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12-03-2013, 03:55 PM | #1 |
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I've decided I'm too weak to avoid buying Sentai Robots any longer. However, getting into these seems a bit more complicated than the jump into SHF collecting. Different scales, materials, DX, Chogokin, international editions... It's enough to frustrate anyone.
Does anyone know of a good resource for information on getting started with buying these suckers? (For the record, Gokaiger is the end of the pool where I'm looking to start dipping my toes in.) Edit: Also, any helpful Mandarake search terms would be greatly appreciated. Last edited by Thessair; 12-03-2013 at 04:00 PM.. |
12-03-2013, 05:32 PM | #2 |
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You'll find collecting DX mecha a far more expensive hobby than SHF. So much I'd suggest you budget wisely and make absolutely sure you don't go overboard. ..and then there is the space issue of where to put everything.
Other collectors are a good source, especially as a new series is ending and they're deciding they don't want to keep the toys after all. Mandarake is always good, but if you go back past Gingaman/Lost Galaxy, prices start to jump dramatically. Then there is Yahoo Auctions Japan.. this is the ultimate resource and too expensive unless you have someone in Japan to help out. I have never found a proxy bidding service cheap enough that it makes it worth it in the long run. But on the other hand I owe YAJ for a couple of minor victories like Great Icarus and my Mugenbine collection. And unless you're independently wealthy, don't consider going pre-Zyuuranger/MMPR. Honestly I'd say pick and choose which to get. Only complete 2 or 3 of your favorite seasons. There are several well-informed & experienced mecha collectors on this board such as Den-O and myself (though I'm more solely about the toys than the series they come from). Also there's a guide book that covers every series up to the beginning of Gokaiger, and I am completely blanking on the title until I get home. But that thing is one of the greatest resources ever for DX mecha collecting. |
12-03-2013, 05:37 PM | #3 |
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You'll find collecting DX mecha a far more expensive hobby than SHF. So much I'd suggest you budget wisely and make absolutely sure you don't go overboard. ..and then there is the space issue of where to put everything.
Other collectors are a good source, especially as a new series is ending and they're deciding they don't want to keep the toys after all. Mandarake is always good, but if you go back past Gingaman/Lost Galaxy, prices start to jump dramatically. Then there is Yahoo Auctions Japan.. this is the ultimate resource and too expensive unless you have someone in Japan to help out. I have never found a proxy bidding service cheap enough that it makes it worth it in the long run. But on the other hand I owe YAJ for a couple of minor victories like Great Icarus and my Mugenbine collection. And unless you're independently wealthy, don't consider going pre-Zyuuranger/MMPR. Honestly I'd say pick and choose which to get. Only complete 2 or 3 of your favorite seasons. There are several well-informed & experienced mecha collectors on this board such as Den-O and myself (though I'm more solely about the toys than the series they come from). Also there's a guide book that covers every series up to the beginning of Gokaiger, and I am completely blanking on the title until I get home. But that thing is one of the greatest resources ever for DX mecha collecting. With Mandarake terms, just search (in Japanese) the name of the series the mecha is from. Most of the time (depending on the series) it'll pop up. Whenever you do get home, please do post the book title. I'd love to try and get it.
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12-03-2013, 05:51 PM | #4 |
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I'm too impatient to wait until I get home
Super Sentai TOY HISTORY 35 1975-2011 Linked an auction because it also had some good sample pages |
12-03-2013, 06:30 PM | #5 |
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I got into DX mecha a year or two ago. Had a fair bit of the American stuff, sold that, found a decent hook up for the older BOJ stuff and went crazy. If you can find a decent shop to hook you up all the better, i was lucky in that regard. Finances led me to sell the lot, but what i would say, is think very carefully how youre going to structure it, if you collect SHF's id say track down the main mecha for each team to display with them, its how i do it now. I went a little too crazy for a while and covered half the wall in my display room with DX mecha figures, realised it was unworkable and culled it quick. Id suggest you give yourself firm guidelines from day 1 otherwise it will spiral.
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12-04-2013, 07:36 AM | #6 |
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Thanks muchly for all the information, everyone! I'm not looking to go totally crazy with these like I did my SHF collection. I'm more of a Kamen Rider guy, so the only sentai series I've seen to completion are Gokaiger, Go-Busters, and Akibaranger. That, at least, should help me curb the crazy buying impulses.
So the DX versions are the way to go, then? I probably won't delve into this until after Christmas, but I wanted to do some research instead of diving head-first into the shallow end like I did with SHF. |
12-04-2013, 07:57 AM | #7 |
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I've wanted a DX Ace forever (I seriously need to get back into Go-Busters) but I've never been able to find one on Mandrake.
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12-04-2013, 08:16 AM | #8 |
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For me, there are three factors to consider: Build quality, poseability and transformation.
It all depends on what you want. DX is my choice because they're solid, good quality bots that feel hefty in your hand. I love those clicky joints and how everything snaps together in place. I love the details and paint jobs and the bright colors. Minipla is good if you want a super-articulated toy that transforms, but I find I get that with Transformers too. DX offers something Transformers, with few exceptions, doesn't: Solid, durable toys with heft and strength. Be aware that DX's are mighty expensive. A few pointers in my opinion: 1) You might consider the American repacks (not the ones since Operation Overdrive but most of the ones before where they directly imported and just cut down on detail) as they're of decent quality but often they reach comparable prices to the Japanese ones. I'd consider American Megazords for anything pre-Gingaman as anything Japanese before that is crazy expensive. Sometimes you get a good deal for the newer ones like I did with Jungle Fury and Mystic Force.I only have a few DX toys but each of them will stay in my collection for a long time. They're better than anything most toys can put out and worth every cent. I definitely recommend them.
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