Gundam Modeling Official thread - Part 5

[gentoro]

Posed with my 1/144 HG Barbatos.

WIP for Gundam The End! Tough kits for colouring! heehee...

 

[kenneth0601]

My 2016 works, a mixture of completed painted works and assembled kits set for painting soon.

 

[evilerniex]

Nice petit beargguy.. Very nice colours!

 

[haremdevil]

need some advice....will be going to Tokyo next week....
where to find those limited gundam or model kits there? especially these 3 kits.....
or at least can point me to the correct direction or store?

 

[gentoro]

Akihabara - u may have to visit each store and walk real far 30-45mins to the end and you may not find what you want.

 

[evilerniex]

need some advice....will be going to Tokyo next week....
where to find those limited gundam or model kits there? especially these 3 kits.....
or at least can point me to the correct direction or store?

For limited edition ones, have to look for them in smaller shops in akihabara. For normal kits, go yodobashi camera coz usually cheaper

 

[haremdevil]

Akihabara - u may have to visit each store and walk real far 30-45mins to the end and you may not find what you want.

For limited edition ones, have to look for them in smaller shops in akihabara. For normal kits, go yodobashi camera coz usually cheaper

Thanks...
What about the pricing? Will it be cheaper compared to online or local?

 

[gentoro]

You will have real lucky to find the specific vintage and rare ones.

I was lucky to found mine - SH Figure Art Dragranzer at only 7000yen only (Used complete BIB). Plus I got it at Tax free cos I hit 10K yen (added a few RGs and HGs kits)

The store keep assuring me that it is used and no box (only plastic inner box) and no manual. Asking me if I sure to buy that...

No need to confirmed whether its SHF or RF becos..... I have both version now...

Now I lacking SHF ryuki survive figure...

Apology - OT way too far away.

 

[evilerniex]

Thanks...
What about the pricing? Will it be cheaper compared to online or local?

yodobashi camera is 30% off the yen price. eg RG are mostly 2500yen kit, so it shld cost ard 1750yen (1890yen with tax) or about SG$24 in yodobashi camera.

definitely cheaper than hobby shops and dept stores here, or online shops.
but sometimes there are dept store clearance sale, or ppl selling way below cost price, so u can keep a lookout.

 

[kenneth0601]

Thanks...
What about the pricing? Will it be cheaper compared to online or local?

Based on the current exchange rates, will be cheaper than local shops for sure, even when they are having their so-called 30-40% off.

Against online stores like HLJ, prices will be similar but you do not have to pay for shipping.

About the limited kits, you will have to comb through small shops as chances are, these limited kits have been swiped off the main sales channel and only available at those 2nd shops.

 

[spelljammer72]

was in yodobashi camera last month. if time permits, go around the small shop there. some kit are cheaper in the small shops.

 

[spelljammer72]

My hoot from Akihabara

 

[evilerniex]

My hoot from Akihabara

fwah! how u managed to bring back so many kits?!

 

[spelljammer72]

fwah! how u managed to bring back so many kits?!

all fit into a alibaba bag nicely. along with many other tools i bought..

 

[evilerniex]

all fit into a alibaba bag nicely. along with many other tools i bought..

the alibaba bag u hand carry? which airline u took?

 

[spelljammer72]

the alibaba bag u hand carry? which airline u took?

weight of my alibaba bag is abt 9kg. so have to check in and i think its too big for hand carry also. so locked up and check in. Malaysia airline

 

[evilerniex]

weight of my alibaba bag is abt 9kg. so have to check in and i think its too big for hand carry also. so locked up and check in. Malaysia airline

icic... i usually hand carry coz i scared check-in the boxes will kanna crushed

 

[spelljammer72]

icic... i usually hand carry coz i scared check-in the boxes will kanna crushed

for me i don't really care abt the box. at the end of the day, the content inside is more important and since travel so far must hoot the biggest 1 mah. i have another alibaba bag all lego. haha

 

[kenneth0601]

icic... i usually hand carry coz i scared check-in the boxes will kanna crushed

Check in as fragile, the boxes will be fine.

I have checked in PG 00 Raiser and Unicorn, both boxes arrived at Changi intact.

Flew via Cathay & ANA.

 

[spelljammer72]

i also check in as fragile. box all came back ok.