Power Rangers Dino Supercharge 5" Figure Snide Gallery

TokuChris · 02-01-2016, 06:56 PM

In honor of the premiere of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge and the brand new villain of the series, we decided to put up this gallery a little earlier than anticipated.

Spoiler alert!

The evil Snide is the monster form of another character named Heckyl who both apparently share the same body but not the same mind. But they both have one goal in common - getting the Energems and destroying the Power Rangers Dino Charge team! But how does the figure stack up?

Let's find out!

Reviewing the Overall Figure
For starters, Snide has a decent amount of articulation - 13 total points (1x head, 2x each arm, 2x each leg, 2x elbow and 2x knee joints). This is not a bad amount, but for a figure that wields a long sword it's somewhat disappointing that your articulation is limited because of no ankle or wrist swivels that we've come to enjoy with most of the other figures.

The sculpting? Absolutely gorgeous as we've come to expect from Bandai America. Sadly, again as we've come to expect, the paint application is lacking. Yes - the red decoration on the front of his body is well down (check out the pic in the gallery). And his eye and his teeth being all individually painted is impressive, but the second you flip the figure over you have a solid off-white back. I know, I know - nothing is going to change (unless he becomes a Legacy figure and costs us another $5) but I'm hoping someone somewhere reads this and sees how something that could be a top tier figure gets lessened as you feel you have to FINISH PAINTING IT YOURSELF to get the figure you're supposed to get. Argh.

A strange feature - his shoulder pads are on hinges that move up as to not block the articulation of the arms. But unlike Sledge's where they were further down his arm as to not interfere at all, Snide's are actually on the shoulders, meaning his arms cannot go straight up - they will always have to be at an angle at best.

So while the figure LOOKS cool (from the front), I wish it had wrist and ankle/thigh articulation (like the Ranger figures get) and as always, more paint.

Reviewing the Accessories
Snide comes with a sword. We're not quite sure why (his Sentai counterpart had an axe ... but then again, he was only seen in the crossover movie and not the regular series, which is part of Snide's charm as he is more or less an original villain in the series). Either way the sword's hilt looks pretty normal for an evil bad guy's sword, but it has very little detail other than that.

So on to the bullet points. Yay bullet points.

The Good!

Great sculpting as always
The sword, while very ordinary, is long and doesn't feel super super bendy, but it IS fragile so beware
We can pretend this is Zeltrax from Power Rangers Dino Thunder

The Bad!

Paint applications, or lack there of...
No ankle/wrist articulation
This isn't Zeltrax from Power Rangers Dino Thunder...

The Overall Conclusion
Maybe I'm being too hard on Snide. For a brand new mold, this character has tight joints, overall looks pretty sweet (...from the front), and is the major villain for Power Rangers Dino Supercharge. At the same time, when I look back at Sledge or Wrench I ask myself why we couldn't have had an ankle or wrist swivel as to better pose the sword with.

Either way, I think this figure is worthy of being in any collector's collection ... just make sure he's facing forward.

ZeltraxMillenium · 02-03-2016, 01:09 PM

Very nice, dude.

I painted my Snide figure/Apparently on all Snide's, the eye is misplaced on the figure.

Here's the link for the original picture: http://i.imgur.com/4gJRqu2.jpg

I'm planning on buying a hobby lathe to make his axe & shield out of wood & make resin replicas.

Shoji · 02-04-2016, 08:08 AM

I like it, overall. I have low expectations for villain figures though.

I might sound crazy but this guy definitely looks like a Sentai villain to me.

TokuChris · 02-04-2016, 04:35 PM

I like the figure but at the same time I don't. I blame the lack of wrist and ankle articulation limiting his posability.

Gryphman · 02-05-2016, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeltraxMillenium

Very nice, dude.

I painted my Snide figure/Apparently on all Snide's, the eye is misplaced on the figure.

Here's the link for the original picture: http://i.imgur.com/4gJRqu2.jpg

I'm planning on buying a hobby lathe to make his axe & shield out of wood & make resin replicas.

I'm wanting to paint mine sometime. What color did you use for the blue parts?

It's a real shame it doesn't come with the rest of the weapons.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kickback

I like the figure but at the same time I don't. I blame the lack of wrist and ankle articulation limiting his posability.

They need to make the movie ranger articulation standard.

thunderstrike541 · 02-05-2016, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoji

I like it, overall. I have low expectations for villain figures though.

I might sound crazy but this guy definitely looks like a Sentai villain to me.

