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Read the (unfinished) guide before asking questions:
>https://sites.google.com/site/glyosandfriendsguide/
If you're no stranger to Glyos, give the guide a read and let us know if you feel anything is missing so we can improve it.
NEWS:
>Onell Design's Glyos
7th year anniversary drop was a success, Rig Corps confirmed for September, and Armorvor for October. Shipping notice should be soon.
>TheGodbeast's Kabuto Mushi and Gloops
"August is hot with a frosty color" a close Voss for the Kabuto Mushi MKII is coming out!
>Bio-Masters
Accessory packs were at SDCC for $15, and things are looking good.
>Four Horsemen's Shop: Power Lords and The Outer Space Men
Gothitropolis was spotted at SDCC, Power Lord Head Pack and Shirt are in store.
>October Toys Skeleton Warriors and OMFG
SDCC stuff is now online, Pewter Weapons and OMFG SDCC colors are up and go.
>Toyfinity's Robo Force and Mordles
Robo Force has all been shipped out and bonus material as a thank you has been posted.
>Banimon
>Banitank in production phase, check the site to see the flesh colors and preliminary build using current Banimon parts.
>Weaponeers of Monkaa
>Fyreball and Ehmber is still in stock, get them while they are hot.
>Nistuff's Outlanders
>No news around this time. Standard and Clear still in stock.
>Callgrim
>Phased Out.
WORKING FORWARD TO YEAR 8
TIME TO BUILD TIME TO PLAY
GLYOS IS LIVING LONG AND LIVING STRONG
>>4324917
An official build that's asymmetrical is uncommon, but this looks good.
>>4324917
Anyone who wants can also preorder Skeleton Warriors here:
https://www.trycelery.com/shop/skeletonwarriorsbarondarkpreorder
>>4324917
Blogspot has a brighter picture, are these the more accurate color?
>>4324917
I don't think is a Glyos compatible line
I pass these generals every day, when I go to visit the transformers general. Fuck you guys... Now, I'm sitting here typing in my paypal info to purchase some.. Dammit.
>>4325018
Gothitropolis, I don't think Gothitropolis is a Glyos compatible line.
>>4325036
welcome to the club!
>>4324951
ICY BLUE COLORS (though ice isn't actually blue)
>>4324917
>October Toys Skeleton Warriors
Did they announce what they were going to do for the rest of the line?
>>4325207
None of the stretch goals were reached, but I bet they'll get to it if they don't drop the project.
>>4325207
Grimskull (the undead good guy) is the next planned figure, and then Talyn (the unproduced sister). After that they hope to do the giant skeleton dragon. They also have some generic skeleton warriors planned.
>>4325189
DAMN SON, that's gonna be mine. I love clear blue, I wish we'd get more of that. Clear orange too.
"Hey gang,
so I just got a confirmation from China yesterday on the production schedule, we should be on target for an August drop, as I mentioned previously. Exact date will be announced by the end of this week.
This will be a Havvacor-themed drop, revolving around the tank but also sporting some PVC support troops. Quantities will be very limited the first time out, both the tank and the new price points being a little new for us here at the Banimon HQ. Basically want to make sure everything goes smoothly..."
Banimon tank coming soon.
>>4326374
OH NO.. i swear to god the voss and blue had better not be mixed. i will be SO pissed
>>4326482
We haven't seen any signs that they will be mixed. Unless I'm mistaken, every time there were mixed figures Marty has shown them off in their mixed configuration. I don't think he's ever surprised us out of the blue or anything.
>>4326509
No they're not, you need your eyes or monitor checked. The amount of color fluctuation you see there is completely normal for Neo Voss. The "bluish" tinge you see is the darkness behind it showing through. Also, given how Marty tends to mix parts, we know which parts would be swapped: thighs, biceps, horn, and chest gem. If nothing else, you can clearly see that the chest gem is the same color as the chest, can't you?
>>4326466
Oh boy, I can't wait to not get one.
>>4326624
I could get behind it. Rigs with Tank treads could be really fancy
>>4326651
I'd buy it if I could, but I'll probably miss the drop. They usually seem to happen when I'm at work.
>>4326651
Can you prove it'll work with rigs? It might be a standalone thing.
>shitty picture
I like the clear helmet. Adds a nice effect.
>>4326667
woah nice
Just checking to see who has their orders shipped. I haven't yet, but everything has cleared.
How can I get Glyos from Argentina?
>>4327319
It's a hefty price, $35 shipping. You can try eBay, or poke around in the official forum. Sorry for not being much help.
>>4327344
Its ok. 35 shipping is way better than the jap stuff cost me.
>>4327319
Yeah, definitely try out eBay.
>>4327350
Best luck
http://www.ebay.com/itm/glyos-/131255944914?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item1e8f76c6d2
All of them glyos parts. I'm trying to decide whether I should bid or not.
>>4327376
i was looking at that lot as well, im sure theres a few full figs in there an some good building fodder for customs
>>4325244
Thx!
You fuckers did it. I finally broke.
