Thanks to fellow TFW board member TCracker we have our first in hand view of Keith’s Fantasy Club (or KFC) Doubledeck , their homage to Twincast in masterpiece style. Doubledeck is a repaint of KFC’s Transistor and comes with two cassettes, Mandy and Stinger. Mandy is a repaint of their HiFi mold and is a homage to Kiss Players Rosanna where as Stinger is a brand new mold and transforms from a cassette into a robotic scorpion. TCracker also stated that the front hip skirt has been retooled to allow for more forward leg articulation.
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ph4zed
It's not cheap, like flimsy or shoddy… but when you have a bunch of bots up on a shelf, your mind has expectations for the weight of something that is a certain size. He is much lighter than you'd expect, that's all.
Raiyuki
Only realized BBTS had that nice a sale on him now when he's sold out. Anyone know if the reissue version is better than the old one? I might consider picking one up since the original one I have has had all sorts of issues (pretty sure his thumb'll come off if I transform him again). I recall hearing the SG version was a marked improvement so I assume that applies to these as well?
ckhtiger
It's just different. I have their Blaster and don't plan on getting rid of it. I just sold mine because I have zero attachment to Twincast (or Soundblaster, for that matter) and just really wanted the tapes.
HunterGreen2005
Pulled the trigger on Doubledeck and tapes for 80 on BBTS. I hope I don’t regret it, and maybe I can turn a blind eye because of my love for Twincast, lol!
I see the word “cheap” mentioned a few times, lol. Now, cheap can be subjective.
Is the plastic like super thin or something? Or just feel cheap because it’s a large figure with no die cast?
ckhtiger
I feel like it's worth it for Mandy and Stinger. You can likely do what I did if you don't like him and keep the tapes and sell Doubledeck for ~$50
HunterGreen2005
The 2021 reissue is on sale for $80 on BBTS for Black Friday.
Thinking about finally buying one.
I can't go back in time and buy it for $50 like I saw in some of these posts from 2017, lol!
Does the figure still hold up in 2023 for $80?
mouschi
That's a great idea! I have twincast to sell already so I may just keep stinger and sell the rest. Thanks!
ckhtiger
I was looking for one for a while, and ended up buying a Doubledeck and selling the actual DD figure without the tapes for around $110 on ebay. Not the cheapest route, but an option.
mouschi
Does anyone have a Stinger for sale by itself?
ckhtiger
Anyone willing to sell their Mandy or trade one with hearts on the shoulder from the first release for one without hearts from the second release? I'm super bummed
ph4zed
iirc, the white one is standalone -> CST-13 Remix
ckhtiger
Do you all know what the deal is with the heart deco on the shoulders of Mandy? I just got the set from Show-Z, and she doesn't have them. It seems like some releases have it and some don't?
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ckhtiger
Show Z has this set on sale right now for $124 shipped to the US.
crdavismusic
I feel like I saw one of these for sale recently but forget where. By chance, does anyone know off the top of their heads?
ckhtiger
Shoot, I was hoping it was the white Mandy with the hearts. Does anyone know which release had that deco?
Nebokalypse
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ckhtiger
Can you post pics of mandy and stinger?
Nebokalypse
Yesterday, I got my Doubledeck from Show-Z.
He "feels" a bit cheap, but I suppose, this is because of the age of this mold.
However, he is a nice to addition to my headmaster/japanese-shelves.
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Raiyuki
Was there some missed announcement of a reissue that I missed? BBTS and TCP both have preorders. If the quality is buffed compared to the first one (IIRC the SG Transistor was better than all the previous ones) I'm marginally tempted to either get a new set of him that'll last better or see if they're doing replacement parts for the old one at least. I honestly love the mold a lot.
ckhtiger
Do you know if the Rosanna figure is the white one or the pink one with this reissue?