Robot toys discussion and pictures hereThe last robot damashii thread has died a couple days ago and no new one has been made. MRD Lupus Rex is getting a retail re-release (april 2026), pre orders sold out insanely fast. I'm assuming it has better tolerances than its first run. MRD Marchosias was teased too.
>>11586028>The last robot damashii thread has died a couple days ago and no new one has been madeI suspect it is because of how high the prices have soared, so interest in those figures has hot rock bottomexample, that Ryukouoh/Kouryuoh soul of chogokin figure for 50k (!) yenthe riobot Vysaga was also just released but with a demented price:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwOz_ebvHzkbandai just announced as a web exclusive the MRS Zeta Plus A1 for like 180 dollaritos, BASE fucking figure, the Hummingbird parts are either never coming out or will be released separately as PBandai shit like usualif anything, Moshow annonuced another trio of grunts with a more conventional style, at least those will be more affordable:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vppWXFkdY
>>11586028>MRD Lupus Rex is getting a retail re-release (april 2026), pre orders sold out insanely fastat this point I wonder if IBO fans would just opt for a more affordable choice, some chinese company is making the Lupus Rex as a model kit with a diecast inner frame under the name "Wolf Model" and it seems to include the same things and extras as the MRDyes it is a model kit but once finished you basically end up with a Metal Build for a fraction of the price, preorder are already opening in Aliexpress stores for mere 60 bucks
>>11586108Many chinese die cast frames are notoriously shit for being extremely loose so dont jump the gun on buying it till it comes out with reviews.The popular ones we hear all the time have good tolerance but i see more bad than good for no name companies.
>typed robots in options field instead of subjectIt's over>>11586093I'm especially tired of anything p-bandai, kits or figures. I'll be very bitter if Marchosias ends up being p-bandai. If they end up doing Hajiroboshi I'm ready to bet my ass there'll be two separate releases for 1st and 2nd forms, when both could easily be included in the same package considering how little changes>chestCould easily make swappable red and white parts >shouldersCan already swap shoulders on Barbatos 1st-4th forms MRD, so easily doableThen backpack and weapons which wouldn't take that much room>>11586108There's two of them from two different brands, but they appear to be exactly the same. I've been buying chink stuff, from figures to 3rd party frames for kits, for quite some time now. I'd buy IBO or IBO inspired figures/kits from them if they actually made some. Aside from the Wolf Model one there's nothing. I'm on the fence about it, on one hand I don't hate it but on the other I think it has too much detail, which is overly common with chinese figures. On some designs I don't mind, but I don't think it fits Lupus Rex well. Also what >>11586131 said. The Iron Toys ones in their original kits, while being a pain in the ass to assemble, are pretty solid. You have to tighten the screws yourself so you choose how tight you want it. But then you have less known brands, or one off brands with pretty bad metal frames. The Test-70 Colossus for exemple has a pretty shit frame. And in general most of them cuck you out of tightening screws. You can always try to fix it with glue or loctite but it's not ideal
>>11586139everything is PBandai nowdays and the prices are just not worth it>>11586131I do know there are cases of chinese die cast frames being kinda crappy but that seems to be years ago, the recent stuff they have been pumping out is just fine. The last experience I have was diecast frames of Iron Toys for the MG Sinanju and the MG Strike and they are perfectly fineWhat reallly irks me is the abysmal price difference with a gap that keeps getting larger every year, case in point that MRD Lupus Rex, never mind it is a meager 1/144 scale figure, the Wolf Model thing is a 1/100 one for a fraction of the costGetting to the extreme where the supposed license holds more value than the manufacturing price of this stuff really baffles me but whatever, currently I hold no interest for any upcoming robot figure
It blows my mind that they are confident enough over at Bandai to release a battle damaged MRD figure for the Mighty Strike Freedom.Just how much money does SEED bring in? This is insane, I don't think I've never seen this type of figure done for this line.The only similar one is the Metal Build Exia repair, but that at least has parts to convert it back into the RII.
>>11586595God I hate how shit that mech looks.
>>11586595It's crazy the Iacus isn't even minimally painted
>>11586595>battle damage is a barely noticeable slash at the chest>no shadowing or anything to make it more outstandingjesus fucking christ, lazyfucks
>>11586595You know whats worse? It doesnt have the 3 guns, the og sf backpack, no effect parts for the defender or the dragoons. But hey, you get some shitty damage, obari katana, and a lacus sama t pose.
>>11586595>30k yenyoou fucking wut
Dumping epic model kits and a figure. 2 of them are Lego, hope no one minds.
>>115867012/7An additional Kotobukiya figure.
Frame Arms. 3/7
>>11586705RAY is a jobber
>>11586093I actually decided to double up on the koryuoh/ryukooh despite the price. I never managed to get the volks ryukooh because it was going for 35000 yen on the secondhand market even a decade ago; I want 2 so I can finally put them side by side. Can't argue the price isn't insane though, these are so expensive even as a huge SRWfag it gives me pause to buy them. The Riobot stuff at least feels like a better value for the money than what bandai is giving you these days, despite still being a ripoff.
>>115867064/7. Frame Arms again.
>>11586743Frame Arms. 5/7
>>11586746Frame Arms. 6/7
>>11586747D O P E. 7/7
>>11586644Bandai toys hitting the 40K mark is normal nowadays.
>>11586714>RAY is a jobberHe's a bucket of bolts, yes. He's incapable of firing missiles.
>>11586108>at this point I wonder if IBO fans would just opt for a more affordable choiceI'd opt for something that isn't a fucking diecast frame or made of metal just to up the price.My interest in Gunpla has increased drastically this year due to the prices of RD/MRD and such.
Any recommendations for Robot Damashii stands? I have a bunch of my figures on risers but I wouldn't mind some real stands so I can pose them more fancily.
>>11587483One of the tamashii stage act, they're in stock on HLJ. Or a chink base off aliexpress with the same peg diameter. Gunpla action bases work too
>>11586595>Just how much money does SEED bring in?It's single-handedly keeping the brand alive.
>>11586595Seed Freedom is the highest grossing Gundam film
