Pacific Rim (Japanese Edition)

>>6432431
These look kind of disappointing they look like model kits with all that bright unpainted plastic. Let's see if Diamond Select puts more of a wash on their Pacific Rim 2 figures

Fantastic, no more qc hell

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>>6432431
Wanna take bets on how many of these beside GD get released?

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>>6432439
Here's a promotional shot of Gipsy Avenger under some different lighting

Btw, some of these figures are available for preorder on Amazon. High 20's to mid 30s in price. The Soul of Chogokin Gipsy Danger is pricy though.

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>>6432431
>all these bland jaegar designs

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>>6432450

>>6432439
That's how the entirety of the Robot Spirits line is, but the engineering and articulation is typically top notch. And for 20 bones, it'll be hard to beat

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Bracer Phoenix

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>>6432458

>$20 Robot Damashiis
There's gotta be some sort of caveat. I'm sure they'll be better than what NECA would've done, but I'm keeping my expectations low. I'm more excited by the HG kit if anything - I'd kill for them to go back and do those for the first movie's designs.

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Titan Redeemer

>>6432431
$20 for robot damashii is really suspicious
I'll wait for reviews, but I probably won't pick then up seeing how bland they designs are compared to the first

Can Bandai get the HOTS license also?

NECA gets great licenses but when they make anything other than statue figures they're crumbling garbage heaps 90% of the time

>>6432450
The fact that GD is getting a SoC before dozens of other mechas is fucking ridiculous. I'd love one in 10-15 years time, but I want literally any of the remaining Braves before it.

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>>6432467

>>6432464
>>6432469
4.7 inch

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>>6432472

>>6432469
Their HotS figures are/were great. Limited movement on some but were, other than Nova, sturdy and well built with a great sculpt and good articulation. But yes, so many great characters to choose from, hopefully someone does get the license.

>>6432473
Source?

>>6432431
They look like Bionicles.
Still buying them though they look pretty uninspired compared to the first movie's designs

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Here's the main event, Soul of Chogokin Gipsy Danger.

Beats the hell out of even Neca's Deluxe 18" Gipsy.

Available now on Amazon for pre order.

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>>6432486
Will we finally be able to elbow rocket, /toy/?

Steven should be very excited for these.

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Here are the other figures.

>>6432456
I understand the articulation will be top tier but I really dislike the really crappy shiny paint jobs. These are supposed to look like robots who fight giant monsters so I want some dents and atleast a paint wash.

I wish they told us which country each Jaeger belonged too or is that just gone now.

>>6432431
What is the HG figure on the left? What does that mean?

>>6432505
High grade bandai model kit.

>>6432493
Look at all those unpainted panels it does like a gundam kit, I'm didssapointed because Tamshii said they would blow the Neca ones out of the water and other than better artiuclation I'm not seeing it

>>6432499
Is this our jeager, fellow Canadians?

>>6432510

Those are very clearly painted.

They already are better figures because they don't break the second you take them out of the packaging. NECA is bootleg tier with its QC.

>>6432521
Honestly at $20 I don't know if these will have the same high quality plastic as other tamshii figures

>>6432510
The neca ones had shitty detail work.

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>>6432483
>>6432486
>>6432491
>27k yen
>release february 2018
>INCLUDES THE FUCKING BOAT
>2,500 TONS OF AWESOME

TAKE MY MONEY

>>6432510
Watch the trailer released today, that's just how the actual Jaeger is painted in the movie.

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>>6432528

>>6432473
So what youre saying is they scale somewhat nicely with shma goji figures. Im sold

>>6432511
Yeah that's Maple Justice

>>6432493

This is the best looking one why the hell isn't it coming out first

>>6432532
Where did you find this

>>6432498
>I want some dents and atleast a paint wash.

I know what you mean and I wish they made an exception for PR stuff but that's a Bandai toy robot for ya. 99% of them would look like they just rolled out of the assembly line.

>>6432452
What figure is that?

>>6432542
Kinda like it, panel lining would be nice, but i feel like a neca wash would be too much and ruin the figure

>>6432541
the tamashii website
http://tamashii.jp/special/pacific_rim/1_chogokin/

Good, I was worried when they said the US licensor was going to be kid stuff AKA happy meal toys.

>>6432549
Probably posting about how the license is "beneath" Neca

>>6432554
in the filename

>>6432554
That's Cleatus, the NFL on FOX mascot
https://www.amazon.com/Actionheads-FH942-Fox-Sports-Robot/dp/B0012Y5LRU

>>6432565
Diamond Select is the US license

>>6432579
Which is actually a ripoff of another figure

$20 seems suspicious. What's the catch? I'm used to paying $50-$60 for Jap figures.

>>6432612
Virtually no paint, softer sculpting, and probably bad qc

>>6432612
Lower parts count, not as much paint and probably no pins or screws.

>>6432614
Come on, this aint neca

They need to make the first ones. Please, I want the originals. Also, will anyone be making kaiju?

>>6432612
>>6432619

very suspicious as well
lowest price robot spirits figure i've seen is $45

$20 is model kit range
mistaken labeling maybe?

>>6432636
Gipsy Avenger and the two green robots are up for preorder on Amazon for $23 and $33

>>6432473
According to Big Bad Toy Store, Gipsy Avenger is 6.7 inches, Titan Redeemer is 6.1 inches, and Bracer Phoenix is 6.1 inches. Not sure I trust those measurements since Gipsy is $10 cheaper than the other two.

