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12-27-2016, 06:52 PM | #31 |
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I don't care, I like the design, I think it is cool, it is alien, it looks way more badass than most other mecha in sentai/zords in rangers, and I much prefer the combination sequence for this over the stupid zord builder crap that we've been getting for years now (seriously one of the worst changes to the PR toyline we've ever had to go through). Can't wait to get the set of these guys.
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12-28-2016, 01:05 PM | #32 |
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I guess I'm starting to warm up to the megazord design. I still can't get over the triceratops and mastodon's multiple legs, though.
And for $35.00 a zord I can' justify it. |
12-29-2016, 11:49 AM | #33 |
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Still dont get why the Mastodon has 8 legs and the Trike has 6...
And the Mastodon and the Sabertooth should swap places... Overall though it's not as bad as i was expecting. The thing is bloody huge! |
12-30-2016, 01:28 AM | #34 |
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I watched Bruno's video on it, and... I actually kinda like it. I currently doubt I'll get them, but I've warmed up on them significantly since first seeing the leaked image. I just kinda wish there was a smaller, maybe more collector oriented, version of it in the works.
Still not a huge fan of the Mastadon, but I'm warming up to it. I'm actually 100% ok with the Triceratops now. If I were ever to get them, I think I would end up displaying them seperated. I would also really want to do some paintwork on them.
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12-30-2016, 02:28 AM | #35 |
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Finally had the chance to sit down and watch the video through. My overwhelming feeling is one of utter confusion. They spend every season since Samurai building this amazing gimmick in Zord Builder and then when the movie comes along they ignore it completely. I understand the show and movie are two different universes but that didn't have to stop them from using the same universal gimmick. In fact it probably would've helped sales and led to a more popular toy. The next thing that gets me is my Gosei that's a hell-of-a-lot of parts-forming. When you sit down and realize this is for kids, wtf were they thinking? What ten year old is going to have the patience for sitting down and dismantling all of that and even more patience to put the damned thing back together? It's like they completely forgot what drives MMPR isn't the story, or characters, it's toy sales. You could have the best written series in the history of PR with in-depth characters and amazing plot, but if the toys don't sell? Bye Bye Zordon. And these toys.. It's like they focused so hard on the movie they didn't realize until a month ago "Oh damn.. we gotta make toys!". It's.. confusing. But it isn't all negative I don't think. The overall designs of the zords have grown on me (I absolutely love Pink's Fighter-esque Pteradactyl). I like the size, it's nice having a large megazord again instead of the shrimpy ZB versions (I love ZB, don't get me wrong, but they could stand to be a little bigger). What I can't forgive really is the absolutely utter lack of paint. It's just solid color molded plastic after solid color molded plastic. But that's an overall BoA problem, really.
After seeing this, and knowing I for damned sure don't have the patience for all that parts-forming, I'm content with my decision to skip the movie Zords. There's just nothing here for me. |
12-30-2016, 01:38 PM | #36 |
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There's like a weird stigma in Hollywood mechanics that if it's simple, it's can't be taken seriously. Look at the Marvel movies. Does Hawkeye really need itty-bitty arrowheads that transform like the Bay movie Transformers? Iron Man's suit just keeps getting more and more complicated. Falcon can't just have wings, they have to be metal super foldy-uppy wings that break physics entirely because they don't weigh a thing apparently. I'm surprised Cap's sheild isn't made of a million pieces that rotate and spin for no reason.
It's complexity for dummies. Complexity where you aren't rewarded for following the movement's and paths of parts as they change along a predeterimined scheme of conversion. Just a mess of shit. At least in the early Bay movies the TFs had so much kibble like wheels and shit that some parts still mattered where they went. Ultimately one form still looked like the other. Not here, not given what this Megazord look like compared to the non-transforming one. On the surface it's intricate, but in reality it's anything but, because nothing is intertwined or figured out. That's Hollywood in a nutshell. It makes you think there's a lot going on, but really it's just a swarm of meaningless noise. (you can decide whether or not that extendeds past just technology) These toys were doomed to fail. And yet still, there's things that can't be explained by the shit movie deisgns. Like the partsforming. I'm sorry, but the Dino Thunder Megazord, one of the most basic Megazords of the Pre-RPM era, managed to do the exact same trick with the T-rex head (abliet in reverse) without partsforming. Clearly this toy isn't accurate anyway, so why all the partsforming? Did the T-rex legs really need to detach? We have decades of transforming toys to look back on that tell us you can do better than that. And even ignoring that, the cheapness of the toys is even more inexcusable. Hollow, one-part limbs that look like cake moulds from the back. The T-rex limbs fixed in a pose for the sake of the Megazord that's useless in dinosaur mode. Barely any paint or colour seperation through plastic. The gimmicks are tacked-on and meaningless. There's no use of transparent plastics. It just screams cheap and worthless. EDIT: Also, I like Bruno, but his one comment on the video is hilariously pathetic. "Just save up!" $120 US? For a shitty toy? Why, for brand loyalty? A brand that is far too often not especially kind to its fans? His defending of this movie and its toys is rather... unconvincing. I seriously wonder who's actually going to buy this oversized mess. Last edited by SPLIT LIP; 12-30-2016 at 02:13 PM.. |
12-30-2016, 10:44 PM | #37 |
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Finally had the chance to sit down and watch the video through. My overwhelming feeling is one of utter confusion. They spend every season since Samurai building this amazing gimmick in Zord Builder and then when the movie comes along they ignore it completely. I understand the show and movie are two different universes but that didn't have to stop them from using the same universal gimmick. In fact it probably would've helped sales and led to a more popular toy. The next thing that gets me is my Gosei that's a hell-of-a-lot of parts-forming. When you sit down and realize this is for kids, wtf were they thinking? What ten year old is going to have the patience for sitting down and dismantling all of that and even more patience to put the damned thing back together? It's like they completely forgot what drives MMPR isn't the story, or characters, it's toy sales. You could have the best written series in the history of PR with in-depth characters and amazing plot, but if the toys don't sell? Bye Bye Zordon. And these toys.. It's like they focused so hard on the movie they didn't realize until a month ago "Oh damn.. we gotta make toys!". It's.. confusing. But it isn't all negative I don't think. The overall designs of the zords have grown on me (I absolutely love Pink's Fighter-esque Pteradactyl). I like the size, it's nice having a large megazord again instead of the shrimpy ZB versions (I love ZB, don't get me wrong, but they could stand to be a little bigger). What I can't forgive really is the absolutely utter lack of paint. It's just solid color molded plastic after solid color molded plastic. But that's an overall BoA problem, really.
