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Snacksmaniac posted:Black series has to be like half off for me to even get a really wanted character. I am one Mando fig short of a full credit collection. Bought most on clearance as I’m the only one that likes em. I watched part of a video about reaction to Hasbro layoffs with a former employee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyV9gzgcbEQ It sounds like a big problem with the company, is that much of what goes on there is outsourced. Even if it's not true, hearing pretty that put much my head into focus into how Hasbro has been operating the Star Wars line for the past 10 years. For every amazing figure like the new R2-D2, you have several ridiculous releases like the out of scaled Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati and packing 3PO on a battle droid head with a super battle droid instead of a battle droid's head on 3POs body, like in the movie?
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Cheesus posted:Even if it's not true, hearing pretty that put much my head into focus into how Hasbro has been operating the Star Wars line for the past 10 years. For every amazing figure like the new R2-D2, you have several ridiculous releases like the out of scaled Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati and packing 3PO on a battle droid head with a super battle droid instead of a battle droid's head on 3POs body, like in the movie? Yeah, it's all stupid. Their recent release of the Magma Droid, which I was really anticipating, is made with such soft plastic that it literally can't support its own weight without the legs bending. The two pack of the C3PO and Super Battle Droid is dumb, because if they had included a Battle Droid head to swap onto the body it would've been a great army builder, but as it is people will only buy one, if any, and wait for an individual release of the SBD.
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More Kenner Ghostbusters re-releases incoming: https://toynewsi.com/278-50934 That Peter was one of my faves as a kid and I'm super jazzed they're re-releasing him and the others. Now do the GITD ones, you cowards.
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Will they pre-break Egon’s tie?
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The_Doctor posted:Will they pre-break Egon’s tie? That'll be the chase variant.
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'tis the season to be Bah Humbug, so I picked up a Grumpy Old Man to be the Waldorf to my Statler.
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Shiftypenguin posted:More Kenner Ghostbusters re-releases incoming: drat, that's cool.
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I got the replacement Boba body today. It appears what they do is remove is from the box as packaged, pop the head off, and send that. Not bad at all, I just have to swap on the head and jetpack and he's good to go.
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Sentinel Red posted:'tis the season to be Bah Humbug, so I picked up a Grumpy Old Man to be the Waldorf to my Statler. That rules! Controversial opinion, but I love grumpy old Luke and I thought Mark Hamill did a career best performance in that movie.
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Same. It’s my third favorite star war
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Can anyone tell me if Kaiyodo Revoltech C-3PO scales well with Black Series? That guy is pretty cheap on BBTS right now and sure looks a lot better than Hasbro's attempt. I got Black Series R2-D2 recently and he needs his buddy, but I'm hoping they wouldn't be wildly out of proportion.
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Nerd Of Prey posted:Can anyone tell me if Kaiyodo Revoltech C-3PO scales well with Black Series? That guy is pretty cheap on BBTS right now and sure looks a lot better than Hasbro's attempt. I got Black Series R2-D2 recently and he needs his buddy, but I'm hoping they wouldn't be wildly out of proportion.
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Nerd Of Prey posted:That rules! Controversial opinion, but I love grumpy old Luke and I thought Mark Hamill did a career best performance in that movie.  And if nothing else, it's just a really nice look for him. The head sculpt is kinda amazing, maybe the best Bandai have ever done, and I love the texturing on his top. It's bizarre how much they nailed the face compared to their Crait version, which doesn't look anywhere near as good.
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Peyote Panda posted:I bought this one a while back for the same reason and it fits in great with the other Black Series Figures. I also got the Revoltech R2-D2 around the same time because it was properly scaled with the Black Series figures while the original Black Series R2 was too small, though I think that scaling issue was corrected with the more recent Black Series R2 releases. Thanks for the confirmation. I put in an order for one. He looks like a total DILF! (droid I'm looking for)
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Nerd Of Prey posted:That rules! Controversial opinion, but I love grumpy old Luke and I thought Mark Hamill did a career best performance in that movie. CelticPredator posted:Same. It’s my third favorite star war  It pisses me off that that’s a controversial opinion at all. The movie rules. Also Crait Luke is the definitive older Luke look for me. I just love the cut of his tunic, the brown boots, the textured cloak, etc.
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Anyone else picked up the Hiss Fireteam? Overall a nice repaint hampered by the gummy weapons.
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The Ahch To Luke does indeed have the best Luke headsculpt ever. His Crait look is also his coolest. I popped the Ahch To head off and swapped it onto the Crait body and it’s my definitive older Luke figure. Of course, I had to give him a spare green saber. gently caress the blue. And yes, The Last Jedi is wonderful, especially the Luke stuff.
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I can't remember but did they ever mention what happened to his green saber?
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He had it still, some additional canon stuff says the caretakers on Ahch To took it and his other remaining possessions into safekeeping when he died.
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Nanigans posted:The Ahch To Luke does indeed have the best Luke headsculpt ever. Oooh, it fits on fine? I might pick up a Crait one then if I find one on sale. Also thinking about getting the Solo Chewie and swapping out the accessories with a cheapo Black Series version I’ve found, beats paying the nutso prices ANH Chewie’s going for…
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I got a White Consuls Bladeguard Veteran. It's pretty fantastic. Here he is next to the older Ultramarines Bladeguard Veteran, and they've made a bunch of small improvements. The arm articulation is much better, the proportions are better, and the shield holding hand is nowhere near as tight. You'll notice I don't have the Ultramarine holding the shield, that's because I got tired of trying to pry open the hand to get the shield in. No problem with the White Consul. I think I might end up with a whole Sentai of these guys
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Really nice, Gripweed. Watched a D Amazing vid the other week on some ginormous dude who’s part of the line but just ridiculously bigger than the rest of them, looked impressive albeit absurd with his wee head poking out from it all and those (comparatively little) dudes around him.
