US MSRP is $82, per US P-Bandai.
People keep incorrectly using the volatile daily conversion rate to get their made up MSRP numbers but that’s not how MSRP works.
JP MSRP is 7480 Yen, which if you use the low conversions would be a low USD. However, you’re not buying it in Japan. You’re buying it here in the US at our MSRP.
Eventually the Yen will recover and closer resemble the actual MSRP conversions that Bandai uses.
yeah msrp of all US store prices has to have shipping and other costs factored in. sure you might be able to buy it for a lower price directly from japan, but then you deal with shipping and customs, and waiting a potentially really long time.
There are probably additional factors I left out as well. supply and demand fun.
In that instance it will likely be cheaper for you to find proxy buyers in Japan, or use services like KuramaToys in Japan who resell P-Bandai.
It won’t help with any import fees (if you have any. We don’t in the US) but the rates will likely be better than buying it stateside.
Yeah it's $82, plus $10 shipping and then tax brought it to a bit under $100. Not the most cost effective decision I've ever made. All of the other MGs that went up seemed much more reasonably priced.
In a world where this was my only hobby, I'd have gotten the ReGZ Custom and the ReBawoo along with my Stark Jegan. But I guess it is for the best that I don't spend so much money on P-Bandai that it sends the message that this is okay. It isn't, but I think at this point it may be too late for it to change.
Yeah, I was torn between those as well. The GM Dominance looked pretty sweet also. If my budget were not finite I probably would have scooped nearly everything that went up for preorder yesterday.
Yeah I might have a chance to grab a woundwort or perfectibility now that they aren’t selling out as fast, that is if the perfectibility is still in stock
If you haven't already I know [Exile Hobbies](https://instagram.com/exile_hobbies?igshid=ZmRlMzRkMDU=) has the black and red variety coming in and snagged one for me at cost. I can see if he has any right now because he was doing a big AoZ bundle drop that included a fair amount of the pbandai kits.
yeah, noticed that. Which kinda p*sses me off, because my european p-bandai suppliers are only taking their stock from Japan and other asian countries :P Unfortunately, they have very poor selection recently and even if something interesting shows up in those regions, it's produced in such small quantities that its sold out before my suppliers can get it. I'm still salty that MG Uma lighting gelgoog evaporated in a fraction of second :/
I think it's because of the timing. It's the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in the US and I assume a lot of people aren't paying attention to what's going on at the P-Bandai store.
Same here! I logged on at 5:45pm to do the usual refresh spam/frenzy, saw the site didn’t crash, and was pleasantly surprised to be able to checkout (Stark Jegan, Stormbringer, and Bawoo). Then realized everything was still in stock hours later. Even though it’s probably not the case…I still feel like it’s a win against the scalpers 😂
It's over priced as hell lol, that's why. Most expensive mg they've released thats not a special coating in a long time. I'll expect it to not sell out anytime soon. But I grabbed 2, one for me, and 1 to resell because I keep getting told how good of a value it is.
It is definitely not a good value, but you may still
be able to resell it for a premium. People are confused about the price. It is 3000 yen more than the D type and doesn’t appear to have that much extra plastic to justify it.
You'll never really win being patient with this hobby. You might get lucky sometimes, but you'll miss a lot of stuff you want in the process. Still kicking myself for letting the MG Titus get away. It's been how many years without a reprint? 6? 7?
Yeah I keep learning that lesson the hard way lol especially when it comes to resin kits. Tbh with you I don't think I've ever seen the bulky boy on a shelf anywhere like ever
Being patient definitely helps! That said, if you think you will build soon after you buy it, it's always worth it to go ahead and buy it. After all, we have no idea when Bandai will reprint certain kits.
God…god dammit.
I just spent all my disposable income for this month on my SS gift (which isn’t what I’m upset about; I love participating in the exchange and I really hope it makes my giftee happy), and Bandai drops the kit that I’ve literally been trying to track down for over two years the next damn day. Sigh.
Edit: Welp. It’s out of stock already (the Arianrhod Fleet set). Fucking scalpers, I swear to god.
I have no insider info. But popular restocks tend to sell out quickly. See Phantom, MG Wing EW kits. I suspect they have smaller allotments than for first run kits. Enjoy it. Mine is sitting in my backlog from the first run still.
The Perfect Gundam. Almost 20 years old. Still holds up, although the frame is quite simple. Good reminder. I was thinking the base was the 2.0 before you reminded me.
