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Also additional decals added to that Toysdaily one. Ejection triangles, 101, UN Spacy on tail fins etc. Perhaps I'll have to look into getting some Hasegawa 1/48 decals now.

I wonder why the owner did not panel line front and back of the shoulders.

Looks very nice overall! I'm excited to work on weathering mine. I love the panel lines on Bandai's molds. I've said it before; Arcadia need to improve in that department.

I feel like it’s just us hardcore fans who love the military paint schemes. The customers the KO companies are going for just want the popular anime paint schemes so we can only continue to dream and wish. 

10 minutes ago, rdrunner said:

Ami customer here as well. For me it’s already past the point where I will receive this before I leave for two weeks. Kinda wasted the EMS shipping charge on this one too. 

You don’t have to feel like it is a waste. I was contemplating going SAL Parcel for my Ami order, but the compensation for lost parcel or damage is tiny just to save $20 AUD. It was a small price to pay for piece of mind compared to the total payment. For something this expensive I didn’t want to risk it. 

4 minutes ago, jenius said:

Ya know... a DX GBP might also come with a gray visor Hikaru head since the head is a ball joint. 

I’d definitely have to include the GBP in my collection if it comes bundled with grey goggles.

Bandai move: just includes the head for you to swap out... 

Bandai gotta milk this mold and rake in the money. 

They released so many Metal Build Exia variants. 

Ami is back to work today correct? I imagine we will see shipping activity as early as 4 hours from now and throughout their work day. 

Fortunately I paid my Amiami order using PayPal before the AUD dropped ¥2 overnight 

Too bad I couldn’t prepay ahead of the drop. Would have been nice to pay when it was above ¥80.

Plamax 1/10 scale! LOL! 

Personally think they should be detachable and then stow inside the calf armor so you don’t lose them. 

I guess that is partsforming, but sometimes compromises are needed for functionality and durability. 

HOLY COW. With the stock DX VF-1 already pretty beefy looking just imagine how thicc GBP will be! 

I almost regret not getting 4th for GBP release, but just can’t afford it. I’ll just pray Bandai release the GBP with VF-1J like they did with HMR. 

Personally i find all 3 modes of the VF-1 to be equally awesome. Gerwalk just has a perfect balance. Wings over the arms, no junk hanging off the back. The same cannot be said for any of the other transforming fighters. 

It’s why I just had to get 3 of this iconic fighter. I would not be satisfied if I were unable to display this beauty in all 3 glorious modes. 

Anyone else planning on panel lining? I’m also planning on lightly weathering mine. I’m kind of dreading the time it will take to do all 3. It’s going to take ages because I also dry brush the metal parts. 

32 minutes ago, Valkyrie addict said:

Has anyone gotten their preorder mysteriously disappear from AmiAmi, I placed the order with the preorder madness, even got the confirmation e-mail, but when I access my account it this week it does not exist, I really don't mind cause I got the HLJ one but it's really weird, I never got an "ordered cancelled" e-mail or anything similar.

Got worried and checked my Ami account. My preorder is still there at the moment. 

11 minutes ago, spanner said:

It says it doesn't deliver to my location.. ffs

It's only Amazon US site that has opened shipping to Australia again. All other International Amazon sites are still blocking shipping to Australia.

Ami closed again. 

I was also thinking, which MWF member will be supplying everyone with cockpit decals? 

@treatment said Ami isn't going to be processing any shipping or payment requests until Jan 3, when they return from break.

Kind of good news for me. Gives more time for the AUD to climb against the JPY.  It's slowly jumping climbing back.

Love the DX look of the battroid. It’s robot beefy like it looked in the anime. 

I thought a complaint about the yamarcadia was  the priest collar. DX no longer has that?

Looking forward to see more comparisons shots between the fighter modes. 

@jenius I’m looking forward to your review and lineart comparisons. 

4 minutes ago, Methrash said:

How do you change the shipping option? I already pay for the order.

You have to submit a support ticket and request a change in shipping. 

NY strikes again with their charging extra at time of shipping shinanigans. It’s why NY is not a first preference for me. There is the risk that the already high shipping will be increased at the release date. 

I’ve also heard that CDJ can charge extra at release date, but I think it’s very rare. 

It is a common NY practice. 

Yep same. AUD is recovering a little. Hoping it breaks ¥80 before the Amiami payment deadline.

Waiting for my Amiami payment email. I want to pay already before the AUD drops even more. Everyday my 3 valks are costing me more than I estimated 6 months ago. 

My wallet is crying more each day as the AUD continues to sink against JPY everyday. 

why AUD why?!?!

It’s all good to discuss the current trend in anime, but we’re going on an unrelated tangent now and we should be sticking to discussing just the DX VF-1. 

As much as I also love the VF-1D talk, lets please stay on topic. 

7 minutes ago, JB0 said:

The perfect Valk package. 

...

Wait, a super 1D? That's... weird.

Don’t you remember that episode where Minmei was modelling her newest swimwear while Lisa was at Rick’s place tidying up, all the while Rick was ogling Minmei using his communications HUD in his Super VF-1D? 

It’s cheaper from Kitz isn’t it? They’ve got the preorder discount (assumption based on Rick 1/12 preorder) and free express shipping. 

Seems their customer service is top notch too from what I’ve read. 

Can we say the same for Robotech.com?