SCALPERS: PUTTING THE ‘CON’ IN ‘COMIC CON’!

BREAKING NEWS:

SCALPERS: PUTTING THE ‘CON’ IN ‘COMIC CON’!

This weekend, the New York Comic Con took place in Manhattan’s Javits Center, and who says NYCC, says NYCC exclusives! As usual, the reselling community and members of the S.C.A.L.P. found a way to get everyone’s most coveted items, using tricks and deception, so that they can resell them on eBay! ToyFarce interviewed Jerry, who went to NYCC all weekend long to try to score some of those exclusives.

One of NYCC’s most coveted items this year was none other than the *inhales* NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition!

“Those exclusives are getting trickier to get every year”, said Jerry. “This year, you had to reserve it, and you could only get 1 by person. But as usual, they underestimated the ingenuity of the S.C.A.L.P. I came prepared!”.

Jerry managed to get 3 of those items that were limited to 1 per person, using clever and undetectable disguise.

“On the second day, they were onto me, so I called my aunt Lucy, and she came with my 2 nephews, so that we could get a couple more. The problem is, one of those kids actually like that toy and want to keep it. I’m gonna have to bribe him, and trade it with another exclusivetoy that I got from last year that I still haven’t sold on eBay”. Tough luck, Jerry…

More news at 11:00… Scalper, no scalping!

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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE NYCC 2021 S.H. FIGUARTS SUPER SAIYAN GOD SUPER SAIYAN SON GOKU KAIO-KEN - EVENT EXCLUSIVE COLOR EDITION?

BREAKING NEWS:

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE NYCC 2021 S.H. FIGUARTS SUPER SAIYAN GOD SUPER SAIYAN SON GOKU KAIO-KEN - EVENT EXCLUSIVE COLOR EDITION?

If you say it 7 times, he will appear!

This is a picture of the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition

(For best results, read this article out loud.)

Last week, Bandai announced their next exclusive, the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition. The NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition includes a pearlescent red paint deco, interchangeable portraits, interchangeable hands, and a power up effect.

Another picture of the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition

The NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition will be available at the event (NYCC 2021), and the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition will also be available on the Premium Bandai USA website. Details on the pricing and ordering of the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition will be revealed soon.

How it felt writing this article

ToyFarce has heard numerous that numerous fans are very excited about the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition like Spanish collector Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso and German collector Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffwelchevoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswessenschafewarenwohlgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvonangreifendurchihrraubgierigfeindewelchevoralternzwolftausendjahresvorandieerscheinenvanderersteerdemenschderraumschiffgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchenachdiesternwelchegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneurassevonverstandigmenschlichkeitkonntefortpflanzenundsicherfreuenanlebenslanglichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvonandererintelligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum (that is not a typo, this is someone’s actual name, who owns the world record of longest name).

How about you? Will you get the NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition?

More news at 11:00… NYCC 2021 S.H. Figuarts Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Son Goku Kaio-Ken - Event Exclusive Color Edition!

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REVIEW: BANDAI SPIRITS DEMON SLAYER (KIMETSU NO YAIBA) TANJIRO KAMADO MODEL KIT

TOYFARCE REVIEWS:

BANDAI SPIRITS DEMON SLAYER (KIMETSU NO YAIBA) TANJIRO KAMADO MODEL KIT!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

Tsuyoku nareru riyuu wo shitta… Boku wo tsurete susume...

(That opening theme song was played during the closing ceremony of the Olympics. Insane!) >>

This week, we’re building a model kit with the Bandai Spirits Demon Slayer Tanjiro model kit! Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba) is a very popular manga and anime, its movie “Mugen Train” broke all sorts of records earlier this year in cinemas, and the second season is coming out later in 2021. It’s a tale as old as time, the story of a brother and sister, the sister gets possessed by a demon, and the brother becomes a demon slayer to try to save her, and meets other demon slayers along the way , one is a coward, and another wears the head of a boar as a mask. Like I said, classic story. The series is mostly known for its beautiful, stunning animation. Each episode is a masterpiece, beautifully animated, and the soundtrack is also very good.

I missed out on the Buzzmod Aniplex and Figma figures of Tanjiro due to discovering the series too late (and the Buzzmod one costing an arm), but since I still wanted to have him on a shelf, I picked that model kit. I was also intrigued by it, since I’m used to do either robot figures (Gundam, Evangelion) or Cup Noodle model kits.

The box!

Details about painted parts

No glue needed!

Tanjiro: Deconstructed!

Step 1: NAILED IT!

“Please… Kill me…”

Nightmare fuel!

Okay… The face and hair look pretty damn amazing.

You wouldn’t know that it’s a dozen tiny pieces clipped together. Amazing!