What dark wallet-draining hole have I just gotten myself into?
>>4327594
ONE OF US
ONE OF US
Welcome to a terrible, terrible, money-sucking void, anon. Build, play, enjoy, become hopelessly addicted. Enjoy your stay!
>>4327594
I don't think this is that bad. Drops don't come that often. Even getting a lot of stuff this comes out being cheaper than collecting other stuff. I barely buy many glyos, only about a drop per year. I think you'll be fine.
>>4327319
Try getting someone to middleman them for you?
>>4327652
>I barely buy many glyos, only about a drop per year.
I...haven't really met many people like you. I don't even consider myself that huge of a Glyos fan, and my collection ain't even that big, but I haven't missed a drop in a long time. Granted, I don't always buy a lot in every drop, but I always find at least one or two things I want. I've noticed a lot of people in the community seem to match this sort of buying habits.
>>4327771
Yeah, same,
at the very least ill usually buy a new cray or something.
Glyos compatible releases have been nearly twice a month so far this year, no? I mean you have to consider that even if companies like callgrim and banimon sit things out for a while and only put out 1-2 releases a year You've still got 7 companies other than onell releasing glyos stuff.
>>4328410
To be fair, all the other companies have only one main figure. Nistuff is the strongest right now because it's both figures and an accessory pack.
>>4328509
What about spy monkey they have multiple figures and accessory packs
>>4328509
No, Ni only has 1 full figure with heads and accessory packs.
>>4328562
All the figures are the same, the only difference is the head. Infact, all the lines are like this except for Power Lords and Outer Space Men have are the same figures with either different heads or different builds.
>>4327150
All orders have been shipped, but not all emails have been sent for some reason. Check your paypal accounts and you should see a tracking number.
>>4328580
Although apparently he's been working ona new body for the Visitor, so hopefully we'll see that soon.
I probably buy more Nistuff figures than Glyos, but I get a lot of Glyos joints to balance ut out.
>>4328696
I doubt it will be anytime soon, he only just released the accessory pack not too long ago.
them steel molds cost a lot of money.
Pretty neat builds.
>>4329189
This build has been posted in every Glyos thread ever.
So how about those KabutoMushis
>>4330857
>Neo Voss-displayan
-Cosmic Wave-lookan
-Echo Morph-showan
-Dreamsicle/Peach-remindan
-transyellow-glowan
holy fuck my wallet will not be able to handle this wave
>>4330857
>front line, from right to left, what I saw:
>hulk, captain america, iron man
>>4330848
This is literally the first Glyos thread that I've ever been in. Just purchased my first set of them. So, I had no idea. I was simply looking around the internet for some neat ones to interest me more to give me a reason to purcahse more.
>>4330857
Oh man. Oh man. I...I...I can't even...that peach color, man...that purple...I can feel my money draining out me like a sieve.
>>4330857
BURNING KABUTO
>>4330898
i think you mean left to right but either way yes
Update to the classic Imaginext Space Station
>>4333019
Replaced the bed with tentacles
>>4333021
>Tentacles
>No Distressed female qt astronaut
They haven't seen enough hentai to know where that should be going...
>>4333031
Nistuff's female Outlander
>>4333019
I was looking at this before but I can't find it for fuck. It'd make a dope base for Destian Leyden.
>>4333391
It's definitely online on the Fisher Price store
>>4333019
looks just fine for some Glyos adventures!
I don't know, I could never pull the trigger on cool Imaginext playsets like that.
There's a few I'm wanting, but they cost a lot of money and I'm limited on space as it is.
Oh well.
My TiMee Battle Mountain is good enough for now.
>>4333624
you'll never own the exact colored parts for the glyos avengers shit, just give up now.
As for the kabuto mushi swaps, 5 of those colors are releasing soon, so you're in luck.
Would have been really cool if Matt had announced he was going to comic con this year BEFORE everyone bought their tickets....... asshole.
>>4334040
>being this butthurt
>>4334040
You are sad
>>4334040
There's a lot more to Comic Con than just one artist. Unless you are boring.
>>4334066
You are saying this in the Glyos general. Glyos is my life.
>>4334071
What about the three artist at SDCC?
>>4334040
But he's not.
>>4334076
>>4334071
>>4334066
>>4334058
>>4334051
If Matt really gave a shit about his fans, he would realize that there are a TON of glyos fans that have already purchased tickets to comic con.
Instead of throwing a temper tantrum and tacking his toys and going home, he could just announce that this would be his last year at NYCC. but no, fuck the people that bought tickets already, hhe's making a grand statement.
>>4334106
>throwing a temper tantrum
Uhhh...what? Did I somehow miss Matt raging out? I just saw a calm blog post saying he wouldn't be attending NYCC this year.
>>4334107
It's called exaggeration annon. I know it can be hard for autists such as yourself to understand, but sometimes people intentionally say things that are exaggerated for effect.
>>4334110
Yall have had to have gotten your orders by now.
im surprised i havn't seen any posts.
