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Just a heads up, Suruga-ya just opened preorders for Drillnohorn and Thunderbeak. They still have their current free shipping to the US promo going until tomorrow and it seems to apply if you order them now, far as I can tell. I figured I wasn't gonna do better than $20 something each shipped...

"SUPER HYDRO-SHOVEL OPTIMUS PRIME!" -ZacWilliam, alt-title "Not Big Convoy."

Thoughts about Hydrophant after fiddling with him for an afternoon. 1) He's a really great toy. 2) Robot mode is very poseable and solid. Joints are tight (elbows are almost too tight). 3) His robot mode reminds me of the best Beast Wars/Machines era Basics. Just a really good small robot...

Yup, Just checked the box: -ZacWilliam, So "Not China" at least.

I don't know if it matters in this context but my Hydrophant has a stamp on his back that says: c. TOMY VIETNAM ZacWilliam, So...

On the upside I just picked up my last minute no tariff free US shipping Hydrophant from the Post Office. Yay. If it wasn't for the Tarrif thing and De Minimis ending I would definitely order from Suruga-ya again. -ZacWilliam, good service and free US shipping was hard to beat.

Turns out there was a thing called the De Minimis exception. It was a loop hole where nothing under $800 value was being charged tarrif fees because it was too small potatoes to bother with the paperwork and such. So that's why me and others ordering Wild King didn't get charged. Bad News...

Is that him saying "Mud" after his sentences the same way Lightlong sometimes says "Light?" -ZacWilliam, took two semesters of Japanese in college but has forgotten the vast majority of it.

Well at least my Hydrophant slipped through under the wire. -ZacWilliam, wonder if the hate on this one will make the moron in charge of it give it up quickly

Awesome. I've been waiting to see that one translated! Out of curiosity what sort of verbal tik does Hydrophant have in the Japanese? Is it just the panic-ed blubbering? -ZacWilliam, May 14th feels like a long wait imo

So according to tracking my Hydrophant has landed in New York City, cleared customs and been given to the US Postal Service. (Still no mention of or request for any Tariff money.) Hoping he's delivered in the next few days... -ZacWilliam, wish I'd ordered Leafback too before he'd sold out on...

Ignite Leo -ZacWilliam, that's his name, not a directive.

At the beginning of the week I ordered one (Hydrophant) off of Suruga-ya.com as a test case because they were having one of their I understand fairly frequent "free shipping to the US" promos. It was listed at right around $20 with the exchange rate at the time and there was a couple dollars in...

Got mine today. Magnus and Blue Bolts were awesome. Optimus looked fine, but out of an abundance of caution I unscrewed the bottom of the back before using the center spine. It then was pretty easy getting the spine out with just those two screws removed. I sanded the sides of the offending...

Out of curiosity what's the Bailey head from? -ZacWilliam, it looks good.

Pics of the next 4 Elemental Limb Robots: https://x.com/TF_pr/status/1917232412838293812 Fire Lion, Earth Spinosaur, Earth Rhino, and Electric Pterodon that forms a wing pack and new five port chest plate. -ZacWilliam, they all look cool.

It was not. BTW. Because Alliance found out they were specifically trying to defraud buyers by lying about their value. -ZacWilliam, so now Diamond is being sued on top of everything else.

My delivery got moved up from tomorrow to out for delivery today. -ZacWilliam, Planning to take Magnus and Blue Bolts out right away and delay slightly on Prime till I have the tools set to deal with the spine issue. I should have some just gotta turn them up.

Forgot to share this here: Considering picking up the Super7 Biotron to have a Micronaut in the pic. -ZacWilliam, I'd prefer an Acroyear or Bug but I can't tell if Super7 is planning more Micronauts or if the two they did are it.

Got my shipping notice this afternoon. Due to arrive on Monday. -ZacWilliam, will be keeping my eye out on Sunday just in case.