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What do we expect to see at WonFes for sculpts?What unrevealed characters from the current IP set you expect or want to see?What new IP do you think might be added?
>>11063440Expect: Gray Saitama, gray Genos and/or Garou. Maybe a teaser for something new.Ninja Gaiden girl who's name I forget. prototypes for the YGO duelist and Utopia. Maybe gray Yugi. Teaser for DM or whatever monster Yugi will be sold alongside with. Gray female and armored Titans.More painted SF, and more grays.If new Marvel or DC show up I know it won't happen but I'd like to see Martian Manhunter, and for Marvel... idk, maybe a new Cap?As for new things, no real guesses, but I'd be excited to see some more new things. Maybe some mecha/robots.
>>11063440i wish we get poison ivy to pair with harley
>>11063440DO IT, YAMAGUCHI.
>>11063412The stand for my spider my took a nose dive and broke. Any replacement stands you guys recommend?
>>11063569It's a bit awkwardly big but I like the 3 stand claw ones from China. These ones have screws throughout, including the claw, so you can always make sure there's a tight fit. They also sell regular sized ones as well but I haven't bought any so can't vouch for these. Otherwise can't go wrong with the basic Figma stand. And of course there's the Tamashii stands that also get the job done. Bandai's model kit stands also get the job done.
>>11063440I BETTER SEE A PROTOTYPE.
After seeing some reviews, I realized how curvaceous AY Spider Gwen is
>>11063469There can't be that many new sculpts, it's usually like 1 per sculptor and Yamaguchi working overtime for one more. But now we have more active sculptors so would be higher than before.>>11063440Saitama and maybe a new Marvel from Yamaguchi. Right now that can be anything... Hulk/Red Hulk finally? Ride that tacticool wave and have Taskmaster? Green Goblin due to the NWH popularity/go with Spider-Man 2.0?Toga by Maoji very likely. The other AY crew probably have Ayane, maybe one of the other SF6, and Tartagila. DC AY might be no show, could be AK Ivy. Could be a new Harley with game costumeYuma and Astral for Ohtsu. Something new for Disney/Pixar perhaps for Matsumoto. Inside Out? I don't think a new IP will be added to AY yet. Accelerator for Railgun and Garangolm for MH would be nice additions IMO. Silver Fang is probably next for OPM, that feels very Kaiyodo. Oh yeah they might announce DOA AY since they bothered with Koei license feels wasteful to end with NG. They might go a little lomger just with NG though.
>>11063686Back is good but front is better. Many action figures tend to look shitty there. Like seeing joints or the sculpt isn't that continuous.
>>11063440Marie Rose and Honoka by Yamaguchi himself
Worst AY of 2024 comming this month
>>11063749I don't know AK Batman might turn out bad in hand compared to her possibly being okay in hand. Also Batman has that ticking time bomb of a cape.
>>11063686>>11063691A shame about the fugly and tiny face though, that shit looks like a bootleg. But I've seen some dude change the SHF's head and looks better, if a bit tiny in the AY body.
>>11063749Hey, at least this Supergirl has a soft goods as a cape.
>>11063440You know what would be interesting? Revoltech Looney Tunes. Bugs and Daffy to start, then more if they do well.
>>11064119NTA but there's absolutely nothing about Revoltechs that make them cost more than making a McFarlane action figure. US toys are mass produced immensely more in comparison. So bringing up prices aimed at different markets is pretty meaningless.
>>11064119>hey at least this $80+ Import Figure has a basic accessory that $20 Mcfartlane Figures have nowThe real difference is Toddy reuses molds more than Four Horsemen do, and skimps on paint so much that he should just switch to making army men. But it would be nice if he stopped making the wired capes from old basketball uniforms. Even when he finally does something right, he still finds a way to fuck it up.
>>11064106>barely any accessories >inferior peanut knees>plastic skirt>"at least she has soft goods"This has to sarcasm right? And not retard cope?
>>11063749is there a reason why she comes with so little accessories? is this a first for AY?
>>11064306Main reason is probably because she's not promising character for sale numbers, so they kept her bare bones. Reduce cost and price that way. Another reason is probably they can't think of much "necessary" accessories so they didn't bothered to. >is this a first for AY?No. Also depends on how you look at accessories. Is it purely the number? Does it matter if a lot of them are the same mold? What about early AY vs later AY? Volume of plastic or amount of paint? You can argue Venom didn't come with much. Or Superman didn't, but is that person counting he had two types of capes, etc. Arkham Knight has a high parts count, but most are color swaps for the same body parts, so he has a unique head, 6 pairs of hands and repeats of two weapons otherwise. Accessories will always be subject dependent so this idea of AY=lots of option parts was never true especially when it now has so many different IP.
>>11064329You coulda save some words and just say that AY Supergirl was made by some uninspired nip as opposed to yamaguchi
>>11064306Also having moving eyes reduces the face plates usually. When they don't they just repeat the same mold with different eye prints these days.
>>11063554DO WANT
>>11064330Stop spreading lies because it's not true.
>>11064330You can have examples of just the opposite. It's just subject oriented. Popular characters have better budget and such.
>>11063589thanks for the suggestions, found this on ebay, seems good for dynamic poseshttps://www.ebay.com/itm/273795045530?itmmeta=01J2DJBHHB4HDFVV8R5XSJEYZW&hash=item3fbf74d89a:g:JPAAAOSwlgFbqvWA&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4Gi7v%2B6AcxLtP5V%2BLPG4Ek9olhh6CtX0xJdlTB%2FI21m3tYuL17qIEDQyip2SWve4geGHpWqF2PSmNPXPGFPCmW%2F95%2F%2BLr%2FO6ovXIRg6HeeAoQCI7oQT4zXgQ2%2BN9ZXM6QIFcKmTLag%2BwQWp%2BDYXAVTBm0kLPF8eb6J5%2F3CK2%2FrpGO9cBmsfhOUjqOiNQx7q4sfPlGwaAKgZrzkh%2BbL8ZJrDafnhI4PHJhmix3m0cKZ1T0qM5btOBXkrE%2BcxXGYppR5AD8fe5p17z%2FykiT%2Fm9FG2wTRsymlFMOHZJvKogTcgV%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-KYrrKTZA
>>11064337>yamaguchi made such an underwhelming figure so that the other figures made by some uninspired nip wouldn't look so underwhelming by comparison Such being such a clueless newfag
>>11064341>Popular characters have better budget and suchYoure so right. Thats why characters like ochako, mirko and eren comes with soo much stuff. Just look at batman and his accessories, wow. They even made his action face exclusive
>>11064357I have the Gamestop brand equivalent of this, and I wouldn't recommend it. It's HUGE, first of all, and secondly the claws are extremely clunky. The articulated arm also doesn't bend as nicely as you might think. I'd stick with a plastic stand.
Is Nausicaa line dead?
>>11064337WOAH is that a n*zi symbol??!! How did Kaiyodo get away with this?
>>11064600It's the windmill of friendship. Me and my friends wear one so we can identify all the people in our friend group.
>>11063749well i will have her later this year anyway im a sucker for DC figures
>>11063761Aside from the fake leather cape which can probably get easily replaced with a superior softgoods one, why do you think Batman is going to be bad?
