ALL THINGS TRANSFORMERS!!!!

[lotus000]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Ordered MP Inferno from amiami $104.

Isn't shipping likely to put it up there (or at least extremely close) to what US stores are charging? Japan (ems) shipping has gone way up as of late, savings are close to minimal.

I ordered a Macross (Arcadia) 1/60 robot and shipping was close to $40. It was the only place that had it so I had to do it, but it seemed insanely high. It was amiami.

Yeah believe me I'm a huge overseas buyer , but with shipping prices its not much of a savings. I have ratchet still in my like at AE and shipping quote is 27.00 to ship him.

Also dollar equal to YEN . Last week with PayPal foreign exchange fee I got .95 per 1.00.

 

[franpincho]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Yeah believe me I'm a huge overseas buyer , but with shipping prices its not much of a savings. I have ratchet still in my like at AE and shipping quote is 27.00 to ship him.

Also dollar equal to YEN . Last week with PayPal foreign exchange fee I got .95 per 1.00.

That's what I thought. There's absolutely zero incentive to order from overseas any longer.

Oh well, I still can't wait to have my official Inferno!!!

 

[karamazov80]

Now is the time to buy from the UK!

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[BurningRage]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Isn't shipping likely to put it up there (or at least extremely close) to what US stores are charging? Japan (ems) shipping has gone way up as of late, savings are close to minimal.

I ordered a Macross (Arcadia) 1/60 robot and shipping was close to $40. It was the only place that had it so I had to do it, but it seemed insanely high. It was amiami.

I already have a bunch of stuff ordered there for the month this is released so this gets added to the monthly order.

 

[franpincho]

All things transformers!!!!

I already have a bunch of stuff ordered there for the month this is released so this gets added to the monthly order.

Oh, I see. That makes sense then.

Do they hold stuff for longer than a month?

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Isn't shipping likely to put it up there (or at least extremely close) to what US stores are charging? Japan (ems) shipping has gone way up as of late, savings are close to minimal.

I ordered a Macross (Arcadia) 1/60 robot and shipping was close to $40. It was the only place that had it so I had to do it, but it seemed insanely high. It was amiami.

Oh snap, Fran, I had no idea you also collected macross! Awesome! Which one did you get?

My fav is the yf-19 from Arcadia as well as bandai dx Vf-19. Followed closely by the yf-29. Sucker for that type of look.

 

[lotus000]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Oh, I see. That makes sense then.

Do they hold stuff for longer than a month?

Weird thing about Anime Export is there is zero customer service. I think the place is run by robots. I have had Ratchet in my pile since he released. So its been over 2 months now and no email from them nothing telling me I have to ship it.

HLJ on the other hand has great customer service and emails me once a week to remind me I have x amount of days left to ship otherwise my items get returned to stock and a store credit is issued. 60 days is a Max when it comes to HLJ.

 

[BurningRage]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

Oh, I see. That makes sense then.

Do they hold stuff for longer than a month?

No. When all your pre-order products are in stock for that month they'll send an email for payment and you have a week to pay. If an item gets delayed to another month you just pay for what was released. You can combine the delayed item with another order too.

 

[Misterscruff]

FT Hound arrived yesterday and MMC Liger got here today.





I love the MMC Sphinx mold; hoping I can get the partially translucent exclusive version of Mirage at some point too.

 

[Reinhardt]

Love Hound! I have him already bought at The Chosen Prime. Will ship him when the last two Generation Toy Constructicons ship.

 

[Pro Design]

i know some don't transform their stuff sometimes... go straight from the box to shelf if in bot mode... i've done it a bunch of times myself.

i'd suggest giving willis a go to make sure those head panels are good... i'd never known it was messed up if i hadn't tried to transform him. glad i did!

 

[thecorsair]

Got my FT Hound yesterday,


I think the feet are a bit big and would have been fine with a smaller robot mode if it meant a jeep that didn't look quite so big next to the other cars but all things considered I'm happy enough with it.

I just have Badcube Gears, the Huffer rerelease and a decent Windcharger and Cliffjumper to go and that's my '84 Autobots done.

 

[franpincho]

All things transformers!!!!

MP 11SW to be re-released as a TT mall exclusive. A big moment of silence for those that paid $500 for him.

He is priced at $150, but will likely see a markup once the likes of BBTS gets him.

It is said to be "limited" to 2,000 so be on the lookout and don't support knockoffs that cost as much as an official figure!

 

[Misterscruff]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

MP 11SW to be re-released as a TT mall exclusive.

Looks like he's still got those awful silver stripes on his arms and purple rings around his boobs. If they had done a version without those I may have been tempted pick it up; it always bugged me that he was the only one of the three that was painted like that.

 

[franpincho]

All things transformers!!!!

Looks like he's still got those awful silver stripes on his arms and purple rings around his boobs. If they had done a version without those I may have been tempted pick it up; it always bugged me that he was the only one of the three that was painted like that.

I wish they redo them soon fully cartoon accurate much like what they are doing now. But it is what we get ATM.

A fully cartoon accurate Optimus is only a matter of time.

 

[Misterscruff]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

I wish they redo them soon fully cartoon accurate much like what they are doing now. But it is what we get ATM.

If they do revisit them for greater cartoon accuracy I hope they give us new headsculpts too- Thundercracker and Skywarp didn't have the same style chin as Starscream. Considering that most of the repaints in the MP line have had some kind of remolding to various parts I found it odd that they didn't give those two new faces, especially considering it would be the simplest bit to change.

 

[franpincho]

Anime Export has MP Inferno for $98, cheapest I've seen and I doubt shipping would kill the deal as I don't see how it could be more than $25 tops.

 

[lotus000]

Anime Export has MP Inferno for $98, cheapest I've seen and I doubt shipping would kill the deal as I don't see how it could be more than $25 tops.

I saw that this morning, I guess I could ship him with Optimus Primal, and Ratchet. The reason why I'm holding off is because after the release I see all kinds of deals on Ebay, and Amazon. It's not like the old days where they actually sell out. There are always plenty, plus Takara is know to reissue all the time now.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

My fav is the yf-19 from Arcadia as well as bandai dx Vf-19. Followed closely by the yf-29. Sucker for that type of look.

I can't wait to get that Roy Focker Movie Version with all of the FAST parts.

Got my FT Hound yesterday,

I think the feet are a bit big and would have been fine with a smaller robot mode if it meant a jeep that didn't look quite so big next to the other cars but all things considered I'm happy enough with it.

I just have Badcube Gears, the Huffer rerelease and a decent Windcharger and Cliffjumper to go and that's my '84 Autobots done.

Congrats, buddy.

MP 11SW to be re-released as a TT mall exclusive. A big moment of silence for those that paid $500 for him.

He is priced at $150, but will likely see a markup once the likes of BBTS gets him.

It is said to be "limited" to 2,000 so be on the lookout and don't support knockoffs that cost as much as an official figure!

This is music to my ears. I'm reluctant to follow through with my order for the KO and if Hasbro/TRU ever does one, it'll have those ugly C E markings. I just hope it becomes available at places like BBTS and TFS.

 

[BrooklynWolf X]

Re: All things transformers!!!!

I can't wait to get that Roy Focker Movie Version with all of the FAST parts.

Awwwww yeah, another macross fan!!

*epic high five*

When I have time, I gotta take a pic of my *boxed* collection.