[Joe Moore]

Pacific Rim Anteverse Gipsy Danger - Toyark Photo Shoot

[En Sabah Nerd]

Man that looks neat. I keep on feeling like I want a Gipsy Danger v2 since mine is the one from the Leatherback two pack which is not as nice. The thing is I want it to be a notably different Gipsy Danger, so not just Hong Kong Brawl, and I also don't want it to be missing-limbs-level battle damaged like Anchorage Attack or Reactor Blast. I have my eyes possibly set on the later release Battle at the Docks Gipsy since she's still whole but also covered in Kaiju blood to be different. Regardless of which one I may get they're all pretty cool and now that they've shown Striker Eureka v2 maybe they'll also do an upgrade for Crimson Typhoon.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Man that looks neat. I keep on feeling like I want a Gipsy Danger v2 since mine is the one from the Leatherback two pack which is not as nice. The thing is I want it to be a notably different Gipsy Danger, so not just Hong Kong Brawl, and I also don't want it to be missing-limbs-level battle damaged like Anchorage Attack or Reactor Blast. I have my eyes possibly set on the later release Battle at the Docks Gipsy since she's still whole but also covered in Kaiju blood to be different. Regardless of which one I may get they're all pretty cool and now that they've shown Striker Eureka v2 maybe they'll also do an upgrade for Crimson Typhoon.

This was a fun one to shoot. They freakin' roped me in. I went out and grabbed Romeo and Scunner for this shoot. But I'm just going to go ahead and start to grab the rest of the Kaiju and probably 1 o each of the Jaegers. The Kaiju will make good fodder for NECA Godzilla shoots.

[K Dubious]

I recently snapped some photos of the Pacific Rim figures and they are amazing. I have liked them since day one as I was a big fan of the movie, but the new versions are WAAAAAYYYY better than the originals. I went crazy and now have them all, and I am really glad I did. They all complement each other so well. I am really looking forward to the new Kaiju they showed at SDCC too.

Any idea on a release date for this one? I see it is listed on TRUs website, but I haven't found it in any of my local stores yet.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by K Dubious

I recently snapped some photos of the Pacific Rim figures and they are amazing. I have liked them since day one as I was a big fan of the movie, but the new versions are WAAAAAYYYY better than the originals. I went crazy and now have them all, and I am really glad I did. They all complement each other so well. I am really looking forward to the new Kaiju they showed at SDCC too.

Any idea on a release date for this one? I see it is listed on TRUs website, but I haven't found it in any of my local stores yet.

I believe it was shipped out to them last week. So it'll likely be hitting west coat now-ish and slowly making its way east over the next few weeks.

[En Sabah Nerd]

In my recommendations Otachi is the best Kaiju figure, though also the most expensive. I prefer land Otachi but winged is great too. Knifehead (battle-damaged or TRU exclusive) is really good. Leatherback is okay, he's the right size and he looks good but his articulation isn't on par due to his gorilla-body.

As for Jaegers, Cherno Alpha is my most highly recommended. It looks great, it has very usable articulation, and it's solid. Next would be Horizon Brave, similar to Cherno but also has a missile launcher gimmick. I personally really like having Tacit Ronin but as a figure I would barely recommend it unless you also really like the look of it. Coyote Tango is one of the best looking in my opinion but it can be a bitch to stand and much of the articulation is limited by its design.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

In my recommendations Otachi is the best Kaiju figure, though also the most expensive. I prefer land Otachi but winged is great too. Knifehead (battle-damaged or TRU exclusive) is really good. Leatherback is okay, he's the right size and he looks good but his articulation isn't on par due to his gorilla-body.

As for Jaegers, Cherno Alpha is my most highly recommended. It looks great, it has very usable articulation, and it's solid. Next would be Horizon Brave, similar to Cherno but also has a missile launcher gimmick. I personally really like having Tacit Ronin but as a figure I would barely recommend it unless you also really like the look of it. Coyote Tango is one of the best looking in my opinion but it can be a bitch to stand and much of the articulation is limited by its design.

Sweet. Thanks for the info. I was tempted to grab Knifehead instead of Scunner for the shoot, but the one remaining had a beat up package and didn't want to chance that one of the appendages snapped off because of it.

[K Dubious]

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Leatherback is okay, he's the right size and he looks good but his articulation isn't on par due to his gorilla-body.

Yeah you are absolutely right about the limited movement, but Leatherback is so screen accurate that he is easily my favorite Kaiju. I like Otachi just as much, but the cost brings him down the list to me. There is just no reason for his cost to be nearly 3 times that of others and I really feel like the are similarly sized other than Otachi's tail which is cool, but again a bit too much. I am going to eventually have the flying version, but I really don't want to pay full retail for it...

[Joe Moore]

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Yeah you are absolutely right about the limited movement, but Leatherback is so screen accurate that he is easily my favorite Kaiju. I like Otachi just as much, but the cost brings him down the list to me. There is just no reason for his cost to be nearly 3 times that of others and I really feel like the are similarly sized other than Otachi's tail which is cool, but again a bit too much. I am going to eventually have the flying version, but I really don't want to pay full retail for it...

FYE currently has a coupon up on their Twitter for 20% Off. If you have one near you, that would knock like $16 off of the price of Otachi.

https://twitter.com/officialfye/stat...46500232007680

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Sweet. Thanks for the info. I was tempted to grab Knifehead instead of Scunner for the shoot, but the one remaining had a beat up package and didn't want to chance that one of the appendages snapped off because of it.

I like Scunner more, both as a kaiju and the toy, but since you clearly have Scunner I figured I'd recommend KH too.

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Yeah you are absolutely right about the limited movement, but Leatherback is so screen accurate that he is easily my favorite Kaiju. I like Otachi just as much, but the cost brings him down the list to me. There is just no reason for his cost to be nearly 3 times that of others and I really feel like the are similarly sized other than Otachi's tail which is cool, but again a bit too much. I am going to eventually have the flying version, but I really don't want to pay full retail for it...

I like Leatherback a good deal but it's crazy to me how expensive it can be on second market. I got mine from the two pack with GD for $45 at a flea market which is a good price for the two pack, but I've seen the original individual LB go for $60 and up. It was pretty freaking weird but about two weeks ago I was summoned for jury selection and after I was released I figured I would check out the area since I very rarely go there and a small toy shop had two mint in box Leatherbacks and they only wanted $30 for each of them which is crazy good compared to other prices. If I didn't have him yet I definitely would've grabbed one of those two. Regarding Otachi's price, it is too much I think but I like Otachi too damn much so I bit the bullet on that one but I don't regret it. She's definitely bigger than any other PR kaiju but definitely not three times bigger, she's not nearly as large or impressive as the two foot long Godzilla which I got for about $15 less than Otachi.

[K Dubious]

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FYE currently has a coupon up on their Twitter for 20% Off. If you have one near you, that would knock like $16 off of the price of Otachi.

Thanks for the head up on the coupon, I know my FYE only has the "Land" Version which I already picked up, but i will call around to see if any other store have the new one.

I scored big on my LB two pack thanks to Thinkgeek having that thing in stock for awhile even when the prices for the single carded one jumped up. They eventually discounted it to 30 and I scooped it up. I just checked them out again today and they have a handful of PR stuff under retail.