SAS/JoJo general- Christmas Edition
SAS Mainsite:http://www.medicos-e.net
Search for SAS on Mandarake: θΆ εε―ε
List of the current release SAS:http://myfigurecollection.net/search.php?type_id=23615&root=-1&type_strict=1&type_p=-1
Nuu's SAS Reviews: blog.livedoor.jp/hacchaka/archives/cat_50046494.html
New to Jojo? READ THIS:http://pastebin.com/CJPJP2Hi
SAS soundplates: htp://i.imgur.com/EfjMM0q.jpg
Old thread->>5273168
My dream is to have Nut King Call and Joshuu
So where is a good place to buy these? I want to get one for a friend for christmas
>>5332089
Mandarake.
>>5332123
What does copies of image gimmick mean?
>>5332089
Amazon, it'll take way too long getting from mandarake if you want it by xmas
>>5333008
This is a joke right?
I haven't bought any figures yet, is it worth buying the alt. colours Jolyne for $50 even if it's marked as opened/box damaged?
>>5332132
It's just an odd translation the number of copies is just however many the shop got when they listed the toy.
>>5333397
Welp seems like I'm missing an elbow.
sad times.
Never really cared for SAS, sold or boxed up the ones I got a few years ago, but I purchased Magician's Red on a whim for cheap and it turned out to be the best SAS I've owned thus far (not sure why I never bothered buying it earlier). It's genuinely a good toy. Not getting back into the line, but I finally appreciate what they can do.
Pic was taken atop my cat's scratch post tower.
>>5333454
Maybe you just like bird people
I really wanna make a custom shadow DIO SAS, but I have never made a custom before and have no clue where to start.
Add joints to the statue?
Use PB Dios head, DIO's legs and put them onto magicians body?
Also requesting that custom shadow dio pic
>>5333594
I don't really have any other bird people figures aside from a MOTUC Stratos to really gain a true perspective on this, but it's possible. I think it's just a really solid figure that I feel bad for overlooking for so long.
>>5333629
Best place to get ideas would be the customs general probably but just keep in mind the difference in scale between PB and SC. PB DIO and JOJO are two large motherfuckers!
>>5333629
PB Dio's head is a pretty loose fit and has this odd gap of you have him looking foward but you may have some flexibility with Awakened Dio.
>>5333401
I know that suffering. My WF Jolyne lost one.
>>5331825
isn't that supposed to be Nat King Cole? was the translation right?
In comparison to, for example revoltechs, how big are the SAS Jojos?
>>5336142
They are 150-170mm.
>>5336142
Which Revoltechs? It's a non-scale line so there's a lot of variety, up to almost 3cm difference for males that are supposed to be the same size. For example the Hokuto no Ken revoltechs are manlets compared to SAS. SAS is more stable, though the part 3 figures are notoriously shrimpy.
>>5336157
>Which Revoltechs
How about Raiden?
>>5336159
Most SAS Jojos are going to be an inch or so taller and likely bulkier.
WF exclusive
>>5336798
>>5336798
fuck. you/'re kidding....i must have. FUCK
>>5336800
Fucking delicious
>Swap Luck & Pluck with 1st version, keep red scabbard
>Use darker pack
>Maybe use brown head
Loving it
>>5336798
Well that definitely beats Bubblegum Jolyne.
Wonder how the guy who did the custom must feel.
>>5336857
His still looks better to be honest.
>>5336798
So how does one go about getting the least rape price on this when the time comes?
>>5336871
Stalk Mandy or other 2nd hand sites. The initial prices will be high (I remember WF GER being 9k+ post WF)
Alternatively you can wait and see how things go on site and wait for a drop in price due to reasons(box damage and whatnot).
I was a little surprised to see WF GER get a decent drop in price even with the additional Gio head so I'm curious on WF Johnathan. Personally I'll just snatch him up quickly since I love the color way and stripe pattern.
Bowie Kira up on Mandy.
>>5336798
please don't be true. please don't be true...
>>5336908
It's legit and also he comes with a soundplate
http://www.medicos-e.net/yoyaku/yoyaku.html
>>5336947
so does that one say "sunlight yellow overdrive" or did they pull a wf jolyne and make it say something dumb like "he punched the frog!!"
blue.green.pink.repeat.
>>5336969
Not sure but Jolyne's was more of a sound effect than a text plate that Johnathan has. Still bummed out they didn't go the extra mile and have her say "Yare Yare Dawa~"
>this OP and last OP made a slight error with the imgur link
I wonder who keeps rushing out a new thread after we just hit the post limit.
>>5336969
It.. Actually does say S.Y.O, so they got that one down.
Will be selling my regular Jonathan in light of this. I like the way they are announcing these earlier these days.
>>5337018
Well shit, time to find another black Dio and hope Johnathan can hold the punch effects by himself.
>>5336798
So glad I held off on getting Jonathan. Although I still might end up getting both versions just to do a head swap to see how it looks.
>>5331159
So I know pretty much fuck all about JoJo,what's the figure in OP's pic? Was just browsing the catalogue and it caught my eye
>>5337327
Hierophant Green.
http://myfigurecollection.net/picture/&sort=date&search=item%3A8342
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc81p8fQtE8
Very upset that I can't make high quality shit anymore but heres my Josuke review
Gonna review The World, Star Plat. and GER soon, hopefully some more SAS in the future
Hope you guys liked it
>>5337666
I thought josuke had a navy uniform.
