jibi
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Post by jibi on May 18, 2023 10:16:44 GMT -6
Exactly! I mixed ab toys, super battle collection, irwin, jakks, giochi preziosi and more... to make my own 5" dragon ball collection! I have to admid, it's not easy to find american figures in Europe but it's not impossible! You just have to be really patient and watch the sales every day. But some figures like goku ssj from namek, frieza final form (normal and battle damaged), bojack, broly, ssj full power trunks/goku/vegeta (with big muscles), vegeta full saiyan armor (from the begining), tien without shirt and tien green shirt... are almost impossible to find here. I'm pretty upset about it. Speaking of, i found bojack normal form (but no coat) recently fort the first time. 80 euros. Too expensive for me unfortunately... You are absolutely right! I have the piccolo giochi preziosi on my buu saga shelf! haha Tien buu saga is next to him!  You are right again, my ssj future trunks on my cyborg/cell shelf is the bootleg one. I have the irwin one but i don't like him. He is in my "variant" box. I will show you next time. I sold the strange (and ugly) bootleg gohan last week because, like you know, i did mine! The gotenks is the "ultimate" (i think) action figure! I can make pictures if you need I will post more pictures of my collection tonight. I don't know where to put my big head chaozu figure  |
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Post by jibi on May 18, 2023 10:44:13 GMT -6
Here is my movie + saiyan shelf The movie part is really under construction! I'm trying to make a reference to each movie. Some are missing (slug, bio broly, metal cooler...). But they will be represented in the future! I'm planing on making a first appearance kid gohan using the chara puchi head. Need to find the perfect body!  About the saiyan saga Goku sbc takes the place of yamcha for now but i'm working on a custom! Tien without shirt and Vegeta full armor are impossible to find here so i put substitutes! (I think the giochi preziosi tien is too small...) I need more saibaimen. I want an ozaru vegeta but i don't have the room for it haha I don' like the kaioken goku. So i have to do something about it. I have to fix Krillin too because i don't like his big head! To add goku and piccolo during radditz fight would be great too. 
Well, It's about everything for this shelf! Feel free to share your opinion, ideas and/or advices! |
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Post by jibi on May 19, 2023 1:44:12 GMT -6
Here is my Namek + Cyborg/Cell shelf About Namek, I have to find more sbc goku to make some customs (like ssj with blue shirt!) and jakks pacific frieza final form with and without battle damaged. The ultimate one is here as a substitute. I also need to find the piccolo battle damaged (with half shirt). Then the one i use here will move to the cell saga. I have to fix Dende. The head is too big. What do you think about Guldo? Should i replace it with the wcf one? I would like to have gohan and krillin with saiyan armor. But, i don't have a solution for now... Same problem for zarbon and dodoria!  About the cyborg/cell saga I'm working on two customs: gohan ssj2 and trunks short hair ssj with saiyan armor (when he kills imperfect cell in his time line). Sometimes i think about Yardrat Goku too... Maybe one day! I'm also thinking of switching my 5 gohan with 5 gohan real works. To make gohan's size more consistent/acurate. But that means that I have to plan a suitable budget for it. Maybe in the future! To complete this shelf I need a chaozu (the new shf one?), Tien with green shirt and more cell jr. Hard to find them here...  That's all, i think! Do i have to edit or can i do multi post?  |
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Post by jibi on May 21, 2023 1:04:38 GMT -6
Here is my Buu saga + end shelf I would like to improve that shelf by adding trunks and goten with normal hair, some gohan figures too (ones are ssj, others are not; i want both ssj and normal form for each version of gohan) I have to finish my "piccolo absorption" buu custom. For now it's just a super buu (shiny version) with piccolo armor. I already have another buuhan so i just need to find a super buu to make the head and forearms swap. I have to fix kibitoshin because he is too big... I have a few more little things and customs in mind... like a goku ssj 2 or a kid pan for exemple!   Here is my GT + Super shelf No much to say. I don't really like GT or Super... but I admit there are some good ideas to remember like the ssj4 form or the golden frieza. The truth is I prefer the fan manga Dragon ball Multiverse as a sequel! Nevertheless I still have some figures and i made some easy customs too (trunks and gohan from GT). I put my ultimate piccolo with the dragon ball super figures because he is a good mystic piccolo (from dragon ball hero movie) in my opinion! Super dragon stars Broly and Evolve figures are great so i bougth some of them! I pay attention to these too action figures series. For now, I have no plan for this shelf, exept for kid goku. I want the sbc one and i have to find a new ssj head for the one i own.  |
