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Gaim toy thread - Who's in?
With Gaim now airing and the toys now shipping, I figured it's time for a dedicated discussion thread about it. I'm pretty excited, it looks like a lot of fun. But one of the things I'm most looking forward to are the rider lockseeds we saw in those catalogues. Unlike Medals, Switches and Rings, lockseeds have their own electronics, so I can see far more variety and uniqueness without having to worry about stuffing sounds for every rider ever on the driver.
So who's got 'em/gonna be getting them? I've already seen a few on Mandarake, and Youtube reviews are becoming more plentiful. (though they're just Gaim and the driver for now) I'm dying to get AC Gaim, myself. |
I know that I will definitely be getting the AC orange arms figure for sure. Outside of that, probably not much for now until the figuarts start showing up.
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I plan on getting as much as I can, anything ro do with the DX toys, and the ACS :lol
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Not planning on getting anything yet, but I must admit that the driver is looking really good. Plus the collectibles for this year are great.
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Can't afford it, sadly. :(
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I'm all in on at least the bikes to go with eventual Figuarts. It's ingenious that the bike lock seeds can fully transform. And the standard DX figures of the riders, if Orange arms is any indication, will all be nice. Can't wait for the Watermelon army to troop build too :D
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I'll wait to see more of the AC toys before choosing which one (if any) to get.
I'd like to grab a cheap Seed Lock from Cstoys too. |
Ac looks awesome, I'll probably try to get him, as well as the Rider vinyl.
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Most likely in I LOVE how the mainline figure with the transforming orange looks
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Very tempted to get zangetsus AC figure since he is probably my favorite design out of whats been shown already.
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I'm all-in for the inevitable SHF Gaim, but I'm not so big on the rest. I might go for the watermechon if it turns out well, but I'll probably skip out on the rest of the line. If Zangetsu's SHF is a TWE and Bluefin doesn't carry it over, then that'll probably be the moment I dive into getting all of the AC figures.
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straight up...passing on this line...wallet needs a break...and I just can't get by the fruit theme...I'm sorry, but it is too much out there.
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I know I will get Gaim in SHF form and Zangetsu was pre ordered in my head the second I laid eyes on the design. But nothing else besides them is a priority right now. That may change as the show goes on.
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Not compared to most other riders. The last two we had were a rocket ship and a giant ring for heads. Gaim isn't that obviously a fruit even. He really just looks like a samurai. BTW, I noticed that on HLJ the Arms Change figures go 01-Gaim, 02-Baron, 03-Ryugen, then 05-Zangestu. What's 04? The rumoured Strawberry/Pineapple arms pack? Also the bikes look awesome. |
Yeah, I'm pretty sure AC04 is the Strawberry/Pineapple set. 06 should be Mango/Kiwi. Link.
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Found this ad for the AC toys, our best look at Ryugen so far:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC1r7TnqadU The chest is too large, but that's a common problem so far. |
Large chest aside (these are the gimmick figures. I think it's pretty good the biggest knock against them is slightly oversized chest armour) he looks pretty good.
The Figuarts are gonna be incredible if they can match the finishes and proportions of the actual suits. |
Considering how cheap the AC series is, and how decent they look anyway, I can accept slightly larger chests. I really doubt the SHFs will be as proportionate a step up in quality as they will in cost.
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I have a feeling the SHF Gaim will not be able to have transforming fruit armour.
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After the recent episode, I wonder if they'll find a way to replicate the "Sparking" attack.
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That AC line looks awesome, it has just enough full articulation to keep me satisfied and it looks incredibly FUN to play with. No doubt in my mind that the Figuarts will offer far more superior sculpts and deco but I see no reason why I wouldn't have fun with both lines.
These look similar in style to the Wizard WAP figures which I don't see as a bad thing because I want those too. |
I'm glad Arms change exists, because that way I won't feel compelled to play with the Figuart and possibly damage it when it comes.
Plus, I want all the riders and armours, but I don't want to buy every figuart. |
Yes! My Arms Change Gaim arrived, and he's really cool. I'm sold on this line. The plastic they used for the blue is really shiney and cool. Very close to the show. Makes me wish the orange was closer to it's show colour.
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The show sold me on the belt. I'll be getting mine when my North American source gets them in next month. I'll probably be buying the plates too just so I can have a display of both the plates and the Riders. Not really gonna go whole hog on the entrie line as role play toys aren't really my thing.
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Nevermind found one on Mandrake! It says it might have light damage as it's a storefront item, but considering how light the damage is with even 'damaged' items on Mandrake, I'm not too worried. The price, with shipping and all the rest was cheaper than HLJ as well!
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I've still got my AC Ryugen order open at HLJ though, but if they just end up sitting on that as well, I'll wait him to pop up on Mandrake as well. |
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The armour doesn't peg down, but the joints are tight, and should they ever weaken, they're friction clip joints so you can stiffen them, but it's unlikely. It's a really good figure. Not super articulated, but good posability, and it looks nice. Sculpt is actually really good on the belt, the knife is even a seperate piece, though the locks are not given any specific details so you don't put pine arms on a Gaim with the orange lock on. Also the hand joints are tight. He doesn't feel like he's gonna drop his weapons constantly like my old SH Den-O figures. I'm quite impressed. I didn't no they did the gimmick figures this good. Quote:
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Unfortunately all the Amiami orders have been long closed for the AC figures and bikes. However the bikes are still up on Amazon.JP. But that's only beneficial if you know someone who lives in Japan that they can be shipped to. It may be a Mandarake waiting game to get all of these.
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Or you could take my route and just use regular old Amaozn.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new |
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Why is HLJ not an option?
Or do you mean besides HLJ? |
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In my opinion they've rapidly become the most unreliable of the online shops for imports. You just can not trust their pre-orders anymore. Plezu-On, Tobaspino, PteraidenOh. My orders weren't fulfilled for any of them so I just had to stalk everywhere until they eventually came in stock again, or as was the case with Tobaspino I had to score one on Mandarake. |
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I don't have my lightbox up, so here's some "printer paper as a backdrop" shots.
http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1382055165 http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1382055165 The visor effect is really well done, but it is a bitch to photograph. But under flash light, it's pretty sweet. http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1382055180Best pic I got of the belt detail. Unfortunately the flash wouldn't work so you can't really see... anything. http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1382055180 http://www.tokunation.com/attachment...1&d=1382055180 I really like how this turns out. I love Figuarts, but they're not playthings. It's rewarding to pick this guy up and not have to worry about double and triple joints going nuts or fragile sharp tips bending or ounces of paint getting stratched or swapping hands. I wish American action figures were like this. Only Transformers consistently produces this level of articulation and sharpness of sculpt in non-collector-focused lines. Here's some better pictures. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...ps8cec5721.jpg http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...ps8b981e81.jpg http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...psc59be87b.jpg http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c5...ps28121b73.jpg |
Everybody,Check this out!
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...70&mode=retail and this too. http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...71&mode=retail http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/p...72&mode=retail |
"Remon" huh?
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