I hear ya dude, just waiting on that email from AmiAmi! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
Printable View
I hear ya dude, just waiting on that email from AmiAmi! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
I just got my notice
5000 Yen for EMS shipping. So saving 4000 Yen on the toy cost helps with that ouch amount for postage
5000Yen shipping? thats insane O_O i checked it against their shipping chart and the price indicates it is 2.7kg.
shipped via EMS for amiami is 15960YEN total which is $194.636AUD.
what was RK's original Preorder price anyway? before they raised it to $164.50USD.
Can't remember what RK's original price was, 5FDP may know though. :o
All I know is that I just spent $199.69 at AmiAmi, so I hope everything goes smoothly. :D
Cheers Zippo for the heads-up on the emails being sent out dude! ;):)
Here's the next question, how long does it take to receive things from AmiAmi normally?
Can't afford those insane shipping prices... here's hoping I find Predaking when I am in Japan in Decemeber...
yeah i checked my email too, and i am undecided about paying for $60 shipping for this. originally placed the order not knowing it was diecast. was hoping to keep it down to around $150 but the exchange rate is terrible at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
EMS is really fast, 3-5 i think, so being a thursday here, they should ship it by friday and you should get it on monday. (if there's no interference from customs - thinking it might be a bomb or something :P)
RK's original price was $145
I can certainly understand one's apprehension with the $60 postage cost, but for the size and weight - it is pretty much equal to what I had to pay to get Unicron over here from the States a couple of years ago. :oQuote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
For me though, it's not really an option because it was either this reissue at $200 or the previous one at $400+ and that doesn't even include postage. :(
I thought paying that little more for EMS was worth it too, so you reckon about a week? :eek:
That's pretty good as it's my first time purchasing directly from Japan but yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if Customs decides to play the "job? what job?" game. :rolleyes::p
Cheers Kaiden. ;):)
I guess i'll buy it and keep it sealed for now and figure out what to do with it later. just been buying a lot of transformers leading up to xmas and havent really done any xmas shopping for family.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
kurdt got it in one.Quote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
I preordered mine back on July 22nd and shipping was calculated at US$ 32.98 however given the exchange rate back then, I'm not saving much more than if I were to order it now.
Oh well, I'm not fussed as the 'King' will be my last big purchase for a very looooong time. I'm goin' out with a bang :D
yeah i worked it out to be roughly the same in price so happy that people didnt get screwed overQuote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
With someting as large as Predaking, Japan post would only offer EMS as the only way to go overseas. They don't do SAL on larger packages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
Wonder if Predaking actually weighs 2.7 kg? My gut says it might be more...
Just paid for mine from amiami. Woot. Gonna check the post box tuesday/wednesday for some awesome shiny weightyinessssss!
I hear that! ;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy
Woohoo!
Just received the payment confirmation from AmiAmi, they're posting the Predacons out today or on the next business day! :D:D:D
Got the email Predaking has been shipped!
Mine too. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
No email yet from RK :(
they're probably waiting for your email to tell them to start shipping it ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by k.wong23
I just got my email from RK (about an hour ago) saying that my Predaking has been shipped - and I didn't even have to remind them ;)
In the email they also mention that they now have a Facebook page... means nothing to me cause I don't have FB, just thought I would mention it for those that are interested.
This is the first time ive used Amiami. Mine also has been shipped today. Hope the first time risk is worth it.
order placed, don't fail me now RK!
Ah well maybe they are shipping them out for people who ordered first in first served!Quote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
I'll give it till Tuesday before I email them :)
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiden
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
Me 4!?! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by sideswipes brother
I received the tracking number email too last night.
Interesting that in recent pics his gun that attaches to his arm seems to be slightly scaled down compared to the previous reissue?
Here is what I mean:
The gun's just mistransformed, Hursticon - it's in Razorclaw mode when it should be in Predaking mode. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
So it looks like only the parts that were yellow are golden? Which would mean 2 of the figures (Rampage and Tantrum) don't look as fancy...
I know it would ruin/change the colour scheme, but it would make all five look more 'commemorative' if they had shiny gold bits.
Actually, it looks a little tacky with 'half' of Predaking dipped in gold... perhaps having Divebomb and Headstrong on opposite sides could at least spread out the gold bits more, instead of just having one side golden, and one side 'plain'.
Oh? :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Sky Shadow
Lol. noob much!?! :p:D
Cheers dude, that is quite reassuring. :D:cool:
I wouldn't have known any better either - first time buying predaking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
Opened mine up just then. SO EXCITING!!!!
RK have shipped mine out! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Still bloody waiting on mine :mad: Between customs and Auspost, it's been in the country for 5 days now!!
