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>>11669723Sounds like a nothing burger. If you had been scammed, then that's different. I'd also like to say that I've been buying and selling on here for over 10 years. I've only had 1 negative experience. A lot of cool folks here.
>>11670000I've had 3 people recently just waste my time on purpose when I was selling the jar guys.
>>11661374>>11661376>>11662135>>11663216Semi off topic and they're not actually related to each other but Lucky Cat did "Riki-Oh" a War Within style Devastator who also is in Beast Box style and can go Cube Mode with a similar Clear cube storageDefinitely recommend him and he's available as a full set on TF Safari and Bombus Bee for $140 range which is stellar for the full set
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>>11668443This guy's awesome. Been buying from him for years.
>loving a neat little new gimmick toy is bad because....it just is okkkk!!!!Why are r#dditors like this? The smart brick/smart play system from lego is awesome, did anyone see this video?Here:https://youtube.com/shorts/NXJlyDvnvHYThis is fire and I can't wait to buy the new sets, also the target demo is said to be 6-8 year olds, according to lego so why are manchildren seething so hard? This toy is awesome. I hope all themes get smart bricks. Why do they think it's cool to hate on something this awesome???
>>11669709Indeed!
>>11669709It's WAY more than just light and sounds though! It reacts to how you play, to different minifigures. It's practically all the stories you'd make with LEGO come to life!
>>11669709What's the set posted? Looks cool as hell.
>>11669709someone said it in another thread: for a newfag at life, shit like that is always going to be new. Kids will be impressed.Personally, i grew out of wanting gimmicks in my toys when i turned 10. electronics always increase the price and toy companies includeless shit i actually care about: parts count, articulation, accessories, size, etc.In short, fuck gimmicks. They're always intrusive and basically exist just so a toy company can make 50-1000% more money despite the gimmick costing like 10¢ more per unit. Electronics are insanely cheap at a mass manufacturing level.Also, fuck modern cars, fridges, washing machines, and TVs.
>>11669495the internet now is mainly just people seeking to be outraged for any reason possible. Like theres an actual arguement that the smart brick isn't that desirable and will just pricehike sets, but so what? we can just ignore them and if it flops LEGO will just drop it like they've done with so many gimmicks.Lots of LEGO "fans" online are also insanely self conscious about collecting toys and has to really convince themselves that they're not toys they're "adult collectible models"meanwhile in real life no one gives a shit, my family has tons of lego models because we just like them.
Has anyone ever used a toy repair service? I've found a few vintage toy restoration businesses that accept out of state clients where you mail your items for repair and they send them back to you.I collect vintage Japanese toys and have been successful in cleaning up battery compartments and restoring toys to like-new, working condition. But I now have two inoperable toys (one from 1984 and one from 2006) that I can't get working due to the extend of the battery leakage. I'm considering using one of these repair shops but was wondering if anyone else has used services like this.I bought both of these toys for $30, purely for collection purposes, but they go for ~$500 in working condition, which rarely pop up for sale anyway.Picrel is one of the pieces I'd love to bring back to life.
>>11671845>>11671849>>11671850That's my go-to and it works like 90% of the time. But the two toys I want to repair still aren't working after removing as much of the corrosion as I possibly could.
>>11671854How do the contacts and springs look? Are you able to open it up and look for damage inside?
>>11671856I mean, if those are blackened at all that would need replacement, yeh.
>>11671856OP pic is still in the mail, which will actually be #3 if I can't get it working (and I doubt I'll be able to based on the seller's pics). The other two are the same toy I bought multiples of- see picrel, which is post-cleaning, and there are no springs. Cat photobombed.
>>11671867That's some heavy corrosionMy recommendation is to try sanding the contacts or using a gentle abrasive to get back down to metal
>We’ve created a brick that plays back.>It's our biggest innovation since... erm... ever! The LEGO® SMART Play™ System is here. Get ready for SMART Bricks, SMART Tags and SMART Minifigures to add a whole new dimension to LEGO play. (YES WE’RE EXCITED.)So I guess this is the future of plastic brick toys now. Companies are making everything "smart". At least Lumibricks still has their light gimmickWhat do we think of this? Pre-orders open tomorrow by the way.
