Big s Posted July 24 Posted July 24 7 minutes ago, Raikkonen said: I still don't the fascination of these acrylic displays... They're like the cardboard cut out of 80s cereal boxes... I’d prefer a figure to go with it, but it is still kind of a neat add on for a little display with the kit
Big s Posted July 27 Posted July 27 2 hours ago, Kelsain said: So, who’s gonna design the -31A conversion kit? I’m just hoping it’s as simple as a web exclusive release
KOG Water Dragon Posted August 22 Posted August 22 Unsurprisingly HLJ did not bestow me with any of the standard VF-31, VF-31 deluxe, or VF-31 decals that I pre-ordered. Same old story. Did not get the MGSD Aerial Gundam I pre-ordered either. I don't even know why they bother with pre-orders on Bandai items any more. They must get ridiculously low stock. Doesn't matter if it's Gundam, Macross, or Armored Core. None of my pre-orders ever yield results anymore.
Big s Posted August 24 Posted August 24 On 8/22/2025 at 10:53 AM, KOG Water Dragon said: Unsurprisingly HLJ did not bestow me with any of the standard VF-31, VF-31 deluxe, or VF-31 decals that I pre-ordered. Same old story. Did not get the MGSD Aerial Gundam I pre-ordered either. I don't even know why they bother with pre-orders on Bandai items any more. They must get ridiculously low stock. Doesn't matter if it's Gundam, Macross, or Armored Core. None of my pre-orders ever yield results anymore. I usually luck out there and haven’t had a problem with their Macross stuff, but did not luck out on the Gallus J. I guess I’ll just have to try a stateside place
Convectuoso Posted August 24 Posted August 24 HLJ has never delivered any of the Macross HG kits I pre-order from them. I always end up canceling and getting the kits from either Mndarake or AliExpress
Convectuoso Posted August 27 Posted August 27 It's good that they're releasing Arad's after Mirage's. I really hope they release the other variants too.
KOG Water Dragon Posted August 27 Posted August 27 9 hours ago, Convectuoso said: It's good that they're releasing Arad's after Mirage's. I really hope they release the other variants too. Fingers crossed we're still getting all 5.
PointBlankSniper Posted August 27 Posted August 27 Bandai being less dumb for once, feeling out Arad popularity before mold fatigue
KOG Water Dragon Posted August 27 Posted August 27 You know, I'm digging these DX set versions. I wish they'd done something similar for YF-19/YF-21/VF-22/YF-29/Fire Valkyrie kits.
Raikkonen Posted August 29 Posted August 29 On 8/27/2025 at 10:58 PM, KOG Water Dragon said: Fingers crossed we're still getting all 5. They already showed the prototypes for 5 of the valk's heads. You can sleep easier now.
KOG Water Dragon Posted August 30 Posted August 30 1 hour ago, Raikkonen said: They already showed the prototypes for 5 of the valk's heads. You can sleep easier now. Other things have been announced or teased that never actually came out. So I'll sleep easiest when the pre-orders pop up.
Raikkonen Posted August 30 Posted August 30 7 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said: Other things have been announced or teased that never actually came out. So I'll sleep easiest when the pre-orders pop up. I recall this has occured with HMR and other already built collectables. But not with kits.
PointBlankSniper Posted August 30 Posted August 30 I was just saying in one of the other threads, gundam fans are still meming about the missing MG Age kits to this day, and those aren't the only things that have gone missing after announcements or prototypes going on display.
Big s Posted August 30 Posted August 30 3 hours ago, PointBlankSniper said: I was just saying in one of the other threads, gundam fans are still meming about the missing MG Age kits to this day, and those aren't the only things that have gone missing after announcements or prototypes going on display. Bandai has been a bit better with their model teases lately. They usually get a tease then almost immediately a preorder. Not too long ago, there’d be a teaser image and then not even a prototype. I remember the rg gm and a few other Zeon kits that never happened.