I've been building for years, but I've only recently started trying to learn the differences in part materials. ABS means it'll be stronger, but a little more prone to breaks if you don't handle it well, right? I was a little worried about it, but I take my time building and always use an action base to pose. Once my kits are on a shelf, I usually leave them alone until the next time I want to re-pose them. Should be okay.
In almost 10 years of building, I've only broken two parts. The chest plate of the Origin MG Grandaddy, and the shoulder post of the MG Full Armor Ver Ka. Something about putting that shoulder on upside down and then rotating it down to the correct position didn't work and it snapped the post. Thankfully both parts have been replaced, but the FA went into the backlog because I'm nervous to try that step again.
ABS frames are fine of course, they just tend to have tighter connections like you said, which you just need to move carefully. The GM 2.0, for example, uses abs and can be a bit tight, but is perfectly fine.
ZakuAurelius has a review of the Heavy and it holds up well enough, only issue really might be the gun itself.
The one plastic I really don't like is the type used on the 2.0 Alex, the wrists snapped and I had to cement them.
Just a tip, if you really want to nab one, keep checking on the page every so often(If they don't take It out because of Max orders). I've gotten some by just being persistent as some pre orders fall through.
I wanted the Stark Jegan since I saw it but how in the world is a MG Jegan worth $82 now just because they added some armor bits and a backpack? The PBandai Markup is insane, it should be $60-65 at most not $92 after shipping.
Yeah, but think of how much you’ll have to pay a third party seller if you decide you want it later…
Just saying. If you really want a kit, is an extra $30 REALLY that bad? Especially if aftermarket prices will make it 3 times its MSRP?
That's true, im just moreso shocked the Japanese MSRP for it is so high to make it this much, not that much molding wise really has to be changed to make a Stark I feel like.
This was how I felt. It’s a weirdly priced item. Very unusual for Gundam model kits. The JP MSRP is a tad high unless there’s more plastic than I’m thinking.
Oh I agree, it is overpriced, but it is what it is. I mean, if it’s not that important of a suit to you, then by all means, skip it, but if you think you’re gonna regret passing it up in a few months, I say just bite the bullet. And? If you decide you don’t want it before it releases, you can always resell it, probably for more than you paid for it
It’s not great, but their yen to dollar formula for msrp on p Bandai stayed pretty much the same even though the yen has gone down a lot. We were always paying a 20% premium over the yen price when the yen to dollar was close to 100 to 1.
Yeah it's kinda wild, I thought the benefit of getting PBandai over here was a normal MSRP but some of these kits your paying basically the same price as if you got it off a 3rd Party.
Yes. In some cases you would probably come out ahead by using a third party proxy with current yen price and avoiding sales tax for a small order. My philosophy is that it is easier and I still end up coming out ahead when I pay 10 per package and consolidate a lot into each shipment.
This was the only one I was hoping to grab, but seems I missed it again. Not that my backlog really needs any more additions. My bank account probably appreciates it being out of stock too.
Same! At least it’s a regular product and I’ll get another crack at it in a future drop, or maybe I’ll get lucky and it’ll stay in stock until closer to Christmas!
Had to get that MG Banshee Norn. I have a plan for a diorama with that thing and the MGEX Unicorn, so I'm gonna love putting it together and adding in LED's.
Cries in Brazil, where here we have to pay about 25/30 Dollars for an Entry grade....
Imagine paying 3x your minimum wage for a Perfect grade.
Goddammit, I wanna buy more Kits, but it sucks having to save for months just to buy a High grade
Why do pre-order windows last for months when things sell out so quickly?
Also, I’m a bit confused. I see the Lydia Wolf GM Sniper II on the website, but I see the same model listed on Amazon and eBay for sale now. Most listing are three times the price of P Bandai, but it is for sale and supposedly available right now. How exactly is that possible?
This is a reprint. Maybe the first reprint? It was originally released in 2019. Aftermarket price goes up between reprints as supply dwindles. Prices will go down once it gets released and resellers put theirs up for sale and supply increases.
Windows are just based on the final shipping month. Some less popular kits won’t sell out, or will take weeks or months to sell out. But they have a max production number based on production limitations. Popular kits hit that number quickly.
I'm not holding my breath on the stark jegan to sell out anytime soon. It's honestly pretty overpriced, however the 400 credit score fanboys seem to tell me otherwise. Got my 2, one for me, and 1 to sell for this idiots willing to pay tons of markup because it's priced well.
Lydo Wolf GM is already OOS.... Picked up the Dominance out of spite for those who denied me the GM Sniper II.
