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Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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Sep 6, 2009 at 8:08am CDT
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Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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I ordered DIA Commander from RK. Packing was pretty good but the shipping speed was great. Made it from HK to my house in GA in 4 business days.
Comment by DevastaTTor
Sep 6, 2009
Razorclaw0000 wrote:shonenfan4 wrote:Razorclaw0000 wrote:So, I've currently got Strafe on pre-order at BBTS, for $109.99. How is Robot Kingdom's shipping? Strafe's shipping at BBTS should be negligible since he's just going into my Pile Of Loot. Will it cost me less than $20 to ship from Robot Kingdom? Is it worth losing out on the convenience of Pile of Loot?
robotkingdom comes out to be 89.90 + 10.35 shipping = 100.25, so I guess its a little bit cheaper. While Tfsource is 99.95 + 9.72 shipping = 109.67, so its a 32 cents cheaper.
How's RK's customer service? BBTS is fantastic.
I ordered DIA Commander from RK. Packing was pretty good but the shipping speed was great. Made it from HK to my house in GA in 4 business days.
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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Comment by Mkall
Sep 6, 2009
Henkei Strafe is an awesome repaint of an awesome figure.
I cannot wait for mine; well worth the money I paid.
I cannot wait for mine; well worth the money I paid.
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Comment by Blurrz
Sep 6, 2009
Oh for goodness sake, that redeco is just too freaking beautiful and too freaking expensive.
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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I love the red chrome wings. I'm a little disappointed that the thighs and fists look more orange than the original promo pictures, but I'll live.
Comment by Razorclaw0000
Sep 6, 2009
Blurrz wrote:Oh for goodness sake, that redeco is just too freaking beautiful and too freaking expensive.
I love the red chrome wings. I'm a little disappointed that the thighs and fists look more orange than the original promo pictures, but I'll live.
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Comment by shonenfan4
Sep 6, 2009
After seeing those new pics posted, I come to one conclusion. I want his monitor, that thing looks sweet. 
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Comment by Convotron
Sep 6, 2009
Hmm, one thing I wish was retooled was the left fist. The Cyclonus mold deserves two fist holes!
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That's what she said?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Comment by Razorclaw0000
Sep 6, 2009
Convotron wrote:Hmm, one thing I wish was retooled was the left fist. The Cyclonus mold deserves two fist holes!
That's what she said?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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Second. The more I see, the more I want. I beg you all, please don't post any more good galleries!
Comment by DevastaTTor
Sep 6, 2009
Blurrz wrote:Oh for goodness sake, that redeco is just too freaking beautiful and too freaking expensive.
Second. The more I see, the more I want. I beg you all, please don't post any more good galleries!
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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Oh! Indeed. Haha, maybe this is why Hasbro hasn't made a big move to introduce more Fembots into the toyline...so many opportunities for innuendo.
Comment by Convotron
Sep 6, 2009
Razorclaw0000 wrote:Convotron wrote:Hmm, one thing I wish was retooled was the left fist. The Cyclonus mold deserves two fist holes!
That's what she said?
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Oh! Indeed. Haha, maybe this is why Hasbro hasn't made a big move to introduce more Fembots into the toyline...so many opportunities for innuendo.
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Comment by Rated X
Sep 6, 2009
Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe. Anything to make a buck....
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Correct in one way or another.
Comment by Counterpunch
Sep 6, 2009
Rated X wrote:Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe.
Correct in one way or another.
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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He looks enough like Strafe for me to say "yeah, he's a good homage to Strafe."
They even used an orange color that's very close to the G1 version's gun color.
Comment by magnusalpha
Sep 6, 2009
Rated X wrote:Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe. Anything to make a buck....
He looks enough like Strafe for me to say "yeah, he's a good homage to Strafe."
They even used an orange color that's very close to the G1 version's gun color.
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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It's a repaint, can't ask too much from it. As for the price, well they are trying to make a profit.
Comment by shonenfan4
Sep 6, 2009
Rated X wrote:Doesnt look anything like G1 Starfe. Anything to make a buck....
It's a repaint, can't ask too much from it. As for the price, well they are trying to make a profit.
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Comment by Mkall
Sep 8, 2009
Well, got mine today, and he's as awesome as the pictures say!
However QC isn't 100%
There's a littke bit of a red paint splotch on the side of one of his legs, it look like someone tried to wipe it off, which only lead to some red streaks. However it is over pure white plastic, so I may try something to remove it.
