Welp, got my first Ultra Act! Been eyeing them for awhile, and decided to toss one on a recent Amazon purchase to push it into the free shipping zone. I chose Evil Tiga because I liked the colors. Then I did this:

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Anyway, I posted a review of 'em on the 'ol blog (though I'm sure no one needs a review of this guy, by now). He's pretty cool, but the legs are a little funky, how they sorta plug into the pelvis. Are they all like this, or do more recent ones move a little more smoothly?

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I'd like to get some more, but I'm lookin' around to see what people think are the best ones so far. I'm really hoping for an Ultraman Cosmos sometime, since he was the first Ultraman I ever had (some articulated one wearing a spandex suit that you couldn't remove).

Thanks, GLP. I guess I'll give the light up version a pass then. I did consider picking up the Ultra-Act Red King, but it just doesn't grab me like EX does; I just like the colors better I guess.

Alexx,
Was your Cosmos figure the Corona mode that had a tiny plastic Baltan? I had that figure, too! I really need to get those Tamashii Flame Effects.

Open Your Eyes,

I really like EX Red King and considered getting it regardless. Check out reviews and see what you think. Gomora isn't cheap but he is a great figure.

Wow, lovely pics!

I have Max, he's pretty cool and last I checked fairly affordable.

I'll see if I can find some reviews on the guy since the CStoys unboxing/review made the light up feature seem pretty cool and appealing.

I went ahead and ordered the spark doll cause, well, $5 lol.

But yeah, if my first experience with an Ultra-Act meets expectations as I think it will, I'll probably go ahead and shell out for Gomora since he's my top pick thanks to the Ultra Galaxy Movie that introduced Zero - and me to the Ultra Series. Cool movie and great introduction to the franchise. I'd love to have him and Zero on the shelf someday.

Thanks again for the response, GLP.

No problem. If you want to see Ultra-Act comparison pics for scale just let me know.

Just about! Mine is the Luna mode? I think that's what it's called.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...aJammieJam.png

He came with the same tiny Baltan, though, so I'm sure they're from the same line. I bought him years ago because I felt sorry for 'em - it was collecting dust on the shelves of the local import store for what felt like forever, and they had reduced his price so much that I just bought him out of curiosity. I loved 'em, honestly, and I still like the goofy thing, even if it can't hold a pose.

Thanks! And wow, Max is pretty cool looking! There are so many figures in this line I didn't know about. I'll consider that one!

The only thing is, Red King is rather affordable because he's easily the worst of the four kaiju. :( Golza, the best, is also the hardest to get because he was exclusive. The seijin fare better price-wise besides Baltan and hold up in terms of quality even though only Ace Killer resembles the current Ultra-Act body.

Has anyone seen a review for the Ultraman Dark and Ultra Seven Dark set?
I am considering buying the set but want to know more about it.

Thanks

YouTube toy reviewer "DiegoDoom" will have a review of the Dark Ultras set next week.

Cool,


Thanks

Maaaan I can't believe they are reissuing Ultraman (renewal) again before Zoffy. I mean, it's good to keep him out there, but I was hoping Zoffy would take the April slot. Back to wondering if Tamashii will ever get to him.. :(

By the way, I made this last night and wanted to share. I used myfigurecollection.net and Baltan II's list as reference. I made it in paint, so it's not perfect. Every time I reopen it I have to use the erasure to clear the boxes before I can fill them.. lol. Aside from that it's cool. I included all of the unreleased "reference" figures because well.. I still want them! lol.

Here's the blank:
http://imgur.com/RzqVJvO

and here's mine filled out:
http://imgur.com/Xc6DiqU

I guess demand for another reissue of the first Ultraman must be big for them to reissue it again. The original is no longer on Amazon and is sold out on NY. I already have him on my Christmas list, but I can wait if I don't get him this Holiday season.

Your layout is nice, but all those "Drafts" on a bunch of the portraits really hurts the appearance. There is already an Ultra-Act checklist in the style of the well-known Figuarts checklist (maybe that's what you meant?) but it obviously doesn't include the unreleased figures and I don't know if anyone bothers to keep it up-to-date.

It's funny because just like.. a week or so ago Amazon had ten Ultraman 2.0s in stock at $30 prime. Bummer. :( Good time for a reissue to be announced then.

Yeah that's why it's not perfect. MFC has that "draft" system for their entries that is frustrating for grabbing icons. I'll update it with better icons as I can. Yes, that's what I mean- that previous list isn't up-to-date. It's pretty out of date now. The only time I saw it was when you posted it on a different forum so I incorrectly assumed you had a hand in making it, lol. Sorry. This is just a working solution- mostly for myself. I figured I'd share in case anyone else wanted one that was up-to-date.