>>5337666
What the hell happened to you? You weren't active for a very long time, and then you come back but with a different setting and camera. Did something happen to your house?
What am I looking at, /toy/? I just got The World in, and his stand arm has this tiny connector on it. It's too small to fit into his back or the stand base.
>>5337899
It should include an extension part, look for it.
>>5337919
No, I have the extension part, but it only fits on the other end, which is the normal back piece. Here's a (shitty) photo of the full arm.
>>5337792
Ended up having to sell my camera
And just didn't wanna upload anything that wasn't top notch quality
Looked at some popular figure reviewers like shukuenshinobi and realized there quality wasn't all that, so I decided to review Josuke when he came in, should I keep up my reviews?
>>5337763
A very, very dark navy
>>5337941
Sucks, bruv. Lose your job or something? Roommate skip town and leave you with the lease?
>>5337941
I mean, I still love how you do your reviews, but the image quality is a bit lame. I hope everything works out and you get a new camera soon anon.
>>5337899
>too small to fit into the stand base
That's a bit odd. Usually it's a snug enough fit to allow rotation for the arm and base. You should be using the longer peg end and attaching the extension piece in order to display the air tanks for The World since the default peg has trouble holding him there with it.
The smaller end is for the base but if you have issues keeping it there then you may need to devise an alternative. Or maybe you didn't push it in far enough to make a solid fit.
>>5337981
Yeah man keep at it bro
>>5337910
Alright, that looks pretty neat. I just might get Jonathan 1st as well if I have the money.
>>5337666
Good review man, actually liked it. Camera moves a bit much so you might want a stand for it, perhaps. Not a big deal though.
Keep em coming.
>>5336947
B-b-b-but m-my wallet
>>5336798
Amen that I didn't buy the original
>>5337666
Nice review, the glare/light at the top kinda kills it, but it's still good.
>>5336991
It's probably the same OP
Dumbass keeps making new threads before it's ever necessary
Are these two getting figures soon?
>>5338548
>might want a stand for it
fuck you carlos
>>5339746
We got Gyro announced and probably a prototype for Winter WF but Valentine and D4C will take some extra time if Medicos wants to do more properties or characters from Tokyo Ghoul.
Tried the BST with no luck so I'll post here too
If you wanna sell any JoJo SAS hit my email
[email protected]
>>5336798
Holy fucking shit I must have this!
>>5341764
So if I wanted to buy this handsome devil as soon as possible were is the best place to do so?
[spoiler]Lolyne[/spoiler] SAS when?
>>5342635
Never but goddamn, I'm surprised they did that.
>>5342650
Can you imagine DPro putting that in the anime?
>>5342635
Why her face was not shown?
>>5342652
I mean, they managed to sneak in the photo scene from later on in the series (Part 5 with the small scene with Jotaro).
But then again Eyes of Heaven is putting as much fan service as possible into the game.
>>5342674
True, the ending even brings all the Crusaders back to life. If they make another game with an original story, it'll probably be set in this separate video game-exclusive continuity, but using Part 4 as the initial setting like this one used Part 3. Kinda neat.
when is this fucking game coming to north america? christ, it hurts.
How's the SAS Echo and Koichi releases ? I just caught my ass up to part 4 and Gohan and his Cells are my favorite.
>>5339746
Probably 2017 at the rate they're going now unfortunately. Definite day one preorder when they do go up.
>>5342867
I don't think there's been an announcement that Eyes of Heaven will even be localized or come to America just yet.
>>5342915
Same here bro. By far my favorite characters from part 4. The figures are great and come with a lot of little quirks. You can find them on Mandy for 2500 jpy usually.
My echoes 3 unfortunately has one keg longer than the other so I kinda want another one.
>>5343139
proof?
>>5343139
why would it take that damn long?
Finally got all three of the fabulous pillar men in. Now in retrospect I admit I was crazy when I first thought I'd just skip over them. They're fucking fantastic.
>>5342915
Koichi us great. His articulation is a bit limited though..
>>5343139
Releasing the game a full year after anyone who cares has probably imported it already after its dropped to the Β₯1000 ASB ended up going for.
Glad to see you're learning from your previous fuck ups. Oh wait..
What would your guys reaction be if they made a heavens ascension dio figure or world over heaven figure?
>>5344668
>>5344668
I don't really care all that much for Dio but I'm game for that White and Yellow World.
I'm thinking i should just go ahead and import this game... i don't even think I can wait 6 months let alone a year potentially.
>>5344668
Oh god yes
>>5344668
>Gaypurpleman Dio
Yes please
>>5344463
Post your part 4 shelf, I need inspo
The fact that we haven't had, and likely never will have a purple Josephu (from the opening) boggles the mind.
>>5345463
It'll be a WF exclusive one year but the purple will be replaced with bright neon stankass pink.
Enjoy my friend, it's all yours :)
>>5344463
Where did you get the stonemask from? Is it one of those keychain things?
