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Post by mecha-mania on Oct 30, 2015 0:12:31 GMT -5
Sweet! I have yet to own a Jeeg figure. me too! since its in src form. will definitly get it.
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Post by Chen on Oct 30, 2015 6:32:49 GMT -5
Yeah it's not Bandai's fault if more classic robots don't sell, they give every chance to make more obscure stuff but people just don't buy it in enough numbers. So like Kaus said they fall back to known sellers like Mazinger to keep the line going until they see a opening to try again. For the most part it is a pretty successful line but like any line not every release is a hit and the more popular releases carry the less popular ones but as a whole the line does pretty good.
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Post by reVolVer on Oct 30, 2015 7:08:42 GMT -5
well its just sad for non-mazinger addicts or even non-go nagai addicts.. hehehe.. i want to buy those that havent been released yet.. it means i will take more time for these characters to get some attention. i also dont want Bandai to be like what Evo Toys is doing.. the less popular characters get a limited numbers release.. with premium price.. like those mechanical beasts they are releasing. Its not commonly available and expensive.
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Post by Mechanical Flesh on Oct 31, 2015 3:22:18 GMT -5
My my, this is very good news..
SRC Jeeg, great to hear. I was going to consider purchasing the ET version, but I didn't really like the waist section, how it turned out..
But now Bandai is probably going to give us a Jeeg + Panzeroid src combo, slightly shorter but with die-cast, good articulation and stability. I'll probably get this one instead, hehe. It's going to be cheaper too.
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Post by droutmaster on Oct 31, 2015 17:59:49 GMT -5
happy to see Jeeg been made as well the panzeroid, i only wish they would made the 2 mecados from the show just to finally have the jeeg team as well the ship where the jeeg parts deploy from.
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Post by Gettershadow on Oct 31, 2015 18:40:32 GMT -5
yes, Bandai is always going to go where the money is.. they produce a lot and they have to sell a lot. Volume... that's their only option with SRC.
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Post by faelon on Oct 31, 2015 19:03:16 GMT -5
Sigh! Dear Bandai, as long as you remain on a Go Nagai kick can we please get a fully transforming Dai-X SOC? kthnxbye
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 31, 2015 22:20:45 GMT -5
Sigh! Dear Bandai, as long as you remain on a Go Nagai kick can we please get a fully transforming Dai-X SOC? kthnxbye thats would be awesome man, i could completely over look the ET version if they release one but the thing is with Big Dai X its not that famous and the fans are not alot
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Post by faelon on Nov 1, 2015 15:53:01 GMT -5
Sigh! Dear Bandai, as long as you remain on a Go Nagai kick can we please get a fully transforming Dai-X SOC? kthnxbye thats would be awesome man, i could completely over look the ET version if they release one but the thing is with Big Dai X its not that famous and the fans are not alot When has "actual fanbase" ever had any measurable relationship to what Bandai produces? I mean sometimes I think the subjects are far more influenced by the design teams selection of lunch menu's than anything that has actual fan interest or input.
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 1, 2015 21:11:49 GMT -5
thats would be awesome man, i could completely over look the ET version if they release one but the thing is with Big Dai X its not that famous and the fans are not alot When has "actual fanbase" ever had any measurable relationship to what Bandai produces? I mean sometimes I think the subjects are far more influenced by the design teams selection of lunch menu's than anything that has actual fan interest or input. are you talking for real bro ? its a simple business rule , demand and offer, people are passionate about some robots that they will buy any thing related to their these robots here where the offers come but if there's no demand or little demand on a specific robot and in Bandai case as we all know no Japanese market demand, that robot wont be under Bandai name its awful i know but as a business they need to make sure they will be here for good
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Post by faelon on Nov 1, 2015 21:43:26 GMT -5
When has "actual fanbase" ever had any measurable relationship to what Bandai produces? I mean sometimes I think the subjects are far more influenced by the design teams selection of lunch menu's than anything that has actual fan interest or input. are you talking for real bro ? its a simple business rule , demand and offer, people are passionate about some robots that they will buy any thing related to their these robots here where the offers come but if there's no demand or little demand on a specific robot and in Bandai case as we all know no Japanese market demand, that robot wont be under Bandai name its awful i know but as a business they need to make sure they will be here for good I'm just saying that Bandai, like many Japanese producers can occasionally get a bit unexpectedly random. They don't always follow the normal and predictable rules of market demand and will occasionally deviate off in strange and often fun directions. I mean I'm not thinking there was an overwelming market demand for a Freddie Mercury SH Figuarts? But somebody in the chain was a fan, hence SURPRISE! And it would appear to have aid off. Granted Dai-X is a bit obscure with mainly a UK fanbase. But I'm just saying you never know with Bandai. A craving for seafood might get us an SH Monsterarts Ebirah one day. I also have to confess as m uch as I would love a transforming Dai-X I think if they keep on a Go Nagai kick my most desired would be an SRC Getter G trio. Dragon Liger and Poseidon.
