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  1. dokuroking

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    Naoya Ikeda's new sculpting and toy company released an awesome gang of micros. I love these guys so far and didn't see anything about them on here yet. The first release was at GamJam:

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    I also was gifted this Megatron themed which I think looks amazing:
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    I was late to the game, as I did not know about this new venture Naoya was undertaking. They look lovely and definitely hope to get a set for myself at some point!
     
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    I'm sure he'll be doing more releases. Hopefully soon. I can't wait to see the others painted!
     
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    Thanks for starting this thread.... also... the tiger and his partner have not been released yet. Just the gorilla. I think you just did a bigger reveal than you had intended :D
     
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    Goes without saying but the paint and detail on these are incredible. Optimus chimp is even more impressive in hand and that waist joint is so fun.
     
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    Oops! Thankfully I had asked Naoya if it was ok to share pics of them previously and he was all good, but I did think that they had released at Gamma!


     
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    The waist joint on the bias is awesome and works great!

     
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    Does that mean the ape can sit down without jointed legs? Or does it turn into more of an "all fours" ape posture?
     
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    It's sorta sit down style, but mostly the joint really allows for a more expressive posture when tilted/turned than your average waist jointed toy.
     
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    Exciting. And cool to see they were debuted at Gamjam. Here’s to hoping for some decent access down the track.
     
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    I particularly enjoy this cheeky pose.
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