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Post by balrog on Apr 28, 2023 18:09:02 GMT -6
I'm just going off assumption here, but if it's a chemical plating instead of a vacuum metalization process (like what is used on chrome Hot Wheels (supposedly), parts of your car's interior, and exterior chrome trim around windows on cars, etc.) then they are probably having to increase the cost partially because of how many of those little pieces are going to have flaws and be thrown in the trash. A perfect mirror finish without bubbles or texture is difficult from the small amount I know about chemical plating. That's just my guess though. The process to chrome the Saint Seiya armors is electroplating, and it looks like from the Metal Cooler pictures they used the same process to coat it, so the good news is that they have had experience for that process for literally decades by now so I'm sure they've refined it a lot. But yes it's an expensive process. From the description on the pre-order page, only the "blue" parts are plated this way, the rest is probably metallic paint. It's difficult (to my eyes at least) to really see where one ends and the other begins with the super shiny official pictures they've shown. The end result looks really good though, I love how it reflects the blue-green New Namek grass on the armor in some pictures at the actual Tamashii event but looks a lo more like shiny chrome in the pictures without the blue-green grass to reflect, it really shows how reflective the plating is going to be (at least on this prototype). It's also the first time we get a movie character that wasn't part of the FighterZ roster which they'd said they'd completely release, so that's quite encouraging to see other film characters at some point.
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Post by crisis on Apr 28, 2023 19:03:06 GMT -6
Either way, it’s definitely going to be a stand-out your display. Amongst all the other SHF characters, this one is unique.
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Post by bcapp on Apr 28, 2023 20:16:23 GMT -6
Meta Cooler looks amazing! At first I was a bit unsure about the coloring but it does have the Teal tones on the accents of the armor. The price point is a bit alarming because we’ve never had a regular scale figure over $100 but it is what it is. I highly recommend if you can afford it to atleast get 1 because your looking at a resale value of probably $300 almost immediately, This one’s gonna sell big time.
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Post by Ascat on Apr 28, 2023 20:42:43 GMT -6
Lol oh snap, I called those poses,
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Post by crisis on Apr 28, 2023 21:03:47 GMT -6
Meta Cooler looks amazing! At first I was a bit unsure about the coloring but it does have the Teal tones on the accents of the armor. The price point is a bit alarming because we’ve never had a regular scale figure over $100 but it is what it is. I highly recommend if you can afford it to atleast get 1 because your looking at a resale value of probably $300 almost immediately, This one’s gonna sell big time. There are also other options for those that can’t afford to pay it in full at once, paypal has a “pay in 4” payment plan where they split the payments every couple weeks. So you can pay $30 at first, then the next payment another $30, etc. It makes things a little easier on your budget. I did that with 2nd form Freezer, as well as other figures.
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Post by Ascat on Apr 28, 2023 21:08:30 GMT -6
whos gonna be the rich bastard thats gonna create the army scene
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Post by bcapp on Apr 28, 2023 23:32:54 GMT -6
Meta Cooler looks amazing! At first I was a bit unsure about the coloring but it does have the Teal tones on the accents of the armor. The price point is a bit alarming because we’ve never had a regular scale figure over $100 but it is what it is. I highly recommend if you can afford it to atleast get 1 because your looking at a resale value of probably $300 almost immediately, This one’s gonna sell big time. There are also other options for those that can’t afford to pay it in full at once, paypal has a “pay in 4” payment plan where they split the payments every couple weeks. So you can pay $30 at first, then the next payment another $30, etc. It makes things a little easier on your budget. I did that with 2nd form Freezer, as well as other figures. Yes that’s always my go too
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Post by bcapp on Apr 28, 2023 23:33:26 GMT -6
whos gonna be the rich bastard thats gonna create the army scene How many is sufficient for an army display? Lol
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Post by Ascat on Apr 29, 2023 1:12:53 GMT -6
whos gonna be the rich bastard thats gonna create the army scene How many is sufficient for an army display? Lol 10 of them should be good lol, 50 would be insane, 100 would be legendary,
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Post by ollymovics on Apr 29, 2023 4:29:11 GMT -6
happy for you guys that wanted him but I'm going back to the waiting room again haha I guess next stop is SDCC? I taught you were an all time optimistic. Let's hope we'll have at least one more reveal before that event
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Post by Branjita on Apr 29, 2023 9:46:51 GMT -6
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Post by hono on Apr 29, 2023 10:23:16 GMT -6
He looks gorgeous, but I'm not dropping US$120 on him. I think at some point tamashii can release a cheaper version with normal painting like Golden Freeza.
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Post by sexylady on Apr 29, 2023 10:31:32 GMT -6
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Post by Branjita on Apr 29, 2023 10:44:05 GMT -6
I had an impossible time trying to save this, only managing to grab an image from it and a lower quality screenshot, but Tamashii has this on their story/reels right now: www.facebook.com/reel/186182097646087It shows that Meta Cooler is almost the size of Goku, but a little smaller. A very acceptable size I'd say.
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Post by bcapp on Apr 29, 2023 12:04:43 GMT -6
I had an impossible time trying to save this, only managing to grab an image from it and a lower quality screenshot, but Tamashii has this on their story/reels right now: www.facebook.com/reel/186182097646087It shows that Meta Cooler is almost the size of Goku, but a little smaller. A very acceptable size I'd say. I was looking hard at this bro, Great catch. I always felt like Cooler in this form was closer to Goku’s height but I just hope he’s not too small. This is the size Golden Freiza should have been for sure. After Perfect Cell nobody needs a 3.0 more than Golden Freiza! Would love to see it with this finish but in gold!
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