Valkyrie23

amiami died when i clicked add to cart lol

You guys have been confusing the crap out of me, 1600 JST is 4pm, which is 12AM MST, 11PM PST.

It's currently 2:31 pm in Japan, so preorder status in 1.5 hours, not 3-4am lol.

YOu must've meant 12am PST. Its daylights saving right now

Did anyone else who preordered from CDJapan get a notification that the release date is pushed back from 4/19 to 4/27?

I got that same email.

That would be the last sign before doomsday in the MW Bible.

Damn, I got my 2nd VF-1A cavaliers from BBTS and the box is crushed I have not opened it yet to check the contents, but will shortly I guess. I kind of planned to not open it.....

I wish they would have at least sent me an e-mail letting me know the shape of the box. It was really well packed though lol.

I also picked up a cavalier from BBTS. I hope its not a crushed box as well. Its sitting in my pile of loot so I won't find out until I free up some space for it.

Same boat here. HKC has been disturbingly silent since I placed/paid for a sizable order on Sunday morning. According to their site, a lot of valks are still listed as "Available," which seems to contradict the insane number of orders that have been reported on this board and elsewhere. Panic is high and valks are nearly sold out everywhere. I'm biting my nails thinking I'll get a cancellation email soon enough. I wish I just knew what was going on, so I can try to find these valks elsewhere (if it comes to that -- HOPEFULLY not!).

When did you place your orders with HKC? I placed 2 large orders on 3/20 and 3/21. 1st order took about 3-4 days to get shipped and the 2nd order took about 5-6 days If your items are currently marked in stock I'm sure they still have them. If not, HKC's customer service is really helpful. I just think they are bogged down with heavy orders right now.

Okay so you beat me, but mine has been for the month of March ALONE

VF-19F, (would have skipped this)

VF-19P,

VF-17D with packs (would have skipped this)

and looking for VF-11C.

Dude - those were also my March purchases lol. By great panic I meant the last few days. And thats only the yamato stuff.

Just had 2 recent, really quick and smooth transactions with fellow members.

Macross_Fanboy - excellent seller - communication, packaging and super fast shipping.

sil80jdm - fast and smooth transaction as well. Packaged well and fast shipping, too.

Straight shooters! Bang! Bang!

Pm on max vf_1a and a set of strike packs

EDIT: Payment sent!

I got them on both on eBay, one was a set with the VF-1S TV 30th, and the other with the VF-1A DYRL. I was kind of surprised to see them at a relatively good price, as the parts alone have sure gone up in the past week or two.

Cool, I will keep an eye out. Thanks!

In terms of buying in the past couple of days, this is what I've purchased...

x2 DYRL Super & Strike Parts - 30th Anniversary

Hey Edi - where did you get the DYRL Super/Strike Parts?

Not that I don't like the TV version, but there's always this little sense of fear I have that the pure white TV version would yellow much faster (or at least more obviously) as compaared to the DYRL's off-white ones. Off course, that's just my paranoia speaking (he says this while trying to order a VF-1J with fast pack).

I would agree that 180 is a tad pricey though, considering the other VF-1 options aren't that expensive.

now that we may not even get a proper stand, I'm seriously reconsidering the gundam adapters.... are they good? How do they work and hold up? And what kind of poses can I pull off? Thinking of getting some for my VF-1s and YF/VF-19s.

Not sure as I haven't purchased any gundam stand adapters. I think there is a thread for that somewhere. I just purchased my first gundam stand yesterday so I will be making an order shortly

Lol personally, I really suck at building... All my gundam kits are just assembled and displayed - no panel-lining/topcoat/weathering/whatever, all previous attempts have been disastrous. That sounds like a plan actually I thought they only had shapeways for the shoulder hinge and stuff?

I meant to say shapeways and original recast stores. I know EXO has some option parts but I forgot if they are through shapeways or not. High quality stuff though.

+1's for Enigma and Minmay Guards!

Note to self: erect an electrified fence and set up a motion sensor detection perimiter to protect collection from EXO's ninjas...

Either that or build a giant wall...facing the North if necessary....

Personally, I would say VF-1S Roy TV first, but at about $180 w/option parts being the cheapest I can find, the others (VF-1J, VF-1S DYRL, VF-1S TV w/o OP) are normally about $30-$40 cheaper, hence the deliberation and dilemma - budget is a slight issue at the moment, and I think $180 is a tad overpriced? However, they're probably gonna vanish soon... Oh well. I should like flip a coin or something or wait for dapro's thoughts...

