Your Holy Grail?

[Kaji Motomiya]

I have my Toy Priority thread, but the difference between this thread and that is that my thread has stuff I KNOW I'd buy in the future AND have access to. As for this thread...well, here are my woes of collecting...

S.H. Figuarts Masked Rider Kuuga Titan (that **** isn't even on eBay, let alone Mandarake...)
Bandai's Samurai Armor Troopers (THOSE SHITS ARE MAD EXPENSIVE AND EXCLUSIVE! D<)
S.H. Figuarts Machine Decader (It's a bike...sold on Mandarake...the price of my figma Drossel. That **** is NOT cheap, but *CoD JFK tone* I WANT IT!!)
DX Kabuto Extender (I can find it, but my resources are mad dry to even think about getting it...)
Saint Seiya - Black Phoenix x6
S.H. Figuarts Riotroopers x10 (These two are expensive for one alone, one being around $30 a figure. I feel that these can still be doable, but it'll take me a LONG time to do this...I'd have to put off a LOT of things and/or get a job to get these. Luckily, they're low on the priority list)
D-Arts Izanagi (I can get it on AmiAmi, but it's not a priority...BUT I WANT IT...)

Note that most to all of what I listed, and most figures that I usually buy, are usually for my comic. I don't usually need anything else that's not related to the comic...

 

[TheActionBase]

Well.. I gotta say, it would have to be my S.O.G. Max Factory Otoha KARAS, and also MAX FACTORY Final Genesic GaoGaiGar. ^_^.

 

[DoGu]

Apparently the crotch area is moulded in soft plastic, and many have reported that the metallic red has been fading to a pinkish colour that is different to the rest of the suit. This actually happens to the arms of some of the SHF Kuugas too, and I recently discovered the chest of my S.I.C. Agito has turned from gold to silver...

Another thing is, if it's been kept in the box for a long time (depending on climate conditions), the paint in that area actually sticks to the tray too, so...that's turned me off from getting him completely. It's a shame, because it looks amazing. The same thing is keeping me from jumping up and down for the Keaton Batman, because I don't know how they've engineered the material. They moulded that bit on the Mark-V in hard plastic though.

That is a shame... :disappoin I really wanted to get the Mark VI too, but I don't think I want to now. I was gonna get the Mark VI and War Machine together. But now I think I'll just get War Machine. Any problems with War Machine I should know about?

Btw, how is that Hot Toys casual Bruce Lee figure you bought? Or are you keeping it misb? The suit Bruce Lee and casual Bruce Lee are going for pretty cheap. But first I have to get Enter the Dragon Bruce Lee. Hoping Hot Toys make GOD.

 

[Kevthepanda]

That is a shame... :disappoin I really wanted to get the Mark VI too, but I don't think I want to now. I was gonna get the Mark VI and War Machine together. But now I think I'll just get War Machine. Any problems with War Machine I should know about?

Btw, how is that Hot Toys casual Bruce Lee figure you bought? Or are you keeping it misb? The suit Bruce Lee and casual Bruce Lee are going for pretty cheap. But first I have to get Enter the Dragon Bruce Lee. Hoping Hot Toys make GOD.

I don't think I've heard people complain about anything serious with the War Machine, I mean, it's not done in metallics, so the whole fading issue is pretty much n/a.

I've been so busy I haven't done much with the Bruce figure yet. Toys are meant to be enjoyed! So it's definitely out. The flap of the packaging isn't sealed anyway, and the figure is resting in foam, so MISB or not, it makes no difference.

I brought it for fun cos' it was so cheap, and he's obviously an icon. This one's got a custom body (w/ like...nipples and all ya), and it actually feels pretty heavy compared to the other 1/6 scale human figures. The sunnies fit really good on him and him and looks really natural, it doesn't have that bulky look that toys do when they have removable glasses most of the time. I also love the chairs these 2 figures come with as an accessory, I actually picked up the director's chair from the suit version on eBay, which is a nice prop you can use with other figures too.

I was going to get the suit one, but decided I already have another Bruce (Wayne) figure in a suit, so I got the casual one instead. Not to mention, I don't think HT has the tailoring of the whole 1/6 suit thing nailed yet. I guess the best thing with this figure is you're free to customise with all sorts of 1/6 scale accessories and just have fun. I think considering how good HT's human sculpts are, and the price this is going for atm, it's definitely a nice figure worth picking up if you have a spare hundred you can spend.

I'm actually making all these sidetracked purchases because their Jack Sparrow DX kept getting delayed.

 

[Undrave]

Hmm... well for Toku stuff I would really like to get a Shift Changer from Go-onger, those I can find on Mandarake for a decent price (gotta be careful not to get the one with the wrong soul with it )... then there is the Denebic Buster so I can complete my Zeronos set. That thing is just crazy rare or expensive apparently o.o

Aside from that...hmm... Cybertron Optimus Prime and Cybertron Hot Shot would be pretty welcomed in my collection.

Honestly I can't think of any toy I really obsess over, even some of the stuff from G1 I would love to get my hands on because G1 toys are just...not really satisfactory. I'd rather get modern versions (I'd love for Takara/Hasbro to do a modern Chromedome!).

 

[StaticShin27]

• PG Wing Zero - I just need that thing to stand there and I'd go omfg over it...I'd probably be scared as **** to assemble it though.
  
  
• MP Optimus Prime - it's not impossible to find, it's just difficult to find Takara's version in a price range I'm comfortable with :sweat: (the upcoming MP-10 is growing on me though)
  
  
• Green Lantern Power Battery - I've got my power rings...2 sets (promo and light up set) but a Power Battery...oh man.

 

[Kaji Motomiya]

Another one I wanna get is an exclusive figma, The BIG-O's "Roger Smith", for one reason: the same as figma Mato Kuroi.

DAT FACE

I wanna make a mini-series of 4-koma comics with D-Arts Rokusho (when ever it is confirmed for a release) and figmas Roger Smith and Dorothy, where most of the puns and jokes for the comic is Roger Smith's facial expression.

 

[DoGu]

In this case, does holy grail mean something you already have that you consider your holy grail or something that that is nearly impossible to get?

When I get Hot Toys ETD BL exclusive, that's going to be my holy grail for a while. I'm a huge Bruce Lee fan.

 

[ArcAce]

I think nearly impossible mainly. Like this that I'd like to have the HG Dendrobium Orchis and the Max Gokin Big-O.

 

[StaticShin27]

well.....

What specific things are you currently lusting over that your wallet can't possibly afford or are next to impossible to find?

although I interoperate a 'holy grail' item as something that would hold a special special place in my collection that I still seek out, impossibiru to find or not.