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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 4, 2023 2:39:26 GMT -5
gosh, I can't believe it's that time again...
Let us now nominate around three to five nominees ("preferably" ones that you handled) which I then can add them all to poll on around 12/31ish.
Then our esteemed members can cast their vote on that poll. And then finally, I can close the poll on 1/15/2024ish to reveal the Awesome RJ TOTY 2023!
Anyway, here is mine
1.CCS-Great Mazinkaizer! 2.MoShow-Ling Cage Heavy Mech 3.Sentinel-Riobot Guren Lagaan 4.Blitzway-Boss Borot(?) 5.Bandai-GX103 Kiryu 6.Sky-X Studio-Getter 1!!!
BTW, you can change your nominees till 12/15ish before the poll goes up. (lets be nice and respectful of our members' nominee choices please. This is just for our fun)
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Post by jasonmacross on Dec 4, 2023 2:46:53 GMT -5
1. Sentinel-Riobot Guren Lagaan 2. Sentinel-Riobot Shin Getter Dragon 3. Blitzway-Boss Borot 4. Hi-Metal R Orguss 5. Metal Build Shin Getter 1
6. Third party Fanstoys Variator aka Masterpiece Gears. It's like Soul of Chogokin made toon accurate G1 Transformer. I know it won't count LOL
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Post by choliux on Dec 4, 2023 22:44:32 GMT -5
+1 on the Boss Borot from Blitzway. I makes me smile every time I see it
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Post by Magmatron on Dec 5, 2023 5:14:34 GMT -5
Third party Fanstoys Variator aka Masterpiece Gears. It's like Soul of Chogokin made toon accurate G1 Transformer. I know it won't count LOL I don't think it's an issue, other than maybe not many votes going into it. It seems like a well received figure.
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Post by S_Gokin on Dec 6, 2023 8:38:55 GMT -5
here is my list
1- CCS Great Mazinkiaser
2- HeatBoys TMNT Leonardo
3-CCS Shin Getter Black
figures i dont have yet but i think they should have a spot in the list
1-Moshow Progenitor Effect MCT-E02 Lancelot of the Lake
2-Moshow Progenitor Effect MCT-AP02 Marquis of Wucheng Mecha Full Armor
3-Pose + Braiger 4-Pose + Baldios
5-Blitzway Carbotix Boss Borot
and of course we cant forget the up coming SOC DX Mazinger z 50th anniversary
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Post by mpchi on Dec 6, 2023 15:20:36 GMT -5
My personal favorite picks would be these:
- Diaclone Ground Dion (a true TOY of the year, if you only count playability, size, and gimmick. It was the dream Base set every kid wanted, that came a few decades late.) - Riobot Shin Getter Dragon (breaking new ground on articulation design, and a perfect execution on looks and finish on the very first Shin Dragon figure we ever get) - CCSToys Great Mazinkaiser (consistently deliver on quality and value on a very rare badass character) - Threezero Ideon (one of a kind mesmerizing toy art in figure form, with a crazy price tag)
Here are a few I can think of that may not have been mentioned (even though I don't own some of them):
- MB Sirbine - MB Shin Getter 1 (turd of the year? LOL) - SOC GFG - CCSToys Cybuster
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Post by kensama on Dec 8, 2023 18:07:03 GMT -5
The ones I have opened and played with personally: 1. The Gattai Dancouga - just look so cool no matter what pose you put him in 2. Riobot Shin Dragon - fully painted, great articulation 3. Robo Dou Galient - just solidly built 4. Robo Dou Golion / Voltron - again solid build 5. Flame Toys Kuro Kara Kuri Rodimus Prime - fully painted, have 2 different configurations, lights up, and great articulation as well
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Post by voltes on Dec 8, 2023 23:17:30 GMT -5
Pose+ Baldios Good smile dancouga Three zero voltron I don't know if bootlegs are also viable 😂 but the muscle bear Voltron was also surprisingly good.
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Post by tiffermore on Dec 12, 2023 10:08:57 GMT -5
1) Kaiyodo's Mega Sofubi Gunbuster.
This thing is glorious. 60 cm tall, satisfyingly heavy and solid, and the colors and sculpt are entrancingly accurate to the source material. Feels kinda magical having a huge anime-styled Gunbuster that I can reach out and touch. I'm still smiling like a goofy kid every time I see it on my shelf.
2) Bandai's GX-10R Boss Borot.
Just a repaint with modest changes, but such a great toy nonetheless.
3) Bandai's Robot Damashii 15th Anniversary Gundam ver. ANIME.
Another repaint/remold. I stayed away from this mold until this year. There were always several things about the sculpt and colors that didn't look right. Finally, this time, they packaged all the right mold tweaks and corrected colors in one package. Turns out to be an eminently satisfying toy in hand. Easily does all the classic poses. And unlike most RDs, the QC is great; no sprue-marks or paint issues. Between this thing and the retro GA-100, I've got all the grandaddy Gundam I need.
