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Post by xiombarg on Apr 18, 2014 20:31:33 GMT -5
If you can convince somebody to send me the arm temporarily, I could do it easy.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 18, 2014 20:26:23 GMT -5
I'm ok with the side view pictures, but those front pictures just don't work for me. I reakkt like the design concept behind this Mazinger, and I like a lot of the details in the panels and mechanics, and being a sort of "scrap build" idea, but it just doesn't suit my taste. Still, not being a purist at all, I actually really admire a lot about this.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 17, 2014 23:49:07 GMT -5
Awesome! Seriously, looks great! I LOVE it when I get prints in the mail. Especially when it's something I haven't had printed before. It's like Christmas!
So how do you like the fused deposition material for your project? I'm also curious what the final cost was? The size is relatively large compared to the parts I usually print so it would be interesting to get a comparison cost for size.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 15, 2014 23:51:24 GMT -5
It's nice to see this string of mecha-Gs being fairly available and with prices that are decent. Excellent run of pieces.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 15, 2014 23:42:04 GMT -5
I love my GD45! Looks great on the shelf, great details, stands apart from everything else... Love it!
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 11, 2014 23:39:45 GMT -5
I actually contacted Toynami a couple of days ago about the Egyptian pyramid guy but haven't heard anything back unfortunately.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 7, 2014 21:52:16 GMT -5
And a nice little home video that at shows off the joints and how freaking HUGE it is.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 7, 2014 21:44:45 GMT -5
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 5, 2014 0:27:28 GMT -5
I'm also a sucker for Egyptian too and I'm totally into this. Very fun and original. The details in the expression are terrific. Just hope they actually go through with it. Seems like you can't depend on prototypes being actual releases anymore.
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 4, 2014 12:06:28 GMT -5
I've noticed with Hot Toys figures that they seem to put different time schedule priorities depending on what the figure is. The Marvel characters seem to roll out fairly fast and rarely get delayed, but everything else seems to vary depending on popularity and the complexity of the figure. I know the Ed-209 figure is quite different from what they normally do so I guess it sort of makes sense to see delays, but I vaguely remember the original scheduled release date being in the same month as the "new" Robocop movie. Obviously they didn't hit that mark...
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Post by xiombarg on Apr 1, 2014 11:30:11 GMT -5
I have a room dedicated to my collection and hobby materials and I am out of space. Box space is especially a consideration when buying really large figures such as the Hot Toys Ed-209 I have on order, but that is probably the only Hot Toys figure I will ever buy.
Practical issues like this have changed how I collect, but in a good way. I'm to the point now where it's much easier for me to let things go unless I'm genuinely attached to it and/or if I know I will never be able to purchase it again. There are a lot figures that grabbed my interest years ago but now seem rather ordinary, so if only for the sake of making room I let these go.
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 31, 2014 21:25:06 GMT -5
The rumor is that this has been delayed for yet another month. So it went from March to April and now possibly May... aargh!
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 31, 2014 1:57:33 GMT -5
How big was the turnout?
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 29, 2014 0:22:30 GMT -5
That's a CG render for sure. Still it looks good for what it is. Obviously they don't have a working prototype yet, so it's likely to be a long while before this thing actually gets made.
I don't know how excited I am to have another round of almost completely un-forecasted product hype at such an early stage in development after the whole VV thing. I just wish somebody would officially qualify these images with some kind of information as to what or if they mean anything more than somebody's idea for a new Golion, or even better, how about some approximation of a release date? Seeing these images is cool, but they don't necessarily mean anything yet when it comes to a figure being produced.
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 24, 2014 10:38:37 GMT -5
You've got a great collection going on here. I don't think I've ever seen Granzel before. He's got a great old OLD school look to him.
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 22, 2014 20:32:01 GMT -5
Wow, now that is some detail. The wait on Hot Toys figures is torture. I've been waiting for the Robocop Ed 209 since about this same time last year. Maybe even longer? Long enough that I can't remember how long I've been waiting.
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 16, 2014 19:52:26 GMT -5
I think half the fun is working on 3D modelling, which is why I keep going back and revising things on my own projects. Having a physical prototype is really cool too, but once I finished casting up my first run of prototypes I realized that I really just wanted to dive back into it and revise some of the features. There are a lot of aspects of a figure that you don't "see" until you start making physical copies, which then turns into, "I should have done this, and I could add that, and what if I put this here...etc." If you can afford it and if time is not an issue, I highly recommend you just plan to print each piece of the figure at least twice because it's hard to predict a lot of things until you see it for real. The figure I've been working on isn't even close to being as mechanically technical as yours but I still found that several things didn't live up to my expectations. Most of my issues were aesthetic, but a couple of technical as well. But who knows, you might be fine with your first shot. Just something to consider... Oops, I hope it was clear that I was talking about my own figure when I said that "it didn't live up to my expectations".
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 16, 2014 15:20:06 GMT -5
I think half the fun is working on 3D modelling, which is why I keep going back and revising things on my own projects. Having a physical prototype is really cool too, but once I finished casting up my first run of prototypes I realized that I really just wanted to dive back into it and revise some of the features. There are a lot of aspects of a figure that you don't "see" until you start making physical copies, which then turns into, "I should have done this, and I could add that, and what if I put this here...etc."
If you can afford it and if time is not an issue, I highly recommend you just plan to print each piece of the figure at least twice because it's hard to predict a lot of things until you see it for real. The figure I've been working on isn't even close to being as mechanically technical as yours but I still found that several things didn't live up to my expectations. Most of my issues were aesthetic, but a couple of technical as well. But who knows, you might be fine with your first shot. Just something to consider...
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 13, 2014 11:18:29 GMT -5
Nice compilation Gold!
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Post by xiombarg on Mar 12, 2014 14:29:14 GMT -5
Oddly enough I have zero defects on mine, not even cosmetic.
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