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5 minutes ago, Pulltoeject said:

One more thing, can someone please tell me the size of the box the riobot stick comes in? 

Actual toy box that is. 

HLJ and HobbySearch states it's 30 x 20 x 10 cm. 550/566grams.

You really need to bump your 5minutes ago post?

The visor is just so small, right? Can we just dip the visor on the paint instead? This is for those who doesn't have an airbrush. Can we do that?

3 minutes ago, Scyla said:

Got another TWE item today from NY this time with the brown shipper box included. It is still a mystery why my VF-31A didn't had one. 

Probably the shipper box has those mail stamps. Usually NY ships their TWE items with the shipper box intact. That's because they get their TWE orders in bulk. I think it's best to assume that they're getting one VF-31A stock at a time thru different channels, perhaps? 

I put another order of Ley's when it went open again at HLJ a couple of weeks ago. But they just charge me first on my first order just now. I'll wait until the second order shows up on my PW before I'm going to have it shipped.

2 hours ago, spacemanoeuvres said:

Not a bad price; I have a feeling we’re going to see a bunch more in the coming weeks. 

IF we see more, then let's hope the inflated price will go down somehow.  

1 hour ago, Valkyrie2008 said:

After I get my two vf-31a from NY (fingers cross) maybe someone will want to trade one for a vf-31J Kai. 

Or just sell your other one to members here with less mark up price since you paid MSRP from NY. Yeah? 

55 minutes ago, Sanity is Optional said:

Depends if I get my two from EBay and NY or not. Paying 31,000 for a 31J Kai from Mandarake is a lot cheaper than 48,000 for a 31A.

But, if you think about it, getting the 31A from NY means the 31A is a lot cheaper than the 31J Kai. Don't you agree? 

2 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

Yeah, EMS is the worst IMO. You have to arrive before it opens so that there’s a chance you finish in 3-4 hours. Arrive after 8am and you’ll only get done after lunch.

Process is still as dumb as ever:

1) Submit your notice/tracking number and get a number

2) Wait for a very long time for them to call your number. They check your information and this is the only time they will start to locate your package. They give you another number

3) Wait again for a very long time for them to get your package. When they find it, they will call your number. 

4) They will now inspect the item and confirm if it is eligible for customs tax. They forward the item to the customs queue.

5) Wait again for a very long time for them to call your number. Go inside the customs office and they will compute the fees to charge you.

6) Go to cashier and make payment

7) Go back outside and wait for your package to be released

It’s a hellish experience and I pity anyone who has to go through it. I feel sorry both for myself and the foreigners I see at the EMS office whenever I had to claim a package there.

I’ve even seen some people go home empty handed because they couldn’t afford the customs tax they were being charged for 2nd hand items and gifts received from their relatives.

Wow. So it's still the same. Can't believe up to now in the age of computers and such, they still do it manually and do the process the old-fashioned way. And for sure, in between those steps that you mentioned, those employees are just gossiping about the latest Facebook News Feed. 

1 hour ago, ArchieNov said:

If I know watching a movie would result in my nephew or niece or any relative/friend getting emotionally devastated... I’d gladly bring them to watch it!

Bring on The Shining. 

1 hour ago, Mog said:

Just remember that Yellow has a green visor, so you'll need to purchase some Tamiya Clear Green just for him.

. . . Trying to do the visor mod using a paint brush, but having a tough time getting it right.  Have tons of experience painting custom action figures with acrylics, but those experiences and techniques ain't transferring over to the Tamiya clears.

Shoot. I forgot Yellow has different color. Thanks Mog!

Just a heads up though to those who can't wait for NY. There's 2 DX Kairos once again available at Mandarake for cheap price of Y48000. And that's for each, ok. 

I'm still...

35 minutes ago, Alex GS said:

So you are saying I'm definitely getting the MB Aile Strike Noel ? , I hope the Metal Build gods hear you !

Well, as long that you're part of that 'number' allocation. You should be fine.  

Let's hope Haumea will hear your prayers. 

7 hours ago, tekering said:

Difficult to capture the glow-in-the-dark effect in camera, but I've done what I could with multiple-exposures:

Love it!  

And love the wall mount too.  

1 hour ago, Alex GS said:

sorry for being off topic but I found a link for the MB Aile Strike and is US based, I heard good things about this website when preordering, they say if you PO before the closing date is pretty much guaranteed you will get figure. I just ordered one after my cancellation at HLJ ,  lets see what happens: 

here is the link:

https://www.eknightmedia.com/ms-gundam-seed-aile-strike-gundam-metal-build-action-figure-by-bandai-tamashii-nations.html

Is kinda weird they have the Closing date all the way to May 16 since this is such a hard to get figure , I wonder how they are getting it

If it's US-based, then they're probably get their stocks from US distribution company BlueFin. And for sure, they've been alotted certain numbers of it.

