You definitely kept the best figures of the line ; )
The PRCC one was my favorite color scheme and sadly extremely hard to get, I managed to get him because we bought a lot with other collectors, we managed to get a good deal and split the loot. I sold him some time later for over $1000 which was crazy, it certainly wasn't worth it to me. Plus you can't really manipulate them too much, you never know what could crack, so it's no fun.
About the Mafex TDKR, they nailed the design, but I absolutely can't stand figures without clothes now. The Mezco TDKR is still unbeaten in my book. They could improve over the original though, with a better body and a better headsculpt, but with the direction they've taken, we'll never see it.
I hope more companies use clothes on their figures, I don't understand how so much companies still produces 100% plastic figures. I do understand they want to make money, but as far as I'm concerned, it looks cheap & childish and I'm not interested. The SH Figuarts Dragon Ball figures for example: they should definitely make them with clothes. Android 17 & 18 would look killer with proper clothes. I guess that's the direction they'll take eventually once they're done with the current line which is clearly designed for kids. Maybe they'll make fully clothed figures once they feel their public has aged.
In no way shape, or form are SH Figuarts desined for kids. Are kids even DBZ fans? All the fans I know are 30+. You may personally prefer clothed figures at 1/12 scale but as much as I do like some Mezco, there's plenty of terrific and better figures out there that are all molded plastic.
Clothed figures will forever look like little dolls in ill-fitting, under-detailed, oversized outfits. Mezco and 3A and some other companies gave it a try and for the most part it just doesn't work.
People who prefer sculpted and accurate details on their figures say that plastic action figures look better.
Clothed figures will forever look like little dolls in ill-fitting, under-detailed, oversized outfits. Mezco and 3A and some other companies gave it a try and for the most part it just doesn't work.
People who prefer sculpted and accurate details on their figures say that plastic action figures look better.
3A was stylized so it worked for them. Mezco look awkward for the most part as you say. Those Palm Empire samurai and knights look very good, I think, but all the armour no doubt helps; I think I?ve seen some 6 inch tactical military stuff that also looks good.
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I have my cyclops and tactical suit batman figures out now and they don't look ill fitting.
Some do but there are plenty of examples that do not.
[...]They will complely ignore all the ugly exposed joints on a action figure and pretend those look good
In no way shape, or form are SH Figuarts desined for kids. Are kids even DBZ fans? All the fans I know are 30+. You may personally prefer clothed figures at 1/12 scale but as much as I do like some Mezco, there's plenty of terrific and better figures out there that are all molded plastic.
Again. If you are mostly interested playing with the figures you will pretend exposed joints look better but thats impossible. Anyway if you feel that way you should be in the exposed joints action figure thread instead.
I could have sworn you hated softgoods. Only on 3.75'' Star Wars figures?
I wish Mezco would stop photoshopping the heck out of their promo pics.
Has anyone here bought any bootleg Mezco figures before? I just ordered a bootleg Cavill Superman with the intent on using the suit for a custom Snyder cut black suit Superman, and I'm wondering what the suit is like. Is it decent enough quality? Are they able to be removed?
fett is right, padawam. The Dragon Ball Figuarts are aimed at collectors/adults. They're priced that way (the average new figure is now $50+ unless it's a Goku body re-use). I'm part of some Facebook groups and there are some high school collectors, but the majority of the fans are 20+. Dragon Ball Stars is aimed for the younger audience.
I think the main issue with doing cloth for the small scale figures is that it will never look "right" unless there is money invested into it. It is cheaper and more economical for them to mass produce plastic than it is to add cloth. Most cloth (with the exception of slim outfits) used on figures tends to look bulky and baggy on smaller figures...you see it on some of the Mezco ONE:12 figures. It just never "sits right"...even Hot Toys can't always get it right.
Goku has a baggy outfit, so you might have to incorporate some wires to get it to sit right on him. Also the material used, will it be able to drape? Would it be cheap and semi-stiff? What about the dyes used? Would they stain the plastic figure (like Hot Toys?)? Lots of variables to think about and I think for the scale that Figuarts is working with, what they're doing is fine.
Now if Bandai wants to try fabric at a LARGER scale like the ImaginationWorks line...then I'd welcome seeing what they can do.
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