I only got a few crays and got a spare stealth cray as a bonus (super upset that i missed the voss)
Im curious what anyone else got for freebies.
>>4334106
What the fuck are you talking about? If you bought NYCC tickets just to see Matt, you're an idiot.
>>4334527
I'm getting my drop later today, maybe two or three hours
>>4327594 reporting back. I have played with these things until my fingers are too sore to continue. I plan on resuming as soon as they stop hurting. Holy shit, I see why you guys like these things so much.
>>4334527
I got purple axis joints, an extra purple phase arm, and two bags of yellow heads-- one with Pheyden and Phanost, another with an LSA and an EE.
>>4334925
No worries. Soon your fingers will strengthen up and you'll be READY. After months of pushing and pulling at Glyos (and some rough experiences with the older harder PVC Matt used to use) my fingers can now take anything.
>>4334940
Are current parts different consistencies depending on color? The purple pieces I got seem to have a lot less give when pushing other pieces in than the yellow and blue.
>>4334961
Not noticeably, at least in my opinion. I've bought stuff in pretty much every drop for the last two years or so and the PVC all feels about the same to me. Older stuff is dramatically harder, you can sometimes even hear "clicks" when pieces pop together.
>usps site says item has been delivered an hour ago
>nothing came...
>>4334961
Neo Gatekeeper, Ivorinium, Ecroyex, and Red Metal were all harder than normal for one reason or other. Matt has been trying to keep everything pretty soft since then.
>>4335292
This means your postal carrier is a lazy fuck. It will show up, of it wasn't delivered to the wrong house. Still worth contacting USPS about it.
>>4335292
Your neighbour has it.
Part swapped my super crayboth and the vinyl ripped after 5 seconds having it out of the box. Pretty lame.
>>4335429
>>4335487
>Your neighbour has it.
This is what I was thinking... Idiot postal service. I'll contact them tomorrow about it. I already emailed Onell about it, and they said to keep them updated. Hopefully, it isn't dropped off at the wrong house. I'd hate for Onell to have to replace them when it wasn't even their fault.
>>4335843
great job ham hands
>>4335843
You must have some mighty porcine mitts if you can hamhand that kind of tough material.
>>4335843
Show photos, I think your full of shit.
>>4335973
Oh look! You have Captain America, Hulk in the back, and Iron Man right behind hm!!
>>4335991
Oh shit! You're right.
>>4335991
Spiderman in the middle, Thor on the right
>>4335843
when swapping vinyl parts its better to heat them with a hair dryer first, don't just brute force it
>>4334527
I bought the blue and yellow crays and I got a standard mkII cray freebie.
>>4336134
while I agree with you that it is easier to heat it up, you're kind of making it sound like one has to heat it up to prevent tearing which is not true at all.
I own a shit load of onell vinyl and I've never had a single problem ever, and I man handle those fuckers.
>>4335998
And Vision and maybe Hawkeye? behind Wolverine and Spidey
>>4335292
Well, been trying to deal with this issue with the post office all day. They kept telling me that I should double check my mail.. Nigga, I walked around all outside my house to make sure it didn't get blown away or placed somewhere odd. They told me to wait around today, but the mail already came today. So, they took my information and will have the manager talk to the person who did deliveries on my route and then they'll call me. I don't understand how tough it must be to put packages with the right address. There is literally no thinking required. It is all matching the address with the address on the house. And today, in the mail, we even got someone else's mail... Jesus.
At least the guys from Onell have been amazing. I've been keeping them updated with the issue, and they aren't hesitating to send me another set of the glyos that I ordered, but I don't want the postal-services screw up to cost Onell.
>>4336293
While I agree that the vinyl can usually take a little man handling, IIRC the first run of Rigs had really tight sockets and you had to be careful not to tear the arms when swapping parts.
>>4336864
Can't argue that since I wasn't around during that time.
Though I do have a nice collection of older vinyl, I don't ever disassemble it since there really isn't a point.
I love Matt & Glyos, but I'll be honest here (don't want to shit on the forum)...I'm super unimpressed with the Super Crayboth. To be fair, I wasn't enamored with it just seeing the pictures, but figured I'd order one just to check it out.
I miss not having the articulation found on the Armodoc...6 pieces instead of 11. I understand costs have risen since the Armodoc tooling was initially set up, but I just can't get into this Super Cray mold at the same price as the Armodoc.
I do like the fact that the Cray can hold a traveler in it's hand...that's a nice touch. But, overall I just am not feeling this mold. It doesn't have the really clean aesthetic that so much of Matt's work has.
Negatives:
- Price (when compared to the Armodoc)
- Unarticulated head, hands, feet
- The aesthetic doesn't fit with the rest of the Onell line (IMO)
- New middle-sized waist connection doesn't allow for as much swapping with other existing Onell vinyl pieces
Positives:
- Hand can hold a smaller figure
>>4337276
I am mostly in agreement with this. I also had the vinyl rip on me in the arm and have never had an issue with this. I own hundreds of pieces of glyos vinyl and the both, while looking fantastic, let me down in both the quality and the glyos compatibility aspect of the toy. The other glyos vinyl all swaps so well with everything, whereas the 'both arms look ridiculous on an Armodoc.