Because he is.

He is the Power Rangers counterpart of the revived version of the Sentai counterpart to Zeltrax from Dino Thunder

decepticusprime · 02-13-2016, 01:06 PM

I knew when I saw him in store that i had seen that head shape before and the only name that came to me was ecliptor and i knew this was wrong. ZELTRAX! thanks for solving my dilemma

02-01-2016, 06:56 PM	#1
TokuChris Webmaster, Administrator @TokuChris Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,697	In honor of the premiere of Power Rangers Dino Supercharge and the brand new villain of the series, we decided to put up this gallery a little earlier than anticipated. Spoiler alert! The evil Snide is the monster form of another character named Heckyl who both apparently share the same body but not the same mind. But they both have one goal in common - getting the Energems and destroying the Power Rangers Dino Charge team! But how does the figure stack up? Let's find out! Reviewing the Overall Figure For starters, Snide has a decent amount of articulation - 13 total points (1x head, 2x each arm, 2x each leg, 2x elbow and 2x knee joints). This is not a bad amount, but for a figure that wields a long sword it's somewhat disappointing that your articulation is limited because of no ankle or wrist swivels that we've come to enjoy with most of the other figures. The sculpting? Absolutely gorgeous as we've come to expect from Bandai America. Sadly, again as we've come to expect, the paint application is lacking. Yes - the red decoration on the front of his body is well down (check out the pic in the gallery). And his eye and his teeth being all individually painted is impressive, but the second you flip the figure over you have a solid off-white back. I know, I know - nothing is going to change (unless he becomes a Legacy figure and costs us another $5) but I'm hoping someone somewhere reads this and sees how something that could be a top tier figure gets lessened as you feel you have to FINISH PAINTING IT YOURSELF to get the figure you're supposed to get. Argh. A strange feature - his shoulder pads are on hinges that move up as to not block the articulation of the arms. But unlike Sledge's where they were further down his arm as to not interfere at all, Snide's are actually on the shoulders, meaning his arms cannot go straight up - they will always have to be at an angle at best. So while the figure LOOKS cool (from the front), I wish it had wrist and ankle/thigh articulation (like the Ranger figures get) and as always, more paint. Reviewing the Accessories Snide comes with a sword. We're not quite sure why (his Sentai counterpart had an axe ... but then again, he was only seen in the crossover movie and not the regular series, which is part of Snide's charm as he is more or less an original villain in the series). Either way the sword's hilt looks pretty normal for an evil bad guy's sword, but it has very little detail other than that. So on to the bullet points. Yay bullet points. The Good! Great sculpting as always The sword, while very ordinary, is long and doesn't feel super super bendy, but it IS fragile so beware We can pretend this is Zeltrax from Power Rangers Dino Thunder The Bad! Paint applications, or lack there of... No ankle/wrist articulation This isn't Zeltrax from Power Rangers Dino Thunder... The Overall Conclusion Maybe I'm being too hard on Snide. For a brand new mold, this character has tight joints, overall looks pretty sweet (...from the front), and is the major villain for Power Rangers Dino Supercharge. At the same time, when I look back at Sledge or Wrench I ask myself why we couldn't have had an ankle or wrist swivel as to better pose the sword with. Either way, I think this figure is worthy of being in any collector's collection ... just make sure he's facing forward. Attached Thumbnails __________________ [ "Like" us on Facebook!]\| [@TokuNation on Instagram] \| @TokuNation on Twitter! ]

02-04-2016, 04:35 PM	#4
TokuChris Webmaster, Administrator @TokuChris Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,697	I like the figure but at the same time I don't. I blame the lack of wrist and ankle articulation limiting his posability. __________________ [ "Like" us on Facebook!]\| [@TokuNation on Instagram] \| @TokuNation on Twitter! ]

02-05-2016, 02:20 PM	#5
Gryphman Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 298	Quote: Originally Posted by ZeltraxMillenium Very nice, dude. I painted my Snide figure/Apparently on all Snide's, the eye is misplaced on the figure. Here's the link for the original picture: http://i.imgur.com/4gJRqu2.jpg I'm planning on buying a hobby lathe to make his axe & shield out of wood & make resin replicas. I'm wanting to paint mine sometime. What color did you use for the blue parts? It's a real shame it doesn't come with the rest of the weapons. Quote: Originally Posted by Kickback I like the figure but at the same time I don't. I blame the lack of wrist and ankle articulation limiting his posability. They need to make the movie ranger articulation standard. __________________