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Post by zarbon on Oct 7, 2022 10:27:01 GMT -6
Form 2 is standing up straight and Form 3's knees appear to be bent in every photo of the figure... I think that may be why he looks so much shorter.
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Post by zarbon on Jul 26, 2022 14:41:50 GMT -6
The online delivery order (i.e. the non-event pick up) of 16 sold out on P-Bandai. I'm kind of surprised he sold out before SS2 Goku. Glad I ordered him among others the night the pre-orders went up. I'm kind of surprised it took so long for one of them to be sold out. I think this is a good plan going forward with P-Bandai to have the SDCC event pick up orders, and a later delivery order option. The website wasn't a problem at all the night the pre-orders went up, and it took somewhere over 24 hours before one of the exclusives sold out. Not bad if you ignore the international issues. Are you sure? I went to order 3 or 4 hours after the emails were sent (as soon as I saw them) and 16 was already gone. The website was fine though.
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Post by zarbon on Jul 15, 2022 20:13:57 GMT -6
Buy him, or you will be banned. Haha, just kidding 😉 Or am I? I just don't feel any attachment to him
On a separate note, I'm concerned about my Zarbon. When did he ship in the US?
Mine were shipped Tuesday and delivered Wednesday, but I live right next to where they come from.
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Post by zarbon on Jun 15, 2022 14:43:57 GMT -6
I don't mind upgrade parts being included with other characters. For me, the slap in the face here is that there are TWO of them that essentially look the same to me. I don't care for the character design at all, and I really don't want to be stuck with two of something I'm not interested in in the first place.
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Post by zarbon on Feb 20, 2022 16:44:15 GMT -6
I'm glad we're finally back on track with Cell. He's a normal release though? I wonder what's happened to Premium Bandai? I preferred having more options and characters, so hopefully those start back up too.
Edit: It looks like Android 21 just went up on P. Bandai a few minutes after I posted. It's not a bad looking design or figure, but I'm not interested unless she's in the movie. Hopefully we know one way or another before the preorders close.
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Post by zarbon on Feb 8, 2022 19:58:13 GMT -6
I'm not a big Krillin fan, but I've thought about ordering him since I already have the other Z fighters. On a different note, I saw today how much SSB Kaioken Goku is selling for, and I'm amazed at how much he's going for. I didn't expect him to be in so much demand (apparently). I kind of regret not pre-ordering him on P-Bandai since if I wanted to, I could get a lot from selling him now (lol); I wonder how much more some of these toys like SSBKK Goku will sell for in the future. Watching Pawn Stars recently made me wonder that. Anyway, I passed on pre-ordering SSBKK Goku mostly because I don't like the SSB form. I'm kicking myself for skipping him too. He's the only P-Bandai I didn't order at least one of (other than Beerus, who I just couldn't get because of the stupid website not working). I thought he was too obscure, didn't really want the energy thing, and like the Omen form a lot better, so I didn't bother. I do believe Figuarts seem to have a price cap with most collectors though... about $250, maybe $300 on the high end. I sold the original Sasuke Figuarts for $250 or so last year. Now the line is back, there's a new version of Sasuke, and I'm sure the price has dropped, and the $250 figure is probably either Kakashi or 4th Hokage, the next two oldest. There are always exceptions, but with collections like this, it's always the rarest, unique character that skyrockets down the road. Sometimes it's not even popular or rare at the time of release. In original Pokemon TOMY figures, Electrode is $1000, in Gears of War NECAs General Raam is $500-600... but those are ones that people would think 'oh, shoot, I'm missing Electrode and i have every other Pokemon in order!'. It's impossible to predict these things entirely, but IF a Figuarts has that happen, it's probably going to be a semi-obscure character that's still prominent enough to be essential but only got one release. Raditz? Dodoria or Zarbon? Whichever Ginyu was pre-ordered the least? It could even be a Buu, or something weird like the Great Ape Vegeta. Of course, if any of them get new color versions, the honor will go to someone else.
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Post by zarbon on Nov 21, 2021 22:01:14 GMT -6
awww man maybe it wont be a two pack afterall. No 2 Pack, These have gone for $60 separately it just wouldn’t make sense. Plus they both need plenty of accessories. Especially Krillin I don't want them to cut corners on this Krillin, so I do not want a 2 pack. Gored chest piece and expression, death expression, destructo-disc, different hands, etc... this has the potential to be an excellent figure, if they put proper effort into it. The last 2-pack (Burter/Guldo) was a massive flop as far as options, accessories, and expressions went.
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Post by zarbon on Nov 20, 2021 3:47:22 GMT -6
I was very much anticipating them in these outfits, but I don't like the look of Gohan and Krillin for some reason. They look too small and flimsy; I'd have preferred they be consistent with the scale already established in the line at this point. We already have three other Krillins, it's going to be weird for the armored one to be a baby. Hopefully they look better once we see them with some other characters or with different poses and expressions.
Gero, on the other hand, looks perfect to me! I'm really looking forward to him. Cell isn't bad either, though Imperfect Cell just isn't a favorite form of mine.
