Recent Purchases April 2021 Edition

DreamSword · 04-22-2021, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

You did great! Thanks! I think I'm gonna roll the dice on this SIC Faiz figure. He's so gloriously over-the-top (the Faiz Pointer is a crate!) that I'd like to experience him in-hand.

Keep in mind SIC figures are 7-inch scale, so they won't work all too well next to traditional SHFs.

Fredbob392 · 04-22-2021, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

You did great! Thanks! I think I'm gonna roll the dice on this SIC Faiz figure. He's so gloriously over-the-top (the Faiz Pointer is a crate!) that I'd like to experience him in-hand.

So you are talking about the the version then? If you don't mind paying full price, go ahead. You'll get more out of him then you would out of a similarly priced P-Bandai SHf, both in size and accessories. I only make about $14 an hour part time, so I can't really afford to collect these guys at that price, but if you've got the money, go for it! Colloseum Faiz looks like a gorgeous representation of an already incredible suit, and the way it integrates Axel form and Blaster form into his base version is really clever. It's a figure I definitely plan to buy someday

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Originally Posted by MrWilliamGraham

Have you tried submerging the figure in warm water? Always a good idea to try to loosen the joints before posing straight out of the box

No, I mean I just couldn't get the pose to look right. Joints all moved perfectly fine, I just couldn't get the pose to come out right. Watched some videos of Hongo transforming this morning to get a better idea of how his limbs moved in 3D space, and I think I got the pose down pretty good now. I'll post a pic in the cool stuff thread later

Kamen Rider Die · 04-22-2021, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DreamSword

Keep in mind SIC figures are 7-inch scale, so they won't work all too well next to traditional SHFs.

Oh, he's not for displaying with SHFs. I'm probably going to put him next to my Figure-Rise kits, a little to the side maybe. He's a separate display piece, really. Too weird looking to do otherwise! Uh, but in a good way!

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Originally Posted by Fredbob392

So you are talking about the the version then? If you don't mind paying full price, go ahead. You'll get more out of him then you would out of a similarly priced P-Bandai SHf, both in size and accessories. I only make about $14 an hour part time, so I can't really afford to collect these guys at that price, but if you've got the money, go for it! Colloseum Faiz looks like a gorgeous representation of an already incredible suit, and the way it integrates Axel form and Blaster form into his base version is really clever. It's a figure I definitely plan to buy someday

Yeah, it's the Colosseum Faiz. I'm able to get it at a wholesale price from one of our normal vendors (I run a comics shop; not sure if I mentioned that recently), so it's only (only!) $92. Not a terrible price for a more collector-oriented purchase?

I don't know if I see myself collecting this line, honestly. I saw that Fourze figure and passed on him pretty easily. This Faiz one, though... he's so ridiculous, and Faiz was a show that was so ambivalent about incorporating its toyetic elements (the first major upgrade was whipped at Takumi's head with almost no backstory or explanation!), that it really makes sense to me as a figure. I feel like I'm okay just getting this one, and not caring too much if he's just some random toy I own.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll be sure to post about him next week or so when he arrives!

Fredbob392 · 04-22-2021, 01:47 PM

$92's not bad at all, especially totally unused. I can't wait to see what you think of it, and if it does tempt you into taking a look at some other figures in the line

KamenRiderLeo · 04-23-2021, 11:38 AM

CSM Sengoku Driver

Jello · 04-24-2021, 07:42 AM

Also someone bought me the Figuarts of Cosmic States Fourze, which holds up okay.

...I should finish Fourze sometime.
And OOO
And Ex-Aid
blurgh

wentwood · 04-24-2021, 08:16 PM

Play Station 2

Tomb Raider VIII Anniversary

Play Station 3

Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
TMNT IX Danger Of The Ooze
Uncharted 1 - 3

Kamen Rider Die · 04-24-2021, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wentwood

Play Station 2

Tomb Raider VIII Anniversary

Play Station 3

Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns Of The Patriots
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
TMNT IX Danger Of The Ooze
Uncharted 1 - 3

Those Uncharted games I remember as being pretty fun! Hope you enjoy them!