>>11064514What a twisted explanation. Just stop thinking sculptor somehow controls popularity, demand, budget, pricing, distribution of a figure. >>11064517You can't tell what's even popular. Ochaco and Mirko? Is that why they are 10 MHA AY that came out before them? Why Mirko never had an action figure? Attack Titan never had and completed action figure? They must be so popular they deserve 20 option parts each!Flash is an example of what I'm talking about. Face plates that are repeats because eyes don't move or effect pieces that are mostly repeats. They're more than nothing but also misleading if you're a dumb cunt who thinks a sculptor determines everything. And you ignore Yamaguchi is still the "director" position for these Amazing YAMAGUCHI. He or you know the real people who manages such options are the ones telling sculptors "do this with about # of molds and # of paints". Sculptors sculpt, they don't run the entire project, know all the financing. This Eva must not be made byYamaguchi, comes with nothing! Evangelion is popular though? Why didn't they include 50 weapons this particular obscure design never had???
>>11064517Look at those HUGE accessories THIS MUST BE YAMAGOOOCH!! It's a stupid simplification a smooth brain who thinks the one or two names on the box is somehow responsible for every decision about the product. These are MADE BY KAIYODO, pay attention to that fact. 60 something employees and you think every aspect that can influence sales is left to a sculptor? A 23yo one at that.
>>11064600It's a symbol in Buddhism. Temples on maps are represented by it. In Japanese called a Manji and because that character is named Manjiro so it's a symbol for his group. Also original is flipped and not diagonal.
>>11064661Proportions doesn't look promising. Big long arms and short legs. I can't know how bad until in hand though.
>>11064517>batman and his accessoriesForgot this part. Let's look at the two Batman. So how do you count accessories? New one has a cloth cape so there are no need for extra cape pieces anymore. Then the accessories are pretty similar, new one has more even with screens and stuff. Don't know how wired pleather cape costs so going to ignore it. But look at the paints. Old Batman is pretty simple compared to the body of game Batman. A lot of money goes into producing that. But the price is kept under 10k yen, that's because Batman is popular enough to pull that off. So I would say he has appropriate budget and reasonable pricing. If this was another comic book Batman with simple coloring he would come with more accessories, if that's even needed, or be cheaper.
>>11064716>>11064730>>11064805i accept your concession newfag
Fucking hell AK Batman is the same price as Winter Soldier and anon is mad about sculptors for no legitimate reasons.
>>11064814You can't read or don't know the meaning of the word apparently. Or tell who's new. You should be saying "thank you for showing how wrong and clueless I am" to me.
>>11064771Those stumpy legs are one of the reasons why i skipped it.
>>11064599Yes, same goes for Revo Geo. Takeya and Geo were not included in the new box era of Revoltech branding.
>>11064859The leg armor makes the legs look even shorter so it's hard to tell really. The top of armor looks like a knee cover but it's more like the top of a boot based on where the knee hinge is. So I can't be too judgemental until I pose him around myself. The arms do feel oversized though.
>>11063412Is IT'S parent still in financial turmoil?
Kaiyodo is 18million yen in black as of end of March.
>>11063749this meme is soooo forced
>>11063440Wolverine 1.5Gambit 1.444444 (dead)Iron Spider 1.2 (2 more spider legs)Wonder Woman 1.15 times biggerMephisto 666Frieza 530000Hulk 0.5 (half the AY, legs sold separately)Black Panther XX (chromosomes)Harley Quinn XXXIron Man LXXXV
>>11063440Spiderman 1.0 reissue
>>11064115would be pretty kino, but i dont think WB care much about even going with a collab
>>11064115>>11065593I think there is no reason to when they can make some Disney characters that do better.
>>11065699You think Skellington or Stitch would do better than Bugs or Daffy?
>>11065702Well they are reissues so that's different. I would say don't recall coming across much Loony Tunes merch in Japan. Don't see much PO on websites. Let's see SJ2 Bugs Bunny got a PUP, great, top of the charts it must be.Yeah I don't think so. Disney does better.
>>11065725Gunbros we are so back
>>110657269500 yen, to be release May 2025, preorders open on the 16th and it has a Kaiyodo store exclusive head
Im really hoping they do a 1.5 ver or whatever the fuck for their tmnt figs.
>>11065726Reissues are not the same as new products though. Don't forget they just happen to make the weapons pack full of guns.
>>11065728Nah that should be 100% new, pick different design too. What would win the hearts of pretty much every Western toy collector is they do a yellow jumpsuit April, much like they did AY Catwoman. The Turtles should look more modern comic, bunch of wrappings on the hands and stuff.But sadly Japan don't give a shit about TMNT.
>>11065743I'd rather have shredder
>>11064912I got it because it's weirdly difficult to have a definitive Batman action figure, I think the closest we've come are the recent MAFEX releases but I don't really collect a lot of comic book figures and the capes looks too bulky at times, their live action Batmen are good too but I feel like this strikes a good balance (also I get a raging hard on for revoltechs).
Are you guys getting Eren? Give me fomo.
>>11064823>this much cope over underwhelming figuresyou're actually mad for no reason.
>>11065743>they make new TMNT figs>Mutant Mayhem shit...yeah, no thanks.
>>11065953>those kneesBarf
>>11065953why are the feet so small? why do they have metal sticking out?
>>11065725>>11065726>>11065727Debating if I should pick this up, I don't really care about the new stuff but the Deathstroke I bought a year or three ago was incomplete and was missing a bunch of the accessories.Also I wonder if there's a small chance now of Arkham Knight getting a rerelease.
>>11065953I ordered it. Idk, I read the series and it was alright, but of the 3 I "need" the attack titan the least. But it's a nice little collection of 3 figures, and I was thinking of posing them with Archecore stuff. They should scale decently to 1/35 stuff (where 6" would be around 15' as these 3 titans were). I guess for the fomo part, if you want female or armored, would you also want attack?>>11065968>why do they have metal sticking out?Check out your other AY figures, if you have any. Or your SHF. You might be in for a surprise.
>>11066035Idk either. Also including 2 of the same sword? I guess technically the sword could have split into two, but it just seems unnecessary, but I guess budgetary reasons kept it this way. I'd think a limited run of second heads (and this goes for all releases) doesn't help with the budget, though the profits from their own store are probably a lot higher. This sword was relevant for a handful of issues from 2014 so it's a bit of a deep cut, but far as I recall it's a singular, adaptable sword. I'll go back and read it tonight if I remember. Regarding Arkham Knight, given that they keep releasing Arkham related figures it seems safe to say that reissues wouldn't be off the table for late adopters. It already came with so much that a straight reissue might make the most sense, but who knows.
>>11065953Probably not, might get the armored titan for my kaiju shelf since I like that design more.>>11066100I was wondering if that sword was actually from something, I assumed it was.
>>11065953Waiting for the eventual bootleg
>>11066100The godkiller can form twin blades, I think it's typically just copying his normal weapons. Kinda a shame we didn't also get the dagger and bo staff forms
>>11065957>no reasonYour off the mark explanation of the sculptor is to blame is the reason, idiot. Nothing I said is about "coping", you're forcing this narrative meme now that you have no valid reasoning. Keep that up better than being wrong but just shut your hole about things you don't understand.
>>11064912Youre right, the armor made it look stumpy in some shots.
>>11066295Yeah so I think the legs are exactly the same proportion as other recent male AY like WS. That's probably because the same 3D template is being shared. But I think the arms are bulked up and is throwing off the balance we're used to with other male AY.
>>11063554Enough already you got the ML. That design will never be an AY because that's not how he looks in live action. This one might.
