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Post by S_Gokin on May 5, 2024 9:51:13 GMT -5
i still think the CCS is still untouchable i know its not a combiner but still very freaking cool
thats my 2 cent me thinking loudly nothing official lol
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Post by S_Gokin on May 5, 2024 9:49:51 GMT -5
I though GX-97 was great.
okay release not jaw dropping
GX-100 & 101 are also excellent. Just S_Gokin being S_Gokin.
the GX-100 Daiku Maryu is just a huge size dino mech no LED no friendly way to display it, its cool dont get me wrong but not jaw dropping, while Gaiking is legit beautiful the articulation is very limited, the whole thing went on sale later on if it was as good the price would go up
as for Daitetsujin 17 i know its cool and all but i think Action Toys beat Bandai to it and they did a better robot over all
back in the day when Bandai release a figure it becomes the best figure for the character by default now they are falling behind
and yes im not easily impressed anymore
The drill is huge! And yes, I prefer the sentinel over this. Pretty much everything is done better on it.
thank you for sharing my friend, for me personally i think its a bit off from the promo pics, cant it hold the huge drill by its own or is that stand a must ?
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Post by S_Gokin on May 4, 2024 23:53:06 GMT -5
Wao, Who would think that Gurren Lagan should have been the most talked about when it was released in SOC format, however, no one talks about this figure? Not even WOTAFA has done a video review yet... I mean, i have the sentinel and i do preffer sentinel but i was hoping for more exitement onto this release.
Bandai died my friend, last true SOC was the GX-88 after that its very underwhelming releases with some having design flaws, in best best case scenario okay releases nothing jaw dropping
companies are catching up and beating Bandai's in their own game, the main selling point for me was the auto rotation drill but then it turned out to be rotating manually
Bandai need to pay attention to more areas other than anime accuracy, like articulation LEDs and and gimmicks other than that they i dont think it will be an easy choice for most of us to justify buying an SOC anymore
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Post by S_Gokin on May 4, 2024 23:50:03 GMT -5
shout out to HL Pro for making the best Gattaiger, i know its not perfect but hey at least they tried unlike another company we know
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Post by S_Gokin on May 2, 2024 8:13:49 GMT -5
Did they announce when the release will be and if it will be dubbed/subbed in English? Seems pretty cool though. I know a lot of people are meh with the new design but I like it tbh. The Mecha beast looks pretty decent too.
release date is in July but when exactly not sure
yes ive read it will be just like the game
as for the design they mixed between 3 designs for Grendizer
EX Gokin Grendizer (whole arms), the GX-76 DC (skinny legs and body) and the classic Grendizer design
for me i will wait for the show before i give my final thoughts, even tho there is some eliminates i really dont like
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 29, 2024 3:28:20 GMT -5
That's why I mentioned the low price. It's cheaper than many recent larger SOC figures, which really says something. To give an idea of how expensive a DX SOC Mazinger would be, just look at the recent DX Mazinger reissue. It came at around 88,000 yen (for an improved reissue!), and many stores struggled to move it and had to put it on sale. This was a figure that could go for over $1K used. The market is not ready for a DX Grendizer yet. The mechanical lizard, obviously. Joking aside, with how many of their recent products, even highly anticipated ones, went on sale I don't blame Bandai for playing it safe, especially since they're not a company that does small runs.l, especially not for hyped items. Unless it's the Gundam Metal Steucture series, then they'll produce 50 and call it a day.
its a known fact that the R version have a price jump i know the Yen is falling but still
the issue is, alot of the recent Bandai stuff are either not popular or wanted, another fact that other companies are catching up offering better deal than Bandai
i think this will be on sale later on, i think it will be wildly available even those who want to get all of the DX line up are having a 2nd thought about this, seriously what does this character is doing in the DX line ? what next Baltan from Ultraman ?
bro ive been ready for the DX Grendizer since they published the blue prints, it wont be a hassle to make since they will use the same recipe in his brothers
i think the main issue here is King Art Spazer (hard to beat) also they might be waiting for the new anime to drop so they can maximum sales and profit
i also think its very funny when small companies jumping heads on and take risks with some robots while Bandai who can afford multiple failures having cold feet
last true SOC for me was and still the GX-88 after that it was either pass or mediocre, nothing jaw dropping
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 28, 2024 12:01:02 GMT -5
This "mechanical lizard" is considered more iconic and culturally significant in Japan than Grendizer could ever dream of. Also this was probably super easy for Bandai to roll out and price competitively, in comparison to a Grendizer who due to the current economic situation in Japan would probably cost over 100,000 yen.
bro thats an utter nonsense
ask any collector : would you like to have an alien super robot that calls Mazinger z "Aniki" or do you what a mechanical lizard that no one gives sh!t about ?
