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Post by mrclean08 on May 6, 2018 23:20:58 GMT -5
I was hoping there would be some new info. It seems all the images have been shown before. ET did confirm the release date of May 2018. I'm still waiting for any kind of news of this coming out. Now that it's May, I'm really hoping some video footage of it on YouTube from Asia is released. I need this!! Is there any place to preorder this? I noticed that preorders are closed at HLJ and Amiami.
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Post by locidm on May 6, 2018 23:57:30 GMT -5
I was hoping there would be some new info. It seems all the images have been shown before. ET did confirm the release date of May 2018. I'm still waiting for any kind of news of this coming out. Now that it's May, I'm really hoping some video footage of it on YouTube from Asia is released. I need this!! Is there any place to preorder this? I noticed that preorders are closed at HLJ and Amiami. I don’t have any news but do want to report that I saw the prototype in person while I was traveling in HK last month and it looks gorgeous. It looks like it’s the same one we’ve been seeing pictures of. I preordered from HLJ months ago. Keep checking as we approach end of month to see if anyone cancel.
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Post by mrclean08 on May 6, 2018 23:58:53 GMT -5
I'm still waiting for any kind of news of this coming out. Now that it's May, I'm really hoping some video footage of it on YouTube from Asia is released. I need this!! Is there any place to preorder this? I noticed that preorders are closed at HLJ and Amiami. I don’t have any news but do want to report that I saw the prototype in person while I was traveling in HK last month and it looks gorgeous. It looks like it’s the same one we’ve been seeing pictures of. I preordered from HLJ months ago. Keep checking as we approach end of month to see if anyone cancel. Thanks! I'll be checking for sure. I can't believe how much die-cast is included in this one. Wow!!
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Post by locidm on May 7, 2018 0:02:39 GMT -5
I do wonder if the back half is also diecast or just the front panels. where did that pic come from I don’t remember seeing it before.
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Post by mrclean08 on May 7, 2018 0:07:33 GMT -5
I do wonder if the back half is also diecast or just the front panels. where did that pic come from I don’t remember seeing it before. I found it on the Evolution Toys Japan webpage. evolution-toy.com/index.htmlI'm surprised that BBTS did not get any preorders for this as they do carry Evolution Toys products. This was supposed to come out in March. I wonder if they are encountering any QC issues that delayed production.
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Post by locidm on May 7, 2018 0:16:51 GMT -5
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Post by chogo on May 7, 2018 0:17:23 GMT -5
So the photos of Red highlighted panels are indeed diecast. I’ve been looking forward for T28 to arrive for months. Got some heads up email couple weeks like get your money ready.
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Post by locidm on May 7, 2018 0:22:19 GMT -5
Not just the panels, it seems the whole thing except hands and head is metal From the blog linked above:
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Post by mrclean08 on May 7, 2018 0:33:09 GMT -5
If any of you spot an available preorder from one of the legit Japan retailers, let me know. Do people sometimes cancel on preorders at HLJ?
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Post by locidm on May 7, 2018 0:42:34 GMT -5
All the time actually. But I haven’t seen tetsujin order open back up for awhile now. Hopefully it will a couple weeks before it’s release.
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Post by chogo on May 7, 2018 0:43:30 GMT -5
If any of you spot an available preorder from one of the legit Japan retailers, let me know. Do people sometimes cancel on preorders at HLJ? I’m sure some do but I remember earlier this year lot of websites sold out but I can’t seem to remember where I saw it still available month or two ago. I’ll let you know if I do come across it.
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Post by rx79msg on May 8, 2018 18:57:21 GMT -5
so its about the same price of the GX-44 now I would love to see GX-44 get a reissue.
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Post by mrclean08 on May 8, 2018 21:24:51 GMT -5
Preorders opened up again at Amiami. Strange that my waiting list notification did not even notify me. But either way, I am overjoyed I get to preorder this. I really hope this makes an end of May release!!
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Post by chogo on May 8, 2018 21:36:10 GMT -5
Preorders opened up again at Amiami. Strange that my waiting list notification did not even notify me. But either way, I am overjoyed I get to preorder this. I really hope this makes an end of May release!! Cool! But what does it mean by tentative pre-order?
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Post by faelon on May 8, 2018 22:25:36 GMT -5
$400 is am awful lot of money to be committing to ET’s first real die cast experiment. As nice as the prelims look it seems far too much to hand over sight unseen on a pre-order. I think I will let others Beta test ET’s advancements. If it’s nice hopefully there will be greater availability on release. If not then it will be a gamble aftermarket. But not a huge gamble. Gokin that aren’t Bandai, Sen-ti-Neal or Fewture don’t tend to skyrocket in aftermarket price that quickly. I hope this one is a really nice piece, but yeah I think the better play here might be wait and see.
Also, looking at the unpainted figure, am I imagining it, or is it in fact that the entire thing is metal... except the major joints such as the hips?
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Post by S_Gokin on May 8, 2018 23:25:58 GMT -5
wow the whole thing is diecast, this true ambition i hope it turn out to be a good gokin for those who already bought one, we need full reports from each and every one of you kindly I would love to see GX-44 get a reissue. GX-44R * always aim high bro
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Post by greengetterguy on May 9, 2018 0:12:36 GMT -5
If you look at the back panels carefully, they look like black plastic to me. But this still has alot of metal.
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Post by chogo on May 9, 2018 1:20:11 GMT -5
Yeah I don’t mind taking a risk buying it. It’s not like a house. If I let my passive wife dictate my actions I would have never bought this house. Lol. Now houses are over million where I’m at. 😂 so I save a good few hundred thousand. Now my friends are priced out. When I use to mountain bike a lot I use take jumps not even scouting it first what’s on the other end. Haha so I’m risk taker.
But anyways I’ll definitely provide feedback as you all do when I get it.
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Post by locidm on May 9, 2018 16:31:26 GMT -5
LOL, I used to mountain bike before kids too, but I rarely did jumps, just cross country on my Epic. Hasn't been ridden on for years now..... So by your definition I'm not a risk taker......but I went ahead with this Tetsujin anyways! This will be my fourth ET product, after Albegas, VF-2SS, and Legioss. I don't like any of them as toys, but love all three for their sculpt. All three looks good and are still in my display, and so will this Tetsujin. Out of the three ET product I purchased, only the VF-2SS has been a regret (because it's just so bad even though I got it from the clearance bin). At the end of the day, it's all about how much the character means to you. I'm hoping that since this product don't require any transformation, has no magnets, and don't really need to be all that articulated, it'll be a reasonably fun toy that stays together. When I saw the prototype in person, I was so excited and my vision narrowed, to a point that I didn't see the "no photograph" sign next to it while snapping away with my phone. The store owner immediately called me out for taking a picture and gave me the look. LOL.
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Post by chogo on May 9, 2018 17:09:54 GMT -5
you don’t need to be risk taker buying this for sure. For me I don’t have any ET toys and read about nothing but bad stuff on ET. I went ahead anyways to get this. Like you said it what this character means to you more than anything that motivates you to purchase.
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