>>11066035>Arkham KnightMaybe. But that particular AY has more elaborate paintjobs, extra assembly steps, and a more niche audience. That last one probably doesn't matter due to the limited distribution. But I doubt there is room for new parts so will be a straight reissue if it happens and won't be cheap. >>11066100>keep releasing Arkham related figuresThat's because the designs make better sculpts and has nothing to do with say how that game did. They were going to do a new batman and catwoman anyways, but rather than boring smooth skintight suits from comics they wanted flashy mesh textures and armor plating on their AY so went with game designs. I think this will continue for Batman as long as the alternatives are "too simple" for them.
>>11066331>as long as the alternatives are "too simple" for them.There are countless complex comic designs if that's what they want. There's even always Azrael if they want to go that route. I doubt that's the reason. Maybe someone wanted to do AK and just went from there, but I doubt it's because a design is too simple.
>>11065725>>11065726What is with the retarded anime swords? I really only know Deathstroke from cartoons and early Teen Titans.Anyway I am a fan of the Slade Revoltech so I am glad to see it come back even if I don't want any of the new stuff.
>>11066380That's expecting a lot to deep dive for those comic designs. It's not like the first 10 hits in Google image search it's not getting picked. And at the end of the day they get simplified for ease of repeated illustrating. There's no comparison to the visual information of CG models that's one and done, even Azreal, which is..why? This isn't MAFEX. AK was picked in the beginning because they ran out of good DC picks and he looks like MGS character. He definitely had guns that were replaced by blades because that was the era for no guns. With modular guns in addition to armor swap it would have been a nice and gimmicky action figure so I get why they went for it.
>>11066393He got a contract to kill some Greek god I think, and was given that sword because it can kill gods. It's quick and cheap accessory piece to add and expand on that looks impressive, thus boost sales.
>>11066324When have they ever used a live action design? AY would definitely go for more militarized looks so it's either this or King Daredevil, but there will definitely be some black on the suit.
>>11066481I'm saying they pick that right comic design because it looks closest to the current live action suit. I thought that was clear. It's what AY have been doing for years. No that ninja one looks nothing like that. The black bits doesn't really matter they're small accents.
Saw this on instagram. It's the 2.0 Deadpool KO and I believe this guy and some of the comments said that the KO van hit poses the original can't. Can any of you with this figure prove them wrong or right?
>>11066623Hasn't 2.0 DP KO been around for a while? Pretty sure everyone said it was pretty bad? The only ones I heard some decent reviews for were Wolverine and especially BP. I never bought BP so I've been thinking of the bootleg, though I did get Wolverine some years ago and though he felt good some of the joints eventually fell apart.
>>11066324Goddamn this suit looks so bad.
>>11065726Funny that these swords that lasted 4 issues got made for this 1.5. Would have been nice to lose one of the swords and effects for another version of the weapon like the spear, or other kinds of weapons or even effects for the weapons. And that big sheath too doesn't really seem necessary.
>>11066777There's no strong media presence for Deathstroke besides post credit scenes so they saw some panels with big swords from image search, that's all they needed. These figures are not derived from the cumulative knowledge of 80 years of comics or anything like that.
>>11066380>I doubt that's the reasonAY don't want their figures to look like overpriced Marvel Legends like half of Mafex. Sculptors want to add some bang for your bucks so when possible and appropriate pick some design that isn't open ZBrush file male body 1 hour later and you're done. Hence Spider-Man 2.0 being ANAD so he can add all that hexagons. BP some non-comic design so it can look like a black golf ball. Venom with straps and armor instead of a normal 2.0.
>>11066790>so they saw some panels with big swords from image searchYou love making such assumptions, don't you? That's fine, but you shouldn't speak of it as if it's fact,
>>11066803The image search bit is what Yamaguchi said when he made Captain America.
>>11066818proof?
>>11066829This one all you can really do to prove it is ask Yamaguchi and get an answer. It was something said at a Q&A event. I think it's true you can think whatever. But it makes sense. What's the alternative? DC and Marvel don't care they're not telling these companies "make this looking like this" and sending references. Comic AY aren't that concern about being 100% accurate to the ever-changing comic panels. They're not even that accurate to a singular source like AK Catwoman. So why not get their references off the internet. I'm sure they check if it's not fanart at least. They only need to pass the approval process.
Question for the AY which have ratchet clicking joints, do reissues get rid of this?
>>11066844Depends on the joint and position. Like Venom I don't think ever got rid of the ratchet joints. Double jointed shoulder joints remain ratcheted. The single torso ratchet joints usually stayed too except for maybe Wolverine. Knees of bootcut joints that were ratcheted tend to be replaced with smooth.
>>11066623unrelated but, do bootlegs come with the instructions? >>11066845Neat info, regardless of the sounds, all ratchet joints should have the cross mark in one side right? No matter if it's a reissue or not.
>>11066860Yeah the cross part is the springy component for the ratchets. Smooth joints just have the centre circle.
>>11063440>What new IP do you think might be added?We got Honkai then Genshin, I wonder if the pattern continues and get something from the latest?
>>11066868Oh right, the crossed ones are usually in the knees and torso.
>>11066874this is reddit shit
>>11066875Wait, I forgot. 6mm revolver joints are ratcheted with just a circle in the middle. Weaker ratchets though. 8mm and 10mm are the ones with crosses.
>>11066892The ones that come in arm/elbow, whereas the others come in the knees.The reissues still have these crosses but got rid of the clicking sounds I get, at least some comments mention it.
>>11063440>What do we expect to see at WonFes for sculpts?Saitama and Ryu, maybe Ayane.>What unrevealed characters from the current IP set you expect or want to see?I'd like a Genshin so I can give Ryu someone to fight. Ken's my main in SF, so he'd be pretty cool too and I imagine he's next on the list for that IP. For capeshit I think my current most wanted guy is Blade, but I don't think he's very likely unless the game or movie end up popular and those are both a ways off.>What new IP do you think might be added?If the Capcom figures sell well, we'll probably see more from them. But I'm biased because I like a lot of Capcom games; I've been clamoring for an AY Dante since the line started.They're also playing nice with Jump/Shueisha, so I wouldn't be surprised if we get something new. BNHA is ending soon so they're probably eyeballing a replacement once the figure well dries up. Kodansha too, but they'll probably want a few more Titan figures first.
>>11066902>BNHA is ending soon so they're probably eyeballing a replacementI think that replacement is One Punch Man.
>>11066898>reissues still have these crosses but got rid of the clicking sounds?? If it's a revolver joint, there are ratchets.
>>11063440Might be too early but Armor All Might will probably come out. Personally want vigilantes trio but that ain't happening. Marvel and DC no clue what they'll do right now. I do want more heroines and villains though.
I imagine if we ever got an AY DD it would probably look like the UA3 design
>>11066908Really? I keep reading some youtube comments about reissues getting rid of certain clicking sounds, like the knees.Yet they also mention that, in order to differentiate a bootleg from the original, it's vital to check the cross marks in the knees. So I wonder which is which. t.only owns a rather old AY Eva.
>>11066952>youtube commentsThey're idiots. They hear the plastic screeching noise of a smooth joint (in reality not always "smooth") and thinks that means ratchets. You know a bootleg when you see it, they also don't have company logo on them. Don't buy cheap AY from Chinese sellers. As for joints used in AY course 101, if you really want to go into it there is no universal rule or system. There are Revolver Joints, Revol Mini joints, and GEO joints used in AY. What got used where depends on when they came out, depends on the reissue period, really just depends AY to AY.
