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Post by Yumcha on Jul 24, 2016 15:17:23 GMT -5
I was right! HAHAHAHAHAHA...!!!
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Post by faelon on Jul 24, 2016 15:49:39 GMT -5
Looking at that picture it's probably not a bust. At least not unless Bandai started using really crappy paint and poorly finished sculpting. Which they don't do. The grain of the paint and the trim edge of the crown tell us that this is a fairly small subject. Just photographed very tightly. Maybe a little bigger than GX01R, but nowhere near the SOC DX size.
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Post by boricua on Jul 24, 2016 16:02:58 GMT -5
Another Mazinger. Tee hee! Mr. Roboto guessed it first!
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Post by Actarus on Jul 24, 2016 16:26:10 GMT -5
One Mazinger that would be different is a battle damaged one.
But like all said, it's the 20th anniversary of the line, so my guess it's that it will be a very detailed one.
I have many Mazinger from the SOC line, 01R, 07OVA, 49, DX and many other I surely don't remember, and it the SOC line they were very limited in articulation or accessories, except for DX.
But a Mazinger is always great, but we would like something new or more western.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jul 24, 2016 17:47:29 GMT -5
One Mazinger that would be different is a battle damaged one. But like all said, it's the 20th anniversary of the line, so my guess it's that it will be a very detailed one. I have many Mazinger from the SOC line, 01R, 07OVA, 49, DX and many other I surely don't remember, and it the SOC line they were very limited in articulation or accessories, except for DX. But a Mazinger is always great, but we would like something new or more western. hmmm Mazinger with cowboy hat ?
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Post by Actarus on Jul 24, 2016 22:01:53 GMT -5
That would be funny...... euh no!
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Post by boricua on Jul 25, 2016 0:35:40 GMT -5
im all for new improved versions of those and all the rest too!
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Post by Sagat on Jul 25, 2016 7:02:58 GMT -5
Damn it Bandai!
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Post by RoboFestivus on Jul 25, 2016 11:15:53 GMT -5
Well, at least for those who feared the SOC line was dead, you got two new SOC announcements almost back to back.
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Post by reVolVer on Jul 25, 2016 13:16:08 GMT -5
Maybe like...
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Post by greengetterguy on Jul 25, 2016 13:25:05 GMT -5
Sigh.....then it will be a pass for me.
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Post by Yumcha on Jul 25, 2016 13:36:43 GMT -5
Sigh.....then it will be a pass for me. Remember folks, Bandai hates you. An old gag line from over at TBDX. Hahahaha...
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 25, 2016 13:43:05 GMT -5
Well, at least for those who feared the SOC line was dead, you got two new SOC announcements almost back to back. That would really suck if the SoC line died because of how poorly mishandled the last two Gaogaigar/Brave releases were. Soul of Chogokin Gaogaigar was solid but his add-ons are expensive for what they are and made SoC GGG into a statue. A good looking one mind you but a statue nonetheless.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jul 25, 2016 13:58:02 GMT -5
Bandai does hate me in so many different ways lol. It hates my wallet the most
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Post by mpchi on Jul 25, 2016 13:59:32 GMT -5
That would really suck if the SoC line died because of how poorly mishandled the last two Gaogaigar/Brave releases were. Soul of Chogokin Gaogaigar was solid but his add-ons are expensive for what they are and made SoC GGG into a statue. A good looking one mind you but a statue nonetheless. Hmm? Even though my GGG has some random flawed ratchets, its really good though. Goldy is also quite nice on its own, stable, clicky, and has some heft. The combined form is more of a statue thanks to nothing but gravity really, so not sure if "poorly mishandled" is something to blame Bandai for. On the other hand, GX-70 is a Mazinger Z is really disappointing. Nothing wrong with a Mazinger per se, but we had just recently got a few repaints less than a year ago. How many do we really need?
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Post by boricua on Jul 25, 2016 14:02:20 GMT -5
Maybe like... not going to happen in the soc line. maybe in the sop line, but not soc.
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Post by boricua on Jul 25, 2016 14:06:01 GMT -5
That would really suck if the SoC line died because of how poorly mishandled the last two Gaogaigar/Brave releases were. Soul of Chogokin Gaogaigar was solid but his add-ons are expensive for what they are and made SoC GGG into a statue. A good looking one mind you but a statue nonetheless. Hmm? Even though my GGG has some random flawed ratchets, its really good though. Goldy is also quite nice on its own, stable, clicky, and has some heft. The combined form is more of a statue thanks to nothing but gravity really, so not sure if "poorly mishandled" is something to blame Bandai for. On the other hand, GX-70 is a Mazinger Z is really disappointing. Nothing wrong with a Mazinger per se, but we had just recently got a few repaints less than a year ago. How many do we really need? no way! gx-70 looks like will be a different mazinger figure, not a repaint. not dissapointing at all if its a better engineered and better looking figure. then the others can be redone too!
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Post by Chen on Jul 25, 2016 14:12:02 GMT -5
Looking at that picture I see a lot of cut lines where all previous Mazingers have had a single molded head. So perhaps like Gold said there may be removable panels like the DX, just in a more simplified form.
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Post by mpchi on Jul 25, 2016 14:12:30 GMT -5
I hope you are right. If GX-70 is a brand new mold, I'll take a closer look.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 25, 2016 18:58:24 GMT -5
That would really suck if the SoC line died because of how poorly mishandled the last two Gaogaigar/Brave releases were. Soul of Chogokin Gaogaigar was solid but his add-ons are expensive for what they are and made SoC GGG into a statue. A good looking one mind you but a statue nonetheless. Hmm? Even though my GGG has some random flawed ratchets, its really good though. Goldy is also quite nice on its own, stable, clicky, and has some heft. The combined form is more of a statue thanks to nothing but gravity really, so not sure if "poorly mishandled" is something to blame Bandai for. On the other hand, GX-70 is a Mazinger Z is really disappointing. Nothing wrong with a Mazinger per se, but we had just recently got a few repaints less than a year ago. How many do we really need? Yeah. Not much one can do against physics. I do see a few Amazon reviews of Goldymarg being blasted for not doing much on his own and how toy-like he is compared to other Soul of Chogokin entries. Then there is the whole ridiculous size of the Marg Hand. I don't know if Bandai could have toned it down a bit in certain areas such as the legs or torso to help with the weight at least a little bit. The stand being static also makes it stuck to two poses. The Marg Hand connection and the basic Goldion Hammer pose. The Premium Exclusive Star Gaogaigar set did include a stand to make my fully armed Gaogaigar look amazing on the shelf with a more free flowing pose not stuck in the 90 angles of having the Marg hand more parallel or perpendicular to the overall frame of Gaogaigar.
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