>>11669530But that's exactly what the smart brick does! That and so much more!
>>11669523This video literally explains how they work:https://youtube.com/shorts/NXJlyDvnvHY
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>>11670742
>we're incorporating AI into lego
Have you guys seen these new smart brinks? I didn't even bother to check the catalog before making a thread because I'm an retard.
>>11670761plays back what?
>>11671441your mom
>>11670757What are you talking about?Never heard of them
>>11670757>I'm an retardYeah I can tell
>>11670757>I didn't even bother to check the catalog
As the title suggests, what are some toys that hold up really well in spite of being quite old?I'd say a lot older Figmas are still quite good even by today's standards. In particular I'd single out the Madoka Magica Figmas- they capture the characters extremely well and for the most part are really fun, poseable expressive toys.
>>11668053The knees, too. The NECA one was at least sturdier. Idk what happened to pic related, I would have bought two.
I love my k-on figma, even if they are 15 years oldStill need to find Nodoka
>>11670922$25 is a good price for what they are, but whoever you bought it from definitely paid $10 at most.And almost all the females were super easy to get. I was able to buy almost the complete line at $5 per figure, including that giant armored figure.Literally a shit ton of stock, but the one figure i wanted that i couldn't find was that black/arab chick with the submachine gun. For whatever reason, i never saw her at the 5 stores i frequently visited.. but i did see her full price. No thanks, since i mainly just want the little gun she came with.I skipped on a few figures, like that Shipwreck wannabe and the pegleg old man. Ugly and their guns were shit too.I bought the Metroid chick twice, because it's cool faceless army buildable metroid chick. They can act as upstart merc competitors to my Figma Samus.
My holy grail
>>11671628UOOOOOOOOOH etc.
The fall of shf needs to be studied. This material is beyond shit. Literally crumbling out of the box. I got decade old toys that don't have that and probably never will. This is why I quit buying shfslop. Bandai can't make toys.
>>11663269go ahead, keep posting schizo
>>11663269below neca-tier quality
>>11662484Guts, OP is a retard but that figure it's a QC nightmare.
>>11662567>>11662622Those aren't breaks... they just popped balls out of their sockets.
>>11663269This was shilled hard here
Is forward crunch the hardest point of articulation to pull off properly?
Jada's SF figures (or the two I own) have pretty good forward crunch.
>>11668957FWIW Chun-Li here isn't using her hips, the floating skirt-piece is being pushed over like that by the abs.
>>11668957>>11668958Perfection!
Am I doing it right?
IMO one of the hardest joint setups to do well, up there with ab crunches, is the pelvis. Getting a hip setup that allows for good range without looking atrocious in more dynamic poses is really hard, especially when you factor in thigh swivels. I feel like Snail Shell and Second Axe have done them the best with the "twin stalk" hips (that is a double-ended balljoint armature for each leg going into the torso with a floating pelvis overlay). SHF's newer hips are pretty clever with the "shrouds" that can cover over the joints as the figure moves without leaving gaps or inhibiting joint range but they only work for certain character designs.>>11669344Kek.
Does it bug anyone else how much Kenner dropped the ball on the T2 line? The Endoskeleton is basically the only genuinely good figure in the whole line. I know it was common practice for companies (especially Kenner) to get creative with the designs, but the sculpt work and gimmicks basically ruin every figure. The Exploding T-1000 and Power Arm Terminator are tolerable but do weird things like making the T-800 sleeveless of the T-1000 half silver. I can understand what they were going for with the T-1000 but it would have made more sense to give him the power arm gimmick and make his alternate arms his various weapons from the movie (or make some up like a giant axe). Even as a kid this stuff bugged the hell out of me and I had no interest in the line beyond the Endoskeleton.It's just such a weird drop in quality given how amazing their Alien and Predator lines turned out.
>>11672013Great instinct! As of now Im stuck on colors for the Robo-copter. Full black seems bland, all silver seems no less flashy. I guess it could come with a bunch of new stickers to liven things up? Alot of the human resistance iconography didnt come about until salvation.
What's the most underrated Kenner line? My picks are Batman Beyond and Small Soldiers.
>>11671553>I know what you're getting at with the teethSpeaking of toy companies/Skynet stick Terminator faces on everything.