>>11066936True, they just haven't yet for Marvel. I think Black Panther would've been the perfect opportunity for using UA3 but that one is a little different, but both deriving from the same MCU design. If they do Taskmaster I think Spider-Man game design is 100% the one they'll use. Udon one is just not really like the MCU version.
>>11066952>AY Eva.Also there's no such thing lol.
>>11066982He obviously means Revoltech Eva. >>11066977This would be a good costume. Give him an optional cape too and it's mostly best of both worlds.
>>11066969So, in order to tell original from ko apart is, more or less the actual figure itself. Cause even nowadays the boxes have the logo and whatnot, but I heard the current original reissues have a codee and a translucent label. And of course instructions, at least that used to be a way to also tell them apart. >>11066982>>11066990Yeah, I meant the Kaiyodo Eva Test-type from 2006.
MechaGods WON.>https://x.com/kaiyodo_PR/status/1811583638003384587
>>11067007Classic mecha not the greebly new versions. Interesting, that, huh.Interested to see how they turn out.
>>11067000Where/who you're buying from is probably the best indicator. I don't know why you're so concerned about how to tell them apart. Unless I'm naive and KO are going around at premium prices now.
>>11067007FUCKING YES. Not so long ago I was talking about this and wanting to see Aphrodite A done like Catwoman. They better do that too. I hope these are PVC figures with GEO joints.
>>11067014I guess I will better check out nip market places, Aliexpress is definitely a no-no and eBay/Amazon are shady. >KO are going around at premium prices now.As far as I'm concerned they aren't.
>>11067007Oh now this looks promising, if they made them look a bit closer to the Revoltech Gurren Lagann mechas I'm sold.
I don't import often but I really want revol Ryu Hayabusa Where do you guys recommend importing him for the most affordable price?
>>11067022He won't be getting discounted so preordering from Amiami is probably the cheapest.
>>11067007Loving that matching fot for 商品化決定So, what will be the store bonus for these, not to be a downer. Iron Cutter and Drill Pressure Punch?
>>11067007Ahh it begins, the preWF we will spoil all the good surprises period. Man if we can get the first two kikaiju done by Yamaguchi that would be awesome.
>>11067022And if you want the extra sword, Hobby Genki. It's just something like 700-900 more yen than without it.
>>11067007What I wanted came true!! >>11056245I assume Yamaguchi would be the one doing them, I can't fathom why not. I thought Bandai permanently scared Kaiyodo off of doing Mazingers Revos, glad I was wrong. But this also indicates it takes something as universally known like Mazinger Z for AY to return to Mecha. Future options are limited to Getters and Evangelions then.
>>11066842so no proof...
>>11067086So what? How often is there proof for bts stuff in toy development of this nature?
>>11067110I think the point is that if you can't back up what you're saying, you shouldn't be stating things like they're facts. How they determine what costumes to make, what characters to choose, etc.
>>11067112You know what I completely thought I put probably in my first sentence, it's a phrase I repeat too many times. It makes sense now why you're talking about facts.>These figures are not derived from the cumulative knowledge of 80 years of comics or anything like that.This is "fact" no matter how you look at it though. Unless you believe they're in communications with such crazy thinktank just to make silly toys. Too much energy for almost no results. However there are some things about that you can see just by simple pattern recognition, so if you're denying even those because some developer wasn't quoted you need to relax a little.
>>11067112You know what there is a possibility I didn't considered for why the brief appearance sword was picked, and that is the project manager is a big fan of that particular run. So it's PROBABLY image search catching the eye but I can't deny other possibilities because hey, we will likely never know.
>>11067007I'm have nothing but respect for Kayodo.Instead of doing another husbando/waifu #100500 which sell millions they spend their sweet time on some cartoon robot which will be bought by 3.5 robot autists. Because of decisions like this Kayodo surely will go out of business sooner or later or rise the prices on other figures but I just can't disrespect insanity like this.
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>>11067279Mazinger is massive, it's been made probably hundreds of times as a toy. Just like Optimus Prime, they just seem to always sell. >>11067133>Unless you believe they're in communicationsDon't want to start another branch of this discussion but there's definitely some measure of communication. "Can we do this?", "are you happy with this sculpt?", hence the whole pending licensor approval that every toy company has to deal with, as well as general company relations. Now, do they actually discuss together what they should make? Who knows, maybe they ask DC about popular looks, what they think, character suggestions, or maybe they don't. I'm sure the difference between how DC interacts with McFarlane and Kaiyodo is massive but there's a ton of discussion with the former. And this of course isn't limited to DC but all other IPs Kaiyodo make figures of.
>>11067359Oh of course I'm not counting the approval process, mentioned that before >>11066842 That's necessary otherwise they are bootlegs. Yeah I mean other than that, all that small details discussions. Probably not on specifics for the figure, but stuff like statistics, hard data only Marvel or DC has about viewership might be shared. For BNHA Takara might provide sales number for the different characters.
>>11067359>Just like Optimus Prime, they just seem to always sell.oh yeah im sure AY Optimus sold very well
>>11067790He probably sold decently, just not well enough to make more, especially as general releases. Would be nice if they could do a limited release Megatron at least. But that was in the context of transformable OP. It'd be like saying Voltron does well, the implication would be transforming and combining classic Voltron. Tbh I only remembered the contextual idea of AY OP after the post, but basically the idea is a design that always has its fans. Plus some folks here think only greebly detailed designs are on Kaiyodo's radar.
Not sure if I would be pissed/excited if Yamaguchi ever did these designs, but safe to say they'll get Figuarts no?
alright I finally have mine after the postal service held it longer than usual, decided to immediately leave a note in my mailbox and then delivered it to a post office instead of ringing the doorbell
>greeblyWere those a dig at the comments about DC and Marvel costume choices? Are you that dumb? It doesn't apply to everything I think too much goes without saying but apparently not. Japan don't give a crap about these comics, only dumb Burger cunts thinks they should all look like the 40's and 60's from nostalgia shit. Comics AY are for Japan, they just rather want to have the cool looking versions and not some ancient crap they don't have nostalgia for.It doesn't even follow through considering a lot of the Japanese IP they've been doing. Mazinger is clearly that nostalgia bait for the Japanese. So you completely flip the script, you see that right? Now we want shit from the 70's recreated with modern engineering. It's like if Hollywood was to make a Mazinger movie they would not make a robot of big cylinders, it'd be busy body Michael Bay TF looking crap. That's the mentality for Japan with the comics.
>>11066902I’d love to see AY Resident Evil figures
>>11068048We'll probably summon that guy who goes on about RE creator doesn't allow toys and shit.
>>11068011Doubtful. Bandai and GSC did Ninja Batman, and I think the former did Joker too, and that's it from both. Odds are maybe Batman, but I doubt anyone will bother.
>>11068011I would clap my hands and feet together like a baby if those designs for Batman and Wonder Woman got AY/SHF/Mafex releases
>>11068011>>11068063I think all of them except for maybe figma Catwoman shelf-warmed hard. So yes pretty unlikely. Isekai Harley Quinn probably has better odds from Bandai and GSC
>>11068041yeah I think I like him more than the AY mal hunter and the vulcanlog hunters except for maybe glav hunterI like them both about equally
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>>11068045Take your meds retard, anon was clearly talking about designs of recent releases such as Bandai's HG, Sentinel's Riobots and Maxfactory's Plamax
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>>11068135It's noticeable on some AY, but especially here cause of the bulky armor I guess, but those feet look really tiny.
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>>11068166First mention that's what I thought. Second time>only greebly detailed designs are on Kaiyodo's radar.Made me go huh?
