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2 hours ago, m0n5t3r said:

Anybody know when the PF was first released and the original MSRP in $s? Don't really want to know the yen price coz the current exchange rate is really low.

Is $250 a good price for an MIB one, never transformed? 🤔 

 

Current HLJ price is about 280 USD

https://www.hlj.com/1-60-scale-kanzen-henkei-vf-4a-lightning-iii-hikaru-ichijyo-use-premium-finish-aca82155

It seems 38,280 yen (tax included) was the price for the first batch.

YF-19 $ 199.99

https://www.usagundamstore.com/products/macross-plus-dx-chogokin-yf-19-excalibur-isamu-alva-dyson-use?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=flow&_kx=_genfqriIbajvL68UMKdObpu0jlvBxzPEMUOVcmFZ6U.QPkpvt

6 hours ago, Alex GS said:

damn!, maybe finally will try to get an SDF 1, I wonder what the shipping cost of that thing will be?, 200 000 Y using DHL maybe?

I recently paid 13,900 yen to a proxy in order to ship by EMS an Arcadia SDF-1 Premium Finish to USA, it only took 5 days to arrive.

DHL will be more expesive for sure, but not so much..

Hachette vf-1

https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1252419726&lang=en

On 6/14/2023 at 12:31 AM, hirohawa said:

Is there anyway to still redeem the bonus gift pack with the pilots and patches?  Or is there anyway to purchase a set from somebody?

Thanks in Advance

Here https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1252419726&lang=en

4 hours ago, Dirtyboy said:

Has anyone ever used these guys?

https://moehime-japantoys.com/shop/plastic-model/chogokin-series/dx-chogokin-vt-1-super-ostrich/

Apologies if someone has already posted about them but I cant find them. 

Many times and it has been always OK 

A couple of weeks ago I put an order for one figure (Saint Seiya), they told me it was already sold out so I got my money back with no issues. 

5 minutes ago, jenius said:

I think you typo'ed in there somewhere. A VF-1 is 12.68 meters tall, 1268 cm. 1268/48 = 26.41 cm. A DX toy is roughly 26.5 cm tall so 1/48.

Fighter length 14.23 meters long, 1423/49 = 29.64 cm. A DX is roughly 30.5 cm long so a little on the large side but close enough for 1/48. 

Thanks

Does anyone has official information about the scale of the Dx Chogokin VT-1 Super Ostrich?

Official info is 27 cm in Battroid mode while a Dx Chogokin VF-1S Roy is 30 cm

2 hours ago, ZYZY said:

I tried FJ yesterday and my order was cancelled by them. Got similar case for one of the member here too. Update us if your order get through! 

Same here, but I also gave a try to DeJapan, today they confirmed my order. 

47 minutes ago, Powered Convoy said:

Managed to get a preorder in from Anime Japan Geek. Has anyone used them before?

I have, one time, basically the owner of the YouTube chanel/store takes care of everything, you will be fine.

6 hours ago, Hoshizora said:

Thanks to today's VT-1 pre order, I realised Yoyaku messed up my Hi Metal R VF-1A Max and Kakizaki orders. Due to busy work schedules, I have overlooked the release dates. They haven't sent me any shipping notice, hope I do not need to go thru the NY fiasco. Just dropped them a message to find out what happened. 

Yes, like with with Yoyakunow who was heavely recomended by some people here. It is great to have everyboday sharing information about personal experiencie so we can take a decision if go or not with a store 🤔 Hopefully everybody will receive their valk 😁

4 hours ago, Arakure Knight said:

 

Be careful - there was chat just a few pages back that this is Nippon Yassan version 2.0   

I have done around 12 POs with them and a "few" other purchases for In Stock products, I have enough data to trust them 😉

Moehime Pay Later available 

https://moehime-japantoys.com/shop/plastic-model/chogokin-series/dx-chogokin-vt-1-super-ostrich/

NinNin is up

Available at Kumara 

https://kuramatoys.com/dx-chogokin-vt-1-super-ostrich-action-figure/

AE is live again.

Hobby Genki went live a few moments ago, I got one, it seems it is already sold out.

7 minutes ago, Felix said:

So the VT-1 pre-order is tomorrow. What time local Tokyo time should we be looking for it to go up for sale?

16:00 

2 minutes ago, MKT said:

Didn’t expect this to be so soon after YF-21 PO:

DX Chogokin VT-1 Super Ostrich

Price: Yen 35,200 (inc 10% domestic tax)
PO: Jan 26, 2024 (tomorrow!)
Release: July 2024

 

 

 

Wow 😐 Yes, that was fast.

15 minutes ago, orbitalharvest said:

21 sold out there tho... oy!

Probably because of the coupon, when I posted it was available. It seems it is going to be the biggest release ever for a Macross figure.

USA Gundam Store has 20% off using PREORDERSMS

9 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

The Amazon.com pre-order listing is up...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRK23S71/

 

So, Amazon's price pretty much matches the Crunchyroll Store and is about $14 cheaper than going thru BBTS.  Nothing to write home about, but for those who missed out on pre-ordering elsewhere and are uncomfortable ordering from certain stores they are not familiar with (I am reminded of Nippon-Yasan stealing $200 from me), I guess Amazon is an option.

Hottest release of the year

Worry about if vendors will be able to fulfill pre orders 

Yeserday I got this from Animota. I had never heard frrom them before the YF-21 PO, but I took the risk of ordering a couple of YF-21 from them and see what happens... well, this is what happened. 

https://animota.net/products/animota-e-pre4126

Dear XXXX,

Hello, this is animota support. First of all, thank you for using animota.

We are writing an e-mail about the product you ordered. We received a notification from the manufacturer regarding the following pre-order items that you recently ordered.
"DX Chogokin "Macross Plus" YF-21 (Gard Gore Bowman machine)"
Since orders for this product exceeded expectations in Japan and overseas, the product was sold by lottery at the last minute instead of by pre-order. Therefore, we are unable to guarantee that we can provide the product.

Generally, we do not allow cancellations of pre-ordered items, but in this case, we will accept cancellations, and we would appreciate it if you could let us know. We are very sorry to inform you of this situation despite your order.

We appreciate your understanding.

Best regards,
animota support

1 YF-21 available, run

https://www.yoyakunow.com/en/robots/20615-dx-chogokin-yf-21-guld-goa-bowman-custom.html

I found this store called Animota, never heard of them, I didn't much information about them, social networks accounts looks legit with no complains.

I ordered one YF-21 and then it changed to sold out, I paid full price in advance using Paypal. I have 180 days to hear from them, wish me luck 😆

https://animota.net/collections/pre-order/products/animota-e-pre4126