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Post by Lejam on Oct 26, 2018 3:21:47 GMT -5
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 26, 2018 5:42:09 GMT -5
another pass, money saved wallet happy lol
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Post by smokinchogokin on Oct 26, 2018 5:47:33 GMT -5
This looks dumb as F
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Post by reVolVer on Oct 26, 2018 11:05:26 GMT -5
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Post by xchr23dc on Oct 26, 2018 16:14:43 GMT -5
I mean ? What the hell???
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Post by rodimus1138 on Oct 26, 2018 21:40:17 GMT -5
So Bandai will forget things like the second mazinger src weapon set but make something like this...
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Post by Gold on Oct 27, 2018 0:36:38 GMT -5
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 27, 2018 6:40:14 GMT -5
What are the Bandai guys smoking?? Gold
they are smoking "we dont care about your wish lists"
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Post by Chen on Oct 28, 2018 5:53:39 GMT -5
Like I said in the other thread this is inspired by Jumbo's. If you weren't around at that time or been exposed to the Jumbo craze when it was new you will never be able to understand just how popular this line was. Hell I remember being in India in the early 80's and seeing a kid with a Jumbo Gaiking and being so jealous lol.
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Post by rx79msg on Oct 28, 2018 6:17:12 GMT -5
I love Jumbos. These are cool looking.
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Post by xchr23dc on Oct 28, 2018 19:07:21 GMT -5
They might look good on jumbos but on the current DC line they look off... its like the great mazinger XX weapon? What is it... fire extinguisher? The decent one is mazinger Z... won’t spend my money on this rather use it on new figures ... To each their own I am sure people will buy this based on nostalgia...
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Post by greengetterguy on Oct 28, 2018 22:06:41 GMT -5
Nostalgia is a STRONG~ drug.
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 28, 2018 23:01:33 GMT -5
we are in this hobby because of Nostalgia lol
but this is almost unheard in here, we had couple of jumbos and thats it, i dont recall seeing any of these weapons before
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Post by TattooedRobot on Oct 28, 2018 23:12:57 GMT -5
Damn it this means Jumbo recolors and I must have them. Jumbo recolor is the only recolor that interests me, in which case, I’m all about these weapons sets.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Oct 28, 2018 23:17:38 GMT -5
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Post by rx79msg on Oct 29, 2018 9:40:44 GMT -5
Good post. LOL
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Post by bluetengu on Nov 6, 2018 11:30:29 GMT -5
They are a throw back to the Jumbo Machinder / Shogun Warrior weapons. Super nostaglic pieces but also as I can see not at all connected to younger collectors. They're missing their roller skates for the full effect.
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Post by FixedInPost on Nov 6, 2018 12:04:20 GMT -5
This is a much appreciated shout out to older collectors that grew up with this stuff. It harkens back to the Popy days when they used to have crazy gimmicks that didn't necessarily make sense, but were lots of fun. Unfortunately, it's doubtful that any of these weapons will actually fire anything or function like the vintage stuff. Probably just another accessory people can use to pose, take pictures and share on instabook and facegram. Kinda sad actually if thats the case.
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Post by Lejam on Nov 23, 2019 9:18:18 GMT -5
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Post by bocasas on Nov 23, 2019 9:33:15 GMT -5
I'm started to feel tempted. I wonder if this set will he compatible with other Soc outside the DC line, like gx01r...
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