[Black Arbor]

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Originally Posted by 305Batman

Just put up my West and Reeve up on EBay last night,damn impulse buying!

Did the return policy expire?

[305Batman]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Did the return policy expire?

Probably,but I plan on using the funds for more Animated Batman figs so I need funds on PayPal anyway.

[TomsToyChest]

I found Arsenal at my LCS earlier this week:

[Augustus_Cole]

@Raf..i like a few diff "lines" of DBZ...but i talk myself down everytime..i don't want to get hooked on ANYTHING else dbz besides Figuarts because it's all a lil' pricey.. I'll live vicariously through your multitude of dbz purchases..I'll still think you're stocking up to open your own store one day....That you'll allow people to come in, but won't let them purchase anything.. (except for items you have in triplicate ;o)

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

@Raf..i like a few diff "lines" of DBZ...but i talk myself down everytime..i don't want to get hooked on ANYTHING else dbz besides Figuarts because it's all a lil' pricey.. I'll live vicariously through your multitude of dbz purchases..I'll still think you're stocking up to open your own store one day....That you'll allow people to come in, but won't let them purchase anything.. (except for items you have in triplicate ;o)

Lol...that's a good one!

[snake5289]

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Originally Posted by 3233rafael

Don't You have some 3.75' DBZ figs?

I have a Trunks head on an old Jakks(?) Vegeta figure that is about 3.75-4 inches I guess because Vegeta's so short. Other than that not really. All those figures were around 5-6 inches if I recall.

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Originally Posted by 3233rafael

You were not kidding. Just opened them and yes very fragile. More for display that actual play. The feet especially fall off pretty easily. They come with a blue gum...question, if I chew it will I go SSGSS?

Damn I had a feeling about that. Guess I'll pass because I was hoping they'd be more durable.

[3233rafael]

[Frank Richards]

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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

This is going to come off as sounding a little biased, especially being that I'm a fan of Jango Fett, but, honestly, outside of Commander Cody, he's easily my favorite Black Series figure so far. My main concern with him when I first saw pictures was the black wash over the silver parts, but upon getting the figure in hand, it's a lot more subtle and looks better in person. The head sculpt is a really good representation of Temuera Morrison, and he has some awesome articulation in his arms to make up for the lack of double jointed elbows that allows him to strike some ridiculously cool poses.

Most of Jango's EU stuff, I've only seen or read about through certain novels, but one of the cooler pieces of his history comes from the Darth Plagueis novel, where it tells of how Jango was selected to be the clone template by Dooku and Sifo Dyas. Apparently, while Dooku was still a part of the jedi order, he was sent along with his apprentice Komari Vosa to put down Fett and a group of Mandalorians who had been wrongfully accused by Death Watch as having been assassinating political activists and civilians. The Jedi were able to overwhelm the other Mandalorians, but Jango made a stand, and using his bare hands, was able to kill 6 jedi as they tried to subdue him. Dooku was so impressed by what he saw in Jango, that Jango ended up becoming his first contact when Dooku later put a contract out on his former padawan, who had turned to the dark side and became a crime lord. Fett was able to once again defeat the former jedi, signifying to Dooku that he indeed had the his man when it came to choosing the perfect clone template.

Wow, I really really need to pick up the Darth Plagueis novel, lol !

The massacre of Mandalorians by the Jedi was mentioned in the "Boba Fett: Open Season" mini-series, but such an abbreviated account of that battle was given, that I had hoped that it had been expanded upon further in other EU comics and/or novels, so I'm pretty excited to hear that it was mentioned in "Darth Plagueis" !

I think I may have to re-read "Open Seasons" again soon, to see if I like it any better than I did when I first read it. Honestly, I had high hopes that that mini-series would convert me to a Jango Fett fan, but I just wasn't impressed by it.
IMO, four issues weren't nearly enough to tell the story that the writer wanted to tell, and it just seemed both rushed and incomplete.
I've always had the impression that Lucasfilm and Dark Horse felt that it was imperative to give us Jango Fett's origin story as soon as possible, especially since it was necessary in reconciling Boba Fett's original origin with his new one, but "Open Seasons" comes off as if Lucas and DH were so over-eager and/or impatient to give us the story, that they didn't mind if the story was told well or not.

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Frank Richards

Wow, I really really need to pick up the Darth Plagueis novel, lol !

The massacre of Mandalorians by the Jedi was mentioned in the "Boba Fett: Open Season" mini-series, but such an abbreviated account of that battle was given, that I had hoped that it had been expanded upon further in other EU comics and/or novels, so I'm pretty excited to hear that it was mentioned in "Darth Plagueis" !

