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Sheba · 2011-12-07, 07:44

That Selvaria, I have fucking pre-ordered on impulse.

Azuma Denton · 2011-12-08, 07:28

Nendoroid Cheerful Japan Saber & Rin version (Not confirmed yet)

What happened to both of them?? O.o
Are they pregnant?? O.o

Akarin · 2011-12-08, 08:24

^Saber with french braid O_o Now I need to know zero caster's reaction.

SaintessHeart · 2011-12-08, 09:09

RAWCAT LAWNCHAIR.

Sheba · 2011-12-08, 09:21

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Originally Posted by Lost My Music

^Saber with french braid O_o Now I need to know zero caster's reaction.

Easy, "MA PUCELLE!!!"

Qikz · 2011-12-08, 09:54

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Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

RAWCAT LAWNCHAIR.

That figures so nice but I'm not going to buy it. She's the best Metal Slug character <3

Puddingman · 2011-12-09, 00:17

What drives everybody to buy figurines? Do you play with them or is it more of a collection concept?

HasuMasu · 2011-12-09, 00:22

^ It's part of internalizing a certain series or character that you like enough.

not that I have the money for this stuff anyway.

MakubeX2 · 2011-12-09, 00:47

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Originally Posted by Puddingman

What drives everybody to buy figurines? Do you play with them or is it more of a collection concept?

Same logic as to why the Greeks and Romans from the bygone eras carve statues out of marble.

Ichihara Asako · 2011-12-09, 00:57

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Originally Posted by Puddingman

What drives everybody to buy figurines? Do you play with them or is it more of a collection concept?

I collect scale figures, and some certain nendos; I don't even play with the nendos, I configure them with the parts I like best and display them as that. Very rarely swap parts or anything, so I really shouldn't have nendos at all.

I personally dislike figma type "action" figures, and ball jointed dolls and they're what I imagine people "playing" with due to pose-ability. For me, it's just collecting nice sculpts of characters I like, or just figures that I think look great.

amasposu · 2011-12-09, 01:23

I used to dislike figma's but my opinion recently changed. The main advantages figma's have over PVC figures are:
#1) They are significantly cheaper. The PVC figures I buy usually cost $80+ USD. Figma's are more like $30.
#2) With PVC figures, you often times cannot change parts or make different poses. They're like statues. With figma's, you can. In fact, my Kurisu comes with over 10 hand-parts and 3 faces. I can change her pose if I am tired of her current one.

Ichihara Asako · 2011-12-09, 01:38

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Originally Posted by poisui

#1) They are significantly cheaper. The PVC figures I buy usually cost $80+ USD. Figma's are more like $30.

That's the key reason I started buying Nendos. Can get 2-4 for the price of one scale figure. But being cheap has led to me buying some I don't even want. The latest of which is Erio. I have absolutely no idea why I ordered her.

Revan21 · 2011-12-09, 03:57

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Originally Posted by poisui

I used to dislike figma's but my opinion recently changed. The main advantages figma's have over PVC figures are:
#1) They are significantly cheaper. The PVC figures I buy usually cost $80+ USD. Figma's are more like $30.
#2) With PVC figures, you often times cannot change parts or make different poses. They're like statues. With figma's, you can.

Those two are also my two reasons against them.
1, They are certainly cheaper, but the quality is not much better than a trading figure (or any other Bandai product)
2, Being posable makes it look like a cheap action figure, and thus it's more like a toy, not a 'real' collectors item of value.

3, I hate seeing their joints

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Originally Posted by Puddingman

What drives everybody to buy figurines?

Do you play with them or is it more of a collection concept?

The main reason is that I like to own my favourite characters in figurinnes. Most of the time I'm satisfied with a single high-quality figure of a top-favourite character, I'm not set out to collect every release of that character. While for the lesser-favourites I can also settle for a better looking prize figure.

You can't play with PVC 'statues', just admire it like a work of art

SaintessHeart · 2011-12-09, 06:00

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Originally Posted by Qikz

That figures so nice but I'm not going to buy it. She's the best Metal Slug character <3

She is my waifu so I preordered.

Sheba · 2011-12-09, 11:48

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Originally Posted by Puddingman

What drives everybody to buy figurines? Do you play with them or is it more of a collection concept?

Owning stuff and showing our "love" toward a given character, also supporting the industry in our own ways, and yeah, in the case of PVC figures, some of them are nice, sweet, super, whatever superlative, piece of arts, from an anime/video game/manga fan point of view.

Alos, show off.

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Originally Posted by Revan21

Those two are also my two reasons against them.
1, They are certainly cheaper, but the quality is not much better than a trading figure (or any other Bandai product)
2, Being posable makes it look like a cheap action figure, and thus it's more like a toy, not a 'real' collectors item of value.

