68whiskey
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Those sons of b****es .... They are probably going to drop this in 2022 and in 2023 the grand slam will be sold as an accessory item in the "Alternative Strike" line up 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Ok im gonna give this to you short and generic. Not going into the weeds here . There are winged ( Freedom/Strike Freedom) and non winged ( X105 Strike / MBF-02 Strike Rouge) Winged - Still part of Gundam Seed but later on Non Winged - X105 was debuted up front and Strike Rouge later on. In the Metal build Line up the X105 is the same across the board with the exception is the Heliopolis ver which as less decal work applied to it and is generally blue/white in coloring. The Strike Rouge has only one release as of now with its red/pinkish frame and Ootori Striker out of the box. The X105 first drop had an Aile Strike with it and everything since has been without a backpack. "Infinite" version of strike has just a fancy box version release during a Comic Con All these swords , blasters , sniper packs , IWSP etc are all part of the Alternative Strike project and generally interchangeable with either Strike or Strike Rouge. Some of these accessory items include a back mount that allow them to mount to Blue/Red Astray frames. Buy whatever is appealing or whatever makes you happy. non-winged Strike quality is generally good -
As a Gundam enthusiast I agree with most of the above. No way in hell is GFFMC better than Metal Build. GFFMC has been releasing hot turds for a while now, Wing models were the only thing they have gotten to release without issue. All the early stuff was prone to uneven coloring , snapped wrists , weak joints everywhere and uneven/warped accessories. The MB line had some issues with the earlier Raiser/7 sword models but those were fixed. Only plague on MB is the Exia frames with the weak hips/torso
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Ive tried multiple things based off what others have tried to do to save the Hayate VF-31. Im pretty close to extending the arm out and taking a heat gun to the gun component itself. The team in charge of QC over at Bandai need to be fired. The gun on the other side is tolerable , its not perfect but its not as visibly obvious. Im confused as to what mold they are using because I bought 3 Hayates ( 1 was fixable to a normal look, 2 looks good on the stand despite bent cannons and 3 I had to give away because of how bad it was). Mirages came in perfect and Bogues came in looking like one of Hayates. My belief is that they have different facilities for production. One of the molds may be out of spec and they dont want to pay to remake it due to sales. QC should be catching these things but they are sleeping on the job.
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Imagine the minimum wage worker that was tasked with putting the fin funnels on the Hi Nu lol That was a mission
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@MKT you got lucky for sure. Here is a pic of mine after fighting to try to get things into a decent looking manner.
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Whoever is over at Bandai handling pre orders this year needs to be fired. Its almost as if they hate making a profit
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If in doubt buy one lol
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I’ve used it in both metal and plastic. In my opinion it works faster on plastic , metal joints take more coats. It’s a liquid that just coats the joint and dries leaving a residue. Depending on the joint it could require multiple applications. It’s also fairly messy so be prepared to wipe down excess as you go along
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Where is that link/thread about how to order from there ? Buyee app kinda sucks
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They’ll do the PO with the Strike Rouge backpack first then the following month they will PO the Grand Slam as an alternative strike item. Per Bandais usual MO
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So hear me out …. A 4 or 6 armed Astraea lol . I never new the arms would fit the shield extensions
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DO you work for Eknightmedia? Ive never heard of them until this interesting first post
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Im in the "Missed Out" boat. Tried 4 different sites and didnt make it to check out before it was sold out
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I bought it from them this go around and my turn around time wasnt too bad. I ordered on launch day and it arrived today. The version I got was on par with the quality of the Hayate VF31 Kairos . The cockpit gap , shoulder area was off and one of the guns is pointed down pretty bad. Paint was pretty good tho but I will say Bandai QC is slipping..... hard
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Bandai has figured it out. They know most macross/gundam folk are in the same category as the Star Wars/Transformers nerds. You can sell them trash and they will keep coming back and buying it because "Nostalgia". I hate to say it but the VF-25 & Frontier line up was a perfect example of that between the weak joints, poor paint and instant yellowing.
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my shipping costs on average have only gone up about $2-5 so its not as bad as you may believe it to be When I order the VF-31s I was paying anywhere from $30-35 and now im paying anywhere from $35-40
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LOL BBTS is always 2-3 months behind the curve with their deliveries
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https://sugotoys.com.au/product/bandai-metal-structure-1-60-figure-tamashi-nation-2020/ If any of you want to try your luck with the Luna Park of Australia , here is a link to their order. Just be warned their Price Match Guarentee is a load of crock, the make every excuse not to honor it. They let you join a pre order list to their saving grace
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Nah, I moved from CA to TX and it only cost more because of all the firearms I could buy. Otherwise it was significantly more cost effective.
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Easy ! Move out of California
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Im like 90% sure I will sell it , just remind me when it re releases. I have doubles/triples of accessory items that i swear im going to display but I never do. I also do the carlsylar then where i buy multiple figures for accessories and im running out of real estate fast since an unnamed member here got me into 1/48 Bandai Valks
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Only pre order Metal Build Gundams in that range are those junk exia re releases. Everything else is 250 or higher normally. The cannon is also a Girthy SOB so it commands a premium 😁
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If P Bandai would do the MS Sazabi I would be golden for the rest of the year.
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https://p-bandai.com/us/item/N2631680001001 JK here is a working link
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How does this work in US? Every time I try to log in it takes me to the "Language Selection" page and then it goes to the main page