>>5345630
Kars comes with a stone mask. I think that's the same one.
>>5345634
It's got the little curl and blood so it should be the keychain Kars has a two baby masks.
>>5345694
It's still a fucking atrocity that part 1 Dio didn't come with the mask himself.
What was Medicos thinking?
>>5345694
Yep thats the larger keychain one I used. I just got Kars so I didn't have a mask until now. Plus part 1 and part 2 are different masks.
>>5345463
>remember seeing a really well done custom on eBay for $50 auction
>missed out a serious chance on a purple Joseph
At least he's easily available for customization now.
>>5345705
Probably waiting on a special edition to pass it off as an exclusive. They know the property they've got and it would tempt sales. Though WF Jolyne was a big ball they dropped and retouching King Crimson Blue ver. with those accents instead of the original artwork's greens was a letdown. Medicos is an odd company at times
what's the story behind jotaro first and jotaro first ver 1.5
how do they do such a fuckup on the face? and mass produce it? is the 1.5 really worth the extra 3,000 jpy?
>>5343878
You'll see when it gets announced. I helped promote All Star Battle in Europe too.
>>5344311
Release schedule of games. Bandai has a lot of games they want released and ASB didn't do so hot. Games like Naruto UNS4, One Piece Burning Blood and the SAO get preferential treatment for translation since those bring in the big bucks.
>>5344567
A Jojo game would still sell low numbers even if we did a worldwide release. These games are easy money now that Sony has greatly eased their demands for localisation and due to digital copies.
Bandai is mostly doing this to keep the brand relevant in the west en for Europe. France alone will enough copies to warrant localisation. Be thankful you're getting a game from such a niche manga at all. If this were five years, you could have sucked every dick in the universe and Bandai would have still refused.
Best figure for a first time SAS buyer, preferably a Stand?
>>5348433
I recommend The world or King Crimson. But I also like New Day.
New Day rocks.
>>5348433
Star Platinum Part IV is my top choice. Best articulated stand for the line.
>>5348746
this one? http://www.amazon.com/Medicos-JoJos-Bizarre-Adventure-Unbreakable/dp/B004QZTL5U
Looks pretty cool, I'm just looking a figure to γSTANDγ
>>5348849
Not sure when you mean by "stand" but that's the one. Check Mandarake first and see if you can score him for cheaper if possible since the reissue is coming (or just preorder and wait for him to come out, up to you)
>>5348433
The figure I would suggest for a first timer would be part 2 Joseph. He's awesome, and he's available now as far as I recall.
But if you really want a stand, Part 4 Star Platinum is available now, and he's pretty cool.
>>5348433
Killer Queen 1st is my favorite, comes with stray cat to put in a pot or in his abs. He was also rereleased recently.
If anyone has the cash to burn AmiAmi preowned revealed this beauty at 93k
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIG-IPN-04604&page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_condition_flg%3D1%24s_sortkey%3Dpreowned%24pagemax%3D70%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D2
>>5348896
How much shit is getting reissued for part 4? I was thinking about picking up a few and with the anime adaption on the horizon would it be best to wait?
>>5349435
Depends, if you can find some at the same release price, you don't have to wait.
Does anyone own Trish and Spice Girl? I'm thinking about ordering SG, and I want to get Trish to compliment the stand, but she doesn't look great.
>>5349435
Well we got Kira 1st/KQ1st(Don't expect the 2nd versions to be reissued), Josuke and Crazy Diamond, Jotaro and SP IV.
I'm banking on Okuyasu to be next or Koichi/Echoes. Rohan is sure to be reissued.
Hopefully Medicos can pull a new colorway for the anime when it airs. Jotaro 3rd was a pleasant surprise.
>>5349500
I noticed an Okuyasu popped up on Ami pre-owned earlier today for like 3k, whereas up until recently you're lucky to catch him for less than 5 or 6 even on cheaper sites than amiami.
That don't mean shit obviously, but I'd say most people figure he's coming soon.
Just placed orders for: WFJolyne, Stone Free, The Hand, Trish Una and Spice Girl.
I'M READY.
>>5350060
Jolyne and Trish have Ver little leg articulation because of their skirts/dresses. The Stands are pretty solid though.
What are your biggest SAS wants for next year?
>Part 7 Prototypes.
>A Buccellati 1st Rerelease that fixes his skin tone.
>A Fist of the North Star line announcement.
>Wonfes Figures that are actually worth it.
>>5350076
I just want my part 7 SAS please.
Also looking forward to that Wonfes Jonathan.
>>5350076
More Tokyo Ghoul SAS
Eto, Amon with Arata armor, Takizawa, Yoshimura, some more variations of Kaneki and more.
>>5350076
I'm mostly just interested to see what they do with Tusk, Dino Diego and whether or not they're absolute madmen enough to do any of the horses.
I kinda still want Vanilla Ice and a Fool and Iggy, but that's a pipedream.
>A Buccellati 1st Rerelease that fixes his skin tone.
That reminds me.
Anyone who has him- how is Bruno? I've never been able to justify buying him because he just doesn't look quite right.
>>5350117
Bruno is great. The zipper accessory lets you put him in some interesting poses, especially if you have Sticky Fingers as well. I think he looks fine personally.
