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Post by RoboFestivus on Aug 9, 2016 12:57:18 GMT -5
bader, thanks very much for posting these comparison pics. I'm not always into Voltron, but when I am, I choose SOC.   |
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Post by chogokinabdul on Aug 9, 2016 13:33:32 GMT -5
This looks super... I can't wait
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Post by S_Gokin on Aug 9, 2016 13:37:18 GMT -5
nothing beat a classic in my book, back in the days they used a secret component called passion in almost every thing, and it easily over come the fact that they didn't have half of the technology they have today i really hope the final product is close to the promo photos our it will be the disappointment of the year  |
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Post by ninja on Aug 9, 2016 14:36:54 GMT -5
Just placed my pre-order on Amazon. can not wait!
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 9, 2016 17:03:13 GMT -5
Well diecast content isn't cheap. And then you have Toynami having the audacity to sell us their EX Voltron for $400 and no diecast period. So yeah, $300 for an SoC is not too out there. Especially for combining robots. Oh I get that. That's why its rarely used anymore. My issue is that Toynami kept releasing the same mold with little to no changes. And still had the shoulder problems. Though I think WEP is just as much to blame here. Toynami can't re-release it without their consent. They will burn out their fans eventually. Yeah well before news of the SoC,Toynami had their EX Voltron ready to go so whether or not that version fixes the issues with Toynami is mostly irrelevant when Bandai Tamashii has a longer and better track record and does have all the bells and whistles of the vintage toy with some sensibilities in modern engineering and as close to anime accuracy than what was given beforehand. |
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Post by Deckard on Aug 9, 2016 18:14:52 GMT -5
Kinda surprised Bandai hasn't done the vintage comparison thing for their marketing. If I wasn't already sold, it would have tipped me over in no time.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 9, 2016 19:28:00 GMT -5
Kinda surprised Bandai hasn't done the vintage comparison thing for their marketing. If I wasn't already sold, it would have tipped me over in no time. Imagine having Godaikin SoCs being compared and contrasted with their old Popy releases. God Sigma, Godmars, Dancouga, Daltanius and so on. |
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Post by johnmc on Aug 10, 2016 10:49:28 GMT -5
Oh I get that. That's why its rarely used anymore. My issue is that Toynami kept releasing the same mold with little to no changes. And still had the shoulder problems. Though I think WEP is just as much to blame here. Toynami can't re-release it without their consent. They will burn out their fans eventually. Yeah well before news of the SoC,Toynami had their EX Voltron ready to go so whether or not that version fixes the issues with Toynami is mostly irrelevant when Bandai Tamashii has a longer and better track record and does have all the bells and whistles of the vintage toy with some sensibilities in modern engineering and as close to anime accuracy than what was given beforehand. The EX is a whole new mold altogether. Its bigger than the MP one [MP is 12 inches while EX is 16 I believe] so whether it replaces the MP one remains to be seen. I guess we'll find out in a few years when the 35th Anniversary rolls around. |
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Post by monari on Aug 14, 2016 8:47:53 GMT -5
Hey guys, I was in Akihabara today and they had Voltron out on display. Unfortunately on first glance he looks tubbier in person than he does in the pics. If they would just make his entire lower abdomen smaller by 10 percent I think he'd be perfect. Black Lion's head is also smaller than I was expecting. Still happy that I have it on preorder, but the proportions seemed off to me when I was studying it: share.pho.to/AG3NX/2u/originalshare.pho.to/AG3NX/sy/originalshare.pho.to/AG3NX/yf/originalI've uploaded all of the pics I took here: pho.to/AG3NX |
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Post by Actarus on Aug 14, 2016 9:55:13 GMT -5
Nice picture. He looks perfect to me, well balanced. Also Voltron never been biffy, after all is made of cat...big cat!
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Post by bader on Aug 14, 2016 10:43:51 GMT -5
Really nice pictures, and thank you.
very bulky!! love it.
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Post by S_Gokin on Aug 14, 2016 11:06:34 GMT -5
thanks for the pics monari Bandai really need to learn how to pose it better, is it me or the figure looks sad  hopefully since Daizyujin got the SOC treatment i guess one day we will see an SRC Golion |
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Post by packrat on Aug 14, 2016 11:08:02 GMT -5
Thanks for the great photos monari. Still cannot determine the metal parts. Very bulky lower body
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Post by jaylive on Aug 14, 2016 11:25:31 GMT -5
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Post by BIGFIRE on Aug 14, 2016 12:51:28 GMT -5
Thanks for the pictures.
The more I see, the more I think I should find another one. LOL.
Show of hands. Who has ordered two? LOL!
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 14, 2016 13:51:46 GMT -5
Hey guys, I was in Akihabara today and they had Voltron out on display. Unfortunately on first glance he looks tubbier in person than he does in the pics. If they would just make his entire lower abdomen smaller by 10 percent I think he'd be perfect. Black Lion's head is also smaller than I was expecting. Still happy that I have it on preorder, but the proportions seemed off to me when I was studying it: share.pho.to/AG3NX/2u/originalshare.pho.to/AG3NX/sy/originalshare.pho.to/AG3NX/yf/originalI've uploaded all of the pics I took here: pho.to/AG3NXThe fact that some of these new iterations to old Super Mecha being nowhere near as bulky enough and being too skinny is a bit of a pet peeve of mine. The Sentinel Dancouga is an engineering upgrade in about almost ever way from the Godaikin and even the Soul of Chogokin but I would have loved for it to have a balance to the huge hulk of a mechanical monster seen in the anime as well as some streamlining with Masami Obari's usual design quirks. So a thick Voltron is a plus in my books. Nonetheless, I do love these new updates. Thank for not letting this specific little board feel dead by sending us these much needed pics. |
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Post by greengetterguy on Aug 14, 2016 14:16:04 GMT -5
Ah....thats the designer i really REALLY don't like.
Masami Obari......
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Post by greengetterguy on Aug 14, 2016 14:21:19 GMT -5
Yes, big Thank you from me as well Monari.
Thank you for the trouble.
If its too late to fix it, I just HOPE that "entire Voltrons head/ black lions head , from neck up" can moved forward towards the front of the chest.
I think, That will elivate many proportional visual issues.
If there still is time for a last minute adjustment, the black lion head should be around 20 percent bigger. That will also help so much to make Voltron and black lion proportionally ....closer to source accuracy?.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 14, 2016 18:51:22 GMT -5
Ah....thats the designer i really REALLY don't like. Masami Obari...... I like some of his work. On mecha. When it comes to humans, he seems to have gone the way of Rob Liefeld. In fact the two may have a lot in common even in just art-wise. |
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Post by mazfan on Aug 15, 2016 16:34:56 GMT -5
So excited.... Ordered mine I am not the biggest Voltron fan but am still glad that I will have this robot |
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