Acid Rain! General - Taste of Coffee edition

>>6080006
fucking typo, advise*

there's AR counterfeits?

>>6080006
I have not heard of bootleg Acid Rain stuff. You should be safe to buy from ebay.

>>6080006
there's legit sellers like bbts and several chink stores. check the AR facebook for list of approved people

>>6080006

Knockoffs are usually rubbery, fall apart, with less crisp molding, and the paint rubs off as soon as you touch them. Oh wait that's real Acid Rain figures too.

>>6080006
Ebay stores usually have a steep markup but that's usually it, haven't heard of any bootlegs.

>>6080006
>I don't understand much of Acid Rain
What's to understand? They're just post-apocalyptic soldier toys.

The Abaddon Trooper is up for PO at BBTS:

https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=TOY10659&mode=retail

There's also a con exclusive Omangan Container Guard goin around, if you can find one.

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>>6080295

>>6080439
Let me clarify there are pre-orders going around for the container guard, the figure itself doesn't release for a few months.

>tfw love for AR has totally died in the hiatus

damn. my figures are all boxed up

>>6080456
This is a very small, niche figure line that we're talking about here. It's been known from the get-go that releases would be few and far between. I'm actually really impressed with what Kit's been able to do considering what he has to work with.

>>6080332
>Ebay stores usually have a steep markup
From my experience that 'steep markup' is about $5 per figure which isn't too bad really compared to what happens to most import/premium toys on ebay.

Also if you lurk hard enough auctions from normal non-store people looking to unload their collection can slip through the cracks. I got a Raptor for $60 once that way.

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The eBay sellers are legit, Buy,armed is my go to, got from a China to me in 4 days which was insane.

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Also the TOC is an awesome set.. not least cause I designed the wounded head!

>>6080810
Lookin good shady, also thanks for following me on IG. I'll try to put up some good pics to make it worth your while. I've got TOC and a Marine Infantry on the way to my house as I type. I'll be thinking of you while looking for a decent way to display the wounded head!

>>6082123
gaaaaaay

>>6082360
You have to be 18+ to post here.

>>6082123
>Marine Infantry on the way to my house as I type.


So do I, am hype enough to keep refreshing tracking. Glad I got one before they become scarce from armybuilding. (Wish i could have afforded at least a squad myself tho)

>>6084111
Same here. Fedex said it was supposed to be here today then when I woke up this morning and checked, it was delayed until tomorrow. Which because of Christmas bullshit I won't be home until Monday to get it. Pretty bummed

>>6084111
I had two pre-ordered but due to the fact that like 10 different import releases all came out on the same day I had to drop one from my order. Hopefully I'll be able to find another down the line.

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Got my Muhreen today. Love his weapons and kit, but he's way too clean. Obviously an FNG. I'll have to dirty him up into a veteran to fit in with the rest of my unit.

>>6087187
He looks fucking awesome.

God damnit UPS get here.

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>>6087245
Just for fun i did a comparison shot of his weapons compared to the other ARW weapons I have. Don't mind the custom sling I made for the Agurts Infantry carbine. The Marine Infantry carbine with bayonet seems to have been modeled off the same platform, which is a nice bit of continuity.

>>6080006
What scale are these?

>>6087359
1:18 (same as a GI Joe more or less)

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>>6087245
UPS got here, what a great Xmas present.

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>>6088352
Damien.

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>>6088352
Very nice of them to include a big-ass glob of paint/whatever for me to practice my sanding skills on.

Thinking about getting one of these figures. Possibly the Viking Shield first but Id really like to get the AMM Security exclusive but Ebay no longer has any. Is $35 dollars a good price for the Viking Shield?

My fucking god, I love these. In grad school now, so I'll have to pay out the ass for them in a year when I'm done.

>>6089658
>Is $35 dollars a good price for the Viking Shield?
Yes. That's a normal pre-rape price. Every ARW non-vehicle figure I've bought was between $33-$37 shipped.

Hasbrodrones will fling their piss bottles at you for buying a 1:18 figure for more than $25 but the fact of the matter is, these are not GI Joes. They're a level up from that.

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MEDICAL BIKE WHEN

MAISTO DOESN'T CARRT WEATHERED ARMY BIKES

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>>6089658
That's standard for the Viking,but since it's your first keep in mind that the armor limits their poseability. The base body is very poseability and you won't get quite all of that. I'd suggest picking up the new Taste of Coffee set if you really want to get a feel for them. That said, the Vikings are great and I recommend them.

Here's my custom one.

>>6090011
Seriously, this. All the best Acid Rain vehicle designs never got released.

