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geek gaf - figure models
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Samurai_Heart
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Assuming you meant the games:
What is this Raidou from?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Devil_Summoner:_Raidou_Kuzunoha_vs._The_Soulless_Army
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Megami_Tensei:_Devil_Summoner_2:_Raidou_Kuzunoha_vs._King_Abaddon
Auron_Kale
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Strangely, I think Hulk'll ship maybe with Mark VII but that's just my feeling. BW was going to ship with Thor & Loki in December originally.
What is this Raidou from?
OMG that Raidou looks dope...
UpperCaseN
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I got a whole dang Mario Party up in here!
Opened Jigen and messed around a little. My first Revoltech and gotta say, I'm very impressed. The sculpt is really nice and captures the show's style well.
He poses really well as well, a ton of possibilities and he looks really good in them. He can also easily stand on his own without the stand. The Revoltech joints seem like very solid work.
Makes me even more excited for the upcoming Naked Snake and hopeful that they do Raiden and other characters.
Gonna mess with the accessories a little and then open up Lupin.
He poses really well as well, a ton of possibilities and he looks really good in them. He can also easily stand on his own without the stand. The Revoltech joints seem like very solid work.
Makes me even more excited for the upcoming Naked Snake and hopeful that they do Raiden and other characters.
Gonna mess with the accessories a little and then open up Lupin.
I got a whole dang Mario Party up in here!
Aw, I love the nintendo kubricks. We've got the Zelda WW set, some of the Four Swords set, and the Mario vs. Donkey Kong set. My only gripe about them is how they all fall over at the slightest bump.
Lisa Silverman down to $39.85/ 3,738 yen.
I paid 5k yen for this, ugh.
http://plamoya.com/en/persona-2-innocent-sin-lisa-silverman-pvc-figure-p-54368.html
I paid 5k yen for this, ugh.
http://plamoya.com/en/persona-2-innocent-sin-lisa-silverman-pvc-figure-p-54368.html
Tempting!! :O I've never used them before, it's a legit website right?
Baller. PhD
Banned
So, um. Why do you guys collect things? What benefit do you get from doing it?
Honest question.
Honest question.
100% legit, don't worry.
Augemitbutter
Member
Raidou looks great. but i rather wait and see how the Megahouse figure turns out.
UpperCaseN
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These toads are top heavy crazy. They're K'nex brand, I didn't know there are Zelda kubricks, though. If they're scale size with these I might add a regular Link
Black Door
Banned
Same reason people collect records, or stamps, or wads of bubble gum
Personal enjoyment, an interest in showing you're part of the fandom, space fillers, etc.
Professor Renegade
Banned
Hot Toys 1/6 Expendables Barney Ross 2.0!
Good load of accessories and two outfits. Gonna have to buy extra head + body for it if I do.
On the other hand I am tempted to collect the Django Unchained stuff. Very difficult decisions
How do you even buy something off the Hot Toys site? I must be blind/stupid or something because I don't see a buy button anywhere :S
Because life is stressful and collecting cute things takes my mind off work and keeps me happy.
Also, its fun and you can meet like-minded people who enjoy what you do. Theres no real downside to collecting that I can think of aside from the cost.
Why do people do any hobby? Such a ludicrous question.
Professor Renegade
Banned
They just look really good and are fun to collect. It's just like any other collectable hobby really.
SUPARSTARX
Member
You can preorder from Sideshow Collectibles, Hot Toys' U.S. official distributor
www.sideshowtoys.com
In addition there are other retail stores/sites that also carry stuff at slight discounts-- they also get them from Sideshow themselves but once in a while the price is right!
www.bigbadtoystore.com
www.alteregocomics.com
Twin Drive System
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After playing MGR. I really want a Raiden figure now.
Edit: Sold out. FFFFFFFFFFFUUU
Edit: Sold out. FFFFFFFFFFFUUU
SUPARSTARX
Member
I want to pull the trigger on Wave's Rise Kujiwara.
