RAH Evangelion Figures

Bagheera · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:15 am Post subject:

Motoro wrote:

Maybe I am mistaken but the one you are asking (the left one) is the Shikinami Asuka Langley Plugsuit version Evangelion 2.0, the one at the right with casual clothes is the Shikinami Asuka Langley School Uniform version Evangelion 2.0 and the one in the back that is barely seen is the Sohryu Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion 2006.

Ah, I think you're right. Thanks.

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bogusman · Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:08 am Post subject:

Bagheera wrote:

Ah, I think you're right. Thanks.

i bought the 2006 in HLJ.com for about $75 in a clearance sale back in 2007

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Bagheera · Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 10:04 am Post subject:

insomniac wrote:

The early prototype shown in exhibitions and the one used in promo shots are probably the same one, which is why it's got the same brown coloured hair.

Does anyone know anything more about these prototypes? Do they ever show up on the secondary market (Ebay, Amazon Marketplace, etc)? Are they even available anywhere in Japan? I'd give a lot to get one of those.

Also, any idea as to why it changed so drastically from prototype to production version?

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People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.

unit450 · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject:

Bagheera wrote:

Does anyone know anything more about these prototypes? Do they ever show up on the secondary market (Ebay, Amazon Marketplace, etc)? Are they even available anywhere in Japan? I'd give a lot to get one of those.

Also, any idea as to why it changed so drastically from prototype to production version?

Unfortunately the prototypes shown in certain toy shows will most likely not show up on sale I'll have to inform you, and I don't think you'd want them really after you read this.

First for the NGE/TV series RAH figures, Medicom was able to do five seperate figures as far as I and my uncle know(had to ask him for help, as he's been collecting the Kamen Rider RAHs/PBM!s for a while; as well the one that introduced the figures to me) before Medicom cancelled the line right before a School Unifom Ver. Shinji. Rei got a Plug Suit Ver, Bandaged Ver.(her appearance from the first episode), and a School Uniform Ver. and Asuka got a Plug Suit Ver., and Yellow Sundress Ver.(saw this one myself at Wonderfest '07 or '08, most likely the former during a trip). The School Uniform Rei and Yellow Sundress Asuka were exclusives, though Medicom supposedly had them available at different events and let the latter one show up briefly for regular sale at shops(don't think it was made available to online shops.)

Next for the prototypes my uncle told me that considering the time frame of when they were first previewed(those pics might be of figures from shows back in '05 he thinks), that the prototypes were possibly unarticulated resin(doesn't know what material exactly was used for the prototypes' inner skeleton) mock-ups, or a wire fame with rubber body. Something Medicom frequently did when previewing upcoming releases(think of those really rough looking prototypes for Bandai's model kits, or Max Factory's Figmas/Nendoroids), with suits made just for the figure. Unfortunately we have no idea what happened to the NGE prototypes, but he told me that the prototypes for Kamen Riders and other licenses would be displayed at a shop Medicom owned in Shibuya(is still there technically, but is used mostly for Medicom's other products) in between toy shows or events for a length of time; and eventually scrapped.

Think they were just rushed to be honest, my uncle remarked that at the time these were the fastest from announcement-to-release figures that had come out at the time at eight or nine months. Release time came(released seperately with a few month between the characters) and they were bashed badly for inaccuracies('levitating' shoulder guards, suit made of a fabric material instead of a pleather, pvc/vinyl torso covers that could be stained by suit) with the suits concerning how Medicom made them(to collectors of the RAH line the japanese base I should say, the focus is more on the suits than the articulation apparently).

Here's what I know, and hopefully it answered some questions for you.

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Bagheera · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:07 am Post subject:

Depressing info, but good to know. Thanks for sharing!

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The law doesn't protect people. People protect the law. -- Akane Tsunemori, Psycho-Pass
People's deaths are to be mourned. The ability to save people should be celebrated. Life itself should be exalted. -- Volken Macmani, Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
I hate myself. But maybe I can learn to love myself. Maybe it's okay for me to be here! That's right! I'm me, nothing more, nothing less! I'm me. I want to be me! I want to be here! And it's okay for me to be here! -- Shinji Ikari, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Yes, I know. You thought it would be something about Asuka. You're such idiots.