How to Order Feature - Satomi Design

Whether you're new to the hobby or actively expanding your GK collection, a good store to keep tabs on would be Satomi Design. They carry a good selection of kits from Eva, Nadesico and Ikkitousen, not to mention a near complete selection of Kurushima kits. In addition, the store is closely affiliated with the Cerberus Project Team which allows them to sell Sunny Day's Emaretta-chan and French Doll's Heat Blade exclusively year-round.



Since most of the kits are not in danger of selling out right away, you may wish to take advantage of the "Daily Special" feature (at the bottom of the page) and wait it out:



Having bookmarked the store for almost 2 years without using it, I finally took the plunge last Saturday (Tsukasa Jun x French Doll ultimately proved too much to resist). My habit of prioritizing funds for convention exclusives had been the main impediment. That and it didn't help that some of the kits that the store carried were offered on Y!JA for a lot less. As a matter of fact I just saw Heat Blade on Y!JA today for 7,000 yen. Man oh man, taking the bitter high road.

Anyhow, the website accepts VISA/MasterCard/AMEX like any respectable online store so ordering is a breeze with Tenso (just follow the instructions below):

1. Finish shopping.



2. Enter your payment information.



3. Enter you billing information.



4. Enter you shipping address.

IMPORTANT: MAKE SURE YOU USE THE SAME NAME AS YOUR TENSO ACCOUNT FOR SHIPPING!

I emailed Tenso and they told me that if it isn't clear who the package is for, they will put the package in their “unknown receiver” pile (I guess like lost & found). Don't go there.


(Yes I know the picture is all casual about it. Don't be.)

5. Wait for Satomi Design to email you.

You will receive an order confirmation email shortly after placing your order. Keep it on file.

Within 24-48 hours, you will receive a second email with the subject line "ご注文ありがとうございます、返信をお願い致します。".

Reply to this second email with the following Japanese:

"これでOK.　　よろしくおねがいします。"

You will receive a third email shortly after with the subject line "発送致しました".

In the body of this email look for the following paragraph for your tracking number:

ヤマトお問い合わせ伝票番号は
123456789012です。(scheduled delivery date)にお届け予定で、本日(today's date)に発送しました。

6. Track your order.

And that's all folks.

Update: 10/07/2010

The goods arrived yesterday.



Sample Finished Product (what I would give to paint like this):