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abelincolnjr
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 Pilot Ace RIP? I just got an email stating Quote: Hi.
The company "Pilot Ace" will be closed on Jan. 31th 2009.
They are selling all of their stocks now. There's some translation loss happening. Can anyone confirm if Pilot Ace are goin out?
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BloodDrinker6969
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Shoot! If this is true I totally need to get one of those Cyclops figures they did ASAP, anyone wanna sell?
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JoeMan
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Saw that too.
Say it aint so.
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Lixx
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Crap I wanted one of those cyclops guys also! Perhaps the company is just changing over to a different name? Didn't the new harryhausen line go under Beagle or something?
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silver_lining_man
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? side effect of a shitty economy perhaps? 
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evilrabbitry
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? noooo! i just started collecting the harryhausen line...say it ain't so. 
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Sanjeev
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Damn...and they were planning Kali as one of the upcoming Harryhausen monsters...
The Harryhausen line was technically manufactured by Beagle...so, yeah, maybe it'll stick around.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? any website to score their stock??? 
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The Lost Kaiju
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? http://www.pilot-ace.co.jp/index_syosai.htmlIs what I'm hearing is all figures are now available and will only be available till the end of the year? Favorite pieces are the Spectreman and Harryhausen line
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dr_tongues_toys
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Crap - I hope not - they were suppose to be releasing the Ymir next.......... And a Kali???? Hadn't heard that yet.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Dang, that's horrible.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? dr_tongues_toys wrote: Crap - I hope not - they were suppose to be releasing the Ymir next.......... And a Kali???? Hadn't heard that yet.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Sanjeev wrote: dr_tongues_toys wrote: Crap - I hope not - they were suppose to be releasing the Ymir next.......... And a Kali???? Hadn't heard that yet. Thanks - I was hoping for a Proto pic. Silhouettes only make me semi interested. Too much speculation!
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Bummer. PA made some of my all-time favorite Goji toys.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Who is Beagle? I understand when the figures were solicited it said Beagle/Pilot Ace? Anybody know? Maybe the licensing company for Pilot Ace?
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? This would be sad news... fingers crossed.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? dr_tongues_toys wrote: Who is Beagle? I understand when the figures were solicited it said Beagle/Pilot Ace? Anybody know? Maybe the licensing company for Pilot Ace? Well, there's been some discussion about this on CDX and TBDX. We *think* that this is the same Beagle who're making the 1/10 Mospeada Ride Armor (the "Masterpiece" Cyclones from Robotech: The New Generation for most of us USers). What their connection is to Pilot Ace, and how it came to be, is beyond us.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? could be they are just closing their physical store...
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? i hope they continue, cuz i still need a cyclops.
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abelincolnjr
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? datadub wrote: could be they are just closing their physical store... Ohhhhh Lets hope this is the case i didnt know they had a store!
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Just got this message.
Yes, PILOT ACE is going out of Business.
but, the HARRY HAUSEN vinyls project is owned by BEAGLE.
Pilot ace is just the part of this project.
so, Beagle will take care of upcomming Harry Hausen Vinyls.
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? lulubell wrote: Just got this message.
Yes, PILOT ACE is going out of Business.
but, the HARRY HAUSEN vinyls project is owned by BEAGLE.
Pilot ace is just the part of this project.
so, Beagle will take care of upcomming Harry Hausen Vinyls. Noice!!! Thanks for looking into that!
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? Thanks for looking into that lulubell. See if they'll get you some of those cyclops 
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? It's been years since I've been to the Pilot Ace shop. As I recall, it was tiny and overpriced. It's also over there in Asakusabashi, so the location isn't the best. Probably would be better off if they were one stop over in Akihabara.
Seems like the old school shops are dropping like flies. There are really only a handful left with a nice vintage selection.
More and more companies (including Gargamel, etc) seem to be finding they're better without a physical store, since they can still sell online, at shows, etc. It's getting tough to justify the overhead of maintaining a store when so many consumers are accustomed to buying online. Even a shop like RxH seems to get more phone orders for new figures than walk-in customers.
Anyway, for stuff like vintage toys, I'd much much rather shop in person, even if it costs a bit more than an online purchase. So keep supporting the good folks at Ichibanboshi, Jarinko, etc!!
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The Lost Kaiju
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Re: Pilot Ace RIP? It's been confirmed they are going under...sad to hear, one of my favorite makers
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