>>10970724
Is that a new blade piece??

>>10970897
Droidekas are some of the best stuff to ever come out of prequels.

>>10970928
Lego concept art always looks kino.

>>10971309
The headlights confuse me.
Are those blue pieces with lime srtickers or lime pieces with blue stickers??

>>10971045
it's already been confirmed a new pirate theme is in the works from lego

>>10971066
You are the idiot, the black robe version is shipped directly to Target, therefore that is why it has a DCPI number. The red robe version doesn't have a DCPI number, otherwise, people wouldn't be having such a hard time tracking it down and buying it for absurd markups on eBay. Ah yes, three different Target employees at three different Target stores are a hive mind! Oh and by the way, some of them do not have an electronics employee anymore. They've downsized in some locations. So this idea that the electronics employee specifically is the master of the NECA section is laughable at best.

It is a subpar distribution. They're barely hitting physical locations, you're a poor liar. No, I'm not a good little NECA thrall like you. My criticism is echoed on their social media outlets. Which ironically people like you probably flag when you see them. Most reasonable people ask "Hey how come this isn't at my store?" or "Why is this up on the international website and not available for everyone?" And your gibbering, slobbering response is "YOU SPOILED CONSUMER WHO DARES TO WANT A PRODUCT AND GIVE MONEY FOR IT. WAIT YOUR TURN YOU UNGRATEFUL SWINE!" This is dog brain behavior. It's like when a dog wants you to throw the ball, but they also want to keep the ball in their mouth. It's cute when it's a dog, but for a grown adult such as yourself, it's abhorrent and jester-worthy.

>>10971084
NECA hasn't been around that long in Target stores. This was never an issue with other toy lines. It always worked like a charm with Marvel Legends. You used to be able to check the DCPI number with the barcode scanners located at the ends of the aisles. They no doubt took those away because it worked too well. You could buy a whole Marvel Legend wave, etc before they hit shelves.

>>10971234
Oh my God, you are an actual fucking imbecile. The black robe is not shipped directly to Target. People are not having a hard time tracking it down, you insane fucktard, the figure only just started shipping to stores this last week and is showing up in droves all over because TARGET is stocking the boxes that have just come in.

It is not subpar distribution, it literally just came out you petulant child. It's like EVERY, SINGLE, FUCKING item out there. Slow trickle and then it's all over. And jigsaw is hitting everywhere now. You are so full of shit. Who fucking cares that it was up on the international site? That is totally meaningless. They didn't get Broadway yet, it's just a flip flopped release. Are you going to bitch and moan when they get put on Target this Friday? You really are a dumbass.

>>10971234
>figure just releases
>AHHHHHHHHHH SUBPAR DISTRIBUTIOOOOOON AAAAARREUUUUFHHHHH

The autism on this board, I swear.

Also every neca item has a DPCI number.

I filled out one of those surveys you get automatically at Target, more to complain that the grocery staff sent me on a wild goose chase when I wanted a cold coffee drink but the pointed me to the room temp GROUND COFFEE. I was in a rush, going to two places in between two errands, and only hit this store to chase down a possible NECA.

So I ALSO mention that the NECA section was very bare and didn't look like it had been stocked since I was last in this store (February, it's not anywhere near my part of the county).

Some manager writes me this long email back, essentially saying 'we don't sell cold coffee, blah blah blah.'

And ending up with "NECA is really popular and we cannot keep it in stock." I am almost tempted to write back and tell her I was looking for NEW stock and they still had some of the same crap from two months back.

Sigh.

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Here is my complaint with the BBB for last year’s howlathon and I will do the same this year. You messed with the wrong guy, randy.

>>10971349
>five different Robocops

Nice, got pics?

>>10971344
SOMTHING EVIL'S WATCHING OVER YOU

>makes children cry
>makes kids dislike dead characters
>toy sales go down
>series in steep decline to death afterward
>greatest toy advertisment ever
hmm

>>10971373
>Still discussed 38 years later
>somehow manages to get toys with the branding on shelves

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>>10971382
>a movie that all but killed off transformers isn't the worst advertisement because a cartoon that came out over a decade later revived the franchise
i bet you think star wars the last jedi is one of the greatest advertisements for the star wars franchise too.

>>10967251
My mom always buys shit on eBay and she said prices are way down and the same items that were expensive last year are cheaper this year

My sales were on an upturn lately and took a hard nosedive the last couple weeks. What gives sellersisters? Thanks for reading my eBayer blog

>>10968243
>I have a couple dozen reviews
Probably this, unless the other sellers have similar numbers. I'd rather pay $27 to the seller with 3000 99.3% positive feedback than pay $20 to the seller with 35 100% positive feedback. The former is clearly doing this as a business and has a lot more experience, whereas the latter is probably someone just clearing out space and it's more of gamble on whether you'll get a poorly packaged product or even outright scammed.

