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11-27-2016, 01:07 PM | #1 |
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Something I've been really curious about for a little while now is why there's a size difference between American Zords and Japanese Mecha. Is it for safety reasons? Are things more expensive in America then they are in Japan? Is Bandai of America just far cheaper then Bandai of Japan? I can make an educated guess but I was hoping somebody here had a more... concrete answer.
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11-27-2016, 02:09 PM | #2 |
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From what I've heard it largely started for 2 reasons:
risings costs of plastics to make the toys cheaper so more parents would buy them apparently Jungle Fury's mechs sold poorly or something. |
12-05-2016, 12:36 PM | #3 |
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They arent smaller really, its more that they are different. Ever since 2010's redo of the original megazord, Bandai of America created a zord builder port which meant that zrds from different series using this system could interact with one another and Japan didnt have that. So, lets say you have that red t-rex from Dino Charge, both the Japanese and US version have the gimick of replacing forearms BUT with the US version, you could pull off th entire arm with shoulder as well and place it on the legacy megazord if you wanted to. Kids loved that so Bandai of America have been making every megazord sicne then have his compatibility along with other acessories (like bikes, or cannons). ut the thing is that if all megazords have to be combatible, they must all be roughly the same size. And the same size also helps keep things at the same price points. Like that every year, a mother or grandfather can go to a toysrus and expect to pay the same price as last year (or about the same). Kinda like how they do it with Transformers or marvel figures where all the standard sizes hae the same price point.
But in Japan they dont work that way. 1. They dont have standard sizes, so one series can have big zords and aother have small ones. 2. They dont need to all be compatible with eachother. So you end up with all kinds of different sizes when you look at the US vs Japanese zords. They can be bigger (like the Japanese versions of Dino Charge), or be very small (like the cubes of last year in japan) or be the same size as the US standard size (the Japanese version of Ninja Steel). |
12-05-2016, 01:29 PM | #4 |
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And the idea that zordbuilder is what makes them smaller is incorrect, as the Megazords have been different sizes despite using the standardized pegs. They're smaller and simpler so they can sell them for less. |
12-05-2016, 04:14 PM | #5 |
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So no, some sentai mecha (like the cubes) are actually much smaller than the PR zords we've gotten. And I did not appreciate the straight out "no" from you, it was quite rude and it didnt even seem like you read my entire post. Last edited by Shurikenjin; 12-05-2016 at 04:19 PM.. |
12-05-2016, 05:52 PM | #6 |
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But the components are smaller, it just happens to be of similar height because of what was actually shrunk down/omitted. It is still smaller, just by a very small margin.
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and the cube megazord is much smaller than any US zord from the past 5 years.
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So no, some sentai mecha (like the cubes) are actually much smaller than the PR zords we've gotten.
It's not even a bad thing. The Dinocharge Megazord is far more managable and durable than the titanic Kyuoryujin because it's smaller. Quote:
And I did not appreciate the straight out "no" from you, it was quite rude and it didnt even seem like you read my entire post.
Also, I read your entire post, but since the rest of it revolved around that one incorrect statement, quoting the rest was unecessary. |
12-06-2016, 12:54 AM | #7 |
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Not since MMPR 2010 re-release and the start of the zord builder line. It's not always the case though especially when considering the Legacy line. Now the 2010/Legacy remold of MMPR Dino Megazord definitely scaled down for a more slimmer design while there is no significant size difference from the main megazord for Samurai. Megaforce is definitely scaled down from the Goseiger mechs because Goseiger mechs are much larger than Shinkenger (which set the basis for the size of zord builder toys) but with Super Megaforce the SPD car wasn't much smaller from it's Japanese counterpart. Of course given how large Kyoryuger toys are they were obviously going to be scaled down to fit the zord builder compatibility standards. Ninja Steel is just slightly smaller than Ninninger mechs and even the center pieces are cross-compatible. As for the rest of the Legacy line the Dragonzord is significantly larger and heavier than Dragoncaesar. Titanus is just a hair shorter and more slimmer than King Brachion. White Tigerzord is just an inch shorter and more streamline than Won Tiger as is the Thunder Megazord compared to DairenOh. The wingspan of the Legacy Ninja Falconzord is slightly smaller than Tsubasamaru but the overall size is about the same, just more streamline. The Legacy Ninja Megazord also follows this pattern of being just slightly smaller and more streamline than it's counterpart DaiShogun. But before all that (with the exception of some RPM variants and Overdrive's High Octane Megazord) all previous zords were from the same mold as their Japanese counterparts.
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