daBlah! Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Great price for the ES Gokin version! I managed to snag one a few months back for just a little be more than that after some searching. Great piece to display. With your link I'd be tempted for a dual mode display! I remember contacting Hiroshi Imizu about there being any chance he could sell me each of the Garlands but was pretty set hard on them being WF only releases.ย ๐ญ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 This is the 2nd or 3rd time HLJ put the ES Gokin on heavy discount. Earlier this year, a bunch of it was on Mandarake at the 20k yen range as well. Each time I had to hold back pulling the trigger for the 3rd time. ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) Speaking of Altelier + ES Gokin (had posted this awhile back)... And I know the ES Gokin got beat up pretty bad in some reviews for what you got for the price but that HLJ sale is totally worth it in my opinion as this Garland's got dynamic angles... Edited September 17 by Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKT Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 After owning it for a while & some of the initial shine has passed, as a display piece I still love the ES Gokin for many of its individual things: the metal, the deep candy red & dark silver paint, the sculpt on each individual parts, the mechanical details and greebles on the surfaces that comes with a nice wash. The downside is when stepping back & looking at the sculpt as whole - the lanky torso in Slave, Bike-mode's huge front wheel fender gap & leg pods angle (viewed from top, the leg pods are not straight ahead like the anime Garlands, but more of arrow like). Thankfully, all these can be mitigated with choice poses. Looking at the pics of development prototypes, I think some of these sculpt issues were not so pronounced, but they probably couldn't get the perfect transformation right as it was, hence the long delay and releasing it with the changes we get. One thing that still irritates slightly is the continued use of development prototype pics in the sale posts, instead of the actual released product. In these pics, Bike mode's front wheel fender gap is almost non-existent, giving it a sleeker hunkered down look. But yeah, the huge discount now at HLJ is really a boon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted September 17 Author Share Posted September 17 Seriously tempted to order from HLJ, but once I add in over $100 in shipping it's hitting a pain point for me, since this is really going to be a standalone piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex GS Posted September 18 Share Posted September 18 13 hours ago, RavenHawk said: Seriously tempted to order from HLJ, but once I add in over $100 in shipping it's hitting a pain point for me, since this is really going to be a standalone piece. yep that's the cost for me as well with EMS shipping, that's why I leave it there in the HLJ warehouse, I think in maybe 15 to 20 days will process the shipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted October 14 Author Share Posted October 14 A few questions for anyone who might be more in the know than I am: 1) Has anyone heard any updates on the Arcadia Hargun? Seems quiet from them on that front, since pre-Covid. 2) I came across the military coloring Garland on HLJ, supposedly a preorder due now, but don't recall seeing anything anywhere else, ever. Does anyone know if this is anything other than HLJ jumping the gun?ย https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-megazone-23-die-cast-model-garland-autonomous-army-color-ver-acamrk821566 3) Does anyone have any leads for buying an Arcadia Proto-Garland for a reasonable price? Another one of those items I thought I pre-ordered, but then somehow missed. The usual sources seem to be sold out or asking excessive amounts... but I haven't seen Arcadia doing re-releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 1 hour ago, RavenHawk said: A few questions for anyone who might be more in the know than I am: 1) Has anyone heard any updates on the Arcadia Hargun? Seems quiet from them on that front, since pre-Covid. 2) I came across the military coloring Garland on HLJ, supposedly a preorder due now, but don't recall seeing anything anywhere else, ever. Does anyone know if this is anything other than HLJ jumping the gun?ย https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-megazone-23-die-cast-model-garland-autonomous-army-color-ver-acamrk821566 3) Does anyone have any leads for buying an Arcadia Proto-Garland for a reasonable price? Another one of those items I thought I pre-ordered, but then somehow missed. The usual sources seem to be sold out or asking excessive amounts... but I haven't seen Arcadia doing re-releases. 1) No new updates since 2019. 2) This was mentioned back in Page 16. It used to be an exclusive to Arcadia Online Shop. It looks like HLJ's the only one who has it too. For some reason, I think HLJ lately is the only one carrying initial Arcadia Online Shop releases outside of other Japanese online shops. Also, its release got pushed back to October from August. 