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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Oct 29, 2004 23:41:17 GMT -5
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Post by diecastjunkie on Oct 30, 2004 15:13:20 GMT -5
Very nice!!!
Is that a recent addition to your collection?
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Oct 30, 2004 22:19:06 GMT -5
No, it actually came from California about 3 years ago. It took a long time to locate in complete condition. You like it I assume? I added in text recently on www.robot-japan.com for the Baldios, because it deserved some commentary. It is especially odd how each leg transforms differently. |
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Post by diecastjunkie on Nov 1, 2004 20:17:38 GMT -5
You bet...
I have the ST version which is really solid. Does the DX version have as much diecast as the ST?
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Nov 1, 2004 21:34:20 GMT -5
You bet... I have the ST version which is really solid. Does the DX version have as much diecast as the ST? To be honest, this toy is very much a hybrid. Much of the transformation on the toy can't be accomplished with diecast. As a result I'd Guess about 30% of the toy is D/C. We have a diecast chest, some of the legs, and the solid brass landing gear / wheels for the vehicles. I was quite suprised to see so much brass on the toy. Then the rhinestone was an outlandish touch! Ed |
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Post by Erik Sjoen on Nov 12, 2004 0:23:46 GMT -5
In my opinion it's kind of a fluke. Very slick transformation but ugly as sin. Just take a look at the neck.. It's an inch long. I was looking at mine the other day wondering what the hell they were thinking.
Ed, I don't really follow you here..
"The design screams "toy" and "art" in my opinion; like a African idol crudeness with simultaneous charm. "
Anyway, the ST version is by far one of the greatest accomplishments Nomura ever spat from its belly. Solid diecast and with a virtual array of gimmicks (including a disk that shoots from an opening chest). Another tidbit about the charm of that piece is that Nomura's actual telephone # is actually cast into the back of the toy. How cool is that?
-Erik Sjoen
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Post by admin1 aka Ed on Nov 17, 2004 22:03:57 GMT -5
have you viewed African Idols Erik? What do you think of them? -Ugly? Disproportionate?
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