>chapel
>medical bike
>flak bike and cart

All of these have the best feel of verisimilitude to actual military vehicles, compared to what actually has been released.

>>6089963
>>6090018
Thanks for the info anons.
Yeah Im kinda set on the Viking so I think I will go for it. Either Ebay for 35 or BBTS for 30 + whatever the shipping is.
The customs look damn good.

>>6080810
I do love the sculpt on the wounded head, but I think I'm going to ad some white for a skull and then ad more red because I like my gore. I'm not sure if you actually work for the company or how you got your work in this but that's pretty fucking cool man congrats on that.

>>6090011
I want that pretty bad too anon. I made some custom bikes ill try to post some pictures soon

>>6092452

guy who's thirsty for the medical bike here

bumping for the uploads or any alternative 1:18 off-road bike for my boy Damien

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>>6092452
Here is a three wheeler almost like one of those can am spyders.

>>6092876
I found all of these from my old childhood stuff. But if you go to the car isle in toys r us they have all kinds of dirt bikes in this scale you can custom

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>>6092945
Heres the 4 wheeler

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>>6092947
And this is my made from scratch gattling gun. You can actually spin in by turning the pedal, and adjust how high or low it aims by turning the front two wheels. And obviously can be pulled by the quad

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>>6092951
Here's the side with the pedal. It isn't a great gun, but it was fun to make, and fun to fiddle with

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>>6092954
I found this dirt bike with no back tire so I made it a rocket bike

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>>6092957
A better look at the rockets, I like the look of the bullet shells

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>>6092959
Last picture. This is my admittedly bad effect piece. Im not so good at making those yet

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>>6092876

>>6092986
Dumbass that I am, I forgot my comment. Anyway, depending on your skill level/actual desire to do so, combining this thing with 1:18 Maisto parts would yield a pretty nice ARW-themed bike.

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"I stayed because of a cup of coffee"

>>6092945
>>6092947
>>6092951
>>6092954
>>6092957
>>6092959
>>6092962
Reduce your file sizes please. Especially if you're going to be posting that many pics

>>6095052

Want to get these guys but the thought of knowing I will never also have that cool angel statue set makes me sad.

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So tempted to buy these right now because I'm loving these screenshots and diorama set ups these guys fit so good with.

Probably going to start setting aside money so I can splurge in a year and buy some with nice diorama material.

>>6095467
>I'm loving these screenshots and diorama set ups these guys fit so good with.


That's what sold me on ARW too. They always photo some damn well. It's the paint, the fact that they don't look like shiny 'toy plastic' unlike a lot pf other 1:18. I also like how the unmasked faces aren't painted with whites/pupils which -always- makes 1:18s look like ass no matter how precisely it's done. Instead they're sculpted to shadow the eyes nicely.

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>>6095541
>>6095541
Toy Biz did a fineass job at their eyes

The glint you can see is so badass.

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>>6095552
That's true, they always did a good job.

>>6095541
And yeah, I love how photogenic these guys are.

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Just posting some shots.

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Last one :)

I know this isn't the BST thread but if anyone is willing to sell one or two of their Agurts infantry I would be very interested, as i only managed to get a hold of one before they sold out everywhere.
I would only need the body with head, helmet and vest though as i have enough of the standard rifles
Might even trade in SOL commanders.

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>>6087187
>>6087316

>Sold out

REEEEEEEEE

>>6097080

When would Marines and Desert Agust get restocked?

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>>6097080
Can't wait for shadywar to show us a picture of 30 of them.

>>6097091
Agurts may not but I could see getting another stock of the marines eventually. I canceled all my marines I had pre-ordered. I have enough of the original SolCom body and the camo and backpack weren't enough of an incentive. Saving money for those Omangans.

>>6097151

Fuck I got into Acid Rain late and alot of the shit I wanted is sold out

>>6097158
At least there's lots of cool stuff coming. We'll probably see restocks of the Bucks and stuff but I would love a restock of the basic Sol Commander. That's apparently not going to happen for whatever reason according to Kit.

>>6097164

Can I see all of this cool stuff?

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>>6097167
The AcidRainWorld instagram is your best bet. And the FB group Acid Rain: The Last Line of Defense.

>>6097170


>puppets only available in Hong kong still


I fucking hate this hobby

>>6087316
I don't recognize the pistol that's third from bottom

>>6099084
One of the weapons that comes with Agurts Infantry

Finally getting into this line, starting with King, Jack and Argus. Definitely gonna get the Taste of Coffee set too.

Is there a better place to learn the lore than the wiki and acidrainworld.blogspot?

