The Great Robot Base
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Post by The Great Robot Base on Dec 30, 2014 3:22:07 GMT -5
I see slight damage to the outer box. I don't see damage to the robots. So far, so good! God Mars is the highest-end, most awesome robot I have bought. That must put me on my guard about his condition on arrival. His bright multicolored patterned design is really welcome in the middle of winter. Specifically I was wondering, how is the styrofoam lid taped to the styrofoam tray? with scotch tape BUT there is also a graphic layover sheet on top of robots too,and all are bagged I believe if I renember correctly. I was wondering about these box forensics to get a sense of the delivery process from Bandai to Bluefin to the seller to the customer, in case I ran into any issues with the condition of any of the robots. At least for future Soul of Chogokin I could think about which sellers I would have most confidence buying from. As you describe and as I see in Gold's God Mars review ( robotjapan.proboards.com/post/125967), each robot was bagged and there is a graphic layover sheet framing the robots in the tray. The thin lid covering the tray was taped shut and I wondered if that tape was applied, or opened and resealed, by the seller or Bluefin, or had remained taped from the Bandai factory. The tape was two wide pieces of tape spaced apart going across the lid. Do you remember tape around the edge of the lid or strips across the lid?
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Post by B- on Dec 30, 2014 9:02:51 GMT -5
with scotch tape BUT there is also a graphic layover sheet on top of robots too,and all are bagged I believe if I renember correctly. I was wondering about these box forensics to get a sense of the delivery process from Bandai to Bluefin to the seller to the customer, in case I ran into any issues with the condition of any of the robots. At least for future Soul of Chogokin I could think about which sellers I would have most confidence buying from. As you describe and as I see in Gold's God Mars review (http://robotjapan.proboards.com/post/125967), each robot was bagged and there is a graphic layover sheet framing the robots in the tray. The thin lid covering the tray was taped shut and I wondered if that tape was applied, or opened and resealed, by the seller or Bluefin, or had remained taped from the Bandai factory. The tape was two wide pieces of tape spaced apart going across the lid. Do you remember tape around the edge of the lid or strips across the lid? I dont remember and its packed away or id take a look now for you,usually its tape on four sides one piece per side I THINK.Maybe not with GodMars though,could be just like yours is.
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The Great Robot Base
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Post by The Great Robot Base on Jan 4, 2015 2:47:19 GMT -5
I was wondering about these box forensics to get a sense of the delivery process from Bandai to Bluefin to the seller to the customer, in case I ran into any issues with the condition of any of the robots. At least for future Soul of Chogokin I could think about which sellers I would have most confidence buying from. As you describe and as I see in Gold's God Mars review ( robotjapan.proboards.com/post/125967), each robot was bagged and there is a graphic layover sheet framing the robots in the tray. The thin lid covering the tray was taped shut and I wondered if that tape was applied, or opened and resealed, by the seller or Bluefin, or had remained taped from the Bandai factory. The tape was two wide pieces of tape spaced apart going across the lid. Do you remember tape around the edge of the lid or strips across the lid? I dont remember and its packed away or id take a look now for you,usually its tape on four sides one piece per side I THINK.Maybe not with GodMars though,could be just like yours is. I did styrofoam tray research. At the Italian language site, M..Corner, some of the Soul of Chogokin reviews show what the styrofoam inner trays look like when still sealed with tape. The most common way is what you described, one piece of tape per side running along where the tray lid meets the tray. You can see this way in a photo of the sealed tray for: Tryder G7 ( www.emcorner.it/wp-content/gallery/bandai-gx66/gx66g724.jpg), Danguard Ace ( www.emcorner.it/wp-content/gallery/bandai-gx-62/_mg_6880.jpg) and God Sigma ( www.emcorner.it/wp-content/gallery/bandai-gx60/godsig93.jpg). For Daltanious, the wide tape used to seal the tray looks like the tape used on my Godmars tray ( www.emcorner.it/wp-content/gallery/gx59/dalta789.jpg). For the Godmars I received, there were two strips that went across the tray lid, one more towards the top and one more towards the bottom. Unfortunately M..Corner doesn't have a photo review of Godmars.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 5, 2015 17:46:32 GMT -5
Looking for one of these desperately. Does anyone have one for sale? Please message me if so.
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Post by cupnoodles on Jan 7, 2015 11:53:26 GMT -5
Has anyone seen this sold by Amazon, and not another retailer just selling through Amazon?
