so i just checked my box and it has 5 chinese/japanese words on it written in gold ink.... so I got the original instead of the re-issue afterall ... cool.
yes it would've help had they made the plastic antennas behind the missle launcher out of harder plastic but on the brigther side its less likely to break.
another annoying thing is putting the two "whisker" antennas right in front of the bridge... what a pain.
It's not the gold characters, it's 6 characters underneath the big 3 gold characters. It says Matsumoto Leiji Kantoku. I guess it was taken off because of legal issues over who has the rights.
This is one of those ships that just looks cool. I just found it listed on Toy-Wave at $195 (it's a semi-pre-order as Ken specifically warns that he'll only ship out after 2 weeks)... not quite sure why he won't ship right away though. And get this: it counts as just over 1Kg so shipping won't be particularly expensive.
i just received this guy today.. damn i can't believe that this guys is so small. i pay $200 for such a small item and no diecast i ordered this from hlj and for some reason they shipped this item with an outer box that is almost the same size as the item it self. therefor offering no protection at all the box. box is damanged.
i just received this guy today.. damn i can't believe that this guys is so small. i pay $200 for such a small item and no diecast i ordered this from hlj and for some reason they shipped this item with an outer box that is almost the same size as the item it self. therefor offering no protection at all the box. box is damanged.
Don't mean to hi-jack this thread, but I gotta agree with this complaint - HLJ has a habit of using exacting shipping boxes... my Faiz Belt's beautiful black case got crushed corners because of this (and the hard plastic sleeve that Bandai had around it was shattered in that corner too).
been quite a while since the last time i posted here! i got my yamato last year for $450 from a local hobby shop. it was my holy grail then and badly needed it to complete my SOC collection. it's sad knowing that it only now cost half the price from how much i got it then....... boy! it sure did really made me happy the day i bought it.
i'm happy that new SOC fans can get it now at SRP!
here are some pics.......also with arcadia and andromeda....
SOP BPX-01 Space Battleship Yamato
with Yamato Gashapons
Aoshima Arcadia
triple die cast ANDROMEDA
Last Edit: May 1, 2005 12:23:50 GMT -5 by unleashed
If you are in the So. Cal. area and are interested in scoring an SOP Yamato, I just saw two dealers carrying them at Frank & Sons in the City of Industry. The lower of the two prices was $178; I've bought from this dealer before and he's very cool about dropping the price and not charging tax. It's a nice piece but I was on the hunt for the Arcadia. I found one a few vendors down for $120 (no tax). It's the weathered version w/ knife. I may have to go back though and take another look at the Yamato.
DOH!! I need money I want the ships sooooo bad it hurts, but first I need Gaiking, and Tet 28, and Aphrodai, and the hopefully reissue of GX-04S.
Thanks for the heads up JB! JWM and I are at some point going to Frank and Sons, but I am saving my pennies for my HiFi/ Theater rig, and if I go I KNOW I will buy till my bank account is empty.... I think that Bandai puts nicotine into the SOC's they are sooo darn addicting!
Mazinkaiser, if you want the Yamato get it now- there will be far, far more Gaikings available down the road but the Yamato's price will pick up very quickly. I got mine last week and I love it. Yeah, it's mostly plastic, but it's big and full of fragile pieces, and you can really only put it down on it's stand. Even when I'm messing around with the buttons and turrets and compartments I leave it on the stand for those reasons, so weight is not really a big deal. And it *looks* great.
Lejam: HAPPY NEW YEAR to all members and people coming here !
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dooquie: Quick question there used to be a thread on where to buy stuff in stores around the world. Anyone know if that thread exists still?
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Swintronix: Friends, I just released a new EP of music inspired by our hobby. Animex_03 is instrumentals using BGM from Combattler V, Captain Harlock, Yamato, Devilman, and Gundam '79. Hope you enjoy! SoundCloud: bit.ly/3RbSzGH
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admin1 aka Ed: I'll check it Swintronix, thanks! Ed
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acousticandy: Finally, this has been a long time coming, I have been waiting for my access to get approved since 2022!! Anyways here I am, greetings from the land of down under.
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