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Sailor S
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 Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:42 pm
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That's...actually a pretty good price for a 1:2 scale figure. Super Sonico isn't a character that interests me, but I could see me spending that on a 1:2 scale figure of a character I like easily. I'd hate to see what the shipping costs for it would be though 
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configspace
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 8:08 pm
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victor viper
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:03 pm
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I can definitely see Sonico joining the ranks of characters immortalized in 1:1 scale before long. But why stop there? 1:1/2 Sonico anyone?
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Chagen46
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:10 pm
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| Quote: | | Super Sonico has inspired a variety of products, including interactive software, hugging pillows, music singles, and a crossover with Saints Row: The Third. |
Wait, what the fu-
*readjusts glasses*
...That is...unique.
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R315r4z0r
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:33 pm
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| victor viper wrote: | | I can definitely see Sonico joining the ranks of characters immortalized in 1:1 scale before long. But why stop there? 1:1/2 Sonico anyone? |
Her chest probably wouldn't fit through doors. 
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enurtsol
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 9:02 am
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Why are all the girls knock-kneed and pigeon-toed?!
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Mr. sickVisionz
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:49 am
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Just a while ago I was looking at a CR article about some 1/6 scale release and I wondered why there seems to be a lack of big ass 1/1 or 1/2 scale models.
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Chagen46
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 1:01 pm
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Japanese residences are tiny, that's why.
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Kit-Tsukasa
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:45 pm
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Ultimate Madoka 1/8 cost me about $150 to ship from Japan via fedex international 2-3 days, which is approximately the price of the figure itself.
Considering Sonico is 1/2 and that Fedex would likely charge you for oversized packaging on top of the actual shipping itself, I wouldn't be surprised if shipping came out to be around $500+. I'm pretty sure the weight of that figure itself is not going to be light either. Not too keen on A-TOYS though in terms of quality vs. say Good Smile or Max Factory.
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labmember001
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:28 pm
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| Kit-Tsukasa wrote: | | Ultimate Madoka 1/8 cost me about $150 to ship from Japan via fedex international 2-3 days, which is approximately the price of the figure itself.
Considering Sonico is 1/2 and that Fedex would likely charge you for oversized packaging on top of the actual shipping itself, I wouldn't be surprised if shipping came out to be around $500+. I'm pretty sure the weight of that figure itself is not going to be light either. Not too keen on A-TOYS though in terms of quality vs. say Good Smile or Max Factory. |
Why did you pay that much? You must be really impatient if you're getting international 2-3 day shipping, or you need to find a better company to order through. I've ordered bunches of figures together that came in a box that Sonico figure would fit in, and it was about $40 shipping from Japan to the US. EMS standard shipping takes about a week, but it's nowhere near the price you paid.
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Mr. sickVisionz
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:18 pm
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| Chagen46 wrote: | | Japanese residences are tiny, that's why. |
LOL so tiny that they can't fit a person in them?
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Sailor S
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:13 pm
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| Mr. sickVisionz wrote: |
| Chagen46 wrote: | | Japanese residences are tiny, that's why. |
LOL so tiny that they can't fit a person in them? |
Well, to be fair he does have a point. They are very tiny, to the point that if you can get 8 figures (1/8 scale) instead of 1, most collectors would go that route. Also, the difference between the price of a 1/2 scale and a 1/1 scale is disproportional. The price of this one being $450 is quite fair. But from what I've seen of 1/1 scale figures, they tend to be $2000 or better. Considering that most 1/8 scale figures are roughly $80-$100, it just makes more economic sense too. If I could fit 8 figures for about $800 into a space a 1/1 scale for over $1000 would take up, well I think I'd go with the 8.
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Chrno2
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:05 pm
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That's a pretty big model. And it's only running $400+? Wow. Something like that would have been in the thousands.
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Chagen46
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:13 pm
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| Mr. sickVisionz wrote: |
| Chagen46 wrote: | | Japanese residences are tiny, that's why. |
LOL so tiny that they can't fit a person in them? |
No, but they are damn small and you gotta economize. A house as big as an average western one is considered a damn mansion in Japan.
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Mr. sickVisionz
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:09 am
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| Sailor S wrote: |
| Mr. sickVisionz wrote: |
| Chagen46 wrote: | | Japanese residences are tiny, that's why. |
LOL so tiny that they can't fit a person in them? |
Well, to be fair he does have a point. They are very tiny, to the point that if you can get 8 figures (1/8 scale) instead of 1, most collectors would go that route. Also, the difference between the price of a 1/2 scale and a 1/1 scale is disproportional. The price of this one being $450 is quite fair. But from what I've seen of 1/1 scale figures, they tend to be $2000 or better. Considering that most 1/8 scale figures are roughly $80-$100, it just makes more economic sense too. If I could fit 8 figures for about $800 into a space a 1/1 scale for over $1000 would take up, well I think I'd go with the 8. |
I suppose but I can't think of any collection of 8 figures that would be as cool of a collector item as a 5-6 foot tall figure. Maybe for Sonico, but if someone made like a 6 foot tall Gundam figure I can't imagine anyone being like the 8 small ones are cooler.
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I wonder if it's cast-off 
