gerwookie Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, no3Ljm said: Here's the general rule between regular and web exclusive item releases. Regular releases need to be paid when the item gets released and not during the preorder stage. A web exclusive items needs to be paid upon preordering it. So in your case, your VF-1S is a regular/general release, hence MyKombini is not asking for deposit or payment for it. Only Tamashii Web Exlclusive releases such as the missile set and the SSP set are needed to pay upfront. However, Nippon-Yasan asked for immediate payment during their 2nd batch preorder on the VF-1S with a marked up price. Good to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-1J まったく Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) みんなさん、今日は！ Hi everyone, I just received my VF-1J Chogokin DX from Nippon-Yassan and I noticed that part of the the limited edition stand that connects to the underbody is a bit loose. There appears to be two notches near the base of the cockpit, but the plastic connector that holds the plane doesn't seem to stay in those notches when I rotate the connector piece back so it'll catch onto the forearms. And I don't want to force it. Any one had similar issues or been able to securely attach that piece? All in all, I was really impressed with the NY shipment and going thru SAL got it to me in the Bay Area in 12 days from order placement to my local post office (I wasn't home for delivery). Bandai really did a great job with this edition! Waiting for any word on the VF-1S Roy! ありがとうございます！ Edited June 22, 2019 by VF-1J まったく Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-1J まったく Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 36 minutes ago, VF-1J まったく said: みんなさん、今日は！ Hi everyone, I just received my VF-1J Chogokin DX from Nippon-Yassan and I noticed that part of the the limited edition stand that connects to the underbody is a bit loose. There appears to be two notches near the base of the cockpit, but the plastic connector that holds the plane doesn't seem to stay in those notches when I rotate the connector piece back so it'll catch onto the forearms. And I don't want to force it. Any one had similar issues or been able to securely attach that piece? All in all, I was really impressed with the NY shipment and going thru SAL got it to me in the Bay Area in 12 days from order placement to my local post office (I wasn't home for delivery). Bandai really did a great job with this edition! Waiting for any word on the VF-1S Roy! ありがとうございます！ まちがった、すみません。I got it to work by adjusting the position of the gun and arms to get them snug with the fuselage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYRL VF-1S Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 So, we had the 1J pre-order July 2018, 1A pre-order April 8 and the 1S on June 3. It appears that we’ll see at least see a DYRL Roy 1S, Max and Kakizaki based on Strike Parts description. When do you all project the next one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossDYRL Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, DYRL VF-1S said: So, we had the 1J pre-order July 2018, 1A pre-order April 8 and the 1S on June 3. It appears that we’ll see at least see a DYRL Roy 1S, Max and Kakizaki based on Strike Parts description. When do you all project the next one? Your guess is as good as mine. If they stick to the current pace as they did the with the 1A and 1S, then we may see another pre-order in early August. Personally, I'd love to see Roy's 1S next... of course that will probably mean pre-order hell of the likes no one has seen before if that was the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Well my guess was going to be April 2020 but isn't that when the second wave of Strike Parts are due now? I wonder if they bumped a VF-1 to do a second run of strike parts. If they did, we may have to wait until like June 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Some new photos of Hikaru's Strike VF-1S at Tamashii Nations Tokyo 2019. Woof! Y19800. I really need to get another one upon release with that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossDYRL Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, jenius said: Well my guess was going to be April 2020 but isn't that when the second wave of Strike Parts are due now? I wonder if they bumped a VF-1 to do a second run of strike parts. If they did, we may have to wait until like June 2020. Yes, that's what I saw too in regards to the second wave of the Strike Parts - April 2020. Would love to see something potentially sooner but there's a lot in the pipeline already and my wallet could use a little break anyways. On a side note, I enjoyed your video review on the DX VF-1J. My wife gave me this funny "what are you watching" look when I launched the video... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacrossDYRL Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, no3Ljm said: Interesting, is that a typo? It says VF-1S in the title but VF-1J in the subtitle. Wonder if they'll do another run for the missiles at some point. I'm not too familiar with the DX line in general, do they typically do re-releases bundled with strike parts/missiles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, MacrossDYRL said: I'm not too familiar with the DX line in general, do they typically do re-releases bundled with strike parts/missiles? AFAIK, Bandai's DX Macross line doesn't do re-releases bundled with the Tamashii Web Exclusive add-on parts. The only indication that they might and this will be the first time IIRC is the tag shown with Alto's YF-29 display that will come bundled with the Super Pack during the Macross Crossover Live 2019 event few weeks ago. But then again, anyone's guess is as good as everyone's guesses. Knowing Bandai... they just might surprise as one day with an announcement. For now, if you could afford the Tamashii Web Exclusive add-on parts for any Valks that you like, just go get it. Instead of being sorry later on and pay more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 They kind of did it with the v1 VF-25F movie edition bundled with super parts. It was colored different though. The V1 VF-25s also had a edition that included the armoured parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYRL VF-1S Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, jenius said: Well my guess was going to be April 2020 but isn't that when the second wave of Strike Parts are due now? I wonder if they bumped a VF-1 to do a second run of strike parts. If they did, we may have to wait until like June 2020. Yeah, that’s what I’d be afraid of. I’m just hoping that the the 1J was an initial run to test the market, and after the quick turnaround of 1A to 1S, we see something sooner. In theory, the molds exist now for a whole badass run between SDFM TV and DYRL. Paint and markings would be the major changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardlyNever Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 3 hours ago, MacrossDYRL said: Interesting, is that a typo? It