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Post by Majin Tomato on Nov 3, 2018 10:45:18 GMT -6
They are releasing Great Saiyaman Gohan. I know this will shock you, but many people DO in fact want the most natural figure to pair with him more than a figure most of us already own, especially with Hercule coming as well. Just like many people want a SSJ2 Goku to pair with Majin Vegeta (or hell, SSJ2 hair for THAT figure) or Saiyan Saga Krillin and Gohan to fill out the remainder of the Namek fight. Those characters might not be the most amazing ON THEIR OWN, but as part of a collection they represent gaps that many people want filled.
So calm down a bit please. Just because YOU don't want something, don't trash on the people that do. And please, unless you have some hard data to back it up, don't speak for "the community" like that when frankly collectors are all crazy people who all want wildly different things at different times.
For the record, I do agree that Piccolo deserves a 2.0 as well, even if I personally want it less than I want a lot of new characters. It is surprising he hasn't been announced since at this point they can reuse a lot of parts for it (I'm talking internally, since a lot of the more difficult joint pieces already exist). That said, I suspect the reason Piccolo might be lagging behind is because a DB Piccolo (whether it be King or Jr) might be in the works same as with Krillin, and they may be trying to space them out a bit. Plus, y'know... movie.
Speaking of, is it weird to anyone else that ever since the ZOMG ALL THE CONVENTIONS we haven't gotten a single DB announcement? Especially with there supposedly being 7 of the things and we've only seen 4?
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Post by Majin Tomato on Nov 2, 2018 22:40:05 GMT -6
Dragon Stars Kid Buu looks to be insanely out of scale given what we've seen. Even the Figure Rise is better, and that's still a bit large for my taste. That said, I didn't mean they are or even should be doing him RIGHT NOW (We've gotten a TON of Buu saga figures already in the lineup for next year) just that I feel like he's a bigger draw then the gray evil Buu.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Gogeta, Bardock, Raditz. First two are fan favorites, and the last is the only remaining major player from the Saiyan saga not to have a single figure (well, him, Gohan, and Krillin, since we technically only have DB and Cell saga Krillin). I may WANT a lot of these others (except Jiren. I wasn't THAT impressed by the character that I'm not just as happy sticking the Dragon Stars figure in the back of my shelf and using the money for better characters) but those are my three big pulls. I'm still crossing my fingers that we're saving a certain figure reveal to coincide with a movie trailer.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Nov 2, 2018 16:04:06 GMT -6
I mean... I want Kid Buu more, but I can see people wanting to pose evil Buu with fat Buu and the upcoming Super Buu. But I agree with Videl being a bigger draw with GS Gohan coming.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 31, 2018 9:19:30 GMT -6
So I didn't know where else to ask this, but has anyone heard what the deal is with the Kingdom Hearts SH Figuarts toys? They announced a few figures I was looking forward to, such as Roxas, but ever since the Dragonball conventions started all we've seen is some history of Mickey statues.
I could easily see it just being a focus on Dragonball stuff (they weren't doing a ton of kh stuff to begin with) but with there being three separate kh toy lines in about the same scale (The cheaper Diamond Select and the high end Bring Arts) my concern is that they might have been quietly cancelled.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 28, 2018 10:27:02 GMT -6
So I would need this to be verified by someone on here who has actually customized Irwin figures in particular, but from a general customizing standpoint sounds like the best option might be to "crack" or "pop" the torso. Figures, particularly older ones, have torsos that are usually two pieces held together by internal pegs that have been glued in place. The idea with cracking is to get a screwdriver in between the two halves, and use it as a wedge to pop the two halves apart. That said, looking at the figure and based on your description, I think the biggest issue might be if the entire torso is made of a softer plastic, rather than just the robe being soft but having a hard plastic underneath. The idea with cracking a torso is that its usually made of a stronger plastic to survive heavy play. As such, the glue will usually tear before the plastic (and worst case the pressure will just tear off the internal pegs which no one will see anyway.) If it's softer plastic, I'd be concerned that it might warp and stretch instead of cracking open, so be careful. www.figurerealm.com/customtutorial?action=view&id=71 -this tutorial might be the best fit, what with the segmented torso. You can also separate the hip piece the same way.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 26, 2018 22:09:04 GMT -6
www.shapeways.com/product/NBHTXLNW4/videl So the image may not reflect this yet, but I took the liberty of adding in an additional piece I was going to suggest earlier. I might already have mentioned this, but the fine detail plastic is mostly translucent... it has a slight yellow-ish cast in person, but I've had success painting it with clear paints before, and it'd probably work decently well if you want to make a removable visor. Also, I'm uploading one last tweek in a moment, but after that I'm going to make it available for purchase.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 25, 2018 13:45:54 GMT -6
So I meant to reply last night, but apparently I never hit send. Whoops.
