Looks good but I don’t know if it’s 58000 JPY good… Might just wait for the CCS Toys Ultimate Dancouga. It probably won’t transform but I don’t think I’ll mind. also damn them for making me have to order via AJP for the complete package!
58k, fuck off. Flame Toys stuff has already been pushing it. This looks really good...but nothing above 30k good. Getting real tired of the insane prices lately.
Ooh, finally! 58k is expensive, but expected. That's what I paid for SRX, in the range of Pose+, and looks about as involved. Frankly, I think he looks amazing, and I knew I'd be buying this guy as soon as he was revealed. This looks like the "Ultimate Dancouga" to me , and offers a lot that no other previous version does. First of all, each member looks nicely proportioned, and articulated in every mode. Eagle even has elbows! The cats both look like the best robot mode renditions of any versions. Then you have things like the fully integrated, transforming Dangun, transforming chest panels/mammoth ears, and transforming shoulders. Which brings me to my next point, this is the most show accurate, transforming Dancouga ever released. Proportions, colors, shoulders, etc, all finally accurate to the show, instead of the later OVAs. And, for me, that's what I've been wanting! Yes, thankfully! Sentinel has you covered if that's what you're looking for. ThreeZero has you covered if you're looking for...well, for whatever that style is. The SoC is even more OVA styled (not to mention stiff and outdated). But none of those versions are TV styled enough. Ironically enough, this is actually based on a modern Obari design, juts not super stylized like some of his older stuff. This guy gets it!
Looking forward to your thoughts on it once it’s received. In a way I’m glad it’s not Bandai, Sentinel nor any other company we’d typically expect to make a Dancougar; it’s refreshing. There’s a lot of potential and ambition with Good Smile. Given the price, I’d rather see them go all out than rather than compromise it for a cheaper version(if there was no other option. I mean if you’re going to charge that much, might as well go all out). I hope it feels worth the price once it arrives. The videos were pretty exciting especially seeing how some of it transforms.
Yep, exactly! I've been impressed with GSC The Gattai stuff so far, but this is much more ambitious, so I am cautiously optimistic. But after years, and multiple high-end Dancouga's, this finally looks just like what I've always wanted. I mean...this is how long Dancouga's been in my life. Yep, that's the original Godaiken.
Just preordered. I've wanted a Dancouga for years but all of the other options had something that put me off. This really does look like the ultimate version with the best balance of proportions and cool engineering. LOVE the mammoth ear/shoulder transformation. Makes individual vs combined modes that much more distinct.
just noticed the AJP exclusive version sold out . Granted I'm still on the fence but if I ultimately did decide to buy it, I'll have to go elsewhere and any other version for this is basically incomplete now...
I have an order for the AJ exclusive. It’s supposed to come with both red and blue effects for eagle fighter i think but honestly I rather they drop the price on the non-exclusive with the blue effect to be more competitive with other sites. With SRP it’s only on par with the other sites after factoring in AJs cheaper shipping.
I think this guy does have a waist swivel. The pic below shows Big Moth has the trunk in the torso area recessed and there's clearly a break. New pic?
Yeah turns out it does have a waist swivel. You can see it being used in this pic (bottom left). Curious to see how much swivel you actually get though.
Amazon Japan just dropped the price of the regular edition Dancouga considerably, and has a ridiculously low shipping cost of about 3000 yen. Total for me, is currently $361 shipped. I've got a preorder for both, but the AJ exclusive is over 10k more now. I don't think I need the red effect part that bad, haha