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01-19-2020, 02:39 PM | #18411 |
Dai Shogun
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Germany
Posts: 7,535
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I'm very well aware that not everyone has the same income I have, but at the present time 10-20 bucks extra for a Web-Exclusive every other month isn’t making a difference for me.
Should it? Yes. Does it keep me from getting my plastic drug fix? No. |
01-19-2020, 02:51 PM | #18412 |
Super Lawyer
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 208
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If you're that scared of breaking the elbows, then yes, that's unfortunately a hit you have to take, considering it's the combination of the thinner joint as well as the swapping mechanic that results in most of the breaking. Does it suck? Absolutely. Should we pretend the issue doesn't exist? Of course not. But it's unfortunately the reality of the situation that it does exist, and thus if you want to have and articulate the figure you're gonna need to make a compromise somewhere. Yeah, it blows, but it's also nowhere near as bad as "If you so much as look at the elbows they'll break!" like what alot of Zolda's' posts around the boards have suggested.
It's the DIRECTION that Bandai is taking the Shinkocchou Seihou line to. The announcement of the SHF SS Den-O proved (so far) that Bandai was doubling down (or rather, tripling down) on this new joint system, after implementing it on SHF SS OOO Tatoba and SHF SS Gatakiriba. As THE prestige line of 1:12 action figures that Bandai offers, we can safely say that this decision is going to be implemented on ALL future SHF SS releases, and probably regular SHFs as well. Now, THIS is the problem. Instead of isolating the damage and put a stop loss on their portfolio by only committing one blunder, they decided instead to commit the same blunder two(!) more times. The problem is not releasing a figure with super fragile joints. The problem is releasing a figure with super fragile joints, NOT learning from the blunder, AND committing the same blunder on two other releases. So, highly anticipated unreleased SHF SS lines (to me), like Ex-Aid, Faiz, Gaim, and God forbid, Ryuki, almost certainly will use this new joint system. We can all imagine how epic the fail will be. Well, let's sit back, and just wait and see. Let the final arbiter, time, answer this question: "How many broken joints does it take to change Bandai executives' minds?" |
01-19-2020, 03:17 PM | #18413 |
I'm an agile cat.
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 6,023
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Or is it possible the decision to use the new joint design came well before the reports of OOO breakages?
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01-19-2020, 03:42 PM | #18414 |
Super Lawyer
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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As far as I know, ANY engineer worth their title would already have smelled the fragility from miles away. Bandai's engineers are probably mass facepalming in their office right now. Last edited by Zolda; 01-19-2020 at 03:44 PM.. |
01-19-2020, 04:52 PM | #18415 |
I'm an agile cat.
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01-19-2020, 05:28 PM | #18416 |
Reiei
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 3,691
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Geiz Revive is of course a bit more expensive due to the form change parts being including, but the general price increase in Web-Exclusives through middleman services comes because Premium Bandai has significantly lowered the amount of copies per figure you can order.
In the past it was like 16 or more, now you can only buy 1-3. Meaning that middleman services have to make more individual orders to get their stock, they pay more shipping and that cost is being passed on to the consumer via a general increase in price for every single figure. On the plus side here are some more gorgeous pictures of Horobi. Plus: Zero-One himself will be out February 8th! http://blog.livedoor.jp/shfiguarts/a...076652120.html Something I don't think anyone has noticed but is it just me or is SHF Horobi's head too long and his waist is too thin? I distinctly remember the suit's head being a bit smaller and the whole suit being baggier. |
01-19-2020, 05:55 PM | #18417 |
Super Lawyer
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Tokyo, Japan
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01-19-2020, 07:09 PM | #18418 |
Some guy. I'm alright.
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Michigan
Posts: 4,452
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In other news, even if TN is trying to make it harder for us foreigners to get their figures, hopefully Team Rider will be able to back us up in the end. I'd really rather not have to spend like $100 on every form of Kuuga if I can avoid it. |
01-19-2020, 07:26 PM | #18419 |
I'm an agile cat.
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Because right now you seem like you're talking a lot about something you know little about. |
01-19-2020, 08:46 PM | #18420 |
Veteran Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
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In terms of the figure itself, I am really liking that shade of dark purple for the suit. |
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