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| Hungrywolf 2818th Post
 
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|  "Re(2):Batman Hush Figures question"
, posted Mon 7 Jun 19:53:
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I ordred mine from BuyMeToys.com, I don't really like them tough since they're not well know and it was HUGE risk ordering from such a site...
Try these:
http://store.kryptoncollectibles.com/
$12 each, $50 for the set
Or
http://shop.southernisland.com/
$14 each, but $50 for the set (they also have SF figures for pre-order at $8!!!)
Apparently stores are only get small amounts of their orders in each week, so if you want to find them in person get to a comic shop early Wednesday.... they should be everywhere like the Kingdom Come figures by the end of the month
I just got my figures today!
Poison Ivy is a real let down (she's a stone cold hotty the way Jim draws her and the toy not only fails to capture that, it makes her look like she's got a horrible disease) the Joker and Huntress however are top notch! The Joker has to be my favorite incarnation of the character so far.... Hush is okay and Batman is Batman, but Joker and Huntress are great! (waits for wave 2 and that ultra cool Harley Quinn)
Thank you, Baghead for your input about the figures and input about them. When were they released in stores? Does that have something to do with why you say they should be everywhere by the end of the month?
Thanks for your link too, Luisinan, I may use it for other things in the future. I appreciate the input and found some cool stuff there.
EDIT: On a semi-related (well, Batman related anyway) note, I recently rented Batman: Rise of the Sin Tzu for my GCN and have enjoyed it (especially after unlocking the alternate costumes). My sister has played it with me and she likes it too, so I'm glad at least one of the new Batman games has been a pleasant experience for me.
"no again my apoligizes for anyone i offend!!!!!"
Hungry Like the Wolf
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| ONSLAUGHT 2725th Post
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| "Re(2):The toy thread" , posted Fri 11 Jun 20:29:
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I've seen that Spider-man and I want to get one, but right now it's a bit to expensive for me.
Yes, it's a bit expensive (I think it's about 25-30 dollars in the USA). You should wait for clearance to get it, because it's an awesome toy.
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I also ordered Neca's Freddy Vs Jason Deluxe Boxed Set, I will post my impressions when it arrives (around Tuesday)
I hear that set makes a great looking display piece!
It looks great for what I've seen, I loved the movie and I'm expecting to love this boxed set.
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Onslaught, have you found any Marvel Legends series beyond 3 yet? because apparently ML6 just hit England
Yes, Wave IV just hit the shelves a few months back, I got all of them, except for Elektra (I don't like her body), but before that, I got the X-Men Legends boxed set, so now I have 2 Gambits. 2 Wolvies and 3 Magnetos.
I hope wave V comes here in the next few months, I can't wait to put my hands on Colossus and Blade.
Oh, and I heard Toy Biz is re-releasing the chase figures, so now it's easier to find Red Skull, Giant Man, Doombot and the rest of the chase figures (Take that goddamn scalpers!)
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| ONSLAUGHT 2727th Post
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| "Re(6):The toy thread" , posted Mon 14 Jun 14:25:
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So is that a robot collection? or a skull head collection?
Because if it's Skull Head, you should get a Red Skull too if the the chase figures really are easier to find... if it's a Robot collection, don't forget the up coming 'Cyber Spider-man'!
I was thinking in a skull collection, but now that you mention it, I can turn it into a skull/robot collection.
I'm not too excited about Red Skull, which is basically a ML3 DD repaint (which I didn't like), and about that Mecha Spidey, it looks great, I will get one as soon as it hits shelves around here.
Seeing as you like to customize figures, I would like to have a few pointers. I have a couple of Ghost Riders, and soon, a couple of Punishers; I was thinking in swaping heads, but the balljoint on Punisher is on his head, and GR's is in his body... I could glue the head, but I don't want to lose the mobility. Have you done something similar? If so, which materials did you use?
If my explanation was messed up, I will upload pics just to show you.
Pics here
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| Dr Baghead 3061th Post
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| "Re(7):The toy thread" , posted Mon 14 Jun 15:06
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Seeing as you like to customize figures, I would like to have a few pointers. I have a couple of Ghost Riders, and soon, a couple of Punishers; I was thinking in swaping heads, but the balljoint on Punisher is on his head, and GR's is in his body... I could glue the head, but I don't want to lose the mobility. Have you done something similar? If so, which materials did you use?
If my explanation was messed up, I will upload pics just to show you.
Pics here
Hmmm... (goes to examine his Ghost Rider to see how this could wrok)
Ghost Rider's neck is removable... is Punishers? (my Punisher's toros was destroyed in the making of a Batman custom, so I unfortunately I can't check that out) If Punisher's neck is removable, swap those so the ball jointed heads retain full movement (and if Punisher's neck isn't removable or it is and has a different joint then GR's, do a little cutting and glue the base of the neck down, you can keep a little articulation that way)
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| Hungrywolf 2852th Post
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| "Japanese Batman Figures??" , posted Mon 21 Jun 12:08
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I'm going to bump this thread, because I haven't received my FvJ set yet.
