Anyone know where i could find Gundam Wing Models online for cheap?

[erikiksaz]

just wondering, cus i wanted to built a few of em. i was generally looking for the 1/100 scale models.

 

[dc]

i had some good links for gundam models, lemme get back to you later, i have to sift through my old bookmarks.

 

[dc]

www.gundamshop.com
www.hlj.com

oh yeah, and gundam wing sucks. hehe.

 

[erikiksaz]

well, i guess you prefer endless waltz. i think it's pretty cool too, but i havent gotten into it too much, since it hasnt premiered here yet.

 

[dc]

eh, endless waltz is the gundam wing movie.

i prefer some of the older gundam series'

dc

 

[erikiksaz]

hmm, i havent checked those out. wait, have you ordered from hlj before? i live in southern cali, and i wonder how long it'll take to ship something in stock. i've never bought anything from japan, so, i just dont know, heh. do you know?

 

[AlphaIVT]

Do they sell these model kits at Toys R Us?

 

[dc]

yeah, they have them at toysrus. but they have a smaller selection, some are usually out of stock, and i heard that the quality of the US versions is inferior.

i haven't ordered from hlj yet, i was planning on making a order. but i would probably end up ordering like 20 kits from them... lol, i'm probably gonna make a smaller order to test them first. maybe 2-3 kits, but i have no idea which ones to pick. probably gundam double x w/ g-falcon 1/100th, a nu gundam from char's counterattack, and a v assault gundam from v gundam, or maybe the gp02a from gundam 0083.

dc

 

[erikiksaz]

toys r us sells the same models at hlj (~13 bucks) for about 29 dollars. hmm, the only strange thing about hlj is that they dont tell you the actual price for shipping. damn dc, you know what you're gonna get huh? oh yeah, i think the quality of both of em are the same. well, the boxes look the same, and they're both from bandai.

 

[dc]

http://www.hlj.com/hlj_shipping.html

for 3 items it's 1,680 yen which is ~$15.50

according to people i spoke with, the japanese versions are of higher quality. i don't know if it's true, but i've heard some of the 1/144th models in toysrus are pretty shoddy.

dc

 

[erikiksaz]

well, after shipping and stuff, my 2 models came out to be about 20 bucks each for the 1/100 sized ones. that's okay, since the cheapest i've found at a store is 27.99 + tax

 

[Mday]

my sister pointed me to http://www.hlj.com, and i'm going to order some of the larger pieces, that are less than $100.

 

[Mday]

i am also going to order some of the miniatures.

 

[dc]

d@mn... the sazabi is freakin 8,000 yen... and ~2,500 yen for shipping. crap. around ~100 total for one model.
and it's 1/100, i want a 1/60 for that price!

 

[beat mania]

I've done hlj before. If they have the stock, you'll get it.

 

[erikiksaz]

woohoo, thanks beat mania for the reassuring little nudge.

 

[erikiksaz]

i wonder how long hlj takes to actually ship.