DarrinG Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) As I Understand It . . . Major upgrades with the Turbo Custom Dogs. DON'T BUY THESE Then they made upgrades for the Brutish, Strong Bacchus and V2 with Clear Parts. I have all three of these and they are OK. Looky but don't Touchy. THEN they made the best upgrades to the TCs - GET one of these: I have the LRS Large Red Box version that I got for 15,000 yen LONG before the price madness started. Also got the Oddon weapons set cheap too. They are cheap no longer. They are solid - much improved and simply awesome . . . Edited June 18, 2014 by DarrinG Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 The brutish is practically a V2. The legs are stronger and it's much more finished feeling. The SB is a 1.5 but still falls apart virtually all the time. Quote
Helot Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks, looks like I'll be saving up for one of the TCs and a Brutish. May still get a Strong (Weak) Bacchus as well though, since they're so cheap/plentiful in comparison. Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) The difference in a V1 (Purple, First green) a 1.5 (SB, Deep space, Clear parts edition) is that they will stand up on their own. Where as the V1's will tilt and almost fall over. The 1.5's still have crappy arms though, and annoying hands. The V2's have completely different legs and will bend at the knee and stand on their own and hold most poses that I tried. The hands can still be annoying though... that's one good thing about the Brutish.. the gun is the hand, so you don't have to fool with it. The TC i had would hold poses with a gun but you still had to fiddle a bit. Edited June 18, 2014 by Gakken85 Quote
Helot Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the additional insight Gakken. Anyone know how much it costs to ship a boxed Yamato scopedog from Rinkya? (Japan to US) I'm guessing due to the size it'd be in the $40-50 range? Have never had something shipped from Rinkya and don't know much about Japanese shipping options/costs. Edited June 19, 2014 by Helot Quote
Gakken85 Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Wish you'd been here 4 or 5 months ago. I sold a bunch of stuff. Yeah the boxes are big, like 1/48 macross size but thicker. At least $40 bucks Quote
Helot Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Yep, looks like I'm in for a bit of sticker shock at this point but oh well. At least I know what I'm looking for now. Quote
Major Tom Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Here's the new SD kit to tie you over: http://www.taghobby.com/1-0/1-2/%E5%A3%BD%E5%B1%8B-2014%E5%B9%B410%E6%9C%88%E7%99%BC%E5%94%AE-%E6%A8%A1%E5%9E%8B-d-style-%E8%A3%9D%E7%94%B2%E9%A8%8E%E5%85%B5-scopedog-trubo-custom-sana%E6%88%B0%E4%BB%95%E6%A7%98-gregore%E6%A9%9F/ Quote
CrazyDude Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Saw that new D-Style kit in my notifications from Hobby Search, will be available in Oct. Waiting for the pre-order to open up at HLJ as I will need 3 copies to build 4 out of the 5 members in the Squad. Already got the Chirico one with 120 parts. Quote
DarrinG Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 WOW - they went all out on that D-Style line. The little guys faces are a riot. Well done. No interest though. I find it strange enough when people come over that I have toys at all. On 1/12 - on evilBay, HoHo Toys has a few TCs at high prices but I'm going to say they might be the lowest they will ever get. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamato-Armored-Trooper-Votoms-1-12-Scale-ATM-09-STTC-Scopedog-Turbo-Custom-/270998881391?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item3f18cac46f http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamato-Armored-Trooper-Votoms-1-12-Scopedog-Turbo-Custom-The-Last-Red-Shoulder-/271202680481?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item3f24f07ea1 I'm watching Yamato 1/24 Patlabor pricing madness on Yahoo Japan, and if the 1/12 Votoms follows suit the HoHo prices could be about to double . . . Quote
Helot Posted June 19, 2014 Posted June 19, 2014 Oh joy. Yeah I saw those on ebay and came to the same conclusion as well. Just not sure if I'm ready to drop that kind of cash at the moment (been a bit spendy lately). The fact that I'm getting married in 9 days further complicates things -- to make a last big purchase while I'm still a free man or not haha... Hopefully I can get a SB to evaluate before the prices become even more ridiculous. Quote
Sebastian Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 here some BAD quality pics of my Yammies. Light was bad so the ics made no justice to all the weathering on this two guys Quote
DarrinG Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 AWESOME - Would really like to see better PICS to see the weathering detail tho. Take those babies outdoors! Makes even my cheap camera look pretty good... Quote
Sebastian Posted June 25, 2014 Posted June 25, 2014 Ok, I will do it tomorrow... but here is cold and grey... Quote
Gakken85 Posted July 11, 2014 Posted July 11, 2014 Decent price for a Brutish: http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/item_s-1750650.html Quote
Sebastian Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Glad you liked! I have no time to paint my models anymore... Quote
jenius Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 There's a set of three custom Yammy dogs on eBay right now. They look like pretty high quality customs with a commensurate price. Quote
Gakken85 Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 That might be the red shoulder I sold on here about 5 months ago. I shipped it out to Vietnam and the guy planned to weather it. Must be the same guy. I have no room for them. No room haha Quote
DarrinG Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Those are pretty cool customs. Think they might actually sell at that price since those toys are around 400 or 500 each anyway. Its only 2 dogs though - he's using the clean one only as a reference for all he's done with his: ---- Anyhoo - I was packing up my LRS TC last night and I kind of freaked out for a minute about the side chest vents. Thought I was missing a longer set that accommodates the side weapon attachments. Then I realized I had borrowed the longer vents from my Oddon Weapons set. Thought that the LRS came with both short and long vents - but it does not. Did not know there was a difference but it does follow the line art . . . Quote
Gakken85 Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 It more more dirty than weathered....like it'd been in the mud. hehe. Which is cool. Yeah it's tempting to start swapping parts, but hard to remember what goes with what. Quote
DarrinG Posted July 23, 2014 Posted July 23, 2014 USED LRS - 67,000 Yen: https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-k174585904 Quote
DarrinG Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Took some pics before I packed up my LRS . . . Quote
DarrinG Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 (edited) Moving soon. The Red Shoulder is from the Oddon Weapons Set. I like the color, side vents and antenna on the from that set on The TC... Edited July 29, 2014 by DarrinG Quote
treatment Posted August 19, 2014 Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) 1/48 ScopeDogs being silly with the figmas...Got 5 of them total that came with my old Pailsen files R2-dvd. Never got the 6th one, tho. Edited August 19, 2014 by treatment Quote
DarrinG Posted September 16, 2014 Posted September 16, 2014 Pretty cool ---- did not think it would be available for purchase. $400 is a bit much though - maybe at $199 or so I would have been tempted . . . http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Armored-Trooper-Votoms-Watch-Scopedog-Model-SUNRISE-SEIKO-Movement-RARE-/141371665565?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item20ea686c9d Quote
Gakken85 Posted September 16, 2014 Posted September 16, 2014 Cool. But I wouldn't wear it haha. Quote
DarrinG Posted September 26, 2014 Posted September 26, 2014 Misc. Price Watches ---- New RSC Parts go for 20,000 Yen: https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-d156864218 Half-built VOLKS 1/8 TC goes for 82,000 Yen: https://www.rinkya.com/en/auction-n135173405 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.