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Post by Branjita on May 22, 2023 8:09:27 GMT -6
For the Toddler Gohan body, I would highly recommend the Adverge Children bootleg (the ones that come on red bases like WCF) body. That's what I am using here: res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1643493749/wemprkmypq526imj2umf.jpg The bootlegs are sold as a set that includes DBGT SS kid Goku, DB Chi Chi, DBZ Bulla/Bra, DBZ Pan, DBZ Goten, DBZ kid Trunks, DB Upa, and a few others. I assume you can still find it from China on ebay, aliexpress, or maybe even wish. Just make sure you buy a set that comes on red bases. The ones that come on black bases are HUGE. A Marvel Legends Abomination figure could be a good stand in for Bio Broly. I have one, and I still haven't customized him. I definitely understand Jakks Tien and Vegeta being hard to find and expensive. They are also hard to find and expensive in the US as well. The Giochi Preziosi Tien is definitely smaller, he has very short legs unfortunately. The Real Works Saibamen look good. I have one I could probably sell you if you are interested in buying some figures from me in the future. I might have some other figures you'd want, so it could be worthwhile to buy a lot of them to same money on what will surely be expensive shipping. I don't think I have an extra Tien, but I could be wrong. The best option for you for Saiyan Saga Krillin, since you don't want to make an elaborate custom figure, is to get the Red Rooster happy meal toy of Krillin from Australia. He scales extremely well with 5 inch figures. You can see him here in my collection: res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1645990132/ftrgcqgicce73kap0pb5.jpgI'm not sure if I have an extra Jakks Final Form Frieza... I might though... I think I have the body of one, that I was going to put a Chara Puchi head on... and if that's true, I could sell you my Jakks Final Form Frieza with battle damage... but I'd have to look. The battle damaged Piccolo with half shirt is a figure I've never owned, but he's a lot bigger than the other Jakks and Irwin Piccolos. I thought about using one for making into King Piccolo, but I never found one cheap enough in the time limit I set for myself years ago. You could probably make a good amount of money selling your Demoniacal Fit Guldo and replacing him with a DWC (WCF) or DWC bootleg one. I'm not sure if the bootleg ones are still possible to find, but he was very reasonable quality for a bootleg. The best Dodoria option is an HQ DX one. res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1643992595/csrjyywwakygre8at56o.jpg The HSCF Zarbon is an ok option, but I have mine standing on top of a platform so he doesn't look so small. In reality, he's around the same height as Kuwi/Cui next to him. A Real Works SS Gohan head on a Real Works Vegeta body works ok for Gohan in armor. res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1644604044/hakt5q8coesppikqby7p.jpg I think I shortened his legs a little bit. The SHF Chaozu that came with the Cell Saga Tien would definitely be the easiest and best option for Cell Saga Chaozu. Expensive to get though. Chara Puchi Goten and Trunks heads can be put on Irwin SS Goten and SS Trunks bodies without very much trouble. res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1645219837/lwiraiikkqbenlurdvxl.jpgI'd recommend getting either the DeAgostini Kibitoshin from Italy or the Kidz Biz (UK) or AB (France) Kibitoshin. They are both much better sizes than the Jakks one. I prefer the DeAgostini.I previously owned the AB one, but the DeAgostini is better looking and a better size. res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1645219813/d0jo7wtsd0hkclqecswl.jpgI like your custom DBGT Trunks and SS Trunks a lot! Good idea regarding Ultimate Figure Series Piccolo being great for the Super Hero movie version of Piccolo. I hadn't thought of that. If Bandai doesn't make one, I'll need to see if I can find an old UFS for sale. For DBGT Kid Goku's head, I think you'd be very satisfied with the SS Goku head from that bootleg Adverge set I mentioned earlier. You can see the one I own in this pic. res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1647624327/guanehxtbmxe3zy3fo48.jpg It's extremely nice looking for a bootleg. res.cloudinary.com/branjita/image/upload/v1647624390/ee86rtcbaubd15bgwqyu.jpg I don't remember if there's a non-SS version in that set or not. I sold half of that set to someone else shortly after buying it many years ago. |
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jibi
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Post by jibi on May 22, 2023 9:31:51 GMT -6
Thanks Branjita fo all your ideas!
