Tking22 Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Figuarts Bruce looks fantastic. He's a Figuarts, that's how they cut up their figures for articulation, I'm not sure what people were expecting. He looks like an excellent alternative to those stupid expensive 1/4 and 1/6 Bruce doll/figures, and miles ahead of the Figma, I mean that Figma version of Bruce just looks painfully terrible, stick to creepy little anime girls Figma, know your niche. Quote
Scyla Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 Bruce Lee and the reissue of Darth Vader should be up tonight at midnight pacific time around 3.5 hours from now incase anyone is planing to get them. Do you know if Bandai is planning on a reissuing the S.H.Figuarts Storm Troopers and the RotJ Luke? Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 meh i think the figma one is better than the figuarts from early pictures...the figuarts one just looks angrier and the hair is wrong. joints are also way more obvious. sh figuarts Cap murders figma cap though Quote
Tking22 Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 (edited) meh i think the figma one is better than the figuarts from early pictures...the figuarts one just looks angrier and the hair is wrong. joints are also way more obvious. sh figuarts Cap murders figma cap though You might need to see some new pics then, the Figma looks beyond terrible in my opinion. Like I said, Figma should stick to anime girls, they just can't handle realistic faces in any form, my Figma Snake is probably my biggest disspointment of the year so far, which is strange, because my Figma Iron Man DX or whatever had a really solid looking Tony face in my opinion. I can't even really agree on the Figuarts having more obvious joints, to every point people try to bring up about the Figuart, I look at the Figmas arm pit area, which I think is far more egregious then anything on the Figuart. And the hair? Figuarts and Figma are both representing Bruce's hair decently, he's had both looks before. Edited August 3, 2015 by Tking22 Quote
treatment Posted August 3, 2015 Posted August 3, 2015 They're both fugly to me. That said, between the two, the Figuarts does have the better face. Think somebody somewhere had opined that Figma's actually Bruce Li instead of Bruce Lee. Fwiw, I think the Figuarts would've been alot better and more tolerable if they used the Bruce Lee in his iconic yellow jumpsuit from Game of Death... Quote
Dangard Ace Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 You know why the Figuarts Bruce is better then the Figma Bruce? Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 for those of you that don't know your bruce lee well enough.... figma's yelling face is this...after he kills someone after stomping on them with both feet and twisting. it recalls this expression perfectly. bandai attemps something vaguely like this also the calm faces ...figma went with resting. bandai went with when bruce is making the noises. i prefer a "normal" bruce....lastly....but that one is really a tie. but.... DAMN those joints be UGLY on the bandai. figma's has more believable musculature and less obnoxious seams. Quote
areaseven Posted August 4, 2015 Author Posted August 4, 2015 I can't wait for someone to do a stop-motion fight between both Bruce figures. Quote
Tking22 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 I'll just be getting the Figuarts, the Figma faces are far too doofy looking, I'm pretty sure any Bruce fan would know exactly what each company was going for without explanation. I think it's a damn shame both companies went for nearly the same look, and even many of the same accessories, like others said, yellow jumpsuit would have been nice, hell I'd even take a plain white shirt Bruce. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Hmm...screaming face looks pretty accurate. Also note that both screen shots are taken when Bruce is topless just like that action figure. If Figma wanted to use that stomping face they should have made Bruce with his shirt on. Bruce's chest also isn't that puffy. Figma looks like he's strapped on two small pillows onto his chest. ....and nipples! Quote
F360 Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 Do you know if Bandai is planning on a reissuing the S.H.Figuarts Storm Troopers and the RotJ Luke? I'm not sure on the storm trooper but ROTJ Luke is releasing on the 8th of this month so you can probably get it on release date if you weren't able to preorder before. Quote
VF-Zer0S Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 The figma has the better body sculpt but I have to give it to bandai for having the better faces Quote
Vermillion One Posted August 4, 2015 Posted August 4, 2015 What is the best source for the Figuarts Captain America? Of course I missed the preorder and don't want to resort to ebay if I can avoid it. Quote
treatment Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Do you know if Bandai is planning on a reissuing the S.H.Figuarts Storm Troopers and the RotJ Luke? Saw Luke at cdj just now: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/NEOGDS-137210 Hurry up! Just seven copies left as of this posting. Not sure if other shops have him. Edited August 5, 2015 by treatment Quote
treatment Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Scyla's gonna be royally pissed if he misses it again this time... Quote
Dangard Ace Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) ....and all GONE! Edited August 5, 2015 by Dangard Ace Quote
treatment Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Hulk's at HLJ again, but low-stock: http://www.hlj.com/product/BAN996313/Act hurry up... Quote
no3Ljm Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 I was about to order... and I checked some reviews first. He has lots of gaps on the joints. Guess, I will just stick with the Iron Armors for this line. Too bad my upcoming Hulkbuster will not have a playmate. Quote
Scyla Posted August 5, 2015 Posted August 5, 2015 Scyla's gonna be royally pissed if he misses it again this time... Hehe thanks. I will just wait and see if I get a chance. I preordered the reissue of Darth Vader that is due in December. If I don't hear any news until then I will just cancel it. I'm interested in the OT figures but nothing more. Quote
Mommar Posted August 6, 2015 Posted August 6, 2015 I am so sick of USPS. Supposedly my Cap and Hulk are in LA. Maybe they'll get here one of these weeks? Quote
Mommar Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Cool, looks like they shipped Cap and Hulk back to Japan for some stupid reason. Now I have to contact the seller. I'm pretty much screwed as regular Japanese customer service is s.h.i.t. as it is. Quote
