Shanester Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Anyone gotten a Cuboyd by Stikfas creator MrBannyJ yet? Just wondering what they are like. Quote
Cappy Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Well this is news to me. Hmmm. Looks a lot like a Shockini to me. Or the love child of a Shockini and a Stikfa. (Speaking of which, should we invite Geoff into this new forum?) I can only wonder why? What niche do these fill? I cooled on Stikfas because joint issues seemed to be getting more common. But I suppose I must hunt down a Cuboyd now (my compulsion tells me to) Quote
antacost Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Are these even out yet? I remember BannyJ saying in a Toyfare awhile back that they were working with Hewlett Packard on designing a printer that would allow you to print right on these little guys. That would be so flippin' cool. Quote
Cappy Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 Both BigBadToyStore and YouBuyNow have them listed as "in stock". TBT, finding decent pics of these has been tough. Even the company website is kind of lame... http://www.cuboyds.com That alone would scare me off if they weren't from an established company. Going to have to order a couple just to get a decent look-see... Quote
AdyCarter Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 (Speaking of which, should we invite Geoff into this new forum?) Seen as I am IP Banned at his, I vote no. Quote
TBT! Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 (Speaking of which, should we invite Geoff into this new forum?) Seen as I am IP Banned at his, I vote no. Want me to go over and sign up as Andy Canter and watch him freakout As for those cuboids, damn they'e ugly... T. Quote
Cappy Posted June 16, 2006 Posted June 16, 2006 (Speaking of which, should we invite Geoff into this new forum?) Seen as I am IP Banned at his, I vote no. Ah, once again I missed a falling out. (I do so love living in ignorance! ) Don't worry, Ady, I choose you any day! Quote
kel7alpha Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 I just recieved a shipment of Cuboyds, I like them but I'm not sure what I'm goning to do with them. Quote
AdyCarter Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Hey there! Glad you've joined us! Any chance of a pic of them? Quote
TBT! Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 I just recieved a shipment of Cuboyds, I like them but I'm not sure what I'm goning to do with them. How about give us a quick review? Let us know how tey compare to regular stickfas, Kinis and minimates etc Welcome to the forum K7A T. Quote
kel7alpha Posted June 17, 2006 Posted June 17, 2006 Well, I havent had a chance to customize any yet, but from the start I do like them. Compared to other figures there are a couple of sticking points in extreme poses due mainly to the cube shape. The joints themselves are pretty smooth. For my money they will never replace Stikfas but will become a nice companion piece. I cant give a fair comparison to minimates as only on one. They have better articulation than Shockinis but are similerly limited by the blocky shapes, however side by side they really don't look all that much alike. Quote
minivenom Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 I definitely want one of those. Just one. I'll just have to figure out which color I want when I find them. Right now I'm leaning toward the black. Quote
kel7alpha Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 I definitely want one of those. Just one. I'll just have to figure out which color I want when I find them. Right now I'm leaning toward the black. OH thats a point I forgot to mention a big point The Cuboyds come in blind box packaging. Quote
minivenom Posted June 18, 2006 Posted June 18, 2006 Yikes! Blind packaging, huh? Oh well, takes the guess work out of it. Quote
Cappy Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 So minivenom, a local comic store has these in stock, I'm going to buzz out tomorrow (Monday) and buy a couple. Should I pick up an extra one for you? You can take your pick of colors from those that I receive... Quote
Cappy Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Okay, I picked up a couple of Cuboyds and... they're small. I expected them to about Stikfas size, but no, they're much closer 6 cm high. For further size comparisons, the Amazing Block Figure Line-Up has been updated. Overall, if you know Stikfas, you now Cuboyds. The plastic and joint quality is the same. I'm just not sure what the intent of these little guys is. Blind packaged like Kubrick or Qees, they're not artsy enough to be collector toys. They don't strike me as being cute enough to stand on there own. Seems to me they should be packaged in blister packs and sold as Stikfas accessories. Quote
Shanester Posted June 19, 2006 Author Posted June 19, 2006 I wanted some at first. Not so sure now. You are IP baned from Geoff's site? On purpose? Quote
Danny Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Nice pic Cappy. They look very comparable to Palz to me. Quote
Fujis Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 Yeah, too blocky for my taste. And Cappy, you're Amazing Block Figure Line-Up won't let me drag and drop anything. Nice pics BTW. Quote
AdyCarter Posted June 19, 2006 Posted June 19, 2006 I wanted some at first. Not so sure now. You are IP baned from Geoff's site? On purpose? Yeah he dislikes me, although after reading what happened to the last person who did his website Im kinda glad he went strange and IP banned me, then denyed doing it and other random insanity. Quote
Cappy Posted June 20, 2006 Posted June 20, 2006 Yeah, too blocky for my taste. And Cappy, you're Amazing Block Figure Line-Up won't let me drag and drop anything. Nice pics BTW. The drag-n-drop thing is a Java script, so you have to make sure you have Java scripts enabled in your Internet Explorer options. And I'm told it only works with IE. Although why Firefox or Opera running Java shouldn't work, I don't, I thought Java was supposed to be universal? I'm just a user, not really a programmer. Quote
antacost Posted June 25, 2006 Posted June 25, 2006 That's pretty cool, Kel. Did the regular figure come with the extra arm pieces, or did you have to use another kit? What do these come with "out of the box"? Any pics of a full unbuilt kit that you could post? Quote
kel7alpha Posted June 25, 2006 Posted June 25, 2006 That's pretty cool, Kel. Did the regular figure come with the extra arm pieces, or did you have to use another kit? What do these come with "out of the box"? Any pics of a full unbuilt kit that you could post? I used the arm bits form 3 figures, for this custom. The wings and eyes are Stikfas bits. I posted a picture of the 4 current colors and Stiker sheet. A single figure consist of one pre-assembled figure with stiker sheet. I will be using Cuboyds mostly as accessories for my Stikfas customs. I feel the more blocky figure (any brand) tend to look more robotic. Thats not a put down to block figures, until I began collecting Stikfas I had no idea there were so many types available. It was the stylized human shape I saw in a print ad that hooked me on Stikfas. Quote
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