Bubblegum Crisis Toys

[eugimon]

This new Motoslave isn't to scale with the Hardsuits released a couple of years ago, which is utterly retarded.

Also there's actually four Motoslaves, the fourth type is the Heavy Motoslave which was used by Nene and Linna in episode 6. And a few more if you count some extra ones that were designed but never made it into the series.

thanks for clearing that up, and I agree, that is pretty retarded. Thankfully, I skipped those figures.

[promethuem5]

I must admit I'd be more interested if these were 1/12... I've honestly just got too many scales as it is.

[ruskiiVFaussie]

So it's not to scale of the other Linna i got? That's too bad, ohh well money for the other things then.

[crasis]

Can't. Afford. All. These. Things. At. Once. ::head explodes::

[yellowlightman]

Nene's upper body should be purple, not blue.

And I really hope they paint the Motoslaves when they're released.... they look like ass next to the painted Hardsuits.

[danth]

Oh crap...they're making all of them? That's $280 I need to put away. Because damn those look cool.

[Vermillion21]

SWEET. They are releasing all 4 of'em!!!

And I really hope they paint the Motoslaves when they're released.... they look like ass next to the painted Hardsuits.

Agreed. WTF is up with their paint jobs????

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Looking good. Argh too much stuff to buy!

[Scream Man]

Ill wait for reviews, but I AM optimistic.

[Lonely Soldier Boy]

I hope Yamato gives us some relief time from figure to figure. I'm not getting Atelier Sai's, too pricey. Beisdes these come with the motoslaves. I just hope this series achieves the paint finish on the armors the Atelier figures have, and that the faces can be seen.

Edited February 25, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy

[Legioss]

In those pictures are some of those Atelier Sai and others new, cheaply shaped and painted, hardsuits with different colors? I don't understand. You get a hardsuit and a matching motoslave in the package?

[yellowlightman]

In those pictures are some of those Atelier Sai and others new, cheaply shaped and painted, hardsuits with different colors? I don't understand. You get a hardsuit and a matching motoslave in the package?

Correct, you get a Hardsuit and Motoslave in each package. The Hardsuit figures are smaller than the Hardsuit figures that came out a few years ago.

[Hikaru's VF-1S]

woah those look really cool. man kinda pricey thou, but gotta see what its like and see some reviews of it when it comes out.

hope the green one comes out next =] she was cool in the anime...

man makes me want to watch this series again (the 1st series, not the tokyo 20XX whatevers)

[Vermillion21]

Yeah, the original 8 episode OVA was awesome. The re-imaging version was ... ok.

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

The upgraded priss suit looked like crap in 2040ad.

I hope the reviews of this are good. BGC is an old fave anime of mine. The sleek suit design has aged well for a show from the 80s. That and the Qrau fro macross are some of my fave powered suits.

[Sam]

ooo snap!

I do appreciate the fact that they still look good on the bikes too! they actually conform to the bike and look right, as opposed to some other bikes that are out at the moment lol.

VERY interested in these, but wondering, is there a pic that has something we can gauge its size against? i know its 1/15, but i like seeing it beside somthing i already own, so I can look at it and go 'hmmm, you should fit nicely my pretties... mwahhahaa' or 'crap, too small, pass...'

*heres hoping*

[Fort Max]

I like it, I'm not going to buy all four unless the Knight Saber figures themselves are really worth having though.

[Sam]

hmm, well, from the figures standpoint, the arms do look a bit stringy, and its not *quite* as nice looking as the Altier sai sp? but hey, at least for the price of what they still sell for i can get armour as well, that will look very spiffy in new paint work ( which i am prepared to do personally, it doesn't look like much to do really...)

but lets hope this is a leadup to having super boomers/voomers whatever u wish to call em! KEEN!

[Hikaru's VF-1S]

so any place to preorder theses for a good price and low shipping in the USA? =] im interested in getting one (or more if its really good) as i like how all theses 80's toys are being made.

[mechaninac]

so any place to preorder theses for a good price and low shipping in the USA? =] im interested in getting one (or more if its really good) as i like how all theses 80's toys are being made.

Cheapest place I found so far is Image Anime at $57.99 before shipping. If you find a better deal, please let us all know.

[Vermillion21]

LOS has it for pre-order for $59.99 - slightly more, but he is a very reliable and great seller IMHO.

[Hikaru's VF-1S]

how tall are theses figures? wondering if its worth it to get =P i do like knight sabers, but if its really small, i'll be sad =[ lol

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Going to wait for some reviews before purchase. So much stuff is coming out at the same time.

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

http://ga.sbcr.jp/mreport/009339/

Anyone think the bike looks a bit shinier in these pics?

[Sam]

actually if anything, to me they kinda look more matte, but i reckon its the exact same, just not over flashed =-)

still lookin nice =-)

ive got my pre order in at least, i DONT wanna miss em!

[Lonely Soldier Boy]

I know an easy photography product trick to make your bikes shine like right out from the dealer: Mayonnaise!

[Hikaru's VF-1S]

man just finished watching the 8 episodes of bubblegum crisis. wished they wouuld use the updated stuff they had near the end like the new bikes and some of the armors. but then there isnt too much of a difference. just hope down the line they dont come out with like version 2 with the new stuff.

i hope these are cool, cuz i always liked he series, but hope they arent too small =[

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

I will be buying some provided there are no flaws. I hope the CMs Ride Armor toys are what gets version 2 though..

