled up like what was shown in the videos above.

 

 

so the bazooka is mounted for "happy mode" only? 

Maybe a small cut (the part in red) will all it to be level.