>>4337437
Im gonna need some pics of this vinyl ripping.
>>4337444
Mine did as well, I think the area around joint that connects the arm to the torso is just too thin.
Matt did say he would ship out a replacement.
>>4337444
Like I said, never had it happen before. Tried a few superglues but none held from the basic trying to put back in socket.
>>4337495
I've been lurking like I always am.
At this time I'm going to choose to leave it out of the guide since it isn't really something that newcomers need to know in order to better understand Glyos.
It's a 101 guide for people who are new to Glyos.
It doesn't need to document every single thing about Glyos, homie.
[spoiler]and stop calling me Luka, I changed my forum name ages ago, b-baka[/spoilerson/toy/]
>>4337276
It's not really like the Armodoc has a lot on the Super Cray. Swivel elbows and ankles, and a swivel neck (heck, the Super Cray doesn't even have a neck by design).
Also, which one did you buy? If you have a pink and want to get rid of it, I might have some stuff to trade for it.
Im just sayin, it feels like its worth noting "first run had durability issues"
>>4338355
>>4337495
Not sure a single tear equals "durability issues."
We have only seen a single photo and who knows the situation that caused that. Just because clowns say their's ripped too, without photos of the "others' " we have only seen one and that would mean that less than 1% ripped. Hardly a "durability issue."
If you want that added to the guide, you might as well add that the Outlander for the first year couldn't stand straight and had to be hunched over to stand because of design flaws and then new ankle wedge parts were made to try to correct the flaw.
I am sure we could do that with every toy made by any company whether it be Mattel, Hasbro, Onell Design, etc.
>>4338539
Glyos fans are always good for an apology or two.
>>4337476
E-mail Matt. He'll send you a new one.
>>4338539
precisely this is why I won't be adding it to the guide.
thanks for putting it in words that I couldn't, kind anon.
>>4338650
I thought about it but have decided against it, I've been hooked up in the past and wouldn't be swapping it much to begin with. Just hope any issues are fixed for future releases.
>>4337276
To each their own. I love the Super Cray and think the limited articulation adds to the play value. It works well as a standalone toy, versus the sometimes overly-complicated Rig/Block builds and the Armodoc (which feels a little too fiddly to me now). It's a chunky, miniature Lovecraft monster, and it looks great with the other vinyl kaiju that my Glyos were already battling.
I got my package today, my order was kind of small since I wasn't sure I'd like the crayhunter colors, I had only ordered a moredireus super crayboth, 6 normal crays in assorted colors and a LSA soldier. My package had an extra glyan crayhunter reverse thrown in, the redorange pretty much looks orange in the lighting of my room though.
any word on the kabuto mushi release date?
>>4339602
I think the release depends on when TGB gets his shipment from the factory, I've read its either going to be august 8th or august 15th.
very small update to the 101 guide, added a spot for the Super Crayboth.
I've been wanting to collect toys for a while and I was thinking about starting here. Are gylos a good toy line to start with?
>>4341549
Yeah, probably. Relatively cheap, a lot of fun (imo), and easy to resell if you're not into it.
>>4341549
What made you curious to start here, of all toylines?
Did you stumble into /toy/ or did something else influence you to think about toy collecting?
Also to answer your question, Glyos are a great toyline to start.
I would say that the only reason it would be bad is that once you start here, you'll be spoiled and won't be as interested in more mainstream toylines like stuff from Habro and Mattel.
Keep us updated on your thoughts, refer to the guide to give you a good idea on if you like everything you see/read, and finally, don't hesitate to ask us any questions you have regarding Glyos.
We take pride in spoonfeeding noobies any info they need!
>>4341791
Another good thing. They're easy to store. I have an assload that I'm not displaying and that all fit a small plastic container. And the PVC is crazy durable. You could let a small child play with them and they'd be fine.
>>4341928
Oh and don't just limit yourself to the Onell stuff, of course. I particularly love the Nistuff Outlanders. And I was dubious of the Kabutos Mushis until I finally bought some; they're awesome. Although I prefer alternate builds to their main one. Roboforce, I'm not so crazy about, but they're okay, too.
>>4341791
The anime ninderoids and figmas were nice, but I don't watch enough anime or am I willing to spend all the extra money for the good retires figures. Things like old toys, barbies, ect. aren't up my alley because they're not nostalgic for me, I want something appealing to look at and fun to collect without spending a ton of money. Although i'm not 100% on starting with glyos, I do know that they're something I'm really interested in. I also like the idea of the toys requiring assembly and or having interchangeable parts. What caught my attention to this thread was the crayboths in the OP because of how cool they looked compared to the other stuff on /toy/.
>>4341986
>Crayboths
Watch out, i swear to god those fuckers breed when your back is turned.
