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jaydisc
7th January 2008, 07:34 PM
Has anyone yet pre-ordered Takara's version of any Classics yet? I'd like to order 1 or 2 myself and would like to combine shipping. Has anyone seen these anywhere else besides BBTS?

STL
7th January 2008, 10:37 PM
I preordered with HLJ many many moons ago. I think they're still taking pre-orders

kup
8th January 2008, 01:34 AM
Are there any pics of Starscream? Hasbro did a cheap ass job on him so I am trusting that Takara can pull something better. If they do I will order a Megatron and Starscream.
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Borgeman
8th January 2008, 02:04 AM
i will order a couple, just let me know what site the order will take place and ill let you know what i want

George

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 08:09 AM
Hey Kup, no Starscream pics yet. Just Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee, Mirage and Grimlock have been announced as far as I can tell.

STL, since you ordered ages ago, I don't want to hold up your order.

Borgeman, I just ordered Megatron for myself from hlj. Get in touch with me if you want to tag along.

iceburn
8th January 2008, 08:52 AM
Hey Kup, no Starscream pics yet. Just Optimus, Megatron, Bumblebee, Mirage and Grimlock have been announced as far as I can tell.

STL, since you ordered ages ago, I don't want to hold up your order.

Borgeman, I just ordered Megatron for myself from hlj. Get in touch with me if you want to tag along.

There is a Starscream at HLJ at 2500Yen....

Borge..put me in for Megatron and Optimus Prime plz? if you can...
I reckon Prime will have black legs now?

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 09:48 AM
There is a Starscream at HLJ at 2500Yen....

Right you are... but it's 2200: http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT79466


Borge..put me in for Megatron and Optimus Prime plz? if you can...
I reckon Prime will have black legs now?

Pics of prime are here... not much difference:

http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&album=8781&dispsize=800&start=0

I'm only getting Megatron. I've started an order, so if you and Borgeman are in, let me know what you want and I'll append it to my order.

iceburn
8th January 2008, 09:52 AM
jaydisc..i've saw prime's new colours in BBTS. it has black repaint legs. Pics are from BBTS. Anyone wants to confirm this else I'm just getting meg
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/images/products/out/medium/TAK10767.jpghttp://www.bigbadtoystore.com/images/products/out/medium/TAK10768.jpg


well...since borge hasn't replied, place my order under you first? borge...what's your call? afraid you might have a lack of finance and i'm going with jaydisc?

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 10:00 AM
Oooh. Tough call on black vs. blue legs. BBTS's pics of the other classics are still Hasbro line... I'd probably trust the source I sent you more, but up to you.

And why don't the three of us just go in together? We're all Melbourne boys. You don't have to pay until the items are ready to ship.

TheDirtyDigger
8th January 2008, 10:21 AM
If that's what Megs will look like you can throw one in for me JD.

Saves the paintjob I was planning on giving him.

iceburn
8th January 2008, 10:37 AM
If that's what Megs will look like you can throw one in for me JD.

Saves the paintjob I was planning on giving him.

hehee..i'm still having a spare hasbro classics meg for Turtleboy to do a repaint of the G1 megatron...can't wait for this deal when he does show up...

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 10:41 AM
OK folks.

Here is the tally so far:

1 x Megatron: Me
1 x Megatron: Digger
1 x Megatron: Iceburn

Borgeman? What about you?

kup
8th January 2008, 12:10 PM
Looks like that HLJ Starscream pic is just a place holder image of the Hasbro version.

I will take a risk based on Takara's good track record.

Please put me down for

1x Starscream
1x Megatron
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jaydisc
8th January 2008, 12:16 PM
Looks like that HLJ Starscream pic is just a place holder image of the Hasbro version.

I will take a risk based on Takara's good track record.

Please put me down for

1x Starscream
1x Megatron

Yeah, sorry about that misinformation before.

Are you sure you want to order with us? Aren't you in Sydney?

Paulbot
8th January 2008, 12:23 PM
Hey you can count me in for

1 x Megatron
1 x Bumble
1 x Starscream

thanks

kup
8th January 2008, 12:27 PM
Yeah, sorry about that misinformation before.

Are you sure you want to order with us? Aren't you in Sydney?

Oops, you are right. It will be a hassle to resend things once it arrives.

Put me off the list but thanks anyway.
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jaydisc
8th January 2008, 12:34 PM
OK, new tally:

4 x Megatron: Me, Digger, Iceburn, Paulbot
1 x Prime: Iceburn
1 x Starscream: Paulbot
1 x Bumble: Paulbot

They said they're back processing orders on the 8th so this should be complete overnight.

iceburn
8th January 2008, 12:42 PM
Have they arrived????? HLJ has yet to send my order of Encore Ratchet and Ironhide

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 01:21 PM
OK, new tally:

4 x Megatron: Me, Digger, Iceburn, Paulbot
1 x Prime: Iceburn
1 x Starscream: Paulbot
1 x Bumble: Paulbot

They said they're back processing orders on the 8th so this should be complete overnight.

Sorry, when I said processing, I simply meant accepting. It seems they were on holiday until the 8th. Nonetheless, I just received word that they received my order and I've now augmented it to reflect the above. So... in simpler terms...

The order has been placed

Borgeman
8th January 2008, 06:33 PM
oh no am i too late :(

i only wanted megs, oh well

George

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 08:01 PM
oh no am i too late :(

i only wanted megs, oh well

George

You're not too late. I can place as many orders as I want and they'll ship it all together. Put you down for 1 x Megs?

