BinaryFalcon Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Those prices are great, if only shipping is not a arm and a leg. The expected USA shipping on the Ghost will be $12 for SAL and $23 for EMS The expected USA shipping on the 1/60 VF-0a/ghost boosters is going to be $56 and up for EMS ONLY. The final price will only be a little bit cheaper than BBTS. Much as I've been happy with HLJ in the past, that's why I ordered MP-03, MP-04 and my VF-0A as well as my YF-19 and Shin 0A from BBTS. The cost is basically a wash, and if I should ever happen to have any sort of problem with the item it's FAR less hassle to deal with a US based company simply due to shipping issues alone. The extra $10-$15 I might pay at BBTS is well worth the peace of mind to me. It also paid off well when my MP-03 was missing a thumb out of the box. BBTS were great and had a replacement thumb shipped out to me within a day and it was installed on my MP-03 within 5 days. I like HLJ, but for big items like this, I'd rather deal with someone more local. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung flu Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Yes, it should be able to fit on the VF-0S. Graham Hi, Thats good to know i only ask because i don't see any connection points or sockets for the ghost to fit onto the VF 0s that i own. Like the 1/48 vf 1 has sockets for the super pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolf Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Hi, I know the VF-0A/Ghost bundle comes with extra dorsal fuel tanks with dents in them for the missile pods, but does it come with undented dorsal fuel tanks if one would like to display the Ghost and VF seperatly ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick dieck Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 the stand alone ghost will come with all the armament right? can anyone tell me this??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizman Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 (edited) Hi, I know the VF-0A/Ghost bundle comes with extra dorsal fuel tanks with dents in them for the missile pods, but does it come with undented dorsal fuel tanks if one would like to display the Ghost and VF seperatly ? The VF-0A and S both come with undented removeable fuel tanks. For the bundle pack I'm sure yamato will include the undented ones as well, they can't be that stupid. Edited December 14, 2006 by dizman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Well yeah, but with they include undented fuel tanks for the 0S? They will need white ones for it, not the grey ones on the 0A. Maybe the stand alone will come with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujuro Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Excluding the ghost is this the same as the regular VF-0A? It looks exactly the same minus the red logos. I don't own a VF-0A yet but I will get one soon. Not sure which to get though but I do like the red logos in the shin version I just dont like the missiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister_e Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Excluding the ghost is this the same as the regular VF-0A? It looks exactly the same minus the red logos. I don't own a VF-0A yet but I will get one soon. Not sure which to get though but I do like the red logos in the shin version I just dont like the missiles. No, there are small differences. The Shin 0A has white stripes across the chest and on the shoulders and forearms. Also, Shin's 0A does not have the dark gray stripes on the wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujuro Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I love the missiles tho for the regular 0A I wonder if the shin one will come with those but i doubt it right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 I doubt it, but u never know. seriously though; Graham do u know the answer to the conformal tank question? Will we get ones without the tabs for the oA SHin, and will the stand alone come with tanks to fit it to the 0S? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gian7675 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I doubt it, but u never know. seriously though; Graham do u know the answer to the conformal tank question? Will we get ones without the tabs for the oA SHin, and will the stand alone come with tanks to fit it to the 0S? Yeah Graham, the Pics of the stand alone Camo Drone Ghost only shows the drone itself...no add-ons or whatsoever. So this means that the Camo Drone Ghost will be drone only? No Missiles or fuel tanks whatsoever? Is this the reason why it's a little bit cheap? Can you please clarify this? We would really appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfPuppets Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Just have a question about HLJ. Can you cancel pre-orders at any time? Like right when they ask me to pay for my item? Just incase I find it cheaper somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Just have a question about HLJ. Can you cancel pre-orders at any time? Like right when they ask me to pay for my item? Just incase I find it cheaper somewhere else. If they have to ask you to pay, i guess you are using paypal. All my transactions with them were with credit card so the moment they say "we are now processing your order" there's no turning back. For your case i guess its still possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterOfPuppets Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 If they have to ask you to pay, i guess you are using paypal. All my transactions with them were with credit card so the moment they say "we are now processing your order" there's no turning back. For your case i guess its still possible. Well actually I haven't preordered yet, nor have I ever from HLJ which is why I'm asking. I'd like to be sure of getting this set but if I found it for cheaper after release I wouldn't want to be stuck with the preorder which is why I asked if you could cancel at any time. I guess that sorta answers my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I've canceled preorders at HLJ.com with no fuss or muss. Just don't take too long to decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowe Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Don't know if this has been discussed, but I hope the Ghost will hide the floppy VF-0S floppy backpack when mounted to battroid mode.