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SilverDragon
23rd December 2009, 04:07 PM
I saw the film yesterday. Now I really want the toys, the alien creatures in particular (because the leonopteryx and the banshee are awesome).

Have these been released here yet?

optimus1
23rd December 2009, 04:08 PM
I saw some Avatar figs at Big W Macquarie yesterday. Didnt get 2 look at them 2 closely though. Only saw the human figures.

Gutsman Heavy
23rd December 2009, 04:54 PM
I am rather tempted by the beasts. Yet to see them.

Robzy
23rd December 2009, 05:10 PM
I already started an Avatar figs thread (http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=5160) in July. Nobody was interested so I was the only poster :o Oh how times have changed! :D Mods - please merge?

I haven't seen them yet either - but I'll be getting a few! That AMP Suit looks awesome!!

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk199/sunglikeahorse/ampsuit.jpg

Gutsman Heavy
23rd December 2009, 05:13 PM
that looks awesome.

Lord_Zed
23rd December 2009, 07:14 PM
I've been looking at some of those Avatar toys, the 4 inch human figures look a bit sub par, but that mecha is pretty nice, If there cheap maybe I'll get one and have my Cobra's can use it to take on Transfromers one on one.:)

The coolest part though seems to be the Itag they all come with, pretty niffty, course you need a webcam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWk_JIE3Ow&feature=PlayList&p=45142ECEE9158A8D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5

lcz128
23rd December 2009, 07:23 PM
the missus is a great fan :D
I want to get all of the smaller figs cause they're in scale with the movie masters :D great stuff!

loophole
23rd December 2009, 08:01 PM
The coolest part though seems to be the Itag they all come with, pretty niffty, course you need a webcam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWk_JIE3Ow&feature=PlayList&p=45142ECEE9158A8D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5

thats some wicked cool stuff!! blows my mind

amon
25th December 2009, 10:24 AM
Just seen the Movie two days ago. that AMP is really cool.

Buuuut, it's still no cooler than APU in Matrix IMO. I mean, the design, not only the toys.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/images/products/out/large/MAT11907.jpg
http://girandolampada.zip.net/images/matrix2_apu_photo_03_dp.jpg

SilverDragon
26th December 2009, 07:54 PM
The coolest part though seems to be the Itag they all come with, pretty niffty, course you need a webcam.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JWk_JIE3Ow&feature=PlayList&p=45142ECEE9158A8D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=5

Oh, now that is cool. My mum's laptop has a webcam, so hopefully I can do that with the tags.

Lord_Zed
26th December 2009, 08:31 PM
Kup got me the smaller size Colonel Quaritch for Xmas (my favourte Avatar character/caricature), unfortunately we couldn't find a working webcam to test the Itag. :( The Itag is itself just a piece of plastic, it must be all in the software.

As for the Colonel figure himself, he's not too bad. Samller than a modern GI Joe, with a little less articulation. He does have ankle joints though, giving him 2 more points of articulation than the 80's Joes. Sculpt is ok, but his singlet is just painted on and looks a bit cheap, he also has common action figure QC paint issues. Accsesories are limited as he come only with a pistol.

He's ok but he has a bit of a movie cash in feel to him, I couldn't really reccomend, as there are better figures out there. Hopefully the larger figures are better for those who really want Avatar toys.

rampagesss
28th December 2009, 05:27 PM
frenzy rumble has allready re painted the Avatar AMP suit

Original
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2618/4219690338_50eb8cb3cb_o.jpg

His
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4218874737_1fee4b016a.jpg

You can see the rest here
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-customs/284948-avatar-amp-suit-colonel-quaritch.html

SilverDragon
14th January 2010, 08:59 AM
Have there been any new sightings yet? I've been looking around and I still haven't found any.

Grievous
14th January 2010, 05:27 PM
I saw some in Big W the other day...and I couldn't believe the price...
:eek:

I nearly fell over and squashed some kid who was looking at the
Astro Boy toys.
:p

GoktimusPrime
14th January 2010, 06:15 PM
Buuuut, it's still no cooler than APU in Matrix IMO. I mean, the design, not only the toys.
I disagree. If I had to go head to head with Na'vi warriors I'd rather be riding in an AMP for two main reasons:
1: Enclosed cockpit. Archers = snipers.
2: All those dangling cables on the APU would be a seriously bad liability in close quarter combat, something else which the Na'vi excel at.

SilverDragon
19th January 2010, 05:23 PM
I saw some in Big W the other day...and I couldn't believe the price...
:eek:


That does not sound good. What were the prices like?

Robzy
19th January 2010, 05:35 PM
That does not sound good. What were the prices like?
They're like $14-15

gamblor916
28th February 2010, 07:13 PM
Ok not really a toy but a paper model of the wicked looking scorpion (http://myhobbycraft.blogspot.com/2010/01/at-99-scorpion-gunship-avatar-172.html).

kgb2005
28th February 2010, 11:24 PM
They're like $14-15

wait are you joking or being serious? $14 to $15 for those big mechs :eek: that's cheap as has any one seen one in sydney or near abouts (I ask because there is no way in hell we are going to get them in penrith).

