DYRL VF-1S

I love this thread. That is all.

Speaking of Supers... Kurama and my proxy is taking foorreeevvver to ship.

3 minutes ago, troyness said:

Thanks for your replies sqidd & Anasazi37.

I'd love either a Max 1J or 1A mass production movie (fingers crossed) .

Not interested in 1D or TV Roy.

Neither am I interested in the GBP.

Are you interested in the Hikaru 1J, Max 1A, Hikaru 1S?

9 minutes ago, borgified said:

Unwrapped this morning. 

Nice! Merry Christmas man

Anyone still need/want armor? https://hobby-genki.com/en/dx-chogokin/34-dx-chogokin-macross-delta-armored-parts-set-for-vf-31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-4573102558015.html

1 hour ago, Anasazi37 said:

Bandai blocks Buyee from placing orders, I think. Not exactly sure why. Could be their association with Tenso, who owns them. I know from personal experience, as do several others here, that if you are overseas and try to use your Tenso address to purchase TWE items directly from Bandai, they block you when you supply the phone number Tenso gives you. Even if you find a way around that by giving them a different number, you need a credit card issued by a Japanese bank. Even if you have that, Bandai still might block you if they don't like the kind of card you used or when they see a Tenso shipping address. I don't know of a single overseas member who has successfully navigated the purchase process, despite using some very creative methods. Bandai aggressively polices TWE items. I wish they put this much effort into quality control for their products. We could have avoided excess tampo, missing tampo, reversed tampo, paint scratches, etc. on the DX line.

I'll probably end up reposting this again...and again...and again as folks who don't keep up on the thread drop in right after a PO window opens and ask "how do I purchase a TWE item when I'm outside of Japan?"

 

You are more kind than I. 

5 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Still waiting to see if either of my proxy orders went through for the VF-1D.

Aren’t we all?  PO doesn’t open till tomorrow 12 AM PT / 3 AM ET. 
 

And awesome on the Supers. Still waiting for mine to ship from Kurama and a proxy.

You guys don’t seem to get it. AE and others are only reliable if they can secure the TWE and resell. There is no way to know that BEFORE IT’S EVEN LISTED ON P-BANDAI

 Love you all 

19 minutes ago, seti88 said:

Don’t jinx it old man!!

10 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Assuming they have enough units to fill the orders they're taking.

Yeah just a reminder you crazy kids - Some shops put up the SSP a day early and almost NONE of them delivered on the Dec release because it sold out quite fast when p-Bandai listed it. Fortunately, they decided a second release for the following Apr and all of the Dec orders done a day before got pushed to Apr. AE was among them. NY never delivered for most and stuck us with store credit.

6 minutes ago, spanner said:

is AE pay up front?

All TWEs are upfront for what it’s worth.

1 hour ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

Just wanted to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Merry Macross-mas!

Love,

Dr. Shizuka the Cat, Ph.D.

Doctor’s orders! Cheers to you as well

30 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

@DYRL VF-1S, you always got the grounded approach. 

Anyone outside of Japan should feel lucky anytime they can get their hands on any Macross release. 

19 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

My wife just started calling me that the moment she saw my toy boxes.  

But then, I can't just call out about her impulse buying adding to the mix, right? If I do that, it's World War III.  

 

Right?! I feel you. I feel you.

9 minutes ago, Angesdad said:

I just got a reply from Kurama Toys as to why the shipping via DHL comes to $48 USD. Apparently the breakdown is 14.5+additional 33.5. I also get an impression from their wording that you can either take or leave it, and with me being the needy one here during the pandemic, suppose I may have to cough that up.

Ah great update thanks! Yeah I didn’t even argue with them. Just paid it. All good - who knows what their negotiated rates are as a small shop.

51 minutes ago, sqidd said:

I don't know why it's so hard for people to get it through their head that if you are hounding people with messages asking where their stuff is.........................THEY'RE TOO BUSY ANSWERING MESSAGES TO PACK/SHIP YOUR STUFF. 

 

I think people in the States or western culture are just used to “the customer is always right.” I’m kinda in the middle about this topic. Part of the challenge is simply the lack of logic in how things get shipped for some of these shops. It’s not always “first come, first serve.” So I don’t blame people for the nudge here and there. 
 

Anyway, I digress because I think impatience is another thing altogether and that translates to any culture as annoying. Haha If enough impatient people piss off the one person answering all of the inquiries for a shop then they’ll become jaded and act so just like you and @Slave IV have said.

 And on that note, Kurama Toys invoiced me for shipping.  It was $48 for a single Supers set. So, I’ve noted their rates are a bit high for shipping but not complaining cuz I’m just content getting Macross during a pandemic lol

42 minutes ago, Angesdad said:

I got one set from Kurama toys and they are asking $48 USD to Ontario Canada. I asked them to kindly check again and provide dimensions and weight of their shipper box made out of steel.

Ditto on price but to Colorado. I’d be curious to see what they reply to you with before I pay. They may just have poor rates with FedEx.

2 hours ago, Anasazi37 said:

*Still* waiting to be notified by my proxy that they have received my two sets of TV Super Parts. This was the first time that I've used this proxy. I'm willing to wait another day or two before I start bugging them, but since orders are already shipping to MW members from other proxies and sets are already showing up on Mandarake, it might be the last time I use them.