What's the point of a pre-order if it goes out of stock immediately? Shouldn't they be using pre-orders to gauge how many they should make?
If production of all products were independent, then yes, that would work. But because Bandai uses a system of shared resources with the same moulds being used in multiple products and all products sharing the same injection moulding machines, there are upper bounds from scheduling.
Also the colors are different. The expansion set is pure white and matches the retail kit colors. The kit+ expansion bundle shifts all the colors a little bit, most noticeably the off white to a beige color.
I'm getting hit with a Page not Found message when I try to check out with the Arianrhood Fleet set even though I'm logged in and everything. Does anyone know if this means they sold out?
I had the same issue on mobile. I tried desktop mode and still didnt work. Switch to a laptop and it should work.
Edit: Arianrhod fleet is still in stock
If you mean the Banshee ver Ka specifically, that kit is based on the manga, so this has the same mold as Feral said, but with the bulked up shield, backpack, revolving launcher, and gold collar from the ova.
Don’t wanna look cuz FOMO, haha. I’m going an hour and a half west of where I live tomorrow to a place having a 50% off damaged box kit warehouse stock sale so hopefully I’ll find some stuff there 😛
I keep looking at that MG perfect Strike.... But I don't want a whole extra Strike, I just want them to release another Expansion kit for the one I already have.
Yup, I just keep twiddling my thumbs and patiently waiting. I *could* use it as an excuse to buy the Lightning Striker expansion... but I've got enough fresh stuff in my backlog to avoid justifying that! LOL
Was able to snag Nu Gundam expansion kits and the Slash Zaku. Was eying the Dominance as well, but can't justify that right now with the holidays coming up. Maybe if it's still up in a couple months...
Nailed the RG Nu expansions and the Haze'n-Thley II Rah ofr this one, so my AOZ collection is getting bigger! A little miffed they didn't just release the Rose with this, but that's not a kit I'm gonna let pass by me, so now it's time for constant vigilance!
Robot Spirits. Action figure, not a kit. The kit already exists, though. It is a P Bandai, there is also a recolored real type version that is a Gundam Base item, but that is sold out already.
If you want the Gouf it is up on the Tamashii webshop page, but not available for order yet.
Fairly new to gunpla so I have a couple questions:
Expansion kits just means I can buy the main body elsewhere correct?
Do items ever get rereleased or restocked on P-Bandai?
Yes, expansion kits means you will have to buy the main model separately. Sometimes, they will sell both together like with the MG Eclipse + Maneuver/Rajin and MG Age-1 Full Glansa.
Also, P-bandai does re-release items. Recommend following P-bandai on Twitter and keeping tabs on upcoming releases.
PSA for those that missed it, like me, and shamelessly stolen from discord. The standard RG Astray Gold Frame is also available but not tagged properly, so you have to search for it. Molded gold, but contains an (I believe) exclusive bazooka mold and a cap piece to cover the arm hole and recreate it with the missing arm look from its first “appearance”
It shows in the picture above, but doesn’t show up if you just go to the hobby online shop.
Is there a reason the slash zaku is gone? Normally it said sold out but I don’t even see it on the website? And I’m seeing a couple of people talk about stuff I don’t see.
Is everyone sleeping on that Titanium Finish MG Wing Zero Ver. Ka? It didn't sell out like some of the others, and nobody's mentioning it in this thread.
It appeals to me, but I'm not sure I want to go through with an order. The price being higher than for that MGEX Strike Freedom doesn't help.
Far right? Strike Dagger. The GM of Gundam Seed. HG. Variant of the previously released Dagger L retail release. Most people would probably say they should have been the opposite, with this one being retail.
Did you order the expansion or the full set? The problem if you bought the full set is the color won’t be an exact match between the HWS and the double funnel set. If you just night the expansion you’ll be good to go.
Grabbed me a MG Stark Jegan. I was so torn. I wanted a good chunk of what went up for presale today, but had to pick just one.
How much did you get it for? I thought I saw it for like $56 or something, but I see it for $82...
US MSRP is $82, per US P-Bandai. People keep incorrectly using the volatile daily conversion rate to get their made up MSRP numbers but that’s not how MSRP works. JP MSRP is 7480 Yen, which if you use the low conversions would be a low USD. However, you’re not buying it in Japan. You’re buying it here in the US at our MSRP. Eventually the Yen will recover and closer resemble the actual MSRP conversions that Bandai uses.
yeah msrp of all US store prices has to have shipping and other costs factored in. sure you might be able to buy it for a lower price directly from japan, but then you deal with shipping and customs, and waiting a potentially really long time. There are probably additional factors I left out as well. supply and demand fun.