His left shoulder doesn't fit in nicely, it pops out easily leaving a small gap
The Targetmaster's gun barrel is a gold plastic, and not a dull chrome like some might have thought. The only problem is, is the black mark on one side of the barrel where I suppose it was seperated from the dollop and not painted over. Not too noticable though.
Overall Quality-wise I give it a 90%. He's got stiff joints (aside fromt the aforementioned shoulder) and bold colours. The orange actually works with the figure. I very much enjoy him.
However QC isn't 100%
There's a littke bit of a red paint splotch on the side of one of his legs, it look like someone tried to wipe it off, which only lead to some red streaks. However it is over pure white plastic, so I may try something to remove it.
His left shoulder doesn't fit in nicely, it pops out easily leaving a small gap
The Targetmaster's gun barrel is a gold plastic, and not a dull chrome like some might have thought. The only problem is, is the black mark on one side of the barrel where I suppose it was seperated from the dollop and not painted over. Not too noticable though.
Overall Quality-wise I give it a 90%. He's got stiff joints (aside fromt the aforementioned shoulder) and bold colours. The orange actually works with the figure. I very much enjoy him.
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Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.
Comment by shonenfan4
Sep 8, 2009
Mkall wrote:Well, got mine today, and he's as awesome as the pictures say!
However QC isn't 100%
There's a littke bit of a red paint splotch on the side of one of his legs, it look like someone tried to wipe it off, which only lead to some red streaks. However it is over pure white plastic, so I may try something to remove it.
His left shoulder doesn't fit in nicely, it pops out easily leaving a small gap
The Targetmaster's gun barrel is a gold plastic, and not a dull chrome like some might have thought. The only problem is, is the black mark on one side of the barrel where I suppose it was seperated from the dollop and not painted over. Not too noticable though.
Overall Quality-wise I give it a 90%. He's got stiff joints (aside fromt the aforementioned shoulder) and bold colours. The orange actually works with the figure. I very much enjoy him.
Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.
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His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.
Comment by Mkall
Sep 8, 2009
shonenfan4 wrote:Mkall wrote:Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.
His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.
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I don't know anything about HasTak's manufacturing techniques, but for some reason I really doubt he's hand painted. I could be wrong, but that's my first instinct.
Comment by magnusalpha
Sep 8, 2009
Mkall wrote:shonenfan4 wrote:Mkall wrote:Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.
His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.
I don't know anything about HasTak's manufacturing techniques, but for some reason I really doubt he's hand painted. I could be wrong, but that's my first instinct.
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Missed that. Are these srly painted by hand? I thought they would've been painted by machines now.
Comment by shonenfan4
Sep 8, 2009
Mkall wrote:shonenfan4 wrote:Mkall wrote:Wonder why there's red paints on him? Hopefully mine has stiff joints as well.
His knees are red, which leads me to think someone missed with the brush, or sneezed at the wrong point in time.
Missed that. Are these srly painted by hand? I thought they would've been painted by machines now.
Re: Toy Images of Gentei Strafe
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I dunno. I think that they still use labour for small detail stuff. However since I doubt any of the labourers post on this site, I'm just going on speculation.
Comment by Mkall
Sep 8, 2009
shonenfan4 wrote:
I dunno. I think that they still use labour for small detail stuff. However since I doubt any of the labourers post on this site, I'm just going on speculation.
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Comment by Counterpunch
Sep 28, 2009
Got mine today, finally...
I have to say, he's entirely bad-ass. I know a lot of people balked at the price and the easy recolor into something we didn't expect, but the figure is SO damn nice.
The red paint is muted, so it absolutely does not give off the candy cane look. The face is very silver with the red helmet, which somehow makes it look less Cyclonus-ish. The orange parts on him look like they're made of the same plastic as the original Strafe's parts. I know a handful of people who are going to be bummed once they see the toy in hand after deciding not to purchase him.
I have to say, he's entirely bad-ass. I know a lot of people balked at the price and the easy recolor into something we didn't expect, but the figure is SO damn nice.
The red paint is muted, so it absolutely does not give off the candy cane look. The face is very silver with the red helmet, which somehow makes it look less Cyclonus-ish. The orange parts on him look like they're made of the same plastic as the original Strafe's parts. I know a handful of people who are going to be bummed once they see the toy in hand after deciding not to purchase him.
