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  1. So.. I have to assume the little stand base is just a standard accessory that they already produced? Because seriously, his feet are almost as big as the platform.
  2. That's interesting. I'm not at all familiar with how they treat mature content (or Chainsaw Man, for that matter), so my curiosity is mostly how they'd treat the central subject matter in Plus.
  3. Funny that in the 171's case they didn't even come close to scratching that goal. It should be a posterchild for how not to design a transforming toy, collectible or otherwise.
  4. I'm actually thinking this might be related to the relationship Disney already has with Bandai for certain things. They've been cross-pollinating properties for a while. I can't really help but crack up about their choice of a poster child for that announcement though. The franchise as a whole isn't something I'd really consider targeted to young kids, but Plus in particular is probably the most mature subject matter in the entire library.
  5. Really glad I have the original releases of classic Battlefront, since it looks like this re-release found all sorts of new and creative ways to downgrade a full release into a beta test-level product.
  6. Yeah, uh.. I feel like my reality checks are all bouncing at this point. Did I wake up in some weird parallel universe? Like.. I'm pretty much done with Disney regardless, but this is just a wild twist.
  7. Wow, so they actually shrunk them quite a bit. I hope that doesn't have any adverse effects on their structural integrity, since while not exactly fragile, the hinge pins are sometimes pretty easy to snap off (especially the ones in the feet). It looks like they're molding them in multiple colors now as well. Impressive all around.
  8. Do these characters actually have opening helmets or alternate heads? Or maybe work with other existing heads? Just wondering, since I would have expected to see pics of them by this point.
  9. I tend to throw this sort of product in the same bin as those weird multi-colored "prototype" Star Wars figures... ducking fugly, and really only good for completionists to throw on a shelf.
  10. Every time I read more about how convoluted the international releases have gotten since that BW/HG deal, I just imagine a monkey paw flipping me off.
  11. Pretty much, though they wander around depending on the particular proportions and transformation.
  12. Yeah, my understanding is just that it's a very common example of this trope: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlandNameProduct I couldn't even name them if I tried, but I feel like I've seen the same upside-down McDonalds logo in a ton of anime. Apparently it's common in Inuyasha, and I think it happened in Haruhi as well. Various series love doing this with all manner of brand names, coming up with misspelled twists like "Espon" printers, "Sanisonic" electronics, "Starbooks Coffee," and I know at least one instance of a computer with a pear as a logo. How this one ascended into a real life crossover meme I have no idea, but I would be curious to try the different sauces. I know I've had a type of sweet chili sauce before, but might not be the same thing.
  13. Originally I only picked up extras of certain favorites, usually for alternate display options. When Bandai entered the arena, I started buying extras for two more reasons: 1. Bandai does not offer replacement parts, and good luck getting a replacement product at all when they purposefully keep their production numbers so low 2. Certain webshops have proven to be unreliable in actually delivering what you pay for. Sometimes I order from multiple sources just to make sure I get one at all. In the case of things like the VF-171, I bought extras just to have spare parts to repair the ones that disintegrate. While I don't have a good display space setup yet, I do plan for how I would like to display things, so that usually means at least two of each valk for multiple modes. Certain favorites I'll grab more for alternate loadouts or display options, or just to have extras of certain features, like the pile of Bandai YF-19s I picked up so I could have missiles to load every other naked Bandai valk (it's my favorite anyhow, so it's not like it was just for the missiles ). I have reached the point where many of the multiples don't really make sense anymore though, and I am considering thinning the collection. I've never bought things with the intention of later selling them, but the idea that some of them could serve as a resource in an emergency has always been in the back of my mind.
  14. Yeah, kind of. Between the insane number of independent joints in the arms having to be lined up, the incredibly tight metal joints in the backplate, and just all of the issues existing in the legs, it really is the most aptly named valk ever.
  15. Maybe we'll get lucky, and the NA release will wind up the way the PC release of HAWX included all of the future DLC in the original install, and all it took was a text editor to unlock it all.
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