I hope since Bandai has the license now they're able and willing to go back and give the original Jaegers RDs as well. They always deserved good figures and it's such a shame they got stuck with NECA.

Cherno Alpha when?

>>6432652
It's probably right.

http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000116343/

>>6432621
Neca had a lot of paint on their layers figures and some good sculpting but had really bad QC on some. Just because a company makes great products doesn't mean all their products will be great and with this $20 price point expect model kit quality

>>6432431
waht the fuck is up with that dull chest reactor?

while the model kit's looks like it's glowing

>>6432470
>fucking ridiculous

Nips are shit at business but not "Lets release a figure for a super hot movie property fans are dying for a decade later" tier retarded, you fucking retard

>>6432450
No paint? Is this the model kit?

>>6432470
Not even Danger, anon. Gypsy Avenger.

Anywho, I'm honestly not too happy with the Jaeger designs in Uprising. They lack personality in comparison with the originals.

>>6432755
Disregard that, I suck cocks.

Dat boat though!

>>6432532
>gipsy_constanza.png

Meh, not feeling the new Jaegar designs

>>6432755
Nah GD is getting the SOC. GA is getting an RD. I agree with the designs lacking personality though. They just look like generic mass produced robots with human-like proportions.

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>>6432674
>he doesn't understand SoC

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>>6432765
Maybe when the movie comes out. I was sorely disappointed that PR1 had little to no daylight fight scenes.

>>6432771
>he doesn't understand business practices
Releasing a figure 10-15 years later, after everyone has stopped caring would be completely fucking retarded. What are you thinking?

>>6432470
>but I want literally any of the remaining Braves before it.
I'm certain you'll have to ask Takara for that, due to licenses.

>>6432723
Look at the display models on the show floor. There's a clear discrepancy.

>>6432450
these designs look like uninspired horse shit.

The originals had a lot more character.

>>6432431
Kaiyodo had it long before, not that it mattered because they just made capsule figures.

>HG

It is like Bandai is abandoning the main UC line.

>>6432846
>Kaiyodo had it long before, not that it mattered because they just made capsule figures.

Those looked pretty nice I wish I had them.

>>6432493
this one is cool

>>6432854
Oh they are fantastic. I wish the Kaiju scaled better but there is limitations of having to fit inside a capsule.

>>6432431
Oh yeah and don't forget the plastic model kits too. I can understand how you American toy collectors might not count those because you can't build them with your hamhands.

Point is Japan had it for a while already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tGLESgzZf8

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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwQLIkHHD6g

>>6432483
>>6432486
>>6432491
god DAMN

>>6432491
You bet your sweet ass. To both.

Kaiju fucking when?

All the preorders list Gipsy Avenger as coming with a "Gravity sling" accessory. Anyone know what that accessory is?

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>>6432913

>>6432922
So the gun? Cool, I was hoping it was that.

>>6432880
What the fuck are you on about?

>>6432935
The Plamax from MF. I was just making fun of OP's excitement when two Japanese companies have made PR stuff in the past.

Bandai cuts cost by using plastic color instead of painting the whole figure, all the time. It's what they do, period.

I think these RDs are more like the new, cheaper RDs they announced ealier even though it doesn't have that branding, uhh, TRI? They probably have less parts, less complicated triple-jointed-panel-covers-folding-extension-joints, but simple hinge and ball joints instead. The designs being mostly one color also helps a lot meaning very few painting spots.

>>6432536
I thought it was Fucking Leaf

>>6432853
What are you fucking talking about?
Do you even know what UC even means and where it's from?

>>6432483
>a gipsy danger figure that will reliably stand on its own
hell yeah

>>6433118
Up until the diecast joints get irreversibly loose, that is.

>>6432458
now this i want

>>6432895
So, this is a sequel or a prequel?

>>6433161
legitimately curious, what the fuck made you think it could be a prequel?

>>6432431
American toy pricing.

>>6433120
I wouldn't worry, it's not under Bandai's guaranteed floppy piece of shit line aka Super Robot Chogokin.

>>6433190
Not the same Anon, but the guy in the trailer looked like a young CGI-d Idris Elba.

That's what made me think it was a prequel.

>>6433280
u
wot
m8

that's john boyega

We're....we're gonna be getting articulated Kaiju figures too....right?....RIGHT?!

>>6432483
>Beats the hell out of even Neca's Deluxe 18" Gipsy.
That's not a hard feat.

>>6432787
The soc line are only for die hard fans dude.
Most of the soc's released a from series/movies that were released years ago.
The latest they did were the megazord.
Also very expensive.

>>6432895

But why is GlaDos in it?

>>6433283
They all look alike

>>6433356
I remember when SOC's weren't so expensive. I was able to get Tetsujin-28 AND Black Ox brand new for $100...for both of them.

Good times

>>6432787
SoC is a nostalgia driven line. If it can't support sales 15-20 years down the line, it doesn't deserve to be a SoC.
At least, that's how it was. I guess this might signal a change in the line's philosophy.

>>6432652
Thank you for correcting me. That means I'm interesting in buying them.

>>6433357
Because she was in the first movie.

>>6433280
That character is Stacker's son.

>>6432483
Lol his feet can't stand flat

>>6432458
The design is kind of neat but the totally flat paint(?) ruins it. It looks like they forgot to paint it. Or like a freshly assembled Gundam kit.

