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Post by germie on Jul 24, 2020 9:45:23 GMT -5
My is scheduled for tomorrow’s delivery. I was pleasantly surprised to see it.
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Post by theend on Jul 24, 2020 10:45:40 GMT -5
Looks like I missed it again. Bluefin took down their landing page for it completely. I was lucky to score the figure but looks like funnels will be harder to get. Even on eBay their all from Japan for $600+. If you all see something, hook a brother up. Thanks.
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Post by IronSouls on Jul 27, 2020 23:06:06 GMT -5
I got my Fin Funnel set from Bluefin today. The Funnels are HUGE. I forgot they are almost as tall as the Nu Gundam itself when fully extended.
Few tips:
1) I recommend putting the funnels on the rack before attaching it to the back pack. It takes a little careful handling to get them on there correctly.
2) Talking about careful, when you are pulling out the funnel latches, I recommend you pull up the "cover" like if it's in full deploy mode. Makes it a lot easier to wiggle the latch out.
3) I pulled the backpack off the figure when I attached the rack to the backpack. It took me more then a trivial amount of force/wiggling to get it to latch in. The metal piece should be flush with the edge of the backpack. Once it's in it barely moves. If it's wiggling around, it's not it. And it'll pretty much eject itself after a bit. Ask me how I know this.
Other then that, it looks great. I am a huge fan of the Nu Gundam and this figure really is amazing. I do wish there are some more articulation in the figure, and honestly the funnels should have came with the figure but I doubt we'll see one much better then this anytime soon.
I really hope they don't make a Sazabi to go with this, I'll need another room in my condo to put it in.
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Post by GetterBoi on Jul 28, 2020 1:35:05 GMT -5
Other then that, it looks great. I am a huge fan of the Nu Gundam and this figure really is amazing. I do wish there are some more articulation in the figure, and honestly the funnels should have came with the figure but I doubt we'll see one much better then this anytime soon. I really hope they don't make a Sazabi to go with this, I'll need another room in my condo to put it in. Lol I'm actually hoping they make a Sazabi. I find this figure the equivalent of the DX SOC line for Gundam. Let me explain. The DX SOC Mazingers (Z & Great) were mostly intended as display pieces and not action figures. The main focus was showing off internal stucture and details in a hangar style display. Metal Structure nu Gundam feels designed with same objective- as a display piece and not as action figure. So they focus on many small details, paint, opening panels, etc, and not so much on striking dynamic poses. More articulation would have been cool for sure, but considering the size and fragility of this figure if it were to fall, I don't even want to try posing it too aggressively. For fans of Char's Counterattack, this is a must have piece of toy art. |
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Post by seanami on Jul 28, 2020 22:12:27 GMT -5
I got my fins in, these are massive, I am kind of scared to put this on the figure in case it falls
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Post by Chen on Jul 29, 2020 9:13:08 GMT -5
This thread needs more pictures lol!
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Lando
Junior Robot
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Post by Lando on Sept 10, 2020 11:18:26 GMT -5
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Post by mpchi on Sept 10, 2020 12:30:12 GMT -5
Wow. Thanks for the heads up. Need to think about this one. Got to say the eyes and forehead camera wrap is genius. Overpriced for sure, but it does add to the set...hmmmmmm. |
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Post by S_Gokin on Sept 10, 2020 15:11:30 GMT -5
this is release is keep getting more and more expensive but i think it worth it since it have alot of things going on
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Post by mpchi on Sept 10, 2020 15:40:01 GMT -5
this is release is keep getting more and more expensive but i think it worth it since it have alot of things going on Indeed. It is a bit ridiculous to pay $200 for those instead of getting a Metal Build or SOC. But Bandai really know how to get you if you already own the Nu. Next thing you know, they may have the HWS armor for it and asking for another $1000.  |
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Post by S_Gokin on Sept 10, 2020 17:55:04 GMT -5
exactly but hey since they are giving a high quality product and the fans loves it why not
but i hope they know that most of the fans are getting older and they have tons and tons of responsibilities not every one could afford the asking price
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Post by digitalspace on Sept 11, 2020 9:54:31 GMT -5
Well I completely missed the news on this; not like they gave much notice. Sold out everywhere I could see except BBTS. Annoying . . .
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Post by Chen on Sept 11, 2020 10:45:18 GMT -5
That's a pretty cool if pricey add-on, didn't know the arms could be removed on the figure.
