Previous Thread: >>11586028Other mecha toy discussion is also more than welcome!Upcoming regular retail releases:-Hyakushiki ver. A.N.I.M.E. (Aug. 30th)-Metal魂 GQuuuuuuX (Aug. 30th)-Metal魂 White Gundam (North America, Oct. 2025)-Gundam NT-1 Full Armor Equip ver. A.N.I.M.E. (Dec. 2025)-Metal魂 GfreD (North America, Jan. 2026)-Metal魂 Nu Gundam (Jan. 2026)-Metal魂 Wing Gundam (North America, Jan. 2026)-UFO Robot Grendizer (Feb. 2026)-Metal魂 Gundam (GQ) (North America, Mar. 2026)Current open Tamashii Web exclusive preorders:►Order Deadline TBA-Zaku Desert Type ver. ANIME ~MS MUSEUM~ (April. 2026)-Metal魂 Gundam Marchosias (May. 2026)Bandai's official RD page with images and release dates:http://tamashii.jp/item_brand/robot_tamashii/
Not monitor anon but I've not seen him in a while and threads keep dying prematurely, wanted to give anons a heads up since the DX Chogokin VF-31A Kairos is getting re-released at retail for Delta's 10th anniversary and goes up for pre-order in a few hours, almost entirely identical just has different numbers.https://tamashiiweb.com/item/15635/
Mecha Break is dope.
>>11617554I miss him, I really liked his enthusiasm and his photography.
>>11617586Too bad the game is shit. Some of the designs are neat
I missed out on preordering the green Rick Dom II, last month was bad for me financially. I'm sure it'll end up in A Miami though. Just gotta wait it out.
>>11617554already preordered it at Ninnin, always liked that design and color, even more so, years ago I preordered this thing durits its first release at Nippon Yasan, but that coincided when that store began to fuck things up and was never able to fulfill preorders
>>11617554Looks good and nice to finally be able to get one after the clusterfuck it was last time. Gonna wait to see what it costs at US retail though, might be the first one I buy off Amazon.
>>11617790Yeah I miss him too, can't have shit on this site anymore though since all the autist shitposters have driven the majority of users away as well as the dumb autosage changes that keep forcing the thread to die early.
>>11617554That's cool, I wish they'd rerelease the YF-30 though
Cmon Bandai, you gotta announce the ANIME Zeta before the end of the year (40th anniversary of Zeta Gundam)
>>11617554>Delta's 10th anniversaryholy crap. And to think that was some of my last Macross purchases besides a Chogokin VF-1.
>>11619420Bandai seems to do fuck all for any Gundam anniversaries if it's not Wing or Seed.They did more for Wing than they did for the entire franchises anniversary.
They haven't made a new Macross in 10 years? Fucking hell...
I just bought this on a whim because I love black repaints and I found one for cheap. >>11619620I was so disappointed by Turn A's anniversary. We have a HG Mandala Gundam but no Sumo, Kapool or Turn X. And I would buy a Metal Build Turn A and X so hard.
>>11619622It's not really that surprising that's just the standard wait between entries>SDF - 1982>Plus - 1995>7 - 1995>Zero - 2002>Frontier - 2008>Delta 2016Delta's 2nd movie was only a couple of years ago and had a Frontier short bundled with it, they were holding auditions earlier this year for the new Sunrise Macross so that should be airing late-26/early-27
>>11619622>>11619883Every Macross entry is like a time capsule of that era of anime.So considering how slowly things change these days 10 years isn't unusual.
What's it like to import from Japan to the US right now? How much can I expect on customs fees and shipping?
>>1162027315% tariffs.
>>11620273>>1162028930% if they fill the paperwork out correctly (HLJ is doing this, not sure about the rest). And then there's additional brokerage fees on top of that, and FEDEX/DHL seem to have raised their rates a couple months back probably in relation to all the business they lost over this. Its not cheap. In all seriousness its probably better to just buy from a US vendor at the moment.
