S.H.FiguArts Dragonball Z figures!!!

[shonen1234]

STOP IT PLEASE I don't know why but this keeps getting funnier. Pray for me, I'm going in.


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[KumaStyle]

They are, even one of the boards uses that description FatHotei's posts actually aren't that overdramatic, he's just making simple posts in response to you, and you are just trying to create some meaningless argument to justify everything you are saying. What you're doing is arguing with everyone, not having a conversation, and ergo, you are creating a scene.

Answer the actual question that is directed towards you in the post you quoted rather than ignoring it and speaking rhetoric about nothing. After that, please answer the question regarding what these toys are to you if not toys. Thanks. If you are not responding to me directly (ie: conversing with me) and just throwing out passive aggressive insults and accusations, then you are in fact the one causing a scene. If you do not want to answer said questions then by all means, just ignore and don't respond at all.

 

[tinlunlau]

I look at figuarts. I don't look at toys. Just realized that after walking around Walmart. You should try that someday. Hell, I won't even take a gander at a Marvel Legends figure.

 

[FSLAR]

 

[KumaStyle]

I look at figuarts. I don't look at toys. Just realized that after walking around Walmart. You should try that someday. Hell, I won't even take a gander at a Marvel Legends figure.

Can't do it. Stopped doing the retail thing some time ago. If I were into comics though, I'd definitely do Marvel/DCU/figuarts/Sentinel/whatever. Wouldn't mind it. Whenever I do see the Legends/Select they come off pretty attractive but just not my thing.

 

[shonen1234]

Some one give me a link


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[FatHotei]

Answer the actual question that is directed towards you in the post you quoted rather than ignoring it and speaking rhetoric about nothing. After that, please answer the question regarding what these toys are to you if not toys. Thanks. If you are not responding to me directly (ie: conversing with me) and just throwing out passive aggressive insults and accusations, then you are in fact the one causing a scene. If you do not want to answer said questions then by all means, just ignore and don't respond at all.

 

[KumaStyle]

You win, because that actually made me laugh: well played.

 

[tinlunlau]

Can't do it. Stopped doing the retail thing some time ago. If I were into comics though, I'd definitely do Marvel/DCU/figuarts/Sentinel/whatever. Wouldn't mind it. Whenever I do see the Legends/Select they come off pretty attractive but just not my thing.

Marvel Legends is a mixed bag. Some of their molds look somewhat okay but when you look at them closely, they look really cheap. After being spoiled by so many shf Iron Man, you can't even bothered by Marvel Legends Iron Man.

 

[Baneofdemon22]

Give me a link to a hot toys thread and I'll do it.

That's exactly what I was going to say! It just reminded me of this:

 

[KumaStyle]

Marvel Legends is a mixed bag. Some of their molds look somewhat okay but when you look at them closely, they look really cheap. After being spoiled by so many shf Iron Man, you can't even bothered by Marvel Legends Iron Man.

I think that's fair. I actually have the Sen-ti-nel re:edit ones and I haven't looked at a ML/S version since I got them so I'll definitely have to compare... not expecting it to be anywhere close, but still interested in seeing just how far off they are.

 

[crisis]

Crisis, I'm going to have to get that Buu. Wow.

Yeah man, it's pretty cool but like FatHotei said it's kinda expensive these days for such a small figure & minimal accessories. But like I said it's the best Kid Boo we've got currently. If you buy it I'll be looking forward to your review!

 

[shonen1234]

The **** is this

at least some one lowered the price

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[FatHotei]

Marvel Legends is a mixed bag. Some of their molds look somewhat okay but when you look at them closely, they look really cheap. After being spoiled by so many shf Iron Man, you can't even bothered by Marvel Legends Iron Man.

That's for sure. Check out these pics of Marvel Legends Cap and SH figuarts Cap. Yeah, they're different versions of the character but still...

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The thing I love about figuarts is that they use ball joints for every point of articulation. Hinges are awful. Too bad I didn't really dig AoU otherwise I would definitely have picked up figuarts Cap.

