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Damn a never ending story......

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Might as well be on a d.u.n.n.y. Just sayin'.


I am painting a bunch of those as well. I don't discriminate! :wink:

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People buy the Hawaiian paint job on every single kind of kaiju, so i dont see the difference.

Actually, people don't.

The thing is...and people just don't seem to get this...this Bee was at S7 for ages, along with a few others. It was $10. So for someone to assume that Dril painted over something that someone wanted...well...if someone wanted it, it wouldn't be on sale for $10. I've seen that same Bee sit on the BST with numerous price drops and no buyer and no one mentioning that they've been looking for it. It seems to be automatically assumed that if someone paints over a toy, the toy that was painted over was something rare that someone wanted. If you really want to I FART A LOT at someone, why don't you I FART A LOT at the person that commissioned the piece.

...and just to piss everyone off, I'm going to paint a Boss Carrion.


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The Devilock Bees aren't the most desirable, but for $10 there a steal! :shock:

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Kirkland will probably paint those Bees...and no one is gonna I FART A LOT about it.

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Nah, just flipped them for $25 ea to some newb
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Might as well be on a d.u.n.n.y. Just sayin'.

Well, you are right and I think S7 is to blame for that.
They use to be "Death to platform toys" and now they host custom show every other weeks.
Complet turnover. Some awesome things comes out of it from time to time though.


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Some awful things comes out of it from time to time though.

Corrected! :wink:

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Devilman RxH was shat on for so long that people started painting over them. Then you couldn't find them and the prices went up....

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Devilman RxH was shat on for so long that people started painting over them. Then you couldn't find them and the prices went up....


Yes, we all know the one tragic example of the Devilman Evil. That was one figure, like, thirty years ago now :roll:

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I think you could have justified your custom without putting SB's paint scheme down. Just sayin'...


I didnt mean anything against the hawaiian color way just used it as a example. Like how Gargamel does thrashout colorway on every single toy, I do my style on every toy. Thats what i meant.


No, this is what I meant:

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I got it for $10 in the Super 7 Discount bin. I actually really like the sculpt. The original color was horrible. Pink white green with writing on it.


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This was the worst color and they were almost throwing it out. ...


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2 - looked like a toys r us toy paint job
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This is my only problem with most custom attitudes. It seems there is no real love for the toys. Its just any toy they can paint. That said I could care less what people do with something the purchase. I just thought the attitude deserved a there you go boy kind of sentiment.

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I think you could have justified your custom without putting SB's paint scheme down. Just sayin'...

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Devilman RxH was shat on for so long that people started painting over them. Then you couldn't find them and the prices went up....


Yes, we all know the one tragic example of the Devilman Evil. That was one figure, like, thirty years ago now :roll:


Thats true, instead we should be bitching how nothing shows up for sale on the RxH US site instead... :lol:

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Devilman RxH was shat on for so long that people started painting over them. Then you couldn't find them and the prices went up....


Yes, we all know the one tragic example of the Devilman Evil. That was one figure, like, thirty years ago now :roll:


Thats true, instead we should be bitching how nothing shows up for sale on the RxH US site instead... :lol:


They just had a sale, with some promise for the future, so I've got at least two weeks before I start complaining again. :wink:

In all seriousness, is the anti-custom crowd really worried that customizers are going to 'use up' all the toys? In the case of Secret Base, I'm surprised we don't see more customs to try to fill in some of the gap left by the hugely slowed down production release schedule.

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In all seriousness, is the anti-custom crowd really worried that customizers are going to 'use up' all the toys? In the case of Secret Base, I'm surprised we don't see more customs to try to fill in some of the gap left by the hugely slowed down production release schedule.

I'd rather have empty space on my shelf.

Again, in all seriousness . . . older Secret Base (even the less desirable stuff) is fast drying up on YJA and fleaBay (other than the tools trying to sell at the same prices as 2-3 years back!)

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Again, in all seriousness . . . older Secret Base (even the less desirable stuff) is fast drying up on YJA and fleaBay (other than the tools trying to sell at the same prices as 2-3 years back!)


This is very true, as a collector only less than 3 years in and on a budget, slow and steady will not win the race. I would have loved to add said custom in it's original form and both the bees pictured above, especially at those prices. Living in the Mid West I don't have the luxury of walking into Super7 every time there's a big sale.

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Again, in all seriousness . . . older Secret Base (even the less desirable stuff) is fast drying up on YJA and fleaBay (other than the tools trying to sell at the same prices as 2-3 years back!)


This is very true, as a collector only less than 3 years in and on a budget, slow and steady will not win the race. I would have loved to add said custom in it's original form and both the bees pictured above, especially at those prices. Living in the Mid West I don't have the luxury of walking into Super7 every time there's a big sale.


If you asked in Kirklands tread I am sure one of us would have picked one up for you.

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If you asked in Kirklands tread I am sure one of us would have picked one up for you.

I was straight onto Josh and Luke . . . they came through like champs! :D

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If you asked in Kirklands tread I am sure one of us would have picked one up for you.

I was straight onto Josh and Luke . . . they came through like champs! :D

Nice...a little bit of elbow grease pays off while others just wait for things to get handed to them.

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Off topic, but If anyone ever goes back into S7 and there are more of those 50/50 bees , or pretty much any NIB bee for 10 bucks. Pick one up for me. I'll get you back. I just really started appreciating the bee sculpt recently and would love some cheap fillers.

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If you asked in Kirklands tread I am sure one of us would have picked one up for you.

I was straight onto Josh and Luke . . . they came through like champs! :D

Nice...a little bit of elbow grease pays off while others just wait for things to get handed to them.


I don't do +1's bert, but the sense of entitlement these days astounds and annoys the shit out of me.

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Jeremy's on the fence (and he's a friend of Drils)
http://www.jeremyriad.com/blog/editoria ... umber-one/

Daniel Goffin weighs in:
http://reducedfiguration.com/post/35800 ... izing-toys

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People can do what they want, i like vinyl toys to look like they are made of vinyl. With this kind of textured paint application the toys could be plaster or feemo or styrofoam and you couldn't tell. Its very well made, just not pleasing to my eye in the context of vinyl sculpture viewing and appreciation.

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I can't believe this is a topic of discussion. Who cares what you do with your toys? @jeremyriad @danielgoffin @drilone's

Toys are this generations garage kits. The same sub-genres apply. Builder, customizer, kit-basher, resin, etc. @jeremyriad @drilone

To clarify, calling toys this generation's garage kits is not an insult. Toys have more artistic freedom, but tap into the same desires.

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One thing that's amazing is that there have been other toys that people are wanting that have been painted over and no one has said a thing about them.

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One thing that's amazing is that there have been other toys that people are wanting that have been painted over and no one has said a thing about them.


i've tuned into a softie. a toy lost is a dollar earned!

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