Behold my sticker skills… I put them *NEARLY* correctly!

Tanjiro’s “plaid shirt” in 9 pieces

It’s all just clipped together!

The first 4 parts

Tadaaa!

The level of detail is crazy. There was even a sticker for the hole under the sandal, where the straps meet!

The finished product

“I can do it. I know I can do it.”

“No matter what, I can do it! I can fight!”

“I swear your big brother will save you no matter what!”

Water Breathing: Fourth Form… Striking Tide!

Sun Breathing: Dance of the Fire God!

I like how those model kits always weigh nothing. It’s a nice little kit that was fun to build (it took about 40min), and it looks good on a shelf. If it was up to me, I would have added the big wooden box to put on his back, or next to him. There’s already another version of this one coming, with a different blade (with fire effect). No idea if they will do other characters, but I might pick them if they do.

More news at 11:00… Water Breathing: Eleventh form… Dead Calm!

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HOBBY JAPAN BLUES, A TALE OF CONSEQUENCES

BREAKING NEWS:

HOBBY JAPAN BLUES, A TALE OF CONSEQUENCES

Comic Con week is finally over and our collective wallets can now have a sigh of relief! ToyFarce hopes everyone managed to get their pre-orders/orders in for everything they wanted! Talking about pre-orders (SEGWAY!), some drama occured in Japan over the weekend, here’s the recap:

FRIDAY: EMPLOYEE PUBLICLY SUPPORTS SCALPERS

Bandai drops several Gundam model kits for pre-orders online, and they all inevitably sell out in seconds. So far, nothing out of the ordinary, we’ve seen how it goes. But an employee of the editorial team of the hugely popular japanese toy magazine, Hobby Japan, decided to go to twitter to make fun of the collectors that didn’t manage to get their model kits. Smart move!

The employee basically said “People who didn’t get a pre-order for their figures lack determination, and therefore, are not real fans. The real fans don’t see any issue with paying more to scalpers, because it is their true passion.” Basically, according to him, if you have a problem with having to pay double or triple the retail price to scalpers for a toy, you’re not a real fan. His words, not mine.

SATURDAY: EMPLOYEE PUBLICLY APOLOGIZES

After probably being contacted by his work, the Hobby Japan employee tweeted an apology for what he said the previous day.

SUNDAY: The magazine Hobby Japan themselves published an apology, asking people to forgive them for what their employee said…

MONDAY: EMPLOYEE PUBLICLY FIRED

Said employee was let go by Hobby Japan.

Morale of the story: Don’t post stupid things on Twitter if you live in Japan (and don’t support scalpers!).

More news at 11:00…from a real fan with true passion!

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REVIEW: BANDAI MOVIE REALIZATION STAR WARS - RONIN MANDALORIAN

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BANDAI MOVIE REALIZATION STAR WARS - RONIN MANDALORIAN!

It’s Wednesday, you know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

Today, we’re taking a look at the Ronin Mandalorian from the Movie Realization Star Wars line from Bandai!

The Movie Realization line from Bandai is that awesome line where they take characters from either Star Wars or Marvel, and give them a feudal Japan look. And oh boy, do they look great! Darth Vader as a Samurai, the Stormtroopers, Darth Maul as a demon (Oni), Boba and Jango Fett as Ronin,… They are all very cool. The latest release was the Ronin Mandalorian, which came out on the Premium Bandai website in the USA (I believe it was even exclusive to the USA, since I still haven’t seen it on my usual japanese websites).

Front

Back

For those unfamiliar with the line, the boxes all have that Star Wars quote inside the box. Such a nice little detail, that make you feel at home right away!

Inside the box

The Ronin Mandalorian figure comes with extra sets of hands (as all the other figures from that line did), a small sword and sheath, his blaster gun and his rifle. Not many accessories, but I guess he didn’t need them. A Grogu would have been nice, looking like a Japanese frog or something, but I’m staying hopeful that the IG-88 that never came out, that they teased over the last 2 years at various Comic Cons, will be reworked into IG-11 and come with it!

First impression: “Damn, that is a good looking figure.”

“I can bring you in warm, or I can bring you in cold.”

“This is the way.”

The cape is actually made of fabric! The previous figures had plastic capes, so that is a great improvement!

When I took that picture, I thought he looked cool, like he just took his sword out, ready for action, but now, I only see the ‘Staying Alive’ disco dance move…which turns out to be even better!

*Pew pew pew!*

He can *nearly* hold the rifle in a normal position.

Comparison with the Black Series Mandalorian figure

*The child coos!*

“Are you kidding me?!”

The Ronin Mandalorian(s)

#BadAss

“Hey! No disintegration! Ok, fine… maybe a little disintegration.”

Who in their right mind would challenge those three guys?