Forgive me for not-toy shinannegans, but DIAMOND IS NOT CRASH trailer right here.
Looks alright.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZP_z2PxCw
>>5350268
The art style looks a bit off to me. The lines are too thin and there's not enough contrast in the shading.
Still somewhat hyped though.
>>5350076
Part 7, more specifically, Hot Pants, Mandom and a Tattoo You! armybuilder with swappable faces so you can actually have 11 different Tattoo You! guys.
F.F, different coloured Ermes and Kiss.
>>5350268
Does Josuke's nose look weird to anyone else?
Colored white snake fucking when
>>5336798
>WF EXCLUSIVE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
>>5336798
Is this the first time that SAS has a redeco instead of straight repaint?
I guess that one anon wasn't lying. Eyes of Heaven announced for western release on PS4.
>>5350856
Joseph WF
>>5350899
WF Joseph is a just a color swap. WF Jonathan has added stripes to the shirt. I don't think any SAS has done anything like that yet.
>>5350912
You're clueless
>>5350923
Care to explain, then? Other than the smirking face, WF Joseph is a basic repaint like all other SAS 2nd releases, no added paint apps like WF Jonathan.
>>5350866
ps3 release never
>>5350957
WF Joseph has a whole new sculpt.
It's way more than just a stripped shirt.
>>5351010
It's a retooling of an existing sculpt, not an all new sculpt. But a paint redeco hasn't been done before to my knowledge.
I think he's talking about the added paint apps like the stripes, over remolding.
>>5351010
are you retarded? WF isn't a whole new sculpt all they did was add a smirking face
>>5351010
>calls other people clueless
>has absolutely no idea what he's talking about
How does Crazy Diamond feel in hand? Heard a few dodgy things about thin paint
>>5351477
Feels like any other SAS I've owned. Inspecting mines I don't see any paint issues.
Clear Blue Killer Queen on AmiAmi for lotsa dosh
http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIG-IPN-04604
>>5351499
Who likes this kind of clean figures? They look like shit.
>>5351632
Really serious collectors. I'm not a fan of them but I see why people would spend a lot for one.
Hey guys, I got a question about the Diavolo SAS. you know how the alternate, smiling head, is supposed to mimic the part in the manga where Diavolo gets pierced by the arrow, and his pupils are all cracked/shattered up? The SAS alternate head has indeed the pupils cracked, but it just seems to me that from far away one of the pupils looks significantly smaller than the other, which really bugs me. Wasn't there an anon about two years ago that went ahead and painted the eyes to be a solid color, similar to the normal head? does anyone have any pictures of what it looked like, or any advice?
>>5352154
I forgot to mention I have citadel paints and brushes (I'm into warhammer), but the details seem really small, plus it doesn't help his hair is in the way (I want to avoid having to correct using white paint if i fuck up). Should I get one of these cheap jeweler loupes to zoom to see better?
>>5352215
Yeah I have both too, and I'll tell you right now the sculpts are exactly the same.
>>5352221
You must be blind.
>>5352225
Holy shit, you've got to be baiting.
Show me where the difference in sculpt is.
>>5352227
Be warned this is SAS general, where idiots think that the Jonathan body "reuses" the Joseph body, despite being much bigger.
This is probably a stupid question. I've never used Mandarake before. Do used figures usually come with all the accessories? All it says on the description is opened, box damaged. Maybe I'm just being paranoid. Also related question, how good is the Mista SAS?
>>5352313
Yup, Japanese collectors are super anal about their stuff; nothing I've ordered has some with missing parts.
>>5352268
This. This right here. I tried to convince someone in this thread till I was blue in the face that Jonathan and Joseph had different bodies but they were an unmovable rock of sheer unadulterated stupidity. Then they pretended to be 3+ people to pad their moronic "observations". That's when I realized that I was the bigger moron for even engaging them and should just let the eventual post-release side-by-side pictures shut them up.
>>5350866
>>5350990
Of course I wasn't lying.
I wanted to give a heads-up because the announcement was coming this week and it's not like anyone can track my posts back to me on an anonymous korean basket weaving forum.
I fucked up on Mandarake and clicked the wrong payment option. If I email them would they change it?
>>5352635
Yes
>>5352666
OK, thanks.
So I ordered that Star Platinum Part 4 for 2,500 JPY. I'm really hoping nothing is wrong with the figure... *crosses fingers*
>>5352832
Did the description mention anything? That's pretty damn good at that price.
>>5352837
just that product is used and may have dirt or stains. i've purchased items with that description before and received them just fine.
So I finally got my wham and he came with the most peculiar QC error. he has two right kneepads. Its very minor and considering I got him at a steal I'm not that bothered but still has anyone else seen this?
>>5352864
Guess the reissue must've caused you to get a lucky sale then. He's a fantastic upgrade from regular SP even without the Star Finger option.
What exactly is so bad about the black DIO? I'm in love with the color scheme and I need those muda effect parts but I've heard that the QC is pretty bad.
Any stories or pics showing how bad the QC is?
Also does he come with a cape?
>>5353142
No cape but there are good Dio's. It's the fact the bad batch had stuff like legs snapping off just by posing him or bad paint apps all around. I keep mines around just to mess around with but those legs just aren't safe to move in my eyes.