Tking22 Posted August 7, 2015 Posted August 7, 2015 Cool, looks like they shipped Cap and Hulk back to Japan for some stupid reason. Now I have to contact the seller. I'm pretty much screwed as regular Japanese customer service is s.h.i.t. as it is. Damn this got shitty fast, didn't you buy from BandaiOnline? How did this happen, did you get stuck with SAL or were you able to choose another shipping option? I've seen this happen before, all too many times unfortunately, but it was always an issue with SAL shipping, that particular method is the one that seems to attract non-sense and BS, and delays, and your situation, stuff randomly sitting for several days then it gets shipped back to it's origin. Is there anyone you can contact about a refund, or even just ask some basic questions, like where's my crap? Pretty crap situation, I'm sorry for you, what's a guy gotta do to get some Figuarts Avengers members? Quote
Mommar Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Damn this got shitty fast, didn't you buy from BandaiOnline? How did this happen, did you get stuck with SAL or were you able to choose another shipping option? I've seen this happen before, all too many times unfortunately, but it was always an issue with SAL shipping, that particular method is the one that seems to attract non-sense and BS, and delays, and your situation, stuff randomly sitting for several days then it gets shipped back to it's origin. Is there anyone you can contact about a refund, or even just ask some basic questions, like where's my crap? Pretty crap situation, I'm sorry for you, what's a guy gotta do to get some Figuarts Avengers members? It gets more confusing, now the USPS website says it's in my city when yesterday they told me it was back in Japan... This is why I ship by FedEx. Quote
Mommar Posted August 8, 2015 Posted August 8, 2015 Thanks to Tking for trying to hook me up when it looked like I wouldn't get Cap or Hulk. They finally arrived, so it appears BandaiOnline will make good on orders, but they'll massively overcharge you on shipping. Cap is pretty poseable though I'm not sure I'm terribly keen on his face sculpt. The the replacement eyes are pretty derpy. Hulk has a lot of paint shading and the sculpt looks good but honestly his articulation is terrible. He has cuts and swivels all over him and practically all of them are hindered or useless. I find Hulk incredibly disappointing. Quote
F360 Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 Thanks to Tking for trying to hook me up when it looked like I wouldn't get Cap or Hulk. They finally arrived, so it appears BandaiOnline will make good on orders, but they'll massively overcharge you on shipping. Cap is pretty poseable though I'm not sure I'm terribly keen on his face sculpt. The the replacement eyes are pretty derpy. Hulk has a lot of paint shading and the sculpt looks good but honestly his articulation is terrible. He has cuts and swivels all over him and practically all of them are hindered or useless. I find Hulk incredibly disappointing. So were their shipping ems? air? or sal? Glad you finally got them. Quote
Mommar Posted August 9, 2015 Posted August 9, 2015 So were their shipping ems? air? or sal? Glad you finally got them. SAL, $40 for SAL. Those pricks. Quote
Tking22 Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 SAL, $40 for SAL. Those pricks. That seems incredibly shady, especially for BandaiOnline, thanks to your story I've made the easy decision of never using them in the future. Once again, shitty situation, but at least you finally got them. On a side note, I'm super pumped, Luke Skywalker is officially on the way today. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted August 10, 2015 Posted August 10, 2015 NY has figuarts Luke Skywalker in stock. https://www.nippon-yasan.com/figures/11534-shfiguarts-luke-skywalker.html Quote
Mommar Posted August 11, 2015 Posted August 11, 2015 That seems incredibly shady, especially for BandaiOnline, thanks to your story I've made the easy decision of never using them in the future. Once again, shitty situation, but at least you finally got them. On a side note, I'm super pumped, Luke Skywalker is officially on the way today. Man, I just couldn't buy Luke. His face looks TERRIBLE IMO. Figuarts seems to have trouble with faces that aren't anime or robotic... well, the Stromtrooper is an oddity too as it's too fat IMO. Quote
Keiichi Posted August 23, 2015 Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) My Avengers! Iron Man Mk VI standing in until Mk 45 arrives. Enjoying the heck out of Hulk and Cap. I can certainly understand the complaints about Hulk's articulation; he's got plenty of joints but the range of motion isn't the best for several of them, but he just looks so dang good and is fun to mess around with. Really looking forward to Mk 45 and Hulkbuster! Edited August 24, 2015 by Keiichi Quote
Mechapilot77 Posted August 24, 2015 Posted August 24, 2015 Man, I just couldn't buy Luke. His face looks TERRIBLE IMO. Figuarts seems to have trouble with faces that aren't anime or robotic... well, the Stromtrooper is an oddity too as it's too fat IMO. honestly, his face is pretty accurate IMO. luke just wasn't a very good looking guy at that stage in his life. lol. its a decent figure but i don't like what they di with the hip/thigh articulation. its very limited and seems unnatural when you pose it in certain ways. it is also too big to scale with the SHF Vader...the problem is vader is smaller than he should be if they are going for true 1/12 scale and Luke is too tall for 1/12 scale. comparing him with black series jedi luke...he looks TONS better and is oddly TALLER. Quote
Scyla Posted August 24, 2015 Posted August 24, 2015 So bought: http://www.collectiondx.com/news_item/82415/sh_figuarts_star_wars_scout_trooper_and_speeder_bike I've seen an image of the old Kenner figure in a add inside a Mickey Mouse comic somewhere around 1985 and at the time didn't know what this was. My parents ruled that I was too young for Star Wars so I could only imagine what this was but I really dug the look of it. This looks exactly like the image of the Scouttrooper that I had in my head ever since. The Kenner toy looks nearly as good. Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 The Force is strong with Bandai. Episode VII Bandai ? Quote
F360 Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 Sh figuarts Ironman mark 45 is backup on Hlj incase you weren't able to get it before . http://hlj.com/product/BAN996314 Quote
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