 

[Big Deano]

This is my last post in this discussion, just to prove the differences between two figures we can actually compare:

As you can see, just slight differences [emoji38]

Btw, black series figures are the same as Marvel Legends in terms of manufacturer and overall quality.

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[Silrian]

Well okay uh I see I've missed a lot here.

@TJ (and anyone interested) just my 2 cents that I do wanna give about this discussion and I'm taking it into a different direction, because I think the current discussion isn't from the correct pov. (But for those who're tired of it, I've put it into tags.)

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I just wanna add the fact that tamashii does not officially MASS produce these, they don't have a master toy licence and they'll never produce even close to the quantities of the likes of hasbro or dc collectibles or mattel. (Confirmed in an interview by adam newman.) THAT alone makes these relatively rare, and imo that itself is one of the best arguments why this is, in fact, a collector's line. As Big D pointed the label out, you can counter saying 15-18 (or higher) denotes a 'kid', but I think that's missing the point, because putting ages 20 and up on these things is just dumb. No collector's figurine makers do this as far as I know. To channel a part of what blood said to a degree, hot toys are factually dolls, whatever anyones emotional opinion on that is. That's not offensive, I have great respect for the sculptors and makers of those products. These are action figures and toys. None of those denotations, nor to what extent they are articulated, plastic or cloth (cheapest kid toys can have cloth) etc has anything to do with whether it is collector merchandise. Production quantities, type of product and detail and the companies own aim decide that. And in every of those categories this line is a collector's grade line, or is categorically equal to products who are accepted to fall into under that definition, simple as that. You may feel a dislike for that, but that doesn't change it, because these simply factually are collectors items. Whether the adjective "adult" (ignoring its use to denote x-rated stuff) is important to you or not is of course your own opinion, which you're totally entitled too, but then I'd wanna harken back to Blood again and say... A lot of 'adult collectors' stuff is de facto also toys or something else children or teens could have fun with, as well as the opposite also the opposite: many adults behave like children about things that are originally meant to be functional adult things (for example real cars). I feel making an argument based on that adjective is not only subjective as well as simply relative to cultural perspective (which for one, is very different between for example 'the west' and Japan), but sort of copping out toward an air of 'this is lesser to what is deemed adult', which I think is simple nonsense. I don't know if you meant it that way, from what I read I think you didn't, but it comes off that way.
Lastly there is value, if you want to take that solely as a barometer yes you can say these are obviously closer to kids toy aisle prices, but then again, do you know how mother****in expensive Lego sets can get!? Again you're gonna fall into an overlap where this cannot be the deciding distinguishing factor. Seeing as in every category that matters that can function as a distinguishing line these fall into the 'grown-up' level collector items, that's where they're at. Not meant at all rudely at all, but whether you like that or not...

EDIT: okay I see in the mean time this discussion has dragged to the point of everyone wanting to drop it, ignore my reaction then if that's where the thread is at. I'm good either way. Oh and if anyone actually gets angry over anything I've said above, I'll give you my response in advance:

Also, I take it then there have been no new SDCC reveals for sure? So I'm gonna be an ******* and drop this on ya'll:

 

[FatHotei]

Is the best place to buy that Luke bandaionline? He's gorgeous.

EDIT: Nvm, looks like they're sold out. Missed that train a while ago.

 

[Psycho]

Just got word my my guy that's getting me the SDCC Goku. Bandai is still limiting SDCC Goku but now it's even worse. First on preview knight It started off at 12 per person then yesterday it went down to 6, and now today it's down to 2 per person. Thankfully I asked him way back in June for one. So he was only able to get about 26 Goku's...

 

[Big Deano]

"Only" 26 Psycho?!

Sorry, but that kind of thing is what caused the limit in the first place. Im glad you got one, but man, that is shocking...

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[Silrian]

I'm officially joining the bandwagon of people who think event exclusives shouldn't be any type of important releases.