Chronocidal
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Eh, don't rush things too much, I think this is going to turn into a re-release waiting game. The only way this "marketing strategy" even works in Bandai's favor is if they string out a series of re-releases. They're building up a ton of hype over these releases... not because the product is so much better, but because they're shafting the collectors who want these by producing them in such limited quantities. Thing is, you can't pay salaries on hype. In fact, they might be doing themselves more harm than good, because in the end, people are going to get fed up, and stop caring. Yes, they're selling out, but they're not selling nearly as many VF-25s as they could, and the only people profiting are the re-sellers.
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How much is shipping from this site? If I can't get something from HLJ I might just settle for that, or go to BBTS again. Edit: Actually, no, for that price I'd go with BBTS before going for a site based in Japan. I paid about that for my VF-171 preorder with them, but the shipping was only about $10, since BBTS is a US based store.
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Posting this here, if you've got an auto-refresh script, keep this page up. http://www.hlj.com/s...eleaseDate+desc When the VF-25G goes up, it should appear at the top of that list, unless they've screwed up their release dates for preorders. Also, provided I can get an order in, I will get three, but if not, I will buy one and split the HLJ shipping with anyone who can get multiples to resell. And whether they get updated today or not, I'm not going to chance it. I plan on being up all night tonight and possibly tomorrow night as well with friends online anyway, so it's a perfect opportunity to camp HLJ.
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Well, if i remember right, HLJ's listing for the VF-171 went up a day after the other sites... I'm going to camp the site tonight.
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I'm glad to help out if I can, and I'll definitely try, but for me personally it still depends that I catch that preorder window, which I didn't have any luck with on the VF-171. The bigger idea is to get a group of volunteers who can cover the preorders, and pick up as many as possible from wherever they get them. Essentially, like a multi-person group buy, but on a limited scope based on who can get them and how many they can get. I'd love to be able to say, "Sure, I'll cover this person" but I might not even get one, so you can't really do any kind of sign-up. Granted, it'll have to be people who have the spare cash on hand to buy multiples. Ideally, say you could get 9 people who can volunteer to buy 3 each. Then only 3 of those people actually need to succeed getting a preorder. If more than 3 can make a preorder, you have extras to sell to others who might be interested. The first come first serve logistics of it could get messy honestly. The issue is, the situation would be really handy if people get extras, but things could get ugly if not enough people manage to get one, and then you don't even have enough to go around the group. I don't want to create a situation where members would be competing for the extras people volunteered to buy.
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K then, I guess I might have mixed up the parts on my 1/72 kits, because I was sure Michael's crotch had the center plate white. By the way, I'm going to put this idea out again.. I'd be happy to participate in a group pre-order of these. Basically, assuming I actually can make a pre-order, and can get more than one (probably through HLJ, since AmiAmi tends to limit you to one), I'm going to buy as many as I can with the intention to sell the extras at cost to other members who can't get a preorder here, splitting the shipping. I can probably only get a couple to resell at most, but if we get several people doing it, it might make this preorder nonsense a little easier to deal with. I might start a new thread in the sales section if anyone else wants to do the same. I'm just concerned that a lot of people might miss the preorders due to time zone issues again, and would love to set up a "designated buyer" system so people who can't be up mashing the F5 key can potentially get a preorder in with the help of someone else who can.
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You know, of all the things Bandai had to finally get correct.. why'd they have to make the underside of the nose blue? It just looks stupid with just the landing gear doors white, canon or not. On the other hand, I'm cautiously optimistic that it looks like they did change which parts are molded in color this time. You can see a little of the inner surface of the lower wing glove, and it looks white. I don't think they bothered to paint the inside of Ozma's, so it's looking like they finally used the right color plastic. Is it just me though, or did they color his crotch plate wrong?
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I forked over a bit more, about $250 I think, and ordered at BBTS after ordering my VF-171 from them. At this point though, I'm not sure I care if I get a YF-29 or not. If they come through, great, if not, I'll live. I do wish I'd known about Otacute before hand though, I might have to try them for something in the future.
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I'd love to see either of the two, but I don't care for the nose design of the M3 version as much. But either one probably uses a somewhat similar transformation to the VF-4 to begin with. I would like to see exactly how their legs work going to battroid though. That particular feature always confused me, and it's not like the VF-4 where you have the upper thigh coming out of the wings.
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I half wonder if this "re-release" is actually Bandai finding a stash of unused parts in their storeroom, and deciding to see how many they can slap together to make a quick buck.