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Post by digitalspace on Sept 11, 2020 11:08:12 GMT -5
That's a pretty cool if pricey add-on, didn't know the arms could be removed on the figure. They tell you to remove the left arm to get to the switches for the lights. You can access them without doing that, but it's tough. |
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Post by mpchi on Sept 11, 2020 12:45:17 GMT -5
Heh. Was playing Captain Tsubasa on PS4 and forgot about checking during midnight. By the time I looked, it was 40 mins late and sold out. But honestly, I was on the fence the whole time because within the set, there are only a few small things I really care for. The Eyes & Camera Wrap, and the yellow robot Bright & Hathaway piloted, and the clamp + wiring on the detached arm. The rest are either nice to have or something just gonna stay in the box. But when those little things gonna cost me $200, even the completist in me is shaking the head (worth more like $50-60). Made the already very overpriced Fin Funnel Set a really good deal (which I got..2 in fact). In the end, missing out didn't make me feel bad. So....HWS next? |
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Post by leeboo1211 on Sept 11, 2020 16:36:48 GMT -5
Heh. Was playing Captain Tsubasa on PS4 and forgot about checking during midnight. By the time I looked, it was 40 mins late and sold out. But honestly, I was on the fence the whole time because within the set, there are only a few small things I really care for. The Eyes & Camera Wrap, and the yellow robot Bright & Hathaway piloted, and the clamp + wiring on the detached arm. The rest are either nice to have or something just gonna stay in the box. But when those little things gonna cost me $200, even the completist in me is shaking the head (worth more like $50-60). Made the already very overpriced Fin Funnel Set a really good deal (which I got..2 in fact). In the end, missing out didn't make me feel bad. So....HWS next? I was on the fence, but just thinking about it... What if the rifle of the HWS set needs the front part that's in here? Then Bandai's gotcha. (just kidding) I decided to PO it and if I don't really want it sell it later. How much would HWS set cost anyway? I'd guess another 6-800 at this rate. |
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Post by mpchi on Sept 11, 2020 17:00:13 GMT -5
Heh. Was playing Captain Tsubasa on PS4 and forgot about checking during midnight. By the time I looked, it was 40 mins late and sold out. But honestly, I was on the fence the whole time because within the set, there are only a few small things I really care for. The Eyes & Camera Wrap, and the yellow robot Bright & Hathaway piloted, and the clamp + wiring on the detached arm. The rest are either nice to have or something just gonna stay in the box. But when those little things gonna cost me $200, even the completist in me is shaking the head (worth more like $50-60). Made the already very overpriced Fin Funnel Set a really good deal (which I got..2 in fact). In the end, missing out didn't make me feel bad. So....HWS next? I was on the fence, but just thinking about it... What if the rifle of the HWS set needs the front part that's in here? Then Bandai's gotcha. (just kidding) I decided to PO it and if I don't really want it sell it later. How much would HWS set cost anyway? I'd guess another 6-800 at this rate. I am actually not a fan of that rifle barrel. I compared it to the one from HWS, but they are not really the same, just similar. And it looks very bulky. The plain rifle looks a lot better. If my opinion on the rifle barrel is very different, it might have swayed me to PO. |
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Post by tjdetweiler on Sept 11, 2020 17:23:11 GMT -5
I cave in as well and pre ordered since the price at Okiland was only for 220 USD. Crazy that A-E had it for 35K and still sold out. I'm avoiding NY now - still hasn't ship my transformer  BTW, I heard anything good about Okini land - can someone please share their experience with them? Thanks  |
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Post by hkj711 on Sept 11, 2020 20:04:17 GMT -5
I cave in as well and pre ordered since the price at Okiland was only for 220 USD. Crazy that A-E had it for 35K and still sold out. I'm avoiding NY now - still hasn't ship my transformer BTW, I heard anything good about Okini land - can someone please share their experience with them? Thanks I've purchased from Okiniland a few times and they have come through each time. |
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Post by borg001 on Sept 11, 2020 21:59:46 GMT -5
NY really sucks... Till now still not yet ship my fin funnel, request customer service got no response,just last Monday was told need to use EMS for for shipping and pay 1000 yen for the EMS..but did not have any instructions how to proceed with the payment.. I msg back till now no reply from them...
This time go the engineer option set from P bandai..it soldout couple of times.. But back in stock again..
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