Tarble was done using a fan model and despite my best efforts it was... Not really great. I may redo it at some point, especially if I can get my hands on the raging blast model. Trunks I haven't posted pics of because I wasn't happy with his head so I redid it. Bulma is hand painted, with detail work using a fine tip sharpie.
As for the material, you can absolutely sand and work with it, though it comes pretty smooth. Bulma was painted as is, and any roughness there is a result of the model. I'm taking my time smoothing out video, it's just a bit of a tedious process.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 24, 2018 7:05:31 GMT -6
Biggest issue, as always, is gonna be scale. If those images are anything to go by, Gohan is almost the same height as Cell, and that's not acceptable even for someone who isn't huge on scale like me. Now, that COULD be just the way the image was edited, but Dragon Stars is notorious for being WILDLY out of scale with its figures.
I REALLY hope it's better than it looks.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 23, 2018 22:59:48 GMT -6
Tarble, Goten, and Bulma all have 3d printed heads, as will Trunks when I get it printed. www.shapeways.com/product/NBHTXLNW4/videlI haven't made it available for purchase yet, but here's a test upload of the head I put together. I'm still working on it, and there's a bit that'd need to be done for best results, but it should give you an idea of the look I'm going for and an approximate price range. That said, you will likely have to add the antenna yourself. I could have left them as they were on the model, but I can say from experience that even with high detail plastic, they wouldn't survive shipping. I left the nub on the helmet where they'd attach, I'd recommend using wire and gluing it down, then just sculpting the ends.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 23, 2018 14:11:44 GMT -6
From what I can tell, that head could work... But it's actually a bit oversized imho. That said, I personally tend to favor 3d printed heads for my figuarts customs (the xenoverse models work decently and there's a huge modding community that makes ripping models easy enough). I can do it myself if you'd like, just know that it might be a few days before I have the time. Only issue with doing it that way would be finding a way to do the visor, but you'd have that issue with the ab figure as well.
That said, I will say that you might have a bit more work than you think depending on how you want it to look. Speaking as someone who JUST finished a Buu Saya Bulma, pliable skirts are hard. That said, you can probably get an extra Gohan and steal his, just know paint won't usually cover very well.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 14, 2018 13:05:01 GMT -6
Done.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 14, 2018 11:33:48 GMT -6
As far as I know it's the real one, I found it at a convention a few months ago. If it is a knock of it's still good, especially for what I needed it for.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 13, 2018 19:30:28 GMT -6
So long story short, the skirt thing I had planned did not really pan out, but I fell back on a suggestion from gp and had someone 3d print a skirt in TPU plastic, aka the stuff used in a lot of 3d printed phone cases. The result is a bit stiffer than I'd like, a result of making the print a bit too thick to ensure print stability, but it's still pliable enough and I did thin it out a bit with my dremel to enhance that. Still working on painting the boots, and I really should look into a different paint for her scarf... it's ok, but it's a bit dark in person.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 4, 2018 10:36:14 GMT -6
I hate to say this... But right now, I actively DON'T want Bardock. Because if he comes now, it will be Dragonball minus Bardock, except worse because at least the wcf color scheme for minus was interesting. The Bardock design from the trailer is just boring and generic Freeza armor.
Now, I WANT Bardock. He's near the top of my list of desired characters, if not the top at this point with Super Buu finally getting released. But I want the REAL Bardock, the rough and tumble design from his original special. It's iconic.
That said, I love the trailer. The version I saw was unsubbed, but I'm still hyped as hell.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Oct 3, 2018 18:43:52 GMT -6
That looks really good. I may pull mine out and do that with my Kale also.
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