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Well thats awfully slow...

NY... everyone knows their antics.

Amiami... Their processing can be so slow sometimes

Well someone got a VF-171 used for $106. Guess thats fair enough. Hopefully some cannon fodder lover here got it. Was thinking of going for it but I won't be able to see the item till August so bleh. Didn't want it enough.

Question. How much did the YF-29 Focker + SSP go for? Missed this thread somehow :X just courious

Don't know what to think about the Alto and Luca. I mean its supposed to be a stealth fighter (or inspired by) but its white

Now I need 2. Battroid and Fighter!

though in the case of my local hobby stores, the web exclusives are severely marked up, making import ultimately the better choice

Things do get marked up but considering the shipping fees and import tax, the mark up isn't that bad.

Now I don't know if I'll transform mine when I get it... :X

BBTS has had a system like private warehouse for years and they'll hold items for up to 180 days instead of just 60.

Not enought Macross stuff!

I just like the Fighter mode for the YF-29 the best the VF-25 is definitely there in second place :X

A side note is that for most Hobby stores in Asia (Not sure if its the same elsewhere) they WILL order in Tamashii Web exclusive stuff for sure just because its a Web exclusive.

Amiami comes in close second just because they have the option to combine shipping at the end of the month. Wish stores actually give options like this at least.

The more I look at this the more I want one :X

Definitely one of the more available Valks right now but I want more YF-29s! :X

Aww, wish it was at least a bit bigger than the VFs. Looks kinda silly next to a 1/60 Valk. I am jealous of your collection there.

Honestly, I only halfway blame Bandai for all the paint-related problems on these. Let's face it, the valks in frontier weren't really designed with any thought given to how they would ever be produced as toys, let alone why military-machines would be painted in such ludicrously complex and maintenance-heavy schemes.

Still doesn't absolve them of their pants-on-head tendencies to mold things in the least efficient way possible to make them the correct colors, though. "So this part is orange with a white stripe across it right? Great! Let's mold it in white, dip the part in orange paint, and then paint a white stripe across it! Nothing could possibly go wrong on a transforming toy with tons of moving parts!" The little mis-colored panel on the Ozma YF-29 is the epitome of this really.. the plastic was the right color.. then they painted the entire piece black, instead of just the stripe.. then went back and repainted the part they shouldn't have covered up.. in the wrong shade entirely.

Makes me miss the way every other series painted their valks: solid colors with a few stripes and panels.

Cheaper for them I guess. Thats how things go as a company.

I think all shops should move over to what CDjapan does. They have had stock up all weekend because they have a sane policy.

Agreed for the most part but I'm still annoyed that by using Paypal I cannot do anything to my order except cancel it... Should've read the policy properly first.

Wondering about a similar thing myself lately. The more I like fighter mode the more pieces I have will be in fighter mode. Theres definitely no "play" element with it other than the occasional take off the stand and stare at its beauty.

That's the beauty of these things though, you can change them as often as you like.

IMO disclaimer, I much prefer messing with the bandai valks to the yamatos. They seem more like toys to me whereas the yams are display pieces and should be treated with more respect. YF-19 being a good example.

I've never been much of a "display piece" kinda guy as I've always bought action figures because they're supposed to be articulate toys to "play" with. Well technically I just fiddle with them changing poses every once in a while. These Valks however are alot more fragile than most of the other stuff I'm used to so I'm a little scared of overworking the joints. The thing is weak by design unlike the Metal build series that feel damn solid. Of course on top of being a transforming toy so it definitely has its limits.

It's so weird how one release will have tons of paint apps, and one release will have none....

Its all about the $$$ it'll make

I'll gladly buy all the YF-29 Variants as I love its fighter mode so much! Probably will happen to the VF-25 too when I get my hands on one.

Seeing that makes me want to transform my Isamu back to fighter mode. Problem though is that I love the head sculpt and do want something posed in Battroid mode for now. Its amazing how I used to think that the Isamu head is kind of under whelming but after seeing the real thing I love it the most now. Most guys would probably say Ozma is their fav head sculpt but I'm really loving the Isamu!

I just wish more sites would implement services like HLJs Private warehouse. :X

Shall try to get the Super Parts for my YF-29 Focker when I pick up my Ozma. I'm really really starting to like fighters alot more now. Preferably those that stick to real jet fighter designs (nothing that trys to be too crazy and futuristic). I WANT MORE YF-29s! Its fighter mode is so damn nice!

EDIT: The fold quartz part on the Super Parts also look so damn cool! Too bad the Super Parts don't do anything for Battroid mode.

the real reason to use EMS is because it's faster. I've never had a packaged lost or damaged through SAL, but I'm super impatient most of the time and want my stuff NOW, so I pay more for fast shipping.

Yeah this really. Usually its just a few bucks extra for EMS but god damn CDJapan charges $50 for a single package. I'm used to $30 tops for EMS for something that size so I went Registered SAL instead.

Question. How big is that thing?

I asked about the VF-25F because I secretly wished that it was a DX. The Monster would then truly be gigantic