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Post by Marvelous Mark on Apr 16, 2014 16:08:47 GMT -6
I had a Ultimate Gohan, then got another one in a lot a while back. I notice the boxes are very slightly different. The date is a little different, and bottom of the boxes are different. The one on the left is white on bottom, and the one on the right is black on bottom. I'm guessing they were from two different printings, or two different factories altogether? The faces are a little different as well. I'm pretty confident both are legit, though.   Also, a couple comparison shots of others. The original and re-release of the Vol. 00 Goku  And a real Cell vs bootleg on right. The white skin parts are much darker on the bootleg, and the tail piece is solid black.  |
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Post by ShadowTheOtaku on May 16, 2014 6:01:18 GMT -6
If only they released GT yellow hair versions
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Post by doomzday on Feb 7, 2015 4:11:06 GMT -6
Are the super battle collection figures hard to find nowadays?
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Post by Branjita on Jun 13, 2019 8:51:03 GMT -6
Very good information was posted by Felipe Munoz on Facebook in this group. It's focused on Future Trunks, but some of the information is incredibly useful for identifying versions of the SBC figures. SBC Facts - How to recognize different releases: Even though the HK releases kept a standard box artwork and design through the years, changes were done for the different editions of the figures. Hope these observations help you to get the best editions (1992 = Best , 1994 - 1996 = Good & 1998 = Ok) of the figures or to know which edition you have. Disclaimer: I call these editions HK release because despite being made in China, these were distributed by Bandai Hong Kong. The term 1994 - 1996 is used for the releases between 1992 and 1998. It seems there were constant changes in the designs of the boxes which I couldn't find more info on these. The figures for the 1998 release have " © 96. B.S/ S.. T.A. B. CHINA." printed on the back but I have not found a box that has the date 1994 or 1996. Somehow made sense to assume that there may have been a new edition every 2 years (92,94,96 & 98). If someone has more info please feel free to let us know. The 1992 HK release is the best and closest to the original Japanese release in figure design and quality. In the case of Vol. 5 Trunks, the 1992 HK edition has the same stickers design as the Japanese edition and the blade of the sword is sharp. The white plastic tray the holds the figure is the same design as the Japanese version in which the figure just rest in the without any support to prevent the figure of moving off the tray. For the 1994 - 1996 and 1998 release, the plastic tray has supports for the arms and legs to hold the figure in place. Also design, shape and color of the stickers for the release were changed from the original Japanese design for the later releases with the biggest change in the stickers for the belt and strap. Changes in the skin color are present in the 1998 release when compared to the 1992 and 1994 - 1996. The color is more pale in the 1998 release.  The age limit for the figures was changed from 5 & up (age limit in for the Japanese release) to 4 & up. In the case of Trunks, this resulted in the modification of the sword from a sharp to a round blade.  The copyright information in the top corner remains the same for the HK 1992 and 1994 - 1996 releases. But this was changed from " © Bird Studio/ Shueisha/ Toei Animation/ Animation International" to "© 1989 Bird Studio/ Shueisha/ Toei Animation" for the 1998 release. On the bottom corner, for 1992 edition says "BANDAI 1992 MADE IN CHINA". For the 1994 - 1996 edition it was changed to "FOR AGES 5 & UP" (notice that additional stickers were added afterwards to the back of the box specifying "AGE 4 & UP"). For the 1998 release, it reads "FOR AGE 4 & UP" and under that sentence reads "BANDAI 1998 MADE IN CHINA".  The first 1992 HK edition has the same stickers design as the Japanese edition. The design, shape and color of the stickers for the release were changed from the original Japanese design for the later releases with the biggest change in the stickers for the belt and strap. For the figure, 1992 and 1994 - 1996 releases have the copyright info as a sticker glued to the back of the figure. This was changed for 1998 release where the copyright info is printed in the back of the figure.  |
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Post by retroballz on Oct 10, 2019 9:03:21 GMT -6
here is a video review of the collection
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Post by friezku on Oct 10, 2019 16:41:01 GMT -6
Cool.!
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Post by tabuuforteakugun on Oct 17, 2019 23:23:36 GMT -6
Despite being so old, the SBC figures still remain some of my favourite Dragon Ball Z figures. The level of detail was amazing. And it has my favourite Final Form Frieza figure ever.
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Post by Branjita on Jul 17, 2020 19:06:05 GMT -6
Worth mentioning, the variants with air brushing were released at some point during 2003 (earlier than June 2003).
Vols 00, 1, 2, 17, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42.
I believe that's every number... I don't believe they were all released at the same time...
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Post by Branjita on Sept 21, 2021 16:36:29 GMT -6
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Post by lysk1 on Oct 27, 2023 8:42:07 GMT -6
Does anyone know how to know which release is a figure from by looking at the loose figure? I know the 1998 chinese factory release have the 96 bs sta printing on the back (correct me if I'm wrong) but how do I know if a figure is from the first wave release?
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Post by Branjita on Oct 27, 2023 11:45:55 GMT -6
lysk1 All I know is that the eyes are painted better on very early releases of the first 10 SBC figures. Beyond that, I don't really know. tokyotoybastard definitely knows, but I don't know if he's active on here.
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