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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 3, 2013 9:42:56 GMT -5
Sqaull, bro, at $150 shipped, this is really good deal even when compared to AmiAmi.
Repair three is a pretty much a chogokin. Diecast metal in every bite.
It's solid and HEAVY. $150 for extremely posable
Come on, Chogokin with tons of accessories is not bad these days.
Are you listening Chen?
I'll do a cheap one pic one paragraph review on Repair Three soon. Let me just say, it's a winner.
Oh and I paid $180 shipped for Repair Three so....yes, argueably more "attractive(?)" Repair One IS def a bargain at $30 cheaper....
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2013 15:39:43 GMT -5
Last night, I had the gut feeling that pre-orders for this Exia Repair were going to be posted. Instead of logging last night, I decided not to just to find out this morning that AmiAmi and Nippon-Ysan are both sold out. And HLJ stop the orders. So I bit the bullet and pre-ordered it on BBTS, and if the US Dollar keeps falling against the Yen, it might be a better deal.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 3, 2013 16:01:46 GMT -5
Come on~ Chen!
Before too late!!
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Post by squall12 on Jun 3, 2013 19:42:39 GMT -5
Hi greengetterguy bro,
i managed to pre order at 120USD not include shipping..
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 3, 2013 20:00:33 GMT -5
That's a good man! I'm pretty sure you won't regret it.
Oh, and welcome to the board. Good to have you.
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Post by squall12 on Jun 3, 2013 20:36:55 GMT -5
haha thanks my first metal build gundam....
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jun 5, 2013 20:07:52 GMT -5
So, I ordered EXIA Repair 1 the other night on amiami but I'm actually more excited for MEtal build 00 Seven Swords to get here within the next few days! I even have the Raiser upgrade set already waiting for it.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 5, 2013 22:32:56 GMT -5
Did you all see the pictorial at GG?
Repair ONE is so~ COOL! It looks like it is missing an arm which it should.
Very cool.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 5, 2013 22:39:56 GMT -5
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jun 5, 2013 22:54:38 GMT -5
Is it ok if we make a Metal Build general thread at this point?
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jun 6, 2013 0:49:45 GMT -5
Got the EXIA Repair III review up!
The Box: Beginning
Out of The Box: 2:37
Exia: 4:26
Accessories: 9:51
Repair III: 21:39
Final Thoughts: 33:26
Hoping to get the pictorial done tomorrow night!
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 7, 2013 16:22:50 GMT -5
Nice one, TJ
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Post by supergetterv on Jun 9, 2013 18:41:10 GMT -5
Good review TJ. As always, very high quality and descriptive. One little critique if I may, your review would have been greatly improved if your know more about the Gundam 00 Anime, or history background of the Exia. The Exia, Repair 3 is a MSV, Mobile Suit Variation. The R3 was use to develop into the Quanta or GNT-Qan[T]. Why is this important? There is no Model Kit from Bandai for the R3. So unless you buy this Metal Build or buy after market conversion kits, and paint it, you can't get the R3. Another note, the R3 nevered appeared in the Anime. Also, if you knew more about the anime, you can referred to the weapons correctly and know the difference between the GN drive and GN Condenser or GN Swords correctly. The GN long rifle is part of the R3 and not a weapon for the original Exia. This is not to say that one has to know all these references to like the figure but knowing a little more about the character may keep the interest of some Gundam Fans.
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 9, 2013 22:32:31 GMT -5
Cool
suppergetterV, thanks for the awesome insight. I'm a total noob on Gundam and those kind of info make my appreciation for Exia even better.
now I can't wait for my Repair One...
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jun 10, 2013 0:55:09 GMT -5
Good review TJ. As always, very high quality and descriptive. One little critique if I may, your review would have been greatly improved if your know more about the Gundam 00 Anime, or history background of the Exia. The Exia, Repair 3 is a MSV, Mobile Suit Variation. The R3 was use to develop into the Quanta or GNT-Qan[T]. Why is this important? There is no Model Kit from Bandai for the R3. So unless you buy this Metal Build or buy after market conversion kits, and paint it, you can't get the R3. Another note, the R3 nevered appeared in the Anime. Also, if you knew more about the anime, you can referred to the weapons correctly and know the difference between the GN drive and GN Condenser or GN Swords correctly. The GN long rifle is part of the R3 and not a weapon for the original Exia. This is not to say that one has to know all these references to like the figure but knowing a little more about the character may keep the interest of some Gundam Fans. I really appreciate the feedback (and, am always looking for critiques, so if you have them, I'm always welcome), and am watching through Se. 1 of 00 as we speak (so, really random coincidence that you brought it up). I completely agree with having more of a knowledge base about the show that these toys come from, but the only challenge I have to any of what you said is: Even with watching the show fully, how would that help me know that there's no model kit of RIII? Random: If this store would go ahead and ship the darned thing, I should have Metal Build 00 Seven Swords by Tuesday. It sucks, because I got the 00 raiser + GNIII Sword kit for it last week and it's just been sitting here making me more anxious everytime I look at it. |
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Post by supergetterv on Jun 10, 2013 13:17:00 GMT -5
Yes, you wouldn't know even watching the entire Anime because the R3 is a MSV. It was never in the cartoon so watching the entire anime wouldn't give you any info on it. I didn't know anything about it either prior to the announcement of the Metal Build. We were given info that a MB Exia is being release and then they threw in the R3 conversion. That's when I looked into what the R3 is. Did my research and looked it up on Gundam Wiki. Looked more into it over on the Gunpla forums. That's how I found out that there isn't any model kits for the R3.
Now, I don't think it is important or necessary to look this deeply into the character/robot for anyone to enjoy the toy figure. But as a minor critique, it was something that I noticed.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jun 10, 2013 18:15:04 GMT -5
Yea... I feel like my.reviews are too long as it is, so going out of my.way for things like that feels like a stretch, but I appreciate the feedback and tidbits about the toy releases for this one!
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Post by nikodiablo on Jun 13, 2013 22:41:33 GMT -5
I see a lot of love went into making that review video, TJ!
Do you see any potential of the joints loosening in the future due to frequent posing?
@supergetterv: thanks on the heads-up about the R3!
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Post by hetabattousai on Jun 24, 2013 10:36:45 GMT -5
Does anyone know if this repair Exia will come with an arm to replace that cape? meaning if I dont want to display it with the cape and decides to switch him back to normal. Is it still possible?
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Post by supergetterv on Jun 24, 2013 12:40:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know if this repair Exia will come with an arm to replace that cape? meaning if I dont want to display it with the cape and decides to switch him back to normal. Is it still possible? Nope, this release is for the one damage MB Exia, the R1. It will come with armor parts to convert the original MB Exia/R3 to the R2. It's Bandai way to make you buy multiples if you want MB Exia, Exia R1, Exia R2 and Exia R3. |
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