KOG Water Dragon Posted August 30 Posted August 30 1 hour ago, Big s said: Bandai has been a bit better with their model teases lately. They usually get a tease then almost immediately a preorder. Not too long ago, there’d be a teaser image and then not even a prototype. I remember the rg gm and a few other Zeon kits that never happened. There was a bunch of RE/100 kits that were teased but never came out. A couple things eventually saw the light of day as MGs while others disappeared entirely.
Raikkonen Posted August 30 Posted August 30 OK. The kits pending by Bandai are mainly GD. A franchise that around 2015 released a record of over 100 new models then, and since stabilized to about 32 plus new models yearly. It's expected with that many releases that not all announcement make it. So far, from what I recall, all their Macross announcements have reached shelves.
Big s Posted August 30 Posted August 30 47 minutes ago, KOG Water Dragon said: There was a bunch of RE/100 kits that were teased but never came out. A couple things eventually saw the light of day as MGs while others disappeared entirely. Yeah, but those announcements were still a few years back and I haven’t seen Bandai do that kinda thing recently with their kits. Toys on the other hand are a different story
sh9000 Posted August 31 Author Posted August 31 https://www.entertainmentearth.com/product/macross-delta-vf31s-siegfried-arad-molders-use-high-grade-1100-scale-model-kit/blf2844650
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 6 Posted September 6 Wow. For some reason I thought the Deluxe Set versions of the VF-31 series kits included the waterslide decals as well as the acrylic figure and walkure decals. But they don't??? So after paying extra for the Deluxe Set I still have to get waterslides as extra? Yikes.
Big s Posted September 6 Posted September 6 3 minutes ago, KOG Water Dragon said: Wow. For some reason I thought the Deluxe Set versions of the VF-31 series kits included the waterslide decals as well as the acrylic figure and walkure decals. But they don't??? So after paying extra for the Deluxe Set I still have to get waterslides as extra? Yikes. It comes with a waterslide decal. The description is really deceptive
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 8 Posted September 8 (edited) On 9/6/2025 at 4:11 PM, Big s said: It comes with a waterslide decal. The description is really deceptive I just got one and I double checked the box just now. Waterslide idol decals, stickers for the VF-31J markings. It seems to advertise stickers on the box as well. Edited September 8 by KOG Water Dragon
Big s Posted September 8 Posted September 8 21 minutes ago, KOG Water Dragon said: I just got one and I double checked the box just now. Waterslide idol decals, stickers for the VF-31J markings. It seems to advertise stickers on the box as well. Yeah, it’s just that it says waterside decal and I think everyone just thinks that means a whole sheet for the kit, but it’s just that one for the idol. It takes some careful reading to see it.
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 8 Posted September 8 2 minutes ago, Big s said: Yeah, it’s just that it says waterside decal and I think everyone just thinks that means a whole sheet for the kit, but it’s just that one for the idol. It takes some careful reading to see it. Ya. And I'm just saying, for the price of the kit, it sucks to still need to pay even more for the vf-31 waterslides. 2500y markup for the acrylic and idol decals.
Big s Posted September 8 Posted September 8 2 hours ago, KOG Water Dragon said: Ya. And I'm just saying, for the price of the kit, it sucks to still need to pay even more for the vf-31 waterslides. 2500y markup for the acrylic and idol decals. It’s definitely a crappy deal. And made worse by the wording. Bandai really needs to just add in the decals with their kits
Raikkonen Posted September 10 Posted September 10 So you have to apply the decal on that acrylic stand?
Big s Posted September 10 Posted September 10 1 hour ago, Raikkonen said: So you have to apply the decal on that acrylic stand? I would’ve thought that all would’ve been printed on it, but I guess not if it has a decal for it. The whole ting is a silly cash grab. May as well just get the standard kit and the decals and be much happier that way
KOG Water Dragon Posted September 11 Posted September 11 2 hours ago, Raikkonen said: So you have to apply the decal on that acrylic stand? The stand and the decals are separate things. The stand is pre-decorated, and you can use the decals for other things.
reflex13 Posted September 11 Posted September 11 The HG VF-31 in battroid is pretty tall. Almost as tall as the HMR VF-0.
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