Previous thread: >>6408895
See first reply for links to images of upcoming releases and other helpful info!
Upcoming regular retail releases:
-Gundam Exia Repair II & III (Aug. 2017)
-Gogg, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Aug. 2017)
-AB Wryneck (Sept. 2017)
-White Base Catapult Deck (Sept. 2017)
-White Base Hangar Deck (Sept. 2017)
-Acguy, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Oct. 2017)
-Patlabor Type Zero (Oct. 2017)
-魂TRI Guyale (Oct. 2017)
-魂TRI Earlecumber (Oct. 2017)
-Gundam Prototype, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Nov. 2017)
-Lancelot, Air Cavalry (Nov. 2017)
-Guren Mk II, First Arm Type (Dec. 2017)
-Bracer Phoenix (Feb. 2018)
-Gipsy Avenger (Feb. 2018)
-Titan Redeemer (Feb. 2018, Note: This is a web exclusive, but will be distributed as a regular release in North America by Bluefin)
Current open Tamashii Web exclusive preorders:
►Order Deadline August 21st
-Metal魂 Knight Gundam (Nov. 2017)
-Zaku Marine, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Nov. 2017)
►Order Deadline TBA
-AB Zwuath, Second Run (Dec. 2017)
-GM Sniper Customer, A.N.I.M.E. ver. (Dec. 2017)
-Titan Redeemer (Feb. 2018)
Other mecha toy discussion is also more than welcome!
>>6437658
Bandai's official RD page with images and release dates:
http://tamashii.jp/item_brand/robot_tamashii/
Excellent, comprehensive RD list:
http://z11.invisionfree.com/Gundam/index.php?showtopic=815
Thank you to anon for checking my links, haha.
Some exciting news/reveals from the previous thread, courtesy of the following anons:
>>6432339
>>6435029
>>6435224
>>6435317
>>6436214
>>6437074
Pacific Rim RD Product Page:
http://tamashii.jp/special/pacific_rim/2_robot/
Welcome to the Bionicle General,
Previous Thread: >>6417621
>Discord
https://discord.gg/wWehshZ
>Booru
http://biog.booru.org/
>G1 Story Material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpfNrl6RIvM
http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/comics/
http://cross-wired-freak.tumblr.com/post/68472919868/bionicle-chronicles-bionicle-adventures-bionicle
>G2 Story Material
http://www.lego.com/en-us/bionicle/story/episode-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsoT-fPe0LU
>Misc. Media
http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/
>For builders:
http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/
http://www.bricklink.com/
http://biomediaproject.com/bmp/building-instructions/
[spoiler]rahkshi heads[/spoiler]
I wish there was some kind of CCBS attachment to one of Lego's own movies. Maybe that would make a difference in sales?
Let's start off this thread with something a little different: Why was Bionicle so special for you? What did you like most about it? How has Bionicle helped you in life?
>Born in 1995
>Parents were really overprotective and never really let me have friends
>Was always moving around as a kid, dad was in the Navy and was deployed most of the time
>As a result Lego and my brother were all I had growing up
>First got into Bionicle around 2001 when my dad bought me and my brother each a Pohatu Mata set
>Since then I started to become obsessed with Bionicle, started reading the comics, playing the online games, etc
>In 2003 my dad retired from the navy and decided to get a new job in Arizona
>Still had no real friends, at school I would read books all day and at home I would play with my toys and go on the internet
>Discovered BZPower around 2006, ended up joining and was a frequent poster there
>Around this time I also stopped caring about my schoolwork and as a result I barely passed my classes from that point on
>Brother was going through some shit at the time and would take it out on me
>Parents would also take it out on me because beating their kids and yelling at them were all they knew growing up
>Started to get more depressed, would spend literally all my time playing with my Bionicles and using BZPower
> I also ended up browsing 4chan, Encyclopedia Dramatica, etc, and as a result I was exposed to a bunch of fucked up shit that ended up desensitizing me and is the reason I'm such a fucked up person both mentally and sexually
>My freshman year of high school rolls around, my brother is also a senior at the time
>This was also when Bionicle officially ended, meaning I no longer had my favorite toy line to distract myself from reality (Cont)
THE JAPS FINALLY GOT THE LICENSE BABY
GOODBYE NECA
>>6432431
These look kind of disappointing they look like model kits with all that bright unpainted plastic. Let's see if Diamond Select puts more of a wash on their Pacific Rim 2 figures
Fantastic, no more qc hell
>>6432431
Wanna take bets on how many of these beside GD get released?