Are the marine figures part of Agurts?

>>6100929
>Are the marine figures part of Agurts?
Yes.
>>Is there a better place to learn the lore than the wiki and acidrainworld.blogspot?
Not that I know unless it;s on the Facebook (I don't use facebook so i don't know)

The lore isn't that great anyway desu

>>6100932
I enjoyed reading the little bits of story from the blog, it made me really want the Taste of Coffee.

It would make a cool comic series, even just for the art.

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>>6097141
I only got 10!

God damn it do I love this line but I only own two fucking figures because it's literally ALL I can get.
Everything else is retarded high after market, sold out instantly and people scalping like fucking crazy.

Oh this SDCC or w/e exclusive?
Yea I need THIRTY OF THEM BECAUSE FUCK YOU

>>6101018
I'm not sure about this, but maybe someone here knows more:

If I recall correctly the line had some small western distribution early on (so more figures available) but now it's really just distributing to HK/SE Asia +BBTS? Am I right? The last drop seemed to have really small availability here, I was lucky as hell to get my Marine for $37 from an ebay seller. That window of possibility was less than a week. As compared to early on when Sol Commanders for example lingered around for a few months.

>>6101128
Entertainment Earth, and TheToySource also carry ARW, most figures are sold out though. Amiami used to carry it, not sure if they still do. Mandarake also sells it, Although their stock is low too. Pretty much everywhere that sells it is either sold out or almost sold out. I think mandarake has a single speeder in-stock or something like that.

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New image of the astronaut from Kits IG

>>6102488

Nice! Paint is a little poopy but I can probably just quit 3A for good and focus on this. Wait... cool bright colors... this one is probably going to be exclusive isn't it?

>>6102494
Even if it is (I doubt he would make the first image released of this figure one of an exclusive) that probably means that we'll be getting a regular, differently painted version. The silver lining behind ARW exclusives is that they're mostly (depends on if you consider the green army men exclusives a re-color) just variants and re-colors of the wide-release figures.

>>6102506
but the exclusives are always better colors

>>6102509
Well thats the rub, it's still a far better alternative than having entire sculpts locked away behind exclusivity.

>>6102494
Kit already told us on insta that the Space Prisoner will be a general release.

Newfag in this thread here, im a gi joe collector but holy fucking shit. These guys look fucking amazing. Google shows me ebay and bigbad are the only sellers, how do i get figures like what Shady has? I havent lurked ebay as of this post, whats a reasonable price for a simple figure with accessories?

>>6103649
Figures generally retail around $30USD, but once they pass into the secondary market they double or more pretty easily. Sol Commander was the first figure released, and he is pretty damn basic. Looks like he'll run you $50USD and up on eBay these days.

If you're serious about the line, bite the bullet and grab the Taste of Coffee set on BBTS. It's pretty demonstrative of what you'll get from these figures, and if you don't like what you find getting your initial outlay back will not prove to be a problem.

Shady does a lot of customizing to some of his ARW figures, so that's a something you learn to do yourself or pay someone to do for you.

Where do UK anons buy their Acid rain figures from?
I want to get into this line but I'm not sure where I should look

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>>6102488
New pic with helmet.

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>>6105924

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>>6105924
Box art.

Not feeling the astronaut. Just a little too dookiesprayed for me, like I'm imagining his helmet not even sealing right due to all the crud on the rim and he loses all his air and dies.

>>6105924
>>6105927
>>6105931
>>6105978
Mayve a little over grimed, but I can deal. I scraped all the snow off the Forseti, I do that again if I need to. Hope we get some other colors besides orange, I'd love to an Alien-esque array of colored space suits.

I found a preorder for the Omangan Puppet Container Guard exclusive. I'd be wary because I'm not totally sure if this site's legitimacy.

http://seventoys.alphac-group.com/Preorder-Oritoy-Puppet-Guard-Exclusive

>>6095582
Did you shoot these? They're fantastic! Love the variety.

>>6095331
dollar store, bud.

>>6109782
Second this.

>>6109782
>>6110132

But... I like the way the real one looks. I don't want dollar store trash.

https://bigboycollectibles.com/products/acid-rain-marine-infantry-action-figure?variant=32179825347

Anyone order from this place before?

>>6105931
Where do preorder

>>6114937
Here when it becomes available: https://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=acid%20rain

Or Entertainmemt Earth.

Gonna take the Marine out into the wilderness for some shots. He looks pretty incredible

Why do I have to love Acid Rain and Maschinen Krieger so much?
I'm not into most other 1:18 figures or models, but the humanity-decline war shit gives me chills.