says VF-1S in the title but VF-1J in the subtitle. Wonder if they'll do another run for the missiles at some point. I'm not too familiar with the DX line in general, do they typically do re-releases bundled with strike parts/missiles? As far as I can tell, the part with the VF-1J is just a bad "translation" (I use the term loosely) of the part above. More of a typo than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no3Ljm Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Sandman said: They kind of did it with the v1 VF-25F movie edition bundled with super parts. It was colored different though. The V1 VF-25s also had a edition that included the armoured parts. I was kind of referring that Bandai hasn't done any bundle afterwards upon its first release on the Renewals and onwards. The only Valks (from Renewal and onwards) that I know of that got released bundled with its packs and options sets are the VF-27 and the V/YF-19. I'm not sure if we can consider Maruyama's VF-171 a special case since it's not a direct reissue of Alto's VF-171 nor Cannon Fodder's VF-171 that comes with its add-on parts. But the thing here is that Bandai is so unpredictable so we really cannot tell if ever there will be any releases beyond what they're going to release and expect them down the line to reissue some bundled with the add-on stuff. Edited June 23, 2019 by no3Ljm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 5 hours ago, MacrossDYRL said: Interesting, is that a typo? It says VF-1S in the title but VF-1J in the subtitle. Wonder if they'll do another run for the missiles at some point. I'm not too familiar with the DX line in general, do they typically do re-releases bundled with strike parts/missiles? My guess is that someone updated a VF-1J graphic to create the VF-1S graphic and missed one of the little areas that should have been updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 My DX Missile Set review is up! Check out anymoon for the full article and here's a linky to the video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolicon Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Nice review. Being able to kinda sorta close the wings with the missiles attached is a pretty stupid "benefit" of having ugly stumpy pylons compared to just having the wings open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Thanks Jenius, always a pleasure watching your reviews. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizuka the Cat Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 5 hours ago, jenius said: My DX Missile Set review is up! Check out anymoon for the full article and here's a linky to the video: Just watched your video. Great job as always @jenius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkx Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 @jenius thanks for the video. Even having all of the items reviewed with me, I still learn a lot from your comparison and detailed analysis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardlyNever Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 @jenius Enjoyed the review, per usual. I do think there is some "perfect" ratio of number of valks you want to own vs the number of missile kits you buy, where you might theoretically save a little money per valk, compared to a 1/60 valk. But it is pretty unlikely most people are going to hit that exact ratio. And that is assuming you can even get them at MSRP, which is a hard task. I noticed you posted the paragraph about "number one concern" twice on the text review. Also sent you a message about fixing your video alignment, if you want to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Thanks for the heads up, I'll fix the paste issue and check out the message. WordPress has not been nice to me lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foblander Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Any more new pictures of the Max 1a? Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Guys, any idea what this part does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlenhoff Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Just now, oshanmacross said: Guys, any idea what this part does? It is needed to put on the fast pack boosters. Edited June 24, 2019 by vlenhoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oshanmacross Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, vlenhoff said: It is needed to put on the fast pack boosters. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 I really hope Bandai considers releasing a VF-1S everything like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borgified Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Your post has given me a though to re-juggle my HMR shelf as it's still a work in progress. The dream of a bundled set of all the needed accessories in the DX VF-1 like the 1/48 Yammie Hikaru and M&M's complete set, and the 1/60 VF-1J with the GBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatsing Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Bandai should release the missile effects with the DX missiles like the HMR missiles effects. Also for the GBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieNov Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 15 hours ago, nightmareB4macross said: I really hope Bandai considers releasing a VF-1S everything like this. That GBP looks overweight... Did it ever look like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekering Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 21 minutes ago, ArchieNov said: That GBP looks overweight... Did it ever look like that? It ALWAYS looks like that, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canklebreaker Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Are those weathered versions model kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 35 minutes ago, ArchieNov said: That GBP looks overweight... Did it ever look like that? Actually I have always thought that the Yammie v2 1/60 and Bandai HMR versions of the GBP were all a bit too "skinny". The 1/48 GBP was the only one that gave the same hefty impression that I got from the TV show as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canklebreaker Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Can I get your guys' opinions...I sold a MISB 1J, buyer receives it and says it has manufacturer's defect, wants partial refund saying "item not as described". Yet I described it as a brand new item, which it was. Is he entitled to a refund? It seems unfair that I should be responsible for something I had no knowledge of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenius Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 PayPal SHOULD side with you if it is a complaint and you should refer the buyer to the manufacturer... Which won't get them far but that's not your issue. If you described the item as new and sealed, and it was, you can't be held responsible. If they lie things will get ugly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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