[OptionZero]

Just caved and ordered Dead Heat Mach. Didn't want to get it since it was the only dec release I wanted and NY needed payment upfront, but damn that conversion rate is too good. Came out to $61 after EMS shipping

[SPLIT LIP]

Gaim just arrived.

Sheeet... I'm going to be buying a lot of these, aren't I? I noticed it's not quite as high quality as Hibiki. There's a lot of gate marks that, while well-hidden for the most part, are still there. The biggest offender is the gate mark on the top of the crest, but even that's not super noticable. The paint is almost perfect, but wheras Hibiki was actually perfect, there's still a skant few areas of issue on Gaim. Mostly the shoulder armour. the wrist pegs are absurdly small. Like, ridiculous, luckily his hands are almost gummy so the fear of swappign in deminished, but I seriously needed to sand some of the tiny, tiny holes on the hands wider. One hand was actually closed with mould flash or something. Past that, the only other issue is the cheap-looking belt strap. It's a Mattel-quality cheap, almost transparent yellow plastic that's slightly mismoulded on the back. But again, such a small issue.

I love it. Sorry Hibiki you've been replaced.

[ryan]

Yeah. Gaim is a solid line. Do like me, and buy them all!

[Kiwami]

He won't. The ridiculous aftermarket prices will stop him. Or not, maybe he's rich.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Kiwami

He won't. The ridiculous aftermarket prices will stop him. Or not, maybe he's rich.

I am not rich. Unless you mean in quality of life. Monetarily, no.

BUT I do make enough to collect, so maybe after a while I could at least nail down a few of the more prominent/favourited charatcers. I definitley want Baron, most likely Lemon Energy, Ryugen, Zangetsu (either or) and most of all Kachidoki arms. I also see Pine/Mango on Mandarake now and then for a fair price. All over a long but steady period of time of course.

Have they made Sigurd yet?

[barnstenchfartface]

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Originally Posted by ryan

Yeah. Gaim is a solid line. Do like me, and buy them all!

no rose attacker i rate this collection 0/10 >:I

But nah I am actually super jealous of this. As someone who just recently got into Gaim getting them all is (mostly) a goal of mine too. I'm not necessarily in a rush, but there's so many though. And like Kiwami said, so expensive too...Zangetsu Shin makes me weep. Even if I'm skipping some four releases that's still a whole lot of toys.

And I still need a replacement Gaim Orange Arms because mine is a lemon.

Thankfully the prices on Mandarake lately haven't been too bad--got myself a Pine/Mango set for 5500, a Bravo for 4000 and a Duke for 4500. With the yen as weak as it is right now, that all came down to being really good prices. If I can keep that sort of luck going I may someday be able to get Zangetsu Shin for less than an arm and a leg. Maybe wishful thinking though.

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Have they made Sigurd yet?

He's coming out in October.

[SPLIT LIP]

I hate you Americans and your super-powered dollar so much right now. D:<

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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

He's coming out in October.

Is it an exclusive?

[Talisman]

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Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP

Gaim just arrived.

Sheeet... I'm going to be buying a lot of these, aren't I? I noticed it's not quite as high quality as Hibiki. There's a lot of gate marks that, while well-hidden for the most part, are still there. The biggest offender is the gate mark on the top of the crest, but even that's not super noticable. The paint is almost perfect, but wheras Hibiki was actually perfect, there's still a skant few areas of issue on Gaim. Mostly the shoulder armour. the wrist pegs are absurdly small. Like, ridiculous, luckily his hands are almost gummy so the fear of swappign in deminished, but I seriously needed to sand some of the tiny, tiny holes on the hands wider. One hand was actually closed with mould flash or something. Past that, the only other issue is the cheap-looking belt strap. It's a Mattel-quality cheap, almost transparent yellow plastic that's slightly mismoulded on the back. But again, such a small issue.

I love it. Sorry Hibiki you've been replaced.

Well, to be fair, the Shinkoucho Seihou line is supposed to make normal figuarts look like toys anyway, so the difference is understandable. For standard Figuarts, however, the Gaim series are some of the best out there.

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Originally Posted by ryan

Yeah. Gaim is a solid line. Do like me, and buy them all!

*sheds a single tear over the fact that he will NEVER own a Zangetsu Shin*

What the- GET BACK IN THERE I DID NOT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO GO ASHORE.

[ryan]

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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

no rose attacker i rate this collection 0/10 >:I

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Originally Posted by barnstenchfartface

But nah I am actually super jealous of this. As someone who just recently got into Gaim getting them all is (mostly) a goal of mine too. I'm not necessarily in a rush, but there's so many though. And like Kiwami said, so expensive too...Zangetsu Shin makes me weep. Even if I'm skipping some four releases that's still a whole lot of toys.

And I still need a replacement Gaim Orange Arms because mine is a lemon.

Thankfully the prices on Mandarake lately haven't been too bad--got myself a Pine/Mango set for 5500, a Bravo for 4000 and a Duke for 4500. With the yen as weak as it is right now, that all came down to being really good prices. If I can keep that sort of luck going I may someday be able to get Zangetsu Shin for less than an arm and a leg. Maybe wishful thinking though.

I'm glad I liked the design of Gain enough to pick him up when he was released, rather than waiting to see what I thought of the show before collecting the figures. The show was nearly over before I started watching it, I think I already had 4 of the figures in hand before I started watching.

Pretty sure I paid about 6000 for Duke, so sometimes it does pay off to wait. Actually, I think all three of those you mentioned are cheaper than I what I paid for them. And Lemon Baron has been dropping, from what others have said recently.
Shin Zangetsu is really the only one that has really paid off. I kinda wish I had ordered extras to hock on eBay for those big bucks.

[SPLIT LIP]

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Originally Posted by Talisman

Well, to be fair, the Shinkoucho Seihou line is supposed to make normal figuarts look like toys anyway, so the difference is understandable. For standard Figuarts, however, the Gaim series are some of the best out there.

Well then that's just goes to show how excellent Gaim is, that he's a few gate marks away from the collector's collectors line.

Makes me wish Bravo was more accurate. I for sure want to get Baron Lemon and Kachidoki, as I still consider those their final forms, with Baron's Overlord form and Kiwami being something past that. (REALLY sucks that Kiwami... really sucks as a Figuart)

Aside from Sigurd and Knuckle, who are both coming out, they've made everyone from the show except I think Strawberry and Kiwi, right? And Banana Gaim?