>>6432493
Why does it wield swords in it's hands? That's such an unnecessary point of potential failure to add to a robot. Now the hands and wrists need to be built to grab hard enough to hold the sword without the friction of palms and fingertips. Plus it makes it look like a human sized robot rather than a Jaeger.

>>6432467
The shoulders remind me of a weird starscream. In fact, the transformers similarities are making me very annoyed. Plus that weird spiky ball is incredibly blurformers-esque, reminds me of the inside of the big construction robot's mouth.

I loved Pacific Rim but I'm worried this will be shit. It looks like they are losing sight of all the good parts. No Del Toro, seemingly no rig connected to the pilot, sleek robots, indication that jagers don't feel as heavy. Not looking good

>>6432652
Why are there idiots who thinks price reflects the size of an action figure?

Gipsy Avenger is cheaper because THEY MADE A LOT MORE OF IT compared to the others, because it is the main robot.

Many will buy just the main guy, few will buy it and the others, and even fewer just the supporting characters.

It's nice that the exclusive one is still the same pricing though.

>>6433492

>>6432431

>>6433492
>It looks like they forgot to paint it.
I'm pretty sure the main colors on these guys are unpainted, using color of the plastic itself. Bandai's trick to cutting costs since,,,well a very long time.

This Uprising seires in particular they are keen on making them cheap enough that more people will but them. Which I think is fine. I like their NXEDGE stuff you don't really need all that top quality flare with mecha action figures. RD TRI is doing that but so far with lesser known IPs, which is good if it means we get something rather than a 8000 yen RD nobody will buy.

>>6432431

That's nice and all but those designs all suck ass, I want non-chogokin first movie figures, those designs were way more interesting and unique.

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>>6433518
These things. Like, everything about these Pacific Rim RD feels like it should be one of this new TRI brand. They're cheaper in price and build as far as I can tell, and very much a current property. Maybe they ditched the separate name because it's confusing.

>>6433532
>trendy
>reasonable
>innovative
I see that someone is a fan of businessmen in movies

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-031839&page=top

The Gipsy Avenger Robot Damashii is only like 20 bucks - that can't be right.

>>6433669
Whoops, that was Bracer Phoenix

http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIGURE-031838&page=top

Saw this thread and looked through the pics, ended up watching the movie. Its great. Any good kaiju figs?

Who's the Coyote Tango successors supposed to be? Hell, I wouldn't mind if they made an updated figure for that beauty. I don't hate the NECA one, but the limited articulation and weird feet are a bummer.

>>6433749
Neca made Pacific rim toys. The later-release Knifehead, Otachi, Mutavore, and Hardship are all pretty great.

>>6433799
I think Japan only had that and another Mark 1 Jaeger, so I assumed they got out of the front lines of Kaiju battle, like at that point in the flashback. Not all of the Jaegers from the first movie is suppose to have a successor.
From the world building the first movie put together, I assume it's pretty random which countries puts together what Mark # Jaegers, but then only the strong survives for different amount of years.

>>6433842
Fair enough. CT was my favorite from the first movie, and it seems a shame to not have any more heavy artillery Jaegers.

>>6433861
All the new Jaegers, all Mark 6? probably have internal weapons that comes out of them. That seemed like the evolution they were following. Going for that Breast Fire and Rust Hurricane goodness.

I don't see any reason why they wont just have big ass humongous guns they can carry and unload hell before they get close. Besides not being fun.

I never understood why more of the robos didn't have swords or the like it seemed extremely effective when they were used.

Just saw how much the SoC Gipsy Danger is. I've never really had any reason to so I didn't know anything about this line including the price point, so I did not expect it to be that much. Jesus.

>>6432431

>>when they finally get the license but it's the shittier new version

Although Figma solved that problem with Link and Samus later on.

>>6433980
Well 3 of the 4 main Jaegers we saw in the film had some type of bladed weapons. I think Gipsy Danger got it later as an upgrade? (hence main guy didn't know about it, read the manual asshole) so it was a common thing.
They just didn't use them that much.

>>6432439
>derp, they look like toys
They ARE toys

>>6434070
Yeah I definitely think Bandai will do the first movie mechs later down the line. Why wont they.

The fact they made Gipsy Danger the big pricey one now is so they can make the most out of it, then release RDs or HG kits later.
Make some sofubi for the Kaiju, it's all good, all planed ahead.

>>6432483
I get why they made her first, but gipsy straight up had the weakest design of the movie. I'd drop 250 on cherno with no hesitation, waffle on it for a while before buying striker and crimson, but GD? I loved the fuck outta pacific rim but I don't need it.

Now if they made a similarly scaled leatherback or otachi I'd start selling blood as soon as it was announced.

>>6434118
Gipsy Danger is straight up homages to Mazinger Z and Tetsujin 28, Japan can't stay away from that.

>>6434123
>Gipsy Danger is straight up homages to Mazinger Z and Tetsujin 28
I'll take your word for it, but I remember del toro saying he wanted gipsy's design to be evocative of a football player because PR was like an 80's sports movie.

>Japan can't stay away from that
I hope so, because somebody needs to buy it so they'll make others.

>>6434132
I heard that about the plot being the same as a sports movie.
Designs can have multiple purposes though. Weapons and performance wise it was certainly inspired by Mazinger, down to the cockpit slamming down Pilder On style. And the color scheme for the other part. I don't have any quotes, Tetsujin might be a big stretch sure but I feel like Del Toro is insane enough to look into that kind of stuff and sprinkle it around in his movies.