Buy!
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Trade!
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Previous thread: >>6406619
I'm still selling this, got a better pic, marvel select Mephisto, brand new but the plastic of the box got smashed in the mail. I have tons of pics to show, figure is still brand new.
>>6425807
How do you take a $4 hit shipping a BAF wing, that can ship in a $2 padded envelope
Posting again. WTS Halo Reach collection
Brute Chieftain
Brute Minor
Elite Spec Ops
Elite General
Elite Officer
Skirmisher Murmillo
Skirmisher Minor
Grunt Major
Grunt (Anniversary Collection)
Spartan Specter Pack
Spartan Mark V
Spartan HAZOP
Master Chief in Cryotube
Guilty Spark and Sentinel (Anniversary Collection)
Cortana (Anniversary Collection)
Noble 1 - Carter (no helmet version)
Noble 2 - Kat (no helmet version)
Noble 3 - Jun (no helmet version)
Noble 4 - Emile
Noble 5 - Jorge (no helmet version)
Noble 6 w/ Cortana tube
ODST Mickey (Anniversary Collection)
ODST Buck
ODST Dutch (Anniversary Collection)
Captain Keyes (Anniversary Collection)
Sergeant Forge
Master Chief (The Package)
Arbiter (Anniversary Collection)
Master Chief Combat Evolved
ODST w/ Jetpack
UNSC Troopers Pack
Spartan Gungnir
UNSC logo
Mini Warthog
Legendary symbol
Warthog
Mongoose
Ghost
Buck and Mickey are damaged - Buck's hand has fallen off, and Mickey's rocket launcher has a broken handle. Both can be repaired.
Price for the lot is $275.
I've responded to the emails asking about splitting the lot, but haven't heard back. I'm open to selling in smaller lots, just let me know what you have in mind.
Are there still toys out there that have potential to cost thousands of dollars after a while or has that kind of thing pretty much stopped around the early 90s? I went through a few lists of valuable figures out of curiosity and noticed there aren't really much from the 2000s and up.
I open the shit out of everything I buy these days since most of them are brand new and made this year or the past 2+ years and I get a blast playing with them and keeping them in top condition on my shelves with weekly cleaning, but I can't help wonder if some will go up in value one day which could make me wish I kept an extra mint one
>>6422677
The toy collector boom happened in the nineties, so basically everything since then has had people like us sitting on some in the hopes they would appreciate.
So obviously, they didn't. Retro stuff appreciated because less was made, and hardly anyone thought to collect. Once the collectors market opened, and tens of thousands of units were produced, you will never see that kind of thing happen again with anything retail.
>>6422677
Very unlikely for off-the-shelf products. Diecasting and injection molding require the manufacturer to sell tens of thousands units in order to make a profit off the molds, so the sheer volume of these toys ensure that they will never rise by much.
>>6422677
Not really. Outsourcing to china epidemic has hit most every country at this point and Quality Control has hit rock bottom.
A thread for Barbie dolls, Disney dolls, and any dolls that aren't Monster High/Ever After High or BJD.
previous thread >>6385868
Platinum Snow White & Prince
>Recent
OSM- Electron+ Cosmic GitD
Kabuto Mushi- Mushi Builders- Grey,Blue,Sand,Gray
Onell- Glyknights & Skeledens
Bio Mass- AD&D tribute
>Onell Drop
End of July, 10th Anniversary
>The Gendrones will make their return as we cross into the second half of the year. They're just busy preparing for the appearance of something long since since destroyed..."
New long awaited character to be revealed leading up to drop
>Ongoing Topics
Show off builds
Colors you want to see again
Does Matt really stop by?
Detail lines are back! Which figure should get it next?