TGB Kabutos are dropping in 2 hours and 40 minutes. What are you guys looking forward to?
>>4343896
Messed up on my timing, TGB drop is live, new build INSTAR WARRIOR OFFICIAL
>>4344053
When does this get released?
>>4344062
about 15 minutes ago.
>>4344079
Shit, that was what I was afraid of.
Fucking hate Glyos.
>>4338828
Im sure he would send you a new arm or something dude.
completely fucking forgot that the drop was today, for some reason I thought it was Sunday or something.
But yea, checked out with everything I needed and no stock problems!
Oh man I'm tempted just to get all five new drops. They're all so pretty. What, 60 plus shipping? That wouldn'tbe bad.
>>4344187
Plus at that price, I'm sure TGB might even throw in an extra. Or so I remember discussing about in a previous Kabuto thread.
>>4344191
Yeah? I'll probably do it. It's not like I won't be able to resell them somewhere down the line I'm sure.
>>4344191
huh?
this is the first I've heard of freebies from TGB.
I dont get glyos.
If any other toy line released the say set of figures over and over in different colors, people would call bullshit right away.
Glyos releases the same figures in different colors and you people eat it up. What gives?
>>4344204
Every additional figure is another $2 despite still being in the same box, so eventually you'd hit a tipping point where you've paid for another figure just in shipping.
>>4344224
i think its mainly because oyu can swap out the parts, and each figure is made by a small amount of people so its easier to forgive recolors, since molds are expensive as fuck
>>4344224
"Q: These are great and all, but the drop had nothing but recolors of sculpts that already exist. When will I see a new sculpt?
A: If you are expecting something new sculpt-wise every drop, then Glyos may not be for you. Drops consist of new colorways of already existing sculpts. Remember these are independent companies and those steel molds for the new sculpts cost major cheddar."
>>4344224
Your fucking stupid. Sure they are different colors but they can build totally different characters and in the case of godbeast's kabutomushi looks like there are two new character builds and they do look completely different than his kabutomushi.
>>4344228
No, godbeast does NOT charge an additional $2 shipping per figure. He has shipped all my orders up to 6 figures in one box for only $6.25 domestic priority. Looks like we have a troll trying to pass on false information again.
>>4344221
Me neither, but that would be sweet.
>>4344224
Glyos sort of falls in between a collectibles line and a building block line. Thereare charcters and sometimes people just want to collectthe different colorbways, but sometimes you want the pieces. I mean you don't complain about different colors of the same lego blocks right?
>>4344224
If you try to think of Glyos like a standard action figure line, of course it seems absurd. But Glyos is a building block toyline at heart. Think of it like Lego. Do people complain because a brick exists in 100 different colors? New colors let you put a new spin on old builds, or finally recreate your favorite character in Glyos form. Plus there's admittedly something joyously addictive about getting your favorite mold in a really bitchin color. I feel like if nothing else, Glyos really taught me to appreciate color in a whole new way.
Besides, it's not just the same old figures over and over, that would inevitably get stale after a while. Matt keeps things fresh by adding new characters or joint types every so often, and there's a burgeoning "third party" scene that use Matt's joint system and allow for even more expansive builds.
>>4344255
Yeah but, not every lego set contains the same 14 parts every time.
>>4344237
>Your fucking stupid
Fantastic response bro, you totally got me.
>>4344230
>>4344231
>>4344244
I get it, its a small company, they cant afford to do a new mold every time, im not arguing that they should. What im saying, is that I dont understand as a collector, why you need the same figure in 15 different colors.
I get the building aspect of it, having axis joints, and swing joints and such in different colors, but it seems like the figures would have more appeal if they were released less often, but with better paint apps.
>>4344261
You should leave if you are just going to act like an ass.
>>4344269
ah yeah that makes sense, i dont mind buying the same one in different colors since i dont really buy a lot
I think most people tend to buy a bunch of colors so they just use that route to make money, while oyur method might be more risky
>>4344269
These are all fair points. Glyos is definitely not for everyone and I totally didn't get it until I bought some. I actually don't care for Onell's "Travelers" very much and buy pretty much none of them. I'm drfinitely more of a I need those pieces kind of guy.
>>4344269
>it seems like the figures would have more appeal if they were released less often, but with better paint apps.
I think this would really only appeal to people who want to stick these things on their shelf and leave them there. AKA a pretty small portion of Glyos fans. And by the way, as a builder, I am AGAINST more paint apps (which Matt has been trying lately). They drive up costs, they overcomplicate the look of the figures, and they make building weird sometimes since pieces are painted in pre-detemined colors so you sometimes end up with unwanted colors in your build. I liked things the way they were, with relatively few paint apps.
>>4344281
>I totally didn't get it until I bought some
THIS, SO MUCH THIS.
