Alex GS

Can somebody confirm this?, currently in work and  can't check mine:

Is this a custom or something or indeed the DX 1J has this gimmick o_O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsdBreioke4

6 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

I didn’t know that it went live yesterday. Besides, I’m not a big fan of Destiny Gundam so it’s an easy pass for me.  However, I was surprised that nobody posted links during the PO yesterday so I assumed the interest on this figure is minimal. 

 

yep indeed very surprising , I remembered also that for the Metal Robot Strike Freedom the PO's weren't that crazy I think the PO were still available the next day like this one, maybe the entire Metal Robot line isn't that crazy popular like other Bandai lines, still I'm just happy I got my PO, I really wanted this one from the very first moment it was announced also a reason is because those MB Strike Freedom and MB Destiny are freaking damn expensive.  

So did somebody else got the PO for Metal Robot Destiny Gundam yesterday?, I thought it was going to be a PO madness so I was like crazy pressing the F5 but I got my PO secured with amiami very easely, I really wanted this one since I also got the Strike Freedom , for my surprise  or not surprise the PO for this Destiny are all gone well for AmiAmi at least. 

I just checked at HLj and still available if someone is interested.  

https://hlj.com/metal-robot-damashii-side-ms-destiny-gundam-bans55382

It seems it doesn't look that bad after all, that little light gimmick in inside the cockpit looks great, I think it has a lot more light features that he didn't showed up, in the end I think I will not cancel my PO at Bigbadtoystore  

Finally on my hands!! alongside a friend  

3 hours ago, manfred17 said:

Received mine. 

As expected, What  a wonderful toy !

I really like it, it is heavy , no loose joint, and so so sexy..

 

 

Awesome picture @manfred17 , seriously Bandai is raising the bar very damn high with its recently releases Valks I mean just look at them, yes there are some defects outhere like the antenna and other things, but damn overall it can't be denied that these Valks looks stunning, seriously Arcadia needs to step up their game fast!! and stop with those nonsense Premium Finishes price tags. 

Can't effing wait for my VF 1J!, the excitement is increasing by the minute   

16 minutes ago, LunchMeat said:

 

On the plus side:

• People have mentioned the weight, and they're not kidding. I like heft in my toys, it makes it feel like expensive jewelry. Remember when the iPhone whatever came out and people commented on the satisfying weight of it? This is the same. It reminds me of high-end 3rd-party Transformers toys, such as those from FansToys.

Exactly! this is why I'm so excited for this release, for me it could be my grail  of all the Valks  that I have but that I will know  until this monday when I received mine    

Not sure if someone else post this video but it shows you lots of poses with the included armament of the DX YF 19 I think that fits great into the VF 1J  and it looks effing awesome, no need to do an extra payment for those TWE now  

Finally I have Saint Seiya Hades!, 

35 minutes ago, Saburo said:

Stunning image @Saburo as always, I'm trying to be calm as possible and be patient to AmiAmi send mine, this Valk for could be my the best Macross figure of all topping my YF - 19 collection but that I will know until I grab it with my own hands.  

9 hours ago, rdrunner said:

Disgruntled amiami customer here. No updates to the shipping status yet. At this rate I don’t think it will arrive before the 9th even by EMS. 

Don't worry we will have the shipping notification by Friday or late Sunday I'm sure of it, the issue here was that we end up paying(Payment request email) exactly almost at the start of the holidays in Japan so this delay for me at least is absolutely not surprising.   

45 minutes ago, tekering said:

About the same as your Metal Build Aile Strike, actually.

Thank you @tekering , thank you for taking a bit of your time and check in this much appreciated , you have no idea how excited I'm right now because of this little extra info

Holy hell! 480 grams! , is even heavier than the Metal Build Aile Strike at 366 grams, with this my excitement for this Valk skyrocket!!!, for me the heft in a figure is one of the most important things in this hobby, I really don't remember how much weight had my previously owned Yamato 1/48 VF 1J Max, if somebody knows how much weights a Yamato VF 1j 1/48 without supers would be awesome to know, well at least for me for sure it would it be,  

Gorgeous!

Not sure if this post already been posted .

From Supreme Mecha Facebook

19 minutes ago, F360 said:

Item Size/Weight : 38 x 25 x 14.7 cm / 1762g

So with packaging and shipping box , it will go over 2000g for sure . That means no small packet.  

