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Zaaier
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Joined: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:23 pm Posts: 1732 Location: belgium
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 Re: Toygraph Space Troopers
PaulieVinyl wrote: I think I like the new trooper. Sort of a c-3PO-gone-berserk look to the head. I'll have to pick up the bloody one to go with my other bloody toygraph toys.
And yeah, saucer isn't looking so hot. That new head does look freaky... am i the only one who sorta digs the 'psychedelic' saucer ?
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liquidsky
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Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm Posts: 7412 Location: Far From the Maddening Crowds
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Zaaier wrote: PaulieVinyl wrote: I think I like the new trooper. Sort of a c-3PO-gone-berserk look to the head. I'll have to pick up the bloody one to go with my other bloody toygraph toys.
And yeah, saucer isn't looking so hot. That new head does look freaky... am i the only one who sorta digs the 'psychedelic' saucer ? I don't hate the saucer but also not totally into it. Funny that you mention "psychedelic" cause I was seeing hints of Yellow Submarine/Sargent Pepper in the first Death 13. WIth kinda rotating eyes and all.
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Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:31 pm |
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Alice
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Zaaier wrote: am i the only one who sorta digs the 'psychedelic' saucer ? Nope. I like it too.
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phantomfauna
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Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 10:25 am Posts: 2212
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 Re: Toygraph Space Troopers
Zaaier wrote: PaulieVinyl wrote: I think I like the new trooper. Sort of a c-3PO-gone-berserk look to the head. I'll have to pick up the bloody one to go with my other bloody toygraph toys.
And yeah, saucer isn't looking so hot. That new head does look freaky... am i the only one who sorta digs the 'psychedelic' saucer ? I like the colors of the saucer but the paint application looks horrid.
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Joe
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Joined: Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:55 pm Posts: 12318
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Love these new Troopers. The Bloody Ver. rules.
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logang1
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Joined: Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:58 am Posts: 3992
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Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:29 pm |
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PaulieVinyl
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Joined: Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:04 pm Posts: 2456 Location: Austin, TX
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NOW I know what this guy reminds me of! The mechanical owl from Clash of the Titans. The eyes, the gold, the beakish nose of the trooper...  could be some inspiration here, I'd say.
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Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:44 pm |
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Slack
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Joined: Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:34 am Posts: 4504
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the bloody one is awful, reminds me of a kozik redrum
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Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:50 pm |
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liquidsky
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Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm Posts: 7412 Location: Far From the Maddening Crowds
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Slack wrote: the bloody one is awful, reminds me of a kozik redrum Why did you have to spoil it by bringing up that association? Arrrgghhh.
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Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:52 pm |
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Rich
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Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:46 pm Posts: 11806
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liquidsky wrote: Slack wrote: the bloody one is awful, reminds me of a kozik redrum Why did you have to spoil it by bringing up that association? Arrrgghhh. lol 
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Crab Rangoon
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Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:53 am Posts: 2184 Location: Austin TX
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Zaaier wrote: That new head does look freaky... am i the only one who sorta digs the 'psychedelic' saucer ? Am I the ONLY one who only sees "watermelon" instead of "psychedelic' And the new black/white Trooper is my the coolest thing from this line yet, for me.
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---NT---
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Joined: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:51 pm Posts: 5615 Location: PDX
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Crab Rangoon wrote: Zaaier wrote: Am I the ONLY one who only sees "watermelon" instead of "psychedelic' What kind of watermelon are YOU eating? 
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Crab Rangoon
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Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:53 am Posts: 2184 Location: Austin TX
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---NT--- wrote: Crab Rangoon wrote: Zaaier wrote: Am I the ONLY one who only sees "watermelon" instead of "psychedelic' What kind of watermelon are YOU eating?  well obviously not the flesh of watermelon.. but the rind :p  c'mon now...