7 hours ago, hachi said:

Yeah, EMS. It's expensive but I have peace of mind due to the tracking--at least I know it's stuck in customs!

3 hours ago, ArchieNov said:

You chose to use EMS in our country? I avoid EMS like the plague. The tracking is not as good as courier services like UPS or DHL, plus I have to pick it up at the Pasay office which normally takes 3 hours because of the lousy process they follow. Plus the customs guys there seem very eager to charge lots of customs tax. If there’s no invoice on your item, they’ll “research” the highest price on the internet and use that as the value to base the tax on. 

So it's still the same system as back then. I wonder though. I guess if it's the same, then it's probably still the same employee or it's one of their relatives. 

9 hours ago, Shizuka the Cat said:

I sort of wish Bandai would do a 1/60 scale version of the Hi-Metal R valkyries entitled "Hi-Metal Large". An exact scale up of their HMR counterparts, but with integrated landing gear, better hard points on the wing, cockpits canopies that open up, and integrated heat shield.

I wonder which would be considered the better toy... the Arcadia/Yamato v2 valkyrie, or the proposed Hi-Metal Large.

I think I will vote for your proposed Hi-Metal Large concept if Bandai will add an ab crunch and more shoulder joint articulation.

So I can display it like this.  

1 minute ago, kajnrig said:

I know I still haven't. I really should fix that...

You should watch it. It's a fun heist movie.  

7 hours ago, hachi said:

Can't say exactly which mall for privacy purposes, but I watched at IMAX at an SM mall, then a 'regular' screen at an Ayala mall. (Have never watched at MoA or MegaMall though.) Ticket prices have shot up, so now I don't watch movies as much because of the price. But if a movie impresses me so much I'd go for a 2nd viewing.

Thanks Hachi. And that's my main reason actually why I don't bring my family anymore to movies. It really cost a lot. Not just the movie tickets, but the drinks and snacks too. Like in my head, I rather wait for iTunes since I'm sure it's much cheaper and I can rewatch it anytime. But hey, if it's something big like this, then screw the iTunes preorder. I'm not regretting spending $60 Avengers movie night with my wife and son. And so you know, I still going to preorder this movie on iTunes. Hahaha!  

6 hours ago, hachi said:

I'm gonna be having 2nd thoughts if my nephew requests to see this movie. He's less than 10 years old, will he be thoroughly disappointed? But I what I'm most worried about is him asking questions in the middle of the movie..who's that purple guy? why is collecting those stones?? He's a Spider-Man fan but I don't know if he knows about the Guardians of the Galaxy...

2 hours ago, Dangard Ace said:

I would not bring a 10yr old to this movie especially if he's heavily invested in Marvel Characters.  This would be almost as bad as the 1984 Transformers movie where Optimus Prime dies.  

I agree with Mommar. And my son is just 9 years old. He knows more Marvel characters than me. Just sayin'.  Whenever he have questions during the screening I always tell him in a nice way that to listen all the time to what they're saying so he will understand. And if he still has questions, he can ask anything after the movie and not during since we're not the only ones watching in the theaters.  

1 hour ago, Mommar said:

I completely disagree.  Face it.  We all fail.  It’s a great lesson.  Besides, I survived Empire Strikes Back at seven.  A 10 year old will be fine.

+1  

 I survived Nightmare on Elm Street at 7. And I don't want to watch it again.  

15 hours ago, renegadeleader1 said:

Having been to San Francisco, it won't be the city workers, but the zombie horde level of homeless people there that will strip that stuff down for what ever they can get at the recycling center.

Now I know why our recycle bin are open and messed up during at night. 

6 hours ago, hachi said:

I skipped the first movie because back then I was like, who's Ant-Man?? There's a super-hero called Ant-Man??? Seriously? But now of course I know what he's all about so I'm sure to watch this in the theatre when it comes out.

By now, I bet you still haven't seen the first movie, right? 

9 hours ago, jenius said:

If it looks like the cover of the book then it's hard to argue something is off.

Yeah. I'm just venting out since Beagle did the same thing. Atleast Sentinel made an excuse as of the why's.  

9 hours ago, recon said:

Hi noel, mr color has only clear blue but not clear smoke. You can try tamiya which has both clear smoke and clear blue for the visor mod

Hey Recon. Thanks for this. Really appreciate it. I'll do this once I got all the bikes including Yellow's so it's just one passing.  

8 hours ago, tekering said:

Great to hear they've got a Borough Superior in the works!  

I got excited too knowing they tease that in the box art. And hope it's not going to take another year for that one.  