>>11068181Fun pics. How does it feel? Does it articulate like regular AY?
>>11068179Source art also have tiny feet though, that's actually quite accurate. The two new AY hunters have big arms compared to the source.
>>11068206I guess the hunters just got small feet. I'm always in the camp that when making a figure you can make small concessions to the source material so long as it improves the product (and if the licensor is ok with it, I guess). But accurate is fine, though if the arms are bigger that's a bit odd. Either way, looks like it can still stand despite them being a bit small.
>>11068213I think the arms got bigger only because of the posing requirements. Rather than adjusting the areas around the shoulders for better range the sculptors thought make the arms longer then they can hold the sword no problem. But then didn't scale other parts of the body. The other one was way worse with that, this seems closer to the source proportions. Look up MH concept drawings the feet are really tiny.
>>11068135>>11068146>>11068170>>11068181That metallic paint is so, so delicious lookingI would love to have these new monhun AYs but they're so goddamn expensive, I never have the money at the time
>>11068213>make small concessions to the source material so long as it improves the productYamaguchi definitely did that with the Vulcanlog he made. The feet were much bigger than the art or game model.
>>11068203>Does it articulate like regular AY?I can't really say much on this since the only AYs I own are the two huntersthough I do have an old yamaguchi revo which is raidenlunagaron hunter isn't as flexible as raiden but he's way more posable than mal hunter and any of the vulcanlogshe also feels more solid than the resteasily the best revo hunter right now
>>11067007This is weirdly historic for Kaiyodo. IIRC they never made an action figure of the double Mazingers. Just Mazinkaiser as a Revoltech. Then there's all those garage kits and sofubi statues of them. Pic of super robots done by Hayami', Yamaguchi's mentor in a way.
>>11068233yeah I had to make sure I didn't order too many stuff for the months both AY hunters were planned to release
>>11068255I'm definitely excited to see how they turn out. I don't exactly need Mazinger stuff, but if they're done exceedingly well I can see myself grabbing one or both of them. Given all the old school mecha done in the past of the Revoltech line, I wonder if these were on Kaiyodo/Yamaguchi's wish list for a while.
>>11068135>>11068146>>11068274Dear lord, this one fucks. Does it have QC issues like popping legs/torso?
>>11068309Yeah I feel like they didn't want to compete with Bandai Chogokin so they never bothered even during Revoltechs. Doing getters and grendizer instead. Mazinger probably cost the most for licensing then. But they've been doing sofubi for years now. AY is more of a sell less charge more model of business, and maybe licensing for Mazinger isn't as crazy as it used to be. I can see that. Chances for Cutie Honey and Devilman went from 0 to 2%...?
>>11068309And maybe he's more of a Getter fan.
>>11068320nothing loose and nothing pops out on mineit's a really solid figurethe only issue I have with it is really minor thoughthe red highlights are shoddily painted or scuffed in some spots but you don't notice it unless you look really close
>>11068326Great purchase then, cheers.
>>11068326>paint qcYeah thats normal for revos.
>>11068229Is that Tigrex on the left? YamaGODchi please.
>>11067007Hopefully they turn out better than that utter garbage like their Grendizer.
>>11068618>I hope it's better than their 2010 figure with completely different set of joints
>>11068518I recall one Spider Gwen review where the dude complained about lots of paint issues, and articulation too cause it was stiff.He even thought he might've bought a bootleg due to these.
>>11068323I would shit, puke, piss, and cum if we ever got Devilman.
>>11068665The worst one i ever got was farmer rei having a big ol paint fuckup on the side of her thigh which was super fucking noticeable since it was a big fucking splotch.
>>11068931Yikes, yeah sometimes you get lucky like this anon >>11068326 but also receive a figure with several issues. But to be fair, the dude whose Gwen came fucked did say he bought her from Amazon. I mean, a common issue from Spidey stuff is that sometimes the tigh/knee or torso come loose and pop out fast.
>>11063686She's the best version of the character in my opinion.
>>11068960Agree, not even considering her voluptuous figure, she's well proportioned for a 1.0 version, at least compared to the first AY Spiderman.But again, the tiny face is hideous, though I personally don't mind it as I'd just give her the mask face.
>>11069014I've never liked unmasked spideys in the first place desu, the mask is just cooler and much easier to make expressive
>>11069015Ditto, but that's a preference some have. I wish they'd given her interchangeable eyes like Peter though. And an hypothetical 2.0 version would likely be based on her Spider-verse looks methinks.
>>11068950"""Luckily"" hobby search was like "yeah okay what the fuck" and refunded me 1/3rd of the item value back.I still like the figure but man the qc is fucking retarded for a chunk of my revos. I still gotta wait for my agent venom to come in and I hope Ryu has no issues.
>>11068233I feel it looks better in photos than in real life.
>>11069022Jesus, the only Revoltech I have is a gitd Eva so that didn't happen to me kek.But I've recently picked an interested in this line, especially the Marvel stuff. I guess I will see my luck once I decide to purchase one.
>>11069032Of the three eva revos I have (farmer rei, anim, and EURO II), only EURO II came out scott free of QC issues. I hate the revo anima one so much that im heavily considering spending 300 dollars to replace it with the new fancy one.
>>11067007I can't imagine the main item at WF not being the sculpt of the AY Mazinger Z. Maybe Kaiyodo got smarter about teasers and are telling the items rather than showing the products.This is so exciting simply because I have zero clue how this AY will be jointed, articulated. Don't even know if they're painted PVC or more like Optimus and be colored ABS. The later seems easier for unique jointing and these guys don't have complicated color scheme so can get away with little to no paints. Just the head really. Maybe that ARTPLA move finally paid off and made things easier for producing these types of action figures. But doing mecha in PVC will have less restrictions IMO for which robots they could do. Adding lots of paints to all the assembling ABS needs can add up in costs. Assuming we will keep getting a health dose of mecha in the future. I hope so.
>>11069035I personally don't mind some tiny paint issues but a huge spot is just bullshit.
>>11065052>Kaiyodo is 18million yen in black as of end of March.I heard they were in trouble, which is it?
>>11069068I got the pics for you two from years ago.There were 2 fucking QC issues that i mixed into one. Heres the first
>>11069095Pic 2 of the thigh fucking damage which was much worse than I remember.
>>11067007>Amazing Yamaguchi Getter 1 might be realGetter 1 Renewal is one of my favorite mecha figures so if Yamaguchi is down to make a 3rd Getter 1 figure I’m buying that shit.
>>11069092How they're doing changes over time? Huh it's like they are an active business. Stupidity aside I don't think that's a lot for a company like Kaiyodo. 2021, 22 and 23 they were like 10 times that in red.
>>11069110Yeah probably will have a cloth cape which I'm not sure is the best for Getter 1. I guess because it's some sort of morphing metal lol. But if they do Getters I really really really want 2 and 3 done this time. Have one corresponding Get Machine included with each release. Revo gave up on the 2's and 3's after the first New Getters. Then have Mazinkaiser and Shin Getter 1 made and I'll be pretty satisfied.
>>11067007Good times for Mazin fans. Moderoid God Mazinger and Mazin Saga is somehow happening too. Although Saga would've been better off as an AY, it hos some posing challenges and I believe it starts human size? I forget after putting the helmet on you could stay that size or immediately get bigger. Plus a cloth cape with an AY.
>>11064903Damn and I was hoping for some re-releases at least. Sad.
>>11066936>>11066977I'd be thrilled with either of these, honestly. Good designs.
