RavenHawk

My two Arcadia Garlands came in the mail yesterday, and I've had a chance to muck around with both of them. One to display with my 1/18th Shinji Aramaki bikes, and one to hopefully display with the other upcoming Arcadia MZ23 line.

Overall, I'm VERY happy with them. i absolutely love the build quality and the solid feel of the bikes. As soon as you take it out of the box, it feels like a quality product.

Surprisingly, some of the connections that are tight on one aren't so tight on the other, and vice versa. Everything works fine though.

My only complaints are:

- The white chest piece on one fell off. It connects loosely, and looks like it was basically held in place by the red paint of the part that it attaches too. A tiny drop of super glue fixed the problem easily enough.

- The upper windscreen on that same one popped off. For now, I just slotted it back in and it seems ok. No glue yet.

- The pegs that connect the legs to the read wheel in robot mode don't quite seem to line up perfectly on either one. When you're slotting them in, you kind of have to force them... and then when you disconnect them, you get really nervous the plastic is going to snap.

11 hours ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said:

This site still has a section for the CM's Dirty Pair figures: myfigurecollection.  As for the TriCharger, I can't remember where I found it, but it was still in old album of mine:

 

This is what i get for replying to a post before seeing that someone else already did. Sorry for the double post on the image.

11 hours ago, JetJockey said:

 

Sometimes prices jump like that when Amazon hits its rock bottom price. Usually after people purchase. I've seen it happen a few times before. I keep forgetting to check Amazon for figures. Strange they got this one so late as she was released late last year.

 

 

Can you post that teaser of CM's Tri-charger? I'll search MFC for it as well as the Dirty Pair figures. But post those figures too if you can. More vintage anime stuff would always be a good thing.

 

 

Cool. The Japanese release is really expensive last time I checked. This has Burning Night too.

Literally the only item I could find anywhere online.

I ended up ordering the Blu Ray at Best Buy yesterday. $1 cheaper, so no real difference (and they price match, if needed), and I had points saved up. Really looking forward to it.

2 minutes ago, danth said:

Not sure 

https://www.amazon.com/Zillion-Complete-Blu-ray-Kazuhiko-Inoue/dp/B07FPYV36Z/

I was wondering when this was going to list. Thanks for posting it!

I wonder if the box looking old and weathered is intentional?

1 minute ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said:

I know, it came sooo close. CM's put out a teaser for it (as well as Dirty Pair figures) then went under.

All I've managed to ever find is that one teaser silhouette image, not even a prototype.

22 hours ago, RavenHawk said:

Edit: Scratch that. just went on to check on my order, and it shipped, for the price I originally paid yesterday... and the price for the remaining stock went up by $30.

FYI, I paid $66 Sunday night. Today it's at $141. Never seen a price jump around so much on Amazon before.

1 hour ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said:

Nice catch!

If I had to guess which company will make more Zillion stuff in the near future, I'd have to say Evolution Toys...as much as I hate to say it.

I REALLY wish we'd gotten that CMs Tri-Charger!

On 8/17/2018 at 2:50 PM, Valkyrie Hunter D said:

I like mine; nicely painted with crisp lines and no overspray.  It's a cute rendition of Apple that reflects her character, so yeah, it was worth it.  As a bonus she comes with Opa Opa as well.

Was on the fence about buying it, but then saw that Amazon has the figure for $30-40 less than the various usual online retailers, so took the plunge. Looking forward to it.

Edit: Scratch that. just went on to check on my order, and it shipped, for the price I originally paid yesterday... and the price for the remaining stock went up by $30.

On 6/5/2017 at 3:06 PM, JetJockey said:

I'm glad they made a girl character first unlike what other companies keep doing with Mospeada. But I would be surprised if we don't get at least JJ after Apple.

Reviving and old thread, rather than unnecessarily creating a new one.

Has anyone picked up the Apple figure? Worth it?

As to other figures coming out, I think this is part of a line of female-only figures, so this is likely a one-and-done.

I guess it's just a matter of personal taste.

I'm also hoping that we eventually get the classic designs released, so want these updated designs being a more cohesive updated whole.

I finally pulled the trigger on my two Stigs and Rays ( they'd be sitting in my pile of loot for a while, just in case something else came along that I wanted to ship together with them).

I have to say that I absolutely love them. They both look gorgeous in both forms (I like the updated designs) and the transformation is nice and easy. Looked at the instructions once to make sure I don't break anything, and no issues since. All four figures have been transformed multiple times with no issues.

As for complaints:

 - One of my Stigs didn't have enough glue holding the "gas tank" middle piece in place and it fell off. That was a 30 second fix.

 - The ball joints. Sweet Jesus the ball joints. Two of the four have the ankle guards constantly popping off. All four have multiple joints pop off during transformation. It is REALLY annoying. On the flip side, I would MUCH rather have joints popping off and being put back on than to have these things breaking during transformation. I'll take it.

So now I'm looking forward to Yellow even more than I was before.

As for Houquet... well, all we've seen is a rough artwork mockup, so the final piece may be very difference, but I'm just not into the design. I'm glad that it looks like we'll be getting the figure, but it just looks like the current batch of Sentinel "stock" ride armor parts, with some of the anime design parts thrown in. They don't look integrated. I hope that they get a little more creative with the design before release.

11 hours ago, tekering said:

So, since Arcadia's figure is 1:24, the considerably oversized Garland makes it closer to 1:18 scale.

Intentionally or not, Arcadia has given us a Garland to scale with Yamato's figures!

 

I've been waiting 30 years to make this display.  

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the inaugural Aramaki 5000 Invitational Motorcycle Race!"

