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John Byrne
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Posted: 03 February 2013 at 6:31am | IP Logged | 1
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I've been tempted by a full-sized RoboCop, but ED-209? Well, maybe if it was concrete, and I could put it in the yard!
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Matthew Chartrand Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 17 June 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1363
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Posted: 03 February 2013 at 10:11am | IP Logged | 2
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Looking more closely at that ED-209, something is missing, It looks like ED went on a diet.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 03 February 2013 at 10:21am | IP Logged | 3
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Looking more closely at that ED-209, something is missing, It looks like ED went on a diet.•• It also seems to be supported by vertical shafts in the back, not free standing, so the balance is off.
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Matthew Chartrand Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 17 June 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1363
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Posted: 07 February 2013 at 7:59pm | IP Logged | 4
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Working Wolverine claws. Now he just needs to have them surgically implanted into his forearms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87EtjZ_kmWM
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Rick Shepherd Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 25 June 2012 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1095
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Posted: 09 February 2013 at 11:55am | IP Logged | 5
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First pictures from Wave 1 of NECA's 'Pacific Rim' figures:


Those are the Jaeger machines from the movie - America's vintage model 'Gipsy Danger', and the three-armed Chinese counterpart 'Crimson Typhoon'. There's also going to be a toy of the 'Knifehead' Kaiju, and I expect NECA's going to release some of the other mechs/monsters further down the line (Australia's 'Striker Eureka' looks nice and 'Macross'-y, so fingers crossed that it gets a toy at some point...).
Got to say, I'm glad NECA got the license for the movie - they've got a great track record for collectible-level sculpts and paint apps, but without sacrificing articulation á la McStatues (and frankly, some of the recent McFarlane toys haven't even been well-painted/sculpted, either). These ones actually use ILM's cgi models from the film in the same manner as RealScan likenesses, so I imagine that the actual toys will look incredible in the 'flesh' (...plastic?). If they're at least as good as NECA's 'Predator' or 'RoboCop' offerings, I'm going to be a very happy camper indeed!
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Michael Roberts Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 20 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 14927
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Posted: 09 February 2013 at 3:14pm | IP Logged | 6
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Heads up for Ryan Maxwell:
Good news - They are doing a Puck in the 6" Marvel Legends scale. Bad news - It's a Build-a-Figure for a Wolverine wave.
Also, the 3.75" scale version hit the online retailers, so he should be showing up on the store shelves soon.
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 14 April 2008 Location: United States Posts: 7372
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Posted: 10 February 2013 at 10:26am | IP Logged | 7
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Looks like the S.H. MonsterArts line of Toho Movie Figures is going "Showa-era": 
From WonderFest, the 1964 "Mosu-Goji" or GODZILLA VS. THE THING version. EDIT - Hmmm... I wonder if the PACIFIC RIM Jaeger Mecha figures posted above will be in the same scale as these...
Edited by Bill Mimbu on 10 February 2013 at 10:28am
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Ryan Maxwell Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 12991
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Posted: 10 February 2013 at 9:05pm | IP Logged | 8
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Thank you very much, Michael!
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member

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Posted: 11 February 2013 at 7:08pm | IP Logged | 9
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More photos of that S.H. MonsterArts 1964 "Mosu-Goji": http://importingmonsters.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/import-monst ers-exclusive-sh.html They really got the eyes right with this one (hopefully it will be the same with the actual production figure).
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Bill Mimbu Byrne Robotics Member

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Posted: 11 February 2013 at 7:14pm | IP Logged | 10
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Also from WonderFest... Figma versions of the AVENGERS?: http://importingmonsters.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/import-monst er-news-wonderfest-edition.html
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Benny Hasa Byrne Robotics Member

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Posted: 11 February 2013 at 8:54pm | IP Logged | 11
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D'oh!! I posted a picture in the wrong topic. Well that has been corrected and here it is. Can't wait for this.
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John Byrne
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Posted: 12 February 2013 at 2:11am | IP Logged | 12
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I picked up the "busts" of the Enchantress and the Executioner, which satisfies my "need" for them.Still thinking about custom building a helmet for the Executioner. Should be easy enough...!
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