Sorry, I definitely didn't have a hand in it! I do update the MonsterArts checklist regularly these days even though I didn't make that one originally, but I never did the same with the Ultra-Act one and this is the most recent I've seen anywhere. Maybe if I had spare time over the weekend I'd give it a shot, but it's always more of a nuisance to add extra lines.

Yeah that's the only one I know of. It's definitely better, but after I got a certain point working on mine in paint.. It was just like "this will work for right now" lol. If you do make an updated one that would be great! I just like having a visual list with a line like this- it feels like it's easier to keep track.

I had no idea there was a preexisting Ultra-Act list like the Figuart & Monsterart ones.

People love checklists! There's also a forgotten Super Robot Chogokin checklist, a ridiculous one for figma, a Super Action Statue one with way too many slight petty variations, and even Sci-Fi Revoltech briefly had one. A few were created by the same person, and as they grew in popularity fans of the other toylines grabbed the Figuarts template and used it for their respective lines. It's a neat little evolution.

Oh cool, the OCD-part of me enjoys filling out stuff like this. I wish I'd seen the Ultra-Act one sooner.

Yeah, I love checklists. I used to do it when I collected various CCGs when I was a kid. I don't do it so much anymore.. well depending how you view MFC I do! lol. The two for SHF have made a comeback recently and I had fun filling that out. It's interesting to see how far not only checklists have come- but how the lines have evolved too.

My Imitation Ultraman (renewal) & Tiga (renewal) showed up today- wow! How did I hold off on this line for so long? I feel spoiled by the awesome accessories these guys have- it's hard to go back to SHF now lol.

Finally got my Ultraman Dark and Ultraseven Dark! Both of them are awesome!:rock:

The Darkness is growing.......


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Also just got Mebius with another pic of my Heisei Ultras etc.


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Very cool collection, darksenshi!

Hail to the King, baby! Don't be cruel! :)
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Thanks!:thumb:

But those pics man....NICE! I love that last pic thats EPIC!!!:lol Im impatiently waiting for my Ultraman King to come in the mail!

Darksenshi, I'm interested in getting a better display for my Ultra-Acts and Monsterarts. Your set up is great! Any suggestions?

Sure. Im using clear acrylic baseball displays and matchbox car displays as risers. You can find them on ebay. I have a bunch of them. They really are a big help when displaying large groups of figures.

Thanks!

And here I was thinking I was the only person that bothered to order the Dark set! Looks great. I haven't opened mine yet since I'm waiting for King to arrive, which will hopefully be tomorrow.

It's so cool seeing all those dark Ultras in one place.

Nice! Awesome setup you got there.

thanks, but i don't know how i m going to fit Ultraman 80, Princess Yullian, Mebius and Hikari in there. XD

Images of Ultraman Hikari at TN Akiba Shoowroom:


Source: Toysdaily.

Awesome.

I can't wait for Hikari, hopefully Tsurugi isn't far behind.

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Hikari looks so great. I know him and 80 are on tap as exclusives, but I wish there was another retail Ultra-Act scheduled between now and spring, instead of just some re-releases.

In the meantime...finally opened up my new stuff!

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The Dark set is nice; it's not quite as loaded as the Zero two-pack, but it's still quite pleasing to get a web exclusive that doesn't feel lacking in display options. I prefer Seven Dark since the color scheme looks a bit more...consistent, I guess. Ultraman Dark has a (lot of) bright-ass red going on, and his dark silver head looks off compared to the red & black body, whereas Seven Dark at least has the dark silver on the shoulders that doesn't make it look as awkward. Coming with the Emerium beams for both Ultraseven & Ultraseven Dark is an added plus.

King is ok...another web exclusive that doesn't include much. All he comes with is the cape (standard mantle design), extra shoulder mantle piece, King Hammer (it will take a lot for me to keep from referring to this as the Ultra Drum Stick) and the standard stage adapter & extra hands. You have to remove the standard mantle piece he comes with & swap it out with the wider one so you can plug in the cape (the standard piece covers the plug for the cape). He's bulky like Father with wider feet, so even with the cape he doesn't have much balance issues in standard poses. I do wish they'd at least included the King Flasher, at least, so he had at least one effect piece to use (wouldn't have minded the Baptism Ray too, though not sure how that would've worked).

Agul V1 is...well, slightly different Agul, though to me he's more noticeably different than the difference between Gaia V1 vs V2. I mainly got it for the different explosion effects. Would've been nice if they'd thrown in another effect beyond the blade, but oh well.

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Awesome items Lbsammills51 :cool:

Images of a factory sample of Ultraman Hikari and one with Hunter Knight Tsurugi prototype:


Source: Tamashii.

Thanks! And Tsurugi looks reallllly good. I hope an Ultra is part of the next bunch of TWE preorders.