3) Mandarake has some listings for it:ย https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1155055355&lang=en ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 (edited) 2 hours ago, RavenHawk said: A few questions for anyone who might be more in the know than I am: 1) Has anyone heard any updates on the Arcadia Hargun? Seems quiet from them on that front, since pre-Covid. 2) I came across the military coloring Garland on HLJ, supposedly a preorder due now, but don't recall seeing anything anywhere else, ever. Does anyone know if this is anything other than HLJ jumping the gun?ย https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-megazone-23-die-cast-model-garland-autonomous-army-color-ver-acamrk821566 3) Does anyone have any leads for buying an Arcadia Proto-Garland for a reasonable price? Another one of those items I thought I pre-ordered, but then somehow missed. The usual sources seem to be sold out or asking excessive amounts... but I haven't seen Arcadia doing re-releases. ย Not sure about the Hargun, but here are their last tweets regarding MZ-23 toys (regular and army): https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1415962682822299648 https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1427877832215064576 ย Edited October 14 by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted October 14 Author Share Posted October 14 1 hour ago, no3Ljm said: 1) No new updates since 2019. 2) This was mentioned back in Page 16. It used to be an exclusive to Arcadia Online Shop. It looks like HLJ's the only one who has it too. For some reason, I think HLJ lately is the only one carrying initial Arcadia Online Shop releases outside of other Japanese online shops. Also, its release got pushed back to October from August. 3) Mandarake has some listings for it:ย https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1155055355&lang=en ย ย 28 minutes ago, treatment said: ย Not sure about the Hargun, but here are their last tweets regarding MZ-23 toys (regular and army): https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1415962682822299648 https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1427877832215064576 ย Thank you both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daBlah! Posted October 14 Share Posted October 14 3 hours ago, RavenHawk said: A few questions for anyone who might be more in the know than I am: 1) Has anyone heard any updates on the Arcadia Hargun? Seems quiet from them on that front, since pre-Covid. 2) I came across the military coloring Garland on HLJ, supposedly a preorder due now, but don't recall seeing anything anywhere else, ever. Does anyone know if this is anything other than HLJ jumping the gun?ย https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-megazone-23-die-cast-model-garland-autonomous-army-color-ver-acamrk821566 3) Does anyone have any leads for buying an Arcadia Proto-Garland for a reasonable price? Another one of those items I thought I pre-ordered, but then somehow missed. The usual sources seem to be sold out or asking excessive amounts... but I haven't seen Arcadia doing re-releases. I've been waiting to hear even a small bit of news about the Hargun as well. I know 1/12 scale hargun was for sale last weekend during WonderFest for 35000 yen. Wondering does that have some bearing on Arcadia's release, since its the same designer isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted Wednesday at 11:30 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 11:30 PM https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1450051677726199814 ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted Friday at 01:40 AM Share Posted Friday at 01:40 AM (edited) apparently, there has been some improvement on the reissue... https://ameblo.jp/arcadiaac/entry-12705260202.html sample: ย Wondering now if they also actually did improved their upcoming YF-19 reissue as well... Edited Friday at 01:50 AM by treatment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treatment Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Army-color Garland release delayed to 12/2021... https://twitter.com/ARCADIA_Co_Ltd/status/1452878054078910467 ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago On 10/21/2021 at 6:40 PM, treatment said: apparently, there has been some improvement on the reissue... https://ameblo.jp/arcadiaac/entry-12705260202.html sample: ย Wondering now if they also actually did improved their upcoming YF-19 reissue as well... What does this actually improve?ย Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 14 minutes ago, jenius said: What does this actually improve?ย As per the blog link posted above by Arcadia it explained that it will snap properly. Quote ใใใฅใผใใฏใฉใใๆใฎๅฎๅฎๆใซ๏ผ ย ๅ็ด็ถๆ ใฎๆ้ฆ้จๅใจใ่ก้ข็ฏ้จๅใฎๅใฟๅใใใๆนๅใใใฆใใใพใ๏ผ ๅ ทไฝ็ใซใฏโฆ (For a sense of stability during maneuver crafting! ย ) (The engagement between the stored wrist part and the hip joint part has been improved! In particularโฆ) ใใใซใใใใฏใฉใใๆใใใใซใใใชใใพใใ๏ผ ๅฎใฏใใฎ้จๅใใใญใใฌใผใฉใณใ็็ฃๆใซ้ๅใใๆนๅใใฆใใใพใใ (This makes crafting more snappy! ) (Actually, this part has been improved from the mold when producing Protogarland.) ใใฃใใๅ ฅใใพใ๏ผ (Enter firmly!) Based on the blog photos, it looks like that fixed mold on the arm joint will 'snag' properly on the white body area. Edited 3 hours ago by no3Ljm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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