First time buying a spirits figure on PO, does the site not have release dates for reissues? I ordered unit 01 from nin nin, I just wanted a release day rather than just the month.
>>11620457>does the site not have release dates for reissueNope. bandai usually doesnt announce the date till the last minute/month of release.
Anyone have thoughts about all the Heavy Metals? I watched through L-Gaim recently after SRW and loved it.
>>11617554Holy shit, that's crazy.On original release it was a P-Bandai exclusive back in the days that the cheapest way to get P-Bandai outside Japan was to bite the bullet on sites like Nippon-Yasan or the your proxy of choice. It was never even reissued, just a single run, and IIRC there was some drama at the time about Chinese scalpers or something botting the order page and "stealing" the limited stock. My proxy at the time fell through and I bit the bullet for one on Mandarake about a year ago now because I had no hope about it getting a reprint; I always found it the sexiest variant of the VF-31 but it was just a mook suit version that got little screentime in Delta or the movies. Glad to see it get some love, even if my wallet wishes I held out for longer.
>>11620483Nagano mecha designs are all pretty amazing although Gothicmade kind of lost me. I think they were the precursor to FSS too. I even love the Brains from Brain Powerd.
>>11620486>and IIRC there was some drama at the time about Chinese scalpers or something botting the order page and "stealing" the limited stock.It wasn't that, Bandai cancelled a shit ton of pre-orders and massively shorted the production run for no apparent reason leading to the insane aftermarket prices.
>>11620508I mean the old RDsAre they any good? They got one of the most extensive lines.
>>11620526THAT'S what it was! After all this time the details are a bit fuzzy, I guess I got mixed up with one of the billion other toy issues that people blame on "Chink scalpers." Regardless, I think it's amazing that it's getting a reissue now that people can just buy off Amiami instead of jumping through hoops.
>>11620305>In all seriousness its probably better to just buy from a US vendor at the moment.You do realize they ALSO are going to pass on that 30% to you right?
>>11620483I have the whole line as they are some of my favorite mecha designs, love the utilitarian looks. Pretty much all good figures other than a few exceptions with issues (bat-shu has shoulder paint that seems to crack on every copy for example). They don’t have ANIME level articulation but they all have really weird anatomy anyway so it wouldn’t be much benefit.
>>11620671Boy, I hope this won't be pbandai and 60k yen!
Bunch of new joytoy mechs. It seems that they dropped the weathering. Every recent robot of theirs lacks weathering. A shame, it looked great
>>11620677dont worry bro, it will be 70k yen
>>11620807plus 30k expansion pack, plus tip
I bought migu freedom.
>>11620671DO U RIKE
>>11620671Why now? Hype of the show is all but dead.>>11620807>>11620882Obvious pass for this reason.
>>1162159110 years anniversary. There's also a compilation movie of urdr hunt only in jap theaters for now, it's apparently pretty bad
Don't talk to me or my son ever again
>>11621653I don't have batteries for the head. Shame, bet it would've looked sick
>>11621658As cool as it is massive
>>11621653ACFA designs are the best in the series man, it just looks so sleek.
>>11621684I wish they'd do white glint in the same line. Aside from the recent glossy aaliyah, there's been no new addition to the decoction models line
>>11621699>I wish they'd do white glint in the same lineIm surprised they didnt start with that honestly. It is usually the mech everybody talks about when 4a is mentioned.
>>11621653>>11621658>>11621668reallybut isn't this like stupidly expensive?
>>11621653>>11621658>>11621668>WAKE UP, 621, WE GOT CORAL TO BURN!
>>11620638Which ones would you say were your favorite figures?Overall, Leccee was my favorite, so I definitely want to get her stuff. And Daba is protagonist, so both L-Gaims are musts too.