>>6114700
I would also like to know this

>order taste of coffee set on eBay $75 shipped
>order arrives 2 weeks later
>it's the Stronghold marine pattern

Well.... idk if I should return it or not.

>>6117991
Huh. Monetarily you made out well, but if that happens to be your first ever Acid Rain toy that's got to be a bit of a buzzkill since it does not come with a pilot figure. Further complicating things is that Sol Commanders were released with the implication they were to be used as pilot figures, and good luck finding one of those now.

If you already have some ARW figures then that's a good score.

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The marine is perfect!

>>6117991
who's the seller? I'll buy from him.

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>>6118536
Entertainment Earth ebay page. Looks like they are all sold out now, guess it's on to BBTS for my set.

Pretty fun to mess around with, though incredibly stiff so far.

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2bh the Stronghold isn't nearly as cool without the Chapel.

>>6114700
>>6115900
Went ahead and ordered one the day I asked.

Just found they have a store on eBay too with no negatives. It's only been around for a year but at least that's some kind of vouch for em.

>>6118660
I would be fine with losing the folding wall feature if it would help get the Chapel released.

>>6120871
Agreed. The wall gimmick is cool but I just love the fact that it's a grimy ass APC in a grimy ass world. If the Chapel was released it would instantly be my #1 want.

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>>6120885
>>6120871
The wall thing is the only thing that sets it aside from other APCs.
There's like a billion AAV wannabes out there in the toy market and they'er all undersized. The only thing that would make 3A's worth it is by keeping its wall gimmick.

Otherwise, why not jst get this? It's larger, so it isn't just a stubby square that looks like it could tip over

>>6121063
The appeal of buying Acid Rain is that they do the painting for you. I'd need a ton of work to turn that into something as photogenic as ARW stuff looks out of the factory.

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>>6121091
I'm pretty sure Acid Rain's appeal was the fact that they made cool designs.
If anything, it's a detriment. Their paint is why i dont buy some of their stuff. The realistic figures look awful.

>>6123142
>The realistic figures look awful.
I'm of a totally opposite opinion. The more Acid Rain looks like trudged down soldiers scraping by with just a rifle and tin of meat in a world at the edge of collapse, the better. And not fancy high tech armor suits for the most part. I want corrosion paint on -everything-, it
s a world that rains acid after all!

>>6123148
The only time I've really been dissapoimted with the paint is when giant chunks of it kept flaking off the webgear on my agurts infantry, other than that it's been pretty solid for a 3.75 line.

>>6123142
Yeah, I think you'll find most people who buy the stuff disagree. Although, I guess that's why they buy them, obviously. I love the grime on these guys.

The Agurts webgear was a mistake, Kit has said as much. He's not planning on doing rubber skirts any more.

>>6118643
run under hot tap water for a few.

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>>6123148
Yeah, that's nice you like the soldiers and all, but their faces are awful.
The paint work makes them look like a sloppy warhammer paint job.

Think of it ilke this, wouldn't you be buying them still if they didn't have all that paint?
The designs are what attracts people to them, not the slop.

>>6124935
I didn't buy your pic related, that's for sure.

If ARW had GI Joe style shiny plastic sheen all over and painted whites/pupils eyes I would be much less interested in them.


I think Acid Rain approaches faces perfectly. Whites-pupils eyes are so very often botched in 1:18 and even if it's sone well, it forces a character in a picture to be looking one way instead of the more versatile, vague shadowing of Acid Rain eyes.

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>>6124942
>I didn't buy your pic related, that's for sure
I did and the jeep was a huge fucking disappointment. It's literally just a fucking green army man jeep i could have gotten in the 80s and 90s.
Not worth the added megabucks, especially when previous included more figures for the same amount of money.

Said figure itself? Amazing and a lot of fun. Highly wanted because paint jobs aren't needed to make a great toy and the 3 pack set sells for too damn much now.

>>6124935
>>Think of it ilke this, wouldn't you be buying them still if they didn't have all that paint?

No? People buy them because they fill the hole left by ThreeA when Ash became all about vaginas and "clean" figures except without the delays and bullshit.

>>6124935
>The designs are what attracts people to them, not the slop.
The paint is a part of the design and I particularly like his color choices. I also like the faces

>>6125007
I don't really care for the 3A designs in comparison

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>>6125016
>The paint is a part of the design
Not really, as seen with the popularity with the green army men.

>I don't really care for the 3A designs in comparison
It's a fair comparison, since they pretty much liftted the grit from 3a's ability to sell overdone grit. Even the mannequin style faces are seen on both lines.
And just like Acid Rain, the non-gritty stuff sells pretty well.


