I like the shape of it too, but I’m still not sure about the height. Will have to wait and see how it looks beside other bodies/figures...
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GeeWillikers wrote:I did wonder, after the 28/29 models, what they would do with their numbering system once it started to clash with the male bodies, and now I suppose I have my answer.
GubernatorFan wrote:GeeWillikers wrote:I did wonder, after the 28/29 models, what they would do with their numbering system once it started to clash with the male bodies, and now I suppose I have my answer.
Not really, there already are 32 and 33 male bodies -- but the female bodies have the prefix S and now also a suffix A or B for pale and suntan (so S32A, S33B), whereas the male bodies have the prefix M (so M32, M33). S presumably stands for "seamless" at a time when they had not yet decided to do male seamless figures, and M obviously for "male."
GeeWillikers wrote:Hmm, I'm certainly wary of putting my faith in certain sellers to take the adequate care to differentiate between anonymous-looking TBL boxes when the difference is a single letter of the alphabet. I'd have been happier if they'd moved on to tag it as say S40/41, and continue from there. Still leaves space for four more male body types in the 30s. Still, it's TBLeague, where logic and reason cease to apply. I'm going with GianToy for these, I think, they seem to know what they're doing.
skywalkersaga wrote:How much taller are these going to be than the ‘regular’ tbleague bodies? If they are same height as the s12d, for instance, then I’d consider one. But seems they might be even taller than those?
GubernatorFan wrote:this level of worry is better reserved for the likes of Jiaou bodies, which have exclusively Chinese labels.
GeeWillikers wrote:GubernatorFan wrote:GeeWillikers wrote:I did wonder, after the 28/29 models, what they would do with their numbering system once it started to clash with the male bodies, and now I suppose I have my answer.
Not really, there already are 32 and 33 male bodies -- but the female bodies have the prefix S and now also a suffix A or B for pale and suntan (so S32A, S33B), whereas the male bodies have the prefix M (so M32, M33). S presumably stands for "seamless" at a time when they had not yet decided to do male seamless figures, and M obviously for "male."
Hmm, I'm certainly wary of putting my faith in certain sellers to take the adequate care to differentiate between anonymous-looking TBL boxes when the difference is a single letter of the alphabet. I'd have been happier if they'd moved on to tag it as say S40/41, and continue from there. Still leaves space for four more male body types in the 30s.
Still, it's TBLeague, where logic and reason cease to apply.
I'm going with GianToy for these, I think, they seem to know what they're doing.
EDIT: Duh, room for three more male body types, not four.
skywalkersaga wrote:ETA: sorry about the arm on your s29, Geewillikers, that sucks. :/ But I'm glad you've got another one coming soon!
GeeWillikers wrote:Oh incidentally (rather than bump the other sunken thread) that crazy reversed-shoulder arm on my first S29 finally broke, under the skin. But in such a way as the skin hasn't torn, and it sort of still hangs in a lifelike manner so long as I don't try and lift it above head height. So, carefully-coreographed static poses for her from now on. The S28 I got next seems fine, though. Luckily, I already had another S29 on order...
GubernatorFan wrote: Sorry about the breaking of the arm -- you make it sound like it was put together wrong in the first place -- is that the case? Did you consider contacting the seller about an exchange (when you first got it or even now), or is that not an option?
GeeWillikers wrote:Yeah, I do think it was a manufacturing/testing stage fault of some kind (the 28a I bought from the same seller afterwards is absolutely fine), but without stripping the skin off it I couldn't really be certain exactly what the problem was. I did think about contacting the seller (I buy from him regularly and we have a reasonably friendly relationship) but initially I decided it was a problem I could live with, and since then I've modded the body a little so a return is probably out of the question now.
It's probably not the tragedy I may have made it seem - the arm still bends normally at the elbow and thanks to the thickness of the skin it still hangs fairly naturally if left to 'dangle'. I've already filled in the backstory that as she isn't the muscly warrior type, she probably critically injured her shoulder during a vigorous pillow fight at a sleepover.
skywalkersaga wrote:Sorry to hear of the issues you’ve been having with the buxom body, GeeWillikers. I hope this one turns out alright.
The rules probably won't change for incoming goods from non-EU countries, it's the change of rules for importing EU goods that will cause the chaos. So if/when people realise that and start panic-importing EU goods in the next month or so, there'll certainly be a knock-on effect on all incoming international mail with huge delays on everything going through customs. On the other hand there's a very slim hope that they'll be under such pressure at UK Customs that they'll allow more things through from non-EU countries. It could go either way.skywalkersaga wrote:And now you have ME starting to panic.. should I be buying stuff prior to Brexit?? O.o I still need so many more seamless bodies as supplies for my projects, but I’m completely out of £££ atm...
GeeWillikers wrote:
The rules probably won't change for incoming goods from non-EU countries, it's the change of rules for importing EU goods that will cause the chaos. So if/when people realise that and start panic-importing EU goods in the next month or so, there'll certainly be a knock-on effect on all incoming international mail with huge delays on everything going through customs. On the other hand there's a very slim hope that they'll be under such pressure at UK Customs that they'll allow more things through from non-EU countries. It could go either way.
