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10-27-2016, 11:16 PM | #41 |
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I'm still not big on the Ex-Aid suit as a toy, but the other two I like, so I'll pick up the three-pack. It's a relief that it's a retail release.
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10-27-2016, 11:21 PM | #42 |
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Need this set. Mainly for Ex-Aid. Hoping to split it with my friends, just need someone besides me to start liking Snipe lol.
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10-27-2016, 11:28 PM | #43 |
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I think you're just guessing, though. I don't see any reason to believe they're not at least offering Ex-Aid himself alone until it's 100% confirmed that they aren't.
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10-27-2016, 11:43 PM | #44 |
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Looks pretty much like I expected.
Lightyears ahead of pre-Gaim stuff, but I think they try to do the layered/compound/translucent effect of the eyes and since it's a toy, the distance between the windows of the eyes and the actual shiny orange of the eyes is way bigger than on the suit, messing with the look. Same for all of them. And the shape of Ex-Aid's eyes is just off. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. They're shaped more like Genm's eyes. They look vacant as a result. Yes, it's nitpicking, but Bandai has gotten it perfect before, so it's disappointing when the look is just slightly screwed up by something small like that.
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10-27-2016, 11:44 PM | #45 |
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I mean...Snipe does do that one thing when he levels up, but that's more a level 1 thing so far. I may also have to admit that after type Speed any quantity of hands above 2 seems good to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote:
None of the pictures indicate that the gashats can be removed, much less slotted into the kimewaza slot holder or their weapons. If the lever on the Gamer Driver can move, the pictures don't make it explicit.
Though to be fair, they only showed the Magnum and Breaker in their alternate forms in one picture out of all this, so it doesn't look like they were that worried about showing off everything they could do too much. Quote:
It seems a little expensive per-figure for the price. These are not Shinkocchou Seihou releases.
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That Brave's Gashacon Blade is reversible like the retail toy is just... UGH. Figuarts should be show-accurate, not beholden to the toys, and this should have been a swappable blade for each mode. The gimmick stuff is what the retail line is for, and I expect better from S.H. Figuarts.
These pictures suggest that Bandai simply didn't come up with a solution to prevent Snipe's cape from hindering articulation. The Snipe pictures appear to be carefully staged so that the cape arm doesn't have to do much more than bend at the elbow, although there might be a bicep swivel. I hope I'm wrong about this. There's one shot that suggests there might be a little back movement to the arm, so maybe there's a hinge? What I'm not seeing, though, are the clever solutions I've seen from so many other Rider Figuarts. Snipe's cloak I didn't mind much when I first saw it but the more I stare at it the more I don't like it. It neither looks good (particularly the big piece on the shoulder and the super stiff looking part that droops down) nor appears to do that much for the articulation. It doesn't kill the figure for me but I really wish TN would start experimenting with fabric. It'd make things like these so much easier. Quote:
Am I being too harsh?
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10-27-2016, 11:57 PM | #46 |
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I'd say so. As someone who collects SHMA, you haven't seen bad figures. Not perfect, but I'd put these ExAid SHFAs above adequate, on just appearance anyway. Obviously having them in hand will give a better indication of quality.
As long as they are on the lines of the Drive SHFAs I'll be happy.
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10-28-2016, 01:13 AM | #47 |
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A three-pack?! Urgh, I wanted them all but I certainly didn't want to pay for them all at once :/
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10-28-2016, 02:25 AM | #48 |
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I do not like these, at all
Ex-Aid is just... no. The head screams for a Shinkocchou Seihou upgrade already. Brave is mostly okay (still some wonky sculpts though), but the sword? Why? I really hope they just didn't photograph it but he needs three different blades, not one with both sides alone. Snipe, as I feared, has to deal with the usual shitty soft shell cape. It looks to be segmented but even with that it just looks off. Other than that he looks cool though, the best of the three IMO. The rest of them is admittedly well done and I'm happy that the new old hips are back, and the base is pretty neat. It's the Gaim one with a different design but they also implemented ports for the stand arms which is a nice design choice. But there’s just too much wrong with the figures in my eyes to buy one of them, and then they also only come in a freakin' three pack. Oh boy. I hope these do well because in the past even most Web-Exclusive two-packs landed on clearance on the middleman service I use. Not that that's representative of anything, but I still noticed it. I'm sad to skip these since Ex-Aid is a fun show and I wanted at least Ex-Aid himself for my collection, but I can’t justify buying this, there's just too much that I don’t like about all of them. I hope others enjoy the figures more though, it looks like most people don't have the problems with the figures I have which is awesome. I hope your excitement from the moment you first saw them here carries over to the fun you'll have once you get them in hand And maybe, just maybe they do more Riders from the show and I like these more. Genm comes to mind. |
10-28-2016, 02:41 AM | #49 |
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Potential good news for people who don't want to buy all three of these guys at once. The product page includes a line (second bolded one down in details) which, assuming my translations aren't being total garbage, appears to say that this is a special set released ahead of the normal releases. Which...makes sense? Rider releases for the new shows do usually start around April.
So it looks like this is in fact a special Limited set, which...makes sense, cause it was labeled a special limited set. Which is, you know, weird, but I'm still cool with it. I hope it isn't that limited though because I still want to buy these guys asap. Also noting, based on that page, it appears to say that preorders start on the 31st. So there's something to look out for. |
10-28-2016, 03:16 AM | #50 |
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I just hope there ARE normal releases of the figures, as I only collect main Riders and only require Ex-Aid himself in my collection.
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