Welcome to the fraternity

And so continues the Mazingers shoot... this time with a bit more dynamic poses.

SRC Mazinger Z with Max Factory Mazinkaiser
Notice something? ^_^

SRC Mazinger Z with SOC GX-45 Shin Mazinger

SRC Mazinger Z with SOC GX-01R Mazinger Z Renewal Version

A change in POV

I'll be showing their side-by-side height comparos in the next one. ^_^

Second time around

I didn't quite like the pose of my Max Fac Mazinkaiser when I first took a shot at it (pardon the pun), so I did another take and decided to do a couple of quick solos while I was shooting at my platoon of Mazingers three nights ago.

There. 'Kaiser's stance is a lot better now. ^_^

Bad.Ass.

My holy grail... what used to be.

Collectors often have their "holy grails." In my case, it is, or was, Max Factory's Mazinkaiser.

Since Max Fac issued 'Kaiser years ago, it became my ultimate collectible. As time went by, the more its price went up (sometimes 4x as much as the original retail)... the more I drooled for the baddest-ass version of Maz.

That was until I got hold of it last weekend, courtesy of GreatToys. I'm not taking anything away from the awesome fig, nor from Max Factory. I'm just saying that with the second issue, it isn't my holy grail anymore. I guess it isn't that rare anymore to be considered holy.

Can you say "big box?"

Anyway, as I've said, the Max Gokin/Alloy Mazinkaiser is still a wicked-as-hell collectible and it was definitely worth the years of waiting.

Wickedly-awesome fig!

I couldn't resist making a NelMan's Way version. ^_^

More pics to follow... for sure!

Max Fac 'Kaiser

Here are more images of the Max Factory Mazinkaiser that would be released on January, 2010.

Just look at that finish!

Heck yeah!

A medieval knight can be put to shame with the number of swords 'Kaiser has.

Have wings, will fly.

As expected from Max Fac, gokin content, the finish, and the details are just superb!

It is already up for pre-order at Hobby Search.

I will abso-friggin'-lutely get this when it comes out!

Images courtesy of Good Smile Company.

Max Factory Mazinkaiser re-issue

Awe-effin-some! This has got to be the most-awaited news in Gokin land -- Max Factory's Mazinkaiser re-issue!

Max Fac Mazinkaisers have long been considered quite rare. This can be backed-up by the fact that the price of 'Kaisers have more than doubled (or tripled) years after the original release. I've seen sellers pricing this thing at around 600 USD.

Mean. Very mean-looking.

Now, with this re-release slated on January, 2010, non-hadcore collectors get a fair chance of owning this wicked fig, priced at 15,540 JPY (tax included).

Hmmmmm... In this regard, I'm always wondering why Bandai is taking so friggin' long to release a SOC Mazinkaiser... is it waiting for the centennial number? GX-100 Mazinkaiser perhaps?

Anyway, time to save-up and make room for a post-Christmas present for yourselves, guys! ^_^

Images from the Figma Blog.