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IF the claws have funtion or not, it was added for asthetics and to look cool. LIke any design, some like it, some dont. They added it to make it look cool then thought of some ish to have it there. So they came up with the anchoring it down idea. Maybe the claws have some other function, just cuz it was not shown in the anime doesnt mean that it doesnt have other uses. Why does the monster have feet? Just put wheels on the damn thing. WHy even have it look like a robot. Just use a simple tank design. Because a robot looks cooler. Simple.

well, I know the first guy is godbird raideen. I dont know the value though.

yeah, thats what it looks like to me. but I dont see anything else wrong with the auctions. I really didnt dig deep. Kind of odd about keeping user id private. I hate that ish.

1)Voltes V.

2)Lion Voltron

3)JRX rail racer

4)Predaking

5)Mighty ORbots

6)POwer Ranger wild force predazord

7)Daltanias

8)Godmarz

9) shoot.......All the damn godaikins..........

10)Power Ranger lightspeed rescue super train megazord...Hell yeah!

I hated the combiners that you had to add the extra pieces to form the robot like devastator or any of the tranformers.

I agree with your opinion too.

I guess that the sky is blue being a fact isn't anymore since my opinion is that its blue?

as far as the metallic version goes(I think it applies to any metallic version), you should remove the metalic paint where the glue goes before glueing it together. that way you get plastic to plastic melding. not plastic paint paint plastic.

Thats right. He hit the nail right on the head.

I never said that plastic was not good. Or that diecast was indistructable. or even worth a price increase. A lot of the items are great in plastic, and toys are great in plastic too. I never said diecast was a nessecity. Just better in diecast.

You people are comparing modern day plastic technology to old diecast tech. Your missing the boat. You saying that plasitc now a days is better than diecast 20 30 years ago. DUh! but modern diecast has also improved tremendously with modern plastic. Yeah, the old diecast was chunky, and to heavy for joints. So, there could a lot of improvements made. I consider the metal robots a work of art. Diecast isnt a nessecity, but its better. YEah, so the paint scrapes on the joints where it swivels. So, put a plastic shim there, powder coat the metal, anodize the metal, it could be made to work. The reality is, a toy company will not do it because there is no profit in it. You ever see that scratch built VF that was completely machined from metal? IF youve seen that , and you tell me that you think plastic is better, then you have not seen it.

Im not a plastic hater. In fact, an all diecast toy would not be the greatest. But a good balance of plastic and metal is the best. I think takatoku had it nailed and lot of the toys in the 80s, just good quality plastic, with metal in the right spots.

Wow, I can't believe you're willing to waste multiple just to make people digest your biased opinion.

Whats multiple? Is that forum jargon?

The need for die-cast should be taken in a case by case basis. As for transformable toys, I think I would rather stick with plastic... all those pieces rubbing together is a sure fire way to peel or sratch the paint. I love the Takara BTs but I'm more impressed by the quality of the Alternators. The paint looks great on the plastic as well. And there's no way to mold diecast to the color desired... it has to be painted on.

Metal can be anodized nowadays. Not only painted.

Would you prefer all your action figures in diecast?

Yes, I have diecast gi joes, and they are BETTER.

Diecast is clearly not the the right material for figures, so obviously plastic is better there.... unless it's robocop or the termonator endo, then I'd have to wish for die cast.

The Toynami Alpha is another good example... why the hell would you make the forearm boosters die-cast?

Thats true, they should have made it all diecast.

It served no purpose and it made the arm to heavy to pose effectively. PLastic was clearly the better material in that case.

IF the diecast is to heavy for the joint to pose, then make the joint better.

The only toy I would love in die-cast right now is a 12" robocop, if they ever made one. Or a vanship from Last Exile... that would kick ass...

Yup!

I'm glad the Konig will be mostly plastic, I can imagine all the parts that is moved in transformation would be in danger of scrathes.

However if the entry level price was to high because of the diecast, less people will be able to buy the "higher quality" toy and price will remain artificially higher than what it would if it was a normal plastic toy. I wonder how much a 1/48 would cost in diecast. I know for sure that I would pay for a plastic one over the diecast one and use the savings to pay for another plastic 1/48. (assuming yamato gave a choice)

Thats the only reason that they dont make diecast robots anymore, the cost is to much for toy companys. So they just keep making stuff out of craplastic.

Take a cardboard box vs a cd jewel case. The plastic of the jewcase can shatter and crack when dropped. The cardboard box will absorb some of the shock and flop to the ground harmlessly protecting the content inside, and being less weighty cause less damage because there is less gravitaional pull.