I've been thinking about downsizing my collection and selling off 30-50 figures. I've never sold anything on ebay before, only bought from there. Is it still the best option for someone in my situation or would you recommend selling through a different site? Also, what sort of steps should I take to avoid scammed? I've heard stories of people making bogus refund claims like saying they got the wrong item or a damaged item and then sending back a different figure after getting refunded.

>>10971389
That's why you record yourself packaging the figure, and dropping it off. Also good feedback, I think Ebay usually takes the side of a seller who has mostly good feedback. In addition, you need to learn to intimidate your buyers

>>10970986
>>10970984

That's too bad, I just started the hobby and holy fuck, shit's expensive. And had I started a few years ago things were all cheap and available back then.

Anyone know what this joint tightener is? The label claims that it contains nylon resin
https://youtu.be/0iB9kN84IoU?si=Yk9eyE_GA-8GJrKt&t=264

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>>10971041
the orange one at the timestamp is daiso brand "ほつれ止め液" which translates as anti-fraying liquid. it seems like it's mostly for fabrics and doll clothes
https://jp.daisonet.com/products/4549131717785
the green one earlier in the video is anti-slip liquid, "すべり止め液", which is probably what you want for tightening joints.
https://jp.daisonet.com/products/4549131717792

but the point of the video is that this shit costs only 100 yen, if you have to pay much more than that to import it you should probably just use something available locally. there are plenty of ways to tighten joints.

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>>10966063
>when you have to glue 2 parts together in 4 different places and hit those places with CA accelerator more or less at the same time or the parts crumble, collapse on themselves and form a black hole
I don't know what they made plastic of in the ancient times, but that plastic sure isn't a good match for modern plastic cements (and I am not brave enough to unseal that which slept for 4 decades in a little lead tube that came with the kit), so it's better to just treat it as a resin kit and use CA cement everywhere.

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>>10971327
>there are plenty of ways to tighten joints
This. My favorite is the nail art masking fluid.

>>10971282
neither can your literal who country

>>10971298
Japan seems to be doing fine with the franchise they created. Americans must pozz it up with gay shit no one wants. No wonder anime won.

>>10971198
Hasbro's big fucking mistake was immediately targeting collectors and trying to make them the base of their PR sales when they've always been a drop in the bucket compared to the yearly kids audience that would come and go and buy Bandai's cheap toys. There's a huge reason most of Bandai's Legacy Collection were TRU and Amazon exclusives. Even with MMPR their simply isn't a collector market big enough to sustain a PR toyline like that.

>>10971158
> Bandai distribute dubbed/subbed Sentai
That's not their call to make, that's all on Toei and their broadcast partner who are the main reason their kids shows are such a pain in the ass to license outside Japan. Toei is run by old men who don't give a fuck about international audiences besides the DragonBall fans and TV Asahi are copyright strike friendly as fuck.

>>10971268
>the legacy 6.5'' figures were worse.
I'll give you that, the 6.5" line was badly conceived and destined to fail.

>The kids figures hasbro did were ok- Bandai's were worse.
All the Beast Morphers villains had swivel hips, which were particularly egregious on Blaze, Roxy, and the Tronic. Hasbro stepped it up in Dino Fury, I think only one basic figure had swivel hips, but the Dino Fury figures had their own problems. Basic Green and Black were only available in an Amazon exclusive 5-pack. The single carded Red, Blue, and Pink came with made up weapons instead of their show sabers. Numerous armor modes are inaccurate because Hasbro couldn't be bothered to sculpt new arms for them. I like that they were less roidy than the Bandai figures, but overall I think Bandai handled their kids figures much better.

>Megazords, outside of Legacy, were shit for a decade.
I didn't love some of the concessions which had to be made, but keeping the price point low ensured they always sold well. I think the Zordbuilder concept was great and something I wish I had as a kid as it adds tons of play value. Bandai also had a much better track record of completing their Zords, something Hasbro failed to do it for any of their series.

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>>10971158
>Hasbro needs to give the license back
All they did was make recolors and 5poashit. At least Hasbro made monsters for once, at ML quality too. Let's not forget that BoA made all those terrible Ben 10 toys too, and it was Playmates that did an actual good job

>>10962805
you're wrong

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>>10962805
You're right, I also prefer the way OG spartans look. The interchange armor worked for H4 and H5 spartans but less so for Infinite/3, it makes them look fat. Also the scale looks better, you just have to give them new heads
>>10966856
YOU'RE WRONG

Well ain't that some shit. Expected delivery came and went for my Elephant, after five days I contact the Amazon seller and not long afterward get a message back that feels automated saying they already contacted the "cargo company" and from the information provided my package has been lost in transportation and they are refunding me. I don't believe they can get that info turnaround on such short notice, especially this time of day but whatever I guess. Didn't even mention a refund in my message and I said as much in my reply, also made a comment about providing tracking info up front next time (they never gave any). When I originally ordered it they only gave the one shipping option so I was stuck with this 3 week delivery that never panned out.

