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I've been lurking on this thread for quite a bit... mainly intrigued by the Yamato Bumblebgum bikes...

I'm thinking of getting all of them next year at some point... but I keep realizing that what I REALLY like aren't the Moto Slaves...just the girls in their outfits ... The bikes look kind of kitch to be honest...

Forgive me if my question sounds redundant - but would people be nice enough to briefly re-state their positions on the Yamato Motoslaves? Worth it? Terrible? Good quality? Sturdy joints? Horrible? Floppy? Break easy?

Thanks,

Pete

I like mine. I have Priss and have been wanting the green one for awhile now, just haven't gotten around to it. They are a touch on the fragile side, but look good in any mode just about. They tend to be a tad loose (mostly just the figure) but hold poses decently. I've never had it so loose it wouldn't hold a pose, it will do just about anything. Mostly just be careful with transforming and the like as it seems to be on the fragile side but all-in-all I like it a lot.

Yowch, just looked at the picts of the Aoshima from that blog. The Aoshima's motoslave mode looks like a squatting pregnant gorilla! BLEGH! Give me the svelte Yamato any day.

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Back in Tokyo and the mail order sets are in. Once I have them repacked and ready to ship I will pm the members that ordered them their totals.

thegunny

sil80jdm

ZX31

crasis

Great! Something for free (+post) from Yamato. Hopefully this will take the edge of the pineapple that has been shoved up my rear when I purchased all the Motoslaves :unsure:

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Back in Tokyo and the mail order sets are in. Once I have them repacked and ready to ship I will pm the members that ordered them their totals.

thegunny

sil80jdm

ZX31

crasis

Nice! I look forward to receiving them. I agree that this set is a nice bonus to those who ordered the whole set, and I really appreciate you doing this for us.

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Anyone have pictures of the mail order stuff? Any way to get them without buying all four?

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So far I've only seen this eBay auction if you're looking to get a set and didn't get in on the mail-in offer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...p;Category=1345

Pictures here:

http://gamu-toys.info/goukin/yamato/gamu05/gamu05.html

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Back in Tokyo and the mail order sets are in. Once I have them repacked and ready to ship I will pm the members that ordered them their totals.

thegunny

sil80jdm

ZX31

crasis

Thanks for the update, Save! I've been looking forward to these for awhile now! As usual, you are full of awesome for doing this!

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I apologize ahead of time for some of the blurriness. I'm still using my 4 year old Nikon and I was trying to take these without a tripod.

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The boxes are identical except for the sticker in the upper left of the Metallic Version.

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As I hope you'll be able to see in these photos, everything has been replaced with metallic paint with the exception of the tires(obviously), bike seat and Cannon handle, which are now matte black.

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Metallic Version Priss on the left. She seems to be a slightly darker shade of blue and grey compared to the original.

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One thing I noticed on both Priss and the metallic Motoslave were the tighter joints. Everything felt much more sold in the new figure compaired to the original.

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While I don't plan on transforming this figure very often, I didn't notice any chipping or wear during the first conversion and it seems that the metallic finish is pretty durable.

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Is anyone able to make comparisons between the Yamato figures (original or metallic) versus the Atelier Sai figures? I have the latter, and have resisted picking up the Yamato versions as, from photos, it seems the Atelier Sai figures are a bit more poseable.

Without being able to make a real comparison, however, it's really just my hunch.

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What's the consensus as far as the model kits versus the Yamato toy?

As in, if you're only planning on getting one, or one series, which should it be?

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From my latest purchase on Yahoo Auctions. Something you might want to consider is why both the $70 Yamato toy and the new model kit look substantially worse than a 20 year old model kit.

I like the head sculpt on that one.

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Wow, that metallic version looks pretty hot. MUCH better than the original unpainted. Anyone want an original one? ^_^

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Sure.

I'm still hoping for the Typhoon, not just the Hurricane, to be made, but doesn't look too likely.

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From my latest purchase on Yahoo Auctions. Something you might want to consider is why both the $70 Yamato toy and the new model kit look substantially worse than a 20 year old model kit.

I would say it's because of the need for transformation because wasn't that a static model? (looks really nice though)

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Stopped by a toy shop during lunch and found the limited metallic red Priss for about 80 USD. Figured it would be the only decently presentable Motoslave, so I said my Yamato-QC prayers and plonked down the cash for it. Hope it's as nice as the paint job looks! :-)

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I accidentally knocked mine of the display shelf and other than the front chestpeice popping off and Priss ejecting from the suit in an attempt to save herself, the figure didn't so much as scratch. My Metallic holds up much better than my original.

Stopped by a toy shop during lunch and found the limited metallic red Priss for about 80 USD. Figured it would be the only decently presentable Motoslave, so I said my Yamato-QC prayers and plonked down the cash for it. Hope it's as nice as the paint job looks! :-)
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Stopped by a toy shop during lunch and found the limited metallic red Priss for about 80 USD. Figured it would be the only decently presentable Motoslave, so I said my Yamato-QC prayers and plonked down the cash for it. Hope it's as nice as the paint job looks! :-)

LOL........how quickly some people give into temptation and forget their resolutions.

I give you exhibit A: -

I know *I* am not buying any Yamato products for a long, long time.

17 days! not exactly a long time eh Drifand? :p :P :p

Graham

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OK, the metallic Motoslave is a BEAUTY. Don't let it be said that I hate Yamato for the wrong reasons... it's almost never about the presentation. The completed motoslave mode looks fantastic next to my gaggle of CM's ridearmors. I can only hope more of these metallic versions get released eventually... I'd like to have at least one more color in bike mode for display.

HOWEVER... the transformation, yikes! I was prepared for the 'parts-former' blues but it's really the intricate number of twists and turns on so many joints that got to me. It really looks like I'll never be able to get it back to bike mode without the manual. The closest thing I've experienced to this level of frustration is probably MP Megatron...

If only key parts of the toy were made of diecast, I'd be a lot less apprehensive. Hello Beagle? Looking for more interesting projects? :-)

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