>>6125007
Yeah, sorry, but people like them for way different reasons, especially since people like myself buy the clean figures for both lines.

>>6125024
>And just like Acid Rain, the non-gritty stuff sells pretty well.

I don't know man Ebay and forums are full of people trying to get rid of white and glow robots. No one really gives a shit about them. People want the painted ones.

>>6124990

Acid Rain sculpts are too simplistic to be worth it without the extra paint. It's the combination of everything that makes them cool imo. Otherwise they are just like $30 Gi Joes with less stuff and gummy plastic..

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I own the viking shield, king, and a marine. Preordered the transformable atv and abbadon trooper. These toys are what I have wanted from joes for years.

>>6125455
>gummy plastic
Am I the only one that things the plastic feels SO much better than Joes? the hard shininess of other 1:18 feels just so much cheaper

>>6125774
I'm with you. I don't mind the softer feel at all (it's not like it's so soft it warps and makes the figures unable to stand or anything) and it has less sheen when unpainted which I also like.

>>6125455
The figures themselves arent gummy plastic tho. Go feel up the actual body of one of the figures, if you think thats gummy plastic then youre fucking retarded.

>>6126321
What type of plastic are the soft arms anyways? I wanna use it for my line

>>6125454
ebay is also full of people getting rid of their 3a figures with gritty paint everywhere.
Your point is so awesome... and i just bought something because i can't help myself.

>>6125455
>Acid Rain sculpts are too simplistic
You're nuts. None of them are simplistic, not even the ones with mannequin-styled heads.

>>6126321
>The figures themselves arent gummy plastic tho
>almost all joints are rubbery sounding revoltech clicks
>heads are all squishable
>arms can all be flexed
>body itself has give
The body doesn't feel completely rubbery because it feels like a solid piece of plastic, so there's more mass to not make it feel rubbery.
Only the legs and its joints seem to be made of hard plastics.
And I'm not one of those people who pretends either type of plastic is more/less quality. No one here knows what quality plastic is, unless they're actually a chemist who worked on these figures.

>>6125836
The plastics are much more flexible than GI Joes and warping happens because of being poorly packaged and remaining in a bent position too long.

>>6126833
>warping happens because of being poorly packaged
How? They're incased in foam

>>6126870
I mean about any toy that gets warped, like Hasbro figures.
You can warp the AR figures just as easily... unless the plastic starts splitting instead and rubbery plastics are known for that. Anyone wanna try?

Kokomo toys ebay page just listed some marines if anyone is looking.

>>6131869
>$45
I told myself I'd never pay more than $40 for a non-vehicle Acid Rain figure but fuck it, I just bought one. The Marine is the best figure yet and the one I have needed a squadmate for photos.

>>6131869
Came here to post that. Bought one in case BigBoyCollectibles fucks me over on my order with them.

Dunno if I'll sell the spare or keep it so they'll be buddies.

>>6131884
Yeah I really regret getting just one.

>>6132063
Yeah. Wish I had picked up another 3 maybe. Then I realized that would be 120+ american. Would have been worth it though.

>>6100989
man i'd really like some of those grey troops in the ranks on the right

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These guys are definitely my favourite so far.

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Don't quite know what this will be, but I'm tentatively excited. I do love tiny action figures.

So like is EVERY figure touched by the same one guy during production? i have trouble believing this

>>6136801
Yes, each one is kissed by Kit before it ships out.

>>6136801
recently he actually hired on some people, but for a while(maybe even still) they were all handpainted by him.

>>6136710
Sounds pretty interesting, weird that I can't find anything on the company he references.

Also good to hear that the production issues were company side, not the design side. Explains why we've gotten like 5 figures in the last few months.

>>6136710
Is B2FIVE an existing series? Can't find any info on it via Google.

>>6136710
Wait does this mean he's switching acid rains scale?

>>6138527
No. B25 is doing all the production on the smaller scale stuff, presumably they just licensed Kit's designs. He also said it shouldn't affect the current ARW production schedule and in fact they've worked out some production issues that had been slowing down everything.

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After a long weekend of cleaning. I finally get to play with my toys.

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What's up guys?
my birthday will be on february and my girlfriend asked me to choose a gift. So I chose this little fella here. He will be my first acid rain figure. Any toughts on it? It's a good "first figure"?

>>6145535
get King, he's way better

>>6145602
Any actual problems with Argus? I only fear the camo suit

>>6145634
from head to toe. he's the worst. And the rifle is too big. I just picked up 6 Kings. KoKomo on ebay has them for 30, shipped.