another one
one year later from the release, the GX-103 is still available at most stores with discount, while the GX-76SP sold out faster than a hellcat, and the regular GX-76 price tripled not even going to mention the Spazers before the reissue
no one care about who's the most popular, money talks, and Grendizer fans proved that with each release
if i went crazy and got this it will be only to do some scenes where Takeda cut Godzilla's head off
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 28, 2024 4:33:51 GMT -5
yea brother i saw it
im not holding my breath anymore when it comes to Bandai's releases, i cant believe they picked a mechanical lizard over the King of the space
they literally could give us Grendizer to complete the DX trio then they could release anything they feel like but here is the Japaneses mentality for you
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 28, 2024 4:30:38 GMT -5
bro there is no way in hell i would pay + $450 for this, not because its a Sentinel product but because i have no connection to the robot I was mostly joking by advertising to you, but I'm surprised you didn't watch Gaogaigar/Final. It's one of the more iconic mecha anime of all time.
yea alot of people recommended it but i cant find myself a momentum to watch it
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 27, 2024 9:58:28 GMT -5
Damn. Missed out! And all sold out! I have GX-03 but it would be nice to have GX-50. For any figure released as part of the 50th anniversary line up will have an "SP" at the end. GX-43SP Daimos has to be next!
to be honest with you im shocked this one is selling out fast
i mean the market got flooded with Combattler's we got the DX the Mini Action the SMP and the FA
i guess some still need the GX-50, also i remember way back they displayed the GX-50 with the Nambara base together i thought they might release them as a bundle but with Bandai you never knows
as for Daimos it will be very sad if they do a chrome Daimos, i think a straight reissue or an R version (same paint) but with extra weapons would be nice but again with Bandai you never knows
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 27, 2024 9:50:01 GMT -5
bro there is no way in hell i would pay + $450 for this, not because its a Sentinel product but because i have no connection to the robot
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 25, 2024 1:34:47 GMT -5
i think Combattler V looks waaay nicer chromed out than Voltes V
tempting but im not sure if i need one since i have the OG GX-50
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 25, 2024 1:32:39 GMT -5
Even S Gokin will be impressed by how much die-cast metal this has, though he'll still call it overpriced. indeed
S_Gokin has been calling me sugar coating all Sentinel releases , so there is no change on that regardless howe well King J-Der performs
exactly
to be honest with you guys im not interested in this robot as you see i made 1 post joking about the price and called it a day
tho im looking forward for the upcoming Dygenguar and Voltron (looking forward not buying yet)
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 25, 2024 1:25:10 GMT -5
Nah, my second Ccstoys pass….
this is my 3rd pass from CCS
but hey its the easiest one so far
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Post by S_Gokin on Apr 25, 2024 1:24:32 GMT -5
looking forward for this
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 29, 2024 17:11:13 GMT -5
yeah ... they went with weird design choices with U ! for both characters and the Robots.. what were they thinking
not only that, if you saw the promo you will see Grendizer holding Mazinger head
so they either went to the main fanboy route and made them fight each other, or went the other fanboy route and let Mazinger lose a battle so Grendizer could rescue him
both scenarios are BS if you ask me
but lets wait and see
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 27, 2024 23:07:33 GMT -5
where did you pre-order yours Nin-Nin
I honestly don't see the U Variant doing well compared to the Retro version in general (it got good reception with the Italian & French crowed but I kinda doubt he'll me make much impact Merch wise ) Also don't the think the Japanese care much for him in all honesty that's mostly the vibes I got from the response & as for Arab folks no comment .
to be honest with there is very few people in general not just Italian & French who are hyped for U (not you no Grendizer U )
the main issues is the overall design i feel like they took the EX Gokin Grendizer and slimmed it out a bit, but you know im welling to wait and see then i will give my final judgment
Though everything can change, if the show turned out very good. Then we'll start seeing nay-sayers slowly with the change of heart 😆. I've been there before 😅, haha.
unless if those Nay sayers are like me lol, you know alot of my friend were mad just because i didnt get ET Grendizer Giga, i told them this is not Grendizer and i feel its a KO even the manga was dead boring, i hope this is not the same case with U ( not you no Grendizer U )
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 27, 2024 12:43:25 GMT -5
you know what ,i really miss the old RJ vibes the good old days
you know when we used to camp in a thread sharing links for preorder and comparing prices like stock market lol
i managed to preorder one, it just looks extremely good same as his brothers
sold out very fast, i doubt this will be the case with Grendizer U
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 27, 2024 12:40:51 GMT -5
thank you for the information
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Post by S_Gokin on Mar 25, 2024 13:31:35 GMT -5
here is something im %100 sure about, if you get the GX-76X3 you will get the OG DC Grendizer not the SP anime color version ... I thought GX-76X3 doesn't come with any Grendy, only the Spacers. Price too cheap to include one.
you are right, the GX-76 sold separately
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