[Shin Densetsu]

http://www.toyark.com/news/disney-to...r-images-3448/

[stanmarsh917]

It's awesome and even better(i think) than the revoltech buzz!How much does this cost?

[Joe Moore]

Everyone's jumping on the Pixar bandwagon. Crazy.

[ludovicotek]

This is awesome. Looks just as good as the Revoltech for sure.

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Everyone's jumping on the Pixar bandwagon. Crazy.

You have to be soulless to not love Pixar.

[Joe Moore]

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Originally Posted by ludovicotek

This is awesome. Looks just as good as the Revoltech for sure.



You have to be soulless to not love Pixar.

Never said I didn't love them (own every blu-ray they've released, and DVD's for everything else). But there's only so many Buzz Lightyear's a market can sustain.

[trebleshot]

I love Pixar and own all of their films and shorts on DVD, but I'm with Joe. It's not often I say this, but I think there's just too much Buzz.

I think it was when I saw the Buzz Lightyear Mr. Potato Head toy at Target. Of course, I bought it (how meta can you get?), but there's way too much Buzz product out there now. Even the Target exclusive Toy Story 3 SE Set comes with an electronic Buzz toy who can hold the discs.

...the sad part is, after having said that, I'm still considering buying that version of TS3.

[firmpulse]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Never said I didn't love them (own every blu-ray they've released, and DVD's for everything else). But there's only so many Buzz Lightyear's a market can sustain.

agreed. and this soc doesn't look like it features an actual sliding bubble shield. big loss imo.

[Joe Moore]

Also, a "Soul of Chogokin" Buzz Lightyear? Really?

[ludovicotek]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Never said I didn't love them (own every blu-ray they've released, and DVD's for everything else). But there's only so many Buzz Lightyear's a market can sustain.

Sorry Joe, didn't mean to imply that YOU didn't love Pixar. I just meant to say Pixar is ultra-popular with just about every human being alive on the planet. Companies are obviously going to want to capitalize on that. Honestly, they'd be missing a huge opportunity if they didn't. While I do agree that the market is over-saturated with Buzz product I have to admit that I'm happy to see so much product based on a license I really enjoy. A crap-load of Buzz toys is far better than no Buzz toys at all. Buy what you like, leave what you don't.

[firmpulse]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Also, a "Soul of Chogokin" Buzz Lightyear? Really?

right. buzz DOES NOT embody the soul of chogokin. in any way. at all.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Also, a "Soul of Chogokin" Buzz Lightyear? Really?

Kind of bad ass though...a good many Buzz figures aren't fully articulated, and this one is and diecast with a display stand. Don't know if I'll buy it but I think the premise of it is cool.

[TheSymbiote]

this looks so much better than revoltech buzz

[MonkeyMike1986]

I was REALLY interested when I first saw the SOC Buzz Lightyear....until I stumbled upon this page when looking for more information:http: Chogokin Buzz Lightyear
and discovered that the figure will only be 16CM TALL (6.5'')!!!! That blows, better off with the toy story collection buzz.

[Evantainment]

I haven't seen a Buzz figure that I don't like, but there are certainly some that are better than others. I'd put this one near the top.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by MonkeyMike1986

I was REALLY interested when I first saw the SOC Buzz Lightyear....until I stumbled upon this page when looking for more information:http: Chogokin Buzz Lightyear
and discovered that the figure will only be 16CM TALL (6.5'')!!!! That blows, better off with the toy story collection buzz.

That's actually the same size as some of the Mazingers and Super Robots in the SOC line though.

[MonkeyMike1986]

My point is that its just TOO small, especially at the $170 price range BBTS is hawking him at. If he was a full 12" 1:6 scale figure, I would contemplate having him as my ONE buzz because of all the upgrades he has over the TSC figure.

[Shin Densetsu]

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Originally Posted by MonkeyMike1986

My point is that its just TOO small, especially at the $170 price range BBTS is hawking him at. If he was a full 12" 1:6 scale figure, I would contemplate having him as my ONE buzz because of all the upgrades he has over the TSC figure.

$170? Wow..have to check the yen price for this again...SOC's that size are usually $100+ less.

[Evantainment]

Yeah, that sounds a tad expensive...but if I had a little more disposable income, I might pay that for it, but since I don't, I won't worry about it...for now.

[GogDog]

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

$170? Wow..have to check the yen price for this again...SOC's that size are usually $100+ less.

That's because it's not a SOC. I have yet to see that brand name associated with this toy. But who knows.

[QuinJester]

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Originally Posted by Joe Moore

Also, a "Soul of Chogokin" Buzz Lightyear? Really?

Nope!

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Originally Posted by firmpulse

right. buzz DOES NOT embody the soul of chogokin. in any way. at all.

Thankfully it isn't.

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

That's actually the same size as some of the Mazingers and Super Robots in the SOC line though.

Right, but it isn't.

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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu

$170? Wow..have to check the yen price for this again...SOC's that size are usually $100+ less.

That may be, but it isn't an SOC.

This is NOT an SOC figure, any more than the recent die cast Drossel is an SOC, or the diecast Mickey Mouse is an SOC, or the Hatsune Miku figure is an SOC, or even an SDX figure or GFF Metal Composite is an SOC. This is a standalone, licensed diecast figure that is made by Bandai and is not associated with the "soul of chogokin" line.

It may seem expensive, but granted EVERYTHING is expensive coming out of japan, these days (6" plastic figures are starting to hit around the $60 mark for stuff not made in the 20,000+ production quantities), so one should hardly be surprised at it. Considering that the average revoltech is starting to run in the $40 range when they used to be widely available for half that is a good indication of the kind of price inflation we're facing nowadays, and licensing from Disney (you'd better BELIEVE they're taking a hell of a cut) is no cheap matter, either.

[Shin Densetsu]

Thing with Revoltechs though, is that most of the ones from this year are bigger than previous releases. For example, compare the Sengoku Basara and Sci Fi series figures to stuff like the 1st Yamaguchi releases.

As far as Buzz not being SOC, I stand corrected.