At the risk of bringing politics into it, it's just one insane aspect of the 'interesting times' we in the UK have set in store for ourselves come November.
skywalkersaga wrote:I realize I must sound a bit...overwrought, but I just have a TON of anxieties over Brexit. When the vote happened three years ago, I had a week-long nervous breakdown because I could foresee all the sh*t that would come up over the ensuing years, how it would affect almost every aspect of my personal life, and what it heralded for the country and the world in general. The feeling of helplessness over it all -- because I am still in the process of getting a permanent visa and thus don't really have any say in any of it -- doesn't really help. In fact, it is that which caused me to go into hermit-mode for the last few years, since I literally cannot handle 'current events' anymore....I'd rather hide in my fictional universes. I knew I couldn't hide from it forever, but still....
GeeWillikers wrote:A little earlier than projected, but GianToy are listing these as 'in stock' and are sending them out now. I got my shipping notice yesterday so I should have one in a week or so (UK customs allowing - who knows how much chaos Brexit will be causing already as people begin to panic-buy from overseas before October 31st).
I'm only ordering one for now to see how it goes, because while I love the more realistic design of the last new TBL base body (s28/29), I'm less than impressed with the actual build quality on two of the three of those I have. They seem somehow stiffer and more prone to breakage and/or skin-tearing than previous models, although oddly the problems I've encountered have been exclusively with the two 29s that I own - one had a dodgy left shoulder that eventually snapped (see above posts) while the replacement/companion for it quickly developed a skin-tear on the outside left hip.
I've managed to make the best of it and turn these defects into 'distinguishing features' for each (glued the tear and it now looks like a convincing enough scar), but for what these cost it's frustrating to have their best designed body incur damage so quickly and so easily.
The S28 I own seems to be a little more durable, fingers crossed. It's still noticeably stiffer in it's movements than earlier models, though. Perhaps I've just been very unlucky with these, but I'm loath to buy another to test my luck further. I'll be getting the Nancy in Hell figure though which looks like an S29, so we'll see how that goes.
So I'm reserving judgement on the S32/33 until I've properly road-tested just one of them. With the short space between release of these two new models I hope TBL aren't beginning a practice of sacrificing build quality for quick turnaround. If the build of S32/33 is better than the first batch of S28/29 seems to be, however, I might buy more.
ThePhotogsBlog wrote: I will therefore eagerly await your review.....
GeeWillikers wrote:ThePhotogsBlog wrote: I will therefore eagerly await your review.....
I'll be here, as soon as it shows up.
Currently also waiting on an S23 that seems to have been stuck in customs for a fortnight now, with no sign of movement...
ThePhotogsBlog wrote:
Interestingly enough, I ordered an S22 from Giantoy in the last week of July, and it took Giantoy only about five days to get it to British Columbia, where it spent another five days in processing before being sent to Winnipeg, where once again it waited for another several days before finally being shipped to Montreal. In short, Giantoy was able to ship the figure across the Pacific faster than Canada Post was able to ship it across Canada. I was not very impressed with Canada Post, customs, etc.
GeeWillikers wrote:ThePhotogsBlog wrote:
Interestingly enough, I ordered an S22 from Giantoy in the last week of July, and it took Giantoy only about five days to get it to British Columbia, where it spent another five days in processing before being sent to Winnipeg, where once again it waited for another several days before finally being shipped to Montreal. In short, Giantoy was able to ship the figure across the Pacific faster than Canada Post was able to ship it across Canada. I was not very impressed with Canada Post, customs, etc.
Yep, GianToy are very speedy and reliable, they recently got an S19 and a pair of head sculpts to me in just over a week. They seem to have a 'system' that seems to satisfy UK Customs . They're rapidly becoming my favoured seller.
I think I'm going to buy base bodies and bigger sets exclusively from them for the next few months, at least. Buying from cheaper sellers is all well and good, but then you have the whole roulette game with UK Customs to consider. If a seller marks the package 'incorrectly' you can guarantee yourself a hefty fee that more than cancels out any savings you made in the first place.
ThePhotogsBlog wrote:
Giantoy and Monkey Depot have become my two favorite dealers. Giantoy for figures and head sculpts, Monkey depot for parted out stuff. Both have been extremely reliable.
GeeWillikers wrote:ThePhotogsBlog wrote:
Giantoy and Monkey Depot have become my two favorite dealers. Giantoy for figures and head sculpts, Monkey depot for parted out stuff. Both have been extremely reliable.
Monkey Dep are fantastic, great for part-outs as you say, and I've also got quite a few rare/spare head sculpts (The SHCC Vampirella, both Arhians, both Red Sonjas, Painkiller Jane, Cleo) at very reasonable prices from them.
They take a while to reach me (almost a month sometimes - they come to the UK from the USA through Germany, for some bizarre reason), but they always get here in the end.
EDIT: Staying on topic, Royal Mail tracking tells me I should have one of these bodies - an S32 - by tomorrow afternoon! That's less than a week!
No mention of entering/clearing customs either, which makes me wonder if GianToy have got a domestic warehouse/outlet/distributor in the UK...
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