Pre-order with local sellers la I mean
When PG Unicorn pre-orders opened, the lowest I've seen is 590, others more or less 650 (excluding those cutthroat sellers )

Got seller in FB open PO for RM730 (exclude shipping from Japan) for this kit.

Hehe, I'm not planning to buy this PG. But planned to buy kits from mandarake but unsure how much the shipping and taxes will be charged. So the item must below RM250 baru tak kena tax? I thought below RM500  What is the tax rate? 10% or 6%?

never thinking about importing gunpla myself since the box and weight would be more than figures, and it's not easy for gunpla to actually run out of stock unless it's something premium or able to make a hoo haa out of the fans

shouldn't the limit been 500 and above?

never thinking about importing gunpla myself since the box and weight would be more than figures, and it's not easy for gunpla to actually run out of stock unless it's something premium or able to make a hoo haa out of the fans

The 2 you mentioned ain't exactly hot items

The 2 you mentioned ain't exactly hot items

The two 2 items aren't hot, that's your problem actually
Bandai reproduce whichever kits that are in demand
Example, the least popular MG ever imo, the Hi-Zack, Bandai never reproduce it for ageeeesssss, because no point when nobody wants it

i almost wanted a banshee composite, but after shipping etc it's about rm520, then i give up because the custom is very very, very damn hungry these day

thats ancient item diff story, i mean new items don't run out that quick
i still seeing oo raiser RG everywhere after a few weeks of release, if it's a figures, it ran out in a week times already in physical store

Most people who buy those don't build them actually, it's for bragging rights

Well, you still build transparent kits don't you? Technically you still build them HEHE, the good thing about clear versions is that you can't reproduce them under normal circumstances, no amount of paint can help you do that. You can only do a custom paint to make your gunplas look like 7-eleven or p-bandai. That's a huge plus I believe.

I have gotten the F91 and Try Burning Transparent and I have to say it looks magnificent xD.

You can even use them as afterimages if you have the normal version ones too.

yeah true, rather wasting luggage space for a regular kit better hunt for rare kit
my friend who went to Japan bought Aoshima GaoGaiGar plamo kit and 1999' FG RX-78-2 Gundam which is a very very rare and worthy to have


lmao this statement like referring to someone in this thread
btw if you go to there go aim for exclusive kit like 7-11 or GFT
more worthy as a souvenir IMO
gunpla is not easy to run out(not apply to exclusive or premium release), it is because they always re-release sometimes and even multi batch for newer gunpla
those 2 you mentioned not even a hot item, can find anywhere in gunpla hobby shop
but your problem is
Well maybe you're right I'm not a
collector so I usually based on 20 to 30% lower than retail price then only consider good deal(not the new release kits).

So you're right I love good deal gunpla ( you can cheap if you want to also)

yeah true, rather wasting luggage space for a regular kit better hunt for rare kit
my friend who went to Japan bought Aoshima GaoGaiGar plamo kit and 1999' FG RX-78-2 Gundam which is a very very rare and worthy to have


lmao this statement like referring to someone in this thread
btw if you go to there go aim for exclusive kit like 7-11 or GFT
more worthy as a souvenir IMO
gunpla is not easy to run out(not apply to exclusive or premium release), it is because they always re-release sometimes and even multi batch for newer gunpla
those 2 you mentioned not even a hot item, can find anywhere in gunpla hobby shop
but your problem is
Also love gunpla doesn't mean you pay high on it, love is not bout money doesn't it?

if you are looking for rare gunpla, there is a store inside nakano broadway mall that sells a lot. a viable option if you are bored jalan jalan hunting in akiba.

You are getting people wrong again
What he meant is transparent kits are IMPOSSIBLE to replicate with any amount of modelling skills at all
It only can be achieved at the injection molding process
Hence it's quite worthy for some to pay the extra costs for getting transparent kits
Not stupidly paying high for it, but not paying higher than retail
And retail price here means the yen price multiply roughly 0.03-0.031, then add about 10%
So a 3000yen kit, we expect the maximum price here is RM110, we will not buy if price exceeds that
Some kits are like forever won't have promo/offer, so we don't expect finding it selling waaaay below the retail price

You are getting people wrong again
What he meant is transparent kits are IMPOSSIBLE to replicate with any amount of modelling skills at all
It only can be achieved at the injection molding process
Hence it's quite worthy for some to pay the extra costs for getting transparent kits
Not stupidly paying high for it, but not paying higher than retail
And retail price here means the yen price multiply roughly 0.03-0.031, then add about 10%
So a 3000yen kit, we expect the maximum price here is RM110, we will not buy if price exceeds that
Some kits are like forever won't have promo/offer, so we don't expect finding it selling waaaay below the retail price

That's what I was trying to say and you definitely rephrased it better xD.

Heally, when i say "you build transparent kits", I don't mean you specifically. It's a form of saying things in English. A transparent kit does not magically build itself to a kit.

You technically still need to build it. Frankly speaking, people nowadays are taking the word "building" and mistaking it with "customise". When you assemble the kit without filing, sanding etc, that's still building. That's what a builder does. However, builders can take a step further to customise it by painting etc.

Why people like to differentiate themselves as " real builders" baffles me. Either they don't know the english language well enough or they just want to differentiate themselves from straight builders because that is too low for them to do. Ohh well.

so the ultimate builder is neither straight or custom made, but scratch build?