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Post by jaylive on Jan 7, 2015 14:37:32 GMT -5
Has anyone seen this sold by Amazon, and not another retailer just selling through Amazon? they have a bunch on amazon via 3rd party retailers. and its its a few listings on eBay right now for them too. .....sorry i was responding to kumastyle
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 8, 2015 15:11:17 GMT -5
Has anyone seen this sold by Amazon, and not another retailer just selling through Amazon? they have a bunch on amazon via 3rd party retailers. and its its a few listings on eBay right now for them too. .....sorry i was responding to kumastyle Thanks, man! I actually purchased this new via eBay today and it should actually be here Saturday. Really excited.
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The Great Robot Base
Junior Robot
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Post by The Great Robot Base on Jan 8, 2015 16:14:30 GMT -5
they have a bunch on amazon via 3rd party retailers. and its its a few listings on eBay right now for them too. .....sorry i was responding to kumastyle Thanks, man! I actually purchased this new via eBay today and it should actually be here Saturday. Really excited. I think Bandai did a great job making Godmars look good in both modes, separated and combined. I really like the bold contrasts of colors and design patterns. KumaStyle, Before you unseal and open the styrofoam lid of the tray that holds the 6 robots, would you take a photo to show the way it's taped shut?
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 8, 2015 17:03:24 GMT -5
That's a weird request. Will try to remember.
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Post by crpdiablos on Jan 8, 2015 19:12:52 GMT -5
Man that hurts I hate it when I bite my tongue
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 8, 2015 20:32:59 GMT -5
Hey, Set alarm to remember Saturday.
I'm weird and videotape unboxings from ebay sales, but I'll remember the tape part.
Also, this is random and I don't think so but may as well ask:
When I told a friend I got one, he said to make sure it's not a KO and that a lot of KOs have been going around... I'm thinking he means the evolution toys version, but has this actually been KO'd?
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The Great Robot Base
Junior Robot
Photo from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24137579@N05/6847726444/in/photost
Posts: 38
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Post by The Great Robot Base on Jan 8, 2015 20:44:42 GMT -5
Hey, Set alarm to remember Saturday. I'm weird and videotape unboxings from ebay sales, but I'll remember the tape part. Also, this is random and I don't think so but may as well ask: When I told a friend I got one, he said to make sure it's not a KO and that a lot of KOs have been going around... I'm thinking he means the evolution toys version, but has this actually been KO'd? Thank you for considering it, KumaStyle. It would help me understand what my Godmars seller had opened and not opened with the box. It will help me know what to expect if I buy Soul of Chogokin from him again.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 21:25:00 GMT -5
Hey, Set alarm to remember Saturday. I'm weird and videotape unboxings from ebay sales, but I'll remember the tape part. Also, this is random and I don't think so but may as well ask: When I told a friend I got one, he said to make sure it's not a KO and that a lot of KOs have been going around... I'm thinking he means the evolution toys version, but has this actually been KO'd? Did you tell you friend that you bought the SOC Godmars or just GodMars? AFAIK only the original Chogokin GodMars was knock-off. You can see it on eBay listed as GodBot.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 9, 2015 7:28:12 GMT -5
I gotcha Robo Base!
And CFF, he definitely was referring to the SoC version as he runs a pretty well known online Toy Store and works with Bluefin quite a bit... his main product is Transformers though so I think he was just confused somehow. As long as the product hasn't been KO'd, I'm good.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2015 13:42:45 GMT -5
Let me guess. It is Curt from Tfsouce. Anyway, as far as I know the SOC Godmars was not knock-offed.
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The Great Robot Base
Junior Robot
Photo from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24137579@N05/6847726444/in/photost
Posts: 38
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Post by The Great Robot Base on Jan 9, 2015 14:23:43 GMT -5
Now I've been to your website, KumaStyle! I realize now how much excellent professional photography you create. And I asked for a photo of how the Godmars tray is taped! One of my favorites of your photos is SRC Gurren Lagann. I think the pose, lighting and composition are striking. kumastyledesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/65.jpg
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 9, 2015 18:04:57 GMT -5
@cff - No comment, lol. And thanks.
@the Great Robot Base - Thanks so much for taking the time to check out my works. I really do appreciate it.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jan 10, 2015 13:16:38 GMT -5
YES! For Robot Base
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Post by Lejam on Jan 10, 2015 14:08:47 GMT -5
Enjoy this set. My best SOC to date.
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Post by Mechanical Flesh on Jan 10, 2015 16:19:51 GMT -5
Just letting you know: that first pic is now my desktop wallpaper it's gorgeous, really.
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