New Revoltech Thread Untouched by the Masses
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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May 26, 2011 10:04AM |
Nah, nah...it's like doing a J. Are you cool, man?
But now that I think of it...I probably WOULD buy a David Carradine Figma.
But now that I think of it...I probably WOULD buy a David Carradine Figma.
| May 26, 2011 02:29PM |
>I figure girls would be more into Nendoroid than anything else.
Being that most Nendoroids are $40 each, I doubt it (unless it was a male character).
I don't collect Nendoroids myself, I prefer figma all the way.
Like this. What I just preordered this morning.
[www.hlj.com]
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
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Being that most Nendoroids are $40 each, I doubt it (unless it was a male character).
I don't collect Nendoroids myself, I prefer figma all the way.
Like this. What I just preordered this morning.
[www.hlj.com]
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/26/2011 02:33PM by Vincent Z..
| May 27, 2011 02:13AM |
Vincent Z. Wrote:
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> >I figure girls would be more into Nendoroid than
> anything else.
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> Being that most Nendoroids are $40 each, I doubt
> it (unless it was a male character).
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So you're suggesting only guys would be willing to spend bucks on expensive toys, and that girls lack the means to buy such toys?
Not only that is completely incorrect, but it also smacks of very unfortunate implications, which I'll leave to you to discover (hint: a statement like that might earn you a slap from certain girls).
And on top of that you suggest girls would never want female characters. Just like guys never would buy Duke Togo...oh wait!
[obligatory MOE plug removed that would only be on-topic if Vince had a sex change]
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> >I figure girls would be more into Nendoroid than
> anything else.
>
> Being that most Nendoroids are $40 each, I doubt
> it (unless it was a male character).
...
So you're suggesting only guys would be willing to spend bucks on expensive toys, and that girls lack the means to buy such toys?
Not only that is completely incorrect, but it also smacks of very unfortunate implications, which I'll leave to you to discover (hint: a statement like that might earn you a slap from certain girls).
And on top of that you suggest girls would never want female characters. Just like guys never would buy Duke Togo...oh wait!
[obligatory MOE plug removed that would only be on-topic if Vince had a sex change]
| May 27, 2011 07:49AM |
| May 27, 2011 08:46AM |
| May 27, 2011 10:06AM |
>How is it that there are Figma Kamen Rider figures??? Hasn't KR been the exclusive >domain of Bandai forever? Or are Figma figures different enough in scale to allow >for this?
They got around that by using the American name Kamen Rider Dragon Knight along with the changed names.
>So you're suggesting only guys would be willing to spend bucks on expensive toys, >and that girls lack the means to buy such toys?
Some girls buy females figures but I'm talking about majority and basically what most anime female figures are for, 20-40 something (single) Japanese males.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
They got around that by using the American name Kamen Rider Dragon Knight along with the changed names.
>So you're suggesting only guys would be willing to spend bucks on expensive toys, >and that girls lack the means to buy such toys?
Some girls buy females figures but I'm talking about majority and basically what most anime female figures are for, 20-40 something (single) Japanese males.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
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Sanjeev (Admin)
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May 27, 2011 03:29PM |
I just read Andrew's KOS-MOS review on CDX, and it sounds like a pretty solid toy. The only problem seems to be the lack of ankle joints...but that's just a bad design choice. The general consensus seems that QC is good on these and that they're very stable.
As such, I just placed my order with Hobby Search.
Gods...me...another action figure. :P
As such, I just placed my order with Hobby Search.
Gods...me...another action figure. :P
| May 27, 2011 04:04PM |
| June 17, 2011 10:04AM |
| June 17, 2011 11:27AM |
Sanjeev Wrote:
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> I just read Andrew's KOS-MOS review on CDX, and it
> sounds like a pretty solid toy. The only problem
> seems to be the lack of ankle joints...but that's
> just a bad design choice. The general consensus
> seems that QC is good on these and that they're
> very stable.
>
> As such, I just placed my order with Hobby
> Search.
>
> Gods...me...another action figure. :P
Seriously, you're buying... a girly anime figure??? Did the world just descend into hell?
More serious than thou
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> I just read Andrew's KOS-MOS review on CDX, and it
> sounds like a pretty solid toy. The only problem
> seems to be the lack of ankle joints...but that's
> just a bad design choice. The general consensus
> seems that QC is good on these and that they're
> very stable.
>
> As such, I just placed my order with Hobby
> Search.
>
> Gods...me...another action figure. :P
Seriously, you're buying... a girly anime figure??? Did the world just descend into hell?
More serious than thou
| June 19, 2011 07:29PM |
We have seen the enemy, and he is us.
Introducing Prometheus Rising Studio.
[prometheusrising.net]
I make 3D printed mecha action figures.
| June 23, 2011 02:04PM |
| June 23, 2011 02:09PM |
[myfigurecollection.net]
Roger Smith is an exclusive.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
Roger Smith is an exclusive.
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
| June 23, 2011 02:39PM |
| June 25, 2011 11:59PM |
I guess there are worse figs to army build...
Introducing Prometheus Rising Studio.
[prometheusrising.net]
I make 3D printed mecha action figures.
Introducing Prometheus Rising Studio.
[prometheusrising.net]
I make 3D printed mecha action figures.
| June 27, 2011 01:19PM |
Shocker's troops FINALLY live up to their name.
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| June 28, 2011 09:09AM |
Dorothy. The mop has a joint!
[blog.livedoor.jp]
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
[blog.livedoor.jp]
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
| June 28, 2011 10:48AM |
So, yeah....about Revoltech....
