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Action Figure GAF |OT| Articulated figures murdered my wallet
- Thread starter George Oscar Bluth II
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Shadow Ranger
Member
Still need Pink Ranger here (Japanese). Want the Gokaiger band too but maybe after I manage to save for Ptera Ranger. $200... sweet jesus.
Isn't the 25th anniversary coming up? You would think they would re-release at least a lot of the older zords.
And yea looking up the figuarts. Amazing how the blue and pink rangers are among the expensive ones along with the White and Green Rangers.
Dragonzord rerelease is this year. I preordered from BBTS earlier this year.
I think Megazord was rereleased before and didn't sell out until recently. I skipped it. Tigerzord would be nice.
Yeah, both Megazord and Tigerzord have been available until at least until a couple of months ago.
My problem with Tigerzord is that it's too show accurate, so it comes off as kinda deformed. I liked some of the proportions of the old toy better, such as the head design and the larger shoulders.
My problem with Tigerzord is that it's too show accurate, so it comes off as kinda deformed. I liked some of the proportions of the old toy better, such as the head design and the larger shoulders.
Hmmm the Harrison Ford likeness is really hard for even high-end companies to nail down, huh?
Freezasaurus
Member
I think everyone prefers sculpting perfectly symmetrical things like Stormtrooper helmets as opposed to human faces.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
The OT stormtrooper helmets actually weren't symmetrical.
KoruptData
Member
I saw some NECA Predator figures in person along with the pics posted in here and I'm amazed at the details on these things at the price point. Shame Star Wars gets stuck with Hasbro for its 6 inch line. Checking out some of NECA's other lines are equalally as amazing.
Mechanical things are easier to sculpt, I'd bet. But I'm no artist.
Yeah a lot of times I've seen NECA stuff in person I'm thinking "wow you get all this at this quality for $24?"
Freezasaurus
Member
Absolutely. It's the reason Kotobukiya has lingered so long on 87,000 types of Stormtroopers for their ArtFX+ line and has just recently started sculpting the more important characters from Episode VIII.
Freezasaurus
Member
Yep lol already my wallet is crying. But I know for sure what figuarts and zords I want to get for sure. I know it's going to be a lot of time and money and I'm prepared for that haha.
davidwhangchoi
Member
Soul of Chogokin megazord is probably going to be the best made ever.
check out the reviews of the soul of chogokin voltron
Oh I'm excited for it. It looks amazing and can't wait for it. Just I know over the course of this year and into next I'm going to spend way too much on Power Rangers merch haha.
Dragoshi1
Member
So I got my 52toys TOPOP Beast Boxes in, at least two of them for now, anyway!
They're tiny 2 inch cubes that unfold into little dinosaurs, and I got the GHOSTDOG and Police Scheme DIO ones. They're even posable, their jaws open, and their legs can bend and move in every direction.
They're apparently making a Triceratops, Gorilla, and Mammoth next.
They're tiny 2 inch cubes that unfold into little dinosaurs, and I got the GHOSTDOG and Police Scheme DIO ones. They're even posable, their jaws open, and their legs can bend and move in every direction.
They're apparently making a Triceratops, Gorilla, and Mammoth next.
aparisi2274
Member
So my MP-36 Megatron was delivered today from Amazon Japan ( I live in NYC), and he is without a doubt the nicest of the MP figures, but also suffers from being the most complex MP to transform into his alt mode.
Here are some pics I took:
He is about the same height as Starscream, a bit taller than Soundwave and Shockwave, and also a bit taller than Prime. The detail is really amazing, especially all the little nods to his G1 form, like if you remove a faceplate you see his matrix/grid style face like you saw in the animated movie when Unicron was scanning him to become Galvatron. The battle damaged face and chest are really nice, as well as the grinning face plate. Another cool touch is with the arm cannon. If you add two LR44 batteries you can press a button it and make cartoon accurate sound effects, and I believe there are three modes to choose from, but I am not sure as I did not get the batteries yet.
If you have the means to get this from Amazon Japan, or amiami, I would highly recommend you do so, as it is definitely a must own.
Pros:
- Excellent Mold
- plethora of accessories
- Most posable of all the MP figures.
- Excellent weight (not to flimsy or light)
Cons:
- Insanely difficult transformation, especially if you are not fluent with Japanese to read the instructions (find a youtube vid. Thats what I did).
- When transformed into alt-mode, there are way to many lines (what I mean by that is if you look at the pic above, you see every section of the gun is broken into sections by lines, and it kind of detracts from the overall beauty).
