>>7617959I've not read the thread, but I've known Eva a while, so I can give good advice. First, you have to ask yourself, TV or Rebuild designs.
For TV Designs, the Soul of Chogokin Spec are the best choice, bar none. Accessories, details, articulation, accuracy to line art. It all depends though on if you can find them for reasonable prices, I suggest lurking on Jungle Hobby or Mandarake for a while. The regular Soul of Chogokins can be a cheaper option. Try and get the renewal version of the Eva 01 Spec if you can, the first release had some fragility issues and couldn't raise its head well. If you prefer the thinner aesthetic the TV Evas often took, the Kotobukiya model kits are better, but those are model kits which are going to require some painting for all the details. Revoltechs are cheap and fun and can do all the poses you want, they're Revoltechs. Just don't expect tremendous line art accuracy. The Bandai model kits are old and trash, don't buy them unless you're happy with statues. One downside to collecting the TV series Evas is there are no mainline releases above 18-22cm tall, barring the crappy old Perfect Grade kit and a very difficult garage kit called Technique Impossible.
The advantage of the Rebuild Evas is that there's more options. You have the Real Action Heroes NEO version, which they're rereleasing now, and is nearly 40 cm tall. Not bad as a centerpiece. MAFEX is available for a middle ground scale, as are the Rebuild kotobukiya kits. On the smaller end you have the Robot Spirits versions, which are very articulate and quite accurate to the movies, and you have the revoltechs, also highly articulate but very stylized. While it will be easier to find everything you want if you collect rebuild Evas, it will likely also be more expensive, as the prices on Japanese collectibles have increased considerably.
