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Post by mecha-mania on Jun 19, 2015 22:38:22 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 19, 2015 22:43:57 GMT -5
oh man i cant take this.....he looks soooooo good!!
he looks ten times better then DXMaz
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Post by bluetengu on Jun 19, 2015 23:24:40 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by droutmaster on Jun 20, 2015 0:08:44 GMT -5
Man the DX Great Mazinger looks incredible, very accurate and the proportionate are pretty much spot on; in fact what i like more of it is that his taller than the DX Mazinger Z which is really something not every company does the job. Even Bandai's SoC or SRC version of this guys don't have the proper scale to each other. Now things to note that i notice people are mentioning and need a bit of clarification: - This is Toei Great Mazinger and not any iteration of him (Shin Zero Manga, Mazinkaiser OVA or Shin Mazinger Z anime). - The Brain Condor's cockpit is located in the right position, The glass needs to be above where the front part of the crown angles down a meets GM's eyes. It is not located in between where some people think but what is going on is that there is this extended black line that is shown in the movie as mention above. Interestingly enough, in the anime show because of the animation inconsistency the condor shows to have that line and most time it doesn't. if i where to guess they where trying to replicate this look than anything else to find a middle ground that people would agree on. Another major issue is that the Brain Condor has the ability to mass shift its size in the anime, so in other words this set should have 2 condors: one for flight mode and one for dock in. - Toei Great Mazinger (both movie version or the Anime) never had the collapse scrander because he hides it away inside its back which makes sense why it doesn't bring it as an accesory. This is only seen on the Mazinkaiser OVA for both Proto and Shin Great Mazingers that has it expose. however that is not without saying that perhaps in the future Bandai might do the collapse wings if they ever do the Great Booster set (according to the accesory parts it comes with, it has some of the weapons from the anime show).
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Post by chogokinabdul on Jun 20, 2015 1:02:27 GMT -5
EXACTLY,it goes back to the old my team is better because its my team thing.Just because someone likes something doesnt make it more popular,i think that is teh issue here. anyway BACK TO THE DX,WHY has AmiAmi not reopened preorders yet? WHY has Anime Export not opened them at all?Lastly about when should we expect BBTS? you need to read our comment carefully bro we are talking about his popularity in japan not world wide and i like both of them honestly, but its a well knowing thing that Grendizer isnt that popular in japan but even in japan grendizer is a bit more popular than combattler ! that is why there is waaaay more grendizer merchandise than combattler!
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Post by OzmaLee on Jun 20, 2015 1:28:57 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment. Still waiting on US retailers just like I did with DX Maz. Don't want to pay almost $150 bucks for shipping.
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Post by Gold on Jun 20, 2015 7:02:54 GMT -5
Alright. Who wants to bet on Bandai making a DX Boss Borot next? Gold
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Post by RoboFestivus on Jun 20, 2015 8:13:32 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment. Pardon me, but isn't doing that illegal? Nah, seriously, any time an international seller has offered me to under-declare value of an item or mark it as "gift" to save me customs fees, I decline and request that they declare the full value of the item. So far I've never been charged any customs fees, but then again, I've never purchased an item from an international seller that was as expensive as this DX Great Mazinger, 50,000 yen or so.
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Post by mecha-mania on Jun 20, 2015 8:32:25 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment. Pardon me, but isn't doing that illegal? Nah, seriously, any time an international seller has offered me to under-declare value of an item or mark it as "gift" to save me custom fees, I decline and request that they declare the full value of the item. So far I've never been charged any custom fees, but then again, I've never purchased an item from an international seller that was as expensive as this DX Great Mazinger, 50,000 yen or so. Yes, I dun think it's legal. But hey, if it can save me some money, why not? Haha seriously I don't understand why the custom wants a cut of the fees. If retailers in our countries sells a wide range of toys at reasonable prices, we don't even need to buy from overseas in the first place.
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Post by darklens on Jun 20, 2015 11:31:39 GMT -5
Hello, I need some help I really don't know where I can preorder it I try amiami, Hobbylink and cdjapan but the preorder are closed...... Any Idea ?! thanks..
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Post by B- on Jun 20, 2015 12:58:06 GMT -5
We are all waiting you can put half down at the ripoff hobby2go
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Post by xTIMMYxCOREx on Jun 20, 2015 16:56:41 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment. In the U.S. We do not pay any taxes to import.
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Post by xTIMMYxCOREx on Jun 20, 2015 16:57:49 GMT -5
Oh and Amazon had the best price on Mazinger DX.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jun 20, 2015 20:00:50 GMT -5
Just wait a little. BBTS, EE, Bluefin, and even Amazon will have it. Like I said, if they offer it at a better price overall, I'll cancel my Amiami order. I don't mind waiting for it a month after release, if it will save me a good chunk of cash. }D
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Post by gokinrob on Jun 20, 2015 21:10:49 GMT -5
I skipped on Maz, but, boy, the Great Maz looks fantastic.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 20, 2015 21:14:32 GMT -5
cant wait for US listing!
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Post by magengar on Jun 20, 2015 21:47:05 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment. In the U.S. We do not pay any taxes to import. Shshshshshsh... don't give Obummer any ideas! zozo-mag (PS: although this is not related to the DX, I wanna share some good news with everyone... robotjapan.proboards.com/post/356279 )
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Post by mecha-mania on Jun 20, 2015 22:27:46 GMT -5
just got a reply from amiami, it seems they do not under-declare value of item nor marked it as "gift". brace yourselves for costly shipping and taxes too bad NY is not offering it at the moment. In the U.S. We do not pay any taxes to import. that is nice. free market! the authorities in my country wants a cut in everything!
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Post by B- on Jun 20, 2015 23:06:15 GMT -5
Still can't figure why anime export ain't got it!
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Post by S_Gokin on Jun 21, 2015 9:07:28 GMT -5
Still can't figure why anime export ain't got it! because of the weekend like many of you told me be patient im sure they will have it on PO on Monday or Tuesday max, along with other stores
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