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Post by Yo on Feb 24, 2020 16:33:33 GMT -5
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Post by Yo on Feb 25, 2020 7:14:02 GMT -5
Bandai is postponing the release of many items including the Metal Build Astray to after April. HLJ changed their release date to May. I'm guessing due to the unfortunate Corona outbreak. sp.tamashii.jp/importance/154/
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Post by bocasas on Feb 25, 2020 14:16:52 GMT -5
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Post by bocasas on Feb 25, 2020 15:04:30 GMT -5
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Post by f360 on Mar 2, 2020 18:03:22 GMT -5
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Post by gpa on Mar 2, 2020 19:49:00 GMT -5
Thanks f360! Looking forward to this, hopefully this will mean we'll be able to get all the future Chogokin Gundam exclusives at the same time the Japanese market does.
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Post by sonicking on Mar 2, 2020 20:21:25 GMT -5
Thanks f360. I really hope it will bring the Metal Build stuff like it once did 3 years ago. But otherwise, it is not that exciting. A lot of Dragon Ball S.H.Figuarts are actually p-bandai exclusives in Asia, but they are available in wide-release in the US. What we are missing is the p-bandai Metal Builds and non-Wing Gundam Metal Composite.
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Post by leeboo1211 on Mar 3, 2020 19:19:07 GMT -5
Well I think this is a good thing for the Gunpla collectors, since P-Bandai kits are so outrageously overpriced once you account for all the shipping and costs. Hopefully it gets good support and they expand to include Metal Build and Metal Robot Spirits. We just have to show them that there is a market over here.
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Post by bleah on Mar 13, 2020 8:27:47 GMT -5
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Post by moleman on Mar 13, 2020 8:33:32 GMT -5
It's official, tamashii nation's twitter tweeted it out earlier this morning. Wooo Freedom 2.0
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Post by bocasas on Mar 13, 2020 8:58:07 GMT -5
I know many are excited about this one, as for me, there are a lot of gundams they haven't done yet. if they start re doing everything it would be very boring. I'd rather have an infinite justice for example, than this again. Glad for the folks that wanted it though, for me is a big pass.
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Post by gpa on Mar 13, 2020 11:34:49 GMT -5
I know many are excited about this one, as for me, there are a lot of gundams they haven't done yet. if they start re doing everything it would be very boring. I'd rather have an infinite justice for example, than this again. Glad for the folks that wanted it though, for me is a big pass. I feel the same, though I may be interested in this particular redo. I wonder if we could get a "Concept 2" RX-78-2 that isn't a Ver. KA? Apparently more details are coming on March 18. But definitely would like to see more variety return to this series.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Mar 13, 2020 12:53:56 GMT -5
I know many are excited about this one, as for me, there are a lot of gundams they haven't done yet. if they start re doing everything it would be very boring. I'd rather have an infinite justice for example, than this again. Glad for the folks that wanted it though, for me is a big pass. I understand your sentiment but I think Freedom is just plain objectively the sh*ttiest MB in terms of design quality having been one of if not the first of the line. This is a do over that should have happened some time ago; particularly being a main suit of a franchise they're focusing on in an ongoing fashion.
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Post by innorous on Mar 13, 2020 13:57:35 GMT -5
Seed's the series that got me into Gundam (not the story but the mecha design), so can't pass this even though I have the original MB freedom.
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Post by leeboo1211 on Mar 13, 2020 14:43:38 GMT -5
Do i need another Freedom? Let's see....I have:
No Grade 1/100 Freedom MG Freedom 1.0 MG Freedom 2.0 MB Freedom (original) NoName MB Freedom MC MB Freedom
Add to that 5-6 different versions of the Strike Freedom...
Hmmm.....
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Post by innorous on Mar 13, 2020 15:33:15 GMT -5
Do i need another Freedom? Let's see....I have: No Grade 1/100 Freedom MG Freedom 1.0 MG Freedom 2.0 MB Freedom (original) NoName MB Freedom MC MB Freedom Add to that 5-6 different versions of the Strike Freedom... Hmmm..... Ha yeah I have the two versions of MG and MB, I saw the announcement of MB freedom 2.0 when NoName and MC is about to release their MB Freedom, so I didn't get the 3rd party MB.
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Post by gpa on Mar 13, 2020 15:48:45 GMT -5
I know many are excited about this one, as for me, there are a lot of gundams they haven't done yet. if they start re doing everything it would be very boring. I'd rather have an infinite justice for example, than this again. Glad for the folks that wanted it though, for me is a big pass. I understand your sentiment but I think Freedom is just plain objectively the sh*ttiest MB in terms of design quality having been one of if not the first of the line. This is a do over that should have happened some time ago; particularly being a main suit of a franchise they're focusing on in an ongoing fashion. Freedom was the second figure in the line, after Seven Sword 00 but I remember the reviews not being as good.
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Post by leeboo1211 on Mar 13, 2020 16:52:53 GMT -5
I understand your sentiment but I think Freedom is just plain objectively the sh*ttiest MB in terms of design quality having been one of if not the first of the line. This is a do over that should have happened some time ago; particularly being a main suit of a franchise they're focusing on in an ongoing fashion. Freedom was the second figure in the line, after Seven Sword 00 but I remember the reviews not being as good. Yeah its a bit more of anime aesthetic, it tried to recreate one of the opening scene poses so the proportions are somewhat modeled to make it look right in that pose... So the legs are overly skinny and flat IMO.
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Post by sermis22 on Mar 13, 2020 18:43:37 GMT -5
I still have the Metal Build Freedom I bought about 5 years ago. The quality control between it and later MBs is striking. There are so many ugly nub marks on the MB Freedom and apparent seam lines. Paint apps weren't that great either. You can obviously tell these were the early days of MB production and that QC and engineering issues were still in a work-in-progress state. Having the definitive version of Freedom with all the improvements in QC and engineering now present in current MBs with the 2.0 styling is something I would love to have. Selling off the OG MB Freedom I have to help fund this new release isn't even a question in my mind.
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Post by bocasas on Mar 13, 2020 18:44:22 GMT -5
There are a lot of main gundams not done: Double X God gundam (Shinning gundam) Turn A gundam All the AGE (I'd love a AGE FX) G Self (with many many back packs) Barbatos (that metal robot spirit should have been a MB bandai) Many many UC stuff Anyway, it looks really cool... just wished bandai do something more than CE and AD...
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