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New WAVE Line Up & Tachikoma Dreams...

October 12th, 2007 by Lucas (

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Have you guys seen the recent WAVE announcement regarding upcoming figures? It really will WHAM your hobby budgets for the entire next year...! Here's what's coming up, I know the image is a bit small but that's all I can find so far from the WAVE website. Relevant items marked with a Tachikoma(ns) :)

While I cant make out any release dates, let's do some budgeting:

1. WHAM Tachikoma (with feet!) & SSS Motoko = 4725 Yen
2. WHAM Tachikoma (original) & Ishikawa = 4725 Yen
3. WAVE Tachikoma (blue) & Paz = 4725 Yen
4. WAVE Tachikoma (Yellow) & Saito = 4725 Yen
5. WHAM Tachikoma (silver) & Boma = 4725 Yen
6. WHAM Arm Suit (Black Ver) = 7140 Yen
7. WHAM Arm Suit (White Ver) = 7140 Yen

So it works like this. The WHAM Tachikomans are nothing new, except SSS Motoko's, which has feet making it very much more desirable. The rest are the same as the previous WHAMs. More significantly though, Section 9 cast is now complete! Although they're 1/24 scale, this is the first time that we actually have a complete Section 9 cast figures set (Batou, Chief Aramaki, Togusa & Motoko were already released as part of the previous WHAM package).

Just a bloody shame that we have to buy Tachikomans to get the squad :( For the sake of a complete Section 9, total damages incurred = 5 x 4725 Yen = 23625 Yen. Tachikoma cant just idle around doing nothing, so they have to fight. Buy one Arm Suit, and you have just got to get the other colour for the sake of completion. Damages = +2 x 7140 Yen = 37905 yen. That's a hell lot of money!

Next, you gotta ask yourself. Do I like Appleseed? Obviously yes...

Briareos looks quite mean from the pictures, but they are still in prototype stages. You can't have Bri and not Deunan, so just budget another say... 12000 yen for the couple from Olympus. Estimated damage total now = 49905 Yen.

Plus postages and what not... I think... 80000 Yen for the lot? Be prepared, don't run out of money now :)

Now that we've covered the WAVE portion, another very interesting and unique Tachikoma news! Seems like Bandai is releasing a 1/24 chogokin Tachikoma with PC interface. Comes with a software that allows you to manipulate the Tachi. Details are sketchy, Japanese no good ^_^;...

Robot Tachikoma news
Bandai Press Release

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Computer Chogokin Tachikoma
Release: February 2008
Price: 13440 Yen

Tachikoma (USB powered?)

PC Interface?

The Tachikoma does come with a CD-Rom software and USB interface, so I do think there must be some kind of control element.

I don't think I need to update the total damages anymore, enough to say that we need a LOT of money for Tachikomas! :) By the way, I have lots of news- new products, EX Machina preview DVD, more Tachikoma-related news.. but alas, my camera broke so I cant snap anything until my new one gets here. Also, I don't have the free time to post much these days... need to keep the cash flowing to support this ridiculous Tachikoma collecting hobby :P (and a family...!) ^_^ Thanks Jeff~!

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7 response(s) to New WAVE Line Up & Tachikoma Dreams...

H-street [Visitor] says:
12/10/2007 @ 05:05
does anyone have any info on what exactly this is?

is it a remote controled/ pre-programmed controled tachikoma?

this might actually be interesting, not sure exactly what it does though..
Visionnerz [Visitor] says:
12/10/2007 @ 07:22
Got any more info on the Patlabor models?
Lupinpunch [Visitor] says:
13/10/2007 @ 02:35
seems to be able to just run commands, simple things like chime in the time and date, maybe like a calendar reminder. If it can walk or move I am all over this.
Ikariya [Visitor] says:
17/10/2007 @ 11:47
I looked for better pictures of the new
Appleseed figs but couldn't find them anywhere! Can you post a link or larger pictures of all the new WAVE figures? Thank you.
Lucas [Member] says:
17/10/2007 @ 22:14
Guys, I have as much idea as everyone else on the exact specs of that USB Tachikoma. Might be joint-flexible, but I doubt the walking feature. Just doesnt make sense with a USB cable attached. Lupinpunch's comments makes the most sense...

And no, I have no idea on the Patlabors either... these are all new announcements by WAVE. We'll have to wait and see until the next big toy event in Japan where hopefully some prototypes will be ready on display.

Ikariya, unfortunately that's the best picture I got of Bri and Deunan. You can check out my source here: http://www.hobby-wave.com/prarazi2007/index.html

Do share if anyone else got better info / pictures...
Michael Oberhardt [Visitor] says:
24/10/2007 @ 04:32
Groan. So. Many. Desirable. Figures. Must. Resist...

I want those Patlabor ones too (I'm a number one Patlabor fan). Argh. 1/48 is a pretty big scale too. That would be bigger than the Chogokin ones released recently (that I don't have).

Did everyone see Megahouse are doing armsuits too - both varieties (JMSDF and JGSDF), unlike the Wave one which is just two different colours of the JMSDF one.
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