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12-31-2015, 02:09 PM | #1 |
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During Power Rangers Dino Charge, the villainous Sting Rage would shoot his victims with a stinger that filled them with rage. Not even the Blue Dino Charge Ranger could hold back the rage, causing him to lash out and attack his friends.
Luckily, this figure won't fill you with the same type of rage. Sting Rage is available now in stores as part of the final wave of the Power Rangers Dino Charge toy line. He has yet to show up repackaged in the Power Rangers Dino Supercharge line of figures, but seeing as almost every other figure has been, it's only a matter of time before he pops up in wave 2 or 3 to help flesh out a wave. So how does he stack up? Read on to find out! The Figure During the gallery, I took a LOT of shots of the amount of sculpting detail that went in to him and it is GORGEOUS. I'm a big fan of his flame-shoulder-things, little ghosts pulling open their mouths and shooting out flames. Granted, it's only cosmetic (both in toy form and in the show), but it's still pretty sweet. Hands down, next to maybe Bones, this is one of the most beautifully sculpted figures in the entire 5" toy line. As for articulation - he is on par with the best figures of the line. He has 13 points of articulation (head swivel, full 360 arm swivel as well as joint, elbow joints, full 360 leg swivels and joints, as well as knee joints). The only part of his articulation that is hindered is the head, which finds itself hitting those awesome shoulders once you move it just a fraction either direction. If the shoulder decoration wasn't there his head would be able to do a full 360 rotation. Overall, he is one of the better articulated figures available in the line. The Accessories Sting Rage comes with his staff that, in the show, shot out stingers that filled their victims with rage. While there is no projectile firing mechanism in his staff, it is still beautifully sculpted and looks great. A touch of paint on the faces would have been great but overall I cannot complain. If you're going to include an accessory and do the very minimal on it (paint wise), this is a prime example of how to do it right. The Good
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Overall Conclusion This is a fun toy. You're able to do a number of poses, with and without the staff, and it just looks great. While the colors may not be too eye-popping, the figure itself (when you observe it more than a glance) is beautifully sculpted. If you're on the fence on picking up some of these villain figures, Sting Rage is one you cannot afford to miss. Grab him!
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12-31-2015, 02:36 PM | #2 |
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While I'm not super keen on the design as a whole, I do enjoy the touches made to make him look great. The shoulders are done well and the sculpting is nicely done. I enjoy that they didn't cut the antennae/horns/hair/whatever short and they drape down his back like they should, and his wings look great.
While I want to complain about the head being restricted, it's hard to hold it against the figure since it's still accurate, and there really wasn't much they could do with the extensions moving from the head down his back and the shoulder pads getting in the way, so I'll let it slide. The only part of articulation I have against the figure is that the head can't move up and down (I only bring it up because some poses pictured seem to have him looking up at an angle, though I guess it could be just the angle of the camera). However, the lack of paint is quite the detriment. While the head only needs a few touch ups to look great, his body is desperately lacking, especially with the box showing off just how amazing he'd look if they painted the details they molded in.
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12-31-2015, 02:36 PM | #3 |
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Ok he looks pretty cool. If I find him I'm going to get him
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12-31-2015, 02:47 PM | #4 |
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I gotta give it to Bandai America on this one. They have really not held back much in way of making all of these excellent villain figures! I wish Transformers would take a page from this playbook!
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12-31-2015, 02:51 PM | #5 |
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I do like the sculpting, but man, that paint job. Ick. At least that's something that's fixable.
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12-31-2015, 03:03 PM | #6 |
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Still like the love for villain figures.
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12-31-2015, 03:20 PM | #7 |
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The articulation really makes me want this guy, I'm just glad we're getting random monsters in general tbh. Plus the lack of paint is a minor issue that can be easily fixed compared to something like limited articulation.
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12-31-2015, 03:34 PM | #8 |
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I'm glad they're bringing over so many cool enemies.
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12-31-2015, 03:40 PM | #9 |
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Stingrage looks amazing but I would have to agree that the only con is the lack of pain which could've perfectly completed this figure. Just like with Wrenchs axe, painting Stingrages staff would be looked amazing.
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12-31-2015, 04:02 PM | #10 |
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This guy looks like he has a couple eggs on his face.
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