Transmute Jun
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18-09-2007 23:11
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tatsunokofan
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The two God Pheonix's are actually the first and second release of the same toy. The first issue was dark blue and came with the Firebird shell that could fit over the vehicle. The second issue was more of an aqua color (Unifive claimed that it was supposed to be a proper blue anime-coloring, but it's too green, making it look like the God Phoenix did when it was underwater) and came with a plastic Boomerang instead of the Firebird. No, the wings on the Boomerang did not move.
If you want the dark blue version with the Firebird, and don't mind it coming in a dented box, Mandarake has one for sale for $237.29, plus shipping. Sure, it's still not cheap, but it's better that $299.00, plus shipping! You can find it at:
http://ekizo.mandarake.co.jp/shop/en/sea...t=1190160044995
James
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18-09-2007 23:55
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tatsunokofan
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| quote: | | I seem to recall those being a bit cheaper when they were first released |
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Yes, they were. When first released, they retailed at 9,800 yen (Around $85.00). Of course, that was in late 2001 for the dark blue version and early 2003 for the aqua version. They've been unavailable at general retail for quite some time, hence the increase in price.
| quote: | | For some reason they didn't make very many Jason and Tiny, so they are the hardest to get. |
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That's because of Diamond's mishandling of the first wave of figures. The first wave, with Mark, Princess, and Keyop, was overproduced, resulting in many of them sitting unsold or reduced to clearance prices. So they made far less of the Jason, Tiny, and Zoltar figures because the overproduction of the first wave resulted in lower retailer demand for the second wave.
Zoltar can be a bit easier to find because they made two versions of him (A regular version of him and a Previews Exclusive version of him that included a couple of unmasked heads you could use). The helmetless Jason figure ended up becoming part of one of the BotP DVD releases, and the helmetless Tiny figure was never produced.
James
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19-09-2007 19:29
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Beautiful things though, I have the dark blue version.
Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny." 
Go FB! You'll have to let us know what you think of the Er set!
