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04-29-2017, 09:24 PM | #21 |
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04-29-2017, 09:55 PM | #22 |
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You seem to be fundamentally missing the point on a lot of things. Why are you waiting until Friday to preorder and risk it going out of stock somewhere else? That's not how preorders work. With the exception of a few smaller stores, no one ever charges for a preorder until they have the item in stock, Amazon doesn't even charge you until they SHIP the item. Calling Bandai America will do absolutely nothing since Tamashii Nations is distributed by Bluefin.
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04-29-2017, 11:18 PM | #23 |
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You seem to be fundamentally missing the point on a lot of things. Why are you waiting until Friday to preorder and risk it going out of stock somewhere else? That's not how preorders work. With the exception of a few smaller stores, no one ever charges for a preorder until they have the item in stock, Amazon doesn't even charge you until they SHIP the item. Calling Bandai America will do absolutely nothing since Tamashii Nations is distributed by Bluefin.
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04-30-2017, 12:08 AM | #24 |
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Amazon will have more to sell after he is released. This is how a lot of their Tamashii stuff has worked in the past. In fact, you'll probably have a good year to buy it. If anything, I will most likely be canceling my preorder before he comes out since there is no way in hell I'm going to have the money for him (I still can't even get Golion), but I'm keeping it right now in hopes that some miracle is going to come my way.
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04-30-2017, 07:14 PM | #25 |
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Amazon will have more to sell after he is released. This is how a lot of their Tamashii stuff has worked in the past. In fact, you'll probably have a good year to buy it. If anything, I will most likely be canceling my preorder before he comes out since there is no way in hell I'm going to have the money for him (I still can't even get Golion), but I'm keeping it right now in hopes that some miracle is going to come my way.
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05-04-2017, 01:01 AM | #26 |
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First Impressions of the SoC Megazord:
Don't expect Super Robot Chogokin levels of articulation on this. Elbows only bend 90 degrees. Knees only bend about 30 degrees. However, you do get full 360 rotation at the shoulders, as well as 180 degrees outward, rotation at the wrist, which is great for sword poses, and waist articulation (if you move the tyranno tail out of the way). Pterodactyl has bigger wings. Otherwise, zero improvement. Die-cast is liberal throughout the other zords. Sabertooth tiger is the biggest disappointment. The tail, which has a new sliding extension to make it longer, actually looks LESS show accurate than the original 92/93 DX mecha. Also, NONE of the wheels rotate. However, you do get full leg articulation accurate to the show. The movement is strictly limited to 2-axis though, and you can't get cat poses like in the SoC Voltron lions. Legs are each a mix of die-cast and plastic segments. The part between the head and the body that forms the Megazord's right heel is also die-cast. Triceratops is the understated surprise. The chain horns are not a removable/replaceable accessory, but are built right into the figure, with what feels like actual metal chain links. Each individual chain is strong enough on its own to support the entire weight of the Triceratops zord. Also, in a nice show-accurate surprise, the body of the Triceratops has widened sections to bulk him out, which slide inwards to narrow the body in Megazord modes. Further, each of the four sets of tank treads extend out from the bottom of the body and are pushed back in for the Megazord modes. The tank treads are separate pieces of plastic from the surrouding body, but they do not actually roll and are immovably fixed to the body. Sadly, the horns are not die-cast. Just the triceratops "toes" and the part between the neck and body that forms the Megazord's left heel. Mastodon has just two improvements over the 92/93 DX- Black plates that cover up the gaps in the top/rear of his mastodon mode, and an articulated trunk. The artuculated trunk is especially important, as the trunk rotates back when in Mastodon shield mode. All prior transforming megzords fail to to do this. The Mastodon feet, but not the legs above them, are die-cast. T-Rex has some big changes, but feels somewhat limited, nonetheless. LIke the Legacy Dragonzord, the tail is now fully segmented, but can only rotate up/down at each segment, with no side-to-side movement. The double cannon in his mouth is now a sculpted piece instead of just a sticker. The coolest trick is that they got rid of those awful pegs that stick out from the knees of the 2010/Legacy T-Rex, used for the Zord-builder combination feature. However, this zord now has fold out pegs to assist in the connection. So, you get the strength of the peg connection, without the eyesore, and the benefit of (a bit of) knee articulation in the Megazord mode. His stubby T-Rex arms are articulated at the shoulder, with just enough in/out movement to feel like a tease, as well as rotation at the elbow, and at the wrist to open/close his grabby claws. Basically, nothing more than the TV show puppet, but maybe slightly less. Die-cast feet. Megazord Tank Mode- This is the mode that suffers the most. As mentioned above, the Tiger's wheels and the Triceratop's treads do not roll. There are no tiny faux wheels to pick up the slack. So the tank simply can't roll. Further, the legs seem finicky and don't like to rest completely parallel to each other. However, in defense of the tank mode not rolling, on the original Megazord, which was made of all plastic, the weight was distributed in a way that the wheels under the Tiger and Triceratops actually bore weight for the monstrosity to roll. With the die-cast in the SoC, the balance has shifted way more towards the rear, and they would've had to have added wheels to the T-Rex feet and/or the T-Rex tail in order to get this thing to actually roll in tank mode. Megazord mode- Again, not the SRC. NOT EVEN CLOSE. What you're getting in terms of articulation here is pretty much limited to what the suit actor could do, maybe a bit less. What's really disappointing is that, given that his only accessories are the sword and shield, they didn't throw in any bonus stuff, like the lightning charged sword effect piece from the SRC Megazord. Overall- The beauty of the SoC line in general has been taking animation designs and transforming them into 3D physical objects, most impressively when the animation models define the laws of physics, and Bandai has to come up with some engineering magic to make it all work. However, the MMPR tv show basically used just a beefed up model of the toy. There's little room to add in crazy engineering tricks to blow your mind. So, you're basically paying a couple hundred dollars extra for slightly better proportions, slightly better articulation, and some die-cast. No Iron Man poses here. At retail prices, owning a combination of the original DX Megazord and the SRC Megazord would be enough to scratch the itches of wanting full transformation and full articulation. However, the SoC Megazord, which has a LOT less articulation than the SRC, doesn't feel like a perfect marriage of the SRC and the original DX mecha. If the SoC Megazord is intended to be your one and only Megazord, and you want it to be the jack-of-all trades, go for it. If you already own another Megazord, the SoC is a tougher sell. This thing may just end up reminding you of how well the original has held up over time, and pretty much got things right the first time around. Mildy recommended for hardcore MMPR or SoC fans. 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05-04-2017, 09:03 AM | #27 |
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Wow, this doesn't sound like the be all end all Daizyujin that a few have been tellilng me it is.
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05-04-2017, 04:02 PM | #28 |
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Not a bad toy at all, but definitely not Megazord Jesus resurrected.
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05-04-2017, 11:59 PM | #29 |
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Isn't the Super Robot Chogokin Daizyujin about the same size as a Figuart?
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05-05-2017, 11:00 AM | #30 |
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