>>11621709MSRP was 52k yen in 2023. I paid 50k on ami for A/B pre owned. Now the same is 42k. The glossy version has cheaper prices. The absolute state of the yen made it a worthwhile purchase
>>11621727that does not sound too bad, but how much was the shipping?it has diecast?
>>116217323500 for boat shipping. It has a fair amount of metal in the frame. There's cool gimmicks like moving armor parts and suspensions in the legs, if you press downward on a leg you see it in action. Pretty useless all things considered but I'm a sucker for this kind of things. Also it does come with batteries for the head led but they were depleted, naturally since the box has been sitting dormant for two years
I've been hoping we'd get a new Nirvash figure some day, but it's a shame it was this heavily redesigned. Maybe it'll look better once more comes out but I'm not big on this right now.Probably should've been a DX like Kawamori's other designs.
I'm excited for Marchosias and metal build Barbatos but I am surprised we haven't seen Wistario's version of Marchosias yet. I can't imagine they would do one without the other?
>>11622360Calamity War era Barbatos?
>>11622360What is it with the Japs thinking every giant robot needs a pissing long curtain stuck to it?
>>11622376they think its cool
>>11622360Odds of it being a retail release and under $500?
>>11622360I like the feet not being entirely flat like the MG>>11622388lol, lmao
>>11622388Probably high since it is a mainline mc metal build. The online exclusive maybe the wing zero prelide cloak though.
>>11622376Because it's sick as fuck?
>>11621887What the fuck I hate it. I'm not usually this big of a hater bit the whole appeal of Nirvash was its rounded designs. And they kept some of it like the cockpit windows but now all the new redesigned hard edges and extra panel lines clash with those rounded original parts that weren't redesigned enough. And personally I dont like too many panel lines and details anyways. It looks like some chinese notGundam but for Nirvash.
>>11621887It seems to be something a lot of people dont like according to their tweet. I hope Bandai noticed. After all those fucking sequels we deserve something good...
My metal wolf chaos moshow finally came in and they kinda fucked with my qc in this one with some looser joints in some places and other usual qc shit along with a backpack fin somehow falling/ snagged off on manufacturers side. Still cool but im kinda goddamn mad as I expected better qc.>>11622543>the whole appeal of Nirvash was its rounded designsYup, my thoughts exactly, I hate it since it was so goddamn angular in this MB. This and omnimon are probably the worst redesigns so far for MB.
>>11622788>let's add the shitty cape and charge 20k yen more for it!GENIUS
>>11622791That sucks. Where did you buy it from ? In my experience, chink shops will usually provide replacement parts if possible, if not they offer some store points to make up for it
>>11622791sucks to hear moshow is slipping, they used to be really good value for the money, probably getting too big for their own good
>>11622894I feel like they have way too many projects going on at the same time now. There's a dozen figures announced, many of which don't even have a prototype yet
>>11622892Gundamit, i posted the same review there.I honestly dont expect any recompense after anons experience with the white tiger so i just glued the fin back on the back, it isnt noticeable thankfully as there is so much shit in the back that it is covered up.Yes it fucking bothers me despite it being hidden but it is still annoying as shit that it even occured.>>11622894The looseish torso is my biggest concern right now because everytime i try to move the arm. The torso would bend first. Im sure it can hold its weight since it does take a little force but it is annoying that bending the arm would move the torso first. My lancelot was fine so this is annoying.
>>11622901I got the white tiger fully refunded recently so it wasn't a complete loss. Try the after sale service, at worst you'll get a few thousand points
>>11622788HOLY KINO
>>11622905Honestly what would i even tell them for proof? I fixed most of their visual issue enough and the scratches arent getting caught on the camera, broken part wise, id have to break the fin off again to prove my point to them.
>>11622526They made Impulse pbandai so I'm not holding my breath.
>>11623066That completely skipped my mind so youre right. I still believe that itll be general release but you poked holes in my logic there so it is just up to john jewdai now.
So I like how they go out of their way to make everything related to e7 even worse after the OG, especially the MB.