I think I may have to re-read "Open Seasons" again soon, to see if I like it any better than I did when I first read it. Honestly, I had high hopes that that mini-series would convert me to a Jango Fett fan, but I just wasn't impressed by it.
IMO, four issues weren't nearly enough to tell the story that the writer wanted to tell, and it just seemed both rushed and incomplete.
I've always had the impression that Lucasfilm and Dark Horse felt that it was imperative to give us Jango Fett's origin story as soon as possible, especially since it was necessary in reconciling Boba Fett's original origin with his new one, but "Open Seasons" comes off as if Lucas and DH were so over-eager and/or impatient to give us the story, that they didn't mind if the story was told well or not.

Jango's origin is not hugely a part of the story in Darth Plagueis, as it is mostly a back story that is sorta glossed over to show Dooku's motivation and disillusion with the Jedi Order. Dooku was in particular upset that he had been sent to put down the wrong side of a revolution, as well as upset that he had lost so many friends and students in the meaningless combat that ensued to the Mandalorians, and Jango in particular. Senator Palpatine is able to sense this conflict in Dooku early on, and uses it to manipulate Dooku into turning on the Jedi order altogether, and leading the future Separatist movement.

A lot of this is also mentioned in the Jango Fett based video game "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" and in various comics. It really adds to the lore, and explains a lot into why Fett was so willing and confident to take on a Jedi. He had defeated several others with his bare hands, so what did he have to fear from Kenobi or Windu? Jango may have died quickly against Windu, but had he not been run over by that rhino thingie during the chaos in the Battle of Geonosis, who knows what the final outcome of that battle might have been.

If you haven't read "Darth Plagueis", I highly recommend it. It's a very interesting read, and provides a lot of insight into Palpatine, Dooku, and Darth Maul...and while it's been branded as Star Wars "Legend" by Disney, after reading it...you'll better understand the hype in the theory over the possible identity of a certain Supreme Leader in the new film...

[PlayTime]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

The key word with Superman being "looks." It has enough articulation to strike some nice poses but of the three he has the most QC issues by a mile and a half. Joker is indeed fantastic too. I think he actually looks better than the Mafex version, again the key word here is "looks" since the Mafex one has more articulation and accessories.

Hey, thanks for that info. I dont mind limited articulation so much, as long as I can have it strike a pose and STAY! I do however hate bad paint apps and parts that fall off. If a company cant take control of QC like that then they need to go back to the drawing board.

[sephiroth61787]

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Originally Posted by 3233rafael

These look pretty great. Do they scale well with Marvel Universe? May consider trying to get Frieza and Goku if so...

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by sephiroth61787

These look pretty great. Do they scale well with Marvel Universe? May consider trying to get Frieza and Goku if so...

Thanks, I'm not sure but I'll post comparison pics in the morning so you can see.

[Augustus_Cole]

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Originally Posted by 3233rafael

Thanks, I'm not sure but I'll post comparison pics in the morning so you can see.

**looking at watch...tapping foot**.....Sheesh!!!

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by sephiroth61787

These look pretty great. Do they scale well with Marvel Universe? May consider trying to get Frieza and Goku if so...

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Originally Posted by DarkToyLord

**looking at watch...tapping foot**.....Sheesh!!!

Lol...the DBZ's are a bit shorter...

[Dreadnox]

Found the entire cap onslaught wave at TRU. Heres my Cap review up first..

[sephiroth61787]

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Originally Posted by 3233rafael

Lol...the DBZ's are a bit shorter...

Thanks! I don't think that looks terribly bad to be honest.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by sephiroth61787

Thanks! I don't think that looks terribly bad to be honest.

Aren't they aliens to begin with so couldn't their height be brushed off as that? Plus they're Japanese to boot so being a little shorter is totally explicable.

[PlayTime]

Daughter cleaned out her closet after 5 years and found these. I dont even remember her getting these or from who and neither does she LOL

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by sephiroth61787

Thanks! I don't think that looks terribly bad to be honest.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Aren't they aliens to begin with so couldn't their height be brushed off as that? Plus they're Japanese to boot so being a little shorter is totally explicable.

I agree, I think they look good together plus Vegeta and Freeza are supposed to be shorter than most.

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by PlayTime

Daughter cleaned out her closet after 5 years and found these. I dont even remember her getting these or from who and neither does she LOL

What height are those play?

[PlayTime]

I think they are listed as 5" but they are 5 1/2" for sure.

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by PlayTime

I think they are listed as 5" but they are 5 1/2" for sure.

Nice!

[PlayTime]

The packaging is kinda odd though. Not sure I like the 'floating' look.
Hard to tell in the picture but they are centered in the package and about 1" off the bottom.

[sephiroth61787]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Aren't they aliens to begin with so couldn't their height be brushed off as that? Plus they're Japanese to boot so being a little shorter is totally explicable.

Exactly how I thought to rationalize it.

[Dreadnox]

Finally found a Hux this weekend.