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akinoameWell, 2013 was off to a wonderful start when we lost water in the morning due to a burst pipe. Dad fixed it, and we got water back maybe an hour or so ago?
But enough of bad omens. Let me show off the stuff I spend too much money for!
First off, a little while ago I bought a set of Gingaman/Lost Galaxy gashapon figures off eBay from powerrangermorpher2008, who I bought Ryuki gashapons from once upon a time. In fact, I got them in on Christmas Eve. Now, with the Ryuki ones, they came in an envelope and were all bent out of shape--Knight's sword and Ouja's staff. This time, however, my figures came in a box and were much better protected--which is great because this is all the Lost Galaxy I plan to buy until they release a Magna Defender/Bull Black/Black Knight Figuarts (I'm not crazy enough about the other designs to get their Figuarts if they're ever released, and the action figures are fugly).
The problem with them was that they didn't stand up on their own very well. Well, Maya and Damon did, and Leo half the time (yes, I use their American names, even though Yellow's lacking certain anatomical features). But a Tamashii stand and my handy-dandy Krazy Glue pen solved that problem in a hurry. This also led to me solving my problem with Knight Survive's fucking cape. Ren, why am I forever taking Krazy Glue to your figures?
But enough of that. I also picked up Kuuga Amazing Mighty Form. Yes, he's overly expensive as a Tamashii Web Exclusive and seriously lacking in accessorieswhy are there gripping hands when he doesn't have weapons? Also, no thumbs up? Seriously? But he's my favorite design out of all of the Kuuga forms. I love the way they took the red Rising Mighty Form and made it look utterly beautiful in black and gold--are you listening to me, Ryuga?. I thought Ultimate was a little overkill, with Rising Ultimate amazingly overkill, but the simple design of Amazing looked fantastic.
Headwise, he looks great, and I've got no complaints about the scuplt or coloring. Admittedly, compared to the downright gorgeous (and pants-wettingly expensive), Medicom wins, but I honestly cannot afford a $300-400 investment on a single figure. But he looks great anyway, with great detail on the armor. I like that it's a matte black on the armor portion while the "suit" is a slicker black, because it really makes the gold stand out. And yes, I love the Grongi/Linto inscriptions, even if I have no idea what they say. Unfortunately, like the Faiz set, his shoulder pieces splay out weirdly and his shoulder dislocates (also a problem with my NEW Den-O figures and the Rising Dragon and Rising Pegasus Kuugas). And while his leg sculpt is beautiful, he's got the sticklike ankles I hated on the other Kuugas. Also, what disappointed me about the feet is a discovery I made with Knight Survive. The Ryuki series Figuarts have their deck symbol inscribed on the soles of their feet. I don't see character symbols on the feet of any of my other Figuarts, though they do have soles that look like shoes. And I feel like it's a huge missed opportunity with Kuuga. The guy burns an emblem into people when he Rider Kicks them. Take advantage of the detail! But he does have nice details on his hands too, and the symbol is apparently different from the other Mightys. Plus, he looks great ready to battle Daguva or when posing with the rest of my Kuuga set on top of my TV.
Oh, I also got sick of that terrible ass-stand for Al, so I decided to try something different. Unfortunately, I'm horrible. It's going to cost a lot more than five cents for Lucy to take care of the Elrics' problems.
But enough of bad omens. Let me show off the stuff I spend too much money for!
First off, a little while ago I bought a set of Gingaman/Lost Galaxy gashapon figures off eBay from powerrangermorpher2008, who I bought Ryuki gashapons from once upon a time. In fact, I got them in on Christmas Eve. Now, with the Ryuki ones, they came in an envelope and were all bent out of shape--Knight's sword and Ouja's staff. This time, however, my figures came in a box and were much better protected--which is great because this is all the Lost Galaxy I plan to buy until they release a Magna Defender/Bull Black/Black Knight Figuarts (I'm not crazy enough about the other designs to get their Figuarts if they're ever released, and the action figures are fugly).
The problem with them was that they didn't stand up on their own very well. Well, Maya and Damon did, and Leo half the time (yes, I use their American names, even though Yellow's lacking certain anatomical features). But a Tamashii stand and my handy-dandy Krazy Glue pen solved that problem in a hurry. This also led to me solving my problem with Knight Survive's fucking cape. Ren, why am I forever taking Krazy Glue to your figures?
But enough of that. I also picked up Kuuga Amazing Mighty Form. Yes, he's overly expensive as a Tamashii Web Exclusive and seriously lacking in accessories
Headwise, he looks great, and I've got no complaints about the scuplt or coloring. Admittedly, compared to the downright gorgeous (and pants-wettingly expensive), Medicom wins, but I honestly cannot afford a $300-400 investment on a single figure. But he looks great anyway, with great detail on the armor. I like that it's a matte black on the armor portion while the "suit" is a slicker black, because it really makes the gold stand out. And yes, I love the Grongi/Linto inscriptions, even if I have no idea what they say. Unfortunately, like the Faiz set, his shoulder pieces splay out weirdly and his shoulder dislocates (also a problem with my NEW Den-O figures and the Rising Dragon and Rising Pegasus Kuugas). And while his leg sculpt is beautiful, he's got the sticklike ankles I hated on the other Kuugas. Also, what disappointed me about the feet is a discovery I made with Knight Survive. The Ryuki series Figuarts have their deck symbol inscribed on the soles of their feet. I don't see character symbols on the feet of any of my other Figuarts, though they do have soles that look like shoes. And I feel like it's a huge missed opportunity with Kuuga. The guy burns an emblem into people when he Rider Kicks them. Take advantage of the detail! But he does have nice details on his hands too, and the symbol is apparently different from the other Mightys. Plus, he looks great ready to battle Daguva or when posing with the rest of my Kuuga set on top of my TV.
Oh, I also got sick of that terrible ass-stand for Al, so I decided to try something different. Unfortunately, I'm horrible. It's going to cost a lot more than five cents for Lucy to take care of the Elrics' problems.
