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Too bad NY doesn't have a private warehouse option like HLJ. Then again, that might have been a conscious decision on NY's part, knowing they can earn a little more from separate shipping charges. No pay later items cannot be combined with other orders either. Sucks for us unfortunately.

War Machine Mk.4 is now available for pre-order at NY. No pay later option though. Ouch!

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/26484-shfiguarts-war-machine-mk-4-avengers-infinity-war-limited-edition.html

I have both the 31JKai and DXYF-19. The Kai is just a repaint of the 31j, with four reaction missiles included. The YF-19 is a slightly reworked 19Advance, with a lot of different ordinances plus the fold booster pack.

The 31Kai was shown only in one episode of Delta, and was not shown in the Movie. The 19 is of course the main hero valk in Plus.

Between the two, disregarding the toys' engineering, the obvious choice for me is the 19. 

Got my YF-19 from Amiami yesterday! Did a quick check, and my copy's antenna is unbroken. Woot!

Haven't had time to check anything else though. Will check the tail fins to see if their mounting points are misaligned.

+1 on Bandai making a DX YF-21 to go along with this. 

Now also available at NY: https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/26299-soul-of-chogokin-gx-86-space-battleship-yamato-2202.html.

Its cheaper by almost 5k yen, but that shipping cost...

GX-86 now available for pre-order at HLJ: https://hlj.com/chogokin-damashii-gx-86-space-battleship-yamato-2202-bans55265

Even though I have the 2199 version, I couldn't resist double dipping for the 2202 version. I'm intrigued by those remote controlled turrets . 

Ooh! An new Yamato SOC! That price though....makes me glad that I was able to score the 2199 version for USD 150.

So pre-orders next week on 1 October?

Wow, didn't know there was such demand for a Fokker-type Gundam. 

1 hour ago, jenius said:

Still no shipping notice from CDJapan either... but at this rate it's all but assured it will arrive on the same day as my in-laws so I'm going to have to wait a while before I get to play with my shiny new toy

I hope this is a sign of more UC era Metal Builds to come. I would like a Metal Build Double Zeta based on the MG Ver. Ka, but I could settle for a Mk II if they are only doing non-tranformables. 

Anybody get a payment notification from Amiami yet? My lone pre-order for the DX YF-19 is with them, and I'm getting worried that they haven't asked for payment yet, considering this will be released in a couple of days. 

18 hours ago, tekering said:

Are we still confused about this?  There's no mold re-use here; the "Nano Weapon Set" is just that, a set of option parts for use with the Mk. 50 (sold separately).

Note the disclaimer at the top of each pic.

 

If my Nihongo serves me right, the disclaimer says something to the effect of: "items pictured that are not part of the Iron Man Mark 50 Nano Weapons Set (Avengers Infinity War) are sold separately".

Take note that the disclaimer is only made in the pics where parts are mixed and matched with the Iron Man Mark 50 first release. The pics where the Mark 50 is shown wearing the backpack, double swords, and modified leg armors does not show the disclaimer.

Also, there are no pics showing the nano parts detached, which Bandai normally shows for products that are meant to supplement a separate product.

Finally, a quick translation by Google on the Tamashii product page of the contents of the package says as follows:

Hence, it's my reasonable assumption that the Nano-weapons set DOES come with another Mark 50, except with different lower legs, thus the asking price.

For the price, I also would have liked to for Bandai to have included more of the nano weapons shown in the movie (i.e. the shield, battering rams, repulsor beam amplifying funnels, and other variations of the nano swords), just like the Hot Toys version, instead of paying for another Mark 50 figure. I'm thinking that Bandai is probably considering releasing a third variant of the Mark 50, packaged with the other nano weapons, just to...you know...make more money? 

Looks like the Nano weapon Set has a separate Mk 50 with different lower legs, hence the high price. Great way for Bandai to reuse the mold somewhat, and make an additional profit by selling it with the weapons set. That hasn't stopped me from pre-ordering it though. 

Iron Man Mk 50 Nano Weapon Set available for pre-order at NY:

https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/26158-shfiguarts-iron-man-mark-50-nano-weapon-set-avengers-infinity-war-limited-edition.html

Are they re-issuing the Renewal Messiahs? How come Alto's DX VF-25F is on display along with the DX YF-19?

https://twitter.com/T_KOTEN_Q/status/1038599921073410049

Saw the movie. Overall, it was....meh. Storywise, the Frontier Movies were superior. Action was okay (better than the TV series overall), and the footage of the Armored Siegfrieds is some good, although familiar, eye-candy. (Can't shake the feeling that they've re-purposed some animation from Ozma's Armored Messiah).

I hope they make an announcement for the armored parts soon!

While I enjoy this toy collecting hobby immensely, I'm saddened by the blatant profiteering involved in it. I feel sorry for those who were not able to get toys like these at close to retail price. Capitalism at its worst.

Hehe, beat me to it. Got the email notification too from NY. Almost double the initial PO price that they posted. 

Going to pick up my Passionate Walkure from the Post Office today. Looking forward to seeing the Armored Siegried in action!

Oh well. At least I got one order in with HLJ. It would have been a nice bonus to get it for JPY17,920, but I'm satisfied with what I've got. 

Good luck to the rest! Have a blessed day everyone! Signing out.

I don't get it. You guys were able to get into the NY site? All its showing me is the "sorry for the inconvenience" page.

Really? Its still page down for me.

Hehe, sorry! I'm refreshing their page too for a chance to get one at that price.

Maybe they're changing their mind about their pre-order price? 

NY still down. Must've been a huge rush for the Metal Build Eva-01 for that price. Hehe!