Yeah, I used a new Proxy as well with no update yet. I think @F360 mentioned two release dates though? - 12/22 being the second one? So, maybe it's in that batch.

I did receive notification from Kuramatoys though so I'll have one coming from them shortly. But buyer beware, their FedEx rates suuuuck. $48 USD to ship Supers. I'd hate to know what a Roy cost...

Just now, vladykins said:

And you are already aware of this since I told you to hold on to sending things to me until January.  

 

Hahaha! YUP! The only thing saving me is that since it's Christmas time she's not questioning my packages. Got an extra DX Roy and Voltron still boxed HA.

2 hours ago, vladykins said:

It's my wife's birthday today and I'm trying to avoid thinks for me showing up during her birthday month. She already had to see me get all excited for my Roy. lol

Haha love this. Happy Birthday to her!

48 minutes ago, Pontus said:

Please excuse my ignorance here, but what is the difference between TV and DYRL supers?  I thought super parts weren't ever even featured in SDFM, only the GBP. 

...or was it the super strike parts that were DYRL only?  SDFM never had the shoulder cannon, right?  Is that the only difference?

29 minutes ago, sqidd said:

Supers have no Strike Cannon. They were in the last couple of episodes of SDFM.

I'm not sure what the difference is between the Bandai Supers and the Strike parts sets other than the Supers come with the red tipped reaction missiles. And no Strike Cannon with the Supers of course.

What's funny is that only Hikaru (in Skull One), Max and Miria had Supers in SDFM (I think). And there are no DX Valks in those flavors. If you're looking to be canon you would need to have a custom painted Hikaru pilot figure for the Roy DX.

Also, the Supers only had the Macross kite, but DYRL has the various Skull Squad colors with the Skulls on each.

2 hours ago, Slave IV said:

Uh...All of the above?

Seems to be the only correct answer here.

@MWUser That little guy is the HMR version.

Exactly

2 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Any as long that it comes with free Fries and a Soda

32 minutes ago, sqidd said:

On the subject of TWE releases I think what @DYRL VF-1S was trying to say as nicely as possible was that sometimes they are very, very limited. People that have the system "dialed" would be crazy to hand off their experience/planning to potentially get beat out by someone who hasn't put the work in. We're all brothers here........to a point. That said, and @DYRL VF-1S eluded to. Once you have secured your PO and maybe back up post up where you had success at and help other board members out. And if you do get a back up and it does materialize sell it to someone on the board that missed out (after release/delivery).

I have a buddy living in JP that is going to secure a 1D for me if I can't PO one the morning after (I'm not doing the middle of the night madness thing). If I'm going to have him secure one I'll consider having him max out how many he can get and sell the extras on the board for cost. I have some number crunching to do on that though. Shipping gets silly when you're dealing with boxes that big. The per unit cost to ship goes up opposed to down sometimes. As arse backward as that is.

 

1 hour ago, MWUser said:

Ok, good to know. For reference, what does TWE stand for?

If memory serves correct, it's Tamashii Web Exclusive.

11 minutes ago, MWUser said:

I wonder about this in the sense that: let's say a particular user wanted to contribute back to these forums - what would be the best way for them to do so?

A tangential question to the above might be: what types of contribution do these forums need most from their users?

 

 

Great questions! And I think the answer manifests in many ways. First, it's just nice to stay engaged in conversation. If someone posts pics of their Valks, comment on it and let them know you appreciate it. If someone has a question you know the answer to, answer it. Share pics of your own valks if you'd like. This way, you're not just asking questions that help you but you're contributing to general conversation that builds community.

More specifically to acquiring Valks, comment on successful experiences you have (when you have them) purchasing from a shop. If you get multiples, consider selling one to another MW member at your cost (this is one way I contribute back as I usually buy multiples as a safety net). When PO Madness comes around, post links after you've snagged one so others know a listing is live.

Most importantly, just have fun here.

None of these things prevent lurkers from grabbing info, but it does make for a positive deposit to the community rather than just  withdrawing. And of course, this is just my opinion. I know others don't agree and are more laid back about it. I'm sure others can chime in on positive ways to contribute.

20 minutes ago, levzloi said:

One of the admins should really sticky one of the recent posts about the proxies, and the stores that will carry it, it's going to be an ongoing question.

Been the bane of this thread for two years. I think for proxies part of the challenge with TWEs is that P-Bandai only allows a quantity of 6 from one address. So for example, the last couple of TWE rounds people have graciously said FromJapan. Well, now people are getting orders canceled, etc. because everyone is attempting to use this them. I'm going to be a d&*k for a moment - It's called Google. Use it. I don't think anyone needs to share the proxies they use if it's to the detriment of actually obtaining a TWE for oneself. But hey, that's just my opinion.

In regard to a list of stores, there already is one here:

Edit: And to clarify my opinion a bit, there are people here who take, take, take and never contribute to the community or helping others actually get the Valks we all love. Further, there are soooo many lurkers who scrape for info and are worse in that sense because they don't even chat. But more power to them if the info is easily available here. Can't blame 'em for taking advantage of that fact.