There's a single Elephant left in stock but its 30 bucks more than I was paying for this one, different seller and promises better shipping options but not sure if I'll bite the bullet.

>>10971367
If you really want it go for it
Better thirty dollars more than over one hundred dollars more

>>10971377
Checked. Maybe after the refund is processed.

I feel like we haven't heard much from Diaclone recently, besides recolors and repacks. I have to wonder what they're up to

>>10969953
1st vehicle set with the new box just released i think

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>>10970545
Well yeah, but those new small boxes were revealed like 6 months ago. The only actually new set they've come up with in the last 4 months was that Waruder Giest

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>>10969525
I went ahead and preordered Autonine, will be my first Robot Build purchase since RB-16 + RB-17 (the short little guys). Have been wanting this one since the first batch of grey prototypes was revealed for the series.

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>>10971364
Flashback to 2019–the majority of these have been released at this point

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>>10970340
Badass.

Hey how new is this Bumblebee variant, anyone? I just happened to ownder if there was a fig designed after BUmblebee's original anime appearance. Need.

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MPM Sideways incoming from a company called TianYi Design Studio

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>>10971359

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>>10971359
>>10971361
>>10971368
More delicious silver. They better make a repaint with clear red windows though.

>gets legitimate copyright claims
>doubles down that your monetized ads for your consultation business are fair use
>claimant calmly posts receipts and recaps situation, even admitting he should have privately messaged Scott instead of file claims first
>triples down and threatens to sue
>claimant files his copyrights and is ready to go to court
>private everything and give up instead of publicly admit to being wrong
Boomers are on another level of retarded

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>>10971159
He had it coming after years of doom-posting, lying up the ass, and poor speculation as if he was still working for Mattel.

Does he even have a day job or actual active employment?

>>10970997
>>10971077
Fuck off spammer. Your thread got deleted for a reason

>>10971163
I'd say good riddance but he'll just start a new channel to bitch and moan for attention. He was always desperate for drama when he was brand manager, scolding fans for complaining about anything and begging for praise for constantly "saving the line" from Mattel corporate.

>>10971310
Yeah we'll see what happens next.

>>10971147
Well, this looks interesting.

>>10971289
I mean, for your first one it looks perfectly fine. As for the Evo Clear Surfacer, a friend of mine uses it jim-dandy for stuff like this. Haven't seen or heard of it fucking with anything.

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>>10971211
this is great.

>>10971239
She really is an excellent action figure, in terms of quality and aesthetic. I got mine for a third the price of the Sophia F Shirring figma but ended up enjoying her three times as much.

>>10971323
doesn't look like cloth, but what a shame.

>>10971328
I mean not trying to be that guy, but 1/12 figures of them will sell way better than 1:18. That’s just how things are nowadays,

>>10971328
I could have sworn it was, but it also has pullout shoulders too and I'm pretty sure they don't use those on their 1/18 figures.

I hope its's 1/12 anyway, no offense but it's my preferred scale by far.

>>10971329
I don't think it sells better, otherwise, they would have stopped their other 1:18 lines.
More like they don't have to sell as many to reach the same amount of revenue.

>>10971218
no one cares that you will buy a shit scale.
1/12 master race

>>10970648
Ghostbusters doesn’t make for a good video game and I’m tired of them trying. If anything, bring the show back like they’re doing with X-men 97.

>>10970726
I agree with bringing the show back but the 2009 game was exactly what a GB game should play like. Just improve on what it did and since it'd be based on the toon you could go free roam to drive ecto. Don't make it the focus since that'd take away from everything else but as a hub to your missions it'd be cool.

Price better not be retarded.

>>10970329
>Just slapping down those chunky cooms in a radical kinda way

Kek

>>10971324
This is your brain on 4chan.

>>10971238
Nah, that hasn't stopped them before. Probably Disney throwing a shit fit over something and they have to scramble to tweak this or that.

>>10971249
I'll bet you anything it's a full Sarlacc pit diorama and someone include a Slave Leia and Kennedy threw a fit and probably fired half the team

>>10971283
That's a nice theory but the real reason is that it's a full-on pod-racing diorama to celebrate TPM and they're worried that including the planned Watto will be considered politcally insensitive right now so they're waiting until things cool down in the middle east.

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>>10971318
watto you mean by th-
oh
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>>10971318
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>>10971227
>hope they make more female figs in the future.
>tfw still waiting for Tsukuyomi and Lightning Hornet

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>>10971287
Speaking of, I don't think Shinkocchou Seihou ever had a female figure. We're getting Gaim under SS and Marika is one of the Armored Riders. Hope they give her a nice ass.

>>10971311
I've been hoping that SS Stronger might lead to SS Tackle. The original is decent enough for the time but I'd love a new version while Bandai is remembering Showa exists.

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>>10971316
Yeah she needs the upgrade badly for what we have is way outdated. Made some time before Figuarts got the rework it needed.