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Nov 1, 2015 22:27:38 GMT -5
The Freddie Mercury figure is a crossover and that's why it's going to sell. The bulk of people buying that figure are not figuarts collectors, they are queen fans. Bandai (or an employee) saw a huge opportunity there and like you said, it paid off. It similar to the daft punk ones, but more focused when it comes to who actually wants it (daft punk is a little more known to a younger age group).
If anyone doesn't understand what I am talking about, think about the amount of money companies make when they make KISS figures/dolls. There aren't versions many so while they are somewhat popular with toy collectors, they are more popular with the fans of the group/music fans. For them, it's a unique product, rather than another CD/vinyl/download. So it's an automatic buy for many.
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Post by cupnoodles on Nov 2, 2015 7:09:32 GMT -5
Does Freddie Mercury come with a jet scrander pack? Or maybe his microphone transforms into goldymarg-mic.
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 2, 2015 9:17:45 GMT -5
I'm just saying that Bandai, like many Japanese producers can occasionally get a bit unexpectedly random. They don't always follow the normal and predictable rules of market demand and will occasionally deviate off in strange and often fun directions. I mean I'm not thinking there was an overwelming market demand for a Freddie Mercury SH Figuarts? But somebody in the chain was a fan, hence SURPRISE! And it would appear to have aid off. Granted Dai-X is a bit obscure with mainly a UK fanbase. But I'm just saying you never know with Bandai. A craving for seafood might get us an SH Monsterarts Ebirah one day. I also have to confess as m uch as I would love a transforming Dai-X I think if they keep on a Go Nagai kick my most desired would be an SRC Getter G trio. Dragon Liger and Poseidon. im also a fan of Big dai x if they release one i will get it for sure hopefully and it will fine it it was an SOC or an SRC i think the SRC line is getting bigger and bigger with time even Bandai attention to it is growing and i guessing milking some robot in that line is is where the money for new projects is coming there is still alot of Robots i wanna see in both SRC and SOC
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Nov 2, 2015 9:32:45 GMT -5
Big-Dai X has small pockets of fans in different regions (the show was re-cast in a few languages) and definitely has its followers. There's only a handful of toys for the character to begin with and a non-transforming SRC might just be the ticket he needs.
The ET version was ok, he didn't get picked up in the Yamato GNU-dou line from years ago, and other than 2-3 vintage toys I can't think of others.
Kind of a similar situation (random levels of popularity regardless of number of toys) with baxinger (quite a few toys), bryger (not a lot of toys) and samuraiger (a lot of toys but most don't do much).
I for one would love to see SRC sasuraiger as I have the gnu-dou version and it's my favorite from that line. The character design lends itself very well to dynamic figure aesthetics.
I'd also like to see SRC goshogun. I think bandai would nail that character right on the head.
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Post by Mechanical Flesh on Nov 2, 2015 15:00:32 GMT -5
Saw the figure exposed at the Lucca Comics & Games convention, here the best shot I could get with my crappy cellphone camera: You know what? I think I like it. I don't mind the fact that it hasn't magnets. SRC was never about gimmicks, it was about articulation + small(er) size + affordability. SoC Mazinger Z has spring-loaded rocket punches, the SRC doesn't. SoC Godsigma can separate into its individual robots, SRC doesn't. If this Jeeg sacrifices magnets in favor of very good ratchets, then I'm all for it.
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 2, 2015 15:06:04 GMT -5
you guys are taking over by jeeg forgetting the new SKL is behind him also MF did you take this photo bro i saw it earlier on Instagram you should put a signature on your photos so people wont steal it man TRUST ME on this one
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Post by Mr. Ginrai on Nov 2, 2015 15:07:26 GMT -5
Anyone think the jeeg looks a little "fat"? Or maybe just a little too wide in some areas (waist and legs)? Other than that the color palette they picked looks perfect.
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Post by Mechanical Flesh on Nov 2, 2015 15:18:14 GMT -5
also MF did you take this photo bro i saw it earlier on Instagram you should put a signature on your photos so people wont steal it man TRUST ME on this one Yup, this one's 100% mine, coming straight from my phone. Maybe you just saw a very similar picture. It was the same figure after all. And even if someone "borrowed" my photograph, the figure is not mine and hundreds if not thousands of people saw the thing with their very own eyes this past weekend. I won't put a copyright on that, hehe. Sure, if I took pics of some of my figures then yes I'd like to be given credit for it. @ Mr. GinraiYeah, this Jeeg is slightly misproportioned. But so are many other SRCs, like Mazingers and Getters, and in this case I think I might get over it. It doesn't look too bad, all in all. The colors are spot on, I agree.
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Post by faelon on Nov 2, 2015 22:13:30 GMT -5
Does Freddie Mercury come with a jet scrander pack? Or maybe his microphone transforms into goldymarg-mic. Is it sad that I would so buy that in a heartbeat? Although thinking on it Freddie was more about the cloak rather than the Scrander. But Freddie really needs a rocket punch! (OK thinking on that again... that might be going to some strange unintended places.)
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