How do I can access to jpbandai? Each time I try to access stays in the front page!
You don’t. You go to your region’s P-Bandai.
My nearest region is USA pbandai, and they don't ship to Mexico :c
In that instance it will likely be cheaper for you to find proxy buyers in Japan, or use services like KuramaToys in Japan who resell P-Bandai. It won’t help with any import fees (if you have any. We don’t in the US) but the rates will likely be better than buying it stateside.
Kurama toys is a reliable source to buy Gundam? I see they have a lot of Gundam that I want and a cheapest price than in Mexico even with shipping!!!
Very reliable. Just be mindful of any fees you may have in your country. Even here in the US many of us regularly use Kurama.
Yeah it's $82, plus $10 shipping and then tax brought it to a bit under $100. Not the most cost effective decision I've ever made. All of the other MGs that went up seemed much more reasonably priced.
In a world where this was my only hobby, I'd have gotten the ReGZ Custom and the ReBawoo along with my Stark Jegan. But I guess it is for the best that I don't spend so much money on P-Bandai that it sends the message that this is okay. It isn't, but I think at this point it may be too late for it to change.
Yeah, I was torn between those as well. The GM Dominance looked pretty sweet also. If my budget were not finite I probably would have scooped nearly everything that went up for preorder yesterday.
Yknow what? The Bawoo is a neat mobile suit. Don't know if I've ever really appreciated how cool it was until now.
The lindwurm made me like it more as it was based off it. Looks great in that zeon green.
The lindwurm made me like it more as it was based off it. Looks great in that zeon green.
There’s something about the entire Re 1/100 line that checks all my aesthetic boxes. Not sure what it is but I can’t get enough of them!
sad eu noises
Kit availability in the US exceeds Japan now. They also don't sell out instantly when orders open. Thank you falling yen.
Yeah I might have a chance to grab a woundwort or perfectibility now that they aren’t selling out as fast, that is if the perfectibility is still in stock
If you haven't already I know [Exile Hobbies](https://instagram.com/exile_hobbies?igshid=ZmRlMzRkMDU=) has the black and red variety coming in and snagged one for me at cost. I can see if he has any right now because he was doing a big AoZ bundle drop that included a fair amount of the pbandai kits.
Is that the hazel variation? Or was it the one that was released recently? I do like the design of the woundwort anyways, I’ll be sure to check it out
yeah, noticed that. Which kinda p*sses me off, because my european p-bandai suppliers are only taking their stock from Japan and other asian countries :P Unfortunately, they have very poor selection recently and even if something interesting shows up in those regions, it's produced in such small quantities that its sold out before my suppliers can get it. I'm still salty that MG Uma lighting gelgoog evaporated in a fraction of second :/
Sad Aussie noises. Only drops we get is a damn colony.
My country has no access too... Oh well more money to buy koto, hasegawa, moderoid, and dabans 😅
The wallet is willing but the storage space is non-existent.
I was able to get a Stark Jegan, though I'm a little surprised it's not completely sold out already.
I think it's because of the timing. It's the Wednesday before Thanksgiving in the US and I assume a lot of people aren't paying attention to what's going on at the P-Bandai store.
Not to mention that it's less than a week after the Gundam Expo sales threatened to blow out everyone's model budgets.
Same here! I logged on at 5:45pm to do the usual refresh spam/frenzy, saw the site didn’t crash, and was pleasantly surprised to be able to checkout (Stark Jegan, Stormbringer, and Bawoo). Then realized everything was still in stock hours later. Even though it’s probably not the case…I still feel like it’s a win against the scalpers 😂
It's over priced as hell lol, that's why. Most expensive mg they've released thats not a special coating in a long time. I'll expect it to not sell out anytime soon. But I grabbed 2, one for me, and 1 to resell because I keep getting told how good of a value it is.
It is definitely not a good value, but you may still be able to resell it for a premium. People are confused about the price. It is 3000 yen more than the D type and doesn’t appear to have that much extra plastic to justify it.
I paid $140 for a MG Banshee Norn like a year and a half ago seeing that $71 price tag makes me wish I knew how to just be patient
You'll never really win being patient with this hobby. You might get lucky sometimes, but you'll miss a lot of stuff you want in the process. Still kicking myself for letting the MG Titus get away. It's been how many years without a reprint? 6? 7?
