[AlanThCollector]

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Originally Posted by Lalam24

The sculpts are still accurate to the source on the bandai stuff, which to me makes the dst ones a no go. They clearly didn't use the CG sources directly or they just implemented the joints wrong, but gypsy avenger's hips look horribly wide. Also, like the neca ones, the sculpts look lumpy and like some old mcfarlane mechs -- like someone sculpted them traditionally and never sanded down the finish. Robot damashiis are very durable, and as the joints look simplified from usual releases I have a feeling they'll be even more durable. The paint looks sloppy on the dsts, too, looks like the size of a terminator as drybrushing at larger scales for scratches doesn't work. But the final products will look even worse. I'll admit the kaiju being vinyl toys in bandai's line is disappointing, so I can see that as a benefit. But the dst jaegers to me still seem to only have the benefit of size, which, again, is preference and is objectoively worse in terms of weight distribution.

But eithet way I guess I get it more now, forgot people preferred messier paintapps if it offered more weathering than clean ones without any.

I was thinking the same thing about Gipsy Avenger, but If you look at what DST had on display at NYCC, the figures there look a lot better and really close to the source material than these promotional images. The Bandai figures look good no doubt but they also look a lot more simplified and I feel like those joints on Bandai's are bound to get loose over time.

I've collected a lot of DST figures and they are pretty durable I've never had a single break and I've barely heard of any QC issues or breakages online or during toy reviews. Plus the the final product in my opinion more often than not looks just as good if not better than the prototype/ promotional images and DST always packs in their figure with some of the best accessory and Dioramas in the business especially for the price point.

This is definitely going to be an instance where we'll all just have to see what the end result is from both companies before we make any final judgements, but I think we all can agree that it's a great time to be a Pacific Rim fan given all the options. Competition with Pacific Rim figures will undoubtedly make both companies produce a better product.