Robzy
1st March 2010, 12:01 PM
wait are you joking or being serious? $14 to $15 for those big mechs :eek: that's cheap Mecha?... I wish! No, I'm talking about the price of the small 'G.I. Joe sized' character figures... they're the ones that are $15. The Avatar Movie Masters are about $30 (which is $10 more expensive then the Dark Knight ones were!)

The Mecha (afaik) hasn't been released in Australia, but I would assume (based on the prices so far) they would be at least $50 or more if they ever get here.



Ok not really a toy but a paper model of the wicked looking scorpion (http://myhobbycraft.blogspot.com/2010/01/at-99-scorpion-gunship-avatar-172.html).
Awesome! I love the designs of the vehicles in this movie! That looks wicked!

GoktimusPrime
1st March 2010, 12:04 PM
$15 is alright for a 10cm action figure. Star Trek's 10cm figures initially sold for that price and Star Wars typically go for $17 a pop. $15 isn't cheap, but it's acceptable IMO.

Lord_Zed
1st March 2010, 12:17 PM
$15 is alright for a 10cm action figure. Star Trek's 10cm figures initially sold for that price and Star Wars typically go for $17 a pop. $15 isn't cheap, but it's acceptable IMO.

Yes but 10cm figures are already exspensive for what they are.

Also the quality of one off movie tie-in figures tends to be even lower than the established action figure lines like Star Wars, GI Joe, and Marvel.

I have an Avatar 10cm figure, and there's definitely more than $2 worth of difference between him and one of my GI Joe figures.

SilverDragon
4th March 2010, 08:04 PM
The Mecha (afaik) hasn't been released in Australia, but I would assume (based on the prices so far) they would be at least $50 or more if they ever get here.

I get the feeling that we're never going to get anything other than the single humans/humanoids. By now the film is winding down; if the big mechs and creatures were ever going to be released here, they would have been by now. Which is a shame, because I really did want a banshee.

The line itself seems to be shelfwarming at any rate, at least at the Big W I frequent. I am baffled by how it seems to be exclusive to Big W stores-considering how they only occur in out-of-the-way places (at least to me, being in the Inner West) it's a weird place to stuff the toy line for a game-changing blockbuster.

Lord_Zed
5th March 2010, 12:05 AM
I get the feeling that we're never going to get anything other than the single humans/humanoids. By now the film is winding down; if the big mechs and creatures were ever going to be released here, they would have been by now. Which is a shame, because I really did want a banshee.

The line itself seems to be shelfwarming at any rate, at least at the Big W I frequent. I am baffled by how it seems to be exclusive to Big W stores-considering how they only occur in out-of-the-way places (at least to me, being in the Inner West) it's a weird place to stuff the toy line for a game-changing blockbuster.

Outside of the enduring brands of Transformers, Star Wars, and Turtles It doesn't seem like any of the movie tie in brands do anything but shelf war anymore. Terminator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star trek, Gi joe ROC, and now presumably Avatar all shelf warmed for ages before being sold of for a pittance. I guess they must make money cause they keep making them, but I gotta wonder.

SilverDragon
12th March 2010, 09:50 PM
Outside of the enduring brands of Transformers, Star Wars, and Turtles It doesn't seem like any of the movie tie in brands do anything but shelf war anymore. Terminator, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star trek, Gi joe ROC, and now presumably Avatar all shelf warmed for ages before being sold of for a pittance. I guess they must make money cause they keep making them, but I gotta wonder.

The Big W in Macquarie Centre has the few remaining Indiana Jones figures all going for $5, and even then none have moved since I began looking around there.

willocrew
14th March 2010, 02:21 AM
http://www.boy-toy.net/bbs/UploadFile/2009-12/2009121218164448.jpg

SilverDragon
5th May 2010, 07:09 PM
Some interesting news, if anyone's still interested.

While hunting for Bludgeon today in Big W Macquarie Centre, I showed up right when they were putting new stock on the shelves. I hung around for a bit in case they unpacked a case of Bludgeons, which they didn't. What did show up were some new Avatar figures I'd never seen before, all of them representing the Na'vi or the humans in their avatar bodies, instead of just more human characters.

I'm curious as to whether this means that we'll eventually see the big vehicles and creatures.

bruticus
13th August 2010, 12:04 PM
hey, does anyone know if the AMP suits are on sale in australia yet? if so then how much and where?

i saw one on ebay for about 40 AUD shipped but wasnt sure if that was a good deal or i should hunt around local stores instead.

i was playing around with the i-tag system last night. not bad indeed.

Robzy
13th August 2010, 02:07 PM
Sadly, no idea. :(

The only Amp Suit I'm getting (which hasn't arrived yet) is this one (http://www.mattycollector.com/store/matty/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/productID.202924700) from SDCC.