>>11069095>>11069096Oof, this sucks ass, similar to the dude who bought Gwen. Yikes.
>>11068323>>11068694From all the companies Kaiyodo is the one that ends up doing Mazinger, Devilman and Cutie Honey...
>>11069292We get 2/3 in some shape and form with other companies but it never go all the way to Cutie Honey, and I don't think that will change even with Kaiyodo. Let's keep hoping though.
You guys don't think they'd make Cap 2.0 Falcon Cap, do you? With the movie coming it doesn't seem impossible.
I fucking love this fella so damn much, after almost 20 years the glow still holds well.Part of me wishes AY would release a fully gitd figure, but the price would be an absolute rape.
>>11069803japan hates dindus. the only black heroes they tolerate are the ones that cover their entire face.
>>11067007about time we finally got some all plastic toys of these boys
china man is getting faster
>>11070162
How do you anons store all your revo accessories?
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>>11070162>>11070165Which would be the other way to spot a bootleg? Lack of instructions?
>>11070230Price is your go to. The 'exclusive head' won't be inside the inner tray.
>>11070288Yeah, I was referring to AY stuff in general just like the other anons mentioned the cross marks in the joints.
>>11070297Stop talking about cross marks on joints. It doesn't apply unless the AY happens to be using 8mm or 10mm revolver joints, most AY don't use them period.
>>11070303Alright I will stop pestering about that subject, but alas those 8mm and 10mm do have the crosses right? And those are the only revolvers AY still employs (?)
>>11070307>only revolvers AY still employs (?)If it's brand new, no. All joints are now what's considered GEO joints, they have a circle on one side of the sphere. If it's a reissue of an older AY they MIGHT have 8mm or 10mm revolver joints. But they tend to be replaced by GEO joints of the same size. Like Deathstroke have 4 in the legs but in the reissue I bet they are all GEO joints now.
>>11070309Alright, thanks for all the info, I shall stop now.
>>11069867Japan don't care. There's a super badass black character then there are figures made, masked or not. You're confusing it with China that removes characters from posters. Korea, no idea.
>>11070333>super badass black character>Falcon Cap
>>11070336He sucks and they haven't made one?...so what's your point?
>>11070333>China that removes characters from posters.Based chings
>>11070166I put all my accessories in these now, label with permanent sharpie and life is so much easer.
>>11063686>>11068960>>11069014She's such a great figure
>>11070168>>11070167>>11070165>>11070162Looking gooood. I couldn't get real deal, cause of the retarded distribution. Now this, with that head.
>>11070566If you get it let us know how it is. I know the quality on some isn't awful on some, but idk, I guess it kind of bugs me owning a bootleg. Doesn't help that years ago I bought a couple, and they were honestly pretty good, but then randomly broke and it kind of soured me on the whole thing.
>>11069862? do GITD figures cost more? I think significantly less because you're ditching a lot of the paint process. Some AY have parts that are UV light reactive. Last time Revo did GITD were Takeya skeletons and one of the RevoGeo?
>>11070668Nta but I believe it may. Idk to what degree, because obviously paint adds a ton to manufacturing costs, but usually gitd variants of figures, like in KS, are more expensive (could also be due to smaller run, or just greed). Only real basis I have is that gitd 3d printing material costs more than regular PLA (at least the last time I checked).
>>11070671Yeah I think it's more of the small production too. They like to make them be "exclusive" and "limited" even though 99.999% of the time they are molds reuse of an already mass produced product. Interesting about the 3D printing, but that too could be due to limited nature for that product. Not sure if that scales up in the world of factory level materials requisitions. It could I suppose.
>>11065953probably not. I like the figure enough, but he obviously won't scale with the figmas, so the whole titans sub line is kinda redundant. I'm waiting for OPM and Mazinger.
>>11071361>so the whole titans sub line is kinda redundantI don't think redundant is the word you're looking for, but I get what you're trying to say (in fact I think redundant is the opposite, since something redundant would be needless, like, if you're satisfied with the Figma, they made the same humans again). From my perspective, they're making 3 titans, characters from the series that have gotten one model kit (just Eren) and things like Nendoroids and statues and never action figures, so that on its own are a niche for these. Also looking forward to both of those though. Hope we get a preview of both at WF.
>>11063440Charles Bronson Deathwish
Revoltech expert anons, what sort of AY do you think the Double Mazingers will turn out? What I mean is will they go down the Convoy/Optimus route or a more typical AY, like a bulky male superhero? For engineering I think both approaches have their merits. But if these want to have a rich assortment of effect pieces and accessories I think they need to be like other AY. I think the challenging aspect for these are the hips, how to make them look right and have decent range of movement. Bandai's usual methods looks disjointed. If they're like Optimus something like SMP Blue Beet's hips would work. If like regular AY then cutting that black crotch piece apart like Harley Quinn's short shorts would be simple enough. What are your thought? I hope we get an idea of that at WF.
>>11071401I hope they end up being similar to the Tengen Topa Gurren Lagann line.
>>11071401I'd like to see them with their own articulation scheme. Optimus, aside from where his design gets in the way, can do just about anything "typical AY" can do, just in a different way, so not exactly sure what you mean by that.
>>11071416I mean ABS + built in joints VS PVC body parts connected by geo joints, ball joints etc.
>>11071416>>11071421Like if we're speaking just mecha genre AY Optimus way or the EvaEvo Unit-08 way for example.
>>11071426I'd say AY OP.>>11071421The way you're describing ABS and built-in joints, this is pretty obviously done to retain sculpts and silhouettes where the character can't really lose that aesthetic (with the old Revoltech that were smaller could have those thick (relatively) limbs be at similar sizes to the joints, which let them look quite seamless. With how much bigger modern Revoltech are compared to those, I doubt the thick limbs would work that well with the current assortment of joints. Junk Warrior uses both a small joint along with these ABS style joints (you can see the cutout on the left arm which is also on the right, and also how the full bend is achieved with both joints), so maybe something like this could work, but there isn't really much in the way of thin places to fit in small joints on the Mazinger, so they'd probably have to opt for just the ABS. I'm definitely interested in seeing how Yamaguchi handles them.
>>11071450Yeah I don't think joint size would be that much of an issue for a bigger super robot AY. Assuming it'd be even be a similar size, could be shorter. Elbows they could do the same as old Revos with the 6mm Geo, one short mushroom peg into the back of the forearm, one long smooth peg into the upper arm. Sure makes rocket punch easier. The bigger size will help not have the peg shoot straight out the arm. Knees could go any number of ways including that JW way, there's that 8mm double joints too, just cover up the front.
>>11071635...the knees can just be done the exact same way as the old revos too, size up to a 10mm joint if need be, 6mm joint for that collapsing back panel. It worked really well.
>>11071635>>11071647I love how chonky they look.
>>11071647...and then there's the simplest of them all, just a hinge. No need for visible pins now.
Fuck, I already have Deathstroke. I like his new swords but they stand out too much from his design. I gonna skill his "new" version.
>>11071401I was gonna hold out for awaken studio to do mazinger. I honestly love the sculpt of the soc gx-70. I just want something with better articulation and more effect accessories.
So with Flash and Reverse Flash getting them relatively soon after their initial release, what's the likelihood of other newer AYs that sold well getting "quick" reissues? Friend of mine missed out on Agent Venom and is trying to avoid paying the late-fag tax.
>>11072432I think it's pretty high. He sold out pretty fast even on Kaiyodo's stores. He's straight forward badass looking action figure so he doesn't need much media push. Honestly I thought much higher chance than Deathstroke and that has happened.