"Contestants, start your engines!"  

Now I'm going to have mixed feelings here. Generally, I like to display all vehicles based on the scale of the vehicle. I'm one of those people that is bothered when, like you said, the Garland is sized like a convertible sports car and not like a very large motorcycle. HOWEVER...

I display all of my Aramaki transforming bikes based on rider size. So, my Yamato Motoslaves and CMs rider armors sit right next to my Yamato Garlands.

I'll just have to see how it all looks/feels when I have it in hand and next to each other.

Then again, if Arcadia keeps going with the MZ23 line like I hope they do, it'll need its own shelf anyway.

9 hours ago, tekering said:

Oh, I couldn't be happier about the size.  

This pic right here literally brought a smile to my face. Thank you, sir.

On 7/31/2018 at 7:27 AM, tekering said:

Like jenius, my anticipation for the Arcadia Garland has led me to revisit and photograph some of the Yamato variants.

 

Thanks for the motivation, jenius!  

Still missing the army color one from my collection. The factory color one has for me held up great over the years. In fairness, I've always been careful with it, though.

On 7/29/2018 at 1:41 AM, wmkjr said:

Courtesy Dengeki Hobby:

Wow. Really looking forward to this. The payment went through on my Garand at HLJ, so I'm very curious how the scale will look on these in hand.

On 7/29/2018 at 11:54 PM, JetJockey said:

For those that don't check the Figma topic, this was just previewed.

 

I can't wait. Hopefully we get the Highway Star as well.

 

My first reaction was to criticize the proportions on the front, but, you know, I'm just super excited to have some new BGC stuff coming, and wouldn't mind a little variety to the interpretations. Really looking forward to this.

So, my wallet is now in for more Arcadia MZ23, more Sentinel Ride Armors, and this line. going to be broke and happy.

3 hours ago, jenius said:

My Yamato proto Garland review is going to make the freeing look good.

Both of mine are still in really good shape. One has the broken shoulder bit that it had since day one but other than that I'm happy with how they've held up. Actually, all four of mine have lasted well.

Glad to see this. I rewatch my DVD edition of this a couple times a year, so it will be nice to have it on bluray, for a reasonable price. I didn't find out about the Kickstarter until it was too late, and the aftermarket prices on it now are just way out of control.

I do hope there are some more extra features on this, but suspect it will be pretty bare bones. With all the episodes on a single disc, somehow I suspect this will just duplicate the special features (mainly a few galleries) of the old DVDs.

I preordered 2 of each with BBTS, pretty much right when the preorders when up there. I got both notifications from BBTS this morning.

On 6/2/2018 at 3:13 PM, Bobby said:

Just wanted to add this to this thread...

This is a super rare fully transformable variable Garland resin kit (pre-colored) at 1/48 scale designed/developed by Mr. Hiroshi Imizu.

It was only made for sale at a past Wonder Festival ('17)... "Operator 7-G, please respond!"

 

That is really cool. Looks like it may even transform better than the bigger ones in more forgiving materials.

Could you post the rest of the instructions?

7 hours ago, teckno viking said:

Well I won't complain about thinking the SENTINEL Mospeada is too small EVER AGAIN LOL

Just seen this and WOW!!

 

 

 

 

So much variability between brands and their target markets. My R1 fit me perfectly (well, felt like it, anyway). Most Ducatis (except the Diavel and old Sport Classic), on the other hand... I felt like one of those circus bears riding around on the little tricycle.

Considering the uses for MOSPEADAs, I always pictured them more sized like bikes designed for both on-road and off-road touring.

3 minutes ago, jenius said:

Sooooooooo Megazone just can't catch a break (though I'd say three companies making Megazone toys is more break than I would probably wish for).

Freeing E=X Garland, bumped again to June (?)
Fewture Garland, bumped to "not officially cancelled yet but don't call us, we'll call you."
Arcadia is probably glad they bumped all the way out to July given everyone else's track record.
 

I'm putting my MZ23 eggs in the Arcadia basket. I hope they come through.

3 hours ago, Perxion said:

Hi Everyone!

Finally, I've registered on mwf.

Take a look to the 3D Bazooka.

I will upgrade more picture from other bazooka in progress with better finish

Greetings!

Nice work. Looks good. I was taking a different approach with mine, doing snap fits, since I do a lot of work with ABS... but then again, mine isn't done, since I'm still waiting on the figures to make sure I got the scale right, so I can't really talk.

6 hours ago, Duymon said:

Prolly a total thread de-rail, but Shinji Aramaki is coming to Anime Next in Atlantic City next month, which is only a 2-hour-ish drive from where I am. I hope my Stick and Ley arrive in time so i can go get them signed

I've been seriously considering going since they first announced he'd be there a couple months ago. Unfortunately, it's about a 5+ hour drive, so I don't want to bother unless I know there will definitely be an opportunity to shake his hand and get an autograph.

43 minutes ago, teckno viking said:

Damn Customs and Excise are so damn slow! Had hold of Rey since the 9th

Also FOX STUDIO now has another project for upgrades on the Sentinel Mospeada.

Top storage case. No idea if he is releasing print plans or actual items. Just sharing Info here.

 

Myself I did try my model kit 1/12 Blowsperior cases on one of my Sentinel Mospea. Think needs an "A".

Though also sat waiting to see what you Lovely People Here, have planned for Aftermarket goodies LOL

Even Google translate and FB's native translator have a tough time making heads or tails out of Fox Studio's FB posts.

I respect the effort that this guy is going to in making STL's of his customs available... but I'm still just going to go with my own.