ohhthegore
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ohhh man if they make Faora hnnngghhhhhhhhhhh
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Figure GAF |OT| Where has all of my money gone?
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ohhh man if they make Faora hnnngghhhhhhhhhhh
sixteen-bit
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Not a really good likeness of Heather, but I would buy anyway lol
Not a really good likeness of Heather, but I would buy anyway lol
oh shit, nice. picking that up.
Ragingnight
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so im at ax for 1-2 more days. the dx miku and madoka sold out instantly. the ax exclusive madoka and miku are still there. i got one madoka. might keep, might flip marginally, not sure.
Freezasaurus
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When does that Heather come out? And more importantly, what's dat price look like?
Try harder and get a DX Miku for me. kthx.
meltingparappa
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So tempting to pick that up. I'm running out of places to put figures though! Have I really reached that shameful milestone in my collecting?
Barrow Roll
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That red Kshatriya looks sick.
i already did. lol
SUPARSTARX
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I hope Hot Toys does Zod and Faora. Easy money for them.
Already have Superman preordered. Bring it on the rest of them!
Already have Superman preordered. Bring it on the rest of them!
DeadRockstar
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Freezasaurus
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Yeah, I pre-ordered her from HLJ, on the off-chance I may want to cancel at some point. But she's a great-looking figure.
Hah yea I'm there too man. I took a bunch of stuff to work though which helped. Its where I keep my 2 foot batman lol. He watches over my desk, whats funny is I'll come back to my desk from time to time and someone will have him posed in a different way
Thanks man, it was the first kit I committed to fully painting everything. I wanted it to match the titanium finish sinanju as close as I could get it. Gold decals are from samueldecal and the paint finish is Aclad black with chrome on top followed by tamiya clear red. One of my favorite gundam kits even though its a HG. I've thought of making another one because I just love the shape of the kit, maybe one day I'll grab a 1/100 version.
meltingparappa
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It breaks my brain trying to predict what figures will have high demand and what won't.
The pride of my paltry collection was Guts from Berserk in his berserker armor that seemingly was sold out everywhere upon release, but it's all over ebay only slightly above the original price.
I have deep sympathy for the brave souls who try to get into the figure reselling business and risk a ton that can blow up in their face.
Yeah... I'd be curious to hear from some of the more experienced collectors here, about this.
High quality figures get hyped, and seem to sell out quickly... but then are sometimes restocked, or later on get a re-release. And with sites like amiami offering preowned now, there are more chances for rarer things to pop up now and then.
nicoga3000
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Thanks man, it was the first kit I committed to fully painting everything. I wanted it to match the titanium finish sinanju as close as I could get it. Gold decals are from samueldecal and the paint finish is Aclad black with chrome on top followed by tamiya clear red. One of my favorite gundam kits even though its a HG. I've thought of making another one because I just love the shape of the kit, maybe one day I'll grab a 1/100 version.
I'm a sucker for candy colored Gundam. I was thinking of doing some candy work on my Shin Musha. Excellent job with the Alclad!
Christina Mackenzie
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Tempting... there's apparently a Robbie the Rabbit figure as well.
Thanks Nico. That would look pretty sick. I've been tempted for a long time to pick up a Shin Musha (and the blue one as well) but keep putting it off. I think my next one will be the Geara Doga though which I want to do in Sinanju colors. A shelf of Candy Red, black and gold Sinanju, Kshatriya, Geara Doga and hopefully Rozen Zulu gets me hyped!
Thanks man, it was the first kit I committed to fully painting everything. I wanted it to match the titanium finish sinanju as close as I could get it. Gold decals are from samueldecal and the paint finish is Aclad black with chrome on top followed by tamiya clear red. One of my favorite gundam kits even though its a HG. I've thought of making another one because I just love the shape of the kit, maybe one day I'll grab a 1/100 version.
Nice Kshatriya! At first glance I thought it was a MG.
How did you like working with the Alclad Black? I've heard nothing but bad things about it.
Oh, hello new thread.
I'm currently reeling over the announcement of a Seragaki Aoba Nendoroid... and another scaled figure from DRAMAtical Murder... I hope it turns out to be Koujaku! I'm also looking forward to the Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko Nendoroid.
BTW, I am also on MFC with the same username I have here. (ladyriven) Add me if you want to.
I've been good lately. I haven't had many figures coming in. My latest was Gift's Akemi Homura, I think? And Nendoroid Kirito.
I'm currently reeling over the announcement of a Seragaki Aoba Nendoroid... and another scaled figure from DRAMAtical Murder... I hope it turns out to be Koujaku! I'm also looking forward to the Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko Nendoroid.
BTW, I am also on MFC with the same username I have here. (ladyriven) Add me if you want to.
