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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 26, 2018 13:43:25 GMT -6
Cool. It shouldn't be too hard to make some extra casts.
Out of curiosity, what size would you want? I'm trying to shoot for ~4 inches (aka Krillin size) but if you wanted something different it's easier to just make multiple hydroshrinks.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 23, 2018 21:44:32 GMT -6
Moved some stuff around and took some photos.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 23, 2018 21:39:17 GMT -6
Took some photos this weekend, just now finally getting around to uploading them. First, the Mr. Popo molding process. I have, no joke, gone through more than two full sets of Oogoo 30 molding material on this guy and I'm still not done molding him yet. It's come a bit further than it was when I took this picture (now he looks like he's encased in Carbonite ala Han Solo) but I had to add stacks of legos just to take up space and use a bit less molding material. Meinwhile, King Cold's feet are officially done. I had to mold the right foot twice (I molded it over the figure rise ball joint, and it was originally higher than on the left) but they turned out rather well for my first time casting in close to a decade.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 22, 2018 15:56:27 GMT -6
First, Bardock Raditz Super Buu. Second, I'm still not sure this is the end... It's not like Dragonball Super has significantly lost popularity or anything, and we're getting movie 20 before too long.
I see this as being an extended hiatus, with the movie setting up the mood and tone of the series going forward. Toei will likely take the opportunity to regroup, maybe get some episodes ready before rushing into a series announcement this time so they aren't killing themselves. They might go so far as to rebrand it as a "new" series, but it'll still be new Dragonball content from the same people.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 22, 2018 15:45:26 GMT -6
So I wanted to ask here because it came up on a discord channel, does anyone know if the 2.0 Goku figures (Normal, God, SSJ3, and Awakening) all share the same head joint?
The reason I ask is, from what I can tell the 2.0 figures mostly share the same neck/head joint (ssj Vegeta, Nappa, Saiyan Saga Vegeta, and Shenron all have the same sized pegs... It was kinda hilarious) but there are some exceptions: The Xenoverse figures both share the smaller 1.0 neck joint.
I suspect this is to make use of the unchanged Trunks head, but for the same reason I suspect they used the 1.0 peg for Awakening Goku, since it appears to be unchanged... But the SSJ3 and Normal Gokus have notably different hair.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 20, 2018 19:02:36 GMT -6
Agreed, but considering the original release just happened, I wouldn't be shocked if they didn't show up until at least next year. Still torn on them personally... a lot will depend on how good the pack ins are.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 20, 2018 8:11:28 GMT -6
I'd like to see Cell Saga Tien get released, if for no other reason than to get a proper freaking Chiaotzu Same with Yamcha and Puar, honestly. I speculated that as a possibility before, and it wouldn't shock me if they're planning to do that down the line.
Janemba is movie Buu. He's a carbon copy in terms of his chaotic nature, pinkish design, and the fact that he transforms from a giant fat childish creature. The only things that make him unique are some of his powers, and his design being kinda cool... but frankly he's mostly memorable because he's the antagonist in the Gogeta movie. Don't get me wrong, I like him... his design and powers put him ahead of some of the other movie villains, but in terms of character and ties to series lore (both of which 21 clearly has from the trailers alone) there's NOTHING there.
And yes, I ABSOLUTELY will buy any female character Tamashii gives us... I'll even buy that stupid Bulma they showed that I HATE because if nothing else I might be able to use it for a better custom. we have ONE female in this line so far, and between 21 in FighterZ, Vados, Mai, Kale, and Caulifla in Super, there can no longer be the "there just aren't any good female characters to do" excuse that always hung over existing characters like Bulma, Chi Chi, Videl, and Launch.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 19, 2018 8:26:20 GMT -6
I don't know yet because it's just a character design. There's no character to like or dislike. Some don't have cash to blow on designs. Also, how does being a female antagonist make it something to love? Stop drinking soy milk, bro. Also, that's sexist. Sexist? Because I want to see a series known for belittling it's own female cast embrace them and their new additions? Because if we're going to get a blatant tie in figure like we did with the Xenoverse games, I'd like it to be a design from Toriyama rather than random CaC boy? You can sit there and say "I don't want to spend my money" but I'd rather spend money on a cool design for a new character than another 20 flipping Goku repaints. As for "there's no character" that's not really true. We know this is a former red ribbon army scientist whose intelligence "rivals Dr. Gero" (thus making her the likely antagonist since the game features evil Android clones). Even without Christopher Sabat adding to the fire by making comments like "and who she's related to..." there was already heavy speculation that she's Dr. Gero's wife and the mother of his deceased son (the son Android 16 is based on, according to Toriyama), There is enough meat there for me to sink my teeth into, and I'm super excited to see what she adds to the franchise. Do I think there's a plethora of other characters that should "come first"? Oh, for sure. I've said multiple times that the lack of Bardock, Raditz, and Super Buu in this line is a crime. But toy companies NEVER operate on our idea of "should come first" for a variety of reasons (some reasonable and others... just dumb). If Tamashii decides to do another tie-in, Android 21 is already a better addition to the line than Ace/Xenoverse Hero. Edit: She is pretty much the antagonist. I had forgotten about this trailer, in which 18 tells the player "you must stop 21," the text tells us to figure out what the deal is with her and 16, and has her making comments about devouring us.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 18, 2018 16:52:43 GMT -6
Dude, I'd buy the heck out of an Android 21. Cool design, female antagonist (I'm assuming obviously)... What's not to love?
