Not when Japan is limiting shipping to Canada.

Normally I'd get these kinds of exclusives on Mandarake or other such sites, but that's not an option these days.

Ah, that does suck then. Though how would that change if they were retail? And why wouldn't things like BBTS be an option for you?

Build and size comparison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLeOR5i4-lY

If it was retail I could get it from HLJ (which still offer reasonable shipping as well as Private Warehouse) or Canadian model retailers like Meeplemart. BBTS is out of the question because of conversion between US currency and CAD, on top of the fact that they currently only offer Fedex or DHL to Canada. (at least last I checked)

EDIT: Oh wow, it's a good thing you mentioned BBTS, because they actually do seem to have cheaper options available again. Maybe I'm not so out of luck as I once thought.

Yeah, unlike the SHFs BBTS actually keeps very close to the base price for Premium Bandai FRSes. I assume Bluefin just cuts a REALLY good deal when it comes to model kits! Not an option for me due to new import tax laws in the UK unfortunately but it should hopefully work out for y'all

Honestly I had written BBTS off so long ago and when Covid hit it (and most US retailers) just became a huge no-no, but seeing that they have standard Air mail back is great. It's an option at least, which is more than I can say for Mandarake etc. Thanks!

The way FRS kit compound eyes appear to glow brighter than SHFs are really nice. It really stands out on OOOs. This is gonna be a great kit.

I keep watching these videos wondering if I'm gonna paint the gold parts or keep them as they are. They look quite good already.

Whenever I've seen the gold and yellow parts up close, they seem to have that cheap plastic look. I think those two colors probably need some paint to look a little less toy-ish or if you're not using stickers and want your yellows to match. The "metallic" red seems decent enough and the green isn't bad. If you don't mind the look of the plastic, then it really looks nice even without stickers. A little bit of detail here and there and it'll look really nice!

Little bit pissed at HLJ. Had OOO on preorder for a month and now it's out and already on Backorder status without fulfilling my order. I thought the whole purpose of order stop was to prevent them overselling on preorders?

Did you get any message from them? They might just not have shipped your order yet. There's a lot of delays right now due to everything going on; I had it happen with my SHF Z