Congrats on the new thread.

I just need a confirmation.

MG Double X is a March release. MG Hyaku Shiki is May.
MG Fenice whathisname is June.

So Bandai skipped april?

I'm assuming it's because we have 2 big releases which is the RG 00 Raiser and the Re/100 GP04 in that month.
or is it the Re/100 release is replacing the MG release?

This post has been edited by mdshaman: Mar 25 2015, 05:17 AM

Delayed? The release date has just been confirmed for 28th March. It's still in March.

The silhouette pic is of the 00 Raiser, not the 007s.. and for game promo like stated.
Nothing about the 007s yet but P-Bandai to be expected.

I'm still pissed that HG Crossbone X2 is P-Bandai. WTH. and can be expected, Crossbone X3 will be P-Bandai also.

And it'll be the same price, or slightly higher, i think.

While your 1st statement is true, the 2nd is arguable since people did manage to produce this:



100% fully handpainted.

Maybe there's a misundersanding here. I'm not arguing the efficiency of paint brush vs air brush. We all can agree on that, air brush wins on all account.
But ONLY for detailing small parts? THAT is arguable.

This post has been edited by mdshaman: Apr 6 2015, 07:54 PM

Looks like the GP04 was delayed after all.. stupid mag.

I think there's a minimum space in between gaps/holes to allow a stiff piece. I remember last time there are lots of complaint of rx-78-2 mouthpiece breaking.

This post has been edited by mdshaman: May 10 2015, 01:26 PM

Which makes even less sense, since people just order it online from the P-Bandai website instead of going to those hobby shops.
And so far I haven't come accross any shop that sells P-Bandai except 2nd hand shops like Mandarake with jacked up prices.

How much is GA selling the Pale Rider?

I assure you , 4000yen is not yet goreng price. I bought the 1st version @3000yen. the latest version, (5.0) is currently priced @5000yen retail.
But i did see the beginner version with for around 2000-ish yen..

Buy above 10,000yen no handling fee.

eh, really? I frequently buy stuff from them previously, and it's always above 10k that they waived the handling fee. Though the last time I bought from them is last year, though. Guess they lessen the fee starting with their updated look earlier this year. much better for you, no?

This is business 101, you know right? The only places in Japan that sells 30% off, are large retail stores, like Joshin, Yodobashi, Biccamera, etc.. They bring in large volume, so they get larger distributor price. Even then larger gundam like PG and 1:48 only gets 20% off.. The only times they sell for 40% or 50% are for old stocks and slow moving stocks.. Smaller shops that sells toys and plamo usually sells them at official prices indicated at the barcode on the box. I've seen boxes on display that had almost turned white, but still going for official price at those kind of stores.

Now for foreign distributor like litt tak, they have to cover extra shipping costs (not cheap, even by sea), extra taxes, etc.. even though they get distributor prices too.. and they sell it to retail outlets like aeon and toys'r'us who then proceeds to further jacks up the price. Again, business 101. Everybody needs to make money, or else if you're only gonna break even, why bother doing business in the 1st place? That's why you can see at litt tak warehouse sale, at least their pricing is closer to the official price as marked on the barcode..

Can't get the image of Digimon out of my head everytime i see this.　

While most of us would like it, let's face it, SD's are not marketed towards the older modeler. And that price point is just nice for parents justifying purchase for their kids in Japan.