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Post by emerson on Dec 5, 2008 21:07:26 GMT -5
I agree. It is not something that you (well, at least I) could determine by just taking the figure out of the box and placing it on a flat surface for a few minutes, or even taking it apart right out of the box. I still think the figure is too front-heavy for the vinyl (thickness) on the top of the feet. It is true however, that if you offset the weight of the chest by manipulating the legs into the "pelvic thrust" position, then the figure's normal center of gravity is offset, better distributing the load directly on top of the ankles. This prevents the top-front part of the feet from handling all the weight that would be placed on them if the figure was positioned in a normal "out-of-the-box" stance. But again, Mazinger looks absolutely ridiculous with his pelvis sticking out. Like I mentioned before, I have to keep my 24 inch Mazinger tied up so it doesn't fall. We appreciate you personally taking time to look into this issue. There are not many companies left that will do this. But please, do take your time in examining emerson's figure. It would be pointless to just send out replacements if eventually they are going to end up with the same problems. There might not be a solution for the problem, but at least it was looked into, and we all appreciate that. }D you are forgetting what I stated in a post above, so I repeat, there are thousands of this figure in Europe, japan, and usa, a big part of it are already purchased by the fans...and I have no report of this problem except 3 persons on the very same board, and that is the reason why I want to see emerson's mazingerZ, look other fans here do not have that problem at all. I'll leave the figure 2 days on the table at ambient temperature. I don't see why you are assuming that I will not check it carefully, it is our product, therefore I will. Thank you. I just checked the FedEx website and it looks like it's in Tokyo now, but there's some kind of delivery delay. I'm hoping you guys don't have to work on Saturday, so you should hopefully have it on Monday. |
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Dec 20, 2008 22:44:10 GMT -5
Any word back from High-Dream???
}D
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Post by hlpro on Dec 28, 2008 20:12:29 GMT -5
we received Emerson's MazingerZ, twisted the legs a little bit, but not that much, checked during 1 week 1/2...took pictures each day. The decline was barely noticeable to be frank and the figure never fall off the table, we finally took grendizer and placed it in front of the heater, Grendizer clealry lean in that case, but it is not what we can call a normal use for that figure, ..we are not saying that is what Emerson did though..just explaining how we could finally from our side get the MazingerZ to lean that much starting from a correct position of his legs/feet . We exchange many mail with Emerson, and we finally sent back a mazingerZ. since then we did not receive any mails from fans complaining about that model, or from our distributors overseas. Nothing leads us to think that we have defects in that production here. Not saying that everything is perfect, it is possible and 'normal' that very few pieces out there could have certain problems, be it painting, assembling, packaging etc... including problems not related to the actual manufacture of the item, but in that case the product can be replaced by the shop selling the item or the distributor. I believe Emerson is not back home yet and that is why he did not reply, but he surely will  |
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Post by emerson on Dec 29, 2008 0:02:35 GMT -5
Yea, back now and fighting off 13 hour jet lag and holiday madness!
Hlpro pretty much summed it up. He agreed that my photos clearly showed a leaning Mazinger, so he and his staff attempted to recreate the leaning in their Tokyo office. He sent me several time-lapse photos, and they showed that the Maz did NOT lean for him.
Our photos show that we positioned the feet and legs in similar alignments, yet we received extremely different results.
We went back and forth trying to figure out what could make my Maz lean if the feet/legs were positioned the same way, and there were no sources of heat around the figure. But after much head-scratching, we gave up.
It's still a mystery...
Anyway, I was happy to take back my original Maz, but since the HL Product staff had experimented so much on it, they sent me a new replacement instead. I should probably receive it shortly, and will cross my fingers that the mysterious leaning phenomenon does not repeat again.
Strange, very strange. But I will say that hlpro did, indeed, go out of his way to figure out what could be wrong with my figure. He was responsive, cordial and diligent in his efforts, so I want to just say a big thanks here publicly.
Thanks!
Looking forward to your future releases...
