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Post by ninjahandz on Jun 22, 2020 19:10:30 GMT -5
I just received my figure but I’ll be honest. I am very tired from a very long day at the office so I just unboxed the main figure, held it for 10 seconds and then placed it on my shelf. I am going to sleep now but will give you guys some details on the figure later on.
For now, this is my mini review of the figure based on my 10 second interaction with it:
BUY IT!
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Post by BIGFIRE on Jun 22, 2020 23:27:54 GMT -5
Lol. Get some rest bro. I can wait until tomorrow for you to do a quick review.
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Post by Chen on Jun 23, 2020 6:00:23 GMT -5
I just received my figure but I’ll be honest. I am very tired from a very long day at the office so I just unboxed the main figure, held it for 10 seconds and then placed it on my shelf. I am going to sleep now but will give you guys some details on the figure later on. For now, this is my mini review of the figure based on my 10 second interaction with it: BUY IT! If you plan on doing a review please post a ton of different comparison photos. It's really hard to judge how this figure will look like in a mixed collection when most pictures are with other King Arts figures.
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Post by Coletron on Jun 25, 2020 15:57:27 GMT -5
Mine slipped from BBTS yesterday. Scheduled to arrive MONDAY!!!
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 25, 2020 16:33:22 GMT -5
Congrats Cole!
I can't wait till BBTS bill me too
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Post by xchr23dc on Jun 25, 2020 19:44:55 GMT -5
Reviews will be greatly appreciated guys ...
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 28, 2020 19:03:14 GMT -5
Yeah many skeleton parts are metal. The only known external surface metal part is his back. Correction! His shoulder pads AND top of his head ( which functions as switch cover) are diecast too!!
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Post by BIGFIRE on Jun 28, 2020 23:27:13 GMT -5
Anyone got pictures yet? Review?
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Post by greengetterguy on Jun 28, 2020 23:37:35 GMT -5
Yeah, we need one of our RJ Bro's reviews...
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Post by amr on Jun 29, 2020 6:43:42 GMT -5
No reviews yet guys
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Post by Actarus on Jul 1, 2020 10:32:44 GMT -5
A review was posted, but was taken down by a mod.
Since when review are blocked here???
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Post by greengetterguy on Jul 1, 2020 10:52:57 GMT -5
WTH..
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Post by Actarus on Jul 1, 2020 11:23:19 GMT -5
Saw the link but is disappeared.
Maybe a bug in the platform
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Jul 1, 2020 11:29:47 GMT -5
A review was posted, but was taken down by a mod. Since when review are blocked here??? I haven't been around as much but just seeing this. I'm not aware of there being any rules against reviews and as a reviewer myself I hope that isn't the case. I don't believe a moderator did that but I believe users can take their own posts down so maybe there was a mistake whoever posted it caught? I don't know what's being referred to but feel free to repost whatever as far as I know. Edit: If there turns out to be no review having been posted and the moderator staff being blamed for something that didn't even happen understand that that's a pretty crappy thing to do and will be treated as such.
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Post by Chen on Jul 1, 2020 11:31:57 GMT -5
Reviews and links to reviews are allowed. I didn't delete anything, who posted the link?
***Edit by Ed and comments****
All reviews are ok as long as we are being nice and not inflammatory, overly racy, etc.
There shouldn't be any reason for links to be removed or spammed/marked as bad etc without a quick note to me if there is any question. (this is for all mods)
**Ed aka Admin commenting here***
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Post by ninjahandz on Jul 1, 2020 12:39:26 GMT -5
I by no means are an expert doing reviews but based on my limited time with the figure can give you some details. I got the figure nearly a week ago, took it out, played with it for 2 minutes and left it standing on my night stand. BASED ON THAT:
Nice paint all around, very crisp, details are well done with no bleeds. Minor scratch on the dragons head on the side of the jaw.
Plenty of accessories in the dual layer trays. Including solid and translucent crosses. There are plenty of pics out there of those
Figure has a very nice heft. No doubt there is die cast in it, just don’t know exactly where yet. But even as you grab the box in your hands you can feel the weight.
This thing has mayor shelf presence! I see it every day when I wake up and I still have to take a minute to admire it. When you see it, there’s a “wow” factor to it.
I took of some parts to see the interior and they were easy to remove without any tools and were easy to place back with no tolerance issues. Again, I just did chest and a leg but hopefully it’s the same all around.
Articulation is nice. Again, I didn’t pull any dramatic poses but I did move legs and arms around and they had just the right amount of stiffness. As to how far can you push that articulation, there are several videos out there. The dragon’s head completely opens wide just like in the anime to execute his “chest bite” move
The figure stays very true to the original design with very subtle panel lining and minuscule details that can be fully appreciated upon close inspection. I think this figure will please traditionalists and modernists alike.
This figure has that DX feel and size and may probably scale better with DX figures. It might scale with some SOC figures seeing how Gaiking was a huge robot in the anime.
The cons so far...
The waist seems to be lose. The torso will tilt back and forth as you incline it. I haven’t checked why but I think it has to do with the “gattai” process of the figure. Not a deal breaker for me but may bother other collectors. Again, it’s there, it’s noticeable...
My biggest concern so far and what might actually be a deal breaker for some of you is the ankle joint... or therefore lack of it! The figure seems to balance itself on 3 pegs but upon closer inspection you can see that 2 of them are actually pistons for decoration only so the entire weight of the figure falls over this long and thin peg that joins the leg to the foot. It feels tight now, but it might become lose with time. If that happens, the entire figure would collapse turning it into a $400 paperweight. Sure a 3D part can be printed to fix this issue, but for most collectors that is not an option.
All my figures are in storage right now. I managed to pull a SOC Mazinger and a Combattler FA for pictures tonight for those who want to see proper scale
Overall, so far, I do not regret investing $400 on this figure. I collect figures for their shelf presence and this guy has it in spades! I do understand that other might value their figures based on articulation, die cast content or gimmicks. To you, I can’t say for sure this is the figure for you. Not because it lacks anything, but because I haven’t really sat down to inspect all those other aspects of the figure
I will post pics tonight for sure. Hopefully Gold will post his review soon and we all know those reviews are ironclad!
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Post by Actarus on Jul 1, 2020 17:08:51 GMT -5
I saw a review, but it was out when I came back.
Maybe the user deleted it, for a reason. Maybe a bug in the platform, or maybe it was taken down for a reason by a mod.
It's just, since I'm a long time user here, never seen that before.
So just asking... What happened?
Don't take it personal, it's not
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Post by Actarus on Jul 1, 2020 18:06:01 GMT -5
Somebody asked where are the review, I saw one but it's not there anymore.
Did you take it down Kuma?
If not I will believe you.
If yes, why?
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Post by ninjahandz on Jul 1, 2020 22:41:17 GMT -5
Neck detail
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Post by ninjahandz on Jul 1, 2020 22:45:00 GMT -5
Next to other SOC’s I forgot to mention on my previous review that I think the upper legs are too short or perhaps the lower legs are too long but either way the proportions seem a bit wonky. It’s hard to see in official pictures due to the black background and dynamic poses but in the pic above is more visible
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