Comments on: Gaiking: The Legend of Daikumaryu http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259 CollectionDX-Japanese Toys - Toy Reviews, Toy News and Toy Collections. Soul of Chogokin, Japanese Robots | International Toy Culture en Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:59:45 -0400 Drupal TotalFeeds Module Comments on: Gaiking: The Legend of Daikumaryu http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259 http://www.collectiondx.com/Image-Lib/feedlogo.png 144 37 hm.... http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1937 well... i got it through blackmarket connections. perhaps every honest toy collectors should've done that. life needs to be bittersweet; you work the sweet side, and i'll manage to embitter it. well... i got it through blackmarket connections.
perhaps every honest toy collectors should've done that.

life needs to be bittersweet;
you work the sweet side, and i'll manage to embitter it.


]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:59:45 -0400 lurino http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1937 I regrettably second that http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1927 I regrettably second that corrupt bureaucracy quip in this here US of A. <b>-__-;</b> ------------------------------ CollectionDX Staff I regrettably second that corrupt bureaucracy quip in this here US of A.

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]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:13:00 -0400 EVA_Unit_4A http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1927 In the US, we have a corrupt bureaucracy... http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1925 ...but I still had to pay $250 for <i>my</i> set! :P<br> -- Sanjeev ...but I still had to pay $250 for my set! :P

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]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:08:47 -0400 Sanjeev http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1925 i love indonesia! http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1923 while Sanjeev spent like over $250 for the toy. Thanks to Indonesian corrupt beraucracy, i got my hands on this piece with something around $200. Still quite heavy on the financial side, but it's definitely worth it. Got my peers drooling all over Gaiking The Great that made me officially broke. life needs to be bittersweet; you work the sweet side, and i'll manage to embitter it. while Sanjeev spent like over $250 for the toy. Thanks to Indonesian corrupt beraucracy, i got my hands on this piece with something around $200. Still quite heavy on the financial side, but it's definitely worth it.

Got my peers drooling all over Gaiking The Great that made me officially broke.

life needs to be bittersweet;
you work the sweet side, and i'll manage to embitter it.


]]> Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:18:09 -0400 lurino http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1923 Good call! http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1642 You're right--now that I watch the animation again, the arms ARE at a 45-degree angle! And the best part is, it actually <i>shows</i> this in the toy's instructions (thought <b>not</b> the joints for the wings, of course)! So much for reading comprehension! ;)<br> Thanks...and nice catch! Oh, but a warning for others--I considered posting the Youtube video saga_gx linked above in the review, but I decided not to because it just spoils too much! So, again, if you've already seen the show or <i>never</i> plan on seeing the show, by all means, check out the link. IF, however, you're planning on watching this show at some point, I strongly recommend skipping it!<br> -- Sanjeev You're right--now that I watch the animation again, the arms ARE at a 45-degree angle! And the best part is, it actually shows this in the toy's instructions (thought not the joints for the wings, of course)! So much for reading comprehension! ;)

Thanks...and nice catch! Oh, but a warning for others--I considered posting the Youtube video saga_gx linked above in the review, but I decided not to because it just spoils too much! So, again, if you've already seen the show or never plan on seeing the show, by all means, check out the link. IF, however, you're planning on watching this show at some point, I strongly recommend skipping it!

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Sanjeev


]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:07:41 -0500 Sanjeev http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1642 great update you got the http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1641 great update you got the position for raiking part 1 wrong, the arms are supposed to be at 45º with the body not in parallel with the it, that's why you can't get it wright see here in GK the great gattai sequence http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPmRB7njTZE sorry for my bad english great update
you got the position for raiking part 1 wrong, the arms are supposed to be at 45º with the body not in parallel with the it, that's why you can't get it wright
see here in GK the great gattai sequence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPmRB7njTZE
sorry for my bad english


]]> Sat, 08 Mar 2008 13:46:03 -0500 saga_gx http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1641 http://www.hlj.com/product/CM http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1640 http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65139 http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65141 http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65140 DO WANT! http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65139
http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65141
http://www.hlj.com/product/CMS65140

DO WANT!


]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:33:20 -0500 Viokni http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1640 Maybe if I liked Gaiking, http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1634 Maybe if I liked Gaiking, but given the DIY nature of fixing the toy after dropping $250 on it in the first place, my money's going to SoC God Mars. Nice to see somebody not beholden to mint in box and taking matters (and epoxy) into his own hands though. Maybe if I liked Gaiking, but given the DIY nature of fixing the toy after dropping $250 on it in the first place, my money's going to SoC God Mars.