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Post by zarbon on Oct 14, 2021 17:36:31 GMT -6
It's silly and somewhat ignorant to refer to stores and resellers as 'scalpers'. If you don't want to pay $100-$125 for the figures, go ahead and order them from P. Bandai. They're readily available for the prices you want. If you're expecting resellers to put out money to buy product ahead of time because you don't want to, yet don't want to pay them for their service, that's on you. And, if it's a regional or availability issue (i.e. 'exclusives' of any sort), I do sympathize, but that's something to be taken up with Bandai, not the middlemen.
Scalpers buy up a product to intentionally manufacture a shortage, keep said product from others attempting to buy it, and then instantly turn it over at a huge profit. That's an entirely different situation and ought to be looked down on.
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Post by zarbon on Sept 29, 2021 14:22:23 GMT -6
I like them for the price point, and sadly the SH Figuarts Naruto line seems to have been forgotten, so this is the best bet for a good selection of Naruto figures unless Figuarts comes back. They do all seem to be the same size though. I have them all unopened since I have the figuarts displayed, so I can't tell for sure, but this Gaara looks the same or taller than Kakashi. I have the One Piece ones also. I've never watched Saint Seiya so I didn't get those, and for some reason I've never seen the MHA ones in any store anywhere. I haven’t seen the MHA figures anywhere either beyond being overpriced on ebay. One Piece and Naruto are all readily available on Amazon and I even found them in the big comic shop chain here in the UK. I doubt the Saint Seiya figs will be about here. It has near enough no fan traction here as far as I can tell. I do like the look of the One Piece figures. They appear to be improving as they go along so that’s a good sign. I’m all in on the Naruto figs as long as they keep releasing new characters. I think if I’d got into Naruto earlier (I liked it when I was about 12, but have recently been making my way through the entire series) I’d probably have got some of the Figuarts and been really disappointed in this series, but I’m kind of happy I didn’t. I'm in the USA; One Piece and Naruto show up regularly in Target and Gamestop, and Saint Seiya is in Gamestop. It's odd that My Hero isn't anywhere, because as far as fan traction goes, I'd guess Naruto/MHA > One Piece >>> Saint Seiya. The One Piece do look really promising too. I have a few of the Variable Action Heroes, which would be the most comparable thing, and while their expressions look great, the quality control and mechanics of some VAH aren't so good. I'm hoping maybe they expand this to include Bleach or Attack on Titan in the future, or maybe Yu Yu Hakusho or Hunter X Hunter if they're doing Saint Seiya, but not at the expense of the existing lines. I'd rather have a couple of extensive lines than scattered characters.
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Post by zarbon on Sept 29, 2021 2:54:10 GMT -6
I like them for the price point, and sadly the SH Figuarts Naruto line seems to have been forgotten, so this is the best bet for a good selection of Naruto figures unless Figuarts comes back. They do all seem to be the same size though. I have them all unopened since I have the figuarts displayed, so I can't tell for sure, but this Gaara looks the same or taller than Kakashi.
I have the One Piece ones also. I've never watched Saint Seiya so I didn't get those, and for some reason I've never seen the MHA ones in any store anywhere.
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Post by zarbon on Sept 9, 2021 14:34:18 GMT -6
I'd like to have full sets of U6 and U7, so that would require Tien and Botamo along with the ones on the poll. They'll never make the Nameks, but Botamo was around from early on in Super.
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Post by zarbon on Sept 9, 2021 14:25:28 GMT -6
I'm in the minority here. Kid Buu is the only one on the list I really don't care about.
As far as completing the cast, 19 and 20, King Cold, and Frieza Form II are the most must-have for me.
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Post by zarbon on Aug 16, 2021 16:22:51 GMT -6
Prototypes we have so far: Base Vegeta Yamcha (Cell Saga) Kefla Roshi (ToP) Dodoria Zarbon What do you guys expect in the Tamashii event in November? I think they will show Trunks 2.0 and Imperfect Cell I am hoping for quite a few. My top wants now that my top two Zarbon and Dodoria are revealed: 1. Cui 2. Android 19 3. Dr. Gero 4. King Cold 5. Pui Pui 6. Yakon 7. Dabura (with Babidi) 8. Spopovich 9. Yamu 10. General Blue I'd definitely buy Yamu, but I doubt he'd ever get a figure as he wasn't even in a single fight. Yakon is unlikely too, considering the size and fact that he only appeared in one episode. All of the others are pretty good picks!
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Post by zarbon on Aug 2, 2021 20:06:09 GMT -6
Monster Zarbon head included with Zarbon would be as odd as including 2nd form Frieza head with armored 1st form or semi-perfect Cell head with Perfect Cell. It makes no sense, the bodies aren't even remotely similar, and nobody would use it. So would that be a deal-breaker for you? If they plan on only making 1 Zarbon then I prefer they include the monster head with it, even if it may look awkward We got screwed over with them not including a smiling face for chibi Gohan, but if they don’t include the monster face for Zarbon AND have no plans on releasing a 2nd version, then that’s a lose-lose for all of us. It's not a deal-breaker in the sense that I wouldn't buy several Zarbon anyway, but it's a deal-breaker as far as having a useful Monster Zarbon, and it would make the Zarbon we do get worse. Putting a Monster head would take the place of other expressions (neutral, smile, shocked, indignant, pre-transformation smirk), and as you yourself said, it's frustrating when a figure is missing expressions it should have. Would you have preferred Recoome's screaming face be *replaced* with a toothless messy hair version in case we never get a damaged Recoome? I personally think that would be a piece with more continuity than this, and I still would not want it.
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