How about we take a diecast cd case vs. a cardbaord cd case.

heat: Diecast will block out heat ----- cardboard will let heat transfer and melt cd

drop test: diecast will not break or shatter ---- cardboard will not break or shatter

being ran over by car: diecast will not break if flat cd case style ----card board survival(not a chance in hell)

moisture: diecast will block out moisture ---- cardboard will absorb it and be limp

transportablilty: diecast has limited amount you can transport in a back pack due to weight. ---- you can carry more in with cardboard case.

if you get shot: diecast case will block the bullet ---- cardboard will not

as a weapon: diecast case can be throw at someones head like a ninja star. ---- carboard case can be thrown also, but will not be effective.

stranded on island: diecast case can be polished, then can use the reflection of the sun to signal aircraft flying overhead ---- cardboard does not reflect the sun well enough.

This is fact, and not an opinion: Winner - Diecast!

It would work, but you would have to keep your head tilted down.

Mo durable, Mo better!

By that rationale, we should all be playing with some of the old, outdated and sometimes ugly diecast toys of the past. Sure, if I grabbed one of those and started whacking the crap out of my plastic toys, the diecast would still be in one piece and my plastic toys would be so much junk.

Still.. diecast, no matter what it gives to the toy, does not necessarily make it better than its plastic counterpart. "Better" is always going to be a matter of opinion, which we all have.

Rong! Thats as rong as my spelling of rong......with this issue, its a matter of aspect and purpose, and not opinion.

Certain aspects would make something better for there purpose. Like, a plastic frisbee would be better than a diecast frisbee.

A plastic jumbo machinder is better than a diecast jumbo. Could you imagine some kids playing with a diecast jumbo, that thing would be heavy. And with rocket punch too! There would be a lot of blind adults now if that existed.

DIECAST VS. PLASTIC

suntlight: diecast does not yellow ---- plastic may yellow

heat: diecast does not melt or deform -----plastic may melt or deform

strength: diecast is strong, but may still break ----plastic is flexable, but does break easier.

detail: diecast has good detail -----plastic can be moled with more detail

weaponry: diecast can bash 10 peoples heads -----plastic can only bash 1 head before breaking.

emergencyy use: diecast will break a window for escape in case of fire ----plastic will not

customizing: diecast can be stripped and repainted several times ---too many chemicals will ruin plastic

conductivity: diecast will shock you if inserted in socket ----plastic will not

These are actual facts and not my opinions.

So as far as a toy aspect, diecast is the clear winner making diecast "BETTER".

Mo durable, Mo better!

Diecast does make the toys better. So my preference for them is better.

Example:

1) all plastic yamato vs. nice diecast metal car - winner = Yamato

2) all plastic yamato vs. diecast yamato - winner = diecast yamato

No. Diecast makes the toys more durable, but not necessarily better. You're entitled to your opinion. No matter how strongly you state it, it remains as such.

Exactly, so you tellimg me that when you make somthing more durable, that does not make it better?

IM not saying anything die cast is better than anything plastic, im saying that a diecast item is better than its plastic counterpart.

ever notice that all the nice expensive car models are diecast. When you can just make them out of plastic. I mean, they are just display pieces, so why make them out of diecast. They dont need to be heavy duty, they are not meant to be played with, just have nice detail. But they make them out of metal, because its better.

Diecast does have its place. I wouldnt put a diecast body on an R/C car. I find that toys with a nice balance between metal and high quality plastic is nice.

Diecast doesn't make the toys better. Your preference for diecast makes them better.

NO!

Diecast does make the toys better. So my preference for them is better.

Example:

1) all plastic yamato vs. nice diecast metal car - winner = Yamato

2) all plastic yamato vs. diecast yamato - winner = diecast yamato

II do agree that the BT's look better out of the box, but what about 5 years form now when they are chipped to hell?

IF your buying these for display, or adult play, you dont have to worry about chipping. Ulness you still like to roll your Binaltechs up and down the driveway, or launch them off a ramp of stacked books.

Do today's kids care if their toys are made of metal? Probably not. They're not part of that generation.

Kids today dont care about the die cast, because they never had the option between diecast and plastic. They get everything in plastic, so they dont know what they are missing. Thats why all the new transformers suck. They all plastic. The only way to know, and simply get any 2 items that are exactly the same, one all plastic, and one with diecast, and proof is in the pudding. Yamato 1/48 are great,, but would be ggggggreater, with die cast. New transformers, suck, but would be cool with die cast, like the generation 1 Transformers.

