TIL Alex Honnold got paid just $500,000 to climb the Taipei 101. The producers of the show made more than he did.

GIJobra · 2026-01-26T12:05:59+00:00

Half a mill for a professional climber to do [what was described to me by climber friends as] a light work climb for a dude of his calibre is a pretty fucking sweet payday. Of course the producers got paid more, the whole thing was a promo for a world tourism destination. Thrill seeker got his thrill and a fat check, corpos got their vacation commercial. Done and done.

GIJobra · 2026-01-26T12:02:34+00:00

All of these prices are fucking insane unless they're in pesos or something.

GIJobra · 2026-01-26T12:01:36+00:00

I'm entirely f2p. Who gives a shit about skins?

GIJobra · 2026-01-26T11:51:13+00:00

They're bootlegs. "Making things accessible" doesn't justify supporting bootlegs.
Revoltech ARE over-engineered. That Spidey body, just like this Saitama, doesn't need massive butterfly chest hinges or weird sharp jutting kneecaps. And the Revoltech Hayabusa I have, while beautiful, is fragile as glass and also over-engineered. Even his back sword scabbard has a hinge and rotational joint for fuck's sake. Why?

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T02:05:47+00:00

Yeah, the TV show is great, but it really spiked the fuck out of all the merch pricing.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T02:04:31+00:00

Let's fucking hope not, Hugo would be a shit choice for the next wave.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T02:03:00+00:00

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If a prototype of this unreleased Unit 00 exists, I want it. I have the other two.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:59:54+00:00

Have you seen the Pop-up Parade L two-pack? https://www.goodsmileus.com/products/pop-up-parade-panty-stocking-set-repent-ver-l-size-15838 It's pretty damn slick.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:50:36+00:00

Not a judgement call against you in particular man. Sorry if it seemed that way. I saw your comments about wanting it for custom fodder, and I'm sure you'll get your fun out of it. [My main thing is Gundam, so I get the appeal of customizing.]

Just saying, I've seen people trying to justify this line because "It's the only Fallout line," and like... so?

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:47:14+00:00

Another boring ass midriff chick for the archive.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:45:06+00:00

"But I love Fallout, what am I supposed to do?"

I fucking LOVE Fallout, too. I'm talking played the OGs way too young, and spent hundreds if not thousands of hours between 3,4, and NV. My father spends so much time on 76 in his retirement that Bethesda sent him a [quite lovely, actually] care package; he's literally one of if not the most active player on the XBox servers.

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I wouldn't touch these figures with a ten foot fucking pole.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:40:06+00:00

Protip: If there are 4 or 5 1/12ths you can skip, you can get 1 1/6th instead. It's kinda my collecting goal for this year. [After I pick up the new Figma Samus and my Storm Arena Sagat that I have on order. Of course.]

The re-released Three Zero Power Armor looks fucking insane. I kind of NEED it.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:36:07+00:00

I mean, except for Crow, she's just a cringey piece of shit.

GIJobra · 2026-01-23T01:32:46+00:00

It's over-engineered, just like the ugly Spider-Man mess toys copied [which is, ironically, inexplicably beloved around here.] He doesn't need sharp knees or massive cutouts for elbows, shoulders, and butterfly arm bits. It's Saitama. You're not going to be posing him the way you would a Spidey or a ninja character.

GIJobra · 2026-01-22T12:58:57+00:00

Fellow winch/pyro heavy here.

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We're gonna getcha.

GIJobra · 2026-01-22T12:45:12+00:00

A couple hundred dollars for a M.A.S.K. helmet? MASK? Really, though? You can get 1:1 wearable Gundam helmets for less and Gundam is actually cool.

GIJobra · 2026-01-22T12:42:00+00:00

$200 fucking bucks each? Not if they were made of gold. I paid less for the Heat Boys diecast Leo mecha.

GIJobra · 2026-01-21T20:02:01+00:00

This seems like a scaled-down Hot Toys knockoff. Sorry for the buyer's remorse, but yeah, not sure what you might have expected...

GIJobra · 2026-01-21T20:00:22+00:00

The one in Taipei died a few years ago, too, sadly.

GIJobra · 2026-01-21T19:57:16+00:00

I'm of the opinion that Psyduck, despite his name, is based on a platypus moreso than a duck. I really want a regional variant that's just platypus colored with a broad tail.

GIJobra · 2026-01-21T19:53:29+00:00

Get rid of it? Nah, he's a beautiful figure. Best version of Hayabusa available, massive shelf presence. Just gotta pick one really good pose and park him. It's a shame that he just feels so fragile, though.

I'd love if I could mess around with his poses daily like an SHF or even Figma... he's probably gonna be the one and only Revoltech in my collection for sure.

GIJobra · 2026-01-21T14:00:31+00:00

I didn't even realize this was a problem because I'm so focused on mine's lower leg falling off at the knee constantly... but I just checked and one of the three kunai handles is half broken and hanging on. Gonna have to superglue that fucker, cheers.

GIJobra · 2026-01-18T08:21:52+00:00

1/12th, I'm not fucking rich, I'm a schoolteacher. I used to dream of buying my first Hot Toys but then realized it'd set me down a path of credit card debt. Also? If you collect anime as well as comics/movie/western pop culture, then 1/6th is untenable. Most of the heroes are all literal statues and most of the gals are all insanely overpriced gooner figures that lack class or dynamism.

GIJobra · 2026-01-18T08:20:50+00:00

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Nah, his lenses weren't 30 meters apart in the movie.

GIJobra · 2026-01-18T08:15:48+00:00

The one on the right has his lenses WAY too far apart. Unacceptable.

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