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Dec 29, 2008 20:47:32 GMT -5
Well, I'll keep mine tied up with fishing line until I figure out how to keep it from falling on its face because of the leaning. I may "install" an actual inner frame in the feet and legs, but that will have to wait until I have some time available...  }D |
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Post by hlpro on Jan 7, 2009 3:05:13 GMT -5
 14inch action figure GINGAIZER Gran Fighter. |
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Post by hlpro on Jan 7, 2009 3:09:07 GMT -5
 New 24 inch model Kotetsu Jeeg in prototype form (silver painted) |
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Post by emerson on Jan 7, 2009 16:17:06 GMT -5
Looking good!
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Post by KingboyD on Jan 7, 2009 16:44:17 GMT -5
WOW - a Gingaizer and a Jeeg! Awesome!! Why is the Gingaizer only 14" and listed as an action figure, while the Jeeg is a 24" model? Will the Gingaizer transform? I see it has wheels by its feet.
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Post by hlpro on Jan 8, 2009 1:18:41 GMT -5
WOW - a Gingaizer and a Jeeg! Awesome!! Why is the Gingaizer only 14" and listed as an action figure, while the Jeeg is a 24" model? Will the Gingaizer transform? I see it has wheels by its feet. 14Inch cause it match our Marmit collection, action figure because he got few articulated points to shoulders, elbows, ankles. The wheels are there just because it is part of the original design of Gran fighter, they are not actually functional. the 24 Inch K.Jeeg is the next model in the 24inch collection, Grendizer and MazingerZ being already released. |
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Post by emerson on Jan 8, 2009 1:58:17 GMT -5
Will a 24inch Great Mazinger eventually be joining Maz and Grendizer too?
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Post by hlpro on Jan 8, 2009 21:10:23 GMT -5
Will a 24inch Great Mazinger eventually be joining Maz and Grendizer too? It could be the next model? |
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jan 8, 2009 22:19:49 GMT -5
What's the word on the 12 inch Mazinger Z action figure? Any reason why it has not been released yet???
}D
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Post by hlpro on Jan 8, 2009 23:43:15 GMT -5
already released... are you talking about another model like the great Mazinger??
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Jan 9, 2009 0:31:09 GMT -5
No, the 12 inch Mazinger Z action figure, the one that was supposed to come out after the 12 inch Grendizer. I placed an order with PBExpress and BBTS and they keep pushing back the release date...
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Post by emerson on Jan 9, 2009 2:24:54 GMT -5
Will a 24inch Great Mazinger eventually be joining Maz and Grendizer too? It could be the next model? Actually, if you said that Getter Dragon was next, I would not be disappointed. |
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Post by hlpro on Jan 9, 2009 22:49:22 GMT -5
No, the 12 inch Mazinger Z action figure, the one that was supposed to come out after the 12 inch Grendizer. I placed an order with PBExpress and BBTS and they keep pushing back the release date... }/ we delivered the mazingerZ 12 inch 1 month 1/2 ago to the distributor PBM Express...shops should have them since 2 weeks now, or the local distributor is keeping them but I don't see why they would do that. |
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Post by ancer on Jan 31, 2009 21:40:39 GMT -5
bbts has the 12" mazinger as in stock
I should be getting mine this week
anybody get theirs already?
I'm really excited about getting
my hands on this one.
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Post by ancer on Feb 9, 2009 22:19:05 GMT -5
got the hlpro Mazinger today havent really had
enough time to mess around with it. I wasjust
able to get get it out of the package.
Packageing was the same as the Grendizer. if i recall
correctly Mazinger came with 2 open hands, one
chopping hand and iron cutter - double blade
attachment . i dont think you can bend the arm at
the elbow like on the SOC mazinger i didnt try
so i dont know.
Mazinger is made of the same vinyl as Grendizer
It feels very sturdy for being so light - its not heavy.
it feels like it can take a beating but i'm not gonna
test it.
He stands just a bit shorter than Grendizer. Probably
about a 1/2 inch or so shorter. all the joints use the
same ratchet systme as Grendizer. overall i'm happy
with it . I just need to go mess with it more and see
how well it holds different stances and how easy it is
to swap out hands and Pilders .
I forgot to mention that it has 2 pilder one of
them was attached to the head - wings up- and
the other was in the plastice tray - wings down.
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Post by mazingazeto on Feb 10, 2009 15:57:30 GMT -5
Actually, one is the Jet-Pilder (comes attached to the head but is removable), and the other is the Hover-Pilder (which can also be placed on the head).
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