The yellow effect punches are fucking great. Hell, he can go as low as 2k at times.
Need to loosen joints on one of my figures. Dont know if there's any metal parts in SAS's. Can I use hot water or should I stick to my heatgun on low and from a distance.
>>5353163
>heatgun
No.
NO.
Buy a cheap hairdryer. Since it's made for direct application to exposed human anatomy the heat never gets anywhere near the melting point for thermoplastics. Heatguns are nowhere near as regulated in terms of temps produced.
Eh. Ive used it plenty of times loosening Necas and other models if I need to do a quick dry. As long as I keep distance and regulate. The melting point of most plastics and vinyls used in toys between 150-250 degrees and the basic setting of my gun is 225.
>>5353398
Anyways I just used the oven and it turned out fine.
>>5353398
I just think it's not advisable to do that, considering there's a $12 option that would guarantee no problems and wouldn't require something like guesstimating an appropriate distance somewhere between "effective" and "ruinous".
>>5351632
>They look like shit
Aesthetically, they really capture the idea that stands are a psychic projection. They look fucking gorgeous in the light, too. Maybe not everyone's cup of tea, but they definitely don't look like shit. You'd have to see one in person to really appreciate it.
>>5351499
That's a ridiculously good price for KQ, too. About $1,000 less than I paid.
>>5350076
Foo Fighters, or Lisa Lisa. I won't see either of those happen, but hey, Gyro's fine too
>>5350117
Giraffe
>>5353617
Wait, just how many people have this on the boards now? I thought there were three, now four?
I still find it funny that for a figure that's limited to 25 this board alone accounts for almost 20% of them.
>>5353987
I think there's still only three. If someone here scoops up that cheap one on Amiami, it'd be four.
Josuke and Crazy D for approx. 55 or so dollarydoos; should I do it/is that a good price? I'm pretty new to buying JoJos and even more new with Mandarake, could I find them cheaper?
>>5355973
also has anyone encountered a figure listing saying it's "burned"?
>>5355980
Been some time since I bought from Mandy but usually if a figure has a physical problem they have a photo showing it off rather than just general shots of the box that they do for most listings. I don't recall ever seeing burned before but then again sometimes my browser translates pages from time to time.
Also both shipped from the same store? $55 sounds like a solid deal for two.
>>5355994
Huh. The image doesn't seem to have much of anything wrong with it. And I calculated wrong, it'd be about $37~ before shipping. Are there any other charges?
>>5356003
Any order under 5000 yen gets a 500 extra fee on top.
Also make sure Josuke and CD are coming from the same spot since I think it allows for combined shipping.
I guess you may be safe since some Mandarake descriptions mean nothing for the figure condition. Japanese collectors are super anal about that stuff to the point a small dent on a box is equal to "severe" damage and 1000 yen cut off the price.
Eeven saw some listings for rare SAS with a tobacco smell for cheap but that's an extreme case.
>>5356009
Alright cool, I'll keep that in mind; I didn't even think about combined shipping. Thanks!
Would 4,500 yen be a fair price for a sand coloured The World? Are there any common defects with that version I should know about?
>>5356414
Lol, are you me? I was going to ask the exact same thing.
I am thinking of getting Bruno and Sticky Fingers, is the pink figure good or should I go with the normal one.
>>5356638
I personally prefer standard Sticky Icky, I've never heard about QC issues with either. Also blue Bugatti is best
>>5356638
Depends what colorway you think combo's best with Bruno. Though Sticky Finger's 2nd has the AriAriAriAri soundplate that works well for a display
>>5356757
I wish blue Bruno had normal coloured hair, I feel like that would look a hell of a lot better.
Bruno always seems to look like complete shit in some pictures and great in others. It really bugs me.
>>5356973
The heads in that pic are swapped. Blue Bruno comes with the black haired head.
>>5357237
Ha, I guess that explains why I liked the white one more than usual in that shot and the blue one less.
>>5331159
Son of a fuck
I LITERALLY just realized that this was my own picture two weeks later.
lol
Just got weather and green jotaro for Christmas. So damn happy
>>5357551
Oh nice, the Cape Canaveral scene.
Sigh whats the deal with such varied prices on the jojo figurines on amazon $23 for spice girl over 50 for killer queen
>>5357978
Spice Girl is a significantly less-used stand and belongs to a side-character. Killer Queen is the BigBad's who also happens to be one of the best villains.
>>5357978
Yeah, the lesser popular characters go for really fucking cheap sometimes. I've seen stuff like Magician's Red, Spice Girl and Fugo as cheap as like 1.1k yen.
I just ordered my first one of these. I'm so fucking excited to get it.
>>5358542
Welcome to JoJo hell.
>>5358559
I know what I'm getting into.
I want to get pic related, but is he worth it? Should I just get the normal one? I really want the smirking face on this version.
>>5359220
The colorway is really nice but he is pretty pricy and rare. I got mines at 8500 but given how quickly he sells out it's tough for all the current prices. Especially if all you want is the smirking head.
>>5359231
The normal one looks so bored and I dislike the blue colorscheme on him. It's too similar to Jonathan's.