>>6434142
>get why they made her
>>6434132
>>6434123

Football players and Mazinger don't look like they have microscopic baby heads though

>>6432483
Goddamn that looks cool as shit! I had to put most of my Pacific rim stuff in a box, because other than Cherno, Horzion, and Crimson typhoon they just kept falling over.

Three of them just had parts fall off randomly as well. fuckng NECA

>>6432614
>softer sculpting
these were clearly taken right from the cg models annd given joints, what the fuck are you on about?

>>6432660
The sculpting on their pacific rim figures was sloppy and soft, the articulation sucked, the paint was horribly sloppy, etc. Nothing about the neca figures is better than any existing robot damashii release.

>>6433980
The blood being toxic meant they wanted to use blunt force trauma where possible to kill them, rather than hacking them up and spraying the blood everywhere.

>>6434147
>doesn't get the point

If something is inspired by or is incorporating elements from something, it doesn't have to look exactly like the source. Just have hints of it. Darth Vader and samurai armor for example, with some German helmets.

>>6434179

despite all this they somehow looked better overall than these damashiis

>>6432431
So gypsy avenger and bracer Phoenix are both regular releases, while titan redeemer is webshop?

So when will the first two hit Japanese retailers for preorder?

>>6434277

uh

now?

>All this misplaced faith in Bandai

I'm gonna gloat so much when the NECA figures turn out to be better despite being only a couple notches above total garbage.

>>6434326
Have you ever owned a robot damashii?

And let's be honest here, bandai of japan is easily the best action figure company right now.

>>6434257
But they don't, the necas looked like shit. The damashiis just look bland. The sculpts are cleaner and more accurate and the articulation will actually work.

I have a hard time believing there are really some people who think neca is better at robots in any regard compared to bandai.

>>6434326
The odds are certainly against you dude, robot damashii is a really highly regarded line.

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>>6434326
>I'm gonna gloat so much when the NECA figures turn out to be better

>>6434566
>>6434575
>>6434572
>>6434585

that suspiciously low price is still kinda worrying
they had to have cut corners somewhere

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But what I want to know is why the product images they handed out to shops hasn't been updated to reflect the (supposed) final product.

Granted, these could end up being stickers/water-slide decals, but it'd be great if we could have all these extra prints on the figures.

>>6434326

And when you turn out to be wrong, then what will you do?

>>6434590
they're 4-inch-nel mcdonald's toys

>>6434592
now i see the cut costs

Lesser articulation and showing pins for the joints.

nice nonetheless

>>6434326
comparing SOC to a neca figure?

nice

>>6434601
Then most NECA figures must qualify as wendy's toys to you then, huh?

Also, smaller figures = better weight dustribution.

>>6432521
Old meme, friendo

>>6434611
>>6434601

that size is bullshit
see
>>6432652
>>6432659

>>6434110
>Why wont they.
potential licensing issues with NECA.

>>6434602
>Lesser articulation
wut

>>6434590
>they had to have cut corners somewhere
>>6434602
>now i see the cut costs

It looks like they all use the same elbows and maybe hips.

>showing pins for the joints.

Although most Damashiis "show the pins" somewhere on them.

>>6434646
doubtful. neca likely no longer holds the license and even if they did it would most likely only apply to domestic companies

These designs really makes me think there will be robot on robot battles, or maybe robot battle tournaments in the movie.

>>6435187

It isn't like the first move was really some massive hit. It didn't do so well in theaters, IIRC, and was really only after the fact that it became anything of a "hit" and garnered much of a following.

It is kinda lame that the Jaegers all look pretty similar here, but it makes sense in the sense of the actual universe. The first movie they definitely had a lot more character and uniqueness to them, but it really wouldn't make sense for there to be big, clunky designs sort of cobbled together.

>>6434722
I was gonna agree with you, but now that I think about it he might be right. Not sure if he fully realizes why he is right, he might just have said that thinking NECA having license rights completely prevented them from making figures at all which is definitely not true. Star Wars alone is proof of that.

No he is potentially right in that these are being distributed stateside most likely. License issues WOULD have prevented them from being distributed directly in the states, and Pacific Rim is a franchise I am pretty sure Bandai would be banking on westerners to provide most of their sales. If they couldn't sell stateside directly, they wouldn't bother aside from maybe just Gypsy to test the waters.

>>6434326
NECA had their chance and they lost the license to Diamond Select

>>6435135
Same. And that honestly sounds really boring. Monsters were the coolest part of the first movie. The entire setting is built around them.

>>6435234

The robots fought eachother in the first movie, too. In the downtime between monster attacks.

Its actually stated in the first movie, though it's more of something they point out early on before the Kaiju started appearing more and more frequently.

>>6435252
Are you thinking of Real Steel or Robot Jox? There aren't any Jaeger on Jaeger fights in Pacific Rim.

>>6435135
I fucking hope not

>>6432431
Did you guys actually liked that movie enough to buy figures of it?

>>6432776
>had little to no daylight fight scenes
That's a clever trick they use to better hide special effects, it gets harder for the public to spot unrealistic details.

>>6435392
>clever
It's always so obvious whey and when they do it though.

>>6433120
>>6433227
So many well designed, awesome looking figures in that line completely ruined because of metal on metal joints...

I have the Super Robot Chogokin Shin Getter. It can hardly support its own weight because of it's hips. But it also can't maintain a mid-air stand aided pose cause the hips droop. So close to being an awesome figure, but so far.

