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Bimmi posted:Has anybody received their delayed P-Bandai orders from April or any word about shipping for May orders? nope I've got mega delayed orders at this point lol
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Does this normally happen with P-Bandai? Was thinking about pre-ordering the HG Xabungle
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May 18, 2024 05:36
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there's something to suggest they may have gotten hacked or similarly compromised last month and that's thrown their whole logistics for a loop
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May 18, 2024 05:42
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I just got a notification today that I think is my April order shipping.
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May 18, 2024 05:54
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Willo567 posted:Does this normally happen with P-Bandai? Was thinking about pre-ordering the HG Xabungle No, not normal. Their irritating lack of transparency is, however. Guess I summoned the beast because April is on its way now. Still no word on the two May orders, though.
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May 18, 2024 08:49
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Bimmi posted:Has anybody received their delayed P-Bandai orders from April or any word about shipping for May orders? Interesting that you ask today as I just got my shipping notification for my April 9th order last night.
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May 18, 2024 14:08
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I got a bunch of kits and was excited to build this weekend, and then the drat power goes out. You ever tried to build a Real Grade by the light of an open window? It sucks!
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May 18, 2024 14:36
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parabolic posted:Interesting that you ask today as I just got my shipping notification for my April 9th order last night. same hooray
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May 18, 2024 14:51
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I’m going to beat the crap out of whoever designed the RG GaoGaiGar head. The faceplate is held in place by whispers and a prayer, and the bit connecting the head to the spine-like piece is the single most awkward fit I’ve ever made on a kit. It’s tiny and the angle of approach is really funky, and it just doesn’t hold very well. The head’s fallen apart so many times while building the Stealth Gao, and any attempt to put it back together just makes other parts pop off because, again, they’re not secured well.
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May 18, 2024 17:07
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X-Ray Pecs posted:I’m going to beat the crap out of whoever designed the RG GaoGaiGar head. The faceplate is held in place by whispers and a prayer, and the bit connecting the head to the spine-like piece is the single most awkward fit I’ve ever made on a kit. It’s tiny and the angle of approach is really funky, and it just doesn’t hold very well. The head’s fallen apart so many times while building the Stealth Gao, and any attempt to put it back together just makes other parts pop off because, again, they’re not secured well. If you're never gonna take it apart you might as well just glue the GGG helmet and faceplate to GaiGar's head and save yourself some headaches.
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May 18, 2024 17:30
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 The girl
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May 18, 2024 20:50
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YMMV, but the hobby lobbies in the phoenix area are selling all model kits at 40% off, including gunpla, transformers kits and Star Wars, the one I went to didn’t have a huge selection but did have some I don’t see to often like char’s zaku 2 origin version
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May 19, 2024 00:49
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Suruga-ya is also in a free shipping weekend until Wednesday E: Jxforema posted:YMMV, but the hobby lobbies in the phoenix area are selling all model kits at 40% off, including gunpla, transformers kits and Star Wars, the one I went to didn’t have a huge selection but did have some I don’t see to often like char’s zaku 2 origin version Well, maybe if I can handle the poison swamp that is Hobby Lobby, I can check my area tomor--oh.
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May 19, 2024 00:51
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Jxforema posted:YMMV, but the hobby lobbies in the phoenix area are selling all model kits at 40% off, including gunpla, transformers kits and Star Wars, the one I went to didn’t have a huge selection but did have some I don’t see to often like char’s zaku 2 origin version They do that every other week, btw. Literally. They have two different sets of items that trade off weeks being on sale with very little variation. Waffleman_ posted:Well, maybe if I can handle the poison swamp that is Hobby Lobby, I can check my area tomor--oh. Can't tomorrow, Jesus said so.
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May 19, 2024 01:59
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Yeah, as much as it sucks giving money to the fundies, Hobby Lobby actually had the RG Wing Zero in stock and the sale price was right around what the HG kits cost at the bigger hobby shop near me. Also helped that they had the grey Creos Gundam marker I wanted to start panel lining my models, which the other hobby shop never seems to have in stock.