>>11623155Nu... hi nu.
>>11623155
>>11623182Okay MB kiryu looks sick.
Interesting...Bandai doing Missing Link VF-1J
It's literally just Snow White Prelude with a different name and a cloak. God damn you lazy fuckers, Bandai.
>>11623215>bought the og back in 2019How much was it back then when it was on US p-bandai? Because this is the THIRD fucking release of the prelude.
>>11623230I wanna say $280ish, I remember getting mine from the Bluefin website back then.
>>11623182Man that cape looks like ass
>>11623250>280Well motherfucker. I thought I paid less.
>>11623155This was just misguided and a matter of (bad) taste in the designers part. It wasn't made by a bitter virgin who was mad his characters got to fall in love so he maliciously and bitterly made them suffer and fascinated in the cruelest ways possibly imaginable. God I'm so fucking mad. But it sucks. Even the Japs are complaining in the first tweet with a bunch of likes.
>>11623177>assmetrical fin funnel Hi NuI'm actually digging this a lot. The asymmetry was lost in the Hi Nu and always made me prefer the original>>11623155Just leave Eureka 7 alone what the fuck did we do to you to deserve this why god why>>11623182>>11623215I really hate this trend of cheap looking cloth goods everyone is doing. It almost never looks good and I love robits with cloaks. Sculpted Plastic will almost always look better. Unless it's a fan thing where they actually make the fabric look in scale and sit right
>>11623310>>11623311No fuck you guys. Youll eat even more shit for liking e7.This fucking hurts me as i watched e7 during the airing so seeing it get raped for 2 decade is terrible.
>>11623314Ill stop now. I hate these new reveals outside of the wing boys(except sandrock)
>>11623315>except sandrockthey revealed best wing gundam today?
>>11623315I love the new Robot Damashii Dunbine reveals. We really needed an update to some older figures. But it's also not like we were lacking in Dunbine stuff.
Damn, I really was expecting them to reveal TV Evas. Blokees it is, I guess.Z and Great are neat, but I'm going with Revoltech.
You are a model kit robot builder and you are getting a present from someone who doesn't know you personally. What do you prefer:1. animal to build/paint2. grunt/soldier to build/paint3. sexy female soldier that apparently come already painted and just need to be built?You only get one thing.
>>11623194I’m here for it. We’ve long been overdue for a new “toy” valk; the high end ones are nice and all but you could never give them to a kid the way you could the vintage one.
>>11623724Number 3 because I already have enough kits to paint for the next 2-3 years
>>11623177WTF is this? Metal Build Hi-Nu with Nu Gundam funnels and shitty re-coloring?????but why
all these reveals look like garbage
>>11623155>So I like how they go out of their way to make everything related to e7 even worse after the OG, especially the MB.>>11623310>It wasn't made by a bitter virgin who was mad his characters got to fall in love so he maliciously and bitterly made them suffer and fascinated in the cruelest ways possibly imaginable. God I'm so fucking mad.>>11623311>Just leave Eureka 7 alone what the fuck did we do to you to deserve this why god whyIt's got to be a tradition at this point. Someone either watching or working on E7 prayed that it would turn out amazing, only to doom the rest of the franchise via monkey's pawed. There's either a spiritual curse or some sort of dedicated self-sabotage conspiracy, it feels impossible that they can drop the ball so hard so consistently. In some way it's almost amazing.
>>11623177we want to make more money off that hi-nu mold, but don't want to fix the fucked up funnel clip in system.Just make the regular funnels instead
>>11624315At least there's a bunch of nice looking RDs.
>>11624315From what I understand the staff working on the series loved the characters and show so much they convinced the director to give them all a happy ending. And the director has NEVER gotten over it and spent his entire career undoing it.I understand George Lucas more than this sick fuck. Hell I understand Kathleen Kenedy and Alex Kurtzman more. What is his fucking problem?
>>11624825i mean look at him.physiognomy never lies.
