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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 18, 2017 8:05:18 GMT -6
eh, give it a month. Either they'll show up on ebay for slightly above market price, or someone will post a way to pick the correct ones.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 13, 2017 19:49:53 GMT -6
Not the best image quality, but they do the job.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 13, 2017 14:41:47 GMT -6
I do not, but my google fu was able to find a video review that shows it side by side with the 5 inch scale figure. Not at home to be able to pull a good screenshot myself, but it might help someone who at least has the metallic cell figure (or any of the model kits/figures shown at the end of the video) photoshop a decent size comparison even if they don't have the Irwin model kit.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 12, 2017 20:53:50 GMT -6
I would hope not. I enjoyed my first build from this line, and I'm looking forward to doing a few more in the future... my first love is the Figuarts line, but these are close enough to scale that I suspect a fair few will end up on my shelf if the line continues.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 12, 2017 20:29:02 GMT -6
Updated my DBZ shelf with the haul I got today. Went ahead and moved stuff around loosely based on the chart I posted about earlier.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 12, 2017 20:24:47 GMT -6
My Beerus packaged arrived at the same day as the Androids I bought from Fukkatsu no F . Yaaay.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 10, 2017 11:58:27 GMT -6
My local Gamestop had a Freeza, and since I had some spare money in my budget anyway (I had budgeted for $575 VIP tickets for the Austin convention RTX, but ended up just getting regular weekend passes) I went ahead and picked him up. I had a lot of fun with it, actually... One of the few toy lines I remember owning prior to Figuarts was a set of DBZ model kits, but I finally got rid of them because they didn't hold together well and the rubber Gis they came with tended to tear.
Freeza was a blast though, the instructions were easy enough to understand, and while everything might be tight, none of it is locked in place (which is great since I want to try mixing him with some of Cell's pieces.)
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 10, 2017 10:17:31 GMT -6
To be fair about the Great Saiyaman saga stuff, I've been re-reading the Great Saiyaman/Buu saga of the manga (partly to see if I can nail down a proper height for Dende, but mostly because I do nothing for hours at a time while I'm at work and this gives me something to read) and I think Kai's inconsistency is easily handwaved as either a translation issue or a misunderstanding. We don't know exactly how birth certificates and stuff work in the Dragonball universe, but if Gohan's age is listed based on his birthday, he'd have to go to school at his non-chamber age... aka 16.
Also, there are indications in the Manga (Dunno about the anime) that the first time we see Gohan transform into the "Golden Warrior" to stop crimes is by no means the first time he has done so, as he's apparently a fairly well known hero in Satan City. It's actually a weird plot hole as the manga presents it, as it's supposedly his first day at Orange Star High School, but if he'd been going to another school in the same city for his previous year, a school without a uniform (which is how Gohan is recognized and why he decides to go to bulma for a costume) it would explain a few things.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 10, 2017 8:56:17 GMT -6
Sort of... Gohan was barely 9 prior to going into the chamber, but was actually 11 by the time the Cell games took place. Gohan was born May 18th, age 757, and the cell games were announced May 17th age 767... which would have made him 10, except time chamber. Gohan had basically JUST turned 11 when he fought Cell. There's even a birthday episode in the anime where Goku reminisces about a tree baby Gohan blew a hole through (the first hints at Gohan's power)
Also, speaking of consistency, Goten and Trunks are 10 and 11 in Super. YAY height consistency.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 9, 2017 16:49:55 GMT -6
But Branjita , obvsly we're talking about "teen" Gohan, so he should be teen sized. Don't you know, that's just logic. ... Sorry, couldn't resist. Really though, while I do think it mostly personal preference (I just made a post not too long ago where I talked about how neither the anime or the manga is consistent like, ever), I do tend to agree about Gohan's height needing to be a bit smaller than what we typically see. Remember, Gohan at this point is 11... compare that to Goku, who is 12 at the start of Dragonball. There is plenty of artwork of Goku and Kid Goku together, and even with Branjita's estimate I'd say Gohan is a good half a foot taller than his father was despite Goku being a year older.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 9, 2017 15:12:08 GMT -6
