leeboo1211

57 minutes ago, Scyla said:

That’s a bit of a bummer, I was looking forward to something that is devoid of any color. 

Yeah I know right? Hopefully they get some feedback and adjust....the promo photos are much more monochrome, like the M9 Gernsback.

MB Leviathan Arbalest Reference and emergency booster. Love the booster, dunno if I'll get another Leviathan just to color match it.

MB Dragon Scale Sirbine.

Just some pics I took of the MB Astrea II display prototype at the Tamashii Nations World Tour exhibit in Akihabara. Honestly in person the color is a bit very light mint green...I hope they make it a bit more gray and military in the final release.

4 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

For those who hunts MB STRIKE NOIR. There's some listings of used ones (opened) for Y38000 and unopened with some minor box damaged for Y42000 at Mandarake.

I just picked one up at Mandarake Shibuya.

6 hours ago, PsYcHoDyNaMiX said:

It would've been nice if they took a full pic..

https://www.facebook.com/toyzfrontline/posts/pfbid0kNNm3hZzSzoBnoduB2oA1MKH1f37eQr5sHRWbmKnNE5VAHiUZAwJ72Wxx3fjTFicl

Here ya go, I was just there today. It's confirmed.

35 minutes ago, leeboo1211 said:

What part are you questioning? The kanji does say "rerelease decided" basically on the upper right.

EDIT: Sorry, I didn't see the part circled initially. That being said, I think that plaque was referencing the original release date, which was mid-December 2019. The re-release was also teased on one of the Tamashii Nations social media posts a couple of months ago, so I do think it is legit. Hope people who want it can get one! (I have mine already, still unopened).

8 hours ago, PsYcHoDyNaMiX said:

Sharing this here:

 

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/SDworld/posts/pfbid0aWmc1heVXLxsUtoTEi6wBTt8bcb9msxEdWarqRN65xeTSSbFQ4njQX992vRDYMrWl

EDIT:
I am highly questioning the validity of the post because i noticed this in the upper right hand corner of the pic:

 

What part are you questioning? The kanji does say "rerelease decided" basically on the upper right.

On 4/29/2023 at 12:43 AM, 68whiskey said:

To be fair it is part of the Chogokin line so you cant expect much from it when this particular line originates from a gift shop. 

its cool but For 90k yen before tax and shipping?#Yikes  Im gonna have to sit this one out 

For that price I would expect it to move automatically like that collectible Transformers Optimus Prime.

12 hours ago, Scyla said:

Yeah, Bandai works in mysterious ways. They could put out the Providence instead. The only thing that is scheduled that excites me is the Dynames.

What about Kampfer? It was teased.

18 hours ago, Scyla said:

I find it sad that Bandai seems to be slacking off with the Metal Build line. First no new deco for the Strike Rouge with Grand Slam and now no new weapons for the X1 Patchwork (I’m not allowing to count the effect parts).

Yeah same here, there's nothing new here that would entice me... already have 4 of xbone series.

15 hours ago, bakerjin said:

True, but maybe they've been diverting their effort to things they've already announced like GN Arms and Deathscythe (though those seemed complete already in previews).  Maybe Providence?

I'm more upset that this Patchwork might be regular release while Strike Noir was TWE...

I'm still hoping they'll release Strike Noir as a regular or p bandai release...

On 2/23/2023 at 4:20 AM, Sanity is Optional said:

Ugh, going to be another fun night of trying to get in a proxy order...

 

And then finding out it's available on US P-Bandai for cheaper.

The PB US site page is up already, 310 usd. Pius tax and shipping it'll be close to 350 all said and done. 

On 2/13/2023 at 8:46 AM, leeboo1211 said:

We'll I guess that gives me time to think about if I really want it that much lol. EE is slow but they've always delivered, I've purchased a bunch from them the past couple of years. It was just surprising to see their PO pop up suddenly. 

Welp, EE just emailed to say they cancelled my Metal Structure Sazabi PO. It was worth a shot. 

