New Loot! 1/6 Kaneda and Bike from Akira
Sat 2010/08/14 15:40 JST
I had picked up the 1/6 Kaneda figure a few weeks ago and finally today purchased the matching bike that completes the set. These are limited releases from the new BM! line. This is a collaboration between Katsuhiro Otomo, Bandai, and Medicom. The bike is all die cast with heavy duty plastic outer fairings that are held on with magnets. The bike is fully light with tons of LED's and even is equipped with a speaker and external speaker jack for the authentic bike sounds from the movie.
Here's one shot for tonight of the bike lit with Kaneda riding.
Really cool, especially the lights on the wheels.
How much did that cost? The Medicom RAH line isn't exactly known for being cheap. The figure alone I'm assuming is around $170, but there's a full die cast bike there, too.
The figure is usually about $180 - $200 depending on where you look but I found it at Comic Con for $130. The bike however is another story. Original price was $479 but since its been sold out for some time now I paid $500 for mine. I know some places were selling it for around $400 for a little while but then the yen to dollar tanked. :(