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HLJ preorder reopened! http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN980635/Sci

I have two from the original release, and I managed to get a preorder in. Would like a 4th just so I can have one naked, super, armor, and tornado packed. VF-25 is one of my favorite designs and Alto and Ozma have the best colors, being Frontier analogs of Hikaru and Roy's colors.

Missed AE too. Couldn't stay up all night two days in a row. Damn this weak human body! Still looking for a 4th 25F... /firstworldproblems

The preorder madness really ramped up around the renewal 25S. I was able to get a second 25F the first time around weeks after its release.

I was not aware Hobby Search ever carried the VF-4G.

Man I'm stoked. Can't sleep now... ...of course I have to be up in an hour anyway. But it was worth it.

Oh my god that sucks. Damn that window was so short. About 20 seconds from update scanner alert to finishing checkout and it was closed when I returned to the item page.

Got one at Hobby Search! Yay! EDIT: Holy crap gone already!

I've attempted to buy two things from esthertool/cherrytab and received neither. First time I never received the item and he claimed it was "lost in transit." He gave me a full refund since I always opt for tracking and insurance. Ok, fine, though no tracking number was ever entered into ebay. A few days ago I purchased a 30th anniversary VF-1S Focker from cherrytab on ebay. What happened was I made an offer, and he followed his MO of knocking a whole dollar off the price and claiming free shipping. The next day, before I accepted his counter offer, he jacks up the price of all his Fockers by $40. But since the counter offer he sent me was still open, I accepted it and bought it for the lower price. So I get a notice from ebay saying my order was marked as shipped. This time I send cherrytab a message asking for a tracking number. He responds the following day with this: "thanks for purchase. we are very sorry to say that when i ship the item to you, i found that the item was all wet. I would you like to fully refund to you and cancel the transaction first.For compensation, i am willing to give you an extra USD 2 to you paypal account . Is the arrangement OK? i will inform you when i found another new one." At this point, I just say okay to the refund; just take my money back and run while I still can. While none of that is conclusive proof of any wrongdoing on his part, the whole thing seems pretty sheisty to me. At best, I wouldn't buy from this clown again simply because of his inability to actually deliver anything. At worst, he's trying to void the sale so he can resell the item at the new, higher price. Either way, I'd recommend staying away from this particular seller.

That is correct. It is a bummer, as nurse Sheryl is one I would have liked to have seen get a larger ~1/8 figure. The game prize figure we ended up with isn't that great; nurse Ranka is the better looking of the two figures, I think.

Nurse Sheryl & Ranka are both ~1/10 scale.

Definitely a good Friday.

Already have two 25Fs, but I'd like to get two more, so I can have it displayed naked and with one of each add-on pack (assuming an eventual tornado pack release). I wish the final release had the darker tinted canopy and the white landing gear like the prototype pics...

Woooo another round of preorder madness is about to begin!

Cracked shoulders were a fairly common occurrence in the early issue V2 VF-1s. Something to do with the type of pin used I think. My rainbow canopy VF-1s all have cracked shoulders (which I fixed with super glue).

So, has anyone panic-bought a Kakizaki yet?

Picked up a few items since the announcement of Yamato's closure, though that was really just a coincidence. These deals were too good to pass up. VF-1S Hikaru with option parts VF-1S Hikaru with Super & Strike Parts VF-17S VF-17 Super Parts VF-19S Angolz canceled my Hikaru VF-1A even though it was still listed as in stock for about a week afterwards. I really don't want a Kakizaki lol

All your banter about the VF-1S must've gotten to me, because I just went and bought Hikaru's VF-1S from HKC. Went "out of stock" immediately after I placed my order.

Got one! Thanks!

Not really into SD figures, but I really want the one with Sheryl and Ranka riding a reaction bomb. I've had that dream before... Sharon would be cool too, since I haven't seen any merchandise for her before.

It would be a new low for Bandai to release a RVF-171 that couldn't transform.

Hey, all the DYRL valkyries are the same shade of off-white, right? Was thinking of picking up a cheap VF-1A while they're still available and swapping the leg intake on my 1S since the tab snapped off ages ago. Lord knows when we'll see any more valkyrie toys.

LOL oh man you love kicking a man while he's down, don't you?

Goddammit. Right after I went to sleep, too. I hope I'm awake and at my computer when HLJ finally puts theirs up. I really, really want to get an RVF-25 so I can finally put all this Bandai preorder BS behind me.

Recently picked up a VF-17S. That's one beefy valkyrie! Things I like: -Although I like the design of the 171 more, the quality of Yamato's effort beats the pants off of anything from Bandai. -Straight wings that actually stay on. -Love the purple-tinted canopy. The tint on the renewals looks weak compared to this. -Clear parts for the wing lights, instead of just some beige paint. -Excellent pilot figure. Makes the Bandai pilots look like they're made out of partially melted wax. -Actual interior cockpit detail. Things I don't like: -Lack of tampo printing! Omitting major markings like the UN Spacy kites is just lame. What is this, 2004? Actually, that's the only thing I dislike about the VF-17. So if I want an anime-accurate version without resorting to using those terrible stickers, I'd have to locate some properly sized UN Spacy decals (or make my own), apply them, then apply some kind of clear coat to the entire craft (since it'll look really awful to have a clear coat finish on one section and bare plastic on the rest). And if I'm doing that, I might as well detail this sucker up as much as I can. Thanks Yamato for selling me a great VF-17 model kit!