big F Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Not sure if this is the right place for this post. Mods please move it if it isnt. Well Ive always liked the Japanese modeling publications. Nice pictures and articles etc. But the main problem is you cant get them outside Japan easily. there tends to be a lot of them on eBay going for a lot of cash. but surely there is a better way of getting them. How do you guys get your copies ??? I am going to Japan later this month (17th) so I will of cause pick up the latest issues in person. I was thinking of trying to bribe a friend of mine who lives there to send me them each month. If there is a better way then please post. Also may be we should have a pinned post that can tell us when its worth buying for Macross content. I know there are users who get it regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePirateNeko Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 Not sure if this is the right place for this post. Mods please move it if it isnt. Well Ive always liked the Japanese modeling publications. Nice pictures and articles etc. But the main problem is you cant get them outside Japan easily. there tends to be a lot of them on eBay going for a lot of cash. but surely there is a better way of getting them. How do you guys get your copies ??? I am going to Japan later this month (17th) so I will of cause pick up the latest issues in person. I was thinking of trying to bribe a friend of mine who lives there to send me them each month. If there is a better way then please post. Also may be we should have a pinned post that can tell us when its worth buying for Macross content. I know there are users who get it regularly. 386558[/snapback] i get mine from the book store in torrance depends on where you live really....so where do you live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I've always wondered the same thing... here in upstate NY, there's nowhere to get them. I don't have any good hobby shops like that around me that would carry them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted April 1, 2006 Author Share Posted April 1, 2006 I live in the U.K so unlike the U.S.A the model shops are less likely to stock this away form the normal safe easy to sell product type of thing. Add that to the fact that model shops seem to be a dying breed in the U.K. I was hoping some one might say "Hey you can order them from www. somthingorother.com" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sdf-1 Posted April 1, 2006 Share Posted April 1, 2006 I ordered 3 Dengeki hobbys, which included little kits from Hobbyfan once. Shipping costs kill me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSP Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I live in the U.K so unlike the U.S.A the model shops are less likely to stock this away form the normal safe easy to sell product type of thing. Add that to the fact that model shops seem to be a dying breed in the U.K. I was hoping some one might say "Hey you can order them from www. somthingorother.com" 386615[/snapback] OCS will be a solution if you live in england . There is only one problem . You need to place your order 2 month beyond. But OCS also offers 1/2 year subscribtions. Oversea Courier Service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honneamise Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I have a subscription for Model Graphix, a Comic shop here in Cologne gets them through Previews (monthly U.S Comic Magazine (more of an order list in fact) where you can order anything Merchandise-related, they also carry Hobby Japan and Dengeki, Replicant etc.) - I get them every month but the price is 16 EURO per issue - thank god I quit smoking a long time ago. A few weeks ago I discovered that Rainbow10 (japanese Hobby shop, very reliable - www.rainbowten.co.jp)offer a subscription service for all the japanese magazines and they charge far less, something like 8-9 EURO with shipping included! Since they ship worldwide, this might be the cheapest way to go regardless where you live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fulcy Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Let's see... http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/english/ http://www.fujisan.com/online/Superstore/i...01002309013-6j~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnon Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 Let's see...http://www.rainbowten.co.jp/english/ http://www.fujisan.com/online/Superstore/i...01002309013-6j~ 386779[/snapback] I checked out the second link for fun, that Dengeki magazine was found under "Otaku" in the Childrens/Teen magazines. I wonder why "Otaku" is higlighted in orange when no other category is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I have a subscription for Model Graphix, a Comic shop here in Cologne gets them through Previews 386778[/snapback] Yeah that's how I use to order mine also, until the bastards at the comic store I used won't make the order automatic and I had to order them every month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 i get HJ at forbidden planet behind the grafton center in cambridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted April 8, 2006 Author Share Posted April 8, 2006 i get HJ at forbidden planet behind the grafton center in cambridge 388765[/snapback] MMM thats a bit nearer home. do you have to pre order it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohsho Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 I get my Dengeki Hobby's and Hobby Japans from My local Comic Book Shop altho they're the ones for that month and arrive in on the last wed. of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWR MKII Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Big F usually when i go its on the shelf waiting. Though sometimes its sold out too. I only get the ones that arent too gundam heavy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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