>>6126876
I have tried to destroy these. The ball at the top of the legs can warp/split after sitting in boiling water. If the figures are too stiff, run them under the hot tap.

>>6145879
>from head to toe. he's the worst.

It's like the same damn figure with a new head and gun lol. If he likes the design it's just as good as the others.

Bucks team ranked as I like them:

1.King
2.Bob
3.Argus
4.Steel
5.Jack

>>6145634
The ghillie suit comes off, but imo the rifle is too big. Figures cool though

>>6146145
You can remove the block with the handle and that helps it be less bulky.

>>6145535
Argus is my favourite of all time. Good choice

>>6146152
Not him but I've tried that after seeing it in a video and it feels like I'm gonna snap the gun in half.

>>6146159
nice gear.

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The Marines are really good, gutted I'm not getting any Abbadon Troopers yet, no funds available at present and moving house lol.

Been busy with life stuff so not been able to get many shots, hopefully will be able to get out again soon!

Does the Raptor Mk1 have any weight to it? Looked really light in the review I watched.

>>6148039
I don't have a scale but yes, it's somewhat lighter in hand than expected. It still doesn't feel brittle in my opinion, though. Pulling it from the axle for the first time I felt like I was going to break it but that didn't happen and since that virgin time it's hasn't felt too tight since.

>>6148099
I should note that you pull the wheels from the axle to transform it.

>>6148099
Alright, thanks.

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Finally starting to build something of a squad here.

I hope we get some shotguns or more pistols soon.

>>6151820
I'd like to see an ARW take on heavy weapons like a mortar, or a machinegun with tripod.

I remember seeing the minigun that game with the Agurts mounted on a tripod (Shady, maybe) and it was p. decent.

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I'm not a fan of the Laurel marine's shotgun (too cartoonish) or the labor Laurels and their mining tools (even more cartoonish) so this is the best weapon I've seen on a Laurel yet.

I dunno if I want it to come on a 'scrapyard' version, though, and I dunno if this is just a one-off custom or something that's going production.

>>6162851
Isn't that just the Laurel Corpse with a visor?

>>6164009
>Laurel Corpse
well shit I don't know why I blocked that one out of my mind.Pprobably because of its ugly stupid color.

I want to see that gun on a better Laurel. I haven't bought a Laurel yet because I haven;t like any of the color/weapon configurations.

>>6146159
What is this guy? He looks radical.

>>6162851

Love the colors and gun on this one. Wish it came with an unbroken cockpit tho.

>>6164299
Customized Argus. Dunno if it's just accessories from another line or if he made the stuff like the leg holsters himself.

Maybe that anon'll come back to give you details.

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B2Five is gonna be shown off next weekend at the HK con

>>6164677
Huh, the b25s are actually fully functional mini Acid Rain and not the stylized art toys I was worried they would be. That's awesome and I'm very interested now.

>>6164677
At this size they'll scale with transformers. This is everything I've ever wanted. I hope they're painted well.

Here's a new B2Five piece. It looks like it's a Stronghold with a new equipment loadout (poseable hands!)

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQFdgR_AdbR/?hl=en

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Oh shit, friends. There's some stuff happening.

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>>6168615
Caption from this picture.

>>6168622
I'm glad Kit is being really clear. There are still tons of people that comment angrily because they think he's being lazy about producing figures when it was all on oritoys side

>>6169392
And there's still people asking (on the very picture I posted), as to whether they'll still be making 4" figures. I like you guys well enough, but man toy collectors can be some dumb motherfuckers.

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Commie robot army incoming.

>>6110231

Love this shot.

I've long admired this range's look as I've browsed /toy/. Thinking of taking the plunge with how cool the upcoming Abaddon Trooper looks but have a few questions:

Are they likely to produce others in the Abaddon line like officers or is it likely to be just the troopers?

Are the heads on these guys interchangable?

Where is the best stockist to get them in the UK outside of buying on eBay?

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>>6174570

>>Are they likely to produce others in the Abaddon line like officers or is it likely to be just the troopers?
Yes, see pic related.

>Are the heads on these guys interchangable?
Yep.

>Where is the best stockist to get them in the UK outside of buying on eBay?
Now that I have no idea.

>>6174584

Thanks for posting anon. Will have to do some searching and see if there's more info on the Abaddon line.

>>6147547

That shot is dope as fuck.

>>6174584
>new big size body

excellent

Okay, guys. I wanna grab one of these guys. Argus or Jack?