Borgeman
8th January 2008, 08:07 PM
yes please :)

will pay at the meet, unless you need it prior

George

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 08:08 PM
yes please :)

will pay at the meet, unless you need it prior

George

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

They've stopped taking orders :-(

http://www.hlj.com/product/TKT75244

Borgeman
8th January 2008, 09:05 PM
scheisse:/

well if they reopen the order before they ship yours out, could you add one on please? pretty please? :p

George

jaydisc
8th January 2008, 10:02 PM
Absolutely. We should know more on the 23rd.

STL
8th January 2008, 10:55 PM
Guys, just one other thing. With HLJ they sometimes take on preorders they can't fulfil. That happened with me for MP06 and they ended up putting me on backorder. They may fulfil it down the line but there's no guarantee. So you might want to look somewhere else too just in case.

iceburn
16th January 2008, 06:09 AM
looks like my 2nd loose collection will have to go soon, in replacement of the jap versions

link to Kup's posting:
http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=199

anyone think there's a good reason to collect takara mirage and bumblebee too????

jaydisc
16th January 2008, 11:24 AM
Updated Status (see attachment)

Most have shifted from January to March and Megatron ambiguously says "Future" with no month specified.

STL, you got your order in earlier. What is yours reflecting?

dirge
16th January 2008, 11:57 AM
IE Takara - or the supplier - have pushed back the expected date.

STL
16th January 2008, 10:39 PM
Mine shows the same. I believe it was announced awhile back that the dates were being pushed back to Feb and March for the releases.

jaydisc
27th February 2008, 06:36 PM
Hey everyone,

There's been quite a bit of talk regarding recent HLJ shipping prices for EMS vs. SAL. What are everyone's expectations here? Do you want me to be set to SAL to save money and we'll deal with any related delays? Please let me know. Here is the current order:

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/hlj2.png

And here is who they are allocated for:

5 x Megatron: Me, Digger, Iceburn, Paulbot, Borgeman (ended up getting in after all)
1 x Prime: Iceburn
1 x Starscream: Paulbot
1 x Bumble: Paulbot

Now, we will be subject to HLJ policy which means they might ship an incomplete order so if that's the case, they'll be distributed in the order we posted in this thread.

So, everyone pipe in with your thoughts on shipping!

iceburn
27th February 2008, 08:32 PM
Any shipping metheod is fine as HLJ can be trusted.
Most likely with the above order if fulfilled will be EMS by SAL is cool with me...

Paulbot
27th February 2008, 09:09 PM
I'm fine with either shipping type too.

Borgeman
27th February 2008, 11:00 PM
same for me

George

jaydisc
13th March 2008, 04:30 PM
Yo, Robotkingdom.com has everything we wanted in stock right now. Do you guys want to jump ship?

Here's the total:

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/robotkingdom1.png

Here's some further clarity. To independently ship a voyager, it's USD 16.98. For a deluxe, USD 11.73, so because the total shipping is 52.99, that makes our individual shipping charges:

US 7.18 for each Voyager you ordered
US 4.95 for each Deluxe

I think this is a great deal and we should do it ASAP.

jaydisc
13th March 2008, 06:51 PM
This has been done.

Paulbot
13th March 2008, 07:00 PM
Good shopping

iceburn
13th March 2008, 09:10 PM
kkk....what have i done here :P
i can put my fingers through my pocket *kekeke*

TheDirtyDigger
13th March 2008, 09:53 PM
Thanks Jd. Didn't get to answer you before but I'm in for Megs.

jaydisc
13th March 2008, 11:50 PM
OK, a bunch of extra deluxes were added and the final USD totals are:

37.88 Voyagers
22.42 Deluxes

Once I get the exact AUD, I'll let y'all know.

jaydisc
15th March 2008, 12:57 PM
OK, final figures are in.

At the top I worked out a ratio of per voyager and per deluxe shipping costs based on what it would cost to ship one of each by themselves (Let me know if any one has a preferred formula for working out shipping costs). Based on that, there is the USD breakdown for each of us, with the far right column adjusted for AUD based on the exact amount that hit my credit card account ($392.05).

Lemme know if you have any questions.

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/robotkingdom2.png

Paulbot
15th March 2008, 03:34 PM
Looks fine to me, I've sent my payment. :)

jaydisc
20th March 2008, 09:23 AM
They're here!

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/DSC03301.jpg

lcz128
20th March 2008, 08:26 PM
They're here!

http://lindalane.com/temporary/tf/DSC03301.jpg

They look so purty... if only I knew about this- if only!!! :D Good stuff guys - really glad to hear how cheap it's worked out! :D

autobreadticon
20th March 2008, 11:22 PM
same, but you get them at robotkingdom for ~160 for the entire 6 figures

iceburn
21st March 2008, 08:06 AM
same, but you get them at robotkingdom for ~160 for the entire 6 figures

explain or elaborate more? don't get what you're trying to say.

same as in its cheap and then you mention a "but" for entire 6 figures?
so do you consider it cheap or expensive??? :confused:

jaydisc
21st March 2008, 08:21 AM
Well, we'll definitely keep you in the loop next time Lcz.

Robotkingdom is indeed now offering a sort of box set of all 6 figures for a good price shipped. This was released after our order, but since we ordered so much, the different was negligible ($6 for the whole set I think). However, if one person wanted to go the set alone, by doing this, they'd get the same cheap prices we got.

iceburn
21st March 2008, 06:21 PM
hmm wonder who had to pay that extra $6 *winks*
hating RK for that *kekeke*