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 18, 2018 16:40:22 GMT -6
There are a couple methods you can use, either you can manually sand the print down, or there are sprays you can add over the print to smooth it out. I can only personally vouch for manual sanding, but I have a friend who uses the sprays for cosplay purposes I can ask about it if you'd like. It's really a question of whether you want to build up or sand down, or potentially both.
As for the blue, I agree about purpleish likely being more accurate, but at the same time, I think the blue pops more.
In other news, Cold is now done, I made a cast of his feet using a bootleg 2nd form Freeza, and Mr Popo is being molded, I just haven't taken photos yet.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 17, 2018 0:38:01 GMT -6
I kinda doubt we'll see re-releases of the Whos training outfits. SSJ Blue sure, bot in the more "normal" outfits from later in Super. What little call there is for that specific outfit will be covered by the original release, or the much cheaper Dragon Stars figures.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 16, 2018 15:39:59 GMT -6
I've said it before but I will say it again: Bardock, Raditz, Super Buu. I agree Piccolo and Krillin are probably due for a 2.0 re-release (though I expect Krillin to get a pce re-release first) but as far as new characters we don't have in the line yet, those three are the most overdue.
As for first form Freeza... I only disagree with that because the proper way to display both together would be if Bardock was battle damaged, recreating the final shot of the special. They never interact otherwise.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 15, 2018 15:44:57 GMT -6
As someone who spent about 40 minutes intentionally cutting through the plastic on his head, I wouldn't worry. Whatever plastic they used for these things is *tough*, and is more likely to bend under pressure than to tear.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 14, 2018 12:33:23 GMT -6
I can agree with that, to a point anyway. I've never been huge on the Whis training outfits for Goku and Vegeta (I'm glad they went back to more iconic outfits, even if I personally prefer Buu Goku to Super Goku) but the figuarts figure REALLY dropped the ball in terms of the color choices. You can rag on the lack of shading on these guys (and the two I am buying have it the probably the worst of the 6 figure Merged Zamasu wave) but I can honestly say Goku here has better color choices and paint apps than the figuarts version. Trunks is also solid, and he's SSJ so it removes my biggest problem with that version of the character. Neither are for me, but they're both good.
Real talk though... I hate hate HATE the wave system Bandai has adopted. It's pure nonsense. I just... no. All six figures are on the boxes, all six share a single BaF... it's a freaking wave you stupid stupid toy company. I'm just going to use ML/DCUC terminology and refer to the complete waves by their BAF.
Concerning the next *full* wave though, I've been looking ahead a bit... the Merged Zamasu wave will hit sometime in march, which (assuming there's no weeks off) is around the time SSJ Rose first appears in the series. If we're looking at a similar 5-6 month-ish timeline, we're looking at the next wave hitting after the Future Trunks saga ends, but before we've delved very deep into the Universal Survival arc (we MIGHT be starting the preliminaries when the wave hits). A lot is going to depend on how soon the next wave comes out, and then how far ahead they want to cover. We *might* even get a wave covering characters from Universe 6 (Champa, Caaba, Frost) before going nuts with the Universal Survival characters, especially with fan favorites like the baseball episode reuniting us with Universe 6 hitting around the time the wave comes out.
Regardless of anything though, 2 of the figures will be SSJ Blue Vegeta and Goku in their regular outfits. Each full wave has had at least one of each, and it's a variant the line kinda needs. Another easy choice, whenever they get to her, is a SSJ Berserk Kale BaF. She's a well loved character, she's the perfect size for a BaF, and she'll sell entire waves if they do her justice.
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Post by Majin Tomato on Jan 14, 2018 10:48:00 GMT -6
Oh yeah no, I'm *definitely* repainting him when my pre-order comes in (yes, I pre-ordered him, but not from that site... it's just what came first on google) both him and Hit... but it looks decent, and I feel like it might be useful for maybe a Gohan in Kai robes or something for fans who aren't as big on Super.
Again, if this line continues in the way this wave has been going, I'm cool with is. I seriously considered getting the Stars Black over the Figuarts one, just because it was cheaper and I do kinda like the shiny hair for SSJ forms more.
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