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It does seem that way. I think there's a "hands on" event in a week or so in Japan, hopefully our man Tochiro can report on it.

Yeah, then I need Anasazi to make decals that say "Rittmeister 017" that would go where the "Siegfrieds" go on the white job.

Points if you get the reference. No Google.

Nicely done. It looks like that bracket folds out of someplace. Hopefully it's not a separate part.

Who am I kidding? Hopefully, it's included at all.

Yes indeed. How about a pic of fighter mode with Super parts attached? Please?

I think most everyone got one. What was HLJ's initial price? They have it for 20,000 yen currently with an order stop.

Meh...

They should release it in Low Viz Grey and some weathering.

The grey low viz 1A is still the best valk ever released by Yamato Imho

Preach, brother.

Yes indeed, mine has shipped! Thanks!

Oh cool, thanks for that. I just got through chatting with NY and was told, due to the number of pre-orders they have to process, they couldn't say for sure if my order would get sent before or after Golden Week. She said they'd try to ship it before. We'll see.

I agree. This Valkyrie will most likely be available at a small markup upon release date.

Also: available at NY again!!! CHARGE!!!

No, not really. This isn't the thread for it, but it wasn't terrible. It wasn't as good as it could have been, though.

Booyah! Grabbed one and got email confirmation! Best of luck to everyone trying!

Do you pay in advance with CD Japan?

Which, if you read earlier in the thread, is screaming for a Decepticon symbol.

Much the same here. NY was broken, Ami Ami sold out, was going thru the ordering process on CD Japan but then was told "sold out" more than halfway through. NY back online at around 0515 ET and sold out somehow. Yeesh.

While waiting for the YF-30 on NY, I saw this. Anybody want it badly enough?

http://www.nippon-yasan.com/macross/3606-choujikuu-yousai-macross-vf-4g-lightning-iii-limited-edition.html

Golden Week starts tomorrow, doesn't it? Think that has anything to do with it?

HOW MUCH?!

I got naught. Weird how MW was down until quite recently.

And let me ask: which Japanese sites, if any, make you pay up front for pre-orders? Thanks!

Yes, just now. I was just on there 10 minutes ago asking CS when my 25A Super parts would be shipped.

EDIT: Now it says the web page is unavailable.

Ah, so you put the wash directly into the panel line and pray you don't slop it out? If so, that must be what the moist finger is for. Thanks! Didn't know if you applied the wash over the whole thing or what.

Very, very nice! Please, what's your technique?

With you there. I only collect Macross, and not many of those. Everything is bloody expensive, so I have to choose what I get in advance. Helps to have limited display space, too!

Huh. So the 30 is the amalgamation of a lot of Froating Head's passions. Thanks for that. Perhaps he could make a book of ALL his mecha designs with some explanation of his thought process while designing them. That'd be very interesting... provided a good English translation was available.

That's a good point. Hadn't thought of that.

Good question. Hopefully there's an armature that folds down to hold it, like on the Renewal 25's.