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Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #30 on Aug 17, 2007, 1:41pm »
Okay, first Konami is making two figures of Gurren Lagann. One is PVC figure that has pretty limited articulation and is basicaly a fixed posed statue, second one is a non-combining plastic figure.
Second, I meant to do justice a Gurren Lagann would have to be diecast because only through diecast can you make a fully combining figure and also have the material/surface for a proper paint job instead of the coloured plastic most companies do. You can't make a half-decent combining robot figure with vinyl or PVC it limits joints available and the very nature of the medium limits the amount of detail you can use. Plastic is better but still can't match the detail of metal and the "quality" you get from sheer weight plus with metal content you can balance the figure out.
As I said plastic should be researved for action figures and cheaper made toys and is sub-standard for the prices they charge. The SIC's a Guyver figure you stated are great looking figures but in my opinion highly overpriced, unless you consider the price range of $30-70 U.S for a single figure resonable. I've owned those Guyver, SIC, Bubblegum Crisis, and a whole bunch of other "high quality" plastic figures and found out that not only was I overcharged I was underwhelmed by the final product. If I had a choice of spending a hundred dollars on a plastic figure or a hundred fifty dollars for the same figure but made out of diecast, I'm sorry but I'll spend the extra money on the diecast figure.
Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #31 on Aug 17, 2007, 11:09pm »
It's all good, to each his own. I'm more of a fan of looks over whether it transforms or combines so I guess I can see your point. Although how hard would a transforming toy be for Gurren Lagann? The arms and legs extend and you pop the head on with the helmet. Don't get me wrong though, I love diecast toys too. I'm looking forward to the SOC Raideen, Maxgokin Big-O, Fewture Mazinger Z, SOC Spec Dragonar and the Maxgokin Dancouga Nova. And does anyone know for sure if the Max Dragonar is going to be diecast or not?
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Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #33 on Aug 18, 2007, 9:37am »
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It's all good, to each his own. I'm more of a fan of looks over whether it transforms or combines so I guess I can see your point. Although how hard would a transforming toy be for Gurren Lagann? The arms and legs extend and you pop the head on with the helmet. Don't get me wrong though, I love diecast toys too. I'm looking forward to the SOC Raideen, Maxgokin Big-O, Fewture Mazinger Z, SOC Spec Dragonar and the Maxgokin Dancouga Nova. And does anyone know for sure if the Max Dragonar is going to be diecast or not?
Oh, exactly to each his own my friend. I have nothing against plastic toys I just limit to my toy purchases to the highest quality representation of a ceratain character I can afford and in most cases the toy is made out of diecast, that's all.
As for the MaxFactory Dragonar all I've heard so far is it will be a plastic figure along the lines of their Dan of Thursday and Eva figures.
Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #35 on Aug 18, 2007, 5:14pm »
Hey Chen, Have you picked up the Maxgokin Godannar? What's your opinion on it? Between the Maxgokin Godannar and the Maxgokin Genesic Gaogaigar which would you go with?
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Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #36 on Aug 18, 2007, 6:42pm »
Well it depends, Godannar is way more poseable and can pull of some stunning poses it's a larger figure than GGGG and when posed with it's sword can be quite impressive but it has nowhere near the diecast content as GGGG and did have some paint issues. GGGG on the other hand has quite a bit of diecast and a load of accessories, but it too has some issues. It's not quite as poseable as Godannar and it's hip design made it quite difficult to move the legs, so much so that I actually snapped one of it's legs off. I heard that later versions fixed this so it may no longer be a issue. But still if I had too choose it would be GGGG the amount of detail is amazing and the engineering in the feet alone is incredible. My only caveat would be to get the latest version and stay away from the first production runs.
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Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #42 on Aug 19, 2007, 5:05pm »
Seen up to 20 and the story takes a sharp right turn, I love it. Plus it's suppose to be a 26-27 episode series so I can't even guess what the next 6-7 episodes will be like.
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Re: Gurren Lagann « Reply #43 on Aug 19, 2007, 5:32pm »
Holy crap. I am on 17 right now. Did not expect that. Damn, I hope they bring this series over. As the show goes on, there more more mecha designs I dig. makes me sad though, reminds me how humans just can't maintain peace. The larger and more organized we get the more we have to destroy each other.
The show I think has only gotten better over time.
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Being they killed a main character so abruptly ealry in the story, you stay o edge the rest of the battles cause you expect they to kill off another main character so easily. I did keep expecting him to come back though. Since things are so campy and unrealistic, I expected him to show up, claiming that he faked his death so Simon could learn to trust in himself.
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