Unfortunately, we're sorry to report that the manufacturer has notified us that we will not be receiving any additional shipments of the Mobile Suit Gundam Char's Counterattack MSN-04 Sazabi Figure (Item BLFBAS61361) you ordered, because they have discontinued production of this item. No additional information was provided to us by the manufacturer as to why this occurred. Sadly, that means we will not be able to ship it to you and have cancelled it from your order. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
 

3 hours ago, no3Ljm said:

Looks like it's going to be in awhile. They still have bunches of Strikes that needs dressing up. Bottom silhouette is probably going to be the Divine Striker Pack. 

Nevertheless, I'm just glad Bandai made me save some moolah this time around. 

Yeah these are all passes for me too. Hope they release Strike Noir as a regular or P-Bandai soon. Saw it in person and it looks great, but I'm not paying the upsell price for the exclusive. 

On 2/10/2023 at 4:17 AM, no3Ljm said:

I'm sure they honor it. But you also have to understand if they don't fulfill your order as per their 'Restocking' note. Atleast, they will not charge your card until the item comes in stock.  

 

We'll I guess that gives me time to think about if I really want it that much lol. EE is slow but they've always delivered, I've purchased a bunch from them the past couple of years. It was just surprising to see their PO pop up suddenly. 

On 2/11/2023 at 8:00 AM, FAZZ888 said:

Picked up my first Sazabi today, it is now sitting in the office waiting for a good time for me to contraband it home.  Was chatting with the store owner on upcoming stuff; apparently the re-release of metal structure Nu Gundam will be a bundle package with the fin funnels, and along side it a significant price increase.  The re-release Nu will also have new markings different than the original.  The sad news is that the standalone fin funnel package re-release is nowhere on the horizon, all production runs of the fin funnels in the factories now are going into the bundle package. 

We'll there's always the 3rd party funnel set. I might get one to to put on the display stand behind the Nu, as I was lucky enough to snag one Bandai set. 

Also, good luck sneaking that thing home, it's the size of a small TV lol. Let us know if you survive. 

12 hours ago, Grey728 said:

https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/mobile-suit-gundam-chars-counterattack-msn04-sazabi-metal-structure-action-figure/blfbas61361

I wonder if they can really honor? Unless they have a big batch coming in. 

On 2/1/2023 at 11:27 PM, Test_Pilot_2 said:

Holy balls.

That's like what, 40 grand right there lol. 

13 hours ago, Scyla said:

edit:] What I found really fascinating in Hacchaka’s review was the notion that the Sazabi in maintenance mode looks like the Nightingale, which has to be on purpose.

The joke is, once they put the Sazabi into maintenance mode they couldn't transform it back, so they just decided to turn it into the Nightingale and call it an upgrade XD

17 hours ago, Chunky001 said:

Fixed it for you^^^^

The Super Dimensional Grammar Police exists in all timelines! 

10 hours ago, Scyla said:

That is a neat set. Love the gatling gun. Need more Strike Gundams to display them all. 
I really wished Bandai would add a more dynamic arm for the display stand to put the flyers into more dynamic looking positions.

Just checked anime-export and the GN Arms Type-E is already sold out. I didn’t expect that. 

P-Bandai JP is doing a 2nd round of po on the GN Arms so either its selling well or a lot of scalpers...

Agreed the MB stands could really use an update 

On 11/23/2022 at 5:09 AM, Sanity is Optional said:

 

Nope, just an extension that modifies the header (ModHeader) to report I'm coming from a Japanese IP. No proxy required.

Do you send it to a forwarding service then? 

14 hours ago, Anasazi37 said:

The only 171 that I have is the CF (agree with you on the color scheme) and I've never transformed it because I'm worried about exploding triangles.

Agreed, same here. It's a great color scheme. Mine is forever in fighter mode. 

2 hours ago, F360 said:

I try to resist , but woke up in the middle of the night and preordered.  

Same here lol. The website was jammed but eventually got through.