I'm glad you bumped it.
I was in a comic store in town yesterday (that doesn't get a lot of new releases of comics, it's mainly a lot of other stuff), and they had a lot of cool figures I need to get (like the Vash and Wolfwood figures to go with my Meryl). Anyway, they had some imported Japanese Batman figures I didn't know existed. One was Batman in his outfit with the yellow circle around the bat and blue cape and cowl (but didn't have the blue underwear), the second was a Robin (Tim Drake style), the third was a Joker and the fourth was a Harley Quinn. They were very nice figures (I was tempted to get the Robin, but don't have the money to spend 30-35 bucks on one figure right now). Anyone heard of these? The shop was kinda ripping people off though. All they're Kingdom Come figures were 25 bucks, and I can get each of them at other stores in town for 10 to 15. The Vash and Wolfwood were only 15 though, which is less then I've seen them for elsewhere (I paid 20 for Meryl at the time that I got her).
"no again my apoligizes for anyone i offend!!!!!"
Hungry Like the Wolf
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| Dr Baghead 3072th Post
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| "domo ariBATo, mr. roBATo" , posted Mon 21 Jun 13:40:
(christ, that's a lame title -__- I'm so sorry)
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I was in a comic store in town yesterday (that doesn't get a lot of new releases of comics, it's mainly a lot of other stuff), and they had a lot of cool figures I need to get (like the Vash and Wolfwood figures to go with my Meryl). Anyway, they had some imported Japanese Batman figures I didn't know existed. One was Batman in his outfit with the yellow circle around the bat and blue cape and cowl (but didn't have the blue underwear), the second was a Robin (Tim Drake style), the third was a Joker and the fourth was a Harley Quinn. They were very nice figures (I was tempted to get the Robin, but don't have the money to spend 30-35 bucks on one figure right now). Anyone heard of these? The shop was kinda ripping people off though.
Ah yes, the super nice Yamato figures!
$30-35 is a bit too much for those ($10 to much to be exact)... you can import a set of all 4 from Japan for $100 at action-hq.com (which unlike the American sets weren't limited in release) unfortunately if you only want Robin you'll have to pay such high prices since most stores have sold out (only 5,000 shipped to the US and Canada)... the Harley's pretty nice too
There are two other waves in the Yamato series:
Wave 2 (July or August... I forgot):
-Batman 2 (looks pretty similar to Batman 1 but has a different base and interchangable arms/cape parts for display purposes)
-the Riddler (unitard costume rather then suit)
-the Penguin (modern white suit version)
-Poison Ivy (flesh colored skin version, will probably look good next to Harley)
'Kia Asamiya Collectors Action Figure Collection' (aka 'Wave 3'... coming to the US in September):
-Batman 3 (looks like Child of Dreams Batman, sneaking along a flight of stairs)
-Joker 2 (CoD Joker on a pile of cards)
-Two-Face (pose is similar to 'Scareface' poster... looks very cool as a result)
-Catwoman (purple costume, looks nice although I'm more a fan of the googled costume then the old purple one)
If you want all the characters but want to save money just buy Robin and Harley from wave 1 and the 3 villians from wave 2... Joker and Batman in wave 3 are terrific looking!
Other fun Japanese Batman items:
Kubricks:
Comic style series(a box set is avalable from DCD, but it's not the same as the Japanese figures):
-Batman (in Japan: Modern era, in US: Silver age)
-Robin (in Japan: Tim Drake, in US: Dick Grayson... or Jason Todd maybe, they wore the same costume)
-Batgirl (Barbara, not Cassie)
-Mr.Freeze
-Scarecrow
-Azrael (Japan only)
-Spoiler (chase figure, Japan Only)
Animated Series:
-Batman (TNBA style)
-Batgirl (B:TAS style)
-Mr.Freeze
-ManBat
-Killer Croc (B:TAS style)
-Harley Quinn
-Terry (BB)
-Blight (BB)
Movie Series:
-Keaton Batman
-Joker
-Catwoman
-the Penguin
-a Penguin (with Rocket launcher, cute)
Microman (DCD has yet to announce any plans to import these, but they really should!):
-Comic Style Batman
-Some crazy battle armor Batman
-Catwoman (Googled version, I MUST OWN THIS!!!!)
-Batgirl (Barbara, apparently comes in a 2-pack with a Batman figure)
Trading Figures mini-statues (DCD will be bring them over in a box set in the near future):
-Batman (based on the cover of issue #608)
-Catwoman (googled)
-Robin (Tim)
-two other characters yet to be announced.