I've watched Glyos nearly since it began production, and for many years, I didn't really understand it. I was a pretty standard /toy/ soldier, prizing articulation and posing my SHFs and Marvel Legends. As an articulation junkie, I couldn't understand why people were buying these crappily articulated little figures. One day I had some extra money, and a drop happened to be going on that day, so I just decided fuck it, I'll give it a shot. And it's just been non-stop since then. There's an enjoyability to this line, at least for me, that's difficult to describe. I don't even necessarily need to be building, I'll just keep some Travelers and Glyans on my desk to mess with or even slip a Cray into my pocket to fiddle with while I work. It hearkens back to my 80s childhood in many ways, and really reminds me of the sensation of playing with toys from that era.
>>4344292
>I don't even necessarily need to be building, I'll just keep some Travelers and Glyans on my desk to mess with or even slip a Cray into my pocket to fiddle with while I work.
Yep, I frequently carry one around with me and I have no idea what compels me to do this. I want to bring them with me places.
And with little effort you can get great articulation and a great looking figure.
>>4344269
You sir, sound like someone who would have liked the old days.
>>4344224
It's in the same vein of all indie toys "I have this figure, but I don't have it in this color" or "I'd like to have this figure in this color".
Alternatively, it's like Lego Minifigures, at the core, they are the same toy, just with different things.
>>4344269
Matt is currently trying to do the best of both worlds by offering a large selection of figures in plain colors for one drop and then following up with a smaller drop that features just a few figures with detail lines and special paint apps.
Frankly, I've been spending less on the "building" drops and more on these little "deluxe" figure drops. Go pick up a Lost Sincroid Army figure while there are still a few in stock...great stand-alone figure!
>>4344269
The Standard Pheyden is also still available in the store if you go to the "build station" page.
>>4344269
It's like buying Toku figures. Kamen Rider Double, all the Wizard forms, a complete Sentai team, the figures are all the same and are in different colors, yet they represent different characters.
>>4344495
After getting college books, I'll be getting some.
>>4344495
I honestly think Kabuto Mushi II is the very best of all the Glyos-compatible figures. If you don't have one you owe it to yourself to order at least 1 just to check it out. I would recommend either the metallic blue or metallic purple at the bottom of his store page, but it's up to you.
>>4344505
>I would recommend either the metallic blue or metallic purple at the bottom of his store page, but it's up to you.
NO
I'M SAVING UP TO CLEAR THEM OUT NEXT WEEK
FUCK OFF
>>4344521
LOL!!! Seriously great colors and great sculpt...holding one in your hands is the only way to truly appreciate it. I have to shut up now before I'm tempted to buy more...
>>4344534
Haha yeah...I just spent 60 on kabutos...ha...haha...
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There is just so much damn building and creature creating potential with the kabutomushi on its own and of course with every glyos part. I can't get enough of them.
>>4344505
Thanks for the tip, but I've had met blue and met purple for a while
Ancient pic taken in my old dorm related
testing out a new head model... its like some kind of chicken guy
>>4346070
i need to figure out a better way to do this, i always make stuff too small(in this case the details of the face)
On a semi-related note (Since it likely would've been Glyos-compatible), I actually heard from Matt of Dinosaur Dracula that Toyfinity was trying to get the rights from Topps to make a figure of "The Supreme Monstrosity"/Dinosaur Satan from Dinosaurs Attack.
But, sadly, it fell through. Anyone else sad about that?
>>4347192
Someone bragged about buying Street Sharks and making them Glyos Vinyl
>>4347785
why do you stupid faggots exaggerate everything to the point of it meaning exactly not what was stated?
That anon from a few threads was talking about seeing if he could purchase the street sharks license to try to make them glyos-compatible until we laid down the harsh and expensive truth on the matter.
He didn't brag about anything, you shit-stirring fuck.
>>4346070
No, it's like a retarded lamp shade. FAIL!!! Try again...
>>4346184
>>4348371
I like it,, It reminds me of the Kappa from Sakura Samurai
>>4348731
>FAIL!!!
>...
just a heads up, niggers.
a forum user on OTF is listing handfuls of misc. parts from lines throughout history.
it sounds like I'm shilling, but they're pretty fucking cheap for what you get.
go over to the issaris marketplace to find the user.
>>4350022
I don't think they're cheap at all...that's why only one person has responded. glyOG never gives anything away cheap.
>>4350204
He makes it seem like a deal but the fact that its random allows for a lot of shoveling crap onto other people.
>>4350204
>>4350208
say what you guys will, but I personally love fistful sales.
fistfuls are a kind of oldfag thing since Matt used to sell handfuls of random parts in his store.
nowadays, everybody has a need to keep their figures complete so nobody really trades parts of seta anymore.
and he'll I think the last time I bought fistfuls, they were 20 a pop.
I bought 2 large handfuls this time so I'll have lots of color mismatched goodness.
>>4350204
It's not too bad, to be honest. It's about in line with what other people have offered in handful-style sales. If you subtract the $3 for shipping, he's offering a small handful for $10, a big handful for $15, and a big handful with two rare/special parts for $22. That's pretty standard pricing for handfuls. And I can already see that some of the "rare" heads he's offering are worth a lot more than their distributed cost ($3.50 apiece).