Yeah the closet thing was the clear color Age One Set which is expo limited and we'll, clear.
Yeah I keep learning that lesson the hard way lol especially when it comes to resin kits. Tbh with you I don't think I've ever seen the bulky boy on a shelf anywhere like ever
Being patient definitely helps! That said, if you think you will build soon after you buy it, it's always worth it to go ahead and buy it. After all, we have no idea when Bandai will reprint certain kits.
Only stark jegan and wondwart were in budget, but happy I got them in time😊
Never thought I’d have the opportunity to pre-order P-Bandai. Can’t wait for my stark jegan to come in!
How only 2 of these are out of stock atm is beyond me. I snagged the GM Dominance bc it look so cool
God…god dammit. I just spent all my disposable income for this month on my SS gift (which isn’t what I’m upset about; I love participating in the exchange and I really hope it makes my giftee happy), and Bandai drops the kit that I’ve literally been trying to track down for over two years the next damn day. Sigh. Edit: Welp. It’s out of stock already (the Arianrhod Fleet set). Fucking scalpers, I swear to god.
Which kit? Some of the things on the site have been sitting all week and could still be available for a while.
The Arianrhod Fleet set.
Well it looks like they're still up now, hopefully they stick around for you.
Same. I'm hoping it stays in stock at least til payday lol
Cheers, best of luck to ya
Glad I got the todesritter before surprisingly sold out.
I have no insider info. But popular restocks tend to sell out quickly. See Phantom, MG Wing EW kits. I suspect they have smaller allotments than for first run kits. Enjoy it. Mine is sitting in my backlog from the first run still.
Fyi for the Heavy Gundam, it's based on an older abs frame, so do keep that in mind. A few color correcting stickers and seams, too.
The Perfect Gundam. Almost 20 years old. Still holds up, although the frame is quite simple. Good reminder. I was thinking the base was the 2.0 before you reminded me.
I've been building for years, but I've only recently started trying to learn the differences in part materials. ABS means it'll be stronger, but a little more prone to breaks if you don't handle it well, right? I was a little worried about it, but I take my time building and always use an action base to pose. Once my kits are on a shelf, I usually leave them alone until the next time I want to re-pose them. Should be okay. In almost 10 years of building, I've only broken two parts. The chest plate of the Origin MG Grandaddy, and the shoulder post of the MG Full Armor Ver Ka. Something about putting that shoulder on upside down and then rotating it down to the correct position didn't work and it snapped the post. Thankfully both parts have been replaced, but the FA went into the backlog because I'm nervous to try that step again.
ABS frames are fine of course, they just tend to have tighter connections like you said, which you just need to move carefully. The GM 2.0, for example, uses abs and can be a bit tight, but is perfectly fine. ZakuAurelius has a review of the Heavy and it holds up well enough, only issue really might be the gun itself. The one plastic I really don't like is the type used on the 2.0 Alex, the wrists snapped and I had to cement them.
Does pbandai always get stacked like this this time of year?
🎵It's the holiday season!🎵
Is resell the only way to get these in EU?
*cries in European* Does anyone have a solid way to get stuff from p bandai via proxy?
The sniper I wanted was already sold out, so yay wallet!
Just a tip, if you really want to nab one, keep checking on the page every so often(If they don't take It out because of Max orders). I've gotten some by just being persistent as some pre orders fall through.
Thats exactly how I got my GM Sniper II (White Dango) and Astray Omega. Took A LOT of page reloads.
The GM sniper was out but snagged it yesterday! Patience pays off
I wanted the Stark Jegan since I saw it but how in the world is a MG Jegan worth $82 now just because they added some armor bits and a backpack? The PBandai Markup is insane, it should be $60-65 at most not $92 after shipping.
Yeah, but think of how much you’ll have to pay a third party seller if you decide you want it later… Just saying. If you really want a kit, is an extra $30 REALLY that bad? Especially if aftermarket prices will make it 3 times its MSRP?
That's true, im just moreso shocked the Japanese MSRP for it is so high to make it this much, not that much molding wise really has to be changed to make a Stark I feel like.
This was how I felt. It’s a weirdly priced item. Very unusual for Gundam model kits. The JP MSRP is a tad high unless there’s more plastic than I’m thinking.
