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Odibex
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 Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread It's not really a hard and fast rule, just something I've noticed about myself. I got two Grody pieces recently that had the same arm mold and I felt a little gypped. Thankfully there's enough sofubi on the market that I can indulge this whim. I really haven't been collecting that long, so maybe my opinion will change in the future. I don't know.
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cornman
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread got this a couple of days ago. the last jar I needed.  regular 001 by casper2023, on Flickr
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akum6n
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread hellopike wrote: ...
I can understand that, the part stuck with me was the reuse of parts- to expand on your Ghostfighter example: You have those two GFs, but do you have any other Secret Base "Brain" style Fight figs? Because the GFs share up 75% of the same parts as any other one (arms and torso) and between the "brains" that percentage goes up to 80% (arms, torso, and inner head, only different is which "mask").
Odibex said he likes completely new figs and doesn't like reuse of parts, which is totally fine and valid. I just find it a little strange. Especially considering how often parts reuse comes into play (be it a cost saving method, or a kitschy homage to the past or whatever) in toy collecting- I mean sofubi isn't the only toy genre that does it- Action figures (GI Joe comes to mind), Robot Toys like Transformers (from the earliest days till today parts and figures get reused and recolored) to the greatest toy of all LEGO (which I realize is a different beast, but imagining someone only collecting one of each unique LEGO element and nothing else kinda cracks me up). But especially sofubi given the scope of the hobby, the costs, etc... parts reuse and recolor is part and parcel to the Sofubi collecting hobby I think. I would have thought you'd kinda have to find that aspect of it ok to find this sort of collecting appealing.
This all I'll say in this thread, because it's clogging up the toy pictures, but if anyone wants to discuss this more, start a new thread maybe in the whatever section. Ghostfighter wasn't the best example, sorry. My point was more that a person's tolerance of multiple versions and parts reuse just depends on what they are trying to achieve in their collection. There are valid reasons for not wanting multiple versions of figures and reused parts, even though those practices may be endemic to new JP vinyl manufacturing. Otherwise I agree with your points. That is a good comparison to the same practice in mass-produced toy lines.
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IronPaw
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread So much stuff since school started, this is the latest stuff. All the cats came in from my Lulubell hold box, guess Amy got sick of my stuff stacking up! 
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Duuuuuuuude, you got the Goner Ball!!!
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread read my mind rob 
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IronPaw
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread I love it guys! Hope you get one someday rob!
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Thanks, dude! I'm sure someday he'll grace my detolf with his presence.  Glad you got one!
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BoxingXius
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread IronPaw wrote: So much stuff since school started, this is the latest stuff. All the cats came in from my Lulubell hold box, guess Amy got sick of my stuff stacking up! Who made that HP Sametan? Looks really nice.
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Drilone! Gotta take better pics soon.
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Odibex
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Awesome mail day!!  
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread  The blue on is squishy! I won't keep the Standing and the crawling
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Nice scores G. do you hqve the green unpainted ? If not i'll give you mine if i find it in my office chaos.
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread ^^ love the Krampus! smart header 
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread ^ +1! That header made me laugh....
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Oh Yeah he's a brute !! 
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread My first painted Splurrt figures! Speechless...  Thank you VERY much, Joe and Kaji!!! \  / <3
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread Gigas ( WOWSA!), Gomess ( Mr Photogenic) and acrylic box ( handy!) came this week. 
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread I usually don't spend this kind of money on toys but this thing is SIICK!!!! And yes, I will be selling a few gems in the BST forum soon.  also can anyone translate this for me 
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akum6n
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread That is really blurry, but I believe it says "Yuusei no Akuma" or Wandering Star Devil, which is the name of the figure.
Actually, that's interesting. Most people call the figure "Yuusei Majin", which has a similar meaning. But that's not what is written on the header.
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread akum6n wrote: That is really blurry, but I believe it says "Yuusei no Akuma" or Wandering Star Devil, which is the name of the figure.
Actually, that's interesting. Most people call the figure "Yuusei Majin", which has a similar meaning. But that's not what is written on the header. It does state Yuusei no Akuma. The kanji used for Yuusei is Planet. It is better translated as Planet Devil.
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akum6n
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread chimply.kaiju wrote: akum6n wrote: That is really blurry, but I believe it says "Yuusei no Akuma" or Wandering Star Devil, which is the name of the figure.
Actually, that's interesting. Most people call the figure "Yuusei Majin", which has a similar meaning. But that's not what is written on the header. It does state Yuusei no Akuma. The kanji used for Yuusei is Planet. It is better translated as Planet Devil. The terms are synonymous. Planet Devil does have a little more impact.
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Hip hop robot y'all
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Re: The "What you just got in the Mail" Thread D-no that deathra I can see his belly, looks like circles overplayed on its belly, I'd love to see photos of that guy:) great pick up on the yusei! Great toy
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