8 hours ago, teckno viking said:

 I don't have a Beagle one but was under the impression the spare tubes in container, came as standard.

Hopefully someone via shapeway will do the same set up for the Sentinels version.

Who knows, maybe when Sentinel decided to do the anime version, it will come with those extras.  

4 hours ago, Tober said:

HLJ has just changed their stock status to 'Discontinued'. Expecting auto-billing in 8 hours. /

Ouch. I just got robbed again by HLJ for Y40000. And this is just a day after the PF SDF-1. Oh boy. 

2 hours ago, Kuma Style said:

I honestly don't think I've ever really seen a price difference for tampos. 

True. But like I said, I'm just venting out.  

1 hour ago, captain america said:

Sometimes life is cruel. That's why Rey wears blue... It symbolizes the blue blue rain in his soul. 

 

But I want consistency. Hahaha!  

51 minutes ago, davidwhangchoi said:

question for beagles owners: is the beagle a more sturdy toy than the riobot?

Hey David. I haven't transformed my Sentinel. Will share my opinion once I did.  

2 minutes ago, recon said:

Strangely i have yet to come across a company that makes a decent  legoiss armo fighter that would make me go wow even though cms, evolution toys and toynami has produced their own versions. Frankly saying, i hope bandai, arcadia or fexthobby, would try making a detailed transformable legoiss armo fighter as this has being a missing piece in my collection

Nobody beats Gakken's.  

Edit for yah.

38 minutes ago, F360 said:

VF-31J super pack buyers

VF-31J ( most preordered)

VF-31Kai (too late to preorder, will need to buy from market)

VF-31Kai lottery (less supply, 3 times the demand, $$$)

 

VF-31F super pack buyers

VF-31F (most preordered)

VF-31A (too late to preorder, closes match in color to this valk)

 

VF-31C super packs buyers

VF-31C (most preordered)

Super pack comes with clip and missiles that you can attach to the other VF-31.  

Pre Order already closed,   Release date is set on 05-16-18

 

VF-31A super packs future buyers

VF-31A (most people who preordered still waiting for it to be shipped)

Future Super pack will still be preordered even though they still don’t have the VF-31A on their hands. 

5 hours ago, RealJayDee said:

Hey guys!!!!

Any info of this valk is coming with a Yang co-pilot????

I have not seen any in the promo pics.

Here you go.

1 hour ago, recon said:

Hi guys

Just received a confirmation from hlj that they are cancelling my YF-19 preorder. I realised that actually i made a mistake in cancelling the 2nd order that has a lower serial number that is in the 3xxx series which resulted in hlj cancelling my order that has a serial number which ends with 4xxx. But all is well and good as i still have a confirmed order with amiami

Hey Recon. Did you received your cancellation email just today? Are they still cancelling orders?

Wait. As per Seti’s Ameblo link, Ley’s bike will not sport any markings. Since Stick’s the Commander type, Sentinel wants to differentiate that so they decided to make Ley’s bike plain? I know, I know. The book cover artwork doesn’t have that. But Sentinel didn’t stop there and put markings on Stick’s. And Beagle already did that. Now Sentinel want to justify the plain bike for Ley? Really? Ley’s bike should be price lower now.  

Now should I be glad I ordered two of each model so I can swap bike parts with markings? Oh well.  

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スティックと並べて。

形状は同じですが、インナースーツの色とマーキングの有無で

差別化を図っています。

スティックのスーツは指揮官型なのでマーキング有り、レイは無しとなっています。

Alongside the stick.

The shape is the same, but with the color of the inner suit and the presence or absence of marking

We are trying to differentiate it.

Because the suit of the stick is a commander type, there is marking, lei is nothing.

続いて、アーマーサイクル。

レイが搭乗する「VR-052T」はスティックが乗るF型と違い、マーキングのないプレーンな状態。

Subsequently, Armor cycle.  

Ray boarding "VR - 052T" is a plain state with no marking, unlike the F type that the stick carries.

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そして、よく見ると今後のラインナップのヒントも隠されています・・・・！

このアーマーサイクルは・・・・？どうかお楽しみに！

And, if you look closely, hints for future lineups are hidden ... · · ·!  Is this armor cycle ...? Please look forward to it!

33 minutes ago, Tubes78 said:

Whoa Mama! What a collection!  

4 hours ago, recon said:

Hey noel, 

From what i understand from the posts he made, the paint on the interior was removed with mr hobby thinner and airbrushed with smoke and clear blue. Not sure if he sanded the markings off as he did not mentioned any of it being done

Hey Recon. Thanks for this. I’ll probably do the same in the future. Smoke paint? Is that something from Mr. Color too?Sorry, since I don’t know what color is a ‘Smoke’ paint is.  

Man. HLJ just robbed me Y61005. Super ouch.