Latest Random Buy: Gardian

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:22 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 6023841774

I've got high hopes the head will be fixable (it's there, so I can probably do something with it - I'm not 100% familiar with the mechanism, but it might even be as simple as gluing) and aside from that it only seems to be missing a fist and the humourously tiny shield... TEH BIG CONCEPT is a kind of Russian Doll layout. I'd be lying if Gardian was one of the figs I've been really after, but the price was nice, and I'm never going to be able to afford Voltes V or Tetsujin-28, so it'll give me my fix... Incidentally, the toy was redeco'd as the Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos lead Baifunku, though I do think the original colours are a bit nicer. And it doesn't have Rom bloody Stol hiding in the middle.

In short, I'm a bit miffed it went for so little, which means a fortnight of worrying about whether the head is remotely fixable... it would seem going by other auctions it's worth the price for the smaller robots and accessories, it's a well-advertised auction from what looks like a very respectable seller. Prices for Godaikin do drop massively depending on accessories missing and/or broken and condition of packaging, but not usually this much...

martyboy70 · Post by **martyboy70** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:03 pm

Im always interested to see what you've been picking up but all Im getting is an Invalid item error.

Clogs · Post by **Clogs** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:03 pm

Show us a pic, Cliffy. They done gone removed it from eBay!

Post by **Denyer** » Mon May 12, 2008 10:09 pm

Possibly indicative of seller cancelling listing to avoid selling at low price point...

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Tue May 13, 2008 4:01 am

Or of me slicing a digit off the URL.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0238417749

Clogs · Post by **Clogs** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:26 am

Cheers, Cliffy.

That's pretty cool for the dosh - even if it is reminiscent of *arrrgh* Power Rangers. Hope you can fix the head and the other bits look mendable.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:41 am

Clogs wrote:reminiscent of *arrrgh* Power Rangers

Half of Godaikin is Power Rangers. The robot designs for Super Sentai have only really taken much of a dive over the past decade or so, which is something you can say for Transformers as well...

Ackula · Post by **Ackula** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:30 pm

Whats that toy do? Do the three robots combine or fit inside each other or something? I have no clue where you find out about these things, but they usually seem to look very cool!

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:31 pm

Yeh, the all fit inside each other, largest on the outside. http://collectiondx.com and http://toyboxdx.com are your major toy porn sites.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Tue May 20, 2008 4:36 pm

Well, he turned up. It all turned out to be pretty fixable in the end, the only thing which isn't 100% is the one fist for the largest robot, which has had to be glued on. It's a really, really great piece of engineering, with the three arms all lined up so they still move at shoulder and elbow even when all three robots are merged, and it's an interesting concept. Sadly, the thing is super-fragile, and feels like it's going to just smash into a million pieces. Very thin, brittle plastic used for the large part, and it just doesn't inspire much faith. It's a real shame, as he's pretty average looking, but the concept is great... As it is, I hardly dare touch him, and every five minutes he gets put back in the box... Still, glad I only paid a relatively small amount to find this out, rather than a fortune

Zeeks · Post by **Zeeks** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:19 pm

Clogs wrote: That's pretty cool for the dosh - even if it is reminiscent of *arrrgh* Power Rangers.

Glad I'm not the only one who initially thought this. hehe.
Actually, it also reminds me of a few Micronaut models as well- Giant Acroyear, Biotron, and Baron Karza. Random thinking at work here, kids.

Aardvark · Post by **Aardvark** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:19 am

How many robots do you have? A million?

What?

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sat May 24, 2008 5:42 am

Not many - good robots come in, TFs go out