Edited March 8, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker

[Arthurius]

Guys, i had a question on the series for this show.

I have obtained both versions for this show to see what all the hype was about, as i just coudlnt remember if i saw this when i was younger or not. Actually, first i got 2043, and going through the first episode, and man i found it so boring. I said to myself, something i must be missing, how come people are digging this show so much, it must get better in the later shows, i hope. Then i said screw this, people must have meant only the original one, and i start watching it, and holy moly, right from the start, it's great, and i watched the whole first episode.

Now, next thing is, i am going to go through all episodes of 2033, but once i am done, i was thinking of giving another try at 2043. Is there a point in the later version where it gets good??? From which episode?

Thx in advance

[Graham]

The original BGC OVA is fantastic, one of the best anime ever made IMO. The later TV series is pretty much average. Not terrible, but dosen't really get good IMO.

Graham

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

The one with the 80s hairdos is the one you want to see. It's the one with the rock,metal music of course.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/encyclo...nime.php?id=201

I hope the police suit (was that called the k12?) and the suit that the vampire chic uses which thinks she's dead and tentacle rapes her, hopefully get done. (I think Priss probably has a lesbian relationship with her which we probably don't see in the anime - too bad she was just a robot)

There are some other animes that are spin-offs of BGC too, like "AD Police".

Edited March 9, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker

[Arthurius]

Guys, is AD Police worth watching?? I am gonna skip on the new bubble gum crisis, and stick with the original version.

[Sumdumgai]

Yeah, BGC 2043 or whatever it's called was meh. The original was great. I didn't like how everything was clean, sleek, and bright in the updated tv series.

Plus the original had Kenichi Sonoda charcter designs.

Edited March 10, 2008 by Sumdumgai

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Yeah I would say the original took inspiration from the terminator 1, blade runner, and aliens (look of the dobermans?) movies where everything was dark and dystopion and like batman the knight saber would work at nighttime. During the day they are ordinary people working in lingerie shop, as police, then at night they would become heroes using advanced suits to hunt boomers because the police are held back by crappier technology due to that same technology coming from the corrupt corporation that builds the rogue machines that go out of control in the first place. (our attachment to technology from the evil corporations who misuse it, makes us just as guilty in that case since we are making them rich and powerful to be able to push us around, so that even the police are powerless to protect innocent people)

Knight Sabers in a way are like the kids in the gundam who go independant from the government (who need to enter an arms race with other countries for power and then eventually become part of the problem) or the corrupt corporation (arms seller trying to profit from death and get rich): they follow only the noble principles of the knight which is concerned with protecting innocent people caught up in the corrupt world more than taking a side and "getting even" or exact vengeance. (since you can't trust anyone in a corrupt world where the good guys; in this case "police", are just as capable of doing bad as the bad guy)

Yes they are hypocrites for accepting jobs for money, (like how the police relies on Genom for its weapons so won't make too much a fuss to piss them off) but that money they make maintains the suits, repairs them, researches new way to improve on them to build better ones, so they can keep going. (the flicker of hope within a dark room)

I like that in the original they are not 100% clean and the world is dark like terminator 1 or blade runner. I think the newer one is too bright and optimistic, sort of like a kids show where there is definite good guys and bad guys. (i dunno astro boy, transformers, gi joe ect for example where you can never doubt the hero) I get that "kids show" vibe from the more bright take on new BGC which doesn't have those 80s science fiction influences. Maybe it's to do with the way it is coloured, or that there is just more shadow in BGC, but I think original BGC tries to make the boomer more like a monster from a horror movie which is something terrifying (like the cyborg from terminator after the skin is ripped off) that is missing from the newer BGC which lacks real horror. (which is more like "Totally Spies" or something lol)

BTW totally spies actually ripped off BGC in one episode that I remember seeing on tv. (not that I watch it, just that it comes on and I caught a glimpse of these suits they wear which are clones of the BGC suits. Don't ask what episode it was from but they definitely stole the design from BGC.)

Edited March 15, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker

[1/1 LowViz Lurker]

Oh and I also think if they were to make a sequel to Mospeada they should copy the idea of a slimmer powered suit that can control a larger powered suit (more like the size of a power loader from aliens than a suit to be worn) like BGC.

Even macross is sorta going down this road with the EX Gear thing. The suit is required to control the giant robot.

Also I think the bike that transforms into a seperate robot/larger powered suit, is a better and more realistic design than the ride armor from mospeada because of the transformation. It's just too dangerous I think to jump off a cliff and expect all the bits of the bike to exactly line up to where your arms are flinging around and expect not to get killed. Instead the rider of the bike would 1) skillfully jump off the bike by flipping off or doing a boost assisted jump. 2) The bike would transform into the robot while the rider offers covering fire to the robot. 3) robot would walk to the rider acting on a command given by the rider to follow her. 4) the rider can enter the motoslave robot when heavier weapons are needed, or just continue to fight in the more agile suit for speed.

I think that is better than having parts fly all over the place in the air and magically stick to you as you transform. That way an inbit could be killed with a few shots regardless of whether it hit them in the eyeball. The bullet could penetrate the armor and they could kill groups of inbit with a motoslave sized machine.

Edited March 10, 2008 by 1/1 LowViz Lurker