Arcadia SDF-1 Movie version 1/3000 reissue

[vladykins]

Waiting for my shipping quote. Not looking forward to it.

[Shawn]

ooof....it aint going anywhere until April for me. When you get shipping quotes please post a few!

 

On a side vector, on the previous page there is a neat famous pic of the sdf-1

 

That cel is up for sale on YJ, and it is BEAT. Super sad to see it in this poor condition.

https://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t1205668217

[treatment]

1 hour ago, Shawn said:

ooof....it aint going anywhere until April for me. When you get shipping quotes please post a few!

for US destination.

here's HLJ's tariff-rape and shipping-rape fees for each option:

ecms: 23,517y

 

fedex (current 5% discount): 29,336y 

 

dhl: 34.500y

 

sheesh!!!

 

☠️

Edited October 30 by treatment

[jenius]

I see HLJ is once again using 30% as the duty rate. They are just dying to lose all their US customer business. 

[Test_Pilot_2]

6 hours ago, treatment said:

for US destination.

here's HLJ's tariff-rape and shipping-rape fees for each option:

ecms: 23,517y

 

fedex (current 5% discount): 29,336y 

 

dhl: 34.500y

 

sheesh!!!

 

☠️

At least Fedex is having a sale, right? Right?

[vladykins]

AE put DHL up for 16100 yen. 

[Paco Grande]

AE is only giving me the expensive DHL shipping option here in Canada because of the Canada Post strike. But the strike is over so I'm trying to get them to ship EMS instead. DHL from AE is very expensive and on top of that I have to pay a DHL border fee and taxes when it gets here.  AE is asking for over 15,000 Yen for DHL shipping and when it gets here I will need to pay another $20+ for their border fee plus the tax on what AE declares the value to be. AE under-declares which is why I use them, but there will still be some tax.

I stopped using HLJ years ago because they seem to go out of their way to make sure you pay the most shipping and taxes possible. I paid over $90 shipping for a book from them and that was the last straw for me. 

[rsvictor1976]

I still haven’t received any type of notice or shipping invoice from Nin Nin and I’m getting anxious. 

[Impeesa]

1 hour ago, Paco Grande said:

AE is only giving me the expensive DHL shipping option here in Canada because of the Canada Post strike. But the strike is over so I'm trying to get them to ship EMS instead.

It seems like Japan Post has not resumed service to Canada yet, there's probably nothing a store can do about it. I've got packages waiting to go out from Amiami too and they're still just held at the warehouse. Japan Post may be waiting until the strike situation is fully ended, since it's sort of still going with rotating strikes even though most deliveries are moving along now.

[MacrossJunkie]

On 10/30/2025 at 1:20 AM, treatment said:

for US destination.

here's HLJ's tariff-rape and shipping-rape fees for each option:

ecms: 23,517y

 

fedex (current 5% discount): 29,336y 

 

dhl: 34.500y

 

sheesh!!!

 

☠️

Those shipping and tariff costs are really nutty. Then the handling fee is just rubbing salt in the wound. 

Strangely enough, I'm glad there's been hardly anything I've been interested in buying for a while now.

The tariffs have basically made importing things untenable.

[Mommar]

HLJ is weird.  DHL does not have a handling fee that high.  I've shipped by them from other stores and have had to pay upon receipt and it's $7.

[Angesdad]

8 minutes ago, Mommar said:

HLJ is weird.  DHL does not have a handling fee that high.  I've shipped by them from other stores and have had to pay upon receipt and it's $7.

@Paco Grande is in Canada and DHL is indeed ripping us off with fees, I too paid $20 processing fee and 13% duties on top recently.🥵

[Impeesa]

4 hours ago, Angesdad said:

@Paco Grande is in Canada and DHL is indeed ripping us off with fees, I too paid $20 processing fee and 13% duties on top recently.🥵

Duties, or just regular sales tax? Pretty much everything gets hit for domestic sales tax, whether it's coming by Canada Post or another carrier, while toys and stuff are normally zero extra duty or anything as far as I can tell (unless you were just ordering from the US, then I have no idea what the tariff situation actually is right now). And when you get your sales tax bill, every carrier will charge a brokerage/service fee. Canada Post charges ten bucks, every other carrier is more but if you think DHL's is egregious, try UPS sometime. It seems like DHL's fee will almost always be the minimum threshold amount, which is maybe nine bucks more than Canada Post. If you live near a major CBSA office, you can also file the paperwork yourself and avoid the fee. DHL's up-front actual shipping cost also always seems to be higher than any regular post options, but that's another matter. I've never actually seen a separate up-front handling fee like that, I wonder if it has something to do with the current situation shipping to the US and filing those tariffs specifically.

[vladykins]

On 10/30/2025 at 8:08 AM, vladykins said:

AE put DHL up for 16100 yen. 

Just got hit with an additional $27.34 import duties on top of the DHL shipping above. DHL sent the invoice.

OTOH, I get it Monday.

[treatment]

https://twitter.com/unafi/status/1984840565129916570

web-translated:

 

https://twitter.com/unafi/status/1984833645761478700

web-translated:

 

 

[vladykins]

Mine just made it!