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May 19, 2024 04:39
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For anyone not in the discord server, Gundam Central has their new website up and running: https://gundamcentralshop.com/
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hello thread i have been on a 'bit' of a kick over the past two months and change thanks to winning an MG grandpa out of a crane game (who i still need to actually go back to and put decals on but the metallic decals on the elbow/knee joints were so dumb that i don't wanna) and now my desk is being taken over by these things send help (don't actually send help it rules actually) anyhow have a photodump      
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May 19, 2024 05:24
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I built the RG Astray. Pretty good
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May 21, 2024 12:24
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Gripweed posted:I built the RG Astray. Pretty good I love that kit, even if it has a million tiny decals.
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May 21, 2024 16:00
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I've seen some big pieces before. This is the first time I've seen Bandai just fully give up and not even bother with a sprue and just throw loose pieces in bags
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May 23, 2024 02:58
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How big are those? Even the psycho zaku's tank is on a sprue. I may have bought a Psycho Zaku.
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May 23, 2024 03:00
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pretty big
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May 23, 2024 03:24
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Gripweed posted:pretty big 
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May 23, 2024 03:26
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Gripweed posted:I've seen some big pieces before. This is the first time I've seen Bandai just fully give up and not even bother with a sprue and just throw loose pieces in bags I'm getting 90's lego set flashbacks
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May 23, 2024 10:02
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Nuebot posted:I'm getting 90's lego set flashbacks The Space UFO sets, right?
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Neddy Seagoon posted:The Space UFO sets, right? More how often it was you'd crack open a box and be greeted with big shell pieces that made up the bulk of whatever cool vehicle the set advertised.
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May 23, 2024 13:20
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Is that piece solid or weighted in some way? I've seen them bundle diecast pieces separately but the main reason I can think of doing that for plastic would be if they're worried the runner will just snap instantly.
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May 23, 2024 14:35
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The Muffinlord posted:Is that piece solid or weighted in some way? I've seen them bundle diecast pieces separately but the main reason I can think of doing that for plastic would be if they're worried the runner will just snap instantly. So solid pieces cause extra strain on a runner? That would explain why the sunglasses that came with the SMP Gurren Lagann were packaged separately.
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May 23, 2024 14:58
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Gunpla is...  FREEDOM!
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May 23, 2024 16:39
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Except this one is being released under a different line lmao
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Waffleman_ posted:Except this one is being released under a different line lmao SoC is just pre-assembled Gunpla with diecast. 
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May 23, 2024 16:57
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In the show, the Tryon 3 actually had a soul of chogokin base when it launched so this is perfectly fitting. Tryon really was the best thing to come out of build fighters try.
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Monaghan posted:In the show, the Tryon 3 actually had a soul of chogokin base when it launched so this is perfectly fitting. To be fair, that wasn't a high bar to clear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI_zfvHgCNA Though the Tryon 3 truly is Freedom. 
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Tryon 3 is way better than Freedom
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Gripweed posted:I've seen some big pieces before. This is the first time I've seen Bandai just fully give up and not even bother with a sprue and just throw loose pieces in bags
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Still only a little over halfway through my RG Wing Zero EW…and I had to get myself the RG Zeong. To be fair, I was at the shop to buy a SD for my nephew (he’s turning four and is absolutely obsessed with all things Gundam), so why not add to the backlog while I’m there? But now I’m gonna be picking up the RG 00 Raiser and HG Barbatos Lupus that my brother got me weeks ago when I come back to visit…so I don’t think I’ll have much time for anything other than building for the next month or so 
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May 23, 2024 21:29
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Durr Kommissar posted:Still only a little over halfway through my RG Wing Zero EW…and I had to get myself the RG Zeong. Dude, three kits is nothing to be ashamed of. I bought a second RG Zeong, Sazabi and God just because my backlog of RGs was down to one. Also, my backlog was like 35 more kits at that time. Also, going outside is for boring people.
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This Gundam is too big. I can finish the other arm but I don't have space to attach the backpack
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Gripweed posted:This Gundam is too big. I can finish the other arm but I don't have space to attach the backpack You can always put it in Big Zam mode.
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Get a bigger house.
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