>>6435392
>>6435397
I'll take low light night fights over brightly lit fights that highlight poor CGI.

>>6435378
Yes.

>>6435402
I don't have much faith seeing how the Daizyujin/Megazord was $200 floppy shit, but still better than the Legacy stuff

>>6435402
>>6433227
Can somebody break this down for me, because this seems like a pretty fucking big deal on a $250 toy. You guys are making it sound like SRC is the line with fucked up joints and SOC is ok, but I remember people saying the SOC gaogaigar had weakass joints when that came out.

>>6435397
clever can still be obvious i guess, but i'm with >>6435420 on this, the less sucky it lucks, the better.

>>6435252
>Its actually stated in the first movie
No, it isn't

dudes, I really wanna get into Pacific Rim figures. What am I in for?

From what I gathered there's NECA, RD now and Soul of Chogokin?

I'm assuming all the Kaijus are NECA, but how can one find all releases? Do I PO on Amiami or Amazon?

How's the after market? How hard is it to go after all the stuff that was released already?

>First movie is all about how resources are low, defences are not working and there aren't many Jeagers to defend Earth...
>Second movie Heey, let's put them to fight because that will totally be cool if we are invaded and several Jeagers are in repair

Yeaah, i bet there will be some Jeager fight because of some human antagonist, but i doubt it will be a common thing.

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>>6435480
NECA wise, the good ones are cherno, crimson, and ultimate gipsy (the made roughly fifty different gipsy dangers, skip everything else but the ultimate). Horizon brave and romeo blue are also very nice if you're down for sir-not-appearing-in-this-film designs. Ultimate striker is nice overall, but has wobbly hips and will 100% need a stand. Their kaiju were mostly bricks, though otachi was pretty nice.

I have no idea about the aftermarket as I've long since gotten what I was looking for, but they mostly retailed for 20-25. Don't go paying double or anything like that, except maybe for cherno who was amazing. And it looks like the new Bandai stuff is gonna be bluefin, so feel free to go with amazon if you're down for getting it a little later.

>>6435480
After market is absolute rape for most figures. Everything from the first movie is Neca, the first wave or two were pretty mediocre, but good sculpts. You might be able to find some of the last wave still on BBTS or similar sites, but largely ebay is going to be your only option.

New stuff amiami has some preorders up, but it looks like Bracer Phoenix's are already closed. BBTS still has their preorders open.

>>6435494
It's more like
>Hey we beat the Kaiju but we still have this cool giant robot technology
>We should make more and have them fight so our pilots have combat experience in them
>Since we're already doing it we might as well make a spectacle of it and make money we can use for more funding

Wasn't there some rumor about how the new Jeagers were supposed to incorporate the existing technology, but also infuse it with the bio information/genetics or whatever of the Kaiju they had around?

Or did they scrap that idea?

>>6432491
This expensive and no fully articulated hands? SoC GaoGaiGar had so many hands and was cheaper.

>>6435885
Yeah shortly after a sequel was announced the writer of the first movie said one of the ideas for it was a Kaiju/Jaeger hybrid. Newt going crazy and becoming villainous was also mentioned.

>>6432895
>Jaegers look more humanoid
>Appear to only require one pilot
>"What is a Jaeger? It's you X1000"
>Genetic research on Kaiju in previous film
Are they Eva units now?

>>6432895
These just look so bad compared to the designs in the first film.

It looks like crappy kids CGI tv show stylised versions of the original ones.

>>6435319
>>6435321
Now this is more like it. The product page really doesn't show off enough, though, this is missing some stuff as well.

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>>6432491
>elbow rocket
As a pose? Sure! But there's no effect part, nor indication that there's an LED that will shine to simulate the fully charged mode for the ER, or even that the parts will do the separation like in the movie.

>>6435954
>SoC GaoGaiGar
I saw Jobby's video on it and was really pleased by that. I really can't tell if Gipsy has that or not.

With so many robots in the SoC line that outright transform and combine, the lack of mention of being able to do things like:
-spin the head into place
-lock in the arms for the double fist slam vs Knifehead
-elbow rocket configuration/LED
-the transformation from its horizontal fast movement mode
-the VISOR lights up but not the "fog lights" on its head and "collar"
There just seems to be a lot of questionable decision for the features.

The model itself looks and will likely feel fantastic, never mind that most SoC bots aren't of this more realistic look as far as paint and detailing.
And of course I appreciate that it has those lights and sounds, so maybe budget went to ensuring those actually sound and look really good.

>>6438429
>And of course I appreciate that it has those lights and sounds

There's nothing about it having sounds in the actual tamashii website, just the lights on the weapons, visor and chest.

>>6438476
>tamashii website
Yeah, it's really strange how scattered the information is, but so many other retailers make mention of it, so I'm hoping it's true.
If it's not then oh well, it wasn't really a selling point for me, just a nice thing if it's good/optional. I haven't bought the thing yet despite CDJapan's price.
I wouldn't have regretted getting it with what I currently know, but I think I'd be a little overwhelmed by my disappointments on how it didn't get taken ALL THE WAY (supposedly). I mean, who knows how much stuff hasn't been shown off either.

>>6438429
>horizontal fast movement mode
What?