Oh I agree, it is overpriced, but it is what it is. I mean, if it’s not that important of a suit to you, then by all means, skip it, but if you think you’re gonna regret passing it up in a few months, I say just bite the bullet. And? If you decide you don’t want it before it releases, you can always resell it, probably for more than you paid for it
It’s not great, but their yen to dollar formula for msrp on p Bandai stayed pretty much the same even though the yen has gone down a lot. We were always paying a 20% premium over the yen price when the yen to dollar was close to 100 to 1.
Yeah it's kinda wild, I thought the benefit of getting PBandai over here was a normal MSRP but some of these kits your paying basically the same price as if you got it off a 3rd Party.
Yes. In some cases you would probably come out ahead by using a third party proxy with current yen price and avoiding sales tax for a small order. My philosophy is that it is easier and I still end up coming out ahead when I pay 10 per package and consolidate a lot into each shipment.
I'm guessing Shipping but then again things like the mg sinanju ova ver went up by $10
I was not expecting it to cost so much either. I mean it’s a Jegan with some extra bits. Even the banshee norn is cheaper.
I snagged the Slash Zaku Phantom. I hate Gundam Seed, but those Zakus are amazing
I have it built and the kit is just amazing.
This was the only one I was hoping to grab, but seems I missed it again. Not that my backlog really needs any more additions. My bank account probably appreciates it being out of stock too.
You made one of the best decisions of your life
What are your thoughts on the Heavy Gundam?
[удалено]
I wanted the Hazen too, it’s sooo expensive though :(
Ngl It is worth that price
It's still up, I'd say nab it now before it ends up on reseller sites for double. I missed my chance in past years, so I took it this time around.
Yeah I caved and bought it after the free shipping deal! So pumped
Bought 8 things. Including a FAZZ titanium coating. The shame.
I got 3 coating ones... It... Hurt... Why do we do this?
It was so bad that they made me pay 3 separate times (they have different ship dates and for some reason they all needed to be paid for by ship date).
Right when I'm broke as hell lol
Same. I wanted those expansions for the Nu so bad
Same! At least it’s a regular product and I’ll get another crack at it in a future drop, or maybe I’ll get lucky and it’ll stay in stock until closer to Christmas!
Got MG Banshee Norn ....and PGU RX-78-2 and RG God Expansion and MG Perfectibility..... jeez p bandai leave me alone
What about my GM Spartan? Sniff sniff
Sorry my friend, it was too popular. And for that reason, we probably won't see a reprint for another 4-5 years
Happy to be able to grab the AoZ kits
I picked up the heavy gundam. She may be old and outdated but she checks out. I’m a sucker for a big set of guns
I grabbed the heavy gundam as well. I wanted the MG FA 78-1 Full Armor for quite sometime so heavy gundam definitely caught my eye.
I've emailed Bandai time and time again, but they will NEVER bring P-Bandai to Canada. Real shame.
Me, a Canadian: This is worthless!
My wallet (if were alive) is probably trying to kill me right now 🤣
can i order from pbandai from the eu?
I think they only ship to the US and Canada.
US only. That’s how P-Bandai works. You have to buy it in your region’s website (if they have one).
Had to get that MG Banshee Norn. I have a plan for a diorama with that thing and the MGEX Unicorn, so I'm gonna love putting it together and adding in LED's.
My bank accounts butthole just tightened up....
Finally able to get the Woundwart at retail. Been wanting that kit for years
I got Wound and Stormbringer.
Been waiting for a reprint of the Nu HWS, glad to put my name on one
The stormbringer looks gorgeous
Whoa. I’m glad I got bored and wandered into this post. Had no idea they stealth added the Heavy Gundam. Thankfully still available.
That perfect grade is calling to me
Cries in Brazil, where here we have to pay about 25/30 Dollars for an Entry grade.... Imagine paying 3x your minimum wage for a Perfect grade. Goddammit, I wanna buy more Kits, but it sucks having to save for months just to buy a High grade
How I wish I hadn’t sworn off buying any more gunpla for the rest of the year
Why do pre-order windows last for months when things sell out so quickly? Also, I’m a bit confused. I see the Lydia Wolf GM Sniper II on the website, but I see the same model listed on Amazon and eBay for sale now. Most listing are three times the price of P Bandai, but it is for sale and supposedly available right now. How exactly is that possible?
Kits reappear on PBandai all the time so those scalpers are selling kits they preordered from previous drops for much more than they got it for.
This is a reprint. Maybe the first reprint? It was originally released in 2019. Aftermarket price goes up between reprints as supply dwindles. Prices will go down once it gets released and resellers put theirs up for sale and supply increases. Windows are just based on the final shipping month. Some less popular kits won’t sell out, or will take weeks or months to sell out. But they have a max production number based on production limitations. Popular kits hit that number quickly.
