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Post by quinjester on Aug 18, 2009 22:42:52 GMT -5
The END....    No Surfing pics  I need a stand... grargh. |
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Post by mechamasterj on Aug 19, 2009 7:57:38 GMT -5
cant see your pic at work but they do have the "Stage 2" stands, you get three per package they go for about 1000yen. They are pretty good but kinda slouch for heavier figures and no way to tighten the joints on the stand.
I was surprised with both nirvash and the END with the amount of PVC they both had. They cost more then the other damashii's and have a lot less ABS...... still nice little figures, but makes me long for the original figures which were bigger and a little cheaper (except for nirvash) lol
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Post by quinjester on Aug 19, 2009 8:24:31 GMT -5
Yeah, I've been looking up the stand sets. The best price I've found so far is Angolz at $13 for the stand set and $8 to ship... not sure if there's any better place.
The PVC was a bit surprising to me, too, as everything I had read had played up the ABS nature of the Damashiis. The distinctive PVC and paint smell hit me as soon as I opened the box; I felt like I was popping open a REALLY expensive Revoltech, haha.
Still, the figure is very cool, but the lack of an included stand and the exceptionally high price keep me from being able to recommend it to anyone other than those who are desperate for E7 mecha... sad, really.
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Post by mechamasterj on Aug 19, 2009 9:54:58 GMT -5
I cant figure out why only the E7 line got this treatment...... I cant see any reason for it. A shame because if these figures were someones first intro to damashii, it may turn them off from the rest of the line which are excelent IMO. Oh well, I assume devilfish will get the same..
oh btw have you looked into bandai's 1/144 stands? they are even cheaper and much more sturdier.
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Post by goldorak on Aug 22, 2009 7:21:37 GMT -5
I use the Damashii stage act 3 that are designed to the Robot Spirit line :  and since this topic is more Eureka Seven in this Robot Damashii topic, I want to say that I 'm very satisfied with the toys, and hope we'll have more E7 mechas, at least the whole Gekko state Team Nirvash spec 1, 606,808,909, Charles and Rays LFOs....a white The End, Nirvash final form, Agea Squadron KLF... E7 deserves as much than Code Geass !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Chen on Aug 22, 2009 9:05:27 GMT -5
Man that's the John Holmes of robots lol.
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Post by quinjester on Aug 31, 2009 9:41:18 GMT -5
An interesting little tidbit from Bandai's booth at the C3 Hobby show...  If anyone has translations, I'll love them forever, as far as whether these are actually planned product lines or just "maybe in the future". SIDE EV: Evangelion SIDE AW: After War (Gundam X) SIDE CE: Cosmic Era (Gundam SEED) SIDE HL: Holonic Loader (Zegapain) SIDE AQ: Aquarion SIDE YRI: Yoroi (GunxSword) SIDE NDSC: Nadesico SIDE OG: Original Generation (SRW OG) SIDE FFN: Fafner SIDE OM: Overman (King Gainer) |
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Post by mechamasterj on Aug 31, 2009 9:56:03 GMT -5
hmmmmmm if what you listed is true..........WOOOOOTTTTT affordable SRWOG figures!! I can see just about all of these coming to frutation since they have done figs of just about all listed, except gunx, and overman...... very good news though
whats fafner?