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I dont think thats gonna be an issue b/c from the way the Ghost attaches to the back tail fins they wont be moving and the pack never folds up so I'm guessing that it'll stay locked in one postion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaajin Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 It looks funny, the VF-0A with the Ghost on its back. Does it serve any purpose for staying like that, at the back of the valk in battroid mode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 It looks funny, the VF-0A with the Ghost on its back. Does it serve any purpose for staying like that, at the back of the valk in battroid mode? other than being true to the anime? I don't think so... doesn't seem very practical in battroid mode. Then again, the super fast pack set loses a lot of it's practicality in battroid as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 couldnt it still provide a boost to keep the valk going faster? Obviously not as fast as before, but it would still make some speed.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicker773 Posted December 17, 2006 Share Posted December 17, 2006 has anyone have had any problems with large orders from HLJ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted December 17, 2006 Author Share Posted December 17, 2006 What do you consider a large order? I ordered two large and three small products a couple of months ago and they arrived in perfect shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 I pre-ordered the Shin/Ghost VF-0A. I like the Ghost so much that I don't want to take the gamble of waiting for a possible seperate Ghost release. Now I'm hoping for Yamato to start work on a reactive armor for the VF-0S so I can fit the three of them on one detolf shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung flu Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 Just pre-ordered the unmanned QF-2200D-A Ghost unit from hlj, im a bit surprised at the price, usually yamato sell their extra packs at a higher price. Which makes me wonder if this ghost comes with all the missiles etc and also if it can really fit on to a VF-0S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted January 2, 2007 Author Share Posted January 2, 2007 Don't know if this has been discussed, but I hope the Ghost will hide the floppy VF-0S floppy backpack when mounted to battroid mode.... I guess Yamato will include an extra piece to support the backpack like they did with the 1/48 FAST packs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk-1S Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I guess Yamato will include an extra piece to support the backpack like they did with the 1/48 FAST packs. The backpack doesn't folds up when the ghost is attached, therefore no extra support is necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly4victory Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 There can not be too many concerns about the Ghost, both the Drone and Shin combo are now "order stop" on HLJ until release and HLJ can confirm supply. That has to be a lot of pre-orders. None of which are mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 There was a preorder for the Shin pack on eBay for $195 shipped to the US. I think that was a bit better than I have been seeing it elsewhere... still seems steep to me (but I'm getting more and more cheap). I really think people who preorder should get a break on these products, not just have the first opportunity to pay MSRP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante74 Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 Graham, In your meeting with Yamato, did you get any info on whether or not the Ghost that comes with Shin's VF-0A will have the white sensordome that can be put on top of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scream Man Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 or if the standalone one has white fueltank connectors so it can attah to roys Zero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjaw Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 The VF-0 looks much better w/o the frog humping its back. IMO, an armor set would be more worthwhile project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kung flu Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 There can not be too many concerns about the Ghost, both the Drone and Shin combo are now "order stop" on HLJ until release and HLJ can confirm supply. That has to be a lot of pre-orders. None of which are mine. I pre-ordered the drone from hlj, but then i canceled later on because i began having doubts about its ability to attach to a zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 So I'm handling my 0S and I drop it and catch it and in the process I must have bumped the backpack just a hair up higher than I had felt comfortable doing before and voila! No more sloppy backpack and nothing was broken at all. I'm not recommending others try this though. I'm gonna go ahead and pre-order the standalone ghost but it won't be delivered until the shin comes in also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do not disturb Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I must have bumped the backpack just a hair up higher than I had felt comfortable doing before and voila! No more sloppy backpack and nothing was broken at all. I'm not recommending others try this though. haha, it took you that long to figure that the backpack goes up. http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/index.php?...9101&st=640 i'm still not ordering the combo set until i hear word of something being done about the shoulders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 In my defense, I've only had the 0S for like a week or two Amenbo says the drone Ghost attaches to the VF-0S so all is good there. I'm placing one big ol' order at the end of the month and I'm gonna have it shipped via boat. I'll let you all know what I think when I get it in July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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