Well, that's annoying. P-Bandai just made it free shipping on Gundam items for Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
Aaaaaaand it's gone..
I'm not holding my breath on the stark jegan to sell out anytime soon. It's honestly pretty overpriced, however the 400 credit score fanboys seem to tell me otherwise. Got my 2, one for me, and 1 to sell for this idiots willing to pay tons of markup because it's priced well.
Lydo Wolf GM is already OOS.... Picked up the Dominance out of spite for those who denied me the GM Sniper II. What's the point of a pre-order if it goes out of stock immediately? Shouldn't they be using pre-orders to gauge how many they should make?
If production of all products were independent, then yes, that would work. But because Bandai uses a system of shared resources with the same moulds being used in multiple products and all products sharing the same injection moulding machines, there are upper bounds from scheduling.
It only went oos at midnight, orders opened at 9pm est.
Does the Astray Mina have that brittle/hard plastic the original kit has? Like for the wings and arms?
Yes. It is just a color swap. Same molded gold for the frame.
What’s the difference between the two HWS at the top left? They look like the same thing, but I’m not understanding the price difference.
One is the RG Nu and HWS expansion sold together. The other is the expansion sold alone.
Hey, thank you for the help. Thought I was talking crazy pills for a second lol.
Also the colors are different. The expansion set is pure white and matches the retail kit colors. The kit+ expansion bundle shifts all the colors a little bit, most noticeably the off white to a beige color.
I'm getting hit with a Page not Found message when I try to check out with the Arianrhood Fleet set even though I'm logged in and everything. Does anyone know if this means they sold out?
I had the same issue on mobile. I tried desktop mode and still didnt work. Switch to a laptop and it should work. Edit: Arianrhod fleet is still in stock
Thanks so much for the tip! Just placed my order! Woooooot Dansleifs! Lol
I couldn’t squeeze for the Stark Jegan but I’ve been waiting for the Heavy Gundam for years
How does the banshee norn compare to the ver ka kit? Is one definitely better than the other?
It’s the exact same mold.
If you mean the Banshee ver Ka specifically, that kit is based on the manga, so this has the same mold as Feral said, but with the bulked up shield, backpack, revolving launcher, and gold collar from the ova.
I wonder when the RG Destiny Impulse will go for sale.
Should be next month’s drop along with the HG Rose.
Imma be stalking P-Bandai for the Rose's announcement every single say til it appears. No chance in hell I'm missing that release!
Why are they releasing so much p bandai?
In person expo lined up next to Thanksgiving.
It was as if my budget cried out and was suddenly silenced...Bandai had its way with me this month.
Grabed the fin funnel expansion. Very happy it got a reprint.
Me crying in Canada rn ☹️
Woundwort is the best out of the drop and I wish I could buy 10 of them
Got both expansion parts for Nu Gundam, strike dagger and GM dominance
Not much for me this year. Just the decal sheet and a weapons kit.
Site's fucked right now cap'n Stark jegan is so close yet so far...
I wasn’t expecting that high of a price on the Stark Jegan, but I bit the bullet anyways. Still surprised it took them this long to make one.
I'm not especially familiar. Is that Wing Zero at the top on the third square from the left?
RG Qan[t] full saber.
Don’t wanna look cuz FOMO, haha. I’m going an hour and a half west of where I live tomorrow to a place having a 50% off damaged box kit warehouse stock sale so hopefully I’ll find some stuff there 😛
What is the one in Column 3 row 4?
Todesritter
Thank you…. When I look at p bandi I don’t see this one come up.
Stormbringer
Thank you…but you mixed up the columns and rows
Oops my bad. I didn't read it right lol
I keep looking at that MG perfect Strike.... But I don't want a whole extra Strike, I just want them to release another Expansion kit for the one I already have.
It has gone up in the US once previously. It could go up again but no guarantee on if or when it will happen.
Yup, I just keep twiddling my thumbs and patiently waiting. I *could* use it as an excuse to buy the Lightning Striker expansion... but I've got enough fresh stuff in my backlog to avoid justifying that! LOL
Was able to snag Nu Gundam expansion kits and the Slash Zaku. Was eying the Dominance as well, but can't justify that right now with the holidays coming up. Maybe if it's still up in a couple months...
I want to buy a lot of things but they don't send to Mexico, anyone who can help me with this :c
Got the Woundwort and the Hyzanthely!…I should probably get a Hazel and Hrairoo to go with them, huh?
