CDX toy news bulletin 8/29/2007
Studio Half Eye Perfect Change Gaiking
Perfect Docking CV Gaiking Sky Set - 150mm high, due September to Late Fall. 29,400¥
Perfect Docking CV Gaiking Face Open Version - 150mm high, due September to Late Fall. 29,400¥ - LIMITED TO 50
Super Soul Series Dancouga Nova from Romando
All plastic, 20cm tall, 5,000¥ due September
Inju Sanrantai
We finally have a name to those tentacle monsters -
Inju Sanrantai. This figure is made by Toys Works and is 1/8 scale (10cm x 25cm) made out of PVC. Due late November for 3,800¥, available in Hot Pink and dark violet versions. Toy Works makes it a point to mention that the girl figure is not included.
Gamilus High-speed Aircraft Carrier
From B-Club comes this 1/2100 scale unassembled resin kit of this vehicle from Space Cruiser Yamato. Due October for 7,800¥. 80mm long
Tyrant (New Production Version)
Also from B-Club is a 200mm tall Soft Vinyl Tyrant from Ultraman. Due October for 5,400¥.
TRANSFORMERS Music Label Sound Wave
comes in 2 versions (Blue and Black), due mid december for 10,000¥ by TakaraTomy. Plays MP3's!
New Yamanaya Vinyls!
Iron 2nd from Mirrorman - Late October 5,500¥ 22cm tall
Cool Senjin (Yellow) from Ultraseven - Late October 5,500¥ 23cm tall
Neronga (Gray) - Late October 5,500¥ 19cm tall
Aoshima Shin Getter 2 Gokin!
From Aoshima / Miracle House it's Choshingokin Shin Getter 2! expect this to retail for 13,440¥
Sofubi Asuka (OVA Color)
OVA color version of the Mobile Suit Patlabor mecha. Retails for around 5,000¥
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Comments
10 comments postedOk...well, starting from the top works... SHE's Gaiking? Ummm...are you kidding? $300US for a 6-inch figure? Sure, it performs the gattai and even combines with one of the supporting ships from the new cartoon...but with CM's Corp's Gaiking that actually gattai's with Vulking, Raiking, Sleepy, and Doc, is there really a choice here?
Unless, of course, SHE's planning on making those supporting 'bots as well (with full-gattai capability). We'll see... (Incidentally, I like the sculpt on SHE's better than CM's Corp's...that crackly stonework look kinda bothers me...)
Next up, Dancouga, huh? Well, interesting update on Dancouga's look (this is my first time seeing Nova). I prefer the old one. And Romando sucks. Anyone ever handle their plastic 20cm (8-inch) Mazinkaiser? Utter garbage. Worse than a MSiA.
Inju Sanrantai...I really hope I speak for the majority of our good readers in shouting, W-T-mother-F!? Seriously, Josh, we need to have a chat about what we cover on this site! ;)
<...skipping a few things...> Okay, B-Club Tyrant reissue? AWESOME. Need I say..."let there be a glowie"...?
Music Label Soundwave. Not really interested, but the guys at ReproLabels put out a hot G1 sticker set for this toy! Those guys really amaze me!
Aoshima Shin Getter 2!? WHO KNEW??? Killer...didn't think they'd bother with any of the "other two 'bots". Here's to a Shin Getter 3 someday! (for now, I'll pray for sturdy elbow and knee joints on #2's design)
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Sanjeev
I really just put the tentacle monster news up for Vincent.
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CollectionDX Admin
HILARIOUS!
...Though I'm not sure how many of our regular readers will get the joke...
Suffice it to say, folks, "Vincent" is a very odd chap we know... ;)
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Sanjeev
...wow. that tenticle monster's pictures are so wrong in so many ways.
...yeah- I'm still trying to decide of that's an elephant's trunk or a phallus on the back side there. Ugly creature, that.
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The black repaint of Soundwave- isn't that technically considered Shockwave? (Or am I thinking of Laserwave? I never saw G1; I only know "Beast Wars"!) Had I an iPod, I would love to get one of those right now. Very clever idea and updated homage to everyone's favorite mass-shifting ghetto blaster...
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CollectionDX Staff
I think the black version is going to be called "Soundblaster" just like the G1 remold of Soundwave. Don't quote me on that, though.
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Shockwave is a big purple space gun. Why would a Soundwave recolor be called Shockwave? Soundblaster is probably right considering that was the name of the upgraded Soundwave in Headmasters that was essentially the same toy, only black and with a bigger chest that could hold two tapes instead of just one.
-Jeremy
I thought that Laserwave was the purple bot that changed into a gun? Anyways, I know there's a character who's a Soundwave-repaint that's primarily black, but I couldn't think of his name since I don't know G1/G2 well at all.
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CollectionDX Staff
Laserwave is just Shockwave's name in Japan. Big purple space gun with one eye and a rather phallic gun hand on one side. In recent years, Hasbro didn't have the trademark and changed Shockwave to Shockblast. All the same guy, not at all a black tape player. And Soundblaster is the the black Soundwave with a bigger tape deck, as previously mentioned.
-Jeremy
that tentacle monster set would be a great attention grabber for guests.
"is that a-"
"yes"
"and is it going to-"
"yes"
"with its-"
"yes!"
"...I think I should go"
I can see it now