>>11072432>>11072444Fingers crossed for AY Agent Venom to be reissued.
>>11072568Is this because you think it's a cool figure or you like the character? I presume the former?
>>11072574I think he's a cool figure.
I hope they do dem fem bots next. I wanna see some tits flying!
>>11070162>>11070165>>11070167>>11070168I heard CT Toys are making Agent Venom too. I wonder if I should wait for that or just get this.
>>11072885Were they the model kit company? can't remember off the top of my head. If so, two completely different products.
While looking through comic costume designs for Avengers, I noticed something. I could never find where the design for AY Black Panther came from, I find the specific art but never a comic it's from that I can tell. However it looks like around the time of Age of Ultron movie, bunch of designs were made for noncomic media, mainly books aimed for children. I think toys had these designs and art on box too. Apologies if that's not what these designs were made for.Anyways I bring them up because they look interesting. Much closer to MCU designs than a lot of the comic book suits. And so I think we might see more of them in the future since we already had one instance where Yamaguchi looked at these. Again my bad if that BP art was made for some comic run.
Anyone get the new 1.5 Toy Story figures?
>>11063440TEN MORE FUCKING DAYS
>>11063761>>11064661Is it really confirmed we’re not gonna be able to use OG Bats’ cape on AK Bats?
>>11074406any one who owned the OG Bats or at least have half a brain would know its not compatible just by looking at AK bat promo images
>>11074601I don’t know shit, I just wanna combine both, if I have to destroy AK bats to pull it off then so be it
Let's fucking GOOOOO
>>11075520GUNS!?
>>11075520They're really making me buy all the figures I didn't the first time, huh.>>11075537I love their commitment to Yugioh, and this shows that they're going beyond the protags, which is great. I wonder if they're really doing Cyber Dragon, or maybe some weird pseudo 3-pack where it can also become Cyber End.
>>11075520Time to sell. Shit. When's he releasing? Fucking hell, I paid 150 for mine...
>>11075520Gun bros we are so back.
>>11075520>new guy sculpted the gunsHuh I guess there were no guns sculpted at the time? Or were lost and too lazy to do them again.
>>11075695There was ban for guns on DC product few years ago.>>11075520I got some custom one so I’m not getting 1.5 version.
>>11075700I know. I thought AK was originally chosen for the cool guns but the brand new ban made it in time they were never produced. In comparison to Joker who went pass that stage and had the guns hidden from photos. I thought at least they were sculpted still.
>>11075520>3 DC figures in a row who had guns or should have had guns now has gunsKaiyodo is being apologetic and going 180 on the comic characters gun policy. Maybe they are working on a Deadshot now kek.
So many Batman Revos makes me think a new DCAY will be shown at WF. Probably not and only because of the new Batman AY but maybe. It should be Poison Ivy but I think they'll go a little dumber and do a new Harley Quinn because she sells, probably the Knight ver.
>>11075537>Cyber Dragonholy guacamole>>11075520what's new?
>>11075520Hell yeah, I asked about this a couple days ago lmao
>>11075537ARE THEY FUCKING DOING REVOLTECH CYBER DRAGON HOLY FUCKING SHIT PLEASE
The cyber dragon is listed as a statue to accompany the Kaiser revoltech
>>11075786Ah ok, interest in it has died. Jaden was done so badly that I probably won't get this guy. For duelists I'll probably just stick with Yugi at this point.
>>11075786Why not make the monsters articulated and have the duelists be statues? Huh?
No.11075836 Nah I prefer articulated duelists and besides the cyber dragon will probably get made by monsterarts revoltech are better at more humanoid monsters like neos and junk worrior
>>11075556I'm assuming it'll be June 2025, since Deathstroke 1.5 just went up for pre-orders and he's May 2025
>>11063412Deathstroke hasn't gone up on Hobbylink Japan, do they not sell the rerelease versions?>>11075520Thank fuck, I was so close to pulling the trigger on a AK last week on Manda, glad I didn't.
>>11075520Cool, but between Slade and now Arkham, it's really got me wondering where Wolverine is, especially given the movie and DP 2.5.
>>11075862>Deathstroke hasn't gone up on Hobbylink Japan, do they not sell the rerelease versions?They won't, and not because he's a reissue/1.5. Certain products have limited releases, like all recent DC figures, YGO figures, which get released and only certain stores like amiami, hobby genki, anime export, while others get wider releases like the Marvel figures, or MHA figures, and those will also show up at HLJ and most other stores.
>>11075862DC AY haven't been available at the major Japanese sites that ships internationally except for Amiami. After losing Kenelephant distributor availability really shrunk down. Only like Marvel and MHA have been the same for AY.
>>11075520Feels like we've had a huge uptick in rereleases lately
>>11075878Though most have been reissues and .5s.
>>11075878It went up in general after the restoration rebranding of "Revoltech". AY got 3 new sculptors and heaps of new IP, YGO became a continuous release, etc. There were always a steady dose of reissues, now slight add-ons, but what really increased are new releases. What really changed that's less noticeable is they probably are making less figures per release. A more made to order approach, less profits but less losses. But they need to have more releases to get by.
Anyone tried topcoating revos? I'm thinking of using gloss topcoat for Iron Spider since I heard the news about the paint turning sticky and fading eventually. And also do you think it will work?
>>11075911It was an AY Iron Man first release (and the soon followed first reissue people forget about) problem, but was it so for IS? I don't recall people saying that and mine are fine so far. Of course climate is a factor. Topcoating not sure if it's that simple. Gasses are being released out of the plastic with plasticizer leaks if I'm not mistaken, so wouldn't that mess up the coating or just come through and get messy anyways?
>>11075873>>11075874Ah I see, thanks for the heads up, went ahead and ordered him on Amiami
>>11075716PLEASE GOD
They have reissued every DC Amazing Yamaguchi except for Superman and Wonder Woman. I find that very funny. Catwoman is new but I think she'll get one too.
>>11075986Supes is solid but could probably use a better cape via a 1.5, and maybe some effects. WW would need a 2.0. Figure is mostly good but she's a dwarf compared to how she should be.
>>11075716>>11075976For me, it's the classic HQ costume, pls AY
>>11076000They both didn't perform that well, besides the figures themselves I blame the sad state of DC films. Superman AY will likely get a 1.5 with KAZU designed new cloth cape, thankfully he was designed with the capes being completely independent pieces. And the new movie costume is more New52 than ever with that collar, S on the back, longish sleeves...?
>>11076021He's the only one I have from the figures that have been getting the .5 figures and I'm fine with the current one. I'd definitely get a 2.0 of him with a different costume.
>>11075537>Hell KaiserLooks like I'm buying the whole line.
I hate this stupid 1.5, 2.5 trend. Give me new fifa ffs
>>11076108YGO bros, it's finally our timeQuestion is will his monster be Cyber Dragon, Cyber End Dragon, or Cyber Dark Dragon?
>>11076418Anon above said it was a staue of Cyber Dragon.
>>11076424My bad. Yugioh fans are known to be illiterate for a reason.
>>11075520Cool, I will get reissue to have both Red Hood and Arkham Knight ready to go.
>>11063412why did DC have a change of heart on their no gun policy?
>>11076552We never even got official word of their No Guns mandate, so of course we've not heard anything about any changes. We see McF with guns on figures like Jonah Hex and new guns now on this Arkham Knight. So basically things have changed. Why? Who knows. Will it get reverted? Who knows.
