DYRL VF-1S

12 hours ago, bleecher said:

Did Amazon JP ever open for preorders?

11 hours ago, Yugure0 said:

Yup.  For about 1 minute...😭

To clarify, it only opened for about a min to domestic orders but never opened for global. And yeah, first time ever that the cart froze on me and got cart jacked.

9 hours ago, pafy6285 said:

not really, posted it after securing my order, lol. And the item link was posted by HLJ themselves an hour before it opened (though the page is not available or 404 before the order time) on a site. Was actually surprised it was not posted here much earlier.

Um shhhhhhh. I know I didn’t post it until I got mines. I got sick of doing the heavy lifting finding listings only to have lurkers pop in and go I got one thanks never to be heard from again. You gotta keep a few tricks your sleeve ya know?

@no3Ljm I’ll happily trade the whole 1D for an extra Kairos. You can have both the fan racer and 1D without an exchange of money at all. 😜

17 minutes ago, MKT said:

 

Some proxies can also act as mail forwarding. I believe Tenso is one of them.

Frequently Asked Questions|Can you ship items, such as postal items, other than parcels from online shopping sites?[tenso com]

Yes that is correct. I use them for that time to time.

30 minutes ago, betocc said:

FYI I just received an email that my 1Ds arrived to Neokyo warehouse 

Awesome! Thanks For the update. Nothing on my end but happy to share when I hear back.

39 minutes ago, betocc said:

I got an ETA of August 4th from Neokyo to receive my 1Ds on the warehouse, they sent me an email on July 20th with that info.

 

An operator reviewed your order status #XXXXXX (DX Chogokin VF-1D Valkyrie & Fun Racer). A new estimated time of arrival at the warehouse has been issued.

After investigating the order status, our team issued the following new ETA : 4 Aug, 2021. We wish to emphasise that despite this delay, the order cancellation is not possible at this point. We sincerely apologise for this disturbance beyond our control.

Thanks!

26 minutes ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Most proxy services named on the forum are rendered useless for TWE after a few releases.

Yup!! I was mostly just trying them out and giving them a 3-strike rule. At this point, even if they deliver, I won't use them again.

It's tough finding a solid proxy. I'm not having the best luck on proxy side of the house but thankfully received one from a shop and looks great. I've tried Neoyko 3 times now, and the first two have struck out. They held my funds for 6 months on the Super Parts order and canceled on me a month after release. Then canceled on GBP Parts immediately because they were too slow to procure. Now, I'm still waiting for "the item to arrive to the warehouse" for my second 1D. And that's fine. Maybe this week I'll see progress since holiday is over, but I'm not confident.

21 minutes ago, Californium said:

*gasp!*  With a chunky sculpt and spring-loaded bare-metal landing gear and a permanently closed canopy and cockpit short on interior detail...  Seriously, I'd buy it.  

Yup. Me too

Surprisingly, OkiniLand shipped mine and honored the original DHL pre-payment of like 4400Y without upcharge. However, they originally sold it for 27,000Y so I paid a little more anyway. I'm tested a proxy for my second one and nothing yet. The same proxy failed on Super Parts. Held my money for 6 mos and then claimed their handler canceled on them. I gave them a second chance as on the 1D as they swore it was secured. We'll see...

1 hour ago, wm cheng said:

Anyone ordered from Hobby-Genki?  Any good experiences with them?  It's my first order with them, but it still says July 31st on their website and they still have a Apr 16th warning that there's not EMS to Canada on their front page - both not instilling much confidence in me 😬

They're legit and actually participate on the board from time to time - @Hobby Genki

2 hours ago, Photogirl said:

i just bought this set from Toyhax, and realised it doesn't have the factory details. 
What I need is a set to convert a junker Jetfire back into Roys VF-1S

Ah looks like we just chatted on FB. 🙂

9 hours ago, sqidd said:

Most Americans don't know the meaning of A LOT of the English language. The word literally for instance.

I'll give LEK a pass. He's out of Taiwan or Singapore right? 

1 hour ago, borgified said:

Nope... Based on his Facebook page, located in Thailand.

Correct.

2 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

It looks more like a 'process' than  'tutorial'.  I'm guessing he covers most of the tampo prints? I'll just await @DYRL VF-1S feedback.  

 

Just now, no3Ljm said:

That LEK cel shade paint custom looks cool.

I wonder if he masks all the existing tampo markings or reapply new markings after the paint job?

 

Hopefully I can tell you in a few months…

38 minutes ago, sqidd said:

It's a good thing we're talking about the AX's in two threads.

We are? I don’t even know what’s what anymore. Kind of the reason I didn’t participate on the last couple of PO nights here. I still scored 3 of one and two of the other. Was still able to help a member here, but yeah just too busy to keep up with multiple threads on the same topic

Damnit Macross. Just had to go and introduce the 31AX. LOVE the A series. It was worth every Penny to pay the back tax for Kairos a couple of years ago

Nice. That means another month and hopefully BBTS will have it in my POL

Where’s @jvmacross’s “Gotta catch ‘em all” when you need it?

1 hour ago, no3Ljm said:

No Arad & Chuck. It's basically just these 3.

Photo courtesy of @jenius' Scorched Earth Toys site.

 

The Kairos I got from you is sitting nice. My fave of Delta

On 3/13/2021 at 2:32 AM, jenius said:

Well it definitely looks improved from my little table top arcade game... fair warning for anyone taking the first dive, the destroid levels are AWFUL. The rest is pretty standard side scrolling shooter.

I've enjoyed it a ton and more importantly my 7 year old loves it. He's been a bit too young to enjoy Robotech (or Macross) so the game does a sweet job of introducing it and why I like collecting Valks.

43 minutes ago, Slave IV said:

Nice pair!

That’s what he said?

33 minutes ago, ValkAddict said:

This arrived today. Got it from Jungle for 38,500 yen brand new. I did not think I would be able to get this for a decent price. Sometimes toy miracles do happen.

 

Congrats!

Ugh. 

3 hours ago, borgified said:

You might try the Klingsblo or the Rudsta (double door option) @Pontus. I even made a suggestion of finding a used display case on Craigslist and low and behold, @DYRL VF-1S took the challenge and he got a used one. 

Yes and only got it for $25 though I did spend like $200 to have it repainted. In the end it rocks. Great suggestion

I got 2 - always have the safety net. But honestly, I was asleep till right before and only up for 15 min. I would prefer it if @BluefinBrands would give us news that they'll finally be able to offer some Macross starting with this one. I'd gladly pick up a 3rd just to support distro stateside.

You know there wasn’t much demand when you actually land one at Hobby Search  Call out contest complete.

i was going to ship this one but woke up to pee two min before Madness dropped and won out at HS and HLJ. Back to sleep 15 min later. 

3 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

No chance in hell it’s that low.

Just because the design is old, doesn’t mean it’s super cheap to produce.