rsvictor1976 Posted November 8 Posted November 8 21 minutes ago, Zeliard said: Almost done. Looks absolutely stunning. Still researching on the luminous markings, but I'm good as it is now Are those stickers or water decals? Quote
Zeliard Posted November 8 Posted November 8 1 hour ago, rsvictor1976 said: Are those stickers or water decals? Arcadia stickers. In fact, Arcadia's pursue to only release vanilla toys with stickers remains a big deal breaker for me. I usually avoid Arcadia unless it's a PF. But since this is an SDF.... A close up on what did with the decals Quote
Radioguy Posted November 9 Posted November 9 On 11/8/2025 at 12:44 AM, Zeliard said: Almost done. Looks absolutely stunning. Still researching on the luminous markings, but I'm good as it is now Looks like the stickers have been delayed until December. I still have an order in for them, but the listing isn't active to order more. I asked the seller if a new listing will be added, and I'll link it here if/when it is. The scaled valks and destroids are still available to order though. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256809083776895.html Quote
treatment Posted November 10 Posted November 10 some macross-fan at bluesky with her SDF-1 reissue... Quote
Radioguy Posted November 12 Posted November 12 (edited) On 11/8/2025 at 12:44 AM, Zeliard said: Almost done. Looks absolutely stunning. Still researching on the luminous markings, but I'm good as it is now The seller put them back up once again: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256810160556145.html (Third choice) Edited November 13 by Radioguy Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted November 13 Posted November 13 (edited) I got my order today from Nin-Nin Game. DHL Duty Free shipping came out to $140. Did the original Arcadia release come with hard Styrofoam packaging? This one came in soft Styrofoam and didn't feel difficult to take out or put back into the box. There was also a warning sheet that was in both English and Japanese and I thought the manual would be dual language too but it was in Japanese only. Edited November 13 by rsvictor1976 Quote
treatment Posted November 14 Posted November 14 On 10/29/2025 at 10:32 PM, jenius said: I see HLJ is once again using 30% as the duty rate. They are just dying to lose all their US customer business. just fyi. Seems HLJ has lowered their duties-rate to 20% (7960y) as of this posting: Not sure when they started doing that, but it was at 30% before (11940y)... Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted November 14 Posted November 14 8 hours ago, treatment said: just fyi. Seems HLJ has lowered their duties-rate to 20% (7960y) as of this posting: Not sure when they started doing that, but it was at 30% before (11940y)... How fast is ECMS Express shipping? Quote
treatment Posted November 14 Posted November 14 8 hours ago, blackconvoy_D01 said: How fast is ECMS Express shipping? https://support.hlj.com/hc/en-us/articles/15636584397977-HLJ-Small-Pack Quote
blackconvoy_D01 Posted November 14 Posted November 14 22 minutes ago, treatment said: https://support.hlj.com/hc/en-us/articles/15636584397977-HLJ-Small-Pack Express with a (s)lower case "e" Quote
treatment Posted November 20 Posted November 20 https://twitter.com/Imperial_fleet_/status/1990350845016432815 web-translated: Quote
tekering Posted November 23 Posted November 23 Wow, that looks almost as good as Arcadia's factory PF release! Quote
sh9000 Posted Friday at 07:15 PM Posted Friday at 07:15 PM https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2025/11/26/arcadias-massive-sdf-1-macross-toy-is-now-better-than-ever/ Quote
Radioguy Posted Saturday at 01:08 PM Posted Saturday at 01:08 PM 17 hours ago, sh9000 said: https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2025/11/26/arcadias-massive-sdf-1-macross-toy-is-now-better-than-ever/ Mr. K sent one to Forbes??? 😮 Seriously, I do see it's a resident Japanese contributor rather than some Manhattan-office desk-jockey. Still, to see a review in Forbes...I wonder if Bandai is at all jealous of that. 😄 Quote
Paco Grande Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago Having never owned an Arcadia product before and wanting something large and detailed for my display, my first impression out of the box was not great. I knew how small it was from the reviews, but of course seeing it in person and handling it is quite different. It's tiny. Also, having to assemble the small bits yourself for that price is not great either. I wasn't going to bother complaining about it here, but that Forbes reviewer going on about how huge it is bugged me. It's not huge at all. But the reason I decided to buy it is because I really wanted an SDF-1 in my collection and that Bandai version they keep teasing is exactly what I want, but knowing how large it is and how Bandai does their pricing, I'm assuming the price on that one will be ridiculous. I'm expecting over $2000 by the time I get it imported if not more. I'm assuming Bandai hasn't bothered trying to sell it yet because they know the price will be too high for most fans. So this one will have to do for now. Note that I live in Canada so the price in Canadian Dollars is much higher than USD so it feels more expensive. This figure cost me $455 CAD which feels like too much for something this size without much paint. And screw covers and stickers you need to apply yourself. Quote
jenius Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago Isn't it the biggest toy SDF-1 ever made? I guess if you have titan class transformers it might seem small... But compared to Macross toys, it's a beast. Quote
Mog Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago Based on the comparison pics on Anymoon, isn’t it just a bit longer/taller than the old 1/3000 Takatoku/Matchbox TV version? Quote
derex3592 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Never heard of anyone calling this SDF-1 "small"...LOL. I guess you could track down the Yamato 1/2000 one if you want a bigger version. Quote
Mog Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago ^^Right after I find the Yamato 1/48 all black, credit card Valk. Quote
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