Woah those boxes seem a bit much? I hope they're not too big haha, unless they decide to throw in some fakedriver display parts.

The pics are of the front and back of the same box :lol. The full package is-

1XDonguri Lock Seed
1XDurian Lock Seed
1xBravo Faceplate
1xGridon Faceplate

Ooooh, haha my bad I thought they were separate boxes. Can't wait for mine, now don't suppose anyone wants to buy the candy versions from me haha

Gah, I wish I wasn't becoming a Gridon fan. At least I have my Candy toy Durian and Donguri locks to tide me over...

/lietoself

Does any one know if CStoys is still sending out shipping invoices for the AC Bravo?

Yup - I got mine on Friday.

Did anyone ever hear/see anything about the supposed announcement that Bandai Japan had advertised on their website in the AC section for 7/22? It had hinted at another exclusive 2-pack of some sort

Anyone gotten a shipping request for the Gridon/Bravo set from CS Toys yet? I realize I'm probably jumping the gun. But new DX Lock Seeds! Yay!

Bravo/Gridon DX Lock pack is 8000Y on Mandrake

http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en...s-1768980.html

Wasn't the Bravo & Gridon Lock Seed Set supposed to come with a Sid, or is it just Knuckle & Kurokage?

Apparently you get it only if you bought both. Which makes me feel even worse cause I found out my preorder for Knuckle and Kurokage actually didn't happen cause I forgot to check in with my friends who were ordering them in time -__-

CStoys just sent out shipping payments for Bravo/gridon. So check your emails!

Ahh I hope Okinawa ships out my stuff soon, I've got a lot of orders from this month.

I'm really looking forward to getting AC Bravo, I don't know but he too me he looks much better than the figuarts who looks like a spikey mess.

Just received my request for AC Bravo from Yokatta and FINALLY received a payment request from HLJ for my AC Baron pre-order I made all the way back in December. Feels good to finally be done with all the normal retail ACs!

Yeah, a friend and I are waiting on him too. I want my Deboss Keys!

I just got AC Bravo from CSToys - I love it!!!

Because I love you guys - SH Figuarts Kiwami Arms goes live on AmiAmi tonight in about an hour and 15 minutes.

Secured my Figuarts Kiwami :D! Amiami was super fast for me this time around, no crashes, long load times, or anything.

I barely got the final page to load but did manage to get it. The site was moving at a snails pace for me.

available at hobby search as well

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10286916

Thanks GoggleV! Yeah missed out on Amiami but hobbysearch still had it on preorder.

AC Bravo on the way thanks to Sentai Tamashii :D and I got my SHF Zenith. I figured, from the horror stories here, I'd have no chance of securing one but I casually reset my password half way through the preorder and was still able to secure it almost ten minutes later. I figured a Gaim released would be gone in the opening seconds, not still regularly available hours after the Preorder goes live.

Oh yeah, it was obnoxious for me too. But I got one. :)

Missed out on the Kiwami preorder. Unfortunate, but expected. AmiAmi is my preferred site for preorders, but I rarely manage to get Figuarts preorders there since they sell out so quick and I just can't justify being awake at 2-4am to get them. :(

Woke up to turn my computer on to pre-order Kiwami and then fell asleep before I even had a chance. lol. Oh well, at least it was for a suit that I liked least in the series. Don't feel as bad for missing it.

I was able to F5 my way in to a Kiwami Arms Figuart. Life is good :D

O̶u̶t̶s̶i̶d̶e̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶E̶b̶a̶y̶,̶ ̶d̶o̶e̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶s̶u̶g̶g̶e̶s̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶w̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶r̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶A̶c̶t̶o̶r̶'̶s̶ ̶V̶o̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶d̶y̶ ̶L̶o̶c̶k̶ ̶S̶e̶e̶d̶s̶ ̶(̶S̶e̶r̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶9̶)̶?̶

Never mind, found a seller who had them all, oops,

Zangetsu is so beautiful. Can't wait for Ryugen to complete the core four.

http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ue-d7tfl94.jpg

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...ue-d7tfl9l.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-W6uKbw8qIq...c5CEAIU7YD.jpg

Yomotsu Heguri Arms merchandise, lockseed + faceplate and the AC toy. Preorder for the lockseed starts in August, September for the AC toy.

Both will be released by the Premium Bandai shop.

I have no idea what that means, is it like a web exclusive? Will other retailers carry these as well? Where do you usually get items that are from the premium shop?

Because I really want the lockseed.

Yeah, web exclusive. You're gonna need a middleman

That means no lockseed for me, great. Or pay horrendous prices on eBay -.-

Use a middleman then? They a bit more expensive because of service fees but they're far cheaper than eBay will ever be.

I'm so glad we're getting him as an acfigure, I hope he comes with a redyue staff too.

Well I could try, never done this before though. I found a site called "FromJapan", that seems to do the job. What kind of services do you use to get exclusive items?

Do I need to wait for the items to be in stock or can I even preorder trough these deputy services?

There a few good middlemen you can use, rider proxy, yokatta Japan, okinawa (toku taku toys). Those ones you can message for quotes on items. Okinawa also has a webstore (toku taku toy's) that you can order from.

Cs toys also have a really straight forward system for premium preorders as well.

Just a warning, all of these require you pay up front. It's not like amiami preorders as it's all made to order Bandai needs the cash

Edit: I don't know from Japan so can't help ya with them.

I don't know if your country has a similar import system to the UK one but toku taku toys marks the items as a gift so you don't get import charges, i wish i would have known about it before i ordered Bravo from CStoys because i just had to pay 25 quid to actually get my package, although i understand that CStoys has to do that i am glad i have the other ACPB's on order from toku taku toys.

Payment upfront is not a problem, if the dealer is legit from what I can tell seems to be the case with Toku Taku.

And yeah jogproof, its the same, EU laws I guess. Everything that’s from outside the EU you pay import taxes on it, of course you don’t have to if its labeled a present or just a normal send from a private seller. I never had to pay taxes for stuff I bought trough eBay.

Thanks for the infos guys, its much appreciated, I'm fairly new to importing stuff so the whole “middleman”-idea sounded fishy at first, but seeing at how its a functioning business with sellers in Japan I'm fine with it. I think I will check Toku Taku out to get the lockseed.

I just want this one so much because it will be a key part in my future Gaim-display.

Toku taku is my preferred shop, mostly because okinawa allows split payments, he has slightly higher prices sometimes but it's good for budgeting plus he does mark it down to avoid customs so that's like a huge plus.

Great googly moogly.

¥12,000 for a loose DX Lemon Energy Lock Seed? Mandarake has gone bonkers.

GAH. Please, Bandai! Release DX Lemon Energy as a single piece!

Or that.