Final Grade: A-
Here are some pics I took:
He is about the same height as Starscream, a bit taller than Soundwave and Shockwave, and also a bit taller than Prime. The detail is really amazing, especially all the little nods to his G1 form, like if you remove a faceplate you see his matrix/grid style face like you saw in the animated movie when Unicron was scanning him to become Galvatron. The battle damaged face and chest are really nice, as well as the grinning face plate. Another cool touch is with the arm cannon. If you add two LR44 batteries you can press a button it and make cartoon accurate sound effects, and I believe there are three modes to choose from, but I am not sure as I did not get the batteries yet.
If you have the means to get this from Amazon Japan, or amiami, I would highly recommend you do so, as it is definitely a must own.
Pros:
- Excellent Mold
- plethora of accessories
- Most posable of all the MP figures.
- Excellent weight (not to flimsy or light)
Cons:
- Insanely difficult transformation, especially if you are not fluent with Japanese to read the instructions (find a youtube vid. Thats what I did).
- When transformed into alt-mode, there are way to many lines (what I mean by that is if you look at the pic above, you see every section of the gun is broken into sections by lines, and it kind of detracts from the overall beauty).
Final Grade: A-
davidwhangchoi
Member
nice review! did yours come with an orange safety plug on the barrel?
aparisi2274
Member
No, because it came directly from Amazon Japan...
davidwhangchoi
Member
oh thanks!, i need to order from amazon japan and cancel my hlj orders
aparisi2274
Member
I paid $177USD with global shipping, but that was with Amazon as the seller. Make sure if you order one, it's with Amazon and not some other seller who is charging a higher price.
davidwhangchoi
Member
looks like it's OOS from amazon japan at the moment. rats..
Those are pretty cute.
davidwhangchoi
Member
HazySaiyan
Banned
Really tempted to pick up MP Megatron. I already have the X-Transbots Apollyon but it's nice to have the real thing.
Haloid1177
Banned
Don't need another War Machine after the die cast Mark I version. Love that figure so much.
aparisi2274
Member
I have Apollyon, and at the time that I got him he was the best of the MP class Megatron's out there, but now with the official one from Takara, I'm going to retire him.
When you compare him to the official Megatron and with the other official MP decepticons, he doesn't really fit in (aesthetically speaking). I'm hoping I can offload him on eBay or something....
KoruptData
Member
So weird the box shows the sculpted hair still.
It must have been a really last minute change if they got so far as to still have boxes showing it.
So glad he has his cane too. Yeah, I'm going to pull the trigger on this.
Those Mezco figures are pretty interesting. Daredevil looks nice, not sure I'm sold on how some of the others look. The cloth outfits seem to work better on some rather then others. But still think it's great they are working on this stuff and can't wait to see more stuff in the future.
GodParticle
Member
Found this guy at target. Much better vader than that original one. Ignore the potato cam
I'm pretty selective with these Mezco figures for that reason. Frankly, Daredevil is the only Mezco one:12 onesie-suit superhero figure I wanted. The others veer too much towards those old school Mego toy proportions and the cloths look like pajamas.
Right now I have the Daredevil, Punisher, and Judge Dredd and I'm good with just those for the foreseeable future.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I had the Mego Trek stuff but sold them. Got big money for the aliens. I sold the Romulan for 800x what I paid for it, loose.
The Mezco ones blow them away.
I hate the Mezco Caps, though.
D
Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
One day Mezco Space Ghost will release.
One day.
One day.
aparisi2274
Member
Another Masterpiece is on display! So I had MP-20 WheelJack for about a year now, and had him sitting in the box and decided I would finally put him on display.
MP WheelJack is an excellent representation of his G1 self, and is one of the easier MP's to actually transform (unlinke MP-36 Megatron, see my previous post for more on that.). He stands around the same height as Sideswipe and is a bit smaller than Hot Rod.
Pros:
- Excellent G1 representation
- Super easy to Transform
Cons:
- Not as posable as newer MP figures
Final Grade: B+
MP WheelJack is an excellent representation of his G1 self, and is one of the easier MP's to actually transform (unlinke MP-36 Megatron, see my previous post for more on that.). He stands around the same height as Sideswipe and is a bit smaller than Hot Rod.
Pros:
- Excellent G1 representation
- Super easy to Transform
Cons:
- Not as posable as newer MP figures
Final Grade: B+
aparisi2274
Member
Haloid1177
Banned
Ugh I wanna ship my MP Megs so bad but waiting for the F91 metal build to drop.
davidwhangchoi
Member
you decided to hold onto F91? asian reviews so far have been positive looking at amazon jyp reviews through google translate, just a bit under-sized.
ugh... been checking amazon jyp everyday for mp-36. don't wanna orange plug =P