>>11075911Pretty sure only the first release iron man had that issue.
>>11076552Because I used the card
>>11076552Because a LIBERAL shot at TRUMP and now guns are...LE GOOD, ACTUALLY!
>>11076552Money. Like any decision.
fucking hell look at that flow of the musculature, this is art
>>11077056>knee spikes break the flowBravo, Yamaguchi!
>>11065725It actually looks like the Ninjago Golden fire sword from the first season lol
>>11069803I saw the trailer and he gets a new suit that deviates from the very red white and blue comic costume. So I think that really kills that costume getting an comic AY imo, unless they already went ahead and made one. If Falcon was to get an AY, this >>11074109 seems likely, the new movie suit even goes back closer to the older Falcon costumes which this one is based around. The store exclusive can be Cap's shield again.As for Cap 2.0, again this >>11074109 suit feels appropriate, it's just a simplified Avengers 2 costume. The newer comic suits don't look that close to MCU costumes unless they do Now again.
>>11077135Do you actually like these figures in any capacity or are you just here to be a sperg?
>>11077655Probably the latter. There are folks who want to hate on Yamaguchi no matter what and knee spikes are the only thing left that's somewhat reasonable criticism. But they bring up the knee spikes in every single possible opportunity. If they are old enough to be around, it's the same people who posts "click click click..." on every revoltech post.
>>11063440>What do we expect to see at WonFes for sculpts?>What unrevealed characters from the current IP set you expect or want to see?>What new IP do you think might be added?well I asked for Ryu Hayabusa and Ayane (actually I wanted Ayane to be a Figma/Figuarts but I'm still happy how things went) so maybe it could be too greedy on my part to ask for more stuff... but I'm a greedy bastard so I updated my knoe list. The more ninjas, the better.
>>11077801whoops, I'm retarded and forgot to change from Figma to Figuarts on Hattori Hanzo and add Revoltech on Strider and Shinobu Jacobs but you get the idea
Preternia posted this. Not sure where it came from. Is this the same as that guy who did Mirko's sculpt? Not sure why her arm range is so much better than Mirko's.
>>11077726>If they are old enough to be around, it's the same people who posts "click click click..." on every revoltech post.I adore those sounds, and wish those joints were still available to purchase.
>>11063440>What do we expect to see at WonFes for sculpts?Saitama, Genos and Garou. The other two Titans. Toga.At least one SF character.>What unrevealed characters from the current IP set you expect or want to see?Mumen Rider and his Bicycle of Justice. Tatsumaki.Froppy, Kaminari and Shoji. All For One and Spinner.Poison Ivy and AK Man-bat.>What new IP do you think might be added?They've had some surprises lately, like making the Titans when the series is over, and Railgun. Wildest dream taking that into account? Akira. Even if it was just Kaneda, Tetsuo and Kei. I know, it's not happening, but let me dream.
>>11078106Hoping we FINALLY get an AFO already. He's a cringe chuuni fuck but he's probably the most toyetic villain for me. I guess there's Dabi, but I don't give a shit about Dabi.
>>11078214Kaiyodo also dont give a shit about what you think
>>11078219ok. want a cookie now?
>>11077875Yeah. Same sculptor who did mirko as well as the original garage kits. I think I may need to get this and ochaco along with the shf deku now.
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>>11078267Given the angle of the crotch, it seems like it'll get in the way. I'm just looking the original pics and I can't understand how this works. The belt and front part of the skirt assumedly mount via the pegs, but then what? I assume whoever took that was messing around, and if not I'm really curious how the skirt works.
>>11078214I'm not even close to the biggest MHA fan, and I've only caught up on the last 4 seasons when Mirko went up for preorder, so I figured I should watch it since I had already decided to buy her. I was really surprised at the amount of designs that ooze charisma or are pure toyetic. I limited my choices to ones that would benefit from AY posing, or the amount of accessories and effects parts Revoltech usually throw in. There are characters I kind of want more than Kaminari and Shoji, but I'd be happy if SHF made Mina and Ida. But Froppy and AFO need to be AY.
>>11078244god i hate this dumb sow so much
>>11078267>>11078340the OP is a fag. It was pulled apart and the entire upper body was balanced on top of the legs. The ball is obviously peg into the lower torso
>>11078417Oh, just balancing? That was my first guess but I figured why would someone who got a figure so early bother to do that. This could be done with any Figma then, they've been using the triple ball pegs piece since the 2010s.
>>11078345Iida would need the AY levels of articulation much more than AFO who mostly stands around and waves his arms.
>>11078267nice bulge
>>11078423>but I figured why would someone who got a figure so early bother to do that.shitposting
>>11077875>Not sure why her arm range is so much better thanCould be any number of reasons. Order of creation might not be the same as the order Kaiyodo decided to release. Joint size used with GK Mirko might not have been the same with Revo Mirko and adjustment wasn't done properly. The requirements for posing could be the reason. Mirko only needs to bend as far to make biceps poses, rabbit ear pose, etc. where Toga needed the arms to bend further to have hands closer to her face. Most action figure sculptors don't provide excessive articulation range but just enough to do whatever that's acceptable for the character. These are not AY after all.
>>11078345I hope shf makes mina so I can get my AY Kirishima a girlfriend. Although I doubt Bandai will keep the line alive long enough for mina to get a figure
>>11079134They can do pretty much any student character with P-Bandai if they want to. She's well within that ballpark.
>>11078424Iida just needs to be able to pull off a basic running pose to meet my requirements, but he does get into some more extreme poses when doing his fly-kicks, so I will give you that. As for AFO, he's gonna need plenty of effect parts for all of his quirks, and he does get moving like in picrel.>>11079134Mina would be perfect for SHF. It might be the only female figure that I trust them to not fuck up the face of.
>>11078106>RailgunI'm a little confused about it's popularity. I know it's ongoing, fairly well known series, the Toaru franchise. But lately there has been lots of statues, a model kit, and the Revoltechs. Did the last anime run had good numbers and manufacturers are all going oh shit we should do something?
>>11079195A basic running pose is all he'd need for that and SHF could handle it fine. Also they'd likely do his current costume, which just has him using a select few quirks.
Where's the ygo thread
>>11079407>big size figureAt least it's big. Still a statue. Kaiyodo seems to be getting back in the scaled PVC statue game with Roxy but interesting they're not limiting to anime girls and even mixing it up with the Revoltech line.
honestly disapointed on the heads we got, not even funny ones like embarassed or something
>>11079577https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khMlcTE7lw8
>>11065725He should have come when I had money and a job... once again deathstroke avoid me. I would give my Harley for him
>>11079577Shhhh she's sleeping
>>11079503Roxy?
>>11079574Not only has this ching become a handposer, he's also a poselet. For fuck sakes adjust those shoulders
>>11079591https://www.kyd-store.jp/c/genre/other-display-model_g_d/kd095I guess she wasn't scaled technically. Kaiyodo has also made 3 vignette style statues from Kaiju No.8, but in 1/18 scale which is unusual.
what kind of retardation is that?
>>11080385Before anons go full sperg about sculptors, we don't know 100% who's responsible about these kinds of articulation changes. We probably will never know unless we have enough data that's consistent.
>>11080385A retardation that is as retarded as the spiky knees.
>>11078244Untalented trash like him are poisoning the AY line.
>>11080602He's not. It's not the AY line.
NEXT >>11080640
>>11080602 Mirko looks pretty mid, but this toga prototype look really good.
>>11080602cry
