Ryoma

2 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

Awesome! Can I ask how long usually does it take before you get it from the Japanese Online Stores (e.g. Amiami, HLJ, AmzJP, etc.)?

 

Sure! That's not an easy question to answer though. Usually i have all my orders shipped via ems or airmail. Before covid it was 5-7 days for ems and two weeks for airmail. Now it might take up to one month for EMS and even 6 weeks for airmail. Luckily enough the last two parcels i received in june arrived pretty fast, one week, maybe 8 days(both of them were shipped via ems). It seems like things are slowly getting back to normal for shipping to Italy but i m crossing my fingers we don't get hit by another mutation of the virus.

And i always tend to avoid Fedex or any other private carrier otherwise i know that, through them, i always have to pay custom(which in Italy is around 30% of the total price, item + shipping).

10 minutes ago, no3Ljm said:

If AmazonJP is 100% accurate then it's on the 17th of July.

Thank you! I really hope it is! That would mean i would probably get it before the august break, which in Italy it's always a bummer for getting parcels and mails.

Do we have an exact release date for this valk yet? I m so looking forward to get my hands on it... 

They are in very good conditions. Transformed them few times and they still look pretty solid. Some of them yellowed of course, mostly the ones that were exposed to direct sunlight. Anyway the majority still looks great, especially the low vis ones and the three GBP armors. I guess my only complain is that many stickers are peeling off. But that's a good excuse to take them off completely and put waterslide decals instead.

Oh boy, I can't believe it...i just received an email from NY saying that my order for TV super parts is in "preparation in progress"...Maybe they really did change something in their management.

That VF-1J custom looks really beautiful!!! So many missed opportunities for Yamato in the 1/48 line....

On 4/29/2021 at 3:09 PM, tekering said:

This isn't such a rare bird, is it? 

So i checked on my two VF-1As and they look the same of the pics that have been posted. Even the box is the same. I checked pretty much everywhere and i was only able to find the TV version. I switched pilot on one of them but for the rest I couldn't find a VF-1A with DYRL pilot or with any other differences compared to the ones i own. Sorry, i am confused now...

14 hours ago, jvmacross said:

Yes, there was a DYRL version that Yamato released of a VF-1A in 1/48

 What??? Where do i get one??? No seriously, are they still available on second market? What are the main differences from the TV version except for the pilot? Are there any pictures around??? Can't believe i missed that for so many years!

 For a moment i really hoped i missed something througout all those years of collecting...a 1/48 DYRL from Yamato would have been like a dream coming true(although on mine i did replace the tv pilot with a DYRL pilot).

Wait, i do own a yamato 1/60 V.2 VF-1A DYRL and i love it...but i wasn't aware we also had a 1/48 DYRL version. The only one i have clearly has a TV pilot. Am i missing something??? Please let me know!!!

In the pictures of "next item?" i don't see a VF-1A Cannon fodder DYRL version...Yamato never released neither... is it going to be a cursed valk??

29 minutes ago, borgified said:

The Yammie version is removeable with a screwdriver, however Bandai loves to make things tamper proof so you might be out of luck there, plus Yamato and Bandai do things differently. 

Thank you. I guess i will just have to deal with it then.  Bye bye old yammie

I feel embaressed to ask but since i am not ready yet to let my yamato 1/48 ARMORED VALK go do you guys think that i can switch head from the Bandai DX (grey google) to the old yamato version(white google)?

Probably, but i am pretty sure that, like what happened with Roy, there is going to be a short second wave of pre-order(with a slight mark up) and it shouldn't be too expensive to get after the release. I feel the market (for SOC, DX, etc.) is somewhat in a down phase.

Happy about the GBP release but i was really hoping for a YF-21 for the end of the year.

6 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said:

Awesome display!!

Thank you! It took me so many years to be able to display these valks but in the end it was worth it!

@Lolicon

Thank you! I actually agree with you. I do own a couple of Bandai DX and i like them but i still think that the silhouette on the Yamatos (both 1/60 v.2 and 1/48) have not been matched yet by Bandai or any other brands.

Those panel lines make a huge difference. They really give life to the models.

Nice, i think it can work well withe the VF-1s but for the 0s it's a bit too small...I would buy one if had enough room to display it though.

After years of of collecting i am finally able to recreate one of my favourite moments from DYRL...Yes, Kakizaki's last flight!(Too bad Yamato never realeased a Hikaru's VF-1A weathered)

I know it's probably going to be a long wait for Hoquet but Sentinel, her friends are starting to feel lonely without her...so please, please pretty please,can she come by the end of this year??

Since i was a kid and i used to watch Robotech i always wanted to recreate some sort of relaxing scene with the Mospeada characters. I always thought the moments when they were taking a break from the battles against Invid were the best ones.

On 3/22/2021 at 7:19 PM, jenius said:

Calibre Wings makes a fancier version of the router style stand. I haven't bought one yet but looks good.

Thank you for your suggestion, i placed an order today for 3 stands. Will let you know once i get them!

What would be my options right now if i wanted to buy a stand for my VFs? I used in the past the flightpose stands and i thought they were great but now they seem to be sold out everywhere. I know there have been a lot of users buying yetistand but i am not familiar with them(and also took a quick look around on the web and couldn't find any). I would need something only for fighter mode. Anyway, do you guys have any suggestions on which kind of stands are available on the market and where to buy them? Thank you!

21 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

should have never died, they should have killed off one of the singers. 

They should have killed off all of the singers

Thank you! That's exactly what i needed...nevere realized you can use the SV-51 stands like that and will probably use it on the Mass production one. You definitely gave me some good ideas!