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The QC issues are horrendous. The shoulders are floppy just like on yours. The cape on mine doesn't feel like foam at all. It feels like vinyl. Mine came with the one sword. In my video I said that it stood fine without the brace but now it can barely stand even with the brace and I had it leaning against a wall. I have no idea what changed so that it no longer stands properly because it doesn't appear to be the ankles. The one thing I'll say is that it looks damn impressive on a shelf so at least it has that going for it.

I did videos on all the Popeye figures from wave 1 and 2 but I haven't bought wave 3 because of past QC issues and because these figures always seem to go on discount. I will buy them when the reach a better price.

It might be legit but I'd warn that Amazon is notorious for selling bootlegs. If it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

@@DCSilverAgeStorytime No, not Amazon! Big Bad Toy Store! 40% off for 65.99! Part of their holiday sale! 65.99 is a no-v brainer for me! 👍

Sorry about that. You specifically said BBTS. My mistake. Yes, that is a great price and if I didn't already have it I'd buy tht one in a heartbeat. Thanks for the info.

A broken figure would certainly sour me on it. Mine seems fine but I wont deny that the articulation is highly limited. On the shelf it looks spectacular. I had a Japanese retailer offer me a $10 coupon after a high end figure arrived with the box badly damaged (the figure was undamaged). I told the women not to bother since I wouldn't be buying from them again. Big Bad Toy Store has been super good about allowing me to return damaged figures although it only happened a couple of times.

@@Sam-em8lm It really is an amazing figure. Any plans to get it?

I didn't know there were different versions. I got a bit lazy in my video and didn't show all the gimmicks.

Do you love it? Here is my biggest piece of advice. The plastic is soft. I am super careful with my figures but I went to pick it up and my fingernail left a small scratch in the figure which was SUPER disappointing. I'm used to figures with hard plastic

Probably, I tried to find the closest one I could to the 1993 Godzilla. I think the costumes were the same.

Mach Baron will probably be a pass for me since I literally have never heard of the character but Grandazier and Raideen are definite buys. Thank you for the info

Thank you

I chose not to preorder the wave 3 of Boss Fight Studios Popeye because of QC issues in wave 2 and because they seem to always get discounted eventually. I actually have two Mezco Popeye figures since I owned one and the only way to get Bluto was to buy a second one but I don't have him in his navy whites. It looks nice but I really don't need a third Mezco Popeye.

Obviously I cherry picked to find the humorous images. Neal Adams was definitely ground breaking and a legend in the business. I don't remember where I heard that Adams and O'Neil had a falling out or maybe my mind is going and I just imagined I read it.

@@ianlee1305 Thank you. I own the series and I really need to get around to watching it although I'm pretty sure it's in Japanese

@@8474Starscream Sky X is really producing some fantastic figures. They are among my very favorite high end Japanese robot companies

Thank you so much. Actually, all my reviews were removed by Amazon and I've been banned from reviewing permanently for breaking community standards. They told me I broke community standards (I never have) but never told me what I did or in what review out of thousands. Since I didn't correct whatever review they were complaining about because I couldn't, they banned me. I never use profanity or anything close to offensive language so my assumption is an automated bot flagged me. I probably wrote a review of Dick Tracy and got flagged for offensive language.

I honestly thought O'Neil's writing on Green Arrow was terrible.

I'll just say this. Regardless of the original design, Bandai did a magnificent job of recreating it in figure form and although I doubt I'll ever fall in love with the look of MOGUERA, I've grown to appreciate it more than I did.

It's so much better than my OTHER Great General of Darkness figure which was kind of a disaster.

@@ironfist9976 I think I would agree

I generally watch the movie associated with figure prior to discussing it but I actually watched it twice when the Space Godzilla figure came out, which was awhile ago and I didn't feel like watching it a third time. I confess that I forgot a lot including the separation of MOGUERA. It is intersting that the figure features no separation.

I'd be worried that once the pegs cool down they'd either be impossible to remove or would break if I remove them. However, when I went to display the figure on my shelf I did manage to get the cape attached with a bit more force. I even removed one and put it back in just to make sure I could. I just feel that the amount of force needed is a lot more than should be necessary.

Thank you so much. At this point this channel is only discussing figures and nothing else. I still have my other channel which is where I'm devoting most of my time. My passion for figure collecting hasn't diminished but I decided not to do any more videos on this channel related to other things like movies and comics and whatnot so obviously my volume of content has diminished significantly.

@@davidswan5295 Qualit. Y over quantity

I hope I can add something to the figure community.

Kappa Hobby. They had the best price and the packing was fantastic

It does seem to be higher quality, particularly in the paint job. I compared it to my original Shogun Warrior and this new one was clearly better.

You have 3 Batman 1989? I also have the Alien figure which uses the same material although it's a bit more shiny. I think even if the figures don't get damaged over time I'm still not a huge fan of the materials. The Batman in particular just feels weird in my hands.

Thank you so much. I do try and stay mellow and not put on fake excitement. Hopefully I'll have some more figures coming soon. My main effort is on my other channel but when I get figures I always produce at least one video.

