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Post by Bardoon on Dec 28, 2014 23:02:45 GMT -6
Honestly, I don't see Shenron being done. Maybe as a Figuarts ZERO or a Figuarts ZERO EX (to match his "scale" with the regular DBZ Figuarts) but as a fully poseable Figuarts, I think the costs will outweigh the profits that Bandai/Tamashii would like to see.
I think a mildly poseable Figuarts ZERO EX Shenron would be the way to go. Has anyone seen Hot Toys "Power Pose" series? Essentially, they're statues with minor articulation to allow for some variety in the pose. I think this might be the best way to go for Shenron. Make a HUGE plastic statue that's reasonably scaled with the Figuarts figures and make his head, mouth, snout tendrils and his arms and legs moveable.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2014 23:48:18 GMT -6
You should jsut get yourself an Ichiban Kuji Shenron.
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Post by thinkcure54 on Dec 29, 2014 3:45:08 GMT -6
I dont quite agree. Dont get me wrong. Figuarts ex sounds nice. But they already have a "prototype" for the figuarts. Or monsterarts. Amd id love a shenron that can move all over the place.
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Post by SupremeKai on Dec 29, 2014 14:50:27 GMT -6
Tamshii are very interesting in the possibility of releasing Shenron.
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Post by Bardoon on Dec 29, 2014 15:07:35 GMT -6
I dont quite agree. Dont get me wrong. Figuarts ex sounds nice. But they already have a "prototype" for the figuarts. Or monsterarts. Amd id love a shenron that can move all over the place. I'm not basing my statement on fan response, but on business forecasting. I agree, MonsterArts/Figuarts Sheron based on the prototype would be awesome. I've collected different toylines for long enough to recognize that companies very rarely will put out product that they know won't profit them. The West is a little bit more risk-taking when it comes to this, but knowing the Japanese culture and I'm sure that translates into Bandai/Tamashii's business functions, they're quite cautious and risk-adverse. Prototypes aren't always necessarily fully-tooled products. Meaning, they aren't ready to be thrown to the manufacturing plant for mass-production. Often times, other materials like molds, paints, plastics, etc. all need to be acquired and tested before mass production can go under way. These are all COSTS for the company, including all the labor and machine hours that go into the work. Little things like oil and gasoline and electricity all factor into the COST of making a product. Tamashii has already shown they're quite cautious with the DBZ line. The releases are spaced apart and they haven't really delivered any of the secondary characters like Yamcha, Tien, etc. I actually believe Shenron, despite being the titular "Dragon" in "Dragon Ball", falls into this category. I think Tamashii is hesitant to make him because they don't feel they will make a good profit off of the figure as he's mostly a directed fan-buy and they would rather, right now, direct their efforts to the popular characters and guaranteed sellers. That's not to say they might change their mind LATER down the road, especially with Broly selling quite well. But for now, I think they want to stay to the popular, front-row characters...
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Post by Killian on Dec 30, 2014 21:04:21 GMT -6
I hope they make SSJG Goku and the new outfits from the new movie, also buff Roshi
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Post by sanguineknight on Dec 31, 2014 8:05:25 GMT -6
I hope they make SSJG Goku and the new outfits from the new movie, also buff Roshi SSJG Goku would be easy enough. Just plop a new head on Son Goku's body. Done. $40. lol
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Post by gotenks on Dec 31, 2014 9:49:56 GMT -6
No. His body gets more thin then usual when he is on the god form. He need new sculpt. If they'll give us the same body as the others it'll be disappointing.
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Post by gotenks on Dec 31, 2014 10:01:20 GMT -6
Sorry for all the editing ^ That idiotic phone made me confused with other thread
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Post by eddieranger on Dec 31, 2014 13:28:30 GMT -6
Does anybody know when the SDCC exclusive figure is announced?
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Post by roshisurprise on Dec 31, 2014 14:14:12 GMT -6
Well the last sdcc exclusive was announced in June so I don't think this year's would be any different.
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Post by sanguineknight on Dec 31, 2014 18:31:05 GMT -6
No. His body gets more thin then usual when he is on the god form. He need new sculpt. If they'll give us the same body as the others it'll be disappointing. Oh don't get me wrong, I'm well aware of the physical changes to Goku's body, I just don't think it is enough to warrant them making a totally new mold. From what I can tell on regular Goku compared to his SSJ counter part, it looks like the exact same body, even though, his SSJ body should be bigger. It's just not a level of increase that would translate into much of a noticeable difference on the figure and would probably be cost prohibitive. SSJG is in the same boat. At the very least they should give him a new set of slimmer arms, but I doubt we'll even get that. Remember, this is Tamashii Nations, they have to be continually reminded that Dragonball Z is even a viable line of figures to begin with...
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Post by eddieranger on Jan 1, 2015 0:11:49 GMT -6
Well the last sdcc exclusive was announced in June so I don't think this year's would be any different. How much do they go for on Ebay when they come out? I'm guessing at Comic Con they're a normal price, but when sold on Ebay they're more expensive, even if they just came out.
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Post by roshisurprise on Jan 1, 2015 3:18:26 GMT -6
Well last year, as soon as vegeta was announced, listings started to pop on eBay on for $100-150. Immediately after he was released, prices went down to the $70 range.
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Post by eddieranger on Jan 1, 2015 11:03:13 GMT -6
Now they're back up to $100+
Definitely not into that Vegeta. I'm really hoping for SS3 Goku, because I can't spend $300 on the original.
A Future Trunks would be nice, but the anime and manga colors are identical, unless I'm mistaken.
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