Shin Henshin · 04-26-2021, 04:27 PM

Amiami second-hand can come through real well sometimes. Gonna hope another semi-affordable Horobi pops up on there again at some point and I can relax when it comes to tracking down Zero One stuff lol.

Kurona · 04-26-2021, 04:48 PM

Nice!! She's a hard one to track down, and an amazing design at that

04-22-2021, 10:46 AM	#81
DreamSword Some guy. I'm alright. Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,265	Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die You did great! Thanks! I think I'm gonna roll the dice on this SIC Faiz figure. He's so gloriously over-the-top (the Faiz Pointer is a crate!) that I'd like to experience him in-hand. Keep in mind SIC figures are 7-inch scale, so they won't work all too well next to traditional SHFs. __________________ Watch Heroman With Me! \| Tokucasts w/ Friends!

04-22-2021, 11:11 AM	#82
Fredbob392 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,113	Quote: Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die You did great! Thanks! I think I'm gonna roll the dice on this SIC Faiz figure. He's so gloriously over-the-top (the Faiz Pointer is a crate!) that I'd like to experience him in-hand. So you are talking about the the version then? If you don't mind paying full price, go ahead. You'll get more out of him then you would out of a similarly priced P-Bandai SHf, both in size and accessories. I only make about $14 an hour part time, so I can't really afford to collect these guys at that price, but if you've got the money, go for it! Colloseum Faiz looks like a gorgeous representation of an already incredible suit, and the way it integrates Axel form and Blaster form into his base version is really clever. It's a figure I definitely plan to buy someday Quote: Originally Posted by MrWilliamGraham Have you tried submerging the figure in warm water? Always a good idea to try to loosen the joints before posing straight out of the box No, I mean I just couldn't get the pose to look right. Joints all moved perfectly fine, I just couldn't get the pose to come out right. Watched some videos of Hongo transforming this morning to get a better idea of how his limbs moved in 3D space, and I think I got the pose down pretty good now. I'll post a pic in the cool stuff thread later __________________ Last edited by Fredbob392; 04-22-2021 at 11:20 AM..

04-22-2021, 12:22 PM	#83
Kamen Rider Die Kamen Ride Or Die Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,790	Quote: Originally Posted by DreamSword Keep in mind SIC figures are 7-inch scale, so they won't work all too well next to traditional SHFs. Oh, he's not for displaying with SHFs. I'm probably going to put him next to my Figure-Rise kits, a little to the side maybe. He's a separate display piece, really. Too weird looking to do otherwise! Uh, but in a good way! Quote: Originally Posted by Fredbob392 So you are talking about the the version then? If you don't mind paying full price, go ahead. You'll get more out of him then you would out of a similarly priced P-Bandai SHf, both in size and accessories. I only make about $14 an hour part time, so I can't really afford to collect these guys at that price, but if you've got the money, go for it! Colloseum Faiz looks like a gorgeous representation of an already incredible suit, and the way it integrates Axel form and Blaster form into his base version is really clever. It's a figure I definitely plan to buy someday Yeah, it's the Colosseum Faiz. I'm able to get it at a wholesale price from one of our normal vendors (I run a comics shop; not sure if I mentioned that recently), so it's only (only!) $92. Not a terrible price for a more collector-oriented purchase? I don't know if I see myself collecting this line, honestly. I saw that Fourze figure and passed on him pretty easily. This Faiz one, though... he's so ridiculous, and Faiz was a show that was so ambivalent about incorporating its toyetic elements (the first major upgrade was whipped at Takumi's head with almost no backstory or explanation!), that it really makes sense to me as a figure. I feel like I'm okay just getting this one, and not caring too much if he's just some random toy I own. Thanks for the feedback! I'll be sure to post about him next week or so when he arrives! __________________ Coming soon: Kamen Rider Fourze \| Other series available on the archive!

04-22-2021, 01:47 PM	#84
Fredbob392 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,113	$92's not bad at all, especially totally unused. I can't wait to see what you think of it, and if it does tempt you into taking a look at some other figures in the line __________________

04-23-2021, 11:38 AM	#85
KamenRiderLeo Go Gorgeous Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Akihabira Posts: 103	CSM Sengoku Driver __________________ I know when things are broken, and need fixed, and how to fix things that are broken. That was the only Power that was ever truly mine.