[Shawn]

I think they said there were changes with the bridge vs the older version, could we get any pics from those that have it?

[vladykins]

I'll try to get some picts in a bit- work got busy so I couldn't open it yet.

[Radioguy]

I did once ask if we could get a new bridge sold separately...never got an answer from them.

[vladykins]

2 hours ago, Shawn said:

I think they said there were changes with the bridge vs the older version, could we get any pics from those that have it?

 

Here's some quick bridge shots:

[ArchieNov]

What's the difference? My Premium Finish one is in storage so I can't compare. 

Edit: I took this pic from Anymoon.com. I still don't notice any mold changes.

 

Edited November 4 by ArchieNov

[treatment]

 

https://twitter.com/Mrk_arcadia/status/1899686292658778280

 

 

 

[ArchieNov]

So it's just a change in the material used. No changes on the mold. I see. Thanks.

[Shawn]

Ah thank you very much, good trivia to know

 

[rsvictor1976]

Has anyone got shipping confirmation from Nin-Nin Game for the SDF-1 reissue? If so, how much was shipping?

[Zeliard]

[marthf1]

The preorder had ended by the time I found out about it, so I was hoping a HLJ, Nin-Nin, or elsewhere slot would magically appear after release - with mixed feelings since a cancelled preorder can't be good for a company. Unfortunately, no dice with those two, so after browsing around, it seems AmiAmi had a few left. Had is past tense, because checking right now shows those are now gone.

 

AmiAmi:

 

Oof on surface mail, which, unsurprisingly, must be by ship. I was actually hoping it wouldn't be too much cheaper so I have an excuse, though expensive, to not use it. I hadn't heard of ECMS before, so after searching around, other places mention:

Spoiler

Via <myfigurecollection.net/blogpost/49506>

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ECMS is EMS but ships from China. From what I understood (I ordered some Hololive stuff and the official sellers said they will ship to me in Australia via ECMS), they will ship directly from the manufacturer/branch office in China via EMS to you. This is because China's EMS/postal service has much less restrictions than Japan - with EMS still in service to most countries albeit at a reduced turnaround time.

Via <forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/9pxj4r81>

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It transfers to Auspost when arrives here. The Auspost tracking number will be shown on the ECMS global tracking as "Delivery ID". AFAIK it's cheaper because it's essentially the old SAL i.e. flown to Australian then surface only

 

As an aside, on the bridge antenna issue, there's a pre-owned SDF-1 on AmiAmi <amiami.com/eng/detail/?gcode=FIGURE-032214-R> but the listing states:

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[Missing] Instructions [Damage] Part on the back side of the bridge is detached

Edited November 6 by marthf1
adding Surface Mail (Premium) & final selection ; clarifying AmiAmi & compacting

[Radioguy]

6 hours ago, Zeliard said:

Context: Old vs new? Or, all new?

[vladykins]

6 minutes ago, Radioguy said:

Context: Old vs new? Or, all new?

Looks like panel-lined versus not?

 

[Radioguy]

3 hours ago, vladykins said:

Looks like panel-lined versus not?

I thought bout taking a pencil to mine, but it still won't be a PF.

I need another angry divorcee to sell one at a loss to me. How's everyone's marriage going? Hmm?

[rsvictor1976]

27 minutes ago, Radioguy said:

I thought bout taking a pencil to mine, but it still won't be a PF.

I need another angry divorcee to sell one at a loss to me. How's everyone's marriage going? Hmm?

Either that or a newly wed collector who’s spouse is forcing them to sell their childhood.

[Zeliard]

4 hours ago, Radioguy said:

Context: Old vs new? Or, all new?

Panel lining. Gonna make it my custom pf. Very tedious, but I can foresee the result is going to be worth it. It looks so much better now

Edited November 5 by Zeliard

[Radioguy]

17 hours ago, Zeliard said:

Panel lining. Gonna make it my custom pf. Very tedious, but I can foresee the result is going to be worth it. It looks so much better now

It does. I guess I will try at some point, but still want that PF!

17 hours ago, rsvictor1976 said:

Either that or a newly wed collector who’s spouse is forcing them to sell their childhood.

Ah, but then they'd sell at a profit to buy her that nursery...or just more shoes. No, I need that spiteful I'm-giving-it-away discount to afford a PF. 😄

[Paco Grande]

On 10/31/2025 at 12:23 PM, Impeesa said:

It seems like Japan Post has not resumed service to Canada yet, there's probably nothing a store can do about it. I've got packages waiting to go out from Amiami too and they're still just held at the warehouse. Japan Post may be waiting until the strike situation is fully ended, since it's sort of still going with rotating strikes even though most deliveries are moving along now.

Yes, that is what's happening. I managed to contact AE and cancel my DHL shipping request and they will hold it for me until Japan Post starts shipping again so that's a relief. The DHL shipping was going to cost me more than double EMS from what I can tell. I'm not sure how long AE will hold stuff for you, so hopefully EMS resumes soon.

 

[Zeliard]

Almost done. Looks absolutely stunning. Still researching on the luminous markings, but I'm good as it is now