Yeah, I'm going to keep my eyes peeled, but I doubt many will see her until around Christmas restocks at the earliest. Even her 5POA 3 3/4" figure is basically a unicorn right now, and it's surely only going to get worse when the movie itself comes out.
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Action Figure GAF |OT| Articulated figures murdered my wallet
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Yeah, I'm going to keep my eyes peeled, but I doubt many will see her until around Christmas restocks at the earliest. Even her 5POA 3 3/4" figure is basically a unicorn right now, and it's surely only going to get worse when the movie itself comes out.
Freezasaurus
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thanks man, like old times. :')
Freezasaurus
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I would keep checking the item page at MFC, too. I know one of the HLJ guys will always post links when they put something up.
Freezasaurus
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Wow, Phasma went up @ HLJ and sold out pretty quick. Lemme know if you got one, LiK.
Freezasaurus
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Are you talking about the Darth Maul?
Figuarts are 6" figures with $40 price-tags. There's a reason they cost that much.
Are you talking about the Darth Maul?
Figuarts are 6" figures with $40 price-tags. There's a reason they cost that much.
What!? I didn't realize Darth Maul was only $40! I'm used to MonsterArts prices.
So tempted...
Freezasaurus
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Freezasaurus
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Still up guys, GOGOGOGOGO!
Freezasaurus
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Sold out.
Kiryu is one of the best SH Monsterarts figures and one of the first ones I got. You made a good choice.
Freezasaurus
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Kiryu is one of the best SH Monsterarts figures and one of the first ones I got. You made a good choice.
Awesome! I'm really excited for it.
Not likely. Tamashii recently said they'd be focusing more on making Monsterarts Zeroes (nonarticulated statues), and they're sticking with the Heisei series. You're better off putting your hopes with Neca.
Are you talking about the Darth Maul?
Figuarts are 6" figures with $40 price-tags. There's a reason they cost that much.
It's genuinely a beautiful piece. I'm so glad I doubled down on the line. The only part that scared the crap out of me was its a pain to pull off the hands, and it's an even bigger one trying to put new ones on.
So this is basically confirmation that Phasma is the "Darth Maul" of Force Awakens figures?
Freezasaurus
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It's certainly looking that way. But all of the Force Awakens Figuarts have sold out so far.
And I can understand why. Hasbro's 6'' are nice and all but I saw them for prices in the same regions very often and the quality is tremendously lower. 6'' Hasbro Luke Vs Figuarts Luke - a difference between night and day.
It's a shame I have no money at the moment, I could have preordered Phasma but so I had to let go. I hope I am still able to get her when the finances are better. She's so great looking and I want her between my two stormtroopers.
The Omega Man
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This is true, Figuarts figures are just in another level and for people that live in countries that are not the United States sometimes the price gap is not that big.
George Oscar Bluth II
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Figuarts cost £10 more than Black Series and Marvel Legends over here. Pretty good price.
I just got mine today and yeah he looks fucking awesome. I've got his snarling head and he looks menacing as fuck compared to the feel asleep face down on the oven Black Series Maul. I think figuarts are my real life pokemon.
Phasma has been up on amiami at least 5 times since her main release so nobody should have any problem getting her. Kylo Ren and the Stormtrooper have been up at least twice a week as well.
Bet...Neca sucks
Maybe I should just buy the chogokin version. But according to what I read it has some big flaws.
Bet...Neca sucks
Maybe I should just buy the chogokin version. But according to what I read it has some big flaws.
NECA does Western IPs well but their Japanese stuff is pretty bad. I blind bougth their DMC Dante and it's shit
George Oscar Bluth II
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The Han Solo prototype Figuarts looks really good. I hope they'll release a figure for his Empire Strikes Back look somewhere down the line.
A New Hope Luke looks pretty baller as well, hopefully the get released with Leia and Chewie before next summer.
Bet...Neca sucks
Maybe I should just buy the chogokin version. But according to what I read it has some big flaws.
Most of them have sucked, but the recently released Neca Goji 54 has received extremely high praise across the board. Very accurate likeness, great sculpt, great articulation, the works.
There are some great photoshops of the figure replacing the suit in classic shots of the film.
Freezasaurus
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Nah, brah. Just because Ami staggers their pre-order allotments doesn't mean there are enough for everyone that wants one. They have the same # to sell, they just break it up over the course of a few days. Phasma pre-orders were a bloodbath. Not the worst I've seen, but still.
I really liked the NECA 90's and Legendary Godzilla figures- not as well articulated as the high end Japanese stuff, of course, but a lot better than a lot of the Bandai stuff that we were getting for the longest time, plus they look great with the Pacific Rim Jaegers.
I'm still hoping that the line eventually expands out and they're able to make Kaiju other than Godzilla himself one day- I'd love to be able to add a King Ghidorah to my collection one day.
eh I don't think it was any worse than Kylo Ren, I expect she'll be up again for 30 seconds sometime this week
I expect the Han Solo pre-order to break the web site
The Omega Man
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eh I don't think it was any worse than Kylo Ren, I expect she'll be up again for 30 seconds sometime this week
I expect the Han Solo pre-order to break the web site
Unless you guys collect Saint Seiya Myth Cloth Ex, you don't know what a bloodbath looks like, all the sites kneel in pain, the figures are gone 1 one minute, no exaggeration, even if you have it in your shopping cart they show as sold out by the time is confirming your purchase. Phasma was a walk in the park compared to that.
Freezasaurus
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Haha, yeah, I believe it. When the MegaHouse One Piece figures were really popular, things got bad. God forbid you wanted anything that went up for pre-order the same night as a One Piece figure. The servers would slow to a crawl.
Soooo... I officially have no self-control.
I was watching Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla last night and I couldn't stop myself from ordering this SH Monsterarts.
I mean, how could I not?
That makes it 6 Monsterarts in two weeks... (not counting the two effects sets)
Eventually I'll run out of Monsterarts to buy though, so that's good.
I was watching Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla last night and I couldn't stop myself from ordering this SH Monsterarts.
I mean, how could I not?
That makes it 6 Monsterarts in two weeks... (not counting the two effects sets)
Eventually I'll run out of Monsterarts to buy though, so that's good.
Freezasaurus
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You're a madman, Kipp. All those years of frugal living, the dam had to burst sometime.
Haha yep. Pretty much.
LocknessMobster
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LocknessMobster
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I said it in the Transformers OT, but I love how they gave him the mini-Shockwave gun, acknowledging one of the funniest things from the cartoon.
ohhthegore
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oh wow the only Masterpieces I have are Soundwave and Starscream so Shockwave is going to fit right in
Freezasaurus
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Bloodember
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It's already sold out.
Freezasaurus
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Daaaaaamn. People are hungry for dat Star Wars.