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Sentinel Red posted:Really nice, Gripweed. Watched a D Amazing vid the other week on some ginormous dude who’s part of the line but just ridiculously bigger than the rest of them, looked impressive albeit absurd with his wee head poking out from it all and those (comparatively little) dudes around him. was it Lion El'Jonson?  yeah, he's a Primarch, one of the Emperor's sons. They're like ten feet tall.
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Sentinel Red posted:Oooh, it fits on fine? I might pick up a Crait one then if I find one on sale. Yup. The neck pegs are exactly the same size. I’ll try to snap a pic when I get a chance.
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Gripweed posted:was it Lion El'Jonson? Nah, it was this crazy dude:  How's he go to the bathroom in all that poo poo, etc.
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Sentinel Red posted:Nah, it was this crazy dude: I believe they’re welded into the suits, so he really just goes whenever he needs to
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Sanschel posted:I believe they’re welded into the suits, so he really just goes whenever he needs to OK, so it is technically possible for Space Marines to get into and out of their armor by themselves, but it's difficult and awkward, and will likely offend the machine spirit of their armor. So whenever possible they rely on serfs or servitors to assist them. It's not ever stated in the lore, but considering the alterations Space Marines go through including the implantation of the Preomnor organ that lets them process food that would be inedible and toxic to humans, and the fact that they can go days without eating, I think we can assume Space Marines have extremely efficient digestive systems and produce very little waste. They're probably like sloths, making GBS threads once a week. But Roboute Guilliman himself is a unique case. As you know, Guilliman was laid low by a blow to the neck from the poisoned blade of the Daemon Primarch Fulgrim. Guilliman laid in stasis a heartbeat from death on Ultramar for centuries until he was revived by the Xenos magic of Yvrainne and the new technology of Belisarius Cawl. The armor he is depicted in by that figure is the Armor of Fate, the suit created for him by Cawl to function not only as armor but also as a life support system. For many years after his resurrection Guilliman couldn't survive outside of that armor for more than a few moments. His superhuman physiology and force of will has healed him somewhat and he's no longer as reliant on it as he was, but considering the initial requirements I think it's safe to say that the suit was designed so Guilliman could poo poo in it.
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Bethesda has 30% off Doom related stuff. Drops the price on the doomguy to about 175, free shipping if you are patient, about  if you aren't.
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End of an era. Robo isn't with Fwoosh any longer. He'll still make videos, but my Saturdays may never be the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDw4B-0zH3I
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Joe Fisto posted:End of an era. Robo isn't with Fwoosh any longer. He'll still make videos, but my Saturdays may never be the same. I get what he's saying. I did the something very similar career-wise earlier in the fall and you gotta make that choice and take that leap. I hope whatever he does works out for him.
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Joe Fisto posted:End of an era. Robo isn't with Fwoosh any longer. He'll still make videos, but my Saturdays may never be the same. Wish him nothing but the best but still 
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Gripweed posted:OK, so it is technically possible for Space Marines to get into and out of their armor by themselves, but it's difficult and awkward, and will likely offend the machine spirit of their armor. So whenever possible they rely on serfs or servitors to assist them. Yeah, same
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Joe Fisto posted:End of an era. Robo isn't with Fwoosh any longer. He'll still make videos, but my Saturdays may never be the same. While this is wild, it sounds like Robo is planning to still do Weeklies on his own channel.
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Joe Fisto posted:End of an era. Robo isn't with Fwoosh any longer. He'll still make videos, but my Saturdays may never be the same. Didn't see this coming, but good on him. Sounds like he's going to be doing the exact same format on his channel, so I don't think much changes in the short term. I've got no allegiance to The Fwoosh itself, and I already follow his other channel. Guessing all that changes is the background color.
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Recent Joe haul from Hasbro Pulse and BBTS. https://imgur.com/a/RsKhCaH https://imgur.com/a/RsKhCaH
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Cheap Joes! Getcha cheap Joes here! https://twitter.com/preterniadotcom/status/1736373336337223709
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Finally grabbed Masterverse Slushhead from that sale. I couldn't pass him up for only $10.
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Dawgstar posted:Cheap Joes! Getcha cheap Joes here! Buzzer was on my list of GI Joes to probably get because he fits my "swamp weirdos" theme, but sold out by the time I saw this. I did order several things from Target's sale though. Nothing too fascinating, but they have a ton of stuff on sale and it's worth looking!
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Was browsing Sideshow and saw mention of Honō Studio which they describe as "Exploring playful collectibles with boundless possibilities, Hot Toys presents HONŌ STUDIO, a collective of distinct artists from the toy scene and the entertainment industry worldwide." That studio's first figure appears to be a 1/6 scale Wolverine for $160. He comes with a stand that lets you display your own comic book behind him which is a pretty awesome idea:  They've got listings for Thor and Magneto as well but no photos of those yet
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