BONUS: I had to rearrange the shelf so that they would all fit, and decided to add a few pics from that. Enjoy!

Only missing the white “prototype” Boba Fett and the second Samurai Darth Vader. There is also a Comic Con exclusive version of the Sandtrooper where he has a black shoulder pad instead of orange, but that’s just silly.

Admiral Ackbar and IG-88 have been shown at various comic cons for a couple of years now, but never came out, so no idea what the future holds for the line. Hopefully, more to come, but that shelf is definitely running out of space, though… #CollectorsProblems

More news at 11:00… This is the way!

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BANDAI ANNOUNCES NEW S.H. MONSTERARTS GODZILLA FIGURE… WITH A 6FT (1,8M) LONG TAIL!

BREAKING NEWS:

BANDAI ANNOUNCES NEW S.H. MONSTERARTS GODZILLA FIGURE… WITH A 6FT (1,8M) LONG TAIL!

On wednesday, Bandai S.H. Figuarts did a live stream to announce all sorts of awesome figures: Kamen Rider, Ultraman, Godzilla and Marvel (MCU) figures were revealed for the first time to us, as the Japanese host kept lifting big white boxes underneath which the toys were hidden (Unfortunately, there was no incident where the toys would fall as he lifted the boxes, as we were kinda hoping for).

One specific figure caught the attention of everyone, though, as a S.H. Monsterarts figure of Godzilla Ultima from Godzilla: Singular Point was revealed, and it comes with a MASSIVE tail ( #BigAssTail and #LongAssTail were trending worldwide during the event). Here are a few pictures that were shared after the event:

“Oh my god, Becky. Look at that tail!”

Godzilla, probably screaming “I HAVE A HUGE ASS TAIL, Y’ALL!”

Promo pictures

The full picture (totally not photoshopped)

The reveal (they needed the whole table for that one).

Imagine having that Godzilla Ultima on your shelf (a long ass shelf, obviously), and having tons of other figures displayed around, and one day, you decide to move that Godzilla, and the tail makes every single other figure fall, in a domino effect. Yikes!

More news at 11:00… *Godzilla scream, probably saying something about his long ass tail*

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REVIEW: BANDAI’S EVANGELION UNIT-01 DX TRANSPORT PLATFORM SET

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BANDAI’S EVANGELION UNIT-01 DX TRANSPORT PLATFORM SET!

It's Wednesday. You know what that means… ToyFarce reviews!

Hey, you! Do you want to “Zankoku na tenshi no teeze” with us? Come check our review of the Eva-01 Bandai model kit! This week, we’re building a Bandai model kit that is slightly more complicated than the Cup Noodle kit, with the Evangelion Unit-01 DX transport platform set!

Before anything, I’d like to mention that the man in the following video is my spirit animal:

Trying something new this time, uploading a “gallery” of pics rather than the usual picture-by-picture, let’s see how it goes!

The almighty box

Content of the box

Page 1... Let's go!

Step 1, done!

First page, done!

Chest part (#FreeTheNips)

Chest completed!

First part of the head

Head completed!

"Hi!"

Leg #1

We have legs!

"Nice sneakers, yo!"

Squatting Evas in Tracksuit

First arm, done!

Second arm completed!

Left shoulder

Both shoulders

DONE!

"ROAAAAAR!"

Transport platform, done!

"Get in the robot, Shinji!"

Side view

Gotta fully charge the battery before first use...

That thing is beautiful!

Eva Unit-01

IT'S SHOWTIME

The AT (Absolute Terror) Field accessory is a great touch!

"LET ME IN!"

The AT Field shines differently depending on the light

Berserk mode

OH SHIT!

The model comes with a few weapons as well (knives, assault rifle)

The articulations are ridiculous

"SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!"

No, seriously, the articulations are ridiculous!

"On your mark, get set, GO!"

Close-up

This was a fun kit. No headaches, pretty straightforward, and the result is definitely mind-blowing. It took about 6-8h in total, over 2 days. I did not put the stickers right away because I suck at it and will need to focus a bit more for that. I can post extra pics when they are added!

If you want to see some really awesome pictures from that kit, with a background that is NOT my living room table, go check my friend Francis’ page here: https://www.franksfigurepage.com/model-kits/rg-eva01

Bandai also announced an Eva-02 version of that kit. Hopefully, they do more, because we’re gonna need them all!

More news at 11:00… Zankoku na tenshi no you ni, Shounen yo shinwa ni nareeeeeeeee *totally 80’s instrumental intro starts*

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HUNDREDS OF CONTAINERS LOST AT SEA, INCLUDING BANDAI PRODUCTS… COLLECTORS SUDDENTLY INTO SCUBA-DIVING!