After seeing this, and knowing I for damned sure don't have the patience for all that parts-forming, I'm content with my decision to skip the movie Zords. There's just nothing here for me. Quote:
There's like a weird stigma in Hollywood mechanics that if it's simple, it's can't be taken seriously. Look at the Marvel movies. Does Hawkeye really need itty-bitty arrowheads that transform like the Bay movie Transformers? Iron Man's suit just keeps getting more and more complicated. Falcon can't just have wings, they have to be metal super foldy-uppy wings that break physics entirely because they don't weigh a thing apparently. I'm surprised Cap's sheild isn't made of a million pieces that rotate and spin for no reason.
It's complexity for dummies. Complexity where you aren't rewarded for following the movement's and paths of parts as they change along a predeterimined scheme of conversion. Just a mess of shit. At least in the early Bay movies the TFs had so much kibble like wheels and shit that some parts still mattered where they went. Ultimately one form still looked like the other. Not here, not given what this Megazord look like compared to the non-transforming one. On the surface it's intricate, but in reality it's anything but, because nothing is intertwined or figured out. That's Hollywood in a nutshell. It makes you think there's a lot going on, but really it's just a swarm of meaningless noise. (you can decide whether or not that extendeds past just technology) These toys were doomed to fail. And yet still, there's things that can't be explained by the shit movie deisgns. Like the partsforming. I'm sorry, but the Dino Thunder Megazord, one of the most basic Megazords of the Pre-RPM era, managed to do the exact same trick with the T-rex head (abliet in reverse) without partsforming. Clearly this toy isn't accurate anyway, so why all the partsforming? Did the T-rex legs really need to detach? We have decades of transforming toys to look back on that tell us you can do better than that. And even ignoring that, the cheapness of the toys is even more inexcusable. Hollow, one-part limbs that look like cake moulds from the back. The T-rex limbs fixed in a pose for the sake of the Megazord that's useless in dinosaur mode. Barely any paint or colour seperation through plastic. The gimmicks are tacked-on and meaningless. There's no use of transparent plastics. It just screams cheap and worthless. EDIT: Also, I like Bruno, but his one comment on the video is hilariously pathetic. "Just save up!" $120 US? For a shitty toy? Why, for brand loyalty? A brand that is far too often not especially kind to its fans? His defending of this movie and its toys is rather... unconvincing. I seriously wonder who's actually going to buy this oversized mess. But yeah between this and Playmates Combining Voltron I know where I'd put my 120+$ Last edited by Yellow Ranger; 12-30-2016 at 10:48 PM.. |
12-31-2016, 12:47 AM | #38 |
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That's still like $80ish (I don't remember the exact price). I wish there was a $30 version like all of the other megazords out there. In fact, I wish they made actual combining megazords that were about the size of the BAF Megazords. I've seen transformers figures that were that small, so why not Power Rangers?
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12-31-2016, 01:03 AM | #39 |
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That's still like $80ish (I don't remember the exact price). I wish there was a $30 version like all of the other megazords out there. In fact, I wish they made actual combining megazords that were about the size of the BAF Megazords. I've seen transformers figures that were that small, so why not Power Rangers?
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01-01-2017, 08:07 AM | #40 |
Disney era > the rest
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I was really looking forward to this Megazord but there are several things I don't like about it that made me decide to skip it.
First, the fact that I had to buy each zord separately. It is just a stupid idea, I know this is how capitalism works but whatever, it's stupid. Second, the price. I will not spend more than $100 in a Megazord, I'm sorry but no. And I know there are plans of releasing a full set but from what I read it will cost $99.99 and that still a no for me. I'm currently starting to be independent, I have a rent to pay, a car to maintain, etc so for me right now spending that much on a toy is not an option. Even if I had the money I wouldn't spend it on it lmao. Third, the size. It is too big, I don't like big Megazords and I don't have the space for that. So I really hope they release a standard size version like the ones we get every season. But yeah, I really like the design, I've liked everything from the movie so far. Yeah, even Alpha, I love him and I wanna hug him ♥ |
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