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Post by reVolVer on Oct 2, 2017 14:17:58 GMT -5
Wile everyone was busy with Metal Mazinger Z (got one thank you very much) Finally done reviewing this guy. overall the figure is nice although it has it's issues. first the box is done nicely. you have the option to cut the front and display the figure inside the box. love the LED gimmicks. as you can see from the photos his eyes, chest, rocket punch and jet scrander has nice light effect in it. Good review!! I like that rocket punch light gimmick.. its definitely a first. anyway i dont think its NOT worth getting.. moreso for its price at 250. If you missed Bandai's DX.. this is definitely your best (or only) option of owning a DX likeness. hehehe..Unless youre crazy enough to shell out ridiculous 4x the amount of money or more for Bandai version's aftermarket prices. BTW looking at KingArts promo pics.. the back armor are attached when the external parts are exposed.. to lessen some awkwardness perhaps.
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Post by tjdetweiler on Oct 2, 2017 21:02:01 GMT -5
I hope Bandai reissues DX Mazinger with improvements (knowing them - I know they will, someday.......)
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Post by greengetterguy on Oct 2, 2017 21:17:21 GMT -5
Bandai DEF should re release DX Maz...IF they like money that is.
And trust me on this one.....Bandai LOVES money. So If i had to guess, id say Bndai WILL rerelease it.
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Post by DUKE 77 on Oct 8, 2017 8:35:39 GMT -5
Aramex Egypt delivery guy came to my house today, with Mazinger Z, asking me to pay E£ 2,080 EGP customs! Please, do not convert this into USD as today $1 USD = E£18 EGP and it's due to a f**ked up economy plans by the government. So, I refused taking the package and I filed a claim in a hope that they'll lower the value I should pay.
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 11, 2017 16:40:27 GMT -5
a high res detailed photos linkafter seeing those beautiful photos i kinda want one lol
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Post by Paik4Life on Oct 13, 2017 18:27:24 GMT -5
I got mine yesterday and here are my thoughts and a link to my video review.
Positives: -Looks great with nice details and finish overall. -Really great articulation. Reminds me of Figuarts level of articulation on a larger figure that's a super robot. As [USER=115806]@dante78[/USER] pictures above illustrate just how nice it is for posing. Very stable in many poses. -Great balance and overall tolerances in all of the joints (only the knees have ratchets the rest are either balljoints or friction but work pretty well). Most of the parts and pieces like armor stay in place quite well with most using more than sufficient tabbing or magnet or a combo of both. -Battle damage parts are the best part of the set. The extra paint and mold changes are really nicely detailed. I'll likely display mine that that to break up my Maz display.
Negatives: -Paint scraping, particularly on the silver abdomen parts that rub against the armor and scrander belt -Scrander attachment mech is pretty odd and while it's solid if you get it on, it is annoying and the doors on the back feel like they could break -Some design issues. For example, the springs in the abdomen pieces on mine don't secure the springs into place so they could fly out at any moment. The ones on the back piece seem to be got glued into place (WTF? This is a $300 figure, right?) The battery cover on the forearms are not very secure, my right one falls off with just gravity if it's pointing down. -Aside from the scrander LEDs, the other lights are too weak or placed in a way that makes them nearly impossible to see in normal lighting. The forearm lights are the worst offenders followed by the chest and eyes. reVolVer seems to have better luck than I do. Maybe I need to use new batteries instead of the stock ones they provide or maybe because he's in darker lighting. Way worse than DX lighting. Much less diecast than I expected.
Overall: I'm happy with the purchase. Some of it seems derivative like the articulation from other figures, the endoskeleton from DX, the battle damage from GX-70D (no clue which one was in development first), but I feel happy about $300 on this guy. The value will really depend on what you personally hold important though since there are a lot of places where this does fall short.
I posted my review, but i'm not sure if it's cool to post the video here. If not, let me know and I'll edit it out of the post.
~Paik
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 13, 2017 19:34:30 GMT -5
I posted my review, but i'm not sure if it's cool to post the video here. If not, let me know and I'll edit it out of the post. thank you for your effort and for your review, its its cool to share videos, photos, personal thoughts and any kind of feed back are all welcome i was so hype about this figure but from the guys feedback its not as good as i thought it will be, maybe if its go on sale i will grab one lol last thing, if any one find Mazinger z boring, the he is not a robots fan
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Post by Paik4Life on Oct 15, 2017 19:05:48 GMT -5
last thing, if any one find Mazinger z boring, the he is not a robots fan Haha, while I agree, there are definitely folks who don't have the love we do for Maz! I do think King Arts is overall very good. Battle damaged pieces are phenomenal and the issues I have with this guy are on the lesser important side. I'd definitely recommend him to any Maz fan. ~Paik
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Post by DUKE 77 on Nov 6, 2017 9:00:14 GMT -5
Finally, my King Arts Mazinger Z came home after the damned bloody postal customs held it for 1 month! What an awesome figure! This is the BEST Mazinger Z figure I have even owned. Here's a quickshot for size comparison with Brave Gokin & EX Gokin Grendizer. Can't wait for King Arts Great Mazinger and UFO Robo Grendizer!!
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Post by shintitan on Nov 6, 2017 9:13:07 GMT -5
Finally, my King Arts Mazinger Z came home after the damned bloody postal customs held it for 1 month! What an awesome figure! This is the BEST Mazinger Z figure I have even owned. Here's a quickshot for size comparison with Brave Gokin & EX Gokin Grendizer. Can't wait for King Arts Great Mazinger and UFO Robo Grendizer!! Congratulations. It is an awesome figure for the it's price.
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Post by DUKE 77 on Nov 6, 2017 10:39:28 GMT -5
I see that the postal customs officers have stolen my 11 included batteries!
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 6, 2017 18:36:27 GMT -5
congrats man finally you got
and sorry to hear that your customs took your batteries ! man this is so stupid
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Post by reVolVer on Nov 7, 2017 8:22:50 GMT -5
Nice. Size is not bad at all.
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 7, 2017 10:57:18 GMT -5
Nice. Size is not bad at all. that's what she said
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Post by jeeg448 on Jan 13, 2018 10:39:01 GMT -5
so after all this time. Is Kingarts mazinger z a good buy?
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Post by DUKE 77 on Jan 13, 2018 11:27:32 GMT -5
so after all this time. Is Kingarts mazinger z a good buy? Yes.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jan 13, 2018 17:16:49 GMT -5
so after all this time. Is Kingarts mazinger z a good buy? for me it depends if you have the DX then you can skip it but if you dont have the DX you should go for it and if you are a hardcore fan you will need both in your collection, for me the face sculpt drove me away honestly
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Post by greengetterguy on Jan 13, 2018 17:30:17 GMT -5
KA's Grendy's face is one of the best ive seen if not THE best,
but yeah....The face on this Mazinger is bit off for me too.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jan 13, 2018 17:46:13 GMT -5
KA's Grendy's face is one of the best ive seen if not THE best, but yeah....The face on this Mazinger is bit off for me too. i agree with you, i hope they include the Spazer so i can have go for it
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Post by treatment on Jan 30, 2018 21:12:30 GMT -5
Chachi/RPA got his review up:
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