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Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:31 pm |
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Sanjeev
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Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:46 am Posts: 2571 Location: Boston, MA
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Love the Death 13 head. Hoping for a gid version (do I even need to bother typing that anymore??  ). Am I the only one totally not feeling the Saucers? They look like they have next to no play value. It's not like the dude can come out or anything... I'ma just stick with the figures and pick up something like this: 
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---NT---
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Joined: Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:51 pm Posts: 5615 Location: PDX
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Saucers are disappointing for sure. However, if they were $20 and we were to have a baby boy, my wife said it'd be cool to get a bunch to hang from the ceiling and have a space-themed baby room. I'm totally going to do this (not necessarily with Toygraph stuff) when we have a kid! That's some pretty sweet artwork on that box! Got a photo of a built kit?
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liquidsky
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Joined: Sat Dec 17, 2005 2:54 pm Posts: 7412 Location: Far From the Maddening Crowds
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Yeah the saucers seem kinda half-baked. At that price, you'd think they'd have retractable landing gear.
I caved and bought one out of curiosity but I can't see getting anymore.
And how do you display them? Just sitting on a shelf seems lame. Maybe if I find a clear arm and base it could hover above something.
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REdYOdA
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Joined: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:40 pm Posts: 1211 Location: San Francisco
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I've had some fun with mine...  I also made a very low-tech Space Trooper Saucer movie while I was out from work with the flu...it's at my blog if you wanna see it...
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Monstens
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Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2007 6:17 pm Posts: 402
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haha that was funny red But not buying one though  shame cos i was looking forward to the release..the trooper doesnt seem to even fit very well..
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Collin Shots
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They should add some cool low tech charm to the saucers with one of those floaty magnet displays, how cool would it be to display a bunch of actually floating saucers? Then when you wanted to play with it you just grab it out of the air. That would make it one of the best toys ever and a somewhat easy fix, I mean its been done with other stuff so it can't be too hard. Just imagine it......
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DYBBUKIM
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Joined: Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:49 pm Posts: 2726 Location: San Frandisco
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If I did not know better, I would bet the version below was the Frank Kozik version. 
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melek_taus
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Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2007 4:48 pm Posts: 4668 Location: Where the brightest angel fell.
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I'd buy a magnetic, floating saucer for sure. Probably wouldn't be too hard to rig one up actually. Just need some magnets and some internet know-how. Collin Shots wrote: They should add some cool low tech charm to the saucers with one of those floaty magnet displays, how cool would it be to display a bunch of actually floating saucers? Then when you wanted to play with it you just gratb it out of the air. That would make it one of the best toys ever and a somewhat easy fix, I mean its been done with other stuff so it can't be too hard. Just imagine it......
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Collin Shots
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Seriously, just imagine how cool a shelf of those would look, plus it would never run out of batteries. They would have to be boxed but they could get so crazy with making old school throwback boxes like the ones people have posted. Edit: after minimal research appears it might take an electromagnet to get it high enough to look cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEExd0wlsPo
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Sanjeev
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Joined: Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:46 am Posts: 2571 Location: Boston, MA
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---NT--- wrote: Got a photo of a built kit? I wish...the Polar Lights model is getting harder to find and thus goes for well over $100...way more than a plastic injection kit should be. Some company appears to be reissuing it, however (in the same 1/72 scale)...so we'll see. Way out of scale, but it's got a 2' diameter! I'm sure it could be doctored up into something workable for a few Space Troopers. REdYOdA, that shit was great! Keep it up! And I totally second the magnet idea for the stock saucers. If someone were to pull off that mod, I'd be damn impressed!
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 9:19 am |
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Joined: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:49 pm Posts: 1974 Location: NYC
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I wasn't a fan of these when I first saw them, but after going through this thread I'm sold, can''t wait for my pink w/ gold spray gets here...
I'm also digging the 2 new ones coming out...
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m3kcomp
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Toygraph x TT x NYCC exclusive... clear pink vinyl with solid pink vinyl head. pink, silver and red paint. Trooper also includes spike ball arm attachment... 
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