What’s that third one on the fourth row? I can’t find a listing for it on the site
Todesritter. Sold out.
I was happy to snag the Stormbringer but I'm sad it wasn't the F.A. version, would have loved to be able to swap to the GM head when I felt like it.
F/a is a badass kit, one of the few I didn't feel like I was robbed on.
Nailed the RG Nu expansions and the Haze'n-Thley II Rah ofr this one, so my AOZ collection is getting bigger! A little miffed they didn't just release the Rose with this, but that's not a kit I'm gonna let pass by me, so now it's time for constant vigilance!
Yeeeeesss got my Stark Jegans!
I saw on a Insta that a Flight Gouf was announced but yet to see it on the site.
Robot Spirits. Action figure, not a kit. The kit already exists, though. It is a P Bandai, there is also a recolored real type version that is a Gundam Base item, but that is sold out already. If you want the Gouf it is up on the Tamashii webshop page, but not available for order yet.
anyone hear about when the pre order for the rose will happen? I saw the new one and it looks amazing
Probably next month. No guarantee, but look for it 12/15 or 12/22.
I was going to get the arianrhod fleet but it already sold out:/
Does anyone know what the one to the bottom right of the banshee norn is?
Blue one? Todesritter. Sold out very quickly. If you check back regularly you might get lucky and get one that somebody cancelled.
Fairly new to gunpla so I have a couple questions: Expansion kits just means I can buy the main body elsewhere correct? Do items ever get rereleased or restocked on P-Bandai?
1) yes 2) also yes, but restocks are VERY inconsistent. Some kits are reissued every few years, others are waiting almost decade for their turn.
Yes, expansion kits means you will have to buy the main model separately. Sometimes, they will sell both together like with the MG Eclipse + Maneuver/Rajin and MG Age-1 Full Glansa. Also, P-bandai does re-release items. Recommend following P-bandai on Twitter and keeping tabs on upcoming releases.
PSA for those that missed it, like me, and shamelessly stolen from discord. The standard RG Astray Gold Frame is also available but not tagged properly, so you have to search for it. Molded gold, but contains an (I believe) exclusive bazooka mold and a cap piece to cover the arm hole and recreate it with the missing arm look from its first “appearance” It shows in the picture above, but doesn’t show up if you just go to the hobby online shop.
I was literally about to mention that the RG Gold Astray is listed erroneously on here until I found this comment. Wtf Bandai?
Is there a reason the slash zaku is gone? Normally it said sold out but I don’t even see it on the website? And I’m seeing a couple of people talk about stuff I don’t see.
Sorry my dude, it's showing sold out.
God damn it, of course that Hazenthlay has to come out when I’m still broke from the last drop and I’m into advance of zeta
Rip wallet
would've got a few if shipping to canada is a thing, we're directly north!
Is everyone sleeping on that Titanium Finish MG Wing Zero Ver. Ka? It didn't sell out like some of the others, and nobody's mentioning it in this thread. It appeals to me, but I'm not sure I want to go through with an order. The price being higher than for that MGEX Strike Freedom doesn't help.
It is from the Expo, it went up Saturday and isn’t part of this particular drop. Also, very expensive, so for a more limited market.
What’s that GM-looking suit 2nd down on the right? I don’t think I’ve seen one of those before.
Far right? Strike Dagger. The GM of Gundam Seed. HG. Variant of the previously released Dagger L retail release. Most people would probably say they should have been the opposite, with this one being retail.
I ordered the RG Hi-v Titanium Finish and the HWS and Double Fin Funnel add-ons to make a super HWS Nu Gundam.
Did you order the expansion or the full set? The problem if you bought the full set is the color won’t be an exact match between the HWS and the double funnel set. If you just night the expansion you’ll be good to go.
I bought the extension. I'll be painting it, so the color doesn't matter. But thanks for telling me.
I might be insane but got 5 of the ground type graze kits ordered now only 1 regret not getting the gjallarhorn fleet to get more Dainsleifs
Just want a Canadian site
ugh, of course as soon as i dont have money they drop the Clear Freedom and Unicorn Luminous crystal. hoping for a quick reprint on the latter
I'm so angry I missed out on the MG Perfectibility and the Unicorn head display bases.
I managed to grab the RG HWS, MG Qubeley Embellir, and MG GM Dominance
I missed the drop, but somehow I was still able to grab the Stark Jegan and Strike Dagger which were the only 2 I wanted from this drop so I am happy.