Baller. PhD
Banned
I'd ask the same question to any collector of anything. It's just so... pointless.
Oh well, carry on I guess.
I want to pull the trigger on Wave's Rise Kujiwara.
Do it! She's really nice, and cheaper than Megahouse's.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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There are many things that people (including you) do that can be seen as pointless.
People find value in figure collecting.
I think that's enough imo.
Its definitely not pointless or else not many people would do it.
We enjoy the tangibility of it. Acquiring new things with hard earned money gives a feeling of accomplishment if the goal is a specific item. Plus half the fun of having a collection is tracking down and finding rare items or different versions of something. not to mention the community aspect of like minded collectors, such as this thread.
SUPARSTARX
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Does the perception change if the items are of lower or higher value? Just curious. There's hella people here on GAF that collect expensive sneakers! Why pay so much for something that will wear and tear after some usage or why buy them if they won't wear them right?
I collect a few vinyl records and buncha CDs of artists I really enjoy listening too! I'm normal!
Ragingnight
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I really want to get yoko from alter but 300 bucks for it ?
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIG-MOE-0577-R022&page=top
I hope for a re-release =(
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=FIG-MOE-0577-R022&page=top
I hope for a re-release =(
Professor Renegade
Banned
There are much more pointless kind of collections out there. Hell, aside from my figure collection I have a collection of movie tickets, it's so stupid that I'm thinking of getting rid of them now.
The thing about figures is that they are essentially art. Some artist had to design and sculpt an original prototype, and then it gets massed produced for fanboys/girls like us. They're just so detailed (most of them are anyway) that they make great display pieces, and sometimes they have the ability to strike our nostalgia nerves.
Oh, they look just like the kubricks, and I actually have some of the k'nex figures haha. I think the Zelda kubricks are actually quite a bit smaller, and like most Zelda stuff they're kind of crazy expensive nowadays.
Buy now, regret never.
Exactly my view of figures. I buy them because they are very cute and the craftsmanship is often pretty impressive. They really are miniature sculptures and some of them look incredible. It takes a LOT of work to design one of them and I appreciate what the creators have to do.
Ragingnight
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=( don't have the funds to justify that kind of purchase
SUPARSTARX
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I wouldn't do it for $300 personally.
Everything is pointless if you want to be a reductionist. Why do you play video games? It's pointless.
If you'd like to know, I have a rather large collection of Cardcaptor Sakura items that I've acquired not only because of love of the show and nostalgia, but also for the sake of documenting the huge amount of items that the franchise spawned. It's fascinating the variety of items I have and have seen, and I find new items all the time. The thrill of the hunt is also part of it, especially for collectors of older or rarer items.
Ragingnight
Member
nope, yoko is pvc
NihonTiger90
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What? Who do you work for?
Dabookerman
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A lot of people ask me the same question. Many of them spend a ridiculous amount of money on Alcohol and getting shitfaced. To me, that's pretty pointless, but in the end, it's their money, they can do what the hell they like with it.
Figures to me are no different to paintings outside of the medium used to present the art itself.
Figurines are beautiful things.
Christina Mackenzie
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He's an editor at Tomopop IIRC.
Raidou's up for pre-order over on amiami, sweet discount too:
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/de...eywords=d-arts$pagemax=100$getcnt=0$pagecnt=1
I got my pre-order set :3 I nabbed 2 because I'm worried about lousy paint jobs/easy-to-break parts ^^; I have a Beelzemon from the same line that's gotten some parts broken, and I've heard one of the Zero figures [not sure if v1 or v2] had issues with his hair breaking off D:
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/de...eywords=d-arts$pagemax=100$getcnt=0$pagecnt=1
I got my pre-order set :3 I nabbed 2 because I'm worried about lousy paint jobs/easy-to-break parts ^^; I have a Beelzemon from the same line that's gotten some parts broken, and I've heard one of the Zero figures [not sure if v1 or v2] had issues with his hair breaking off D:
Ragingnight
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hmm should i get izaya >_>
Barrow Roll
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