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>figures of the scientists never
Suffering

>>6439089
Gipsy basically becomes a submarine to travel through the water faster. True, it's a fast runner, but to get to those fishermen near the beginning of the movie that's what it did.
It's why if you watch the scene back you'll see its "collar" unfolding and other parts shifting that don't exactly have anything to do with getting up.

>>6439491
Did you have a stroke? I even stated 'plenty of criticisms have been said'
looks like you are deflecting, seems to be a weird trend going on today

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>>6439108

>no Newt to hang with my kaiju
>no pilots to pose with Jaegers
>no Chau to look like a boss
>why live

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>>6439108
>>6439899
Bandai IS doing figuarts of the human characters from Ultraman, so it's not 100% hopeless

>>6440427
Why must you give me hope

>>6435319
Incorrectly listed as 36cm tall.

Amazon has listed its weight as 4.5kg but I doubt that is correct as even NY's marked up EMS shipping only corresponds to about 3kg.

>>6440579
Bandai's measurements seem to be completely arbitrary. Take two SHFs that are officially listed as the same height and there will be a good half inch difference between them.

I will get the main 3 guys but will skip the two ugly exclusive assuming that Guardian Bravo will be in the same league as Titan Redeemer.

>>6440579
>36cm
I was happy thinking it was at least 30 at one point. 23 ain't bad, but that's a shattered hope for you.
Typical Gundam is about 18m, while Gipsy is about 80m. Typical RD Gundam is about 13cm, so 30 would've been about perfect. I know it's different lines and scales, but it would've been nice. It'll still tower above them at least.
Fortunately Gipsy Avenger is also a good bit taller than typical Gundam RDs at about 17cm, no clue how tall it is in-universe to Gipsy Danger.

>>6439123
I'm curious, if a super accurate, very cleanly painted and sculpted, highly articulated chogokin looks that bad to you, what looks good? I mean seriously, with a standard like that there's literally not a single american toy that can look good to you. Unless you're just upset that bandai's doing everything better than NECA.

Can't we all just sit back and appreciate the fact that a well loved IP is getting decent products from both sides of the globe?

How often does that even happen?

>>6441545
>decent products
Visually, it's a fantastic reproduction of Gipsy Danger that gives me the crispness I was looking for in cheaper stuff (heft is nice too), without being Sideshow's display-only piece.

That said, I'm pretty disappointed by the lack of the 3 fog lights and lack of articulated hands (or so it seems). There may not even be a light-up for the Elbow Rocket.

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I know what I said and I'm still hoping there are some surprises down the line in terms of features (information really isn't consistent across shops).
However, given the gorgeous reproduction, what IS confirmed and at 181 dollars total with 1-2 week shipping, I just had to indulge 'the lady'.

>>6441648
Where the hell did you find Gipsy for 181 bucks? MSRP is 250 here.

>>6441749
CD Japan had it for 180USD before shipping. TOM put it up today, much to my surprise.
It's not that it's that cheap, I just happened to have a nice chunk of in-store credit from buying some spotlights, P-Body figma and Lancelot Robot Damashii. Robots are truly the gift that keeps on giving, eh?

>>6432431
More like goodbye wallet

Masaru Kawaguchi at Bandai HQ:
>Today... Today...
>At the edge of the hype
>At the end of a line
>We have chosen not only to believe in clean painting, but in crisp molding
>Today there's not a man nor woman in here that shall be rushed to meet a deadline
>Not today
>Today we face the legacy of those that came before
>And resolve to surpass them
>Today we are reviving Pacific Rim products!

That said, I hope the fact that Gipsy is pending approval means there's hope for the elbow rocket and the head light to be added.
I wonder if the arms will do that little locking in motion as was done right before the double-fist slam in the battle against Knifehead.

>>6435319
>>6435321
Any translations for these?

>>6435378
Sometimes it's not about the source but just the appeal of the design. That said, most people who care for the designs will have gone and watched the source since it's just a movie, as opposed to a 12-episode or more series.

>>6432483
I wish I could afford this.

Brief footage of the Pacific Rim RD that were on display. It's not a ton, but it's substantially better than the pictures that I've seen.

http://nerdist.com/pacific-rim-2-first-look-toy-breakdown/

Does anyone remember the name of the other company that will be starting up a Pacific Rim line? I found the video while looking for that information.

>>6432511
I hope its pilot likes Maple Syrup. It really kills me that Bandai has given out information about options parts, but we haven't actually seen them. This is not the kind of suspense I want.

>>6441996
Looking really bad so far. Maybe when it goes on clearance.

>>6441811
>180USD before shipping

Please stop. You still pay for shipping.

>>6440427
>human characters
>>charecters
It's just Ultra Seven's human form so far. And might just stay that way depending on how well he, and probably that SHF Takashi Hongo sells.

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>>6432458
>>6432462
looks like a cross between an ODST and Noble 6 helmet

>>6435541
The Mutavore-bodied kaiju have good articulation for what they are. And the knifehead body needed better elbows but it looks good.

>>6441996
Wow those jaegers are shiny. Why are they so shiny?

>>6442661
Maybe they just washed and waxed them?

>>6432597
Cletus is a ripoff? Of which one?

>>6442025
Technically, I didn't. My shipping was free and hell if I know what shipping someone else is going to use.

>>6433532
>>6433518
>>6432954

RD TRI is only for designs that can reuse the same internal frame, which these obviously can't do

>>6435460
Both lines suffer from this. All because of the "premium collector figures must have diecast" meme.
The limbs have diecast, and the joints have diecast. It's a recipe for disaster but they keep doing it because "muh heft = quality". And suckers keep buying them, so it's not going away any soon.