>>4350208
Again, "handful" sales are kind of a tradition on OTF. It's always a roll of the dice what you get. I know people love to demonize GlyOG, but he did not invent this type of sale, and his prices are relatively fair for this sort of thing.
>>4350229
I like the concept, but its not for me.
Post pics when you get em!
>>4350229
This. Handful sales are also a great way to obtain rare parts or colors for building, or to start slowly building rare figures that you cannot find for sale on the aftermarket. Believe it or not, I am almost done building one of my most-wanted figures (Core Phanost) just from parts I got from handful sales! It also gives you a nice little surprise to look forward to. Like >>4350229 said, most people keep their figures complete these days so there's no surprise in the aftermarket. Buying handfuls brings back good memories of when the Junk Shop was alive.
>>4350241
hell yea.
my only gripe about the dice rolling is I've almost always gotten a million heads and gobon balls each time I bought.
>>4350231
I don't recognize any parts at all
>>4350267
then a fistful should be fun as fuck for you.
I wish people over in the trade threads like setting up things in the junkyard trading post more.
>>4350276
So just a small bag? I'm kind of tempted to get a large bag.
>>4350299
a large bag is only 5 bucks more so I couldn't resist picking up two of them.
I'm not huge on custom heads so I didn't figure I needed to throw that kind of money down.
but at least if you don't like the idea of fistfuls once you get yours in the mail, it's not like they won't have trade value.
>>4350362
It's my first blind bag, so I think I'll just get one big bag.
>>4350371
hell yea.
bonus points are if you're a boardie, the part swap thread always gets a lot of posts a week after everybody's parts start arriving, so trading parts is always fun.
Just dropping some random photos
My favorite contained build for the kabutos.
My team of heroic Outlanders.
And the Visitor mercenaries lead by a particularly nasty Destian Leyden.
Destian is my favorite colorway.
>>4351194
can i ask what the part attached the the outlander chest is(the black ones on either side between the chest and axis joints)
>>4351500
black metallic scarves. That's also the silver bit on the abdomen pointing up.
>>4351541
thanks, its a cool build
>banimon preview
Can we get some Vinyl up in this? I've been hesitant to take the dive into that end of the Glyos pool for a while now, but I think I'm ready.
>>4353916
Banimon is the weakest link of the Glyos family.
>>4353940
Agreed, the the vinyl tanks look nice.
>>4353935
vinyl glyos figures like armodoc, the rig, and the new super crayboth are nice to have for display pieces, but I personally haven't gotten into the building aspect of the vinyl because building with stuff like blocks and tri-hubs requires you to cut into the vinyl to make more connections for the pegs/switch pins which I don't feel comfortable doing. also outside of tri-hubs and switch pins the vinyl pieces are kind of expensive.
>>4354007
The vinyl building aspect is precisely what I'm curious about.
I don't plan on going crazy with giant playsets or battle tanks or whatever, but I would like to get either a rig or block, a conversion kit, and some wedges and mash them into something cool.
It's hard to hunt through the build thread on OTF because that's like 99% figures and people don't always label their posts.
If any vinyl builders in the thread, I'd appreciate some photos or advice or whatever.
You got it, vinyl is the reason I got into vinyl. the figures are cool, but I only thought that AFTER I got them. Really I was excited once the block showed up to be able to build bases, larger vehicles, etc. They are meant to be cut into, I suppose I was a little scared for all of three seconds and then I grew some balls and it's awesome.
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>>4354337
starcraft battlecruiser
I like the base idea behind Glyos, but I hate the puffy Michelin Man aesthetics of everything, and I hate how a cheap toy is sold for a fortune because it's under the guise of some high-end nerd art.
I'll wait for a company to rip off the basic idea and sell their line at Dollar General someday.
Also
>buy up cheap rights to old toy
>make new version that doesn't resemble them in any way
>reeduners and your nerd loyalists defend it to the death
Toy collectors can be as fanatical as a religious extremist group, over stuff that's just as dumb.
>>4354390
Is every person that doesn't buy high end $200+ figures a poorfag or what? If glyos isn't your thing it isn't your thing, but I'm baffled as to how anyone can claim figures sold between $4-$12 are "a fortune."
>>4354400
When everything the guy buys is at the dollar store that's like a 1000% markup... pretty steep
>>4354400
Same anon here, in before someone goes "oh but in order to do anything fun you need to spend like $25 on upgrade parts" and yes, building parts are fun, but you're an idiot if you buy $40 of glyos and only build one figure. When I like a colorway I'll usually spend roughly $120 on figures and parts and wind up with 8-10 built up figures.
>>4354407
Agreed. Charging a premium for happy meal toys is not cool
>>4354390
>>4354407
>$8 is a fortune
>Robo Force looks nothing the originals guise!
>reedun
>$8-10 = 1000% mark up
>implying any toy in a dollar store is as durable as Glyos barring those animals made of solid plastic
Don't you have a Transformers thread to shit up, James?
