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Post by S_Gokin on Jan 31, 2021 2:29:39 GMT -5
Good choice. While we may be the minority, I would have done the same if I have to choose one over the other. In a way, DX Voltes is just a bigger SOC GX-31 with more refinements and light & sound gimmick. More sturdy too with a more solid ankle and hip joint that some GX-31 has issues with. But the overall experience is not too different, aside the initial hype playing with the sound gimmick and combination the first few times. It was fun and does cater well to the SOC collector within us. exactly F**K the DX Voltes
joking aside i really respect your enthusiasm about this figure, for me im not a fan of Ideon so i will pass on this
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Post by Magmatron on Jan 31, 2021 9:11:53 GMT -5
exactly F**K the DX Voltes joking aside i really respect your enthusiasm about this figure, for me im not a fan of Ideon so i will pass on this
You dodged a bullet there. DX Voltes has any die-cast. More like DX Soul of Plastic 😛
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Post by S_Gokin on Jan 31, 2021 13:45:19 GMT -5
You dodged a bullet there. DX Voltes has any die-cast. More like DX Soul of Plastic 😛
exactly also alot of awful QCs, it cant even stand right
i really wish if they do a reissue
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Post by Magmatron on Oct 18, 2022 1:42:59 GMT -5
Because we didn't receive any news on this figure in a very long time, I sent an email to Threezero customer service regarding this and they informed me that the plan on shipping this figure somewhere between Q1 and Q2 2023.
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Post by mpchi on Oct 18, 2022 20:50:12 GMT -5
Because we didn't receive any news on this figure in a very long time, I sent an email to Threezero customer service regarding this and they informed me that the plan on shipping this figure somewhere between Q1 and Q2 2023. That's good to hear. I just hope they utilized some of the sweet time they got to make this release as solid as it can be. This is one of my most anticipated release in recent years.
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Post by Magmatron on Oct 19, 2022 1:29:10 GMT -5
That's good to hear. I just hope they utilized some of the sweet time they got to make this release as solid as it can be. This is one of my most anticipated release in recent years. I'm worried that the figure is ready and the only reason it's been delayed is because PO numbers were not good. A $1,000.00 stylized Ideon figure was always destined to be a niche product, but I think demand was even lower than they expected. This is not a product you want to shelfwarm, so they might have been waiting for a certain number of pre-orders before going forward with full production.
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Post by mpchi on Oct 19, 2022 15:46:53 GMT -5
That's good to hear. I just hope they utilized some of the sweet time they got to make this release as solid as it can be. This is one of my most anticipated release in recent years. I'm worried that the figure is ready and the only reason it's been delayed is because PO numbers were not good. A $1,000.00 stylized Ideon figure was always destined to be a niche product, but I think demand was even lower than they expected. This is not a product you want to shelfwarm, so they might have been waiting for a certain number of pre-orders before going forward with full production. Very possible, I kind of have the same feeling about it, not sure if I shared on this thread or somewhere else. The high price is sure hurdle for a lot of potential buyers. Not a lot of Ideon fans, so happen to be a fan of Takeya, who also have a grand sitting around for it. A $500-700 price would be more fitting, given Takeya's name and all. But a lot more toys are hitting the $500 mark these couple years, so I think ThreeZero was trying to push the envelope as much as they could with this one, which may have backfired.
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Post by S_Gokin on Oct 21, 2022 6:46:46 GMT -5
this the issue with many figures crazy price tags
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Post by thewass on Feb 1, 2023 15:53:26 GMT -5
I wasn't ever a huge Ideon fan nor Takeya, but the figure itself really spoke to me for whatever reason. It's been continuously delayed, and now it's quoted as "EXPECTED TO SHIP: MAY 2023 - AUG 2023" on Sideshow's product page. I'd had a pre-order placed with them in May 2022, and interestingly enough, the order page itself still shows a "EXPECTED TO SHIP: SEP 2022 - NOV 2022" on it. I have a sneaking suspicion that some others here are right, that they've already completed this but are waiting to see how many units will be ordered before they enter production. If that's the case (I don't really have any experience with Threezero), I think this might end up being vaporware.
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Post by mpchi on Feb 1, 2023 16:01:50 GMT -5
I wasn't ever a huge Ideon fan nor Takeya, but the figure itself really spoke to me for whatever reason. It's been continuously delayed, and now it's quoted as "EXPECTED TO SHIP: MAY 2023 - AUG 2023" on Sideshow's product page. I'd had a pre-order placed with them in May 2022, and interestingly enough, the order page itself still shows a "EXPECTED TO SHIP: SEP 2022 - NOV 2022" on it. I have a sneaking suspicion that some others here are right, that they've already completed this but are waiting to see how many units will be ordered before they enter production. If that's the case (I don't really have any experience with Threezero), I think this might end up being vaporware. Threezero is a big company, and they release a lot of current figures and are very active. This Ideon is one very rare occasion that the release got delayed so long. Very confident it will come out, but just don't know when.
