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Basically exactly what you described. The yen only started doing well against the dollar semi-recently, so the price hikes are extra harsh now. Whether or not they'll come back down is the question (the answer is no).

>>6286397
That's not what happened. What happened was:
1. Japan prints yen because they want dollar to be stronger to increase exports.
2. Factory prices for toy manufacturers were already locked in prior to this.
3. We get tons of cheap as fuck toys for a while before factory prices are up for re-negotiation.
4. Weak yen, strong yuan and raising costs in China in general make newly re-negotiated factory prices go way the fuck up. This continues to happen in several phases until the current day prices.
5. Yen gains some strength back due to weakening dollar but the new crappier contracts are still in place and will continue to be in place. Japan does NOT want the yen to get stronger so toy prices will never drop back down to where they were. The only thing that will drop prices is if the dollar gains strength.

Prices will only get worse from here. There are other factors as well such as supply/demand. The less units that are sold the higher prices have to be to compensate, they become luxury items for high end collectors. Average collector in Japan can't afford toys that are double or triple the cost they used to be and they are the main market for most this stuff. They can try to cater more to a global audience but that only stems the bleeding a bit.

>>6286425
I might have to rethink starting this hobby up again.

Probably never get one, but I need a Peggy Carter to match the dozen Caps we've received.

A comic version of Mantis (classic or Annihilation era) would be dope

>>6286280
>poor man's knoe who needs figma thread

you know this board is for toys right?

>>/v/

>>6287371
kek

>>6285817
>>6270171

>>6287371
Why are funko pops here?

>>6285515
lol

No because I'm not a fucking loser.

>>6285515
It's only peer pressure if you give in.

>>6284481
Figufarts is the kino of toys
so yes

>>6284481
figuarts cyborg waifu when?

>>6284481
The Marvel Legends one is really really good though. Face sculpt and paint job are top notch. I see literally no reason to get the more expensive version unless you're a brand-fag.

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>Release schedule:

April
>Sinon (Rerelease)
>R. Tanaka Ichirou
>Celty Sturluson
>Windranger
>Anti-Mage
>Makoto Yuki

May
>Chika Takami (Delayed)
>Slan/Conrad
>Void/Ubik
>Shielder
>Zelda
>Link
>Link DX ver.
>Saber 2.0 (Rerelease)
>Izuku Midoriya
>Phoenix Wright
>Yoshihiko
>Yoshihiko:What's With That Beard ver.
>The Scream
>Goro Majima
>Maho Nishizumi & Erika Itsumi Set
>Meiko
>Fuchico
>Masaru Hananakajima

June
>Yotsugi Ononoki
>figFIX Eli Ayase: Cheerleader ver.
>figFIX Kotori Minami: Cheerleader ver.
>Dark Ninja
>Iowa
>True Criminal
>Kid the phantom thief
>Takao
>Archer (Rerelease)

July
>Snow Miku: Fluffy Coat Ver.
>Miki Hoshii
>Guyver III
>figFIX Mikazuki Munechika: Uchiban ver.
>Hentai Kamen
>Riko Sakurauchi
>Miyo Asato (Rerelease)
>Akeno Misaki
>Lina

August
>Corrin (Female)
>Kat 2.0
>Mumei
>Iron Fossil
>Knight Fossil
>Ryuko Matoi (Rerelease)
>Motoko Kusanagi: S.A.C.ver. (Rerelease)

September
>Kanan Matsuura
>Gwendolyn
>Gwendolyn DX Ver.
>figFIX Umi Sonoda Cheerleader ver.
>figFIX Rin Hoshizora Cheerleader ver.
>Yukari Akiyama: School Uniform Ver.
>Rem
>Ram

October
>Raven

November
>Kyo Kusanagi
>Iori Yagami
>Atlas

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LATEST GSC RELEASE UPDATE:

>Shipping out from the 17th April 2017:
Max Factory - figma Makoto Yuki

>Shipping out from the 25th April 2017:
Max Factory - figma R. Ichiro Tanaka

>Delayed from April 2017 to May 2017:
Max Factory - figma Chika Takami

LATEST FIGMAS ON PO:

Motoko Kusanagi: S.A.C.ver.
>http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4507/figma+Motoko+Kusanagi+S+A+C+ver.html

Atlas
>http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/6349/figma+Atlas.html

Rem & Ram
>http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/6363/figma+Rem.html
>http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/6362/figma+Ram.html

>Reposting from the previous thread

PO for the figma Samus will open Mon 18th
>https://twitter.com/GoodSmile_US/status/852936192555233280

Has anybody made a 3rd party head for saitama?

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>>6283654
Mmmmmmm,..for the most part I think. I don't know.

The sculpt is very nice and they'll make great display pieces, but the articulation is pretty lackluster. I probably only should have got the one, but oh well. Stone troll is still sealed so maybe I'll resell him some day.

They'll definitely make great giants for my 1/18 guys though.

>>6283661
>>6283654
does anyone have a comparison between onna these and, say, a marvel legend?

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>>6283666
I don't personally have any to compare it to, but here they are next to ML's own figures.

>>6283126

op here, you are wrong. I have two whole shelves of bonkle/HF

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>>6282281
First for buyers remorse

>>6281767
>>6281674
Well how stupid of me, somehow went and forgot to post the link! Not sure how that happened but time to fix that.
gundaniumgateway blogspot se/2016/10/universal-unit-volume-1 html

Edit: ah, that must have been why, 4chan treating it as spam. although not sure why the link was removed instead of getting a error message... maybe I did forget it.

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Did I T H I N my paint properly? Image file size is intentionally large so you can scrutinize my first time at hand painting. This is just a rough work prior to cleaning up the piece so it is rather painted shoddily. The main point of interest is the leg piece at the middle.

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>>6281859
Mfw

I SEE

>>6287044
YOUR FACE

>>6281138
those are actually handy for drying off lego bricks.

>>6281141
Why are your legos wet

That's a nice spaceship OP. What line is it from?

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Tarn olev Kaon but does he know Kaon olev Vos?

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I got the first of those ko constricons in the mail today. He's actually really nice, nicer than I was expecting. The only real issue is that his mid thigh transformation joint is pretty loose, but that'll be super simple to fix. Although he can pose perfectly fine in bot mode with it and once you plug his gun in his dozer mode is rock solid. Beyond that his plastic is a little light weight, but doesn't feel fragile and his wheels are hollow. Definitely going to pick up however many more they put out.

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>>6279807
Anybody know if this glorious gaudy bastard comes with the different colored eye options like the original Grinder? What about the new parts for the other dinobots?

>>6279475
They did it in like the 4th or 5th movie.

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Am I crazy for thinking these are kinda cool? Nice to see they're even making Brian, though I'd have preferred he had a Skyline.

>>6279751
Yeah sure. They aren't bad as far as Mattel gimmick-toys are, because you actually can stick the driver in the car, it's a simple but effective gimmick.

I just don't understand why they would use their cars as launchpads though

Stickers + weird feet. Good otherwise.

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Nothing - except maybe losing the ax. He is the beautifully stupid testament to '80s giant robot design he's always been. His jet is an incoherent brick because FUCK YOU, THAT'S WHY, HE DON'T GOTTA EXPLAIN SHIT.

Paintwork's pretty bad too from all the pieces i've seen in-package.