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Post by Yumcha on Jul 2, 2021 10:18:31 GMT -5
And 98 is NOT the one with the femme-style long finger nails, right? Whew.
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Post by rodimus1138 on Jul 2, 2021 10:22:10 GMT -5
The thing is, dragon D2 is a weird release. It's on par with putting out an ichinana or mazinger brother. D2 is just a throwaway from hayatos getter squadron and theres 5 others in it. D2s only distinction is Takuma steals it for a single fight.
All that aside I can see why they didn't bother going for an all new sculpt for it. This thing is made specifically for getter junkies that want every getter ever.
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Post by ahoran77 on Jul 2, 2021 22:48:52 GMT -5
You know, I think Bandai were actually working towards GX-100 with such excitement that they ended up appropriating two unfinished designs (GX-98 and GX-99) just to speed up the inevitable path to the big 100 without missing release numbers in between. These Getter designs are cool and all of that, but really, they’re the realization of relatively unpopular characters in the vast/extended Getter saga. That said, I mean no offense to anyone who feels otherwise. I, for one, just don’t see it. As awesome as GX-100 Daiku Maryu promises to be, I think it really stared as a DX chogokin figure that was ultimately reappropriated to fit into the GX line based on the convenient understanding that GX-27 Gaiking fits the inflated mold of the new Daiku Maryu.
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Post by ImpactKaizer on Jul 3, 2021 9:51:12 GMT -5
What? for real? lol Maybe its like Getter dragon in Shin Getter Armageddon series Much less significant. Getter Dragon while being a grunt, has some very impactful scenes in Armageddon, and showed up a bunch of times, formed Shin Dragon, and later has the evil variant in episode 11 that has one of the best fight in the show. Not D2, not even close, unless the anime purposely added new scenes of it not existing in the manga, which is very possible. From the recent anime trailer, regular color Dragon and Shin 1 also made an appearance, which I believe never showed up in the manga. So there is likely added content in the anime, giving D2 more screen time. One saving grace of GX-98 is the GX-51 base. While being almost a decade old, GX-51 is pretty great. Very heavy, very solid, with any loose joints being easily fixed or a screw tighten up a bit. So GX-98 can't be that far off. Yeah If the Screw holes are not covered it will be helpful to tighten overtime .
Also the pre-order for it is July 9th correct ?
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Post by ImpactKaizer on Jul 3, 2021 10:11:17 GMT -5
Does GX-51 Getter Dragon have any smelly plastics? If it doesn't I might hunt one down at some point. I really liked my GX-52 Getter 1, but eventually got rid of it because the PVC hands and cape smelled so strongly I couldn't stand the thing, save for when it was naked and handless. I remember it and GX-51 came out so close together that I assumed the hands on GX-51 might have the same problem. The GX-51 Getter Dragon is mostly metal & Plastic except the hands it's made of the same material as GX-52 Getter 1 so you might want to consider that.
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Post by mpchi on Jul 3, 2021 14:12:15 GMT -5
Much less significant. Getter Dragon while being a grunt, has some very impactful scenes in Armageddon, and showed up a bunch of times, formed Shin Dragon, and later has the evil variant in episode 11 that has one of the best fight in the show. Not D2, not even close, unless the anime purposely added new scenes of it not existing in the manga, which is very possible. From the recent anime trailer, regular color Dragon and Shin 1 also made an appearance, which I believe never showed up in the manga. So there is likely added content in the anime, giving D2 more screen time. One saving grace of GX-98 is the GX-51 base. While being almost a decade old, GX-51 is pretty great. Very heavy, very solid, with any loose joints being easily fixed or a screw tighten up a bit. So GX-98 can't be that far off. Yeah If the Screw holes are not covered it will be helpful to tighten overtime . Also the pre-order for it is July 9th correct ?
Yup. July 9th, Japan time, usually at 4pm there. But because this is a web exclusive, some middleman shops open preorder a day or a few hours earlier. So check those shops frequently when its almost time.
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Post by tiffermore on Jul 3, 2021 17:44:34 GMT -5
The GX-51 Getter Dragon is mostly metal & Plastic except the hands it's made of the same material as GX-52 Getter 1 so you might want to consider that. Yeah. Question is this, is the PVC used for the hands of GX-51 the same as the batch used for GX-52, or a different batch? Most SOCs have PVC hands and the only one I've gotten where the hands stink like that is GX-52. I've always figured that they chose an extra flexible mixture because they used the same mix for the cape, and that's why it outgasses so much. But maybe that's not even it. Maybe I just got unlucky and most GX-52s don't have hands that stink. But as much as I loved GX-52, I'm not willing to buy another one to test that theory out.
