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Kitz Concept Toy Thread 2.0
glane21 replied to Stampeed Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I guess you should send these to Kitz so they understand to not put #1 on all their versions. And also send them back in time to the Nichomo box artist who did the same. -
Kitz Concept Toy Thread 2.0
glane21 replied to Stampeed Valkyrie's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Is it odd that every GBP has the number 1 on the chest? Shouldn’t they vary to prevent call sign confusion? -
I know it’s slightly off topic but I still pine over that fully completed Hi Comical Orguss Orgroid that is shown in that Takatoku promo catalog you have @jvmacross, but it was never released. To know it got that close to production makes it worse.
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I think these Taiwan variants are genuine Takatoku. The toy itself and its accessories have the proper materials, fit and finish. Not what you usually see out of the bootlegs. Maybe they were cost cutting efforts to save themselves and that’s how the molds ended up in hands of bootleggers. I can’t guarantee it of course but it’s a theory. Anyway it’s a cool unicorn until more show up. @nightmareB4macrossis quite the valk archaeologist. He’ll find more eventually.
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There are 5 variants. Don’t forget that there is a Takatoku box that says Made in Taiwan instead of Made in Japan.
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Jason Mamoa plays the same character in every movie - himself. As such, he is certainly more suited to Lobo than Aquaman. The biggest loss in this DCU reboot is Affleck as Batman. Too bad be can’t seem to keep from crawling into a bottle and he’s lost all that muscle he put on. Because that warehouse fight in Batman vs Superman is the finest piece of Batman cinema to date.
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That Matsushiro sold super cheap, someone got a great deal. There is also another box variant of that release that is slightly different.
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Your most recent Macross or toy purchase! General thread.
glane21 replied to Gakken85's topic in Hall Of The Super Topics
Dude, you and I collect a lot of the same lines and I buy a lot of toys for sure but dayum, you must live in a warehouse or something because you make me look like a tourist! I’m in awe, lol! -
Hey, thanks! I worked hard on that book.
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There used to be a guy who posted here under the name Lord Kungfu. He claimed to have a warehouse full of Yamato 1/48s he was accumulating back when they were the new hotness. He would post pictures of cases of each new release. I guess that would be one investment that didn’t pay off. But you have to remember that this was just after the days when a beat-ass yellowed Jetfire would sell for hundreds. So it probably seemed a sure thing at the time.
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I’ve had the Valkyrie Factory Strike Hikaru for a few years. I feel the quality is pretty great and there’s no weird smell I can detect. It has the full Arcadia premium tampo printing as well. I understand they altered the head mold a little but looks fine to me. Right now it’s wearing a set of Arcadia GPB armor which fits perfectly and I have its knockoff Strike armor on a Yamato CF 1A which also fit perfectly. In short, these were cheaper a few years back when they debuted and were a great deal. I’m not sure that Valkyrie Factory produces them anymore as you see fewer listings and at higher prices. Plus with this Fugu Models making the jet fire variant, maybe the molds have changed hands. But I definitely preordered one and look forward to getting it. It sure looks like ShowZ is getting a great response on them since they’ve been on the main page for weeks and there are lots of comments from eager buyers who hated the Kitz Concept version due to build quality.
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Needs more Blanka!
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Wow, I never knew a Super Orguss design existed, that’s awesome! Now I want a set of that armor. One of you 3D printer guys should hop on that idea.
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Yamato imploded because they diluted the value of their offerings by constantly reissuing them. They were chasing capital through sales and it didn’t work, only made their position worse. Bandai doesn’t make that mistake. Look at now hard they’re making it to get this latest release with only the clear parts as a new component. Lotteries and whatnot. But you’re right that Bandai will Bandai and there’s Jack-all we can do about it.
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Which Dx releases have gone to clearance though? If the tv Max 1A release didn’t then the more “expected” schemes should do well enough. It’s so low risk for them I think they’re leaving money on the table.
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Keeping the gundam metal build comparison going- I know the gundam fandom overall is much larger than Macross, but the metal build collector community is a sub group that reduces the population greatly due to their expensive price tags. Designing and Tooling each new metal build is intensive and expensive. Now consider that the DX valk tooling is all done (sans Elint and Ostrich.) All they have to do is alternate the head and color way to pump out every pilot or fodder variant. Monetize that mold. Low effort / high reward. That’s why the slow releases are puzzling and extra frustrating.
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Haha! So true!
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It’s disappointing that Bandai can pump out deluxe metal builds of every obscure gundam almost monthly but it’s years in between Dx Valkyrie releases.
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I watched Orguss back in the 80s on 3rd generation vhs copies with no subs. I was still able to follow the overall story and become very invested in the characters by the last episode, which has a unique ending to say the least. You’ll enjoy it.
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Convertors Transforming Toy Line (Select)
glane21 replied to fifbeat's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
After all these years, some new finds in the saga of Select Convertors. I just came across these two variants of their Zardak(Orgroid) and Sunyak (Nikick ) that I have never seen before. Notice how it says 3rd Generation on the card. I’ve never seen that mentioned in any Convertors article. And they really modified the mold on these. I wonder if any other 3rd Gens exist. Anyone on here ever seen these variants?
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Standing in front of a figure of DYRL Britai as well isn’t it? I’d like to get one of those.
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Hey that’s really great to hear, thanks so much!! As a teen at the time I was so excited to get to draw valks and our beloved characters, even though it had to be as robotech.
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Thank you , I do appreciate it!
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I don’t disagree, I just wasn’t privy to stuff at that level.
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Probably not enough cash flow to make it worth the law fees. I was in a meeting with Jim Lee in his Wildstorm LaJolla Studios just before I did RoboDojo for them. One of his guys came in with that day’s haul of merchandise that was ripping off his various copyrighted material. Toys and kid sandals and such . He laughed at the odd usage of most of it and gave me some dinosaur head puppets to take back to my nephew who loved Jurassic Park. Point being that there was only so much they could pursue.
