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Post by Deckard on Sept 12, 2015 19:14:24 GMT -5
I'm not great with faces, but is this...Matt Alt...?!? Yep.
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Post by Deckard on Jul 15, 2015 1:54:28 GMT -5
i found this photos guys Wow! the transparent portions are an excellent move, really digging the sculpt on these.
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Post by Deckard on Jul 12, 2015 17:23:34 GMT -5
It always intrigues me as to how many of us are (almost) purely driven by the nostalgia. While I vaguely recall the show, I'd be buying this because the design is so cool.
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Post by Deckard on Jul 12, 2015 2:30:14 GMT -5
Great review of this guy; I'm passing for now, but it's no doubt a beauty. Dig the excellent background you've used, it's a welcome change from the more commonly used white which is often blinding and doesn't necessarily help with clarity for the viewer. Kudos Kuma.
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Post by Deckard on Jul 12, 2015 2:06:42 GMT -5
Looks beautiful, it's great to see something like this; love it!
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Post by Deckard on Jul 2, 2015 8:59:43 GMT -5
Love the fusion of curves and straight edges on this design.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 21, 2015 0:31:10 GMT -5
I find it very interesting that 2nd place in this survey is NOT interested in a Fewture Grendizer,it goes to show you this is almost as much NOT popular as it is popular..18 out of 57 votes arent interested in a Fewture Grendizer at all thats like exactly 1/3 or 33 percent which is alot! Im one of them actually,these Fewture figures arent as loved as some think,or at least a non Dr.Sato one anyhow. well my advice for people dont like fewture at least handle the figure with your hands then judge i wasnt a huge fan of fewture in matter of fact i wasnt a fan at all but then i saw juohmaru and i went for it after i saw how insane the details are and how awesome the articulation to the size of the figure i immediately bought Mazinger Z and i absolutely loved it and still love it the only ones i see as pure Taku are Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger, and the first Getter trio after that Fewture is trying so hard to mimic his work and they are doing well even tho this Grendizer isnt full Taku work and you feel its different than other Fewture figures it still looks and feel bad a$$ specially when you hold it in person but again its about the collector and his personal taste does he like Fewture Designs or not I personally have little interest because of the ludicrously high asking prices. Otherwise, I think they are generally pretty glorious and I can understand why some people think they are worth it. But parting with close to $600 Australian dollars (incl shipping) for a single mass-produced (in China) toy, that is known to have QC issues, is not sound reasoning to my mind. About two years ago I bought their Energer 1969 because I found a vendor in Hong Kong selling it for under the RRP. Once back at my apartment I discovered the Pailder (motorbike in this case) was missing, and that unacceptable paint chips were present on the torso - this was a sealed outer shipping box btw. I went back about a week later and returned it for another. This time everything was perfect (as could be) except for minor paint chips around the shoulder screws, and one faulty ratcheting toe articulation point - both easy to fix. With this experience under my belt I haven't been able to bring myself to buy another one of these robots. Even when I was at Fewture's shop in Akiba this January and I could've bought their battle damaged Getter for an excellent price. But there are people that obviously value these robots more than I do, and that's cool for them. Maybe if my collection was more focused on Japanese robots, and if my currency was buying more yens. I'd be down for a couple more of Fewture's offerings... maybe.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 18, 2015 4:18:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics! good fun.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 17, 2015 18:37:28 GMT -5
Nice work with that video review, Chachi.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 16, 2015 3:55:40 GMT -5
Lets wait and see I guess...
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Post by Deckard on Jun 15, 2015 21:08:09 GMT -5
It's sounding like QC problems are at a minimum on this release?
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Post by Deckard on Jun 10, 2015 3:33:44 GMT -5
The problem is not that the figures automatically drop in price after release (EX Gokin Shin Getter 1 anyone?). The problem with trying to sell these figures after release is that most of the people that wanted them already got them, and of those people, most of them got them by pre-order. Let's face it, not a whole lot of people are willing to pay in excess of $400 for an action figure, and much less when it is a twisted representation of the character they really like. Even the most awaited and pretty awesome Ryoma Mode Black Getter Changing Set never really dropped much lower than initial release, and Fewture truly flooded the market with that one in particular. The ones found for unrealisticaly low prices usually have a lot of QC issues. }D That's a very good point. These appeal to a limited market that you are likely right in thinking is satisfied by preorders and whatever stock stores have on release. I know this is slightly off point here... but "Limited market" is rather relative... for example, these are everywhere (that this sort of thing is sold) in Japan and Hong Kong. There is a skewed perception about how readily available these products really are, and their perceived scarcity. We get screwed because we have to rely on web stores, which is why I feel like a sucker being asked to pay $500 for something that's readily available in stores overseas - and for considerably less. In my experience Fewture's robots are some of the worst offenders when it comes to inflated online prices.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 9, 2015 4:31:37 GMT -5
After the initial frenzy these figures always drop in price at retail. The trick is to have patience and to remember these are being mass produced in Chinese factories just like any other mass produced toy. It's unfortunate their pricing strategy is so bloated to begin with though, and it's kinda why I have a certain disdain for Fewture's die-cast robots.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 6, 2015 19:58:59 GMT -5
Nice pics.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 5, 2015 21:15:01 GMT -5
Skates & missiles would make either of these must buys.
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Post by Deckard on Jun 4, 2015 10:14:22 GMT -5
Cool... but regular Z's version has more decorum.
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Post by Deckard on May 30, 2015 18:53:03 GMT -5
I've seen this beast in person... it's way better than the pics would have you believe. If I had the money, I'd buy it in a heart beat. exactly my point some figures don't look that good in pictures but in person you cant stop saying wow Just like threezero's Mazinger Z... which still impresses me, every time I look at it.
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Post by Deckard on May 30, 2015 9:49:21 GMT -5
I've seen this beast in person... it's way better than the pics would have you believe. If I had the money, I'd buy it in a heart beat.
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Post by Deckard on May 27, 2015 9:53:41 GMT -5
Ha! I like it, would be great if I had the room to make one for myself.
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Post by Deckard on May 25, 2015 5:14:31 GMT -5
Threezero's Getter will be another must buy for me, and I'm guessing the standardized hip design won't polarize like Mazinger Z did. Having said that, Mazinger Z sold very well in the asian markets, it was pockets in the western market that took issue with some of the design choices. But I can understand why some dislike Threezero's Mazinger Z design, even if it did have Go Nagai's blessings.
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