Didn't know they did a Lupin the III...kinda cool:
<is like listening to Helen Keller read the daily sports recap off of CNN.com>
You should really give her a listen doing baseball play-by-play, G. Her anecdotes are priceless.
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[pgaijin.blogspot.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/28/2011 10:54AM by hillsy.
Didn't know they did a Lupin the III...kinda cool:
<is like listening to Helen Keller read the daily sports recap off of CNN.com>
You should really give her a listen doing baseball play-by-play, G. Her anecdotes are priceless.
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[pgaijin.blogspot.com]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/28/2011 10:54AM by hillsy.
| July 02, 2011 08:51AM |
| July 05, 2011 07:38AM |
| July 12, 2011 11:27AM |
Figmatoes.
I've never watched any Kamen Rider beyond the original series. Yet I've always been taken by the appearance of Kamen Rider [BLANK]. I guess the concept is that this is how the hero appears before Yu-Gi-Ohing into better clothes. Whatever. I don't care. It's too goofy not to enjoy.
The above review has lots of pretty pictures and whatnot, so I'm skipping those. The main point is that this figure is pretty good, and the stability of the Figma joints is light years better than Revoltech or Figuarts. I'm not sure what kind of soul-swapping bargin Max Factory made to produce such good jointage, but this thing holds poses very well. And that's despite being made up of layers of rubbery costume-ness.
Yes, that's right. The figure is essentially an armature-in-a-suit deal. But without the armature. Instead, the overlapping suit pieces connect directly with the Figma joints. I don't know how durable it will be in the long run, but it's the best use of this type of material I've seen. Others have tried, like the SIC-ish Zeiram or Guyver figures, but none have succeeded so well.
Are there low points? The paint is iffy and mine has a conspicuous mistake right on the tum-tum. I wish the costume was more grayish and less blue. The handle for the card reader thing feels about as durable as a rubber band. There is no grasping hand with lateral motion so [BLANK] can't fully extend its sword in a slashing or stabbing motion. Lastly, the eyes aren't clear - and that's nigh unforgivable. Max Factory spent time making the costume in these brilliant layers, but the head is one solid piece with painted eyes. Lame. It should have been at least two pieces - a base helmet and a grill-cover with clear eyes somewhere in between the two.
Aside from the above, it's an ace toy. Easily the most awesome version of the character. So far the couple of Figmas I have are solid, and this gives me high hopes for the upcoming Robocrap figure.
I've never watched any Kamen Rider beyond the original series. Yet I've always been taken by the appearance of Kamen Rider [BLANK]. I guess the concept is that this is how the hero appears before Yu-Gi-Ohing into better clothes. Whatever. I don't care. It's too goofy not to enjoy.
The above review has lots of pretty pictures and whatnot, so I'm skipping those. The main point is that this figure is pretty good, and the stability of the Figma joints is light years better than Revoltech or Figuarts. I'm not sure what kind of soul-swapping bargin Max Factory made to produce such good jointage, but this thing holds poses very well. And that's despite being made up of layers of rubbery costume-ness.
Yes, that's right. The figure is essentially an armature-in-a-suit deal. But without the armature. Instead, the overlapping suit pieces connect directly with the Figma joints. I don't know how durable it will be in the long run, but it's the best use of this type of material I've seen. Others have tried, like the SIC-ish Zeiram or Guyver figures, but none have succeeded so well.
Are there low points? The paint is iffy and mine has a conspicuous mistake right on the tum-tum. I wish the costume was more grayish and less blue. The handle for the card reader thing feels about as durable as a rubber band. There is no grasping hand with lateral motion so [BLANK] can't fully extend its sword in a slashing or stabbing motion. Lastly, the eyes aren't clear - and that's nigh unforgivable. Max Factory spent time making the costume in these brilliant layers, but the head is one solid piece with painted eyes. Lame. It should have been at least two pieces - a base helmet and a grill-cover with clear eyes somewhere in between the two.
Aside from the above, it's an ace toy. Easily the most awesome version of the character. So far the couple of Figmas I have are solid, and this gives me high hopes for the upcoming Robocrap figure.
| July 12, 2011 12:53PM |
I still like the Armor-Trans Riders better. Granted, they look like something out of "Beetlejuice" when their helmets are off...but who wants to display them like that, anyways?
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| July 12, 2011 03:36PM |
hillsy Wrote:
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> I still like the Armor-Trans Riders better.
I had a bunch of the AT figures and they weren't all equal. Some sub-lines were pretty damn awesome while others were booty. The (Alternative?) crickety guy, the crickety guy's psychotic transforming motorcycle, and the 3-pack of monster doods were especially badass. Yet I opened a few brand-new figures to find disintegrated plastic on a half-dozen occasions. Lower arms, fingers, and heads would all magically split or tear off without warning.
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> I still like the Armor-Trans Riders better.
I had a bunch of the AT figures and they weren't all equal. Some sub-lines were pretty damn awesome while others were booty. The (Alternative?) crickety guy, the crickety guy's psychotic transforming motorcycle, and the 3-pack of monster doods were especially badass. Yet I opened a few brand-new figures to find disintegrated plastic on a half-dozen occasions. Lower arms, fingers, and heads would all magically split or tear off without warning.
| July 19, 2011 08:46PM |
| July 23, 2011 10:31PM |
The most WTF choice for a figma.
[myfigurecollection.net]
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
[myfigurecollection.net]
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I asked if I have "Time For L-Gaim" but I got "No Reply From The Wind".
| August 01, 2011 09:35AM |
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