I like the RDs, especially Gipsy Avenger, but I think I'll wait to see what that other company does for the previous movie's Jaegers before jumping on SoC Gipsy Danger - it's pretty disappointing that it lacks so many lights.

>>6442661
I'd imagine because the Jaegers in Uprising are brand new, unlike the first film where they were already in combat for years.

>>6432499
Kinda reminds me of the space command RGM-79.

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I don't have much experience with Chogokins; why is Gipsy all shiny here?
Are they using most, if not all the metal on the outer hull? Chogokins I've seen haven't done that.

>>6445375
It could go either way, maybe as much metal as Metal Builds or just the usual 30-40% diecast content of SOC.

>>6445375
Most of the SOC stuff I've seen are all painted and because I've never handled them I couldn't see what lurks beneath.

Wouldn't surprise me if they just layer that thing in paint though considering its size

>>6445375
because thats a prototype they painted all black

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Clarity, colors and feeling aside, after reviewing the photos of a real Chogokin Gipsy Danger I think this one more or less gives a good idea of the presence it will have.
That said, that shot of it beside Gipsy Avenger really makes it a whole lot more appreciable in terms of size. I wonder just how much smaller Avenger is than Danger - it'd be neat if they were in scale.

>>6445382
>>6445403
>>6445595
I appreciate the varied input. I'll do some more research, though, I can't deny it's also because some chogokins I briefly saw just now are awesome concepts.

While we're talking about Pacific Rim, is Anchorage Attack Gipsy particularly fragile or something? I'm seeing tons of reviews on Amazon saying he broke instantly. Is it just hamhands/giving it to kids, or is it particularly breakable even by NECA standards?

>>6443767
>RD TRI is only for designs that can reuse the same internal frame, which these obviously can't do

From pics it looks like the Jaegers all share the same elbow joints though and probably the inner hip joint, so it's something.

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From Nonsolohobby

>>6449037
Shit, the RDs look niiiiiice.

>>6449037
>the legs on the Cherno replacement
What kind of retards pose the figures holy shit

>>6449104
Yeah, what the fuck did they do to his legs? Does the thigh have some sort of gimmick?

>>6449037
Do you guys feel like you like a toy more if you get it for cheaper? I kind of think the new Gipsy design is shit, but since it's 20bux that kind of made my ears perk up. I'm seriously considering a purchase now...

>>6449112
they look backwards.If anything I guess thats a good range on the hips rotation.

>>6449037
>>6449093

Yeah the new designs are growing on me, especially at this price. I just really hope that the red one makes it out.

>>6449122
The missile pod is on the other side. It looks like they spun the waist 360 and then rotated the lower legs and bent everything into some weird angle.

>>6449037
I didn't really dig the designs, but they look really good in toy form, especially Gypsy Avenger.

>>6449142
I think Gypsy Avenger is the only one that really looks good. the others just look way too generic, and have no "personality" which is what I really loved about the jaeger from the first film.

>>6449369
This.

Think of it like gimmicks they need something different. In the first movie the chnobyl robot had a nuclear powerplant funnel looking head and was really blocky like old ww2 designs.

The 3 armed dude was also a cyclops iirc and well 3 arms.

GD had a cannon chest/sword with a knight visor type helmet look.

These all look very samey.

>>6449116
>like a toy more if you get it for cheaper?
Sometimes I feel like a toy is TOO good for its price, as is the case with some figma I've bought.

Heck, even some RDs are generous, but then some robots just aren't complete without their full or close-to-full arsenal.
Personally I feel like Gipsy Avenger "should be" more expensive but why would I complain? It's taller than some of the Gundam RDs I have (which is appropriate realistically) and we know it's coming with some sweet weapons. I bought it last night.

Gipsy Danger on the other hand is a little disappointing for its base price >>6441648 I mean, no fog lights? 23 cm - that might make it in scale with Gipsy Avenger? So it all comes down to whether you think the price is TRULY worthwhile, rather than just getting it for less.

>>6449037
>Gipsy Danger doesn't have all its lighting fixtures
>Gipsy Avenger here doesn't have its markings
>still no look at the PRU RD accessories
Things are moving too fast for Bandai, huh? At least that's how I see it, not that I doubt the finished products will be great. The more I see of the RD especially, the more I appreciate them (but I do agree on that lack of character)
>tfw all the PRU Jaegers will be modified as the story goes on

>>6449380
>The 3 armed dude
I wonder what they did with Crimson Typhoon
Most of the body was fine, it was really the head and hands that were destroyed.

>>6449919
>not that I doubt the finished products will be great

What a foolish way of thinking.

>>6449380
Each design felt like something from that country. The new ones just look like mass produced shit. There's just no character there. They look like transformers knockoffs, or something out of a saturday morning kids show with bad CGI and the most generic blocky trash designs.

Even the jaeger that had like 5 seconds of screen time had a lot of thought put into them to make each one unique and with it's own quirks and personality.

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>>6432431
Gypsy Avenger kind of looks like the japanese poster version of Gypsy Danger

>>6450166
wtf i love gypsy avenger now

>>6450166
>>6450173
>those dual spear swords
I still hate avenger (the new style in general) but those would certainly help

>>6450160
The teaser seems so over-the-top/propaganda-ish that I almost wanna hope that's what they're going for. I wanna see all these guys getting rekt by Kaiju in the first act. The theme of old shit being the most dependable tech is one I hope the script isn't tossing out in favor of new toys.

