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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 1, 2006 15:44:36 GMT -5
I got turned onto this original import line from Konami at the Raving Toy Maniac message board. It's a line of young teenage girls with a high level of customability, accessories, and posability. Each has a different theme and almost every body part, weapon system, and armor piece are interchangable between the characters. The same things I fell in love with in Xevoz are present, but in a different base form and not as simplistic level of craftmanship. Here's a thread discussing the toys and there are a lot of pictures to a get a feel of the kits. robotjapan.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1158140440&page=1I'm caught up on the kits (although 2 new full kits and a booster are set to be released any day now in Japan) and would love to discuss them if anyone else is collecting or interested in them. If you liked Xevoz and anime on even a semi-friendly level, I think you will love these. ~SS~
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Post by Madman on Dec 2, 2006 0:27:27 GMT -5
Dude, those look incredible.
Unfortunately, I now hate you for introducing me to a possible new toy addiction. I don't have the money for it, but I may just get involved anyway.
Jerk.
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Post by fatshadowmaster on Dec 2, 2006 4:35:42 GMT -5
Are these pre-painted? Clicked the link to Devil Strarf and it has the pictures of a non-painted one. Pretty cool though. Depending on pre-painted or not, I too may have to dislike you for showing me something else to collect.
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 2, 2006 10:41:01 GMT -5
They are fully painted and beautiful right out of the box. You may be seeing a custom or some plain one color bodies that they are offering through the website, FSM.
Hey guys, hate me now, but you'll love me later!
I'd recommend the angel arnval and devil strarf for anyone starting out. They are the cream of the crop thus far. The cat and dog models are good, but not great. I don't like the strange color choices for their armor, the cutie pet theme, or how you build a shell of armor around those two figures upper torsos that limits articulation on those two. I also don't like their oversized dialated eyes as much as the smaller more expressive devil or angel types. Still I like the other figures enough to want them all.
Waffebunny is an awesome character, but she is just a head and a bunch of cool accessories, weapons and armor despite the pictures you may have seen showing her with a full black body. If you want to make her to display, you'd have to get an devil or dog type to borrow the body from. They really should have made her a full on figure because she's very nice in a Major Motoko from Ghost in the Shell type of way. She also appears to be the only girl who is not in the 13-15 year old range so far. She comes off looking like an older teen and probably the team leader.
The knight and samurai models also seem to look a bit more mature and the design looks to be much better than the dog and cat kits too. They are coming out in the next week or so.
~SS~
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Post by Adefesio on Dec 2, 2006 10:50:56 GMT -5
I was gonna buy the cat & dog.... But now, i wont ....unless i bought dog + bunny or cat+bunny (but i am running out of toy-place) I saw on the pictures a pink haired girl with a cool suit...is that an actual set? .....or a custom creation?
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 2, 2006 11:32:59 GMT -5
Yeah, that's a custom. I'd love to know what he used for the recipe.
~SS~
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Post by eMummy on Dec 2, 2006 13:46:37 GMT -5
I ordered them as soon as you mentioned BBTS had them for preorder. I can't wait for them to arrive.
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Post by fatshadowmaster on Dec 2, 2006 14:25:31 GMT -5
Okay Squishee, I'm sold. I'll be ordering soon. X-Mas and all. Thanks for the info.
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 2, 2006 22:14:31 GMT -5
Cool, you guys will have to let me know how you like them when you get them. I have an extra Devil Strarf coming in a few months from BBTS which I'll convert to my full waffebunny display. ~SS~
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 6, 2006 0:49:10 GMT -5
I found some wave 4 pics on the konami site. I really want this kit.... ~SS~
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Post by Grayfox on Dec 6, 2006 2:17:31 GMT -5
These are pretty cool looking indeed. I don't have the money or the shelf space to collect this line, but it's something I'd be interested in.
SS, that wave 4 kit you just posted a picture of, looks like the backpack can unfold into something. Am I right?
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 6, 2006 9:22:26 GMT -5
Yes, it's supposed to be an exo-frame. The outside pieces are the legs folded up.
~SS~
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Post by Jagermaster on Dec 6, 2006 12:30:41 GMT -5
SS, what's the konami site address?
anyone else interested in the series may want to check out thisisanime.com. they have a special 30% off pre-orders. this put most the full kits at 27.99, the bunny at 15 and some change and the santa was 17 and some change. free shipping on orders over 100, but they had a street date of 1/30/06. i may be ordering some soon.
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Post by Squishee Slinger on Dec 6, 2006 12:35:00 GMT -5
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Post by Quiller-Bee on Dec 6, 2006 17:24:29 GMT -5
At the very least, I'm getting the samurai chick. Mark my word!
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