PHEW! Lots of fun Batman stuff in Japan... and that's why Baghead's money is all tied up in pre-orders!
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| Hungrywolf 2854th Post
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| "Re(1):domo ariBATo, mr. roBATo" , posted Mon 21 Jun 14:45:
Thanks for the info, Baghead. I will probably not get any of these figures, except maybe the Robin one (he's always been a favorite character of mine, at least Dick and Tim. I love Tim in the new Teen Titans comic). I am still looking forward to the Robin in the DC Direct Teen Titans line. I hope DC Direct will do a Steph Robin figure sometime (heck, a Spoiler too!) and a Cassie Batgirl figure.
Speaking of Steph, I wonder how long she'll be Robin. Future covers of the Teen Titans still have Tim Drake as Robin, plus in Identity Crisis #1 there's a scene with Tim and his dad and his dad makes a comment that makes me think Tim is Robin again (which is what I hope happens). I may have already mentioned this here.
EDIT: Hey Baghead, my Hush Poison Ivy won't stand up on her base (well she will for a little bit but she always ends up falling over). Did you have this problem? If so did you resolve it, and how?
"no again my apoligizes for anyone i offend!!!!!"
Hungry Like the Wolf
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| Dr Baghead 3072th Post
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| "Re(2):domo ariBATo, mr. roBATo" , posted Mon 21 Jun 15:47
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Thanks for the info, Baghead. I will probably not get any of these figures, except maybe the Robin one (he's always been a favorite character of mine, at least Dick and Tim. I love Tim in the new Teen Titans comic). I am still looking forward to the Robin in the DC Direct Teen Titans line. I hope DC Direct will do a Steph Robin figure sometime (heck, a Spoiler too!) and a Cassie Batgirl figure.
Speaking of Steph, I wonder how long she'll be Robin. Future covers of the Teen Titans still have Tim Drake as Robin, plus in Identity Crisis #1 there's a scene with Tim and his dad and his dad makes a comment that makes me think Tim is Robin again (which is what I hope happens). I may have already mentioned this here.
I've heard she's only going to be Robin for about a year or so, Tim is certainly coming back in the near future. (so it's unlikely there will ever be a Spoiler Robin figure, since once the figure was done with production she'd be Spoiler again... but it is very likely Spoiler and Cassie will get figures, DC Direct has just gotten back the rights to Batman so they're covering the classic era/fan favorite stories first before plowing into Modern Era figures)
quote Hey Baghead, my Hush Poison Ivy won't stand up on her base (well she will for a little bit but she always ends up falling over). Did you have this problem? If so did you resolve it, and how?
Yes I did have that problem... I resolved it by putting her on a 'doll style' figure stand. (you know it's a peged base that also has a stick with a back support) it was a left over from a Polno Dianno figure though, so I don't know where to find them individually.
Other options are to lean her againist something and I've heard some people say she balances better if you use the piece of ivy she comes with to support her unpeg-holed foot
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| ONSLAUGHT 2733th Post
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|  "Does whatever a Microman can"
, posted Mon 21 Jun 18:59
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Microman (DCD has yet to announce any plans to import these, but they really should!):
-Comic Style Batman
-Some crazy battle armor Batman
-Catwoman (Googled version, I MUST OWN THIS!!!!)
-Batgirl (Barbara, apparently comes in a 2-pack with a Batman figure)
There's a Spider-Man Microman set coming up as well.
And speaking of Trigun, have you seen any Monev the Gale figures? if so, what's the tag price?
Well, I finally received my FvJ Boxed Set, and I must say I have mixed feelings.
The sculpts are top notch and same goes to the paint job. Jason has a removable mask, a machete and a magnetic hand (which has a problem, I will elaborate on that later); while Freddy has 3 heads removable hat and that's it. Both include a diorama base (the floor on the burning cabin from the movie) which can be joined easily to display them.
The figures have very little articulation, which is disappointing to me, because I'm a big fan of articulation. At least they chose a good pose for them and the arms and head articulation help things a bit, so you can give them slightly different poses.
The problem I was talking about, is Jason's magnetic hand. I can't attatch it to his arm, because the hand has a peg, and so does Jason's arm... I'm pretty sure this is a manufacture problem, because I've seen pics with the hand attatched.
This is an impressive dislpay set, but it has zero playability factor.
In all, I don't regret this buy, I'm glad I got it and can't wait to pit these monsters with my soon to arrive Resident Evil toys
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| Dr baghead 3079th Post
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| "Domo Spider-Arigato, Mr. Spider-Roboto" , posted Thu 24 Jun 07:01
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and about that Mecha Spidey, it looks great, I will get one as soon as it hits shelves around here.