>>6450209
>tfw Raleigh returns in a best kept secret with a rebuilt Gipsy Danger and beats the kaiju with a double breast fire with Avenger.

>>6449931
You think so? I've not been let down by any RD release. I don't expect Gipsy to get those lighting details, for the record.

>>6450173
>>6450202

That is Danger, dipshits. And Avenger has chain swords.

>>6450464
>both posts about how that poster of Danger is so cool it almost makes Avenger cooler for resembling it
Sucks that its still chain swords but would be rad if we just get to see both of them used at once

>>6450230
you better mean Raleigh AND Mako anon

>>6450488
Mako's already confirmed to be coming back.

>>6451724
oh god phew didn't see her on the list last time I checked

>>6449037
Can mace guy move his arms?

I would kill for a Cherno Alpha chogokin

>>6451879
Given the poses, yes, he'll just have limited articulation by design. It's not unusual for armour deigns to go the one-solid-mass route in a sense, making something harder to break at the cost of less movement. Seems like it relies on tanking the Kaiju and just grinding them as the mace spins, pretty brutal.

That said, well, it seems like Kaiju have learned to aim for the pods and this one's is right at the top of its body.

>>6452652
>it seems like Kaiju have learned to aim for the pods and this one's is right at the top of its body.
Having the pilots in the head, which is the most vulnerable position, always seemed stupid to me.

>>6452731
That's why I thought it was so cool that Cherno's cockpit isn't in its reactor "head."

>>6450209
It doesn't seem right. Giant robots aren't "you x 1000", they're your giant metal big brother giving you a hand. Shouldn't be about self-aggrandizement.

>>6450209

Personally, I've thrown this out there before, but I almost sorta feel like Pacific Rim is this generation's Starship Troopers.

I mean, they didn't go all the way, full-on-cheeze like ST did, but there's some clear hints of it laced around.

>>6452939

Your brain is literally connected to the robot to make it work. So it does seem more like it is "You x1000." Although it is slightly inaccurate about the first movie, since it required two pilots.

>>6452864
Cherno was a badass design. It's "Hat" looks like a head with big frog eyes either side, and then you noticed the cockpit underneath that.

>>6449037
Saber Athena looks so much better when it's not under light that makes it look all shiny.

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>Gypsy it the titular character so it obviously goes first even though it's the most boring design
>All the cool designs like cherno and crimson tide jobbed immediately and died

Only the strayan gundam looking jaeger looked worse so it will naturally be number 2 in the line.

>>6458597
>>Gypsy it the titular character so it obviously goes first even though it's the most boring design

This always happens especially with Gundam. Then it's:

>>this is the only figure from that series in the line

>>6458625
>No high quality SoC Crimson tide or Cherno

NO.
LIE TO ME.
TAKE IT BACK FAGGOT.

>>6458597
>>6458634
>tide
Am I missing something? In any case, Typhoon is way more suiting. I wonder if they salvaged the body since only the head and some hands actually got destroyed.

>>6458656
I've called it red tide, crimson avenger, or just typhoon because all of those are more memorable than crimson typhoon and I keep fucking up. Whatever, the red one with three arms.

>>6458597
Cherno would be an easy one but it would be kinda simple. What accessories would it even come with? All it could have are foglight gimmicks and an extendo-punch. I don't even think it shot a weapon.

>>6458752
Who even cares? Nobody complained when the model kit or both NECAs came with nothing. If anything, it makes up for the lack of accessories with sheer bulk. If it can hit the same pricepoint as SoC Gipsy I'd be happy.

Also though, I think Cherno sort of needs weathering to look right, I wonder if a SoC would have it? I mean, Gipsy there is sorta pristine looking.

>>6432493
So Baymax fucked a Gundam and had a baby?

Im not going to have much against it.
I like neca for the most part, even If I know some times there could be something cheap about them....
Because they were cheap in comparison...

but this look good, and are suppose to be closer in scale with the neca figures, and they are not 60 bucks each....
so maybe there isnt much of a lost.

I like neca, but I always think there is place for improvement.
and this look nice for the moment.

>>6432776
I can't see this without thinking of
>Straya, cunt. Fuck off we're full!

>>6458959
>Who even cares? Nobody complained when the model kit or both NECAs came with nothing.

The people paying $250 for it that's who. Also

>Both NECAs

>>6458752
Cherno had a fire blast effect that didn't make it into the movie, and to be totally fair GD never dual wielded plasma casters so they could do that. I think it could work. Maybe it'd just be cheaper.

>>6460529
>The people paying $250

That's your own fault for supporting these imports, isn't it?

>>6458959
>>6460529
I guess it could have some shipping containers to swing about or a dead kaiju head prop.

>>6458597
striker had the best design

>>6460555
Even with trips, I don't think you get it.

>>6460529
>Both NECAs
Yeah, what's wrong with that? NECA released two Chernos, one 7" tall and one 18" tall, and both came with nada.

Also, I don't see a high price as any sort of reasonable justification. Cherno is a simple brawler bot that uses its fists. Should a high-end Superman toy come with pistols and a battle axe, because "it costs $250 and people will be mad it comes with nothing?" What I was getting at was that Cherno makes up for the lack of accessories by having a built-in gimmick (extendo fists) and a bulkier body than Gipsy.