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Would you pay $100+ for a fully articulated all plastic Megazord? I would
Since childhood, one of my dreams has been to see a fully articulated Megazord toy(that still combines). As an adult, the day has yet to come. I have some of the Legacy Zords but I feel that they are overpriced.
Legacy Zords feel like a modern day continuation of the Godaikin line from the 1980's. Diecast metal, great sculpts and painted details are common all throughout. The Legacy Zords seem to be everything we wanted the original zords to be as kids, not necessarily the way we want to see them now. Recently I got my hands on Transformers Unite Warriors Devastator. Hasbro released their own Devastator in the Combiner Wars line for $150. While there is no diecast metal, you get 6 robots who are huge to begin with which combine to form an even bigger robot. After handling my UW Devastator I realized, in comparison, the Legacy Zords are lacking. Sure, the Legacy zords have far better paint apps and of course, diecast metal and all those nice raised/intricate details in lieu of stickers. Nonetheless, with emphasis on fun, either UW or CW Devastator is more fun to me, than Legacy zords. I feel as if Hasbro and TakaraTomy basically showed Bandai of America up when it comes to combining robots. Diecast metal is great when implemented well, but I think the majority of us have come to find diecast on Legacy zords are unnecessary. Nice touch but not needed. I would rather see Megazords that are able to combine and have full articulation, rather than see ones with diecast metal and limited articulation. If eliminating diecast paves the way for more articulation then I'm all for it. I don't see why Bandai of America can't make fully articulated Megazords. The common counter argument is that "oh but the Combiner Wars Constructicons are simpler than other Transformers". Yet their simplicity isn't much more than BoA Zords. In comparison, BoA Zords are bricks. Legacy zords are bricks that look nice with diecast. As an adult I want more than bricks. I want movement. BoA can be seen as one of Hasbro's rivals in the toy aisle. However towards the end of last year, Hasbro pretty much stomped on Bandai's game with combining robots. Even if you don't look at the rest of the Combiner Wars line, Devastator alone to me, outshines any Megazord from last year, be it Legacy or other line. *BTW I felt the price of $150+ was justified for Devastator, I didn't feel like I overpaid, unlike the Legacy Zords* So do you think it's time Bandai makes combining, fully articulated Megazords? Discuss! |
I would, mainly because any given Megazord's individual pieces are just as brick-like as the final product. And unlike the upcoming ZyuohKing, not many of them feature some kind of gimmick to fully justify their complete lack of articulation (Not that it excuses ZyuOhKing, but at least it has a stronger reason).
For Megazords, it's really starting to become disappointing that their articulation has only marginally improved over the past 35 few decades. And now with the Legacy line, we have a series of new Megazords, but they instead cut more corners (Though the Red Dragonzord is a step up), but they're now charging more than ever for them, with no improvements (Beyond reverting the changes the original Megazords made). |
I'd prefer if the budget went into articulation and Die-Cast was made minimal/nonexistent. Don't like Diecast.
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Only if it was the Wild Force Megazord, really, and I don't see that ever happening. So I guess I wouldn't.
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The fact that the original MMPR toys were mostly lacking die-cast metal and were big chunks of plastic was what turned me off from them. Had they been like the Legacy line -- bought on sight! |
I think you hit a home-run with that one.
To have fully articulated Mecha/Zords would be amazing! if I remember correctly, Bandai Japan did that for Nininnger with their Artisan line. Truthfully i find even the quality of plastic is better from Bandai Japan as opposed to what Bandai America provide us with... perfect example - cheap, floppy legs on the Legacy Red Dragon Thunderzord. |
If the Legacy Thunder Megazord was articulated, I think it'll at least make the 200+ price pill easier to swallow.
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I would so love for this to happen. And yes, I would pay for it, mother, boyfriend, everyone else be damned. :lol
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I would love something like this for the Shogun Megazord. That could even have more articulate individual Zords, I mean they would be shell formers anyway.
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