feeg86 Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Hi guys, new to the forum. Been searching for the original Guyver figures as I was a massive fan of the original Manga series. After getting quite disheartened at the extortionate prices, I was about to give up until the last link I clicked mentioned that Figma are set to make the figures from April 2014. Does anyone know any more about these, specifically as a UK resident, how to go about pre-ordering the figure? I've got the Metroid figure of theirs and I'm really impressed with their work. Cheers guys! Quote
feeg86 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Well, thanks for the warm welcome. 93 views and no one on a Guyver specialist board knows anything about it? Quote
Kanji Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Well, thanks for the warm welcome. 93 views and no one on a Guyver specialist board knows anything about it? haha, you'll learn that this forum isn't frequented as much these days.......sadly......also we have a lot of lurkers and few posters........ In response to your questions...........yes, Max Factory did announce a Figma at Wonder Festival last year.............it's been 12 months since then, and whilst pre-orders were supposed to go up in December for an April release, nothing has yet materialized........ I was hoping we might have seen something at yesterdays Wonder Festival in Japan, but sadly it doesn't look good. They seem to be cashing in on the Shingeki No Kyojin series for now............. The latest e-mail response from Max Factory after being asked about the release was: "Hello. Thank you very much for contacting us. However, it has not been decided, yet. If any news comes up, you will see it on our homepage. Thank you for your kind understanding." My feeling is that the figure has been delayed indefinitely and it's quite possible it will end up in the same abyss as all the other Guyver prototypes they have shown us over the past 5 years................. Sorry it couldn't have been better news............. Edited February 10, 2014 by kanji_xiii 1 Quote
feeg86 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 Ah, that's more like it. Thanks for the response mate. That doesn't seem promising does it. Very reluctant to pay (way) over the odds for the last iteration. What a shame. Quote
*Jess♥ Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 to be fair, 93 views is not a lot. the forum detects views by visitors as well as signed up members. also, consider teh fact there is a thread around here somewhere with lots of talk about the figma line. then consider, the real collectors don't always visit every day. some members visit once a week or even once a month. about the recent wonderfest, my friend visited. he took some photos of the guyver 1 figma. not much info as far as i can gather apart from it being made available this summer. https://twitter.com/lycanthropebata/status/432476115915911168https://twitter.com/lycanthropebata/status/432475493703507968 1 Quote
*Jess♥ Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 oh, by the way, welcome! you should make a post in the welcome forum and you'll get a few guys welcoming you in here Quote
Dampiel Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 They did have it on display at this year's Wonfest 3 Quote
feeg86 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Posted February 11, 2014 Ah now see, that is absolutely wonderful. I was once again teetering on the verge of buying the previous Guyver 2 and 3 models from a seller in Japan for not such a bad price, but seeing this gives me hope that they'll continue and make more G2 and 3 figures. It'd be nice to have them all lined up in corresponding boxes. If the price is right I'd even be tempted to get one for show and one to unbox and display. Quote
Dampiel Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 Yeah I hope they get pretty deep with this and we end up with all five Guyvers some Zoalords and a bunch oh Zoanoids, but I figure we'll get G1,G3 and maybe Lisker's G2. Now it is still being listed as a 2014 release but no month or day as of yet. I knew the April release was a no go back in December but I'm hoping it'll come sooner rather than later. Quote
*guyversudo Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 WOw. Really nice pictures. I can't wait to see that figure in person. The mega smashers Joints look very nicely done. We it comes out I'm ordering at least 3. One for me and one for my son and one to keep in the box. I can't wait Quote
Dampiel Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 I'm really hoping it scales well with Bandai/Tamashii's S.h.figuarts Sentai/Rider line as I have a few display ideas. Quote
Aether Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 looks good .., but what a load of BS - no release date yet?? I thought it was april!!! thanks max factory ! Quote
*guyversudo Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Figma had pics of guyver painted and looked to be done. They had marvel figures that were pictured at the same time as guyver but they were not even painted and they are already on the Figma website. Why max factory why? Quote
*guyverfan Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 they seem to be holding back the release for some reason, wish i knew what? afterall, it has been about 4 years since their last release. it is frustrating, but then again, to be honest, its just another G1. if they were continueing the line from the last figure, then we should really be seeing alky. well, come to think of it, theres another 7 zoalords that have yet to be immortilised as figurines plus apollon now.( add one more for those who want ANOTHEER gigantic in red!) Quote
*guyversudo Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 Could be a dream come true and they are waiting to release it for some upcoming guyver movie or anime. It would be nice at this point to get anything new guyver. 1 Quote
*Jess♥ Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 In wonderfest they gave summer as the release. Quote
Kanji Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 Oh wow!! Just read this..............(2 months later) lol.............yeah it seems I jumped the gun and Guyver I was at WF!! We're now April..........but still no sign of a pre-order......... The current Figma calender takes us through to August: http://www.goodsmile.info/ja/products/category/figma/released/2014 So I guess it will be September at the earliest..................... 1 Quote
*guyverfan Posted April 6, 2014 Posted April 6, 2014 i really don't know about the release date, but i have a feeling that checking the figma calendar is hopeless as i really think this figure will just pop up unexpectedly for preorders when max factory is ready. as i remember last year when seeing the advertising for this figures' preorder and release, the figma calendar at goodsmile still showed nothing. Quote
Kanji Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 i really don't know about the release date, but i have a feeling that checking the figma calendar is hopeless as i really think this figure will just pop up unexpectedly for preorders when max factory is ready. as i remember last year when seeing the advertising for this figures' preorder and release, the figma calendar at goodsmile still showed nothing. Yeah, I don't expect it will pop up there before the announcement is made, but I'm using it as a guide for when we can expect the release. Since it's unlikely he'll drop before the already announced stuff.............No sign of him at today's Miyazawa Model Exhibition, which is a real shame! Maybe Wonder Festival in July? Also, Tamashii have announced some really cool effects parts: http://www.tamashii.jp/item_brand/tamashii_effect/ Figma Guyver would work perfectly in one of these poses!! Quote
*guyverfan Posted April 9, 2014 Posted April 9, 2014 Figma Guyver would work perfectly in one of these poses!! not to mention this pose which looks oddly formiliar! Quote
Dampiel Posted April 12, 2014 Posted April 12, 2014 Yeah I've got three grey and a brown one on the way to me specifically for my Guyver collection. Quote
Aether Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 stumbled on this a video from wonderfest - guyver is at about 20 secs in.... for some reason theres a peter figure from dawn of the dead on it aswell ...wtf?? nothing new but gives a bit more of an idea to how the figure should look Quote
lost unit Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 nice find Aether, figure look well nice can't wait for release date. Quote
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