WOOOOOO!!!! I just found one of the Mecha Spideys! He looks awesome next to Mecha Hulk (I don't know if it was planned but the Green/Silver on Hulk is light and shinny, while the Red/Grey on Spidey is dark and dull so they nicely contrast each other)
He's surprisingly unarticulated (for a Spider-man figure that is... he's only got a cut neck, ball-joint shoulders/hips, double knees/elbows, bicep/hip cuts, a mid-torso cut and knees... that's only 24 points strangely no wrist/hand articulation or the ever popular boot cut) and his 'armor' is pretty silly (doesn't fit on him that well nor does it stick together very well in it's "transformed" mode), but he's still top notch... his upper torso is hollow which gives a nice effect.... maybe I'll get some pictures of him later. Also he goes well the Spider-man:the Movie Green Goblin too!
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| ONSLAUGHT 2736th Post
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| "Re(1):Domo Spider-Arigato, Mr. Spider-Roboto" , posted Thu 24 Jun 10:15
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WOOOOOO!!!! I just found one of the Mecha Spideys! He looks awesome next to Mecha Hulk (I don't know if it was planned but the Green/Silver on Hulk is light and shinny, while the Red/Grey on Spidey is dark and dull so they nicely contrast each other)
He's surprisingly unarticulated (for a Spider-man figure that is... he's only got a cut neck, ball-joint shoulders/hips, double knees/elbows, bicep/hip cuts, a mid-torso cut and knees... that's only 24 points strangely no wrist/hand articulation or the ever popular boot cut) and his 'armor' is pretty silly (doesn't fit on him that well nor does it stick together very well in it's "transformed" mode), but he's still top notch... his upper torso is hollow which gives a nice effect.... maybe I'll get some pictures of him later. Also he goes well the Spider-man:the Movie Green Goblin too!
Ah, the lack of articulation worries me a bit, but at least it doesn't have the ridiculous amount of articulation McFarlane likes to use on his figures, so...
Anyway, is this Mecha Spidey in the same wave as Carnage?
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| Dr Baghead 3098th Post
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| "Re(1):ROBOCOP!" , posted Sat 3 Jul 09:35
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HOLY SHIT!!! MOVIE MANIACS 7 UNVEILED, AND GUESS WHAT??? fREAKING ROBOCOP IS IN IT!!! DAMN, I'VE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR A GOOD ROBOCOP TOY!
Sorry for the caps abuse, I'm just so excited Link Here
The Robocop is nice, I wonder if MacFarlane will try to articulate him (since their policy is "if we can hide it, we'll add articulation" and he's a robot so it's not like any poa would be that noticable)
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About that question Baghead, I don't like the style of SOTA's SF, the characters look very cartoony, and the articulation seems way too evident, there was no effort to hide it...
good points and ones I agree with (I'm still getting them though, just because it's probably the only chance to get a complete SF series)
yeah it's not funny but the naked chick tag was getting annoying.
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| Dr Baghead 3107th Post
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| "I am Spider-Mircoman no more...." , posted Wed 7 Jul 10:40
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Let the speculation begin
Ah man, that sucks he's cool looking (I is honestly impressed how much he looks like a tiny Spider-man Classics figure)
Hey speaking of Spider-man one could make a nice height line up with the following: HeroClix, Mini-Mate, Kubrick, Microman, Old school 5in. toy, Classics figure, Movie figure, 10 in Rotocast, 12in. Marvel Studios, 18in. Super Poseble, 24in. Plushie, 30in. Rotocast.
yeah it's not funny but the naked chick tag was getting annoying.
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| Dr Baghead 3108th Post
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| "About Ghost Rider's head/neck joint" , posted Wed 7 Jul 18:16
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Seeing as you like to customize figures, I would like to have a few pointers. I have a couple of Ghost Riders, and soon, a couple of Punishers; I was thinking in swaping heads, but the balljoint on Punisher is on his head, and GR's is in his body... I could glue the head, but I don't want to lose the mobility. Have you done something similar? If so, which materials did you use?
I found an Urban Legends set on heavy discount at TRU (4 fodder figures for $10 ain't bad!) so I decided to look into possibilties of a Punisher/Ghost Rider head swap...
it turns out the ball joint holding Ghost Rider's head to his body is a seperate piece... I pulled off my Ghost Rider's head and, POP! the ball joint is stuck to the head. You should be able to pull the ball out of GR's neck and pop into his head.
However GR's ball is larger then Punnie's, so you'd need to hold both the ball and the neck under hot, hot (maybe even boiling it you've got tongs or egg dipper of something to keep your hands safe) water for a few minutes, the heat will make the plastic expand and give a bit so you can pop them together
yeah it's not funny but the naked chick tag was getting annoying.
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