So I went ahead and picked up the Figure Rise Freeza (I'd seen it at my gamestop a few weeks ago, and if nothing else I like making model kits anyway) and I've ordered Cell... once he's delivered I'm gonna play with mixing them both together, see what pieces can be subbed in where. So long as the result is decently big, I'm ok. I'll probably wait and come up with a design once I have all my pieces together. Regarding Dende's height, there's some pics here and such: aminoapps.com/page/anime/1815114/dragon-ball-z-battle-of-the-gods-a-few-things-that-annoyed-me I haven't ever noticed his inconsistent height or paid attention I guess. I am more of a fan of early DBZ than late, so I don't analyze Buu Saga. The pic on there with Goku is from the end of DBZ though isn't it? Isn't that several years AFTER Battle of Gods took place? I might be wrong. Make sure to rotate Dende's feet to point slightly outward! It's super cool to see someone customizing via 3D models. I don't know of any Cooler figures in the size you're asking for. There's probably a Frieza but I dunno. The Great Saiyaman is looking good! -Dende's height fluctuates from episode to episode and from shot to shot. For example, the Buu saga scale I've seen floating around here a few times (which features Dabura, Supreme Kai, Bibidi, and Gohan in the all black bodysuit from the Dabura battle) has him clearly taller than Popo and Krillin, there are multiple shots of him and Popo standing side by side in the anime where he's taller (one specifically comes from the two watching Buu's Human Extinction attack) and there's bits of him where he's hanging out with Mr. Satan where he's shorter, but not quite Krillin short. Then, by contrast, I can find very specific group shots from both the anime and from Toriyama from after the kid Buu fight where he's not only shorter than Popo, but is suddenly Kid Trunks' height. In the end, it's just too inconsistent and I don't care to follow it. He'll be as big as I want him. -Doing the 3d printing thing has been a hobby of mine for awhile now. I've done a bunch of smaller bits, such as a couple Lego bits for Clayface and Scarface (to match the original Lego Batman game), a bunch of AI to go with my Mega Bloks RvB customs, and a TON of full color minecraft prints. I've been both customizing figures and doing 3d models for game mods for over a decade, so for me 3d printing has always been just a natural offshoot of what I was already doing.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 8, 2017 11:21:17 GMT -6
If this is what you're going for... ...then this Marvel Legends Venom might be a good choice. It was released last year so it should still be easy to get. There will be two significant issues though, resizing the joints so they can be repainted and figuring out how to deal with the shoulder sections, which will be quite difficult if you plan on keeping the articulation. It's an interesting idea, but I've always been reluctant to cross pollinate custom figures from different styles, especially with Toriyama's super specific style. I'm not even that fond of ML customs that use Wrestling figure pieces, even though both are made from the same company using mostly the same bits. I'm not entirely dismissing the idea, mind you (though anti-venom might be the better option as a base because he's already white) but before I jump to that I'd like to try subbing a few pieces from the Figure Rise Cell (who has even greater height than his Figuarts counterpart) in with the pieces from Freeza and see how that looks. Worst case, I can try combining elements from all 3 together. Speaking of combining figures together... I got my Goku in yesterday, so I got to do some work on my Great Saiyaman Gohan Didn't take too many pictures as I was working, but having to cook Goku to get his upper arms off struck me as funny for some reason. I went on to add some superglue to the arm joints to fill the empty spaces, drilled a larger hole in the torso connector, sculpting the belt additions, and finally adding some sculpt to the connector piece because I accidentally dremeled through the center. And here's where I'm standing, mostly. There's a few things I want to touch up before I finally get to add Gohan's head (planning on using Ace's) but a good chunk of that relies on the connector bit drying.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 6, 2017 15:06:26 GMT -6
I am actually seriously considering that one, but I worry it's still a bit small for Cold (though I might see if I can supplement it). in my mind, even in perfect form, Cold should be at least Cell's height. Honestly though, the articulation isn't AS big a deal... I'd be ok with Jakks articulation, it would just make things easier to sculpt over if I can pop some of the limbs off.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 6, 2017 14:49:46 GMT -6
So this one's going to sound weird, buuuut... does anyone know of an articulated final form Freeza or pre-transformation Cooler that is just a bit too large for figuarts scale? As in, somewhat larger than Figuarts 16's height aka 6-7"? I am vaguely considering trying to come up with a "final form" King Cold to match his sons.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 5, 2017 14:59:17 GMT -6
So I mentioned the idea of a 3 way split for my shelf over in the archenemies thread... and honestly, the more I think about it, the more it has been appealing to me as something I should actually use. I created a rough draft and I think I'll be playing with adding stuff throughout this afternoon. Also, please be aware that the titles are more to help me keep them straight then any statement on my part about the characters themselves. For example, 18 is in the "good" column instead of 16 purely to keep her with Krillin, and 17 is only in the "evil" column because I liked the synergy of splitting the trio into each section. 90% of this is whim. That said, if anyone has any ideas for it, I'd love to hear them.
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