>>4354419
Do me a favor and screenshot your post real quick.
>>4354424
hey dickrash, when everything someone buys is at the dollar store $10 is a 1000% markup. the reason people can argue against glyos fans is because half of them are retards. LRN2READFAGGIT, the guy was defending your precious line
The bulk of glyos toys are close to LEGO quality wise. Considering that Lego pumps out tens of thousands of minifigs for $4 and glyos puts out it's small mini crayboth in runs of the low hundreds and also $4 is amazing. All you poorfags bitching about the price fail to realize that toys are expensive to make, and costs are increasing, and this is a quality line for cheap. If someone can show me a cheaper line of toys that I can't go buy at walmart, I would LOVE to try them out. Seriously. I await responses.
>>4354432
Show a dollar store toy that is:
1. Made up of 7+ pieces
2. said pieces are fully modular
3. doesn't break after two partswaps
4. cost exactly $1
Give it up, James
You've lost your touch
>>4354458
you are a fucking idiot... I was agreeing with you and calling out the guy on his bullshit. but apparently you can't read. so maybe don't spend your $8 allowance on toys and instead go back to school you fucking dipshit
Glyos fans are good at two things.
1. Taking bate.
2. Giving apologies.
>>4354490
I'm sorry you feel that way.
When are we going to get another open traveler hand? Bumby wants jazz hands pheyden
>>4354497
just because I agree that glyos are quality toys on the cheap doesn't change the fact that you're a fucking dickrash that can't read. if you hadn't responded to my post in the first place and lumped me in with the faggot who thinks glyos is ohhhh so expensive then you wouldn't be a total dipshit.
>>4354516
Okay, I'm sorry, Anon
But your sentence structure is still shit
>>4354007
there is a guy making metal punches that will make the plugs and block pieces much easier to 'build' with.
>>4354337
is see your mega-callgrim pieces as well....
>>4354390
>and I hate how a cheap toy is sold for a fortune because it's under the guise of some high-end nerd art.
there are only a few figs like that really though, mostly the CC stuff from the first few years. it's really more of a buy and build line now. look at the last year alone, way more figures being produced, very few paint apps to keep prices down, ect.
you also don't /have/ to buy every single one or even buy any of the roboforce stuff. i don't have one or a mordles either. it's actually pretty easy to get into glyos because most people don't actually take it so seriously. that's how i've found it anyway.
>>4354510
Right?! Honestly I would pay an extra dollar per just to have a set of fists and a set of open hands for the travellers.
>>4355292
I mentioned this a few months back. The first person to make an accessory pack that includes open and closed fists for each hand, and straight and bent parts for each arm will make a mint.
Anyone take apart imagitext figures for part swapping?
Guy that posted about having ripped cray arm here.. Just wanted to say that after doing nothing but making one other post about it on October toys that I received a package in the mail with a new cray arm and some extras. That's right, a semi anonymous message board post led to getting a package with replacement parts. Best company in the biz. Meanwhile 4H won't even respond about missing merch for months on end.
>>4358173
>Meanwhile 4H won't even respond about missing merch for months on end.
"You just have to email them every day!"
"You can't expect them to be as good as Onell!"
Sales were strong and IF orders are steay the next few weeks, I have a SUPER SPECIAL DX Kabuto Mushi planned for my October release. This DX figure will have a total of 30 paint apps and ALL the detail lines factory painted!!! This DX figure will require me to purchase additional paint masks, but, it will be worth it! The finished factory DX Kabuto Mushi won't be a wallet buster.
October's release will be 1 SUPER DX figure and possibly 1 more regular figure.
i bought a kabuto mushi from ebay and it was missing the horn, told the guy about it but he said that he mailed it for sure, i wonder if it is possible it came out of the package during transit?
kabukomushishi
What colorway?
>>4358777
Sucks for you if you're buying second hand. You can try looking through the packaging, but ultimately, you have to accept it's gone.
>>4358854
ah yeah, i was just wondering if anyone else had similar experiences.
next time ill buy the mushi direct for sure
>>4358859
It might be the seller being a dick, but most people on eBay do their best not to be.
>>4358317
>This DX figure will have a total of 30 paint apps and ALL the detail lines factory painted
? ? ?_? ?? Give pls
>>4355882
Ken Goff on the facebook group Glyan Alliance
>Second round of testing for my Glyan vinyl punch. Bit more tweaking needed yet before production but it's getting close.
>>4360200
Vinyls are too hard to come by for someone either starting or casual, not to mention they don't sit in shops long enough either. I wouldn't want to buy a Vinyl hole punch I'd use for one drop. Maybe rent one though.
>>4360613
Thats made out of all metal 0.0
that think must cost at least $40
>>4360619
Yeah, I'd just rent one or do my best with an X-acto knife
Pictures of the Rig Crew have started showing up on the blog. Get ready for chocolatey goodness, Glyos style.
Poo brown. Awesome.
You know I was just thinking the other day,
"you know what I need more of? shit brown toys."
>>4361150
i kind of like it