>>5359234
If money isn't too much of an issue you can wait and see if one shows up. Medicos went there when making him seeing his skin tone is much lighter and all the colors just make him stand out. Not sure where his current rate goes now and how quickly that gets bought up on Mandarake.
I do advise looking into other sites like Jungle or Terraformer as a means to hunt down rarer SAS's since I've seen stock go untouched longer. Try to setup a Figinstock notification for sold out listings but I think Mandarake has an alert system now for that on its site.
Beyond that, he's definitely something you should add to your collection.
>>5359234
I got the blue one, and while I'd rather have the green, he's okay. The lack of smirk is pretty noticeable but not horrible.
My biggest issue with blue Joseph is that there isn't really any time at which he had that colour scheme. Would rather the blue Joseph had been a purple one.
>>5359291
>making purple Joseph a 1st release
Nah, they'll do a standard colors and keep the special ones behind WF or a later down the line 2nd or 3rd or even a limited edition.
Also wasn't blue Joseph a common color choice in certain artworks from Araki? Medicos usually chooses these colors from those.
Is there a figurine of whitesnake, c-moon and made in heaven?
>>5359360
Only White Snake and he'd uncolored at the moment. Wait until this Winter Wonfest for his color reveal and possible release of we're lucky.
I wouldn't bank on MiH getting an SAS but a Statue Legend unless Medicos wants to pull another surprise on us. C-Moon has potential to happen though
>>5359368
why do i see a whitesnake on amazon for $700 dollars than?
>>5359371
That's probably the RAH (Real Action Heroes)
Don't use Amazon also for certain figures also. Sellers love to make large makeups versus the regular Japanese sites.
Sorry though since I thought you mean the SAS and not a general figure.
Just got this beautiful bastard today; got him for a cool $80 and couldn't be happier.
>>5359628
I still think there's actually like 35-40
>>5359731
>next to no on hand photos of the Swarvoski SAS's
I've seen those Clear ones way more than those crystal SAS's by now.
>>5359757
I think it's more due to the fact that (at least for me) the clear figures are somewhat unique in their own right, whereas the crystal ones are an existing figure in an existing colourway, just with crystals. I dunno, just doesn't have the same impact.
Having said that I'll buy one for 40k or whatever the price is should I ever win one of those fucking WF lottos.
>>5359628
>>5359731
I don't see a reason for Medicos to give false numbers on what is already an extremely limited run; "Only 25 exist!" isn't that big a difference from, "Only 40 exist!" More plausible is that there actually do exist only 25 of them, and yet they keep being sold and switching hands.
It probably went something like:
>25 raffled off
>majority of winners auctioned them off for a quick 200k JPY
>some hold on to them
>other collectors buy the auctioned ones
>TIME PASSES
>some of the raffle winners decide to sell theirs as well
>collectors who purchased the auctioned ones may decide to sell them, for reasons (maybe they don't want them anymore, maybe they need money)
>CYCLE REPEATS
You really only see them pop up every few months too, yet because they're so rare it leads people to say, "Wait, there's ANOTHER Killer Queen for sale? There must be a lot more of them that were made!"
>>5359813
Easily could have been fixed if they included the number per figure, though that would most likely make the prices even higher for some.
>>5359826
Probably. I trust what the box says, though: there's 25 of them.
>>5359829
Maybe. It would be interesting if there were some way to confirm who has opened theirs out of the 25.
It is pretty funny that nearly 20% of them are accounted for on here alone.
>>5359858
Oh yeah forgot to add, JJL 49 is out! Definitely one of the better chapters so far.
Anyone here owns a Swarovski?
This one looks nice.
Posting pics I took with my shitty phone
>>5359871
>>5359872
>>5359877
>>5359883
>>5359884
>>5359877
>>5359884
Tuck in the hand a little more for the pocket. It's a pain sometimes but it distracts from the shot.
>>5359871
Still wondering if we're getting his stand or not.
I just got Jonathan the other day, is his stand (the actual SAS stand) supposed to be unbalanced? It's not flat and wobbles.
>>5360021
Apparently a few people have this problem, best thing to do is swap it with another character
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H-qnUDW2LA
Just a little Xmas video, just reviewed Weather Report and I'll try and get that uploaded tonight. Gonna take a shot at Jotaro tomorrow and maybe do Plat with him
>>5359869
That's the one being sold at WF2016W? Awesome. If I'm lucky enough to get that it kinda makes up for losing out on Dio last time. Fingers crossed.
>>5360558
Hope you get one this time
>>5360593
Probably won't, but as long as the person just before me or just after me in the line doesn't get one then I won't totally lose my mind meandering on the "sliding doors" theory.
>>5360652
If you do get one would you display it like any other SAS or rig up something special?
>>5360698
Definitely the latter. I'll probably stick it in a nice case with lighting of some kind.
I plan on eventually doing that with the clear ones too.
Just got my SAS Silver Chariot for Christmas, looking to get another soon, any suggestions?
Been considering getting The World or Crazy Diamond next.
>>5360871
Fucking image
>>5360871
you could get a splat and try to make a scene from the anubis arc
>tfw I've spent more money on gay anime figures than food this month
How's the Part IV Josuke?
