Battle of the Planets/Gatchaman toys, X-bomber, Ulysses 31 ALL ROCK!

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  1. Slave IV

    Slave IV more wealth than you can imagine!

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    I friggin love Gatchaman! It’s my all time favorite anime series with Macross a distant second. I have the ET God Phoenix and have the New God Phoenix ordered. I passed on EX Gokin versions because they are too tiny with zero gimmicks (or too big to have no gimmicks if you count their later big version). While ET is known for shit quality, these are simple enough I think they are ok and I’m extremely happy to finally have some good looking God Phoenix’s with the gimmicks I need for my collection. I should have a mini review and pics posted earlier in this thread for the one I have already.
     
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    From what I could gather, the ET New God Phoenix is just under 12 inches (I'm guessing that's without the space booster). This would seem to make it about the same size of the EX Gokin one that I have. According to Amazon Japan it's supposed to release next week, so I'm pretty tempted by it now even though I didn't really consider it before. I just wish there's more information about it so I can better decide whether or not to go for it. It's fairly pricey after all.

    I grew up watching Gatchaman in Taiwan and it was probably my first favorite cartoon series ever, so it definitely carries a lot of nostalgia for me. I was very happy when the Unifive and Fewture EX Gokin stuff got released years back. I've actually taken the EX Gokin New God Phoenix and Gatchaspartan out of the display case they've been residing in over the last few days to re-familiarize myself with them. I still think the New God Phoenix looks great, but I had forgotten how much I loved the Gatchaspartan. Really wish I had also bought he Hyper Shoot version.

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  3. Slave IV

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    Nice collection! I have many fond memories of watching various versions of Gatchaman since I was a kid too. According to a lot of measurements, the OG ET God Phoenix was supposedly the same size as the EX but after release and comparisons, it’s definitely bigger and I don’t remember but I think it’s almost the same as the Unifive size. You are correct that there isn’t much info but how much info do you need? We can see the features it has and it may have more but what we can see is enough for me. I also have a soft spot for the New God Phoenix so to me, it is a must buy. If I could choose one out of all the Gatchaman ships to have gimmicks built in, it would be the New God Phoenix.
     
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    I was hoping to have more information about the ET version because I wanted to know about all the differences between it and the EX Gokin that I already have to determine if it's worth dropping another $250 or so on another New God Phoenix. I did some more searching around and so far I've gathered these differences:
    -ET version has space booster.
    -G1~G5 all fit inside ET version.
    -ET version has the armature to hold G2 & G3 inside the wing compartments. (unclear if these armatures parts-form are are self contained)
    -ET version has bird missile launchers (though I can't find any pictures of it, just mentions on their promotion material).

    I think the above differences might be enough for me to get it, but a couple of things I'd like to know for sure:
    -It's not clear if landing gears on the ET version is retractable or parts-form. EX Gokin version is fully retractable.
    -Not sure if the rear thruster area of the ET version is as detailed as the EX Gokin version. There are no good shots of that area that I could find, but from what I could see so far it might be less detailed. The EX Gokin version actually has pretty nice sculpt in the rear thruster area.

    I guess the best course of action for me is wait until release before deciding to buy. I just hope it doesn't sell out right away. Some of these smaller companies seem to make microscopic production runs that becomes unavailable from the jump and must be pre-ordered.
     
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    I think most the features you mention are on the original God Phoenix release so I would recommend you watch some reviews on that to see how it is all executed. I think all your assumptions are probably correct though.
     
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    You're getting the ET New God Phoenix right? I guess if I don't end up ordering it before it's released, maybe you'll post about it here?

    Knowing myself there's a decent chance I'd go ahead and pre-order it before its release. :p 
     
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    Yeah, I ordered it day one. No way I’m missing it and I will post once I get to it. Just a warning that I am severely backlogged with an entire room (actually more than just one room) stacked full of toys I need to open so it may take a while. But most likely, I’ll open it as soon as I get it because I’ve been waiting over 35 years for this.
     
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  9. Slave IV

    Slave IV more wealth than you can imagine!

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    Nice! Where are these from? That big Jun looks pretty thick though. :D 
     
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    I believe that is a Cy-Girl. I have a couple. The box is right above her.
     
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  11. Slave IV

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    Ah cool! Maybe a custom because it looks a bit different than the other pictures I found online. I don’t think I have any of those but I do have some crappier 12” figures.
     
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    You know I do lol.
     
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    yeah it is a bit of a mix-match between various Cy-Girl parts

    I have the DST action figures in a different room, but that's my small Gatchaman shrine
     
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    Sweet! Once I get the God Phoenix 2 and dig out some of my other figures, I too will have a Gatchaman shrine!
     
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    Another favorite show, hope they make new figures for these.
     
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    Yeah, I have the Sentinel figures but they will probably never make the rest of the team so...I'll take SHF or Figma versions.
     
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    Did shf and figma make any? Haven't looked forever on this line.
     
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    No, I meant I wish they did and if so, I'd take them.
    My all-time favorite anime series.
     
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    NSJ23 Not today Chumly, not today.

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    i still need to get those two since it looks like all i'll ever get
     
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    Oh, I hope someone does, I want to start collection my childhood favorites again
     
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