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Post by Ross McCollector on Nov 10, 2014 20:15:21 GMT -5
I broke down and ordered early today lol. Too good to miss out on
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Post by B- on Nov 10, 2014 21:07:04 GMT -5
Well, the orignal MP Voltron came out in 2005, and it WAS awesome. But this is so much better. It hasn't aged well, and to be honest, what I look for in a toy has changed over the last 10 years. The Mad Toys King of Beast is a great toy for where I am now in my collecting life. And it's a great toy overall. Consider that until the Toynami Masterpiece came out in 05, what was the last Voltron we had? This was the first one to take the Voltron design into the modern era of engineering. It was great, and while I still like the toy well enough, this new one blows it out of the water. I shook the toy because I wanted to show the comparison of the sturdiness between the two. And I don't think Nostalgia is the "IN" thing. Nothing we do is IN. And what is producing high-end toys of 30 year old robot designs if not nostalgic? BTW, written review is up, look at the pretty pictures. www.collectiondx.com/toy_review/king_beastThe thing about the "IN" thing was sarcasm,it seems the thing to say these days when collecting anything Vintage,whether its felt or not,sorry if it came off as an insult. But bashing toys made 5 years ago and praising toys made 30 years ago is strange to me,its all a progression,just because something has a nostalgic value doesnt make it good,it makes it worse usually,for what I like..unless I owned it when I was 5 and have an attraction to it.Nothing wrong with vintage,its charming,I just like the closest possible to the animes. The day my toys become obsolete because a better one is made,they go on ebay. I dont like the Toynami or the popy,but i never did.Things I liked 30 years ago I STILL like,because they stood the test of time,thats why I bought an 86 Haro Master Freestyle bike LOL a few years ago to stare at,and why I listen to the same music now as I did then but just more and more of it as I like new things.. Actually,when these SRs get closer and closer to 100% anime accurate the old ones will go the wayside,exactly why I dont collect vintage. This post isnt so much as a reply but a statement.
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Post by B- on Nov 10, 2014 21:08:45 GMT -5
wait I thought only the shooting heads dont turn? both heads can shot and both cant turn watch the review @ 7:30 I was replying to your statement that they dont turn.LOL.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Nov 10, 2014 21:34:00 GMT -5
A shame on the non-turning heads, but quite an easy fix. I'll be putting some ball joints on mine. }D
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 10, 2014 21:36:23 GMT -5
both heads can shot and both cant turn watch the review @ 7:30 I was replying to your statement that they dont turn.LOL. i thought you were asking because you put a question mark at the end but to make it clear because i feel we got a little misunderstanding the green and the red lions heads cant turn inside the body because of the head shooting gimmick but we can turn the forearms
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Post by kamenrider on Nov 10, 2014 21:45:02 GMT -5
Maybe MT Tony can clear it up but, I don't understand the need to include two pair of heads that fire. Don't get me wrong I love the gimmick but, it would have been nice to have had a pair of normal hands/heads also.
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Post by Gakken on Nov 10, 2014 23:31:34 GMT -5
Toynami version looks cheap and action figurey next to King of Beast. I love it.
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Post by mtmte586 on Nov 10, 2014 23:38:22 GMT -5
Any discounts for RJ members? There is already an early bird discount plus a free pair of swords. Yes, I know about that. Actually, I'd just prefer price protection. For MP Voltron, it was better to wait for them to be sold on ebay for $190 shipped total. Now that I'm writing this, I'm getting bad memories about the preorder sword bonus.
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 10, 2014 23:52:32 GMT -5
Maybe MT Tony can clear it up but, I don't understand the need to include two pair of heads that fire. Don't get me wrong I love the gimmick but, it would have been nice to have had a pair of normal hands/heads also. I guess in case you lost one honestly i rather have a turning heads than the lions heads shot gimmick
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 10, 2014 23:54:23 GMT -5
Guys I just noticed something crazy this Golion face looks very similar to Oleana from Combattler V will some one please Photoshop it LOL
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Post by B- on Nov 11, 2014 0:16:02 GMT -5
Maybe MT Tony can clear it up but, I don't understand the need to include two pair of heads that fire. Don't get me wrong I love the gimmick but, it would have been nice to have had a pair of normal hands/heads also. I guess in case you lost one honestly i rather have a turning heads than the lions heads shot gimmick They must be different somehow I gotta watch video again..
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Post by surlyj on Nov 11, 2014 3:32:45 GMT -5
This looks so dang good, and I want the early bonus, but with shipping it's about $80-90 more expensive than I'm willing to spend this month. I'll have to try and sell something or see if I can rustle up and extra editing job in the next 10 days if I want to order it.
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Post by magengar on Nov 11, 2014 3:56:14 GMT -5
Guys I just noticed something crazy this Golion face looks very similar to Oleana from Combattler V ♪♪♪ Oh- Oooo-lee-aaaaa-na,
Oooolee Oolee-aaaaa-na
Ooolee Olee, Ooolee Olee
Ooolee Olee-aaaaa-na! ♪♪♪ zozo-mag
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Post by elliotb on Nov 11, 2014 6:16:13 GMT -5
So, the arms simply detach by pulling them out of the shoulders? No release mechanism? I kind of wanted to see the disassembly.
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Post by B- on Nov 11, 2014 9:19:47 GMT -5
Yeah but I also dont want 300$ tied up for months..and then get nothing.Its a hard call.But Ill wait the 1.5 weeks at least.
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Post by monari on Nov 11, 2014 9:24:31 GMT -5
Like he said, if it doesn't ship in a week and a half we can cancel.
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Nov 11, 2014 10:00:04 GMT -5
Guys, please delete and/or don't post anything about MT and Big company. No more attracting attention please. I'll delete this soon too Thanks!
}D
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Post by S_Gokin on Nov 11, 2014 10:12:33 GMT -5
OMG im so late i was going to preorder one as soon as they have EMS shipping to my country and now they closed every thing is that mean the preorder is closed and i cant have this bad boy ?
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Post by B- on Nov 11, 2014 10:57:25 GMT -5
I can't believe we didn't have more brains about this..after the miracle thing no one saw this coming? We should have warned Cdx not to post review or they should have known..but I'm also guilty..stupid.I'm just praying and sending positive vibes to Tony..my last reference to this ..wanna keep It positive
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Post by greengetterguy on Nov 11, 2014 11:51:12 GMT -5
that sucks.
i hate WEP and Classic Media. hurry up and go bankrupt!
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