>>11622536It was when it wasn't common as fuck.
>Only ANIME RD revealed that isn't tied to Gcucks.>No Zeta revealsGuess lines dead
>>11624906What were the gquuuuux announcements? I only saw the kikerog
No idea if regular or P.bandai only.A part of me wish for this line to die.
>>11624906Yeah it’s become increasingly clear that OYW msv slop was the only thing keeping this line afloat, the fact that even Zeta can’t get a full line is pretty damning. Ah well, saves me money, in a way I’d kinda prefer if RD just goes back to being a grab bag line of mecha instead of this singular one series at a time thing.As a consequence Bandai does seem to be focusing a lot more on MRD which is fine by me since it’s my favorite line from them, still a shame to see such a promising subline shot dead the moment it tried to tackle anything remotely interesting.
>>11624906>>11625011They were dumb for trying to do everything.Release a Gundam, follow up with 2-3 popular grunts/rival suits, then release another gundam type to continue the cycle. Down the line you can circle back to fill up the gaps. There should be no reason to prioritize designs like the GMII that maybe 5 people care about. People just care about stuff like the Rick Dias, or Asshimar and the Gundams.
>>11625058Their general rule of thumb was releasing figures based on order of appearance with some fudging here and there. I think the bigger problem with UC from Zeta onward is that once you get past the first starter suits, everything is either huge or transformable or both and have few to none MSV variants to reuse the mold, and if the Zeta line isn’t selling as well than Bandai probably can’t justify the cost to develop all of those molds. Ver Anime kind of benefitted from most OYW stuff being based on like 10-20 basic molds that can be retooled/repainted for ez money, and that’s just not the case with any other part of this franchise, UC or AU. I expect the future of Gundam RD specifically to be stuff like the Big Zam or that new Kikeroga, stuff that’s too big/weird to fit in with the MRD line so it goes to the broad umbrella of RD instead.
>>11625011Dunbine gets more RD releases in one year than the last three mainline Gundam series have gotten period.
Is the SEED line dead as well?
>>11625081>and that’s just not the case with any other part of this franchise, UC or AU.Seed has a crapload of grunt variants, outside of UC it's probably the most developed timeline in this regard
>>11625103SEED hasn’t had any new announcements since the IWSP released back in June, we absolutely would have heard something by now if it was continuing. GWitch died last year so I’m not surprised SEED met a similar fate, especially with all the popular MS being backloaded.>>11625105Yeah that’s kind of true but it really only applies to the Dagger and Ginn, everything else usually only has one or two variants at most.SEED Destiny Zaku technically has a lot of versions but they’re all just color swaps since the wizard packs make the difference.
>>11625088I feel like dunbine manages to succeed (not really sure I want to call 2-3 P-bandai releases a year a success) where gundam fails due to having no alternatives. This obscure MSV dunbine shit is simply never getting another toy, it only gets made because it is someone on the RD team's favorite. Fans seem to realize this shit is their only chance and will just gladly overpay the inflated prices. For gundam... they'll will instead just buy the HGUC kits at these prices.
>>11624825>bought the collectors edition dvd back in high school>comes with t shirt and manga>wonder what the manga is about >another fucking depressing end with renton being roneryYup only the anime is good
>>11624963MRD GyanRD Hypered Gundam (New biggest RD now)>>11625081>Zeta line isn’t selling as wellNearly 10k figures tend to have that effect.Even the OYW figures have stupid prices.>>11625011Them going full in on MRD is killing my interest in the line as I don't care for overpriced figures with metal parts.It's getting me back into Gunpla though, so it's quite nice to get back to painting.
Think of all the repaints this can get.
I just realized there's no bore rifle with the MB Barbatos, or maybe not shown but that would be a shame not to include it.
>>11625242p-ban dlc
>>11625251>shitty looking blade things instead of smooth bore rifle>pee bandai weapon dlc will include smooth bore rifle>on top of barbatos possibly being pbandai as welldo u rike
>>11623182I'm so hype for standard EW heavy arms and Sandrock but there is no way these will be out within the next five years.
