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I was able to get a preorder in on preorder night from Amazon.JP.  from Amazon themselves for a super price right with the orders open and closed.  BUT just received an email today . 

Thank you for using Amazon.co.jp.

It turns out that there is an error in setting the product price for the following products you ordered. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience this time.

METAL BUILD Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Bertorchka Childen Hi-V Gundam, Approx. 8.1 inches (205 mm), ABS & PVC & Die-Cast Painted Action Figure

Price at the time of ordering: 28,600 yen

Correct price: 35,200 yen

Therefore, we have canceled your order based on the Amazon.co.jp terms of service.

Booooooo….   They did offer me a special link to reorder from them that is only for my account so now I haves about 2 weeks to decide if I still want it for the MSRP price that will ship to my tenso japan address.  .  …. .. I will probably not reorder it and there might be orders like me that are getting this email .  So come March 4th JST,  you might see some reopening on amazon .jp 

I received my Luna Park order last week and finally have to chance take a look at it today..  Been super busy.. 

It was shipped by EMS in an Amazon japan box, but it was package ok, and every arrived is in excellent condition except for that clear plastic around the box. I just need to move that a bit to the left and all is good.    

There was even a LunaPark postcard similar to those AmiAmi ones and a small pack of Matcha flavor KitKat

31 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Metal Build Hi-Nu Gundam up at Entertainment Earth.

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/mobile-suit-gundam-chars-counterattack-beltorchikas-children-hiv-gundam-metal-build-action-figure/blfbas62996

 

Use coupon code 2103212 to Get $15 OFF

36 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Does USAGundamStore charge sales tax? Can't find any info on their FAQ page.

 

*Nevermind. I tried on putting the item in the cart to see the total. $402.83 shipped to CA.

 

don't forget the 10% off coupon 

I used to preorder my 2nd /backup MB from BBTS all the time., but once they started adding in the California Sales tax it added just a bit too much to the price.  

so if I need a 2nd one, I will just preorder or order it from Japan or a US site that still doesn't charge CA Tax or can give enough discount of offset the tax.  

11 hours ago, carlsylar said:

 

 

 

very nice,, this reminds me of the battle scene from Fate Stay Night

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

Here you go. I kind of eyeballed using the Display Stand from various photos I've found at MWF.  

Thanks for the comparison pic. .. it looks a bit smaller now..

Im pretty sure its the look of the Shield that is keeping some people from preordering 

Glad everyone that stay up and want one was able to preorder one. 

But if you somehow over slept and missed the HLJ preorder, there's always Amiami , they are starting their preorder at 17:00 Jst ,  so theres another chance,. 

https://www.hlj.com/metal-build-hi-nu-gundam-bans62996

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/dp/B09RQW8NP4

Looking at the sample photos , that VF-5000B looks kinda big .   Isn’t it supposed to be tiny like the VF-1?

15 minutes ago, Digitalfiend said:

So I caved and purchased the VF-1S Roy yesterday and still trying to decide if I want to grab the VF1J+GBP set.  1D should arrive this Thursday and quite excited to get it.   You people are such a bad influence...

Its the only one that you can see what's in the box without taking it out of the box .

some breakage and QC from other forums

50 minutes ago, Shukenzero said:

Got one of my Metal Build Justice Gundam units in. Beautiful but the knee parts are loose. Friend has been telling me some ppl are complaining of QC problems, but he hasn’t specified what he’s read yet. I will need to check my second copy coming in later this week. 

between this and the dx vf-31ax. its does seems like the current QC is not up to their normal standards.  

1 hour ago, twich said:

so a question to those that may have more knowledge on this.....I am getting a Bandai DX Chogokin VF-25F World Wide Macross release pre-ordered from BBTS.  I know that the release of this toy is April, but realistically, when can it be expected that BBTS will be sending these out?  June?  July?  Through the years on this site, I have heard that it seems that BBTS gets their Japanese items on the back of a donkey, strapped to two steel drums, set adrift into the Pacific ocean, and it might take a long while to arrive.  Didn't know if someone had a better idea.  Thank You!

Twich

If japan release date is in April then it will most likely be July until the US distribution get its.   

Peach John is a well know underwater brand there ,so they do offer many anime theme sets.   Their price is pretty normal and fair too ,  nothing like the overcharged Bandai outfits/gears . 
 

2 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said:

anyone here wear Bandai gear

whenever I see their gear it always look pretty pricey.  The price does not match with the items for me.     I mean when I see a Bandai toy, I see a premium item , I want it, I need it.     But when I see a $150 Bandai gundam Wallet.. hmmmm  yeah....... dont really want it or need it.    

I do like some of their military style jackets but for the price I might as well get real military jackets. 

1 hour ago, sqidd said:

Only if you have muscles.

I don't have much fat . 

2 hours ago, Seto Kaiba said:

I completely forgot I'd ordered the Premium finish back around the start of the pandemic...

HLJ sent me a... gentle but stern... note asking me to please ship the bloody thing earlier today.

you might have shelter in place a bit too long.  the pandemic started at the end of 2019 /beginning of 2020.  It was release 1 year after the pandemic stated 

34 minutes ago, Sandman said:

They held it for 2 years?

The VF-4 didn't came out until the beginning of 2021..  so maybe around 1 year. 

On 1/15/2022 at 1:34 PM, no3Ljm said:

What's funny is that they only offer small sizes to US region for their jacket and shirts. Hahaha!  

 

Back then its about big and loose fit,  now seems its more about tight and skinny fit.  

For P-Bandai Japan , it seems to be Geo locked for Japan only .   So you will need to use a VPN and connect to a Japan server .     
 

if you don’t have VPN , you can try this one call Tunnelbear .  They have a free account that should have Japan servers but it’s limited to 500MB a month ,which should be more than enough to check out P-Bandai Japan. 
 

What is the difference between a free and paid TunnelBear account?

I already have a different VPN subscription so I won’t be testing tunnelbear out , but since they offer Japan servers , I don’t see why it won’t work .   So if you need to check out P-Bandai Japan and do not have a VPN then you should try tunnelbear and let others know the results.  Hope this works for you 

https://mykombini.com/en/may-2022/24618-dx-chogokin-macross-delta-vf-31ax-kairos-plus-hayate-immelmann-super-parts-set-bandai-limited-1000166339.html

9290 yen

Nice , kinda tempted, but will wait for the non-paintball version 

Someone got a reply from nin-nin-games.  .. Looks like Nin-Nin-Games is not sure why its redirecting Nippon-Yasan to their site either. 

11 hours ago, Dirtyboy said:

Got my AmiAmi notifcation. Shipping options seems steep and no idea what air parcel is?

Air parcel could be register airmail or even UPS.  so you should email them to double check.   

39 minutes ago, Sandman said:

Can't seem to find any reference to my preorder fpr the 31ax. I'm sure i preoreded it. Anyone remember the preorder date? Going to have to scour the preorder thread.

its' August 2 2021