I'll check on the internet and see what I can find and do.
If you have action figures for sale that I'm looking for we should definitely discuss about it!
Saibaimen, frieza, heads or parts for customs... Yeah, it could be great! it might be worth it!
I have never seen that krilin in europe :/
Maybe i can do something with the HSCF one (the bootleg one is easy to find here)... i don't know.
Krilin, Dende, Chaoz are difficult problems to solve...
Your customs are so great! Krilin buu saga, gohan saiyan armor, goten and trunks... Love the paint job!
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Post by Branjita on May 23, 2023 14:44:19 GMT -6
The HSCF Krillin body can be really great with a Chara Puchi head. I used a bootleg body for my Saiyan Saga Krillin. The bootleg wasn't very good quality to by honest, but after some work, I do really like my custom. I actually own a legitimate HSCF Krillin now... for absolutely no reason... I need to sell it in the future. I think it would be worth getting the Australian Red Rooster Krillin if you can get him for $20-$30 USD. I'm not sure what the shipping price would be from Australia, but that might be impossible... He is just a cheap happy meal toy, but he does look good and is the right size.
In June or July I should have time to go through my custom fodder and collection, and if we can put together a deal for a large enough number of figures and parts you need, then maybe the cost of international shipping from the US to France could make sense. I'll need to go through everything and make sure I don't need the figures/parts anymore. It's so expensive now to buy used figures on ebay (even just for Irwin/Jakks figures from other Americans), that I don't want to make a mistake and sell you something I need.
But here are the shipping costs to France...
One Irwin/Jakks figure in a padded envelope or lightweight box is normally 4 ounces. Two of them might be under 8 ounces possibly. That would cost $17.10 to France.
The cost for a 9 to 32 ounce package to France is $26.95. So ideally, what we would do, is come up with a deal where you're buying around 30 ounces of figures from me.
33+ ounces is $43.75... so unless that price doesn't scare you, let's try to avoid that.
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jibi
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Post by jibi on May 23, 2023 15:48:50 GMT -6
Yes, You have to be sure of what you are selling! I understand that.
Take your time.
"The cost for a 9 to 32 ounce package to France is $26.95. So ideally, what we would do, is come up with a deal where you're buying around 30 ounces of figures from me."
That's sound good to me.
We'll talk about it soon!
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Post by jibi on Aug 27, 2024 9:56:38 GMT -6
Hello Friends! Time for an uptade! Over the past year I have found new figures and made new customs to complete my collection. I'm still looking for a few figures (or parts), I hope to find them quickly. I almost achieved my goal! I'm really happy about that. Here is my movie + saiyan shelf   |
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Post by jibi on Aug 27, 2024 10:08:56 GMT -6
Here is all of them! I'm working on a Dragon ball Super shelf but... the truth is i really don't like Super so... it takes time!  That's it for today! See ya! |
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Post by Branjita on Aug 27, 2024 11:58:39 GMT -6
It's incredible how many American figures you have in your collection! It is difficult to collect them now in the US, and surely more difficult in France!!
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Post by Ascat on Aug 28, 2024 0:47:24 GMT -6
very nice man, still like seeing the 5 inch line kicking. Ive always wanted those GT italian line (forgot the name)
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Post by jibi on Sept 8, 2024 0:21:51 GMT -6
Ascat The line is giochi preziosi! Here is my D ragon Ball Super shelf. Still under construction... I'm looking for evolve exclusive goku and vegeta ssj but it's impossible to find here in France. I will buy evolve goku ssj3 and vegeta normal form soon to complete this shelf. I'm waiting for bootleg figures: Goku Black, Goku black ssj Rose, Zamasu, fused Zamazu et Mai. I should receive them in the mail this month!  
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Post by Branjita on Sept 9, 2024 8:27:16 GMT -6
What bootlegs did you end up finding for sale?
And the Evolve SS Vegeta is pretty uncommon and expensive in the US now. I had to pay around $40 including shipping for my extra SS Vegeta. It seems like the SS Goku figures were higher production numbers.
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