Volks Gothicmade Kaiserin (Five Star Stories)

[knolly]

GTM LED Mirage/Zarathustra confirmed as the next Absomec. They had talked about making LED Mirage and KOG a while back so it's not too much of a surprise, but man that is going to be a hefty figure.

[mpchi]

Sept 25, 2020 10:55:10 GMT -5 knolly said:

GTM LED Mirage/Zarathustra confirmed as the next Absomec. They had talked about making LED Mirage and KOG a while back so it's not too much of a surprise, but man that is going to be a hefty figure.

Any info or images on what to expect? Not caught up reading the manga, so not too sure what it will look like. This one?

[driph]

New Volks FFS/Gothicmade announcements:

[mpchi]

Interested in the 2nd Absomec "LED Mirage", though it might come in an astronomical asking price. At least it still retain some of the old school aesthetics. Might be as close as it gets in terms of owning a FSS gokin that is closer to the old school look. Sigh...

[driph]

The more I see the GTM designs, the more they grow on me. I wish there was more diversity in the range overall, but the Daccas and several others are unique and beautiful mechs.

[mpchi]

I think people were taken aback mainly by the change of the designs, not so much on them looking ugly on their own. We knew what KOG look like for like 3 decades already. Now presented with something so different, it is just kind of hard to take. But like you said, I too am warming up to some of the designs, so I am open to getting a figure. It just need to click for me. Kaiserin didn't, but I hope some of the future release will.

[Magmatron]

Jun 14, 2021 22:38:59 GMT -5 mpchi said:

I think people were taken aback mainly by the change of the designs, not so much on them looking ugly on their own. We knew what KOG look like for like 3 decades already. Now presented with something so different, it is just kind of hard to take. But like you said, I too am warming up to some of the designs, so I am open to getting a figure. It just need to click for me. Kaiserin didn't, but I hope some of the future release will.

I liked the Kaiserin, but the downgrades made to the original shown prototype soured me on it. If I'm going to pay $800 for a figure it has to be perfect.
Still very interested in this line, even if just from far away.

[driph]

Related, Volks USA just restocked a bunch of Five Star Stories IMS 1/100 and 1/144 kits:

volksusastore.com/webstores/hobby/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=745



Still waiting to see the rest of the Gothicmade reveals hinted by Automaticflowers.

[silver1spider]

Jun 19, 2021 23:20:18 GMT -5 driph said:

Related, Volks USA just restocked a bunch of Five Star Stories IMS 1/100 and 1/144 kits:

volksusastore.com/webstores/hobby/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=745



Still waiting to see the rest of the Gothicmade reveals hinted by Automaticflowers.

Thanks for the heads up. I pre-order the Batsh the Black Knight and the BANG from Japan. (The site made me process them as separate order. i.e. Separate shipping.) I will cancel them and order from US store.
Much easier as I can combine shipping.

Thanks
Simon

[silver1spider]

Just called the Volks USA store - the KOG 1/100 are also in stock. Apparently, this is (their portion of their stock) last shipment that was sold out in Japan. I think it was sold out almost six months ago in Japan
Shipping has been delayed like 4 -6 months. I thought the KOG was not suppose to show up till late summer.

With reports of COVID hitting a major Chinese and another East Asian shipping port. We may get more delay.

[driph]

Huh, wonder if the Japan preorder shipments will also be delayed.