I produced 3 videos on this figure and after I was done I went to put it on the shelf and my thumbnail actually produced a small scratch on it. It's really disappointing but it is a cautionary tale because this is not strong plastic. Be really really careful because even something as soft as a thumbnail can scratch it.

@@davidswan5295 Thanks for the advice! I🤖🇯🇵👍🚀

It's 11,000 yen on Bandai or around $77 USD so that's probably the bottom price you're likely to find. It was $86 on Hobby Kappa but it's sold out now. It's $95 on Amazon. Everything on Ebay looks over $100. I wont deny that it's pricy for a 1:12 all plastic figure but Bandai does have high quality.

It's unfortunately sold out now on BBTS but they do have the concept version for 38% off. I'm glad I snatched up the one I got.

@@davidswan5295 I can wait for the neca Romulus one. Because it's better than the crappy movie 🍿

You should check out Bandai's Jumbo Machinder line. This is a new line based on the old Machinder/Shogun Warrior figures from the 70s.

@@davidswan5295 Thank you for your suggestion. I really appreciate it. But I want ones comparable to the one in your video with more articulation. I am willing to pay for them if or when they exist.

Evolution Toys is the one company that comes to mind with the larger articulated figures but I got away from them because I felt they were overpriced. They problem with the large articulated figures is the joints can be floppy just from the weight and size of the figure. There is a Mazinkaiser from Blitzway coming soon that's listed as 15.07 inches although that may include the wings in the height. That one will be beautifully articulated without a doubt.

@@davidswan5295 Thank you for the info. I had no idea there was such a thing in the works!

Bandai didn't do an official 50th anniversary Great Mazinger celebration but this is a the Venus two-pack is a nice way to do an unofficial celebration.

Thank you. I'm hoping my new channel can be appealing even to non comic fans. www.youtube.com/@DCSilverAgeStorytime

I am a huge Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets) fan but from my experience Evolution Toy figures are overpriced so I passed on this one.

I already preordered The Blank

@@fossil98 I watched probably 3 or 4 episodes on Netflix and assumed I had plenty of time and then the series was removed so I never finished it. I would really like to finish it.

@@nicholashollingsworth7215 you got him already? How did you manage that?

Did you also order from Gundamit? I sent a message yesterday that included pics but I have yet to get a reply. I'm really itching to crack it open.

I hate to say it but I feel like this channel may be spent. It feels like it's on the decline. On the up side I have a new channel that is growing far faster than this channel ever grew and I'm super excited about it. In just a few months it already has more than 50% of the subs of this channel and growing fast so that is where I've been devoting a vast majority of my time.

@davidswan5295 send link and let us know

@davidswan5295 also what's it about? Gokin?

My new channel is focussd on DC comics from the 40's, 50's and 60's but I think my presentation is unique and I've gotten a ton of positive feedback. This channel is rather unfocused and I feel there are better channels that talk about the same things. I also get the impression that RUclips isn't really promoting this channel.

Thank you for the info. I did some research of my own but a lot of the info you supplied is new to me. Like a lot of people, the Shogun Warriors was highly influential to me and I cannot wait for these Jumbo Machinder figures to be released.

@@andrewhaskins7092 the Bandai Sagat is a winner

@@rickytoddbotelho9555 Sota actually had figures I'd love to own like Birdy, T. Hawk and Sodom but I heard their build quality was lacking.

I really may consider redoing that whole video. I am so embarrassed that I kept referring to him as flathead, particularly since I'm such a big fan of Dick Tracy and know the character very well.

Thank you. I have reduced the amount of figures I'm getting simply because of space problems but I will definitely produce a video whenever I get one.

@@davidswan5295 me too.. I've been put off recently because of a GameStop preorder that was cancelled because PayPal doesn't fulfill the payment within the time span. Now today another one, this time GameStop customer service tells me wtf?! It looked like GameStop cancelled the purchase before the release date,but left it up as ' in progress ' on the site until yesterday. I can go - in store ' to get it, no prob,but the whole idea of the situation on the site made me furious before,but now I'm even more involved and I didn't want to be. Especially when I'm talking to the Philippines!!!! What are they supposed to do now! Give me the item free!? I don't know.. disgusted 😕

The Mezco figures are absolutely gorgeous and I do think you get your monies worth particularly since part of their creation process is hand done. The ability to make tailored suits on a 6.5 inch figure is just amazing.

@@davidswan5295 yes. I often have to tailor clothes for small models and it's very difficult. It does look like it's worth the money, I would just have a hard time spending that much on it. I don't know though. I'm thinking about it. Particularly with two figures together and the accessories.

The belt has a wire in it and I couldn't get the belt through the loop twice so it was hanging open awkwardly. I chose to just remove it completely.

Yes, I know. I said it over and over again to my dismay. I contemplated redoing the whole video and maybe I should. I did a review of the Flattop figure and managed to get the name correct.

The reason I wasn't sure of they were intentional is because the blinking is very subtle and not entirely regular. Also, the lights in the shins also blinks.