RIP. How fast is this one gonna sell out?
People already getting ready for the bloodbath.Will be up at midnight pacific time at: https://www.amiami.com/eng/detail?gcode=FIGURE-049886
Why do Metal Builds cost so much? That's a lotta spaghetti.
Ok, sorry to interrupt with some not-Action Figure but still Toy Collecting-related quandries, but I am confused about something regarding Madballs and I figure this might be a good place to ask about it.
So, as far as I can tell there were four "eras" or "issues" of the 4 inch foam Madballs, all ultimately produced within American Greetings through subsidiaries and partnerships?
Wow! that takes me back. I'm old enough to remember the original run!Ok, sorry to interrupt with some not-Action Figure but still Toy Collecting-related quandries, but I am confused about something regarding Madballs and I figure this might be a good place to ask about it.
So, as far as I can tell there were four "eras" or "issues" of the 4 inch foam Madballs, all ultimately produced within American Greetings through subsidiaries and partnerships?
AmToy - original 80s line (1986?)
Basic Fun - first revival line? (2007?)
Just Play - 2nd revival? (2017?)
Kidrobot - 3rd revival? (2017/2018/??)
See, I'm real confused on the timeline for the last two productions and really why American Greetings ditched Just Play's line for another reboot. Just Play had a Series 3 wave ready to go and on display at Toy Fair.
See Screamin Meanie, the baseball guy? I noticed that he and the gang got a redesign during Just Play's run but went back to roots with Kidrobot.
What's really weird is that the original Madballs artists was, IIRC, involved in every line in the property's history. So it ain't that.
I recently picked up almost all of Just Play's line for $5/each and half of Kidrobot's horror film spin-off series (the other half will be mine soon!). I was researching to see what other cool Madballs I might pick up (excluding the costly 80s originals) when I fell into this whole clusterfuck of ignorance about the property.
Interesting to note - while Just Play and Kidrobot's lines are still selling at original retail cost ~$10 on eBay and 3rd sellers, the 2007 Basic Fun line is getting costly. Originally $5, these specific Madballs are harder to find and go for $30-$40.
I have yet to find an article online RE: Madballs that acknowledges Basic Fun, Just Play and Kidrobot all in the same article.
Hey CheeseConey You wouldn't happen to know where I can get early impressions on Monsterarts? Want to make sure King Ghidorah doesn't have any fragility problems before paying for it.
Some people in Japan seem to be getting theirs now, there's a few videos on Youtube. I think over the next few weeks we should see a bunch of impressions/videos coming in. I think people who preordered it directly from Bluefin or from any of the Japanese sites will be getting theirs first in the states/outside Japan. So be on the lookout for Youtube reviews here soon.
There should also be some impressions coming in at Toho Kingdom's Monsterarts thread, and there's a few Godzilla groups on facebook, including an articulated figure group. Those Godzilla/Jurassic Park toy groups are the only reason I use Facebook nowadays, I get a lot of news from them.
Hopefully I'll have mine this month, ill for sure be posting a video on it.
Hopefully they'll be uploaded soon. I want to make use of the early bird discount I got from Ami but I need to pay within the next few days in order to secure it.
Sorry for the low quality, don't currently have a camera or the room to set up anything as nice as Teepo671 right now. Kizuna Ai's on my "have way more disposable income than I can imagine atm" list, it's cool you got one! Not sure if I want that one or the Nendoroid tho 🤔
From what I've seen so far they seem to be turning out okay. Hopefully this week coming up we'll be seeing some more impressions.
Checking out more pics today and my main problem with him is how drab his colors are. Something about it feels off.
Wonder if I should wait for the alt. version (I feel there's a good chance that will come) or just bite the bullet.
Can anyone explain to me how Bandai Tamashii stock/demand works? Is demand for the Iron Man Mark 85 really that high? Cuz I can't find it in stock anywhere and it's barely been officially out. Was it like this for the Mark 50 last year?
You're talking about figuarts Mark 85, right?
Bandai Tamashii/Bluefin imports these and sells them domestically at a higher cost, but they're delayed so I don't think it's out in the US yet. Preorders may be sold out but once it releases you can usually find one for their retail price from somewhere. Japanese stock will probably be available for a time because it's not an exclusive (to my knowledge). But yeah, wait too long and you'll be paying out the nose for it.
I couldn't resist preordering this guy.
https://www.onesixthoutfitters.com/...chnid-teen-hero-suit-figure-by-youngrich-toys
It's an unlicensed figure so yeah they're probably trying to avoid getting sued or taken down. It's pretty obvious though, even with the mosaic.
Has anyone ever heard of or used gundamus.myshopify.com?
Just wondering before I hand over my moolah.
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Bah. I figured it looked too good to be true. The fact that you could still order the Metal Build Eva's should have been clue enough.Scam site. From here:
https://gundamus.myshopify.com/pages/privacy-policy
And a similar sounding site warning on reddit:
Now the REAL question. Where's a guy get one of those Metal Build Eva-02s!? They look sold out everywhere.
Bad timing perhaps.
How much do they normally go for? Nippon-Yasan is taking orders but at 37,000¥.
😭How much do they normally go for? Nippon-Yasan is taking orders but at 37,000¥.
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