>>11672564You're not wrong, even considering that Coupe kenner included in the T2 line, but I like keeping things simple for now. Since you've mentioned it though, I'll never understand how or why kenner didnt make a line based off the Robocop vs Terminator comic. That book got two video games and tv commercials! They could have made a mint.
>>11672952>why kenner didnt make a line based off the Robocop vs Terminator comicThey probably only had a limited license which allowed them to only make toys for Terminator 2. They stretched it with T2-3D and Terminator 2 Future War.Still it would have been awesome, I loved that game as a kid. I always liked the way Robocop looked in the game, like really solid. Also hot Terminator babes in skin tight outfits. Fuck I miss the 90s.
Will there be a shirtless seph figure with the ultima weapon as a bonus, or am I hoping too much?
>>11665599>ultima weapon for cloudrecreating the final duel would be indeed pretty cool.
>>11665633Fixed
>>11665635I already recreated the battle with the figures that they have available, I just want shirtless seph and ultima weapon.
They’ll make a shirtless version and he still won’t have any ab crunch at all.
>>11665535I hope they re-release Zack and give him an alt head depicting his smile. The current figure just feels soulless without it.
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This dropped last night. Trailer expected to drop as soon as February
>>11671528>Two blue lightsWe finally getting a film where there's two Godzilla's walking around? Would be funny it would be basically War of the Gargantua's where there's a Good Godzilla and a Evil one.
>>11671525Nah BBTS is a solid bet just with some caveats. Their prices are high and they are quite often lagged well behind the overseas retailers but it's super rare they don't deliver.
>>11671528>expected to drop as soon as FebruaryBased on??
>>11672665The wrinkles on his ass
How do you fuck this up so bad?>has a built in microphone (requires your (((permission))) to use)>only available at launch in 7 countries: UK, US, Poland, France, Germany, Australia and Israel.>tech was made by Jabil, a company that manufactures tech for military use>sets are very expensive>sounds are generic and will require updates through an app
>>11671050NOPE!https://www.brickfanatics.com/the-lego-smart-brick-has-a-built-in-microphone/
>>11671422>open link>immediately bombarded by 4 different pop upsInstantly closed the tab. Any website that does this ahould be deleted off the face of the Earth.
>>11671041>I'm sorry, WHAT?this is a nazi bait thread if you couldnt tell
>>11671476Yeah, I guess I did Natsee it ;)
>>11671010Noooooooo
New thread. Post your new figures, Christmas hauls, upcoming release details, etc.
So monster jam is undoubtedly a hotwheels crossoverCemetery is probably a universal monster mummy What do we think the other codes are?kick”“race”“green”“song" (SDCC exclusive)Most of the crossovers are 80s or 90s
I got zeta toys bruticus recently.Anyone have a clue what these L shaped brackets go to that come with onslaught?
>>11670844There's a third party thread that should know.
>>11670826Star Trek The Fast and the FuriousLittle Shop of HorrorsJem and the Holograms-themed redeco of Soundwave.
>>11671106Why kick for star trek?
Show me your dollhouse. Pic related, it's my dollhouse before I turn it into something worth owning.
>>11659371Oh, it's not staying the way it is now. I have much more expensive and better dolls and furniture to put in it. I also have big plans for lights and exterior work to make it look like the home alone house
>>11659777looks a little on the small side
>>11659371>8 dollars, without shippinganon, just buy a 3D printer and print the frame, you will be able to make any paintings by yourself
>>11659258I love these animals; they're so cute. I looked them up and found out they're the Huset figures/furniture from Ikea if anyone else is interested.
What do we do to stop shf from getting worse each year while raising the prices. There hasn't been a SINGLE release without issues in years now. The new goku is practially a landmine of QC issues and let's not even start with how low quality the one piece and mha line are...or god forbid, the berserk figures.
>>11662610>racism outside /b/
>>11660080The char shf is a fucking old sculpt.That's why it looks like shit.
>>11662652>redditYou really need to go back
>>11662589>>11662610>>11662643I just can't with how shit shf QC is. I got a few but they are so fragile and misserable compared to something good like figma or even old revoltech. I got fraulein figures in better shape than brand new shfs
>>11662746You first