Mr Bomber Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 How do you chaps know these things come on available order so quickly? everytime i remember i look up for the toy, sometimes is up, most time it isnt. Ive being frustated before because i cant catch a PO, so when i can i try to help others take theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duymon Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Some people run website monitors that allow them to see real time changes to websites. If they happen to be online when a change is made they can check it and get an order in. Issue is 2-fold with Bandai Preorders as always. On one side Bandai doesn't have high preorder numbers to start with. The second issue is many online shops are pay-later preorders so Scalpers have nothing to lose by nabbing preorders and then trying to flip them on YHJ or Amazon.co.jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommar Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 So the next question would be is, would you guys rather want an anime accurate landing gear though it's going to be parts-swapping? Or a generic Bandai-steel-colored landing gear that could fold properly somehow in a DX manner? An Arcadia solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Honestly, I want to rip out the outer panel of the leg, throw some F-16-styled gear into it to fold out diagonally, and say good riddance to the existing ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe1010 Posted August 29, 2016 Share Posted August 29, 2016 How do you chaps know these things come on available order so quickly? Figinstock.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Rasp Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I have the VF-31 on HLJ saved as a restock alert and it went so fast it didn't send an alert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I have the VF-31 on HLJ saved as a restock alert and it went so fast it didn't send an alert. same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobytrap Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Same also. If it wasn't for the email I got for the GX-71 (at 3:30 in the morning so i still missed out ) I would wonder if their service worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Same also. If it wasn't for the email I got for the GX-71 (at 3:30 in the morning so i still missed out ) I would wonder if their service worked. So you got an email for the 31j restock at HlJ from figinstock? That's weird because i didn't. I wonder why it would work for one and not another? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobytrap Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 So you got an email for the 31j restock at HlJ from figinstock? That's weird because i didn't. I wonder why it would work for one and not another? No, unfortunately, I didn't. I was saying that I was in the same boat as you and General Rasp. I was just adding the comment that I have several items on alert with figinstock, and other than the GX-71 I have never received an alert from them. Until I got that email I kept thinking that I had set something up wrong. Apparently I am just unlucky enough to want items that have never been back in stock long enough for me to be notified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bomber Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 No, unfortunately, I didn't. I was saying that I was in the same boat as you and General Rasp. I was just adding the comment that I have several items on alert with figinstock, and other than the GX-71 I have never received an alert from them. Until I got that email I kept thinking that I had set something up wrong. Apparently I am just unlucky enough to want items that have never been back in stock long enough for me to be notified. That may be because when it is up, constant lurkers (like me) snatch whatever stock it shows before the script can be triggered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boobytrap Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 That may be because when it is up, constant lurkers (like me) snatch whatever stock it shows before the script can be triggered. ... ahhhh so it's all your fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bomber Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 ... ahhhh so it's all your fault lol i wish, i hardly preorder anything after the window opened, but i keep checking constantly just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 https://twitter.com/zellbine/status/774526862198353920 https://twitter.com/zellbine/status/774525914235277312 What's up with the crooked nose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Obviously whoever transformed it didn't rotate the nose to the correct position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Obviously whoever transformed it didn't rotate the nose to the correct position. I thought so initially but it now looks to me like the markings on the nose might be misprinted/mispainted, making the nose crooked when the markings are lined up with the rest of the plane. Edited September 10, 2016 by IXTL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platypus Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 I thought so initially but it now looks to me like the markings on the nose might be misprinted/mispainted, making the nose crooked when the markings are lined up with the rest of the plane. A nose job gone wrong... Should have corrected it if the display was meant to show-case the final product. Leaves us wondering about the quality... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sh9000 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Battroid mode is looking really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptor One Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 The nose was probably straight before but Kawamori-san corrected them saying "the nose was never straight" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sildani Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Just mis-transformed. It's happened with other Valkyries in that display many times. The people doing it aren't that careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) https://twitter.com/zellbine/status/774609916136828928 https://twitter.com/zellbine/status/774595706447278080 https://twitter.com/zellbine/status/774596081116073985 Edited September 11, 2016 by IXTL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanner Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I wonder who the numbnut was that did that! Or it was bumped when put on display after transformation..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronocidal Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) If it's that easy to dislodge, I have concerns about the mechanisms used to hold it on. Huh.. though actually, seeing it in profile, I'm starting to think, yeah, the nose just really does stick up that high. It's not really attractive, reminds me of the old Yammie YF-19. Edited September 11, 2016 by Chronocidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IXTL Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 One more photo from the Walkure Attack! Live exhibition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti88 Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Cool! That 31 nose is still bugging me tho, that tampo print seems to be out? Anyway, I've made up my mind to complete the delta squad in tomytec mode ...screw the pre-order madness...*message sponsored gladly by my wallet and the fact that the airing of delta episodes seems to be valkless* p.s. my heart says well maybe just 1 DX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechaninac Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 ^ The one DX 31 from Delta I insist on getting come hell or high water is the VF-31A; I'm ambivalent at best on all the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted September 11, 2016 Author Share Posted September 11, 2016 Preorder canceled...the nose cone isn't perfectly center. I'm not gonna let you get away with this Bandai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slave IV Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Preorder canceled...the nose cone isn't perfectly center. I'm not gonna let you get away with this Bandai. If serious...Um, where so I can attempt to snatch it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venth85 Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I wonder if VF-31 white paint will suffer from yellowing overtime? because my VF-25 did :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 V1 or renewal? The v1s were pretty bad about yellowing, renewals seemed better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I'm gonna go on a limb and say it had to be the V1's, I have not heard of any reports of the renewals yellowing. But I have not dug around because none of mine are exhibiting that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loop Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Battroid mode is looking really good. You mean the mode that they never seem to really use in the show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 You mean the mode that they never seem to really use in the show? Wait. You mean to tell me there's an actual valkyries in that show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 I thought I was watching Idolmaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venth85 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 V1 or renewal? The v1s were pretty bad about yellowing, renewals seemed better. It's V1, after that i'm afraid of purchasing white color Valk, my other toys from BANDAI also suffer from yellowing like Robot Damashii / D-arts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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