RAH MEDICOM Space Adventurer COBRA

courtesy of collection DX

Due out in July 2009 is Buichi Terasawa's "Space Adventure Cobra". Standing at 12"

this guy retails for a whopping $206 USD. ( ouch )

Cobra

NEW BANDAI SOUL OF CHOGOKIN RELEASE IMAGES

Some new robot images  I thought people would like.

Here's a new image of that SOC Jeeg , It's amazing how sturdy it looks considering that all of the colored body parts in this version are held together by magnetic ball joints just like the original Jeeg, the robot's bodyis made up of Nineteen individual segments that form a pretty solid looking Jeeg. 
       


Along with a new SOC release of Tetsujin 28 ( Gigantor 80's version )



and a rare villian , an SOC version of the Black ox

SOC GX-43 Brave Leader Daimos

It's good to see that Bandai hasn't completely abondon what made it great.

Awsome retro Super robots!

Daimos was a Sunrise series that ran in japan from 1978 to 1979. it was the third 

installment in the a series of gestalt robots from sunrise 

( Combattler V & Voltes V being the first two )

Now Bandai has produce this beautiful ( and fully transforming ) piece of robot history

in full diecast for about $160 USD

Thanks to Vic F. for the heads up on the release.

check out these sweet picks!

NEXT SOUL OF CHOGOKIN ANNOUNCED

Bandai has just released images of the next Soul Of Chogokin to be released.

GX-42 Steel God Jeeg.

Made famous in his own show and also released in the original micronauts toys

here in the U.S. in Black as Baron Karza.

I personally don't like the redesign, they should have kept the classic look.

check the pic below.

RAIDEEN S.O.C. NEWS

COURTESY OF COLLECTIONDX.COM

TWO versions of Soul of Chogokin Brave Raideen

Bandai is releasing TWO versions of the GX-41 Raideen
The DX version "Brave Raideen DX Fade-In Set" comes with a giant mountain head, Gold Raideen statue, Supercar (motorcycle), and bonus accessory parts. This is of course in addition to the regular edition which includes a Brugar, stand and accessories. Also, this version has WHITE thighs, just like the first version chogokin. Retails for 14,800 yen.
STD version comes without the bonus accessories, and has silver thighs. That version retails for 8,925 yen.
Both versions are due April 2008.

For those of you who order through PREVIEWS (Vic) The one offered in last months book is the silver version without the extras

The Next three BANDAI Soul of Chogokin Releases

Here are some Summit 2007 pics from the good Folks at Hobby Link Japan. An SOC BAIKANFU ( with the Pilot that goes into a mech that then goes into a bigger robot!) expect this piece to be about $169 USD.













Next we have a promo Blueprint teaser for THE SOC GODMARS (NO PRICE MENTIONED) personally I have no Intrest in this one but I'll post it Nevertheless.




















Finally what I've been all a buzz about like a sonwblower in Columbia, the FIRST IMAGES OF THE SOC RAIDEEN WITH MOUNTAIN BASE!! (ohhhhhhhhhh joy) I've heard some people out there say that they have alot of Raideen stuff and
have no need for this piece (...vic...) BULLSHIT you know your going to get it stop lying to yourself. LOOK AT IT!! I SAID LOOK YOU FOOLS!!!

SOUL OF CHOGOKIN - IRONGEAR!

Here are the first pic of the new SOC GX-39 IRONGEAR from Xabungle. This was the main Ship from the show that carried the crew and mechs around. I remember having a small nameless plastic bootleg of this robotwhen I was a kid, I loved the fact that it use to transformed into a battle cruiser and back and It looks Like BANDAI didn't disappoint, The final product looks nice.

my only criticism of the XABUNGLE SOC line is that I would have liked it if BANDAI gave them more of a Metalic finish like other SOC robots they've put out rather than the "Plasticky" Anime look. Personal Preferences Aside, It looks like it comes with smaller versions of xabungle and Walker Gallia In both Robot And vehicle form along with several support mechs and a hovercraft. A very nice piece if your into the Soul of Chogokin Line.

$250,000 USD PLATINUIM RX-78 GUNDAM !!

I saw this on COLLECTION DX and lost my mind!


Bandai Japan and Jeweler GINZA TANAKA present an articulated Gundam FIX action figure made entirely out of platinum!
This Gundam will be presented at the 2007 Basel World Exposition in Switzerland.
Basel World is the worlds largest clock and ornament show, and it begins April 12, 2007.





The Gundam figure is made out of 89 Pure Platinum (Pt 1000) parts, and features 0.15 karat diamonds in the head. The figure has spent almost two years in production.

Although there are no plans to sell the toy, the 1,400g gundam has an estimated value of $250,000 (30 million Yen).