>>5360971
Really good. His proportions and design work better as a figure than most, I feel. I guess the extra accessories are nothing special but he's one of my favourites. He's one that you can just pose however you want and he'll still look kinda cool.
>>5337666
This guy did a review if you wanna get a better look at him.
>Got Josuke and Josuke both with their Stands
>No desire for any more until Gyro
Well see you in 3 years /sas/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9zKWrvG7UQ
Weather Report is up
>>5361018
Nah 2016 for sure.
>>5348433
I went with Silver Chariot. He's a solid figure with pretty good articulation and he comes in a few different colors which are all nice. He also rarely goes for more than 3000 on mandy which is nice, and there's plenty of him floating around.
>>5360990
Thank you for the reply and pointing out the video. Josuke will be my first figure to ever come with a stand. Very new to decent figures.
Alright. Who's is this?
>>5357978
Go on Mandarake you dweeb, I just picked up Killer Queen for less than $30.
Post more Josuke
>>5362604
I should probably repose everyone again. Kind of stumped on original poses.
>>5362609
>those necks
Fuck, I've always loved Josuke but that's such a turn-off. Or is it not as bad in-hand?
Maybe I should find a cute scarf for him or something.
>>5362632
I'm not really bothered by the neck honestly so it's tough to gauge for you. For reference I managed to get the heads all the way down the ball peg so it's not an accidental giraffe neck look. On hand it looks okay, not sure which part of the neck is getting to you.
Though I did notice anon's mentioning how the necks bothered them back then so it's not new to me.
>>5362644
It's too long and 'lumpy'. Like it actually doesn't really look like a neck at all.
>>5363362
Yeah you can't really do much about those "lumps"
It's part of the sculpt so if it really bothers you that much I can understand why it can be a turn off.
>>5363410
Yeah...
I still kind of do want Crazy Diamond though, especially since he'll be available standard-wise again. Not sure what I could do with him, without a user to display him with and all (unless I give Jotaro two stands or something)
>>5362609
Is Josuke good as a first SAS anyways? Just paid for my pre-order of the re-release and I'm excited to get him.
>>5363430
Weird. He's my first SAS too.
>>5363430
Pretty good. I have the original release so I'm not sure if they fixed this but the side parts of his uniform tend to fall off easily. Other than that he's one my favorites both as a character and as an SAS.
What really holds him back on being my favorite Joestar SAS is the lack of this face when he discovers Kira Yoshikage's true identity. RAH's are like this oddity to me since they get certain accessories that SAS's won't get. Though I figure it's due to the larger price range and bigger scale.
Just be mega careful on attaching his jewelry parts (The J for his chest likes to fly off)
>Finally get into JoJo
>Decide to check out some SAS releases
>No Stroheim
Oh, God damn it.
>>5365192
You'd be surprised how certain characters get passed off to Statue Legends. I'm still waiting for the eventual Foo Fighters SL just to give up hope on a SAS release.
>>5365235
I was really surprised by the lack of Zeppeli from Part I.
How's Old Joseph?
>>5365246
Part I is a bit weak but still deserves more love in general.
>>5336798
>>5336800
>>5336857
>>5365301
Reissue fixed his leg or hip joints and touched up his HP effects with a bit of yellow shading.
So I just got a stand from Mandarake with both halves of it being the solid plastic with no peg holes in it.
Uhhh... thanks?
Got DIO in today.
His legs are kinda off. His feet were fucked up too and quite rigidly set in an angle that made them very unnatural. Managed to very carefully make them rest like 90% properly though. You can see how they were in this pic. His knees and the ball joints connecting his legs to his groin are fairly limiting too.
Rest of it is largely sound though. He does sort of lean off center on his base though.
All in all, my Josuke 4 and Crazy D are better quality than DIO in my opinion.
Got a World coming very shortly, should only be a day or two because he dispatched a day or two later than DIO and then a Josuke 8 and S&W in a month or so.
>>5339746
Best president, can't wait.
>>5362632
I got Josuke 2nd the other day from Mandy and he has that weird doublechode neck. God, I love the color scheme and all, but that neck is just jarring to me. He was still sealed, surprisingly, but his head was loose on the peg in transit. He's tricky to pose, as his posing is limited due to his suit design, but still an all around fun figure.
new to this, whats the difference between statue legend and SAS?
>>5366491
One's a statue, and one's an action figure !!!
Also SLs are slightly larger than 1/12.
>>5365235
M-maybe FF is being announced soon before Pucci is released
>>5366568
pucci isnt even out yet? It feels like we haven't gotten anything in half a year.
>>5366579
He's being released in January, so not long now. WHERES FF FOR FUCKS SAKE. She even got shafted in Eyes of Heaven, but they let in no ones like N'doul, Yukako and Mariah
So I'm about to take the plunge on some SAS's and I was just wondering if there's a list of releases to avoid. I was going to start with the basics (Jonathan, Joseph, Jotaro, Dio) and I'd hate to get a lemon right out of the gate.
>>5366805
Compared to Jon and (young) Joe, Jotaro will seem like a lemon. It's just way too old and the others are way too good as far as figures go.
>>5366814
That's good to hear. I'm pretty much getting Jotaro just to stand next to Star Platinum at some point, anyway.