>>6175079
On Ebay there's a King from a US seller I've bought from before @ 32.99 shipped to US, I'd rather get that than a Jack or Argus if the price is comparable

Not a fan of Jack but I think it's a little better of a figure than Argus if you have to pick one of the two

Just subjective opinions on look and accessories here, none are bad toys

>>6101018
Literally me and what I was about to rant about.

I fucking love this line but it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to get ANY figure.
I had Bob and Jack from somebody here and that was legit almost a year ago.
I CAN NOT get any others as they're gone everywhere.

So I caved and sold Bob for almost $80.
Stuck with Jack now.

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>>6175079
>>6175088
I'd probably also pick King if I was pressed. Jack's sheer number of guns is pretty fun, although I'm not a fan of the anime hair, but it does give him character. Argus has a sweet headsculpt and I for one like his fuckhuge sniper rifle. His cloak comes off of course and he looks cool without it too.

>>6175094
I mean, they're hard to get hold of after the fact, but the marine infantry and taste of coffee were up for pre-order for at least six months on bbts.

>>6175104
BBTS is pretty shit.
I'd rather buy from an actual retailer than them

>>6175110

Then I mean, that's your fault for not getting as many as you wanted for like $30.

>>6175160
But they're not $30 you shit.
They're higher and factor in shipping AND it's BBTS where all the autists like you go so they're sold out instantly regardless.

Eat a fucking chode you stuck up faglord.

>>6175168
Every individual ARW figure on bbts is 29.99 or less. And their shipping is usually 5 or less. I genuinely don't know what you're on about.

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>>6175168
hmm

>>6174570
As a fellow britbong, honestly there aren't many options.

I generally preorder from HK retailers on eBay because BBTS has horrible Jew shipping.
I've never had any problems from them so far.

>>6175263

I've looked at the HK listings but am always wary of them. Are they legit?

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>Fencetruck is finally being considered
>but at the new smaller scale
And here I was, ready to dismiss B2Five as not being for me.

They havent said anything about pricing with the b25 stuff have they? I feel like that will be the determining factor on if I buy in or not.

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The stronghold was listed 57.99 over at taghobby

>stop collecting since releases were few and far between
>line now focusing on a smaller scale i don't want vs. more 1/18

Wow!

>>6174376
Holy shit that's beautiful.

>>6176761
The smaller scale stuff is being made by a different company.

>>6174376
What's the story with these? I can't find anything.

Random question; can you swap heads with these and GI Joes?

>>6176518
oh fuck, i disliked how big the stronghold was, but that is the perfect size, really wish you could get a normal sized fig in there

>>6177489
You never know until you try.

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>>6175504
Can confirm 7 toys 7 and BuyMarket are legit, Buy market is literally my go to for Acid Rain, used to use Robotica and Action Robo until they dropped off the face of the earth lol. As a fello Brit Bong these really are your best bet, BBTS can suck a chode used it once and got molested by customs

The Abbadon Troopers I got were from Buy market and arrived to Wales in less than 10 days, prices are fair too not really scalpingto be fair

>>6177230
Yeah same scale, gotta play with it though and find the sweet spot as the neck pegs are a lot more shallow than GI Joe

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Some figures I worked on this week.

>>6178613
I'll add that buymarket_de 's US listings are indeed in the US (not HK, or Germany as I thought at first due to the 'de') and ship super quick from NJ to me in PA.

>>6179506
Link plz. I'm in NJ. this makes me happy.

>>6179523
He lists items from Hong Kong too but this should be his Acid Rain stuff located in North Jersey.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&LH_PrefLoc=1&_ssn=buymarket_de&hash=item33c069f548%3Ag%3AE4kAAOSwpLNX9ISi&item=222271501640&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=acid+rain&_sacat=0

>>6179533
Thanks!

Meh. 37+ is cray for bucks.
I've been spoiled by the $30 deal via Kokomo. Good thing I picked up enough. Now I wait for Sofi.

>>6179593
They're $32/33 for me. Maybe it's because you're getting NJ sales tax?

>>6179533
I can't decide if I care enough to pre-order the red container guard from Buymarket. The regular release of the puppet will be fine for me and 40 is bit more than I really want to pay I think.

>>6178613
Didn't know you was a suffering Brit too Shady.
Shame action robo went to shit. BBTS just isn't viable. For anything. Ever.

>>6179489
looks dope, what shoulder pad did you use for the bottom right?

>>6180535
gi joe iron grenadiers

I'm starting to hate BBTS. I ordered Jack, Argus, and the Stronghold on Friday morning and they only just got to shipping them out today...