Just get the regular releases and get your option parts from various members' shapeway stores. They are great quality and you can paint them if you want to. Also, the unbuilt kits are cheap right now. They come with gray option parts as well. Plus, you get a kit to built for fun!

I recommend what Kicker does. He pulls out the trays and stacks them. Collapses the cardboardboxes and it saves a ton of room.

Don't the boxes get damaged that way when you collapse them for storage?

I have no more room at my apartment. 'm also trying to force myself to open up more of my toys and get rid of
the boxes. I do it for a select few keeper/sacrificial "play" valkyries, but I want to extend it. Just have to convince myself that I'm not gonna sell them anyways - at least I don't want to - ever. Other than that, hello parents' garage! Also, I will probably start getting rid of my other, non-Macross collectibles and electronics. If I want a complete lineup of anything, it would be Macross!

I usually just go by set (or changing) priorities. I'm not much into the old takatoku stuff anymore. I have a few of the Bandai reissues and that's good enough for me. Also with 1/48 I just want my VF-1S strike Roy/hikaru and a GBP for future display. The rest is all 1/60. My priority hierarchy is:

• Yamato v2 1/60 VF-1 SDFM (want to complete this line b/c its the best ever - cavaliers, low vis VF-1S, oh my!)
• Yamato v2 1/60 VF-1 DYRL (mainly just skull squadron, VT-1, Elint)
• Macross Plus (only 3 of them, what the hell....)
• Macross F (want most of the renewals)
• Macross 7 - just a few of the ones that I like (VF-19S/P/F, VF-17D, VF-22S Gamlin) and am willing to wait for prices to fall
• Non Macross - a few selected MP Transformers that are the best representations of their G1 counterparts
• Marvel Legends (just favorite characters)
• Hot Toys (just started on this, and am really trying to keep it small. Only a few select figures)

I try to follow this list as best as I can. If I make big Macross purchases I try to balance it out by getting rid of some non-Macross items. MP TF and Hot Toys are good sacrificial candidates b/c they tend to rise in value at times. I always take care of my collectibles so they are easily sold.

Now we're counting other stuff?! Crap...

I also have everything in a spreadsheet and I've been and will continue to sell off things to help mitigate the cost.

My collecting priority is Macross, so if I have to get rid of non macross stuff then SO BE IT!

Except of course a few pieces close to the heart (MP Optimus, various comic figures, etc.)

Oh man - this is my most insane Macross haul ever:

(1) VF-19P

(1) VF-17D with super pack

(1) Super pack for VF-17 (spare due to holding out on VF-17S for a little longer)

(1) VF-19F

(1) VF-22S Milia

(2) 1/60 VF-1S Roy TV version

(1) 1/60 VF-1A DYRL Kakizaki

(1) 1/60 VF-1J Hikaru

(2) 1/60 VF-1S DYRL Hikaru 30th anniversary ed.

(1) 1/60 GPB-1S armor parts

(1) 1/60 VF-1S DYRL Roy 30th anniversary ed.

And this is all the stuff I lagged on over the years. I actually bought a few of these just before the great panic but I elevated it during the past week. This isn't including the upcoming Bandai stuff (VF-171EX CF, YF-29 Anniversary, RVF-25 LUCA)!

Buy it!

Dammit EXO, I'm at the final checkout click now.... my wallet is screaming. I just hope I won't have to pay the IRON PRICE when all of these valkyries arrive in the mail!

Other than materials, I'm pretty happy with the v2. And maybe poseable pilots ?? I do hope they stay in 1/60 scale though to be compatible with my other lines. Honestly tho, the VF-1 line is the largest part of my collection and it would suck to re-collect them again.

NY still has the VF-1S in stock for 140$

Its showing up as $152.25 now. A few ppl must have bought some. I need a spare one....decisions!

Not necessarily. I'm quite sure they made many more of those than they did 1/60 v2 Super Ostriches, for example.

Is that true? It seemed like once the initial batches of the 1/48 low vis sold out, it was gone. The 1/60 v2 VT-1's went to the bargain bin on HLJ for awhile before they were completely gone. I picked one up on clearance for a nice price. 1/48 low vis prices shot up and never really came down