I've been good lately. I haven't had many figures coming in. My latest was Gift's Akemi Homura, I think? And Nendoroid Kirito.
sixteen-bit
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Amazing work. Looks excellent in red too,
Thanks man, it was the first kit I committed to fully painting everything. I wanted it to match the titanium finish sinanju as close as I could get it. Gold decals are from samueldecal and the paint finish is Aclad black with chrome on top followed by tamiya clear red. One of my favorite gundam kits even though its a HG. I've thought of making another one because I just love the shape of the kit, maybe one day I'll grab a 1/100 version.
yea, i just preordered her from HLJ. kinda on the fence but if i end up loving the game, i don't wanna kick myself for passing on it. Great design anyway.
I really like it, although it takes a lot of time to get it working right. Prep is really important as any dust, scratches and fingerprints will show once you spray the black. So you have to really clean the pieces and spray it in an area where it wont get dusty or stuff will fly into it. It also smells absolutely awful so definitely do it outdoors. I sprayed it with an airbrush and the finish went one smooth, the gloss black is really striking and really reflective. I've only used it on a few pieces so not sure if there are any other issues people are having.
Heres a shot of the Kshatriya parts in black.
DeadRockstar
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Yeah I did. Originally because I liked the design and the sculptor is one of my favourites. I played the first game afterwards and now I'm a straight up fan of the series as well.
Nice colection. Aoba is probably going to be the pass I regret the most at the end of the year. A male character with a unique and interesting design that turned out great. Kind of a rarity. Like you say though, they did announce another one, so if that's good I won't miss out this time.
Freezasaurus
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Aoba was an awesome figure. I almost picked him up for $118 post-release from Nippon-Yasan, but I passed. I mean, I wasn't familiar at all with the source material, and that's kind of a lot of scratch for one figure.
Futurevoid
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Yeah, the likeness is off but I'll still bite.
Not a really good likeness of Heather, but I would buy anyway lol
I have their Pyramid Head and Nurse figures from Silent Hill 2. Those were both great.
Oh man, I've also been foaming in the mouth over the news of a second DMMd figure since yesterday! I have more love for Noiz and Mink, but since no one really likes the latter I'm naturally banking more on Noiz not that I won't be super thrilled with any other character honestly, or even another Aoba as some people were suspecting.
I've never bought a Nendo before, so Aoba will be my first haha. There should really be one of Clear, his character is perfect for that form. Too many goofy possibilities with that guy.
With a bit of luck, maybe they'll use the other character's official art as they're all crazy like the one Aoba was based on:
<3 Honyarara
Freezasaurus
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What exactly was DRAMAtical Murder about? I checked the Wikipedia entry a while back, but as soon as I read "boys' love" I tuned out.
Freezasaurus
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Same. What I like about it is that she retains that somewhat sickly look the character had in the game.
Freezasaurus
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No reason you can't just re-order her. You'll look like a sillyhead if anyone notices, or you could just order from a different retailer.
Kotobukiya's version is closer to Huke's style, but I still prefer the look of GSC's. I'm not sure why, something about Kotobukiya's version bothers me, and I love Huke's artwork!
As for ordering it again, I believe AmiAmi has this thing where if you cancel a specific item that you're not allowed to order it again from them. I've never tested the theory myself, so I can't say for certain.
However, HS/HLJ should be no problem at all for you.
Also, in regards to Fiona, I don't think I'll be able to get her after all. For some reason I had thought August was free, but I have Belldandy and Holy Bell, Insane Black Rock Shooter, Melty, and Katsuragi scheduled for that month. I know IBRS and Melty will likely be delayed [Belldandy and Holy Bell too], but I do not want to take the risk. I might wait until closer to release and see if any are delayed before making my pre-order [if she's still available by then].
This month and August [well, December too] are by far my worst months. So many great releases in each!
DeadRockstar
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I wish I could tell you, but when the friend I have that played it attempted to explain it to me, I'm not sure I was any wiser afterwards. What I can remember:
It's set in a cyberpunky future. Aoba works in a junk shop in one district of an island that's split into several. He has a robot dog that's called an all mate that is the future replacement for pets. There are gangs that play a virtual reality fighting game called Lime. Aoba isn't in a gang but people want him to be. Weird shit starts happening and people think a gang called Morphine are responsible.
Maybe somebody else can give an actually useful description.
Yeah that's awesome work. Noiz in particular. If he's next I will not complain.
Canceller's remorse?
Freezasaurus
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I'm thinking I may pass on Fiona, too. I need that SH3 Heather Mason.
You know... the lack of real high-quality Final Fantasy figures has to be one of the figure industry's biggest missed-opportunities. SE knows how important characters are, and obviously puts a ton of effort in to creating them for their games, and making sure they look as cool as possible. They're clearly obsessive about it.