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>Family comes round for dinner
>Mum asks if I've got any spare coathangers
>"Yeah sure, I've loads in my wardrobe just go take as many as you want"
>Getting ready for bed after everyone has gone
>Notice my Laurel, who lives on the wardrobe, is no longer posed but is rather just kind of sprawled
>He's in several bits
>Luckily nothing is actually broken so everything pops back together
>Can't find the ammo drum for his gun
>Turn my room upside down trying to find it, it's vanished into whatever pocket dimension these things teleport to when they hit the floor

I am so fucking mad. If you accidentally knocked something over like that and it's clearly in more pieces than it should be why the fuck would you not say anything? Yeah sure I'm might have still lost the ammo drum but whatever what really fucks me off is not being told and not giving a shit about other people's stuff.

If I was petty I'd do the same thing when I go round for dinner on Sunday. Just fucking smash a photo frame and not mention it.

Anyway, that's my rant over. Has anyone ever contacted Ori Toys about replacement parts before?

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>>6180120 haha yeah, Welsh Boyo!


>>6183601 yeah they have awesome customer service but I don't think they will send a replacement ammo drum if it didn't break, try the Nuclear Storm BST on Facebook mate someone will hook you up. I would but I got rid of all my laurels lol

Custom adventurer, ARW legs innit

I've decided to jump into this line with Argus, Jack, and the Taste of Coffee set. They are arriving today. I'm I right in assuming that the next releases are the Abaddon trooper, puppet, and astronaut looking guy?

>>6182126
They Came!
Is there a safe way to remove Argus' ghillie suit? It looks really bad and the rest of the figure is pretty awesome.

>>6187547
Yeah, just pop his head off, it comes right off. It doesn't look /great/ but with a little arranging it can look ok. The ghillie suit collar is separate cloth piece btw.

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>>6187548
Thanks! I kinda figured that but was afraid to force the head as they're new and I didn't know how durable they are. Also this poncho's awesome!

>>6187576
These leg-benders make me nervous, though.

>>6187576
Jesus dude, dust your shelf.

>>6187678
I just did. The thing isn't even a week old and it was already that gross. I hadn't noticed till that picture.

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This may be staying in its tank mode as what you're supposed to move seems almost unable to well move.

>>6187788
What's not moving? It may just be stiff.

>>6187797
The missile pods/arms(?) I'm sure they're just stiff, or the paint has them a bit frozen, but I'm just super worried about things snapping.

>>6187807
You've flipped the shoulder panels up and out of the way, yeah?

It's probably just the paint wash and it having sat in the warehouse for a while) since the strongholds are one of the oldest ARW things made. Maybe set it somewhere warm and then just trying to rock the joints back and forth a bit.

I don't know of anyone having issues with the vehicles breaking, they're pretty sturdy. Good luck!

>>6187788
I don't have the Stronghold but the first time I ever transformed my Raptor I had to take its virginity and pull real hard enough to -CRACK!- the legs off the axle. I guess the paint had made that real tight? I was terrified I broke it but fortunately nothing happened and it's worked fine since.

Same with the knees and ankles of some of my figures, they were real tough going at first but I'm not afraid to move them around now.

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>>6164677
>>6168613
>>6168615
>>6176244
>>6176518
I sold off my Acid Rain and swore off the stuff but now they've managed to drag me back...

>>6187818
I'll do that. It is still cold from having been shipped and left on my doorstep. Damn New England winters.
>>6187819
>Same with the knees
Yeah, those are tough.

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>>6187844
It's kind of a goofy mech, but I do love the stronghold. I should have emailed them about the replacement/upgrade treads, but I just never did.

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>>6187850
That's a nice shot bro, really should do more with my ST1!

Dumping some pics of the best ARW set up me and my bud ever did

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Rolling thunder

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The things we do for this hobby lol

>>6188394
>>6188396
>>6188400
That isn't an hobby, it is an investment.

>>6188400
>not an asian
I'm genuinely surprised.
Usually the massive import collection collectors are asians.

>>6189120
Pretty sure that's shadywar. He's one of the top Acid Rain names? He does good work, look him up

>>6190747
>Pretty sure
how do you not recognize kit lau

Are there any female Acid Rain figures? I feel like I have a sausage fest building.

>>6190751
...what? Am I confused here, or do you actually think Shady War is Kit Lau?

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>>6190805
They are in development.

>>6190894
Sweet

>>6190894
that's pretty hot, never thought I might have a waifu from Acid Rain of all things

>>6190874
I was roasting him since his Shadys name is right there on his posts

>>6188394
Nice facades.

I wish I could do something like that.