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Post by razkazz on Jul 19, 2012 22:57:16 GMT -5
Picked up Johnny Cage marked down to $8.00 at Marshall's. Just like the $10 for Scorpion, $8 feels like just the right price for this one because it's far from perfect but captures the in-game costume well (and I'll never get sick of the hilarity of his MK9 costume, with his first and last name branded right onto his person for all to see) and once you get him in a decent pose he displays alright. His feet look big & dumb so I hid them as much as I could. If I was a better customizer I'd swap them with Deception Johnny Cage's because oddly they're the perfect size. His torso is better than I expected with the muscle detailing, it's one area that's a clear step up from the previous Jazwares MK lines. The chest swivel is pointless though, because if you move it at all the muscles don't line up and look like they're eating themselves. But once you do get the sculpt lined up properly, his upper body looks much less hunched over and goofy than most photos show. His head is a mess ofcourse, you can almost see the likeness but the ears stick out really far and the eyebrows are only partially painted which exaggerates their already too high on the head placement even more (might try to repaint them). The closed fist hands are slightly too big and the karate chop hands, aside from looking flat and not at all dynamic, are way too small. And this is kind of nitpicky, but a stupid grin in place of the serious expression would've gone a long way in capturing Cage's silly personality. It's a really flawed figure which I fully expected, but I think it looks pretty good with a decent pose displayed at the right angle. And it'll only look better as it becomes more and more hidden behind future MK purchases.
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Post by Asp Me Anything on Jul 20, 2012 10:42:50 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by GhostRider5289 on Jul 20, 2012 11:20:16 GMT -5
I love Cage but I still think having his name branded on his chest like that is retarded. Doesn't stop me from playing as him all the time though. I'm probably going to pick him up one of these days.
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Post by Asp Me Anything on Jul 20, 2012 12:22:52 GMT -5
It works because Johnny Cage is a vain sumbitch.
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Post by razkazz on Sept 27, 2012 10:07:52 GMT -5
New Kano preview pic with previously unseen tats and articulation! ;D
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Post by magneto1138 on Sept 27, 2012 10:15:29 GMT -5
He looks excited...
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Post by razkazz on Oct 6, 2012 1:01:58 GMT -5
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Post by razkazz on Oct 6, 2012 21:19:47 GMT -5
Opened pics of the 3.75 Shao Kahn playset. I didn't think it'd include the pillars to chain people to. That's neat, but even if they released just the throne in the 6" scale that'd be cool. More images: imageshack.us/g/1/9797606/
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Post by GhostRider5289 on Oct 7, 2012 0:17:42 GMT -5
That's pretty awesome.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 11, 2012 13:05:55 GMT -5
Shao Kahn figure giveaway! All you have to do is "like" this incredibly shitty facebook page that I can only assume was created by Howard Wolowitz. I don't have a facebook but if anyone wants to win it and mail it to me since I'm one of the only people who doesn't totally hate these figures, that would be cool. Seriously, I would ridiculously appreciate it. And if you just win it for yourself I don't blame you. ...Even though he does have weird black nipples and a lopsided head. ;D ragingnerdgasm.wordpress.com/tag/jazwares/
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Post by Asp Me Anything on Dec 11, 2012 13:26:17 GMT -5
Is that the 3.75" or the 6"?
I can't tell.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 11, 2012 13:34:24 GMT -5
6", 3.75" doesn't come single-carded.
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Post by Asp Me Anything on Dec 11, 2012 16:02:54 GMT -5
Oh. If I win, then I'll send it your way.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 11, 2012 16:09:13 GMT -5
Cool, thanks! If anyone wants to help just like and post asp's facebook name so they think he referred you and he gets another entry. If you guys win this for me I'll draw each of you a character of your choosing.
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Post by Asp Me Anything on Dec 11, 2012 16:39:11 GMT -5
K, Wild Weasel.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 11, 2012 18:38:12 GMT -5
You got it! If you share the contest picture and tag @raging Nerdgasm in the comment and pick the page icon(not sure what all of that means), that's another entry. I doubt many people will enter so if we get asp like 5 referrals it's probably a lock that we'll win. Anyone else in!?
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Post by frinspar on Dec 11, 2012 18:57:53 GMT -5
Fuckin' Facebook.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 25, 2012 11:33:17 GMT -5
2 dream figures of mine, the first Nightwolf ever and Kano in his coolest costume ever.
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Post by GhostRider5289 on Dec 25, 2012 20:44:34 GMT -5
Not really a fan of Nightwolf but that is a pretty sweet looking figure.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 25, 2012 21:24:46 GMT -5
Thanks! I wasn't really sure what kind of reception he'd get. This wave's still hit or miss with both Liu Kang and Jax looking pretty goofy, but there's some improvement. The added waist rotation is nice and I wasn't sold on the "ab-crunch" but it does allow for more movement and keeps the sculpt from not lining up properly like wave 1; so it's ultimately more hidden even though it seems like a harsher cut at first glance. If they threw in double knee joints I think I'd have no complaints articulation-wise. Either way, it's just good to see some 2nd tier characters get made. I'm surprised there are still no reviews of these, but from what I've seen of 6" Baraka, it looks like he turned out pretty solid as well.
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Post by Asp Me Anything on Dec 26, 2012 7:13:19 GMT -5
I like it. ;D
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Post by razkazz on Dec 31, 2012 22:00:12 GMT -5
Sub-Zero has joined the party! Little disappointed only because I had high expectations since by all accounts he was the most solid figure of the line. He probably still is, his proportions are the closest to game-accurate and there aren't any real flaws with his head. It's just the silver paint apps on mine are really faint. I'd heard of that issue with Scorpion but not Subz. Not that big of a deal, he's a great addition and I got him for $10.
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Post by frinspar on Dec 31, 2012 22:09:07 GMT -5
Total sausagefest.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 31, 2012 22:15:03 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with 5 bros hangin' out, fightin' to the death over dominion of the planet. Jazwares planned Sonya for wave 2 instead of Baraka but cancelled it either because of the "female figures don't sell" myth that came about after Spawn died. Or because they realised with female figs you really can't get away with making them look hideous. ;D
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Post by frinspar on Dec 31, 2012 22:31:59 GMT -5
Which is weird either way for a line like this since fans will buy pretty much any of the characters they put out, and actually want the females.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 31, 2012 22:40:18 GMT -5
A third possibility is that MK9's female costumes are super slutty and don't mesh with Jazwares' kid-friendly image. But in that case, why do Mortal Kombat at all? Actually, they didn't make any females for their PS2-era MK line either. Jazwares hates women.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 31, 2012 22:56:27 GMT -5
Nobody gets how awesome Kano is, man. I mean, aside from being an Aussie with a cybernetic eye who can contort himself into a perfect sphere to flip across a room and rip people's hearts out, this is the dude who supplies weapons to Shao Kahn's demonic army in Outworld. In other words, he deals illegal arms to OTHER DIMENSIONS. Fuh-huh-huck!
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Post by frinspar on Dec 31, 2012 22:57:45 GMT -5
I don't know nuffin' much about these dudes.
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Post by razkazz on Dec 31, 2012 23:01:36 GMT -5
^You're everything that's wrong!!!
I'm leaving for 7 months.
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Post by frinspar on Dec 31, 2012 23:06:57 GMT -5
I just think some cross-dimensional restrictions on weapons for evil demons would be worth exploring. ;D I played the games, just never learned much about the stories.
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