3, I hate seeing their joints

I received T800, Hunk and Alien. T800 have lost a screw in the manufacturing process I think, resulting in one of his pieces coming out loose, which pissed me off. Alien was no fucking better, for one he was struggling to keep standing and while I tried to find him a stable pose, his arm got busted at the joints, the company producing them is NECA, I don't know what's their standings in the industry but they lost a potential faithful customer here.

Only Hunk have been fine.

I am upset over T800 and Alien, really. And this shit makes me cautious about articulated figures in the future.

Also my collection so far

Spoiler:

The rest about Sakuya in my blog.

Revan21 · 2011-12-09, 13:05

I also got a couple of NECA figures but IMHO most of them are terrible compared to japanese figures.
First of all, if they are sculpting a real person who acts as a certain character, most of the time you'll hardly even recognize that person (my John McClane Bruce Willis looks like Nixon). Their sculpt and painting are extremely sloppy, there are always huge errors in the plustic, and the paint just tends to rub off after awhile. Or it starts producing oil and gets all sticky, mostly when it comes to the painted skin colour.

I got Ada Wong, Lara Croft and Mr.47 from their game lineup, their skin has already turned orange after 2years of just standing on the shelf (no heat source nearby, or sunlight).

If you can afford it, you are way better off getting the movie characters from Kotobukiya.

Ithekro · 2011-12-09, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Puddingman

What drives everybody to buy figurines?

Do you play with them or is it more of a collection concept?

What drives people to buy model cars, tanks, or airplanes. Why do people collect model trains (though those you can play around with since they are powered on tracks and such)? Why do people buy models of fictional spaceships?

Probably some of the same reasons.

Puddingman · 2011-12-10, 01:20

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What drives people to buy model cars, tanks, or airplanes. Why do people collect model trains (though those you can play around with since they are powered on tracks and such)? Why do people buy models of fictional spaceships?

Probably some of the same reasons.

Lol, well, I don't know why people do those things. I'm not trying to be insulting so no need to justify anything, just curious.

I guess I can liken it to buying my favorite manga, even though I've read them online.

Ithekro · 2011-12-10, 02:15

I don't know the answer either. Nor do I buy figurines. Use to buy some models but that was some time ago. I was collecting miniature for gaming, but that was for actual use in games. And ironically, those models were anime related. There were all Star Blazers miniatures.

Like these:

(These are not mine, but are of the same type)

Nightbat® · 2011-12-10, 11:52

Collecting Figures is among the same 'psychology' as any type of collection or any type of souvenir

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Revan21 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Middle of Nowhere Age: 39	I also got a couple of NECA figures but IMHO most of them are terrible compared to japanese figures. First of all, if they are sculpting a real person who acts as a certain character, most of the time you'll hardly even recognize that person (my John McClane Bruce Willis looks like Nixon). Their sculpt and painting are extremely sloppy, there are always huge errors in the plustic, and the paint just tends to rub off after awhile. Or it starts producing oil and gets all sticky, mostly when it comes to the painted skin colour. I got Ada Wong, Lara Croft and Mr.47 from their game lineup, their skin has already turned orange after 2years of just standing on the shelf (no heat source nearby, or sunlight). If you can afford it, you are way better off getting the movie characters from Kotobukiya. __________________

2011-12-08, 07:28	Link #3982
Azuma Denton ~AD~ Join Date: Oct 2006	Nendoroid Cheerful Japan Saber & Rin version (Not confirmed yet) What happened to both of them?? O.o Are they pregnant?? O.o

2011-12-08, 08:24	Link #3983
Akarin ... Join Date: Apr 2009 Age: 24	^Saber with french braid O_o Now I need to know zero caster's reaction.

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amasposu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011	I used to dislike figma's but my opinion recently changed. The main advantages figma's have over PVC figures are: #1) They are significantly cheaper. The PVC figures I buy usually cost $80+ USD. Figma's are more like $30. #2) With PVC figures, you often times cannot change parts or make different poses. They're like statues. With figma's, you can. In fact, my Kurisu comes with over 10 hand-parts and 3 faces. I can change her pose if I am tired of her current one.

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Ithekro Gamilas Falls Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Republic of California Age: 46	I don't know the answer either. Nor do I buy figurines. Use to buy some models but that was some time ago. I was collecting miniature for gaming, but that was for actual use in games. And ironically, those models were anime related. There were all Star Blazers miniatures. Like these: (These are not mine, but are of the same type) __________________

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Nightbat® Deadpan Snarker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The Neverlands Age: 46	Collecting Figures is among the same 'psychology' as any type of collection or any type of souvenir __________________