TRAGIC NEWS:

HUNDREDS OF CONTAINERS LOST AT SEA, INCLUDING BANDAI PRODUCTS… COLLECTORS SUDDENTLY INTO SCUBA-DIVING!

First of all, ToyFarce wishes you all a merry christmas and happy holidays!

Over the last few days, we’ve heard about the tragic news that a massive One Apus container ship, transporting several thousands of containers, was hit by a storm in the Pacific ocean, northwest of Hawaii, and lost over 1900 containers in the sea (about $200 million worth of cargo). Bandai has sent an email to lots of its customers saying that some of the containers had Bandai products inside, including S.H. Figuarts figures, like the Iron Man mk85 (I am Iron Man edition), Endgame Scarlet Witch, and the Dragon Ball Z Goku, Gohan, Android 17 and 18 figures. It is a tragedy, and thankfully, we’ve heard that nobody was injured on the boat.

Now, ToyFarce heard that thousands of collectors have suddently found a passion for scuba-diving, with many enrolling in scuba-diving classes, and several trips booked to Hawaii, in order to go snorkeling in that area. Coincidence? We’ve asked one collector about his sudden love for diving in the sea:

“Well, I’m certainly not going to let the fishes enjoy my S.H. Figuarts Dragon Ball Z Ultra Instinct Sign Goku figure! They sold out in minutes during the summer, and every Dragon Ball Z collector want one! There is no way I’m letting those sleep at the bottom of the sea! I’m sure after letting them dry and removing the seaweeds and barnacles from the figures, they will look perfectly fine!”

More news at 11:00… Oooooooh… Who lives in a container under the sea? DBZ GOKU!

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AFTER UNDENIABLE SUCCESS OF CUP NOODLES MODEL KIT, OTHER BRANDS WANT IN TOO!!

BREAKING NEWS:

AFTER UNDENIABLE SUCCESS OF CUP NOODLES MODEL KIT, OTHER BRANDS WANT IN TOO!!

Bandai, the giant japanese toy brand behind the Gundam model kits line (and a ton of other things), recently released a model kit so silly that we had to have it: A 1:1 scale CUP NOODLE model kit! We have posted about it on our social media, but for those who missed it, here are a few pictures from the assembly:

The box, in all its glory

It came in more parts than I would have thought…

Step 1: The bottom

The logo

Logo assembled

Assembling the cup

The cup is actually made of over 20 parts!

Now, the noodles!

Noodles, step 1

Noodles done, adding the egg bits, the shrimps, and the “mystery meat” (the brown pieces are legit called “mystery meat”

Assembling all together (the chives was a long piece of green paper that required to be cut)

Et voilà!

Hungry? Cup Noodles! Nissin.

After this model kit turned out to be a success, several other brands are now in talks with toy brands, in order to make model kits of their famous items:

-Mama Noodles, another giant in the international instant noodles industry, has contacted several model kit brands, such as Tamiya, to see if there would be an opportunity there.

-Kraft, had contacted Lego in order to see if there was any interest in bringing their Kraft Mac & Cheese box into toy form.

-Dr Oetker has been in talks with McFarlane Toys, who has released a lot of construction sets in recent years, in order to bring their frozen pizza line on toy collector’s shelves!

We will keep you informed if any deal is made!

Also, ToyFarce will give an opportunity to one of you to win that Bandai Cup Noodle model kit! Keep an eye on our social media (Facebook, Instagram) during the weekend for more info! There will be a giveaway! Stay tuned!

More news at 11:00… Hungry? CUP NOODLES!

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TOY FAIR 2020 TO FOCUS ONLY ON WOODEN TOYS ?!

BREAKING NEWS:

TOY FAIR 2020 TO FOCUS ONLY ON WOODEN TOYS ?!

The New York Toy Fair is just a few days away! Opening at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City, February 22nd to 25th, the Toy Fair is where all the great toys coming out throughout the year are first displayed and announced, and it is always an exciting time for all toy collectors worldwide.

But this year, the Toy Association has decided to make it even more special!

There will be no Hasbro, no Mattel, no Bandai, no NECA, no Hot Toys or Sideshow Collectibles, no Medicom, no Funko, no McFarlane Toys, no DC Collectibles, no Hot Wheels, etc... 

This year, it will be ALL ABOUT WOODEN TOYS!

Brands like Janod, Maple Landmark, Brio, Hebe, Djeco, Ikea, Holtztiger, Green Tones, Grimm's Wooden Toys and many more will finally get their moment to shine!

"We have decided to do something special this year, and move on from exciting action figures, amazing detailed toys and great playability to have a Toy Fair that would be 100% focus on wooden toys." said a representative from the Toy Association. "We feel like this is what the collectors really want. We're expecting to break the record of attendance this year, with such a bold move.".

More news at 11:00...