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Post by ImpactKaizer on Jul 3, 2021 20:43:14 GMT -5
Yeah If the Screw holes are not covered it will be helpful to tighten overtime . Also the pre-order for it is July 9th correct ?
Yup. July 9th, Japan time, usually at 4pm there. But because this is a web exclusive, some middleman shops open preorder a day or a few hours earlier. So check those shops frequently when its almost time. I mostly get the P-Bandai stuff through proxy Sites like Buyee & Zenmarket those seem like less of headache to deal with the only one I know that carries P-Bandai Stuff is BigBadToyStore & those cost way more IMO .
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Post by mpchi on Jul 3, 2021 22:46:26 GMT -5
Yup. July 9th, Japan time, usually at 4pm there. But because this is a web exclusive, some middleman shops open preorder a day or a few hours earlier. So check those shops frequently when its almost time. I mostly get the P-Bandai stuff through proxy Sites like Buyee & Zenmarket those seem like less of headache to deal with the only one I know that carries P-Bandai Stuff is BigBadToyStore & those cost way more IMO . Anime-Export, Nin-nin, Big in Japan carry P-Bandai stuff. Don't buy exclusives at BBTS. They are a good store, but not for exclusives. And don't shop those at Nippon-Yasan anymore, that shop is going down in flames as far as we can tell.
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Post by ImpactKaizer on Jul 4, 2021 2:31:31 GMT -5
I mostly get the P-Bandai stuff through proxy Sites like Buyee & Zenmarket those seem like less of headache to deal with the only one I know that carries P-Bandai Stuff is BigBadToyStore & those cost way more IMO . Anime-Export, Nin-nin, Big in Japan carry P-Bandai stuff. Don't buy exclusives at BBTS. They are a good store, but not for exclusives. And don't shop those at Nippon-Yasan anymore, that shop is going down in flames as far as we can tell. The only time I used Nippon-Yasan was in 2018 for a Figuarts but that's about it. I never knew it got this bad with them as time went on lol. I also do hope these sites you mentioned have a shipping option other than DHL in all honesty.
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Post by Magmatron on Jul 4, 2021 2:48:47 GMT -5
The only time I used Nippon-Yasan was in 2018 for a Figuarts but that's about it. I never knew it got this bad with them as time went on lol. I also do hope these sites you mentioned have a shipping option other than DHL in all honesty. Anime Export ship with EMS now.
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Post by ImpactKaizer on Jul 4, 2021 2:56:02 GMT -5
The only time I used Nippon-Yasan was in 2018 for a Figuarts but that's about it. I never knew it got this bad with them as time went on lol. I also do hope these sites you mentioned have a shipping option other than DHL in all honesty. Anime Export ship with EMS now. I don't know if it's available for people in ME but I'll check about that.
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Post by lancerx on Jul 5, 2021 5:17:29 GMT -5
So anywhere to pre order this?
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Post by ImpactKaizer on Jul 5, 2021 8:48:35 GMT -5
So anywhere to pre order this? You can use Site's like anime-export or proxy sites to get it like Buyee or Zenmarket. Preorder date is July 9th.
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Post by Yumcha on Jul 5, 2021 10:13:05 GMT -5
I mostly get the P-Bandai stuff through proxy Sites like Buyee & Zenmarket those seem like less of headache to deal with the only one I know that carries P-Bandai Stuff is BigBadToyStore & those cost way more IMO . Anime-Export, Nin-nin, Big in Japan carry P-Bandai stuff. Don't buy exclusives at BBTS. They are a good store, but not for exclusives. And don't shop those at Nippon-Yasan anymore, that shop is going down in flames as far as we can tell. MyKombini, KuramaToys (formerly BandaiOnline), and LunaPark also can be added to this list.
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Post by lancerx on Jul 7, 2021 4:47:58 GMT -5
So anywhere to pre order this? You can use Site's like anime-export or proxy sites to get it like Buyee or Zenmarket. Preorder date is July 9th.
Not yet available on Anime Export, ill wait more time
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Post by Coletron on Jul 7, 2021 18:55:05 GMT -5
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Post by Yumcha on Jul 8, 2021 10:34:39 GMT -5
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Post by mpchi on Jul 8, 2021 11:40:42 GMT -5
LOL. Probably one of the quietest SOC PO drop night ever with zero posts here.
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Post by Yumcha on Jul 8, 2021 11:53:32 GMT -5
LOL. Probably one of the quietest SOC PO drop night ever with zero posts here. Yeahhh...98 and 99 are just like mostly donotgiveafarks unless you're a completist. And well, I used to be one and I gave that up already. I was thinking I wanted 98 but after looking at the pics again, I'm like...do I really? I did put down coin already for the Metal Robot Spirits Gundam...so, maybe I'll hold off and save for something I really want.
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