Fewture EX Gokin Garland!

[no3Ljm]

[DarrinG]

When might this baby be released? Any indication so far?

[north-exit]

Hot! so beautifully realized, if the engineering is up to snuff, this will be a dream. Hope it's available before 2017...will probably get released 3rd quarter 2016, is my guess.

[M'Kyuun]

Looks badass. I hope it's not astronomically priced.

In reality, this would be such a heavy, cumbersome bike, and it would have to self stabilize during stops, since the rider can't put his foot to the ground. It's such pure anime madness, but the coolness of it helps to blur my practical side, if only for a blissful moment. Really hope it turns out well, and that I can afford one.

[no3Ljm]

Feb 2016. No price yet. Need confirmation if it's preorder or availability date.

[abbadon]

I think it's for preorders.

[gunbuster76]

the shogo is pretty ugly looking. T_T

still getting it anyways.

[Major Focker]

any news on scale?

[Hikuro]

The attention to detail on the Garland is great, I like that. But then you look at that shogo figure and it while detailed still just doesn't work for me.

[no3Ljm]

any news on scale?

Up to now it still says 'non-scale' on the item card besides the figure.

New photos from TagHobby.

[jenius]

I wonder if that means it's like 1/20 scale in bike mode but like 1/15 in the other mode. Some day I hope to take a tape measure to it....

[Major Focker]

i'm hoping 1/18 so it goes with my diecast cars, or 1/20 so it goes with MaK.

in any case, i'll get it regardless of scale and put a tape measure on it.

haven't seen any pre-orders yet though.

[Big s]

The fact that it has a really cool figure with an amazing robot makes me want this. I just hope I can afford it when it comes out.

[F360]

are they doing a bunch of Mecha stuff now too. (I think i posted in the wrong thread, probably should be in the Max factory one)

Edited February 7, 2016 by F360

[M'Kyuun]

Ooh, that E=X Garland looks nice. I hope they do a Proto-Garland, too. And, I really hope I can afford at least one of these when they finally release.

[Kanedas Bike]

More curious about the VF-1A/S.

AND

The prospect of decent Pacific Rim figures.

-b.

[M'Kyuun]

Huh, y'know, I didn't even notice that VF-1 outline until I read your post. I'm kinda VF-1'd out, but it'd be really cool if they made one where the various panels were removable to allow highly detailed inner mechanical workings to be revealed. It'd be prohibitively expensive for me personally, but somewhere someboby would buy one and hopefully post a couple hundred pics of the thing on Flickr for poor schlubs like me to drool over. Vicarious toy enjoyment and I are old pals.

[SuperHobo]

Man we live in a weird world where three different companies are making transforming Garland toys and one of them is the E-X Garland from part 3. Madness I tell you!

[jenius]

That says they're doing a 1/20 scale VF-1. Does it say that it's fighter mode only?

[SuperHobo]

Some official pictures and a 39,800 yen price tag.

http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/173450/

[M'Kyuun]

Looks lovely; not so much the pricetag.

[Sandman]

Jeez these prices are getting ridiculous. Who do they think are going to buy these things?

[GU-11]

Some official pictures and a 39,800 yen price tag.

http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/173450/

[Scyla]

Jeez these prices are getting ridiculous. Who do they think are going to buy these things?

Fewture makes cool toys. I'm super interested in their recent Getter Robo series but their price points are an instant mood killer for me.

[Valkyrie Hunter D]

Yeah, Shogo's gonna have to keep his glasses on.

[anime52k8]

Do we still not know how big this is gonna be? I'm hoping it's big for the price. I kind of need one in my life either way though.

[GU-11]

Do we still not know how big this is gonna be? I'm hoping it's big for the price. I kind of need one in my life either way though.

It stands at 25 centimeters tall in robot mode.

[SuperHobo]

Yeah, Shogo's gonna have to keep his glasses on.

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw his eyes. They stare into your soul.

[F360]

The price is a bit too much : (

[no3Ljm]

Hmmm. With that price point, I think I'll pass on this. I might use that amount though on Olson's Orguss instead.

[anime52k8]

I like the Garland a lot more than the Orguss though.

[M'Kyuun]

HLJ has the PO for 37810 yen. That little discount doesn't soften the blow. Still, the thing looks gorgeous, and I'd love to have at least one decent Garland toy. The paint job and metallic finishes have me nigh to drooling.

I think I'll exercise restraint, though, for a review, and hopefully, it'll go on sale for around $200 sometime later this year. Hey, a guy can dream.

However, if reviews agree that this thing is solid top to bottom, I may just pay the asking price just to have it. But then again, if they make the Proto-Garland .... I'd rather have that. Damn my first world dilemma!

But yeah, these toy prices are becoming nigh-prohibitive these days, unless you work three jobs, eat ramen full-time, and have no life outside of collecting.

Edited March 25, 2016 by M'Kyuun

[sh9000]

The EX is short for expensive.

[jenius]

I waited for the MegaHouse Orguss to go on sale... still waiting.

[Lonely Soldier Boy]

Preordered it. I know. It is very expensive, but hey, it's Fewture. Their stuff is usually very rare and gets more expensive by the hour after release. Besides their take on classic mecha is always fantastic. I love what they did with the classic Garland and it's probably going to be my only Fewture toy anyway so might as well be the Garland, a mecha design I like so much and that has gotten so little attention over the years. Also 25 cms is way taller than the old Yamato IIRC, if the toy happens to be solid as well, it'll be worth the price. My only gripe so far is that the bike looks massive next to the figure and that Shogo's face is not great. At least he can stand on his own this time.

Edited March 25, 2016 by Lonely Soldier Boy