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Post by pinoy78 on Aug 11, 2007 1:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by Kidchuckle on Aug 13, 2007 19:38:23 GMT -5
damn its out!!! crap its more expensive then I thought it would be. But will Gurran be out to scale with Lagann? its so very tempting.
Rossiu is a asshat!!!
any one see 20 yet??? these episodes are not coming out fast enough!!!! 20th episode was awesome!
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Post by coldiron on Aug 17, 2007 1:55:46 GMT -5
I just watched episode nine. I downloaded up to 20.
I am curious where the story is going to go. It is a big darker already.
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Post by pinoy78 on Aug 17, 2007 4:23:01 GMT -5
It's too bad we didn't start a thread about this show earlier.
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Post by Chen on Aug 17, 2007 7:21:40 GMT -5
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Post by reed on Aug 17, 2007 10:45:43 GMT -5
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Post by coldiron on Aug 17, 2007 10:52:30 GMT -5
I am curious what kind of toys might get made if this show does make it to cartoon network. I also wondere what the Yoko preorder is going to look like.
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Post by Chen on Aug 17, 2007 10:54:28 GMT -5
I meant real as in diecast action figures, I consider vinly and plastic action figures to be sub-standard and only good for simple designs or for American action figures.
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Post by coldiron on Aug 17, 2007 10:59:40 GMT -5
There are some cool designs on the official site.
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Post by reed on Aug 17, 2007 12:51:25 GMT -5
Chen, Ok, whatever works for you. You are missing out on some truly awesome stuff though. Not everything diecast is high quality and not everything plastic is cheap. Do you think Maxfactory Guyver figures and Bandai SIC toys are sub-standard? Diecast figures are great but what do you do when a 350.00 dollar Getter Toy breaks at the waist joint? Or when you Maxfactory Godannar does the same?
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Post by Chen on Aug 17, 2007 13:41:29 GMT -5
Okay, first Konami is making two figures of Gurren Lagann. One is PVC figure that has pretty limited articulation and is basicaly a fixed posed statue, second one is a non-combining plastic figure.
Second, I meant to do justice a Gurren Lagann would have to be diecast because only through diecast can you make a fully combining figure and also have the material/surface for a proper paint job instead of the coloured plastic most companies do. You can't make a half-decent combining robot figure with vinyl or PVC it limits joints available and the very nature of the medium limits the amount of detail you can use. Plastic is better but still can't match the detail of metal and the "quality" you get from sheer weight plus with metal content you can balance the figure out.
As I said plastic should be researved for action figures and cheaper made toys and is sub-standard for the prices they charge. The SIC's a Guyver figure you stated are great looking figures but in my opinion highly overpriced, unless you consider the price range of $30-70 U.S for a single figure resonable. I've owned those Guyver, SIC, Bubblegum Crisis, and a whole bunch of other "high quality" plastic figures and found out that not only was I overcharged I was underwhelmed by the final product. If I had a choice of spending a hundred dollars on a plastic figure or a hundred fifty dollars for the same figure but made out of diecast, I'm sorry but I'll spend the extra money on the diecast figure.
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Post by reed on Aug 17, 2007 23:09:29 GMT -5
It's all good, to each his own. I'm more of a fan of looks over whether it transforms or combines so I guess I can see your point. Although how hard would a transforming toy be for Gurren Lagann? The arms and legs extend and you pop the head on with the helmet. Don't get me wrong though, I love diecast toys too. I'm looking forward to the SOC Raideen, Maxgokin Big-O, Fewture Mazinger Z, SOC Spec Dragonar and the Maxgokin Dancouga Nova. And does anyone know for sure if the Max Dragonar is going to be diecast or not?
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Post by pinoy78 on Aug 18, 2007 2:59:19 GMT -5
What're the chances of Gurren Lagann getting the Chogokin treatment in the future?
It seems to be the most popular Gainax show since Evangelion.
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Post by Chen on Aug 18, 2007 9:37:10 GMT -5
It's all good, to each his own. I'm more of a fan of looks over whether it transforms or combines so I guess I can see your point. Although how hard would a transforming toy be for Gurren Lagann? The arms and legs extend and you pop the head on with the helmet. Don't get me wrong though, I love diecast toys too. I'm looking forward to the SOC Raideen, Maxgokin Big-O, Fewture Mazinger Z, SOC Spec Dragonar and the Maxgokin Dancouga Nova. And does anyone know for sure if the Max Dragonar is going to be diecast or not? Oh, exactly to each his own my friend. I have nothing against plastic toys I just limit to my toy purchases to the highest quality representation of a ceratain character I can afford and in most cases the toy is made out of diecast, that's all. As for the MaxFactory Dragonar all I've heard so far is it will be a plastic figure along the lines of their Dan of Thursday and Eva figures.
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Post by Chen on Aug 18, 2007 11:44:18 GMT -5
You know I just realized that this series reminds me a lot of Xabungle.
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Post by reed on Aug 18, 2007 17:14:46 GMT -5
Hey Chen, Have you picked up the Maxgokin Godannar? What's your opinion on it? Between the Maxgokin Godannar and the Maxgokin Genesic Gaogaigar which would you go with?
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Post by Chen on Aug 18, 2007 18:42:07 GMT -5
Well it depends, Godannar is way more poseable and can pull of some stunning poses it's a larger figure than GGGG and when posed with it's sword can be quite impressive but it has nowhere near the diecast content as GGGG and did have some paint issues. GGGG on the other hand has quite a bit of diecast and a load of accessories, but it too has some issues. It's not quite as poseable as Godannar and it's hip design made it quite difficult to move the legs, so much so that I actually snapped one of it's legs off. I heard that later versions fixed this so it may no longer be a issue. But still if I had too choose it would be GGGG the amount of detail is amazing and the engineering in the feet alone is incredible. My only caveat would be to get the latest version and stay away from the first production runs.
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Post by reed on Aug 18, 2007 21:37:56 GMT -5
Thanks! That's probably what I'll end up doing.
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Post by coldiron on Aug 18, 2007 22:18:03 GMT -5
Why am I liking this show so much. I usually hate over the top unrealistic stuff. I think I really like the character development the most.
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Post by pinoy78 on Aug 18, 2007 23:18:51 GMT -5
So we're close to the end of the 3rd arc.
Captain Garlock is just around the corner.
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