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That happened to me too! My longtime buddy, Ignacio Ocamica, said he was gifting me his YF-21 along with his YF-19 preorder! MW members are incredibly generous!

Same.

Just picked up one from Nin Nin. I don't like price, but I'll "dollar cost average" with ones I pick up later. The trouble I had last night/this morning when trying to order one was due to my credit card's automatic fraud detection. I buy a lot from overseas, but maybe I got flagged because of the odd local hour I was trying to make a purchase.

I noticed the pricing shenanigans and shifted immediately to other vendors.

Had one in my cart but I decided last minute to wait for it on Amazon. All of the recent DXes are still for sale on Amazon, even the YF-19, so I figure I'll snag a few from Tamashii a little later. If that plan fails, I'll pay the late tax. No bigs.

I noticed that too. Of all the pre-order sites I've seen thus far, Ami Ami is the only one I've used previously. I've registered new accounts with a couple alternative vendors, but w/o prior experience I'm a little wary. I've been in the game for over 30 years and I've been burned more times than I care to admit. If there's a silver lining, it's that credit card companies have been pretty generous lately with clawing back "scammed" funds.

This is the one I was waiting for. TY!

Send me the bill. I'll cover the connection fee: [Offer declined.]

Don't be a cheapskate. Pay for the in-air internet service. American Airlines offers in-service internet for about $15.00.

I've got a clock counting down for me: https://time.is/1600_10_Jan_2024_in_Japan

TY! I didn't realize there were so many options. My better half is the media expert so I'll ask her to help piece all of this together. [She managed a Blockbuster in college and ended up with something like 2000 titles when they finally shuttered the store. It took a year of on/off effort, but she finally ripped everything (Handbrake?), added subtitles and artwork found online, and put all of it on a media server to stream throughout the house. I think that's the first and last time she did anything remotely related to her engineering degree.]

I picked up a DVD copy (Japanese language with English subtitles) on eBay today for ~$40. More than I wanted to pay but asi es la vida.

My search here at MW didn't provide an answer to my question: where can I watch Macross Plus in its original language but subtitled in English? I *loath* dubs. Help a brother out. Thanks All.

Response from Threezero regarding release of VF-1J: ”We are sorry that there is a delay with the release of ROBO-DOU VF-1J Veritech (Rick Hunter) and the estimated shipping date would be in the 1st quarter of 2024. Best Regards, Threezero CS”

I’m not too familiar with the animated source material. In a word, it comes down to design. I love it. I own one of each of the previous releases and haven’t had an issue. If the new ones break, I trust I have the skills to fix them.

I love your take. Viewed one way, it brings a sense of reality to the universe: the companies behind the YF-19 and YF-21 are vying for a government contract that has very specific requirements. Additionally, we should expect some common design elements simply because both companies would have access to the latest "public domain" advancements in flight tech.

A DBZ reference here, of all places, wasn't on my Bingo card. Respect.

That pose/viewing angle in battroid isn’t doing the figure any favors. I did a double take the first time I saw it because I honestly couldn’t figure out what the heck I was looking at. That said, I’m still buying 2 or 3. Maybe 1-2 more once I’ve had a chance to futz with it in person.

Wonderful comparison, but I think it's more illustrative to align the valkyries on a feature other than the tip of the nosecone (see attached). That said, I have no idea if each of the valkyries in your/Anymoon's image was scaled correctly.

I imagine you can repurpose the belly plate holes to fit all manner of custom accessories. But you'll limit the use of the official display stand if I'm seeing things clearly (see pic).

Thanks for the share! I wasn't familiar with the ventral belly plate and was trying to visualize it fitting on the plane's dorsal surface. That's badass.

"Shut up and take my money!"

Wish I could help. I’ve ordered from them since forever but I’ve never paid much attention to how long it takes BBTS to receive their pre-ordered stock. I tend to pre-order and then pretty much forget all about it until I get the shipping notice. That said, BBTS has always been pretty responsive when I’ve made inquiries about ETAs. I’d give them a jingle if you haven’t already.

I hear you. It looks fierce with the armor. My naked ones need to hit the gym.

The vendor pricing differential is interesting. Eknightmedia's price is about $30.00 below their competitors, and eknightmedia requires a non-refundable $30.00 reserve payment. I'm wondering if they're making a calculated gamble by under-cutting the competition on price in order to drive traffic, while betting that a number of folks will change their mind, fail to follow through, and walk away from their $30.00. If the math works in their favor, those who walk away from their $30.00 will be subsidizing everyone else's purchase.