Don't worry mate, hope it arrives for you soon!Quote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
To put stickers on or not?
i think its about time i take a walk to Mong Kok and pick a piece up, assuming they have hit HK already... heh.
I know how you feel dude as my Sixwing spent almost a week sitting between Customs and Auspost, tis the season perhaps but I think a degree of laziness is also playing it's part. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
Hope you get your set soon dude, I've never owned a complete one before and all I can say is... I'd never want to be hunted by these guys. ;):D
I did, all except for the red eye stickers for the Alt modes with the exception of Razorclaw.Quote:
Originally Posted by k.wong23
As this was my first time putting stickers on G1 figures, I was naturally quite nervous but by the end, which took 3 hours to get to :eek:, I was pretty satisfied with my efforts:
The worst were the new Red eye stickers, trying to wrap them round the head and down into very narrow spaces whilst ensuring they're lined up correctly was truly nail biting! :D
I like how they look though as they help to give a very uniform look but when they catch the light they look awesome IMO. ;)
Also, this may be just my set, but the rub sign on my Headstrong came off really and ridiculously easy. :mad::(
I wasn't game enough to see if the others have the same problem but just so others know to look out for it - Be Careful When Handling The Factory Applied Stickers.
If you can find one Heroic and you feel like spending the dough, I'd say grab 'em dude, though I'm sure you've already got 2 or so complete sets already. ;):pQuote:
Originally Posted by heroic_decepticon
hey, how do you know I have 2 sets? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
My 2004 reissue is still MISB, just didn't get around to opening 'em.
I'm pretty sold by the gold colours and also the eye stickers you keep mentioning (and saw your photos too). I love the consistency of Decepticons having red eyes... if I do get the set, these are the main reasons. heh.
annoyingly mine isnt stuck in customs but stuck with the lazy ass courier.
the normal austpost guy came and delivered my order from RK yesterday which i signed for. by the afternoon i checked my mailbox and there was a card saying they had missed me and i needed to go to my local post office to pick it up.
so when i got there the employee told me that its still with the courier and that he hadnt written what time i could pick it up.
lazy ass courier couldnt be bothered to carry it to my door.
Quote:
Originally Posted by k.wong23
Cheers guys! Yeah, hopefully it will arrive today because I rang Auspost yesterday and they said it arrived at their mail sorting center awaiting pickup by the courier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
Maybe it has a bit to do with the time of year, but whenever I order something (from RK or other online sellers) it spends the least amount of time coming from whichever country it's being shipped from. The delay is always when it hits our shores.
BTW Hursty - awesome pics :cool: It's not helping matters though as it makes me want mine now!
I received my Predaking in the mail yesterday too. :D My level of excitement when opening the box certainly went over 9000, in fact, my brain was struggling to process the sheer amounts of awesome I was taking in. Talk about Xmas coming early!
Hursti, with your rub-sign issue, did the whole thing come off or a thin layer of clear plastic? My Razorclaw had a thin clear plastic film which came off but the main rub-sign is still there. It can't be a protection thing as I swear the others didn't have it. Weird. Oh and how did you get your Rhino dude (lulz) to stand up in bot mode?? Mine always falls flat on his back!
If anyone's looking to not apply the stickers, would you please consider selling me Predaking's middle waist sticker from Razorclaw's set? I knew I shouldn't have tried applying the stickers after a long day at work yesterday, managed to botch that one sticker good 'n' proper. >_<*
Mine came today! Excited to open but a little disappointed the box doesn't have a window flap, i thought it did from some of the earlier pics! It has a handle though! :)
For me dude, the whole bloody sticker slid right off, kind of annoying too so obviously I've not tried to rub any of the others. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Doubledealer
With regard to getting Headstrong to stand upright, due his die-cast heavy back :p, what I did was to rotate the red hip plates at the sides of his feet around until he was propped up. Bare in mind though that they'll only hold his weight if he isn't bumped, at which point he'll immediately fall over. :(
It's the only major drawback to this set that I could find at all. :o
Wasn't too fussed about the window myself, the Handle does help quite a bit though. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by kurdt_the_goat
Gah, bad luck with the rub-sign mate. Hopefully there was enough sticky to put it back on! Thanks for the tip re: Headstrong, I'll be giving that a go when I get home methinks. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hursticon
Glad everyone's enjoying this brilliant rendition of Predaking, and for those who don't have him yet be happy in the knowledge that the build quality is lightyears ahead of Hasbro re-issue Piranacon (as you'd expect, coming from Takara). All I need now is 5 Energon cages and I'll have my own private robot zoo...