Shipping box and packaging for this size should be around 850g so the final weight will probably be close to 2600g
 

Thanks for the info F360 I'm even more excited this valk! even thou it really got me by surprise that shipping cost, I was expecting something no more than 6000 Yen, but oh well really happy is now paid, finally will have again a 1/48 Valk!, I used to have a 1/48 VF 1J Max with supers but sold it lots of years ago and I do really missed my old yamato, but look at it now Bandai to the rescue!!!.      

Holy hell !! why shipping is so expensive ?,  for those who got it, is it really that big of a box ?,  aw dammit oh well I already paid for DHL, 

Now where are those @no3Ljm superb destroying wallet  gifs so I don't feel so bad of what I just did 

19 minutes ago, eggy99 said:

@treatment said Ami isn't going to be processing any shipping or payment requests until Jan 3, when they return from break.

Kind of good news for me. Gives more time for the AUD to climb against the JPY.  It's slowly jumping climbing back.

I still think we may get a payment request between today and tomorrow from AmiAmi, even I think we could have a shipping notice between these days as well if you choose DHL  of course, cause most of the time DHL ships from Japan in fridays or the beginning of the week, let's see what happens    

Update:

The stock Item status just changed just now! 

4 hours ago, seti88 said:

https://twitter.com/muko037/status/1068353987701686272

Makes want to open mine again, by the way I want to mention, at first judging by the Box image I thought the valk was going to be completely white I mean the parts that it supposed to be white, but it  has this blueish , grayish mixed with the white color:

at first I was like hmm is this supposed to be the correct color ? I got a bit worried, then I saw the markings of "YF-30" that those are indeed completely white so yeah the color of figure must be right since if it was completely white those markings couldn't be seen, still  it definitely doesn't match the white color of the box in my opinion.  

As you can see here,(sorry for the bad quality), the YF 30 Marking in the box it can barely be seen: 

I think I will stop nitpicking hehe  

damn! some body got payment request from AmiAmi?, my urgency to pay for the VF 1J is increasing by the day

10 minutes ago, CrossAir said:

Congrats! Yeah, beautiful bird, I have it permanently on display! Though I'd like to preserve the YF-30 in its box to prevent yellowing, I love to see it on the shelf even more.

Thanks CrossAir, yes is a beautiful / stunning figure  

finally arrived!

Completely new and unopened, well was unopened until today hehe  

10 hours ago, apptt4 said:

definitely be careful with the gunpod, both I and my yf-30's previous owner broke the handle off. it's quite a tight fit into/outta the hand.

6 hours ago, derex3592 said:

True Story! 

5 hours ago, RealJayDee said:

The head lasers and the head itself are very tricky when going from battroid to fighter.

In Battroid the chest has no locking mechanism unless you use the extra braces. So be careful how you pose it or handle it without the extra pieces.

When unfolding the missile pod the white paint on die cast will scratch.

When you fold down the jet nose when going to battroid there is still a pointy tip in front of the cockpit that you have to be careful not to scratch or bend against the chest cover during transformation.

You can use gerwalk without its new waist articulation, which I find very annoying. You can just unfold the legs forwards as in every other valk.

You dont need to use the locking mechanisms for the shoulders in battroid or gerwalk. Be careful when pulling out the shoulders cause they are stiff when new.

Congrats on the new valk!!

Thank all for your the heads up! much appreciated, will be careful with this one ... no promises thou

I think I just found my Christmas gift and just bought it, I always wanted this since I saw it cause of the design and color combination I think it looks stunning and ageless in all forms   

And with Item A and Box B literally the Valk is brand new and unopened , for the average price this valk is going on in other places I think this is by far the cheapest I can get it and brand new!,

So any advise / recommendation guys on what I need to take care off before handling the figure ?, 

It looks beautiful !, this is a slap  Arcadia face Premium nonsense prices , not to mention I'm pretty sure this Valk will have much better quality and heft than those Arcadia ones, I have the the Arcadia Hikaru Ichijo VF 1S and each time I grab it it feels like I'm gonna break that damn thing (so light ), for this reason I stopped looking forward for any Arcadia VF1 valks definitely too much pricey for the questionable quality, it really grabs my attention how the Arcadia YF 19 Full set has a very nice heft and plastic quality  feel maybe because is a much bigger Fighter so who knows.

In the meantime can't wait to have this beautiful Fighter!