There's SO MANY great figures for smaller franchises, but FF, with it's dozens of interesting designs, tons of outfits, not to mention hundreds of awesome monsters ....and we get the same crappy play-farts lineup every time. I really don't understand it. They could be some of the most beautiful figures, but for some reason they stick to the lower end. WHY.GIF!! :-/
There's SO MANY great figures for smaller franchises, but FF, with it's dozens of interesting designs, tons of outfits, not to mention hundreds of awesome monsters ....and we get the same crappy play-farts lineup every time. I really don't understand it. They could be some of the most beautiful figures, but for some reason they stick to the lower end. WHY.GIF!! :-/
Freezasaurus
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...Eh, now that I'm trying to think up of a summary, I don't even know how to go about it lol. There's a lot going on in that game.
Here's what Wiki has to say for it without spoiling anything:
DeadRockstar
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Lol the game is called Rhyme? Lime must be from a whack translation then.
Speaking about Fiona. Assuming she goes up for pre-order this month and comes out in August, I'm not a fan of that schedule. It's nice not having to wait, but it sucks for planning.
Speaking about Fiona. Assuming she goes up for pre-order this month and comes out in August, I'm not a fan of that schedule. It's nice not having to wait, but it sucks for planning.
Freezasaurus
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The thing about her that gets me is that I like the pose, but beyond that, her character design is pretty unremarkable.
I love the imperfections on that Heather figure, you don't get that often. I don't feel the need to add her to my collection, but I can definitely see the appeal. She's a really interesting piece.
Yeah, having a little more than a month before release? Umm, a little notification would have been nice, Wing. If I had known earlier, I could have made alternate August pre-orders, but since I didn't, I'll now likely have to pass on her.
I don't know why figure manufacturers announce a pre-order date this close to release. I'm sure it's fine for those with little pre-orders [since they won't have to wait long], but for people who pre-order numerous figures each month it's a pretty big issue.
Completely agree, this has been bothering me for a good while now. The worst part is their Static Arts series isn't nearly as horrible as the Playarts but they're still subpar compared to other manufacturers. I'm guessing this is mostly all just down to a business decision to do everything themselves the cheaper way, but it truly is unfortunate.
Yeah I know several different summaries had varying localizations on that one but for the patch anyway the TL group localized it as Rhyme lol.
They used to have companies like Koto etc do their stuff. But now they have Play-Arts so they stick with their own brand. Not sure when you guys started collecting but I have a ton of high quality FF figures from before Play-Arts existed.
DeadRockstar
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I agree she's nothing crazy. The draw is just that it's a really good sculpt of Shunya Yamashita's artwork, on a level above something like the bishoujo statues. Yoshizawa Mitsumasa is really the only other one I know of that's done his work justice outside of GKs.
Yeah exactly. I mean I thought Mitsuru was pushing it. Assuming no delay that will be a bit over 2 months at best. I'd have thought figure manufacturers of all people would sympathise with scheduling purchases. Maybe the production run is just really small or something.
I also still want to try for belldandy/holy bell. Don't fail me now Figinstock.
AmiAmi still has her up for pre-order:
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIG-MOE-8628
Warning, she is pricey [but I have a feeling they will be worth it].
man, so expensive.
Yep.
Her scale/detail is impressive, though, and this being Max Factory's 25th anniversary figure [one that many fans have been wanting for a long time] leads me to believe that her value will only rise. If it doesn't, I'll still have the figure. That will be worth it to me.
Of course, another "Ultimate Madoka" situation might happen where, after release, Belldandy with Holy Bell is heavily discounted so retail chains can get rid of excess stock. I personally don't think the same thing will happen here, though, since I don't think she will be as heavily mass-produced as Ultimate Madoka was, but we'll see!
Either way, I'm looking forward to receiving it. I can see a delay happening, though...
DeadRockstar
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Price is high, but I would pay that if customs weren't an issue. I've gotta hope for BiJ or NY to re-stock after cancellations. Thanks though.
Have many Max Factory figures been bargain binned? Aoba was a fairly big, higher priced figure and he sold out and is now priced crazily.
Hmm, it doesn't generally happen with Max Factory figures, especially those that get lots of advertising [such as the aforementioned Aoba and not Belldandy with Holy Bell]. I think they're just better at handling the quantity they produce.
Good Smile Company has a tendency to produce more than is needed, which results in many cancelling their orders so they can get it later for a "better price" later, which leads to stores having lots of left-over stock [of a massive-sized figures that takes up a lot of space] and forcing them to put the item on-sale for a huge discount. Those previous purchasers can then buy the figure at the lower price they wanted.
I don't believe people will necessarily do the same with Max Factory/Belldandy with Holy Bell since there likely won't be as many figures floating around, but we won't know for sure until release.
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