Nice to see somebody not beholden to mint in box and taking matters (and epoxy) into his own hands though.


]]> Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:02:34 -0500 duke togo http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1634 Damn You Sanjeev, I think i http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1579 Damn You Sanjeev, I think i need this, like now. Bring it up next time I see you. ------------------------------ CollectionDX Admin Damn You Sanjeev, I think i need this, like now.

Bring it up next time I see you.

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]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:51:34 -0500 JoshB http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1579 Raiking http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1574 I willing to forgive the fact that Raiking cannot stand on it's own power because it looks so boss. Besides, in the show it's always <i>flying.</i> I willing to forgive the fact that Raiking cannot stand on it's own power because it looks so boss.

Besides, in the show it's always flying.


]]> Sat, 01 Mar 2008 03:00:30 -0500 TimF http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1574 Comments... http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1546 Nekrodave, it's actually a pretty rad set. If you're not entirely sold on the whole recombining thing, then you can pick up just the GDX-01 Gaiking separately. It's the most robust of the three and the fit/finish issues are minimal (though you won't be able to form Sky Gaiking). The only thing I would've liked to have seen would be a slight increase in height. Making them perfectly in-scale with FLOSRs would look <i>insanely</i> cool on a shelf!<br> Baltmatrix, I unfortunately don't have the CM's set, but one of the guys on TBDX does; in fact, he has <i>both</i> this GDX set and the CM's set. Sounds like he prefers the GDX. <a href="http://toyboxdx.com/phorum/read.php?1,176769,page=2">Check out the thread here</a>...and be sure to scroll ALL the way down on that second page just to get a glimpse at the instructions for the CM's set. The extensive disassembly is a big turn-off for me...let alone that weird, rocky texture they inexplicably used.<br> Wallas, I spent a little over $250 for my GDX set. You can get it from ToyEast (also known as "toyzonehk" on eBay). They seem to be popping up more and more on other HK retailers' websites now, though...<br> -- Sanjeev Nekrodave, it's actually a pretty rad set. If you're not entirely sold on the whole recombining thing, then you can pick up just the GDX-01 Gaiking separately. It's the most robust of the three and the fit/finish issues are minimal (though you won't be able to form Sky Gaiking). The only thing I would've liked to have seen would be a slight increase in height. Making them perfectly in-scale with FLOSRs would look insanely cool on a shelf!

Baltmatrix, I unfortunately don't have the CM's set, but one of the guys on TBDX does; in fact, he has both this GDX set and the CM's set. Sounds like he prefers the GDX. Check out the thread here...and be sure to scroll ALL the way down on that second page just to get a glimpse at the instructions for the CM's set. The extensive disassembly is a big turn-off for me...let alone that weird, rocky texture they inexplicably used.

Wallas, I spent a little over $250 for my GDX set. You can get it from ToyEast (also known as "toyzonehk" on eBay). They seem to be popping up more and more on other HK retailers' websites now, though...

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]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:43:53 -0500 Sanjeev http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1546 Lol... http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1542 How exactly much did you spend on this thing? Less than 300 dollars? How exactly much did you spend on this thing? Less than 300 dollars?


]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:41:32 -0500 Wallas http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1542 Cm Corp http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1541 So I have to ask, how do these figure compare to the CM Corp figures (other than size)? So I have to ask, how do these figure compare to the CM Corp figures (other than size)?


]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:10:33 -0500 baltmatrix http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1541 I LOVE that pic of Raiking! http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1539 <p>I LOVE that pic of Raiking! He's fallen and he can't get up! (Sorry, I couldn't resist...)</p><br> <p>I don't think I realized that each toy in this set was so big though. I'm worried about what I'll think when I see them in person. Might make me want to buy them, especially since you know I couldn't care less about all the combining gimmicks and what-not... </p><br> "This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!" Onyx Blackman Principal, Flatpoint High I LOVE that pic of Raiking! He's fallen and he can't get up! (Sorry, I couldn't resist...)


I don't think I realized that each toy in this set was so big though. I'm worried about what I'll think when I see them in person. Might make me want to buy them, especially since you know I couldn't care less about all the combining gimmicks and what-not...


"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
Onyx Blackman
Principal, Flatpoint High


]]> Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:58:42 -0500 Nekrodave http://www.collectiondx.com/node/2259%2523comment-1539