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Post by gpa on Sept 9, 2009 14:17:27 GMT -5
hmmmmmm if what you listed is true..........WOOOOOTTTTT affordable SRWOG figures!! I can see just about all of these coming to frutation since they have done figs of just about all listed, except gunx, and overman...... very good news though whats fafner? Same Character Designer as Gundam Seed... |
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Post by quinjester on Sept 18, 2009 22:47:30 GMT -5
 I sort of mentioned it in passing in another thread, but I REALLY don't like the RD: Nirvash Spec2. I'm normally a patient and careful person (Hell, I LOVE the transformation of the CM's Mospeada ride armor!), but trying to transform it all I could think of was Josh Bernard's review of the VF100 VF-25 on CDX... so many fiddly parts, things popping off here there and everywhere, nothing feeling quite right ... One of the biggest WTFs for me, I think, in the whole design is one of the smallest. Out of the box, Nirvash comes with two pegs stuck in his feet that basically make it VERY difficult for him to stand. The justification is that these can plug into his surfboard, but for whatever reason, they were extremely loose and teh board would just drop off. In the box, there are two ADDITIONAL foot pegs, which hold the board tightly. Why the hell are there foot pegs on the figure that can barely hold the board, with nearly identical ones in the box that will do the job? Why can't it have fold-out pegs like The END? Why does transforming it feel like I'm going to break half of the parts involved? The whole figure feels half-baked and unfinished. Oh well. At least it looks good flying around. Too bad the stand has to be bought SEPARATELY, for a design that was seen walking for maybe 10 minutes total screen time in the show. My PERSONAL recommendation for anyone looking for a figure from E7 is to steer clear of the hero Nirvash and go for the END. it's cheaper, sturdier, has more "useful" (read: non stupid transformation) related accessories, and generally has a nicer feel to it. The super-dark purple that looks black but offers glints of color in the light looks fantastic, as opposed tothe Spec2's white-with-bleeding-red, and it doesn't feel compromised by questionable partsforming transformation mechanics. |
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Post by shinotaking on Sept 19, 2009 8:21:53 GMT -5
I have a little question , are you limited to use the tamashi stage for stand or you can use other one like yamato stand ?
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Post by quinjester on Sept 19, 2009 9:00:10 GMT -5
You can use any stand that will hold them. You can use a coat hangar jabbed in some styrofoam if you can work it, really. I don't know what kind of mounts the Yamato stands use; the tamashii stages are handy though that they have various grabby arms to hold onto the figures. There's no mounting holes or anything like that as far as the figures go so your only limitation is having something that can grip the figure or support it from below adequately.
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Post by shinotaking on Sept 19, 2009 10:36:49 GMT -5
Ok thanks for the answers, i i look for substitute for tamashi stage because it's nearly impossible to find some stage 2 or 3 for now , the mighty block form yamato look fine because they are build for GN-U DOU but they are bit expensive ( 13 $ for only one stand )
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Post by mechamasterj on Sept 19, 2009 22:07:13 GMT -5
they are on hlj for a cheap price........ but dont count on them much for heaver figures as the stands arnt strong enough.... actually the gundam 1/144 stands are stronger but dont have a lot of options for holding non gundam figures.
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Post by goldorak on Sept 21, 2009 13:16:41 GMT -5
 a new LFO will be announced at the Tamashii Nation 2009 and a winged MS ( Freedom ?) :-D |
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Post by mechamasterj on Sept 21, 2009 13:37:14 GMT -5
what LFO could they have?? the gurnts? now we are going backwards again....... unless they do nirvash final....... but hes funky looking lol
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Post by quinjester on Sept 21, 2009 15:48:52 GMT -5
Maybe the 606, 808, or 909, but either way, it's hard to get too excited over them now that the main mecha are done. I suppose they could do the original car version Nirvash, too.
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Post by mechamasterj on Sept 21, 2009 19:33:51 GMT -5
Its possible but they seem to be staying away from any of the versions that were done prior to RD. So my guess is final form Nirvash, or if we are lucky, the last lead mech in the video game. I wonder if there is anything new in the theatrical version........ thats a possibility.
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Post by goldorak on Sept 22, 2009 3:03:13 GMT -5
I want them all !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by quinjester on Sept 22, 2009 10:01:24 GMT -5
I got Turn X the other day discounted from HLJ and I must say it impresses me a lot more than the E7 mechs. It's still got a fair amount of PVC, but the joints are rock solid and the toy as a whole looks and feels great. I love the way the weapons all attach to its backpack, and swapping out hands and posing really feel effortless. I'd really recommend it, especially since it's 50% off and HLJ is running its "free shipping" sale right now.
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