Die Cast Bebey.........just the simple weight of a die cast toy in your hands is like butter, baby, butter. Thats why all the vintage godaikins are worth so much money. I dont know how many times somebody looked at my collection, picked up my voltes v or even the golion, and was like, damn, thats heavy. So of course, the more they wanted to look at it. With all my collection, some in fancy poses and a lot of detail, people are still drawn to the godaikins(chogokin). I cant say why. Shiny chrome maybe? SHeer size? Keep in mind, im talking about people who have no interest in toys......... Especially bare diecast, with out paint, damn its bright and shiney. Die cast is art in metal, hence the new soc line. Just like the chuncky monkey vs. yamato. The chuncky monkey is less poseable, less detailed, but damn, I love it, with its die cast pieces all shiny and stuff. Even tuff too. Even the die cast landing gear puts a hurtin on your finger when released. You couldnt put a strong spring like that some plasticrap.

Like power rangers megazord for example. Like the TF binaltechs, you can get Hasbo plastic, or Takara metal. I have many megazords, in the American plastic version, and Japanese Diecast version. Die cast versions are way better, even just a few diecast pieces, just totally makes it better.

Yes, there are some drawback, like to much weight on the joints will make them week or break. But then you should just make the joint metal, or make the whole toy metal. Man if they did that, I would buy the sh*t out of them.

Oh yeah, and if somebody breaks into your house, you can just grab one of your chogokin and bash them in the head.

well, if the kitmakers dont like this, they have the control, and can just simply only sell a limited amount of item to each person, since they are in direct contact with the customers. Also, they charged a fixed amount of $100 or so. THats the price they thought was fair for there effort and we are not taking away from them by reselling there items. Also, I dont remember anything mentioning that we couldnt resell them after purchasing them. I think it was assumed that this was going to stay within the MW realm, so when we saw it on ebay in a short amount of time, it was kind of shocking.

Its just funny that Godzilla has so many yamato 1/48, low viz, ect.... and nobody gives him any crap for it. Doesnt that mean thats less for other MW members, anybody else. I see it all the time in the foums, people say that yamato will stop releasing something, then everybody says I better stock up, or we find out that somebody is running low on stock, and someone will buy up the rest. THen we tell them your lucky, or good job. But what about me, I didnt have money at the time to buy low viz, now I have to pay so much just to get one. Im not saying thats wrong, because like I said, Id buy them all knowing that they would go up in price. Just nobody gives them any flak for it. At least not in the forums. NOt that everybody does it, cuz some people will just buy it for you at the asking price with out gouging it.

remember, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

To some, it maybe called a middleman

but to others

it is called a scalper (much used term in the TRU Brownie days)

Yeah, your right about that. Since there were only a limited production, and you bought them all, that would totally be scalping. But grayson only bought 2 as far as I know. Thats far from scalping.

IMHO, I say scalp all you want. Why does everybody think that scalping toys is so bad. When I go to a store, and see something that I know I can buy a make some cash by selling it. I will buy it and sell it. Finding toys in a store is like finding gold. IF you go to a mountain and stike gold, or dig a hole and find oil, you dont say, I will leave half the mountain for somebody else to find. You would just claim the whole mountain for yourself.

question:  how would you guys feel if I bought up the entire stock of captains next project and sold it back to you at an inflated price?

then you would be called the middleman, or a buisness man.

Yes and No

remember, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

To some, it maybe called a middleman

but to others

it is called a scalper (much used term in the TRU Brownie days)

to me, I prefer not to comment on whether it is the latter or former

as basically, it is not of my business.

and wise words once told me, not to poke into other people's business when it is not your own

also,

Captain wouldn't need a middleman to sell his productions, as Samurai Monkey, himself is such a middleman

so logically speaking, you dont need 2 middle men

unless the latter wants to parallel import

so lets not go there.

Noel

Actually, you could have more than one middleman. I used to wholesale a few year back, and I would buy from wholesalers, ship to other states, who then woud sell the items to more sellers within there state, then those people would sell on ebay or there own website. Quite a few middlemen in that list.

In a nutshell,

here is my view on this,

What if the atmospheric booster was not made by captain ,

say it was made by I.H.P

and like the I.H.P Monster,

orders were gathered

and then you see this auction on ebay

would that have altered the sentiments shown here?

somehow, I get the feeling it would.

Totally agree!

oooohhhhh! Snap!