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Post by Magmatron on Feb 1, 2023 23:58:35 GMT -5
I wasn't ever a huge Ideon fan nor Takeya, but the figure itself really spoke to me for whatever reason. It's been continuously delayed, and now it's quoted as "EXPECTED TO SHIP: MAY 2023 - AUG 2023" on Sideshow's product page. I'd had a pre-order placed with them in May 2022, and interestingly enough, the order page itself still shows a "EXPECTED TO SHIP: SEP 2022 - NOV 2022" on it. I have a sneaking suspicion that some others here are right, that they've already completed this but are waiting to see how many units will be ordered before they enter production. If that's the case (I don't really have any experience with Threezero), I think this might end up being vaporware. If it helps, the product page on Three Zero's website finally shows it as sold out, so I think they hit their sales target and are getting ready to finish production.
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Post by mpchi on Feb 2, 2023 3:35:48 GMT -5
I wasn't ever a huge Ideon fan nor Takeya, but the figure itself really spoke to me for whatever reason. It's been continuously delayed, and now it's quoted as "EXPECTED TO SHIP: MAY 2023 - AUG 2023" on Sideshow's product page. I'd had a pre-order placed with them in May 2022, and interestingly enough, the order page itself still shows a "EXPECTED TO SHIP: SEP 2022 - NOV 2022" on it. I have a sneaking suspicion that some others here are right, that they've already completed this but are waiting to see how many units will be ordered before they enter production. If that's the case (I don't really have any experience with Threezero), I think this might end up being vaporware. If it helps, the product page on Three Zero's website finally shows it as sold out, so I think they hit their sales target and are getting ready to finish production. Yay! LOL
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Post by mpchi on May 3, 2023 19:53:45 GMT -5
Good news. Confirmed by ToysTV host Ah Ka (also a Threezero staff) that Ideon will be ready to ship soon, and being displayed in the recent Tokyo Threezero exhibit is the very close to final production sample (time stamped in the video below). Also, they added the display stand to the release, which was originally not included. Very nice.
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Post by Magmatron on May 4, 2023 4:04:23 GMT -5
Good news. Confirmed by ToysTV host Ah Ka (also a Threezero staff) that Ideon will be ready to ship soon, and being displayed in the recent Tokyo Threezero exhibit is the very close to final production sample (time stamped in the video below). Also, they added the display stand to the release, which was originally not included. Very nice. The added stand makes me suspect that the figure has trouble standing well on it's own. Still, it's good that this is finally coming. Though unfortunately my wallet isn't happy.
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Post by mpchi on May 4, 2023 10:16:42 GMT -5
Good news. Confirmed by ToysTV host Ah Ka (also a Threezero staff) that Ideon will be ready to ship soon, and being displayed in the recent Tokyo Threezero exhibit is the very close to final production sample (time stamped in the video below). Also, they added the display stand to the release, which was originally not included. Very nice. The added stand makes me suspect that the figure has trouble standing well on it's own. Still, it's good that this is finally coming. Though unfortunately my wallet isn't happy. Paid long long ago, to a point the wallet lost all sense of pain...
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Post by Magmatron on May 5, 2023 4:59:38 GMT -5
Paid long long ago, to a point the wallet lost all sense of pain... I just paid a deposit, so this will hurt
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Post by Magmatron on Oct 18, 2023 2:20:33 GMT -5
I received the request from Threezero to pay the remaining balance, so this must be close to release now.
Rereading the thread I find the comment by me and S_Gokin about the DX Voltes to be rather funny, since we both managed to eventually get it.
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Post by mpchi on Oct 19, 2023 0:45:56 GMT -5
I received the request from Threezero to pay the remaining balance, so this must be close to release now. Rereading the thread I find the comment by me and S_Gokin about the DX Voltes to be rather funny, since we both managed to eventually get it. I am sure we have all been there. That is very good news on Ideon. I paid off mine some time ago, probably after we posted here talking about it, so I didn't get any payment request. Hopefully mine will arrive safe and sound, as I tend to get all sorts of box damage and defects. But please, not on this Ideon... one of my most anticipated piece in my collecting career.
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Post by mpchi on Oct 19, 2023 13:13:23 GMT -5
Good news. Ideon is indeed out! YAY!
Saw a couple unboxing photos on Facebook. But no reviews or impressions yet. And I checked my Threezero order from their webstore, still "processing".
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Post by Magmatron on Oct 20, 2023 7:02:31 GMT -5
Good news. Ideon is indeed out! YAY! Saw a couple unboxing photos on Facebook. But no reviews or impressions yet. And I checked my Threezero order from their webstore, still "processing". Mind sharing what you see?
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