I have here an unboxing review of 1/400 Alpha Azieru which is a painted Gundam kit. This is my first ever Gundam kit ordered from Hobby Link Japan (HLJ). It was on sale from 5000 down to 1750 Yen. For me it looks more like a diorama set. Why? I guess it is the stand included in the box. You will see later in the picture what I am talking about. It also comes with two 1/400 figures of Nu Gundam and Sazabi. This is a big kit, the parts are big (loved the back skirts). Also the box is about the size of an MG box. But this is not an MG kit, more like an HG kit with the parts already painted.
**update**
Some are asking for the shipping cost. Here is the breakdown sending it from HLJ to Philippines. Depends on the size and weight of the item though. $50 USD and below combined item value (kit, freight and postage) doesn’t have to pay custom tax. Only 40 pesos processing fee. In this case, it was around $52 USD so I had to pay customs tax…. D*mn 😦
EMS – Express Mail Service Shipping
952 pesos for the kit (1750 yen)
914 pesos for the freight (1680 yen)
391 pesos postage stamps from Japan (720 yen)
1092 local customs tax (Pasay EMS post office)3349 total
local customs tax – this is the killer part… that is why shipping many items at once will save you a lot than shipping on one item…. lesson learned on my part haha…. good thing this item is not found in the Philippines….
Here are the pictures
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Taken while at the office
at home
HLJ packaging
It says painted model on the box
Comparison against a Bosny primer spray paint
This is the stand I was talking about
This is how it will look like. Like a diorama right?
Effects
Big skirt
Manual and some poster like flyer
Gundam Philippines 
wow, nice kit. did you ship this one from japan? how much is the shipping cost? how much did you pay for the import taxes here at the customs?
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are you located in the Philippines? if so, here is the breakdown
EMS – Express Mail Service Shipping
952 pesos for the kit (1750 yen)
914 pesos for the freight (1680 yen)
391 pesos postage stamps (720 yen)
1092 local customs tax
3349 total
local customs tax – this is the killer part… that is why shipping many items at once will save you a lot than shipping on one item…. lesson learned on my part haha…. good thing this item is not found in the Philippines….
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Did you have to go to the EMS office just to get it? If it’s less than 50 USD then there’s no local customs tax?
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yes you have to go to the EMS office… and based on what I learned $50 below should not be taxed… but that is Pasay Post Office… they are known to be unjust so it may or may not be taxed…. because a friend of mine shipped something around $100 and was not taxed? know why? because it was not on Pasay Customs…. I am starting to hate Pasay customs now!
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iba iba po ata ung rule. samin po ata 30usd lng tax na XD
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awts… san ung sa inyo? ang baba naman tax na agad…
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sa caloocan cpo kami..haha,adik lng sa baba. kahit ung cheapest MG kit di lulusot..XD
unless..may himalang nagaganap..hahaha XD
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un himala ang importante haha
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