Radioguy
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Bandai really f**kd this one up.
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I hope they didn't give you someone else's tracking number.
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Looks like they got a hot meal into their guy and sent him back to the store once again. I bet he's sick of carrying them back.
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Actually, while I'm no spring chicken, my Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and spinal disorder set in awhile back due to repetitive work, as well as my vision taking a hit too. I'm afraid many of these things come with a career in IT support and development.🙄
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Well, if they offer that to me, I'm saying yes. This has been discussed already, and it doesn't sound like an easy job at all. Also, if Bandai is truly saying they will exchange it, what LP told me, that's a more expensive option than a replacement part, so it would seem at least Bandai doesn't consider a user replacement feasible. Word for word the same situation for me as well. I'd rather not have another bridge burned as Anime-Export has for me. I'd like to believe you didn't mean that to come off as insulting as it did. I was talking about the gluing process, specifically, and in the context of the ease in which you describe it can be accomplished. Not that I expected to have to explain this, but I have between 60-80% sensation in my hands depending on the day, and often have to see what it is I am handling to accomplish fine tasks that years ago I could sometimes accomplish via touch alone. When it comes to the gluing process described by others, the speed of action to prevent spillage, bloom, etc, is something I am no longer confident I can avoid in time, and is why I have generally given up kit-building altogether. The thought of trying that on a DX figure prompts anxiety to say the least. In fact, my recent attempt to venture into trying to convert Hasegawa 1:48 missile sets into being compatible for DX is still sitting in the box it arrived in, and that is a far less risky prospect. (I still hope to give that a shot somehow someday). Even swapping out parts on HMR figures has become difficult to the point it is no longer enjoyable, and is an additional reason I find the 1:48 scale preferable.
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Clear and mirrored Strike parts would be amazing.
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That's damned enlightening. I too, converse with them often, and NOT ONCE did they ask me to check how much return shipping cost. IN FACT, they made a passing comment that they are waiting for Bandai to resolve this so I wouldn't be out of pocket shipping it back to them! Judiciously, I had let that slide at the moment, but made sure they knew this purchase set me back, and equally made passing subsequent comments on how I can't afford any further expenditure here. They said Bandai responded that they WOULD exchange it, so Bandai is acknowledging blame here, but that they refused to cover return shipping. That came off as if they wouldn't cover it even were I in Japan, which was odd. All in all, it would seem LP just doesn't want to foot the return shipping here despite it being their responsibility. The last words in any LP message always implies they are working on a solution. It just comes across as if they want to wait me out before finally acknowledging what their own responsibility is, and I'm losing patience and respect for them while they do that. I'm happy for you that that works for you, but no, it's not easy for everyone; especially if they have difficulty with dexterity. (I do) Thanks. This adds to my wariness of any homegrown solution. Still sounds like a gamble for even steady hands. Same on just staring at the box, and that anxiety. I sincerely hope LP stands up and neither of us have to experiment needlessly.
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Gundamit. This is what I got. Yes, it seems my Jetfire was impaled like a vampire. Waiting on ShowZ to say what they'll do about it. Truth be told, care was taken with packaging. Some postal employee must have seen a full moon or something. I haven't opened it further than sticking my finger and wincing at the damage I feel. Still waiting on a standard edition, but God knows how that'll arrive...and yes, this is after receiving that broken VT-1 from Luna Park. Ya know, I actually broke a mirror a couple weeks ago, come to think of it. I'm sure that has nothing to do with this...right?
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With how things have been lately, I tend to wonder if Big West might be approached by ThreeZero to release some of their molds under a Macross license. Would make sense for them, and I don't see any downside for HG in that scenario. It wouldn't cost them anything.
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It's weird they chose to make it UV/Blacklight reactive (Just like the covers on the Fugu Jetfire Arcadia KO). No one will expose a collectible this expensive with that, so ZERO point to this.
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It's kinda a stealth plane, so why not a stealth uniform?
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That's like a little kid putting on dad's boots.
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I can't help myself. I still love it. Challenge accepted.
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All my previous ShowZ purchases were packed similarly. This is why I was so shocked by the earlier experiences here.
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Perfect.
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I'm surprised there isn't a slipcase.
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Honestly, I did think we'd get something like this before the Elint, but being a store exclusive like the 50th is a little bit of a surprise.
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I could see the vertical facet of the intake looking better in black, but the bottom should stay red. I'm sure at 6 years old I would have decided the same.
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Ha. Thought the same at first.
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Thanks to Gabriel Contreras on TFW2005: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15096/?wovn=en DX CHOGOKIN VF-1J Valkyrie (Ichijo Hikaru) -Store Limited Edition-
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Thanks to Gabriel Contreras on TFW2005: https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15096/?wovn=en DX CHOGOKIN VF-1J Valkyrie (Ichijo Hikaru) -Store Limited Edition-
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See, that's what I expected with or without the box.
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Someone on TFW2005 got theirs and, while (thankfully) nowhere as bad as some of the boxes received in this thread, it was another one from ShowZ that had damage. They were in Ohio. https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/fugu-model-fg-01-god-of-flame-1-60-jetfire.1252186/page-31#post-22638708
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A man after my own heart. Now I can't wait for the green VF-1J...VF-1S...
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I like the cut of your jib. I should be getting that HM Kakizaki myself. Might be the only version I don't have yet.