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Wing Commander made me cry for two main reasons: 1. They didn't get Mark Hamill to do it. 2. The games had better acting and casting, including Mark Hamil. Actually, better everything. I honestly stopped thinking of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker a long time ago. He's either Christopher Blair, or The Joker. Cabin Fever I have to agree with.. I don't remember why I saw it, but I think it involved a double feature at the drive in, and everyone was there for the second movie. Essentially, it was 5(?) douchebags and Shawn from Boy Meets World in a cabin in the woods, and they all catch a flesh eating disease. You wind up pretty much hating every character except Shawn . The single redeeming element comes in the last 5 min of the movie when you see the setup for what will probably happen to the town full of douchier-bags that refused to help them. If we're including any made for tv movies.. I'd use the one where the shark jumps up and bites the 747 in half, and the one where the moon is shattering and has to be remagnetized by nuking it from the inside. And possibly anything else involving Steven Baldwin. -
Considering you also have this thing, yeah, no one's going to bother saying the VF-4 looks like an SR-71.
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I'm fairly sure there would be plenty of room for hands if the arms opened up like pretty much every Yamato valk in existence. Those arms make the VF-1's look tiny. Would definitely be easier if the arms weren't triangular, but I don't see why you couldn't just flip the hands around and fit them in at an angle. Doesn't matter anyway. Assuming BBTS actually gets enough to fill their preorders (which given the current situation with the YF-29 might not be at all likely), I'll probably transform it once and then leave it in fighter mode forever.
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I guess for that strategy to make any sense, they have to issue re-releases every so often, so there's probably hope for that down the road in years to come. Doesn't make things any easier for current fans though, and you have to wonder if the hype about Frontier will carry on long enough to make it a viable tactic. If they wait too long to issue re-releases, people will give up and lose interest.
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That's just it though.. how the crap does that benefit Bandai in the slightest?
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Bugcatcher Ranka... that is hilarious. They're all awesome though. Thanks for the teaser.
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Did Bandai have to close a bunch of factories recently? None of their production decisions seem to make a lick of sense lately.
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Aheh... well, this assumes that the "on time" date would be the given date and not "before the preorders sell out, because we didn't get enough to fill them all." What is Bandai even doing? Cutting production after the preorders were made? If they're going to be that stupid about it, and are that paranoid about having unsold stock, why not just make them web-exclusives to begin with? I'd honestly prefer that, because a group order is much easier to make than this hunt for a shop that actually can fill your preorder like they said they would.
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Honestly, I just want a VF-19 kit, preferably with optional wings. I'd leave it white, and just add stripes, and it'd be perfect.
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I can't imagine why they wouldn't eventually release them, but then again, given their current "marketing strategy" for the VF-25/YF-29, I'm not sure they're in complete posession of a full wit anymore. Regardless of how dumb things have gotten with their undersupplying though, I think they did learn a lesson from the first few VF-25 releases way back when.. people don't appreciate having to rebuy something so it works with a new add-on.
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Oh, going for the Macross: The First scheme? Should be interesting
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Seriously, what the crap is up with them? Do they actually want to create a shortage of their own products, just to drive up demand so they can release more later and sell out? I guess.. fortunately, I'm not all that concerned if I get a YF-29 or not. It'd be nice to have, but it would probably never leave fighter mode anyway, and I can live with the 1/100 kits I've got for that. I mean.. I love what they've done with the VF-25 renewal, but actually transforming them just isn't fun for me. I actually do enjoy transforming my Yamatos every once in a while, but with Bandai's stuff, I'm constantly paranoid that I'm going to break something, or scratch off paint, or whatever else can go wrong. Might be due to the more complicated transformation with the VF-25, but the way all the parts hang off each other going to battroid just feels like it's asking to break apart.
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I do wonder if they really only plan on releasing one version of this, and will just include all sorts of marking stickers for it. Either way, I'm sold, maybe for 2 depending on price. I just hope HLJ continues to sell the Yamato exclusives.
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STAR WARS Merchandise Episode - 2
Chronocidal replied to Black Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
That poor, poor excuse for a missile launcher.. I remember when the spring loaded missiles on toys would hit the ceiling if you launched them straight up. These days, you're lucky if they fully leave the launcher: I think I've still got the gun-grip thing that came with some of those Action Fleet ships, think it was for Vader's TIE Fighter. I remember laughing pretty hard when I discovered that one of the weapon sounds it made was the classic TNG photon torpedo sound. -
Anyone know roundabouts how long BBTS takes to get their stock in after releases happen?