>Want to know more?
onelldesign.blogspot.com
glyosconnect.org
glyos.wikia.com
>Current Stock of all Glyos stores
http://glyos.wikia.com/wiki/Available
So wait ... Is OSM back on their own outside of onell occasionally throwing stuff in their drops?
>>6410184
gary bought osm and begun to release new figures last year
>https://www.instagram.com/the_outer_space_men/
>>6410311
... I've been in this thread every day for the last 5 years how did I miss that?
Where's his shop at?
Last thread >>6344721
FAQs:
/toy/ - bjd.buyfags.moe
/jp/ - dollfaq.buyfags.moe
Doll news and company list:
>http://bjdcollectasy.com/
>http://bjdcollectasy.com/companies-other-links/
WIP Database/Height comparison:
>dollection.fi
Doll magazine scans (patterns!):
>plus.google.com/112174196208952755265/photos
Common sealants for faceups (there are more, but these are most frequently used):
>Mr. Super Clear Flat/Matte (UV-cut is preferred)
>Testor’s Dullcote (tends to get dirty easily)
>Citadel Purity Seal
>Zoukeimura Finishing Powder (it’s a spray by Volks)
>Liquitex Matte Medium (airbrush)
The general population of /bjd/ are anti-recast or are pretty much neutral on the subject.
Stop beating the dead horse every thread by asking.
Our threads are mostly dedicated to Ball-jointed dolls and other dolls in the Asian market.
Thunderbolt Fantasy is puppets. Not BJDs.
>>6402930
>Love or hate relationship with Andreja's work and tutorials
>Food colors to describe doll skins are racist
>Parents that buy BJD for their children can double dip on the toy
>Doll event thieft. Watch your belongs closely.
but why is this thread so dead
>>6403039
That last thread was quite slow. It was mostly horror stories and some new purchases without any pics.
What is the biggest toy you have?
My LCS owner got this huge Mario when our city's Media Play closed down.
Dollfie Dream.
I have the two-foot Bender, and my friend has this.
I have a big Deadpool that seemed a lot bigger before I saw this thread.
How is it?
Other than overpriced?
>>6457065
Outdated, get a MIX instead
i can buy this one in the shops right now for 30 eurobucks
is that a good deal or is it better to get a different tama?
>>6457517
its also my first tama
>America can't into exclusives edition
Old thread: >>6455137
3rd party thread: >>6453805
There was a point we needed to stop, but kept going
>>6456769
Holy fuck, I had no ideia there were even that many RiD figures for a single character in the first place, let alone that many Strongarms. Are any of those actually good or else?
Also, you're missing the McDonalds one.
>>6456764
Acting like Thunderclash was good.
What was your favorite toy as a child?
Mine was a GI Joe from 1991
i remember when i was a kid i went to this kid's birthday party and he had a bunch of old toys in a box and i stole it from him
i didnt even know who hulk hogan was, i just really really liked the figure for some reason
>>6456511
fuck i just realized i just posted some custom instead of the real thing
im tired
>>6456485
Mein Neger, I had that same HoF Duke.
>Just bought a mostly complete Thunder Clash for 30 euros with two cabs included, how long will it take until both get fucked over GPS? edition
Old bread: >>6453638
I wonder realistically how long it'd take to get guys like that in mp form
>>6455142
How long do you think it'll take for them to run out of g1 characters?
>>6455144
I suppose the logical way to do it would be to figure out the rate at which they release mps and then work it out from there.
Takaracuccs BTFO edition
just kidding, lets continue the discussion of TR and POTP
>>6451800
old thread
I think maybe I like the Takara MPM 4 better afterall. The lighter gray plastic does look more like he's covered in silver parts. I think it's gonna be the lighting you have it in
SHOULD I BUY MP DELTA MAGNUS TO FILL THE VOID SINCE I MISSED MP ULTRA MAGNUS?
Painted prototype finally revealed at Wonder Festival. No news on Guido yet.
>No news on Guido yet.
Scratch that, he's on display too, but still unpainted.
>>6452060
Debating if I want just Guido or if I should get Polly too. I own Speedy, but the box was insanely huge as fuck and he costed $100.