Which KO metal builld to get next?>Astray Blue Frame 2nd L>Astrea & proto GN launcher (the white one)>Astrea type X>Strike tnt ver + gunbarrel Striker>Justice Gundam>00 Raiser+XN Raiser+seven sword designer blue ver
>>11625315are those KOs any good? which brand?
>>11625315I heard the justice one aint good. All else i dont know.
>>11623766>have enough kits to paintbought an animal kit because it's already painted and looked neat, and apparently once built, you can put this particular one in a lot of poses>>11624825>understand Alex KurtzmanEW
>>11625405What kit ?
>>11624906Wow, we are at a low point. Damn shame. I was ready and waiting for Ver ANIME Calamity, Forbidden, and Raider Gundam.
Biggest disappointment to me is no new AoZ MRDs. The line seemed to be ramping up toward at least a Haze’n-thlay II / Rah release, and maybe even recolors for Woundwort and Haze’n-thlay. But now I’m doubtful we’ll ever see more.
>>11625234Not gonna lie the Gyan has a cool design.
>>11624906>Guess lines deadReally? I am not used to judging announcements but it would be a serious pity if so, I find the ANIME line as put out some really nice stuff, damn. The optimist in me thinks it'd take time to do things since a lot of the next chronological MS in Zeta are transforming, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised whatever happens. Is there anywhere we can see actual sales statistics or anything?
>>11625763Yeah I was really looking forward to that too.I'm getting a general sense that this years tamashii nations has been underwhelming.I wonder if the tariffs and general economic situation factors in significantly.
>>11625235I was hoping it would just be normal sized so I can put Baronz and Hyper whatever it was called from Dunbine but it makes sense.Also this is insane what the fuck.
new video of the upcoming Moshow figure and damn, it is BIG this timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nihq8IznRW8
>>11626009This im probably gonna get day 1 since I fell in love with the transformation right away but I pray to god it doesnt have bandaiqc like my most recent one.
>>11626009already better than >>11622360however, I don't like the color scheme, wonder if they will later release a variant color like they did with all the other big guys they have made
>>11626009This worries me the most since im wondering if it can even support all that weight long term unless it has a lock.
>>11626009Hope they make a smaller version of that one. I like it but not enough to justify all the space it takes
>>11626021this one is a design from a game I think, probably can't release a different colorway unless one exists in it
>>11626009>Uploading files from your IP range has been temporarily blocked due to abuseReeeeee. At 11:25, the sliding armor revealing synthetic muscle. Sex. Wish more figures did this, very little feature muscles
>>11626009>5kg>Box twice the size of the LancelotHow expensive this thing is? I really dig this notbarbatos but it sure Will be pricey
>>11626282On burger shops it's around 250 dollars. If you buy on a chink shop it'll be lower. On jp shops it's around 23/24k yen
Does anyone know why Bandai stopped making trident display stands? They were incredibly useful I wish I'd bought more when they still made them.
>>11623177dos those fingers, Swivel??
>>11628118bolts and plastics are not good friends. also those pincer... maybe not, it's kinda ok.
>>11626009More overdesigned crap I don’t get why you people like this shit company
>>11628246Why answer if you're just gonna talk out of your ass anon, the only parts with bolts in that image are parts that Bandai continue to make to this day and the pincers are optional pieces that likewise still come with Act Humanoid stands/
>>11628630Parts don't have awfully cut, protruding nubs for one
Looks a little pin headed and it's darker than I anticipated but it's a nice figure. Was unit 13 an online exclusive? Wondering why it didn't get re-released or get a special colour ver.
>>11628118I'd totally buy some more Trident and Combination stages if they did them again.The Combination stages were great for a smaller footprint base.Might just look into lasercutting my own for the arms to plug into.