4) Bandai's GX-25R Garada K-7 & GX-26R Doublas M-2.
Two great, solid, classic toys released with some mold improvements and in colors I really dig. A simple but flawless release.
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 12, 2023 14:25:36 GMT -5
ooh, mold improvements?
could you explain to us what they are? I have the original and would love to know more about it.
For one, Has Bandai close "the strange gap" on Doublas' bottom of his "underwear?" (Thanks in advance)
sorry about off topic but I just have to know 😅
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Post by tiffermore on Dec 12, 2023 17:58:54 GMT -5
The one I remember right off is that they included nicer looking versions of Doublas' necks. I think the spikes on its legs are molded cleaner with less flash as well, but I never had the original. Just going by pics I've seen. I don't remember any strange gaps in Doublas' undies; I'll dig him out and give him an inappropriate inspection a little later. :)
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 14, 2023 11:09:04 GMT -5
dear respected members, the deadline for nominations' approaching.
Please out of your crazy busy BUSY holidays schedule, dont forget to nominate your favorites robot you love from this year.
THEY will appreciate it.
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Post by Magmatron on Dec 14, 2023 12:49:26 GMT -5
I was hoping for a couple of figures to show up before nominating my purchases, but I'll submit:
1- Hagane Works Dancouga 2- ThreeZero Ideon 3- Kuro Kara Kuri Jazz
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Post by mpchi on Dec 14, 2023 15:17:45 GMT -5
Got another to add onto the list, now that I opened mine.
- Riobot Ialdabaoth (Top tier sculpt, paint and finish, excellent articulated hands design, while articulation engineering is on par Riobot standard. Probably wins biggest pony tails in any robot collection.)
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Post by GetterBoi on Dec 14, 2023 19:36:41 GMT -5
1-Sky X Studio Getter-1 Heavy and massive Getter figure, tons of accessories. Lots of modern engineering to get those deep elbow and knee bends. Maybe even more impressive than EX GOKIN (yeah, I said it) 2- CCS Black Shin Getter All the incredible qualities and features of the red version, now in sleek black. 3- Good Smile Company The Gattai/Hagane Works Dancouga This is THE DEFINITIVE DANCOUGA toy. 4- Bandai Metal Build Dragon Scale Sirbine The paint finish is so brilliant. I think it is the most beautifully painted in my Top 5. 5- Action Toys ES GOKIN Lion Force Voltron & Vehicle Force Voltron Amazing SD figures with top tier engineering/combination gimmick. Voltron fans SHOULD NOT skip these.
6- Sentinel Riobot Gurren Lagann I had to squeeze this one in there. My favorite GL in my collection. I have the Konami Great Impact, CCS, SRCs, previous Riobot, etc etc etc but this Sentinel is my favorite.
Honorable mentions: HMR Orguss, CCS Great Mazinkaiser, POSE+ Braiger Bandai GFFMC GM Sleggar Type, GFFMC Gundam Deathscythe Hell Custom Released in 2022 but I acquired in 2023: Sentinel Metamor-Force Ultimate Gravion, King Arts Danguard Ace, Threezero Robo_Dou Griffon (Patlabor)
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Post by chogo on Dec 14, 2023 20:30:44 GMT -5
It’s either of two combiners Pose+ Baldios or Hagane Works Dancouga. I’m leaning more to Hagane Works Dancougaas my first choice.
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Post by GetterBoi on Dec 15, 2023 16:07:46 GMT -5
greengetterguy You should allow nominations until the end of the year and start the polls in January. Technically DX SOC Mazinger reissue is coming out before end of 2023... so could still qualify but no one has it in hand yet to nominate it.
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Post by mpchi on Dec 15, 2023 16:26:29 GMT -5
greengetterguy You should allow nominations until the end of the year and start the polls in January. Technically DX SOC Mazinger reissue is coming out before end of 2023... so could still qualify but no one has it in hand yet to nominate it. Agree. Should give the late release the last couple weeks of Dec, before we wrap things up. Also, are we still doing just 1 vote per person? Sometimes it is hard to just get to vote on 1 thing, when you have a couple 'favorites of the year'. Often very good release barely gets any vote because of that in the past couple years. 3 votes per person would be nice, but I'll go along with whatever you guys want to stick with. It is just for fun afterall.
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Post by getterjehuty on Dec 15, 2023 16:55:44 GMT -5
Hagane Dancouga
Mo Show Wu Chen Chou and Lancelot of the Lake
CCS Toys Cybuster and Great Mazinkaiser
Metal Composite Deathscythe
Speaking of which but isn’t Blitzway Mazinkaiser coming this month or was it delayed?
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Post by tiffermore on Dec 15, 2023 18:44:22 GMT -5
Has Bandai close "the strange gap" on Doublas' bottom of his "underwear?" (Thanks in advance) I don't see any gap or other weirdness there. But now that I think about it, isn't it the same waist parts that are used on GX-01 anyhow?
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