>>5365522
My DIO had a foot like that to that I thought was fucked too, but I was able to simply rotate it normally by getting the right joint to twist.
>>5366822
Make sure you get Jotaro 1.5 or 2, the original has a face that most people don't care for
>>5367115
Yeah, I actually like the blue color scheme of the revision more anyway so that'll work out well.
So I'm looking to order a figure off Mandarake, and when i sign up for an account it asks for "reading" and "prefectures" and i have no clue what either of those are
>>5367253
Are you using the Japanese or the English registration site?
"Reading" means the way the kanji in someone's name is read and a "prefecture" is like a district, or a province.
>>5365522
This seems to be a plague with the figure. The left ankle joint rotates solo it's fine I dont know why they all ship like that. I had the same problem and lived with it for a month until I realized that was possible. If paranoid just warm it up a bit.
Bought my first few SASs today. Star Platinum, 2nd Joseph, and 2nd Caesar are on their way.
>>5369174
Nice, how much did you get Joseph for?
>>5369193
$35+shipping
>>5369203
Which Joseph? There's his regular version, WF, and Old Joseph.
If it's WF then I'm impressed.
>>5369208
Nah, just the regular Part 2 release.
>>5331159
I have obtained a horse for gyro.
Please hurry the fuck up medicos.
I feel like i've been waiting over 5 years for this shit. I don't even care if his hair is neon green anymore, i'll take anything.
>>5369212
FYI that's usually just called Joseph 1st by people. Joseph 2nd refers to Wonfes Joseph.
Will we ever get C-moon or Made in Heaven?
Will we ever get FF?
Will we ever get Diego?
Will we ever get Emporio?
>>5369905
I hope not
sadly no
maybe
no
>>5369910
C-Moon has potential but MiH will probably end up as a Statue Legend. Just hope it scales well for Pucci
Diego is sure to meet a release unless Medicos just wants to push out Johnny, Gyro, and Valentine with their respective stands and refocus efforts on different series and recolors.
Low expectations now for an FF SAS and I'm not sure on Emporio.
>>5369905
The only way I see Emporio coming is if he comes as an extra with Stand Weather Report, but I highly doubt it
Thread is pretty close to sinking off so the anon who keeps pushing a new one out when this one is at page 1 or so, just wait until it hits Page 7 or 8.
Somehow someone made another SAS thread within a day even when the new one was linked a few posts above.
>>5370005
Someone else joined the piss world club?
>>5370445
Requesting Abbacchio pissing into the air and The World flying out of his dick
>>5367271
yeah I was using the Japanese one, didn't know there was an English one at first but I figured it out. Thanks lol
>>5369174
I want to mix and match this Star Platinum and Part4taro.
I'm not rich enough for either though.
>Regular giorno SAS is my grail
>I cannot afford it
>>5372127
You can afford a phone, you can afford a $30 toy
>>5372134
Its like $80 and there's other things to buy
>>5372192
>$80
Since when? I picked mine up about half a year ago for like, 40 bucks, maybe.
>>5372192
You dont seem to understand the term "grail"
>>5372127
I dunno how you feel about used figures but there is a Giorno right now on Jungle for 35 USD. I bought used figures from there before and never had a problem but who knows maybe someone liked to put Giorno's curly blonde hair up their butt.
So, as I'm definitely going to be picking up SAS Kaneki, unless they fuck up big-time (which I doubt), I'm curious:
Would anyone happen to know a 1:12th scale hoodie/hooded vest of some kind? Could be a good fit for less battle-oriented stances and the normal, unmasked face.
Got Dio today and trying to decide if it's worth picking the World up. He looks cool, but I'm not sure if he's worth the investment.
Does anyone have the purble king crimson? I wanna know how it looks IRL!
also: why are the RAH jojos like 40000000 dollars? were they limited edition, or something? the giorno one looks awesome but the cheapest i can find it is like, 280 dollars and that's...a bit wild.
>>5373575
Just the possible issue that The World may come with mis-positioned eyes. Also you need the extended peg with the SAS to fully attach him to the base with his air tanks.
>>5373590
Well RAH's are fairly larger in scale and some are limited editions like Part 6 Jotaro. Not to mention the use of cloth for the material on the figure. I know Gyro is a little easier to find and not that bad on the wallet compared to certain RAH's.
>>5373590
Some of them were exclusives yeah. Part 6 Jotaro and Weather Report come to mind. Any stand was a mail away exclusive by buying the user and sending off for them, which explains why they are expensive.
The rest are just RAH typically being made in small numbers and thus scarce.
Got The World in to accompany my DIO. (>>5365522)
He's definitely a much higher quality than DIO, better sculpted and more posable. I didn't get one with the wonky eyes either, luckily for me.
DIO is as close as I can get him to vol 27's cover without breaking or pushing too far. TW is just punching. I guess I need a Kakyoin to hang off the end of his arm?
New thread: >>5373992
>>5373656
RAHs are always expensive, but the Jojo ones were made years and years ago and like Wond said, mostly exclusive to certain actions.
They're really good quality though, come with cool shit, and are fucking huge since they're technically balled dolls iirc.
what other color schemes could/should they release Stone Free in?