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Post by mpchi on Oct 11, 2019 19:42:22 GMT -5
I might just unbelievably dumb but I just realized the scranter is supposed to be like a bigger set of breast fire fins. That's so awesome Don't think you are the only one missing that (I did).
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Post by S_Gokin on Dec 19, 2019 10:51:57 GMT -5
so this guy is released yet i dont see any posts
i found this pic
looks like shin Mazinger beat Grendizer and took his spazer lol
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 19, 2019 11:34:04 GMT -5
I'm incredibly ready to get this in hand. Hopefully it ships shortly.
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 21, 2019 22:20:37 GMT -5
Got to give props to Sentinel, looks like a super fun figure.
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Post by chogokinabdul on Dec 22, 2019 4:50:17 GMT -5
Got to give props to Sentinel, looks like a super fun figure. I am trying to resist this, but i think i am sold!!
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 22, 2019 8:41:43 GMT -5
Lands tomorrow. Just a Great Maz away from completing the crew.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 22, 2019 9:34:38 GMT -5
Disregard that... looks like it's out for delivery today so... pics soon I guess.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 22, 2019 17:29:24 GMT -5
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Post by S_Gokin on Dec 23, 2019 11:17:03 GMT -5
Got to give props to Sentinel, looks like a super fun figure.
money saved
the grill on his mouth are not as good as it should, and you know the thing with Mazinger z if they do the grill right then it will be spot on epic, thats why you dont see an ugly Mazinger z by Bandai lol
however since im a Mazinger z fan if this goes on sale i might grab it other than that its a pass
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 23, 2019 11:48:06 GMT -5
Sentinel NEEDS to bring BACK the sculptor who did Shin and Kaiser...and remove the guy who is doing Grendy and this Mazinger..."immediately."
Looking here and "the other site," Sentinel is losing more then few customers due to the latest sculptor.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 23, 2019 12:04:22 GMT -5
Sentinel NEEDS to bring BACK the sculptor who did Shin and Kaiser...and remove the guy who is doing Grendy and this Mazinger..."immediately." Looking here and "the other site," Sentinel is losing more then few customers due to the latest sculptor. Do we know for certain that there were different design teams behind them? I can definitely see it being the case but outside of partnering with outsourced teams like Chemical Attack or xT-Rex I'm not aware of whether or not that stuff is really publicized. Would be cool info to know. -------- Alright so having it in hand I'm not really sold on the stylization. It's pretty mucg a Grendizer retool but where Grendy has about the best Spazer ever and LEDs this one really doesn't have anything to make you overlook the aesthetic shortcomings.
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 23, 2019 12:14:16 GMT -5
Im just guesstimating. I have zero idea who is responsible for the sculpts. Yeah, its most likely "out sourced".
May be Sentinel is trying out sculpt inhouse? I dont know. the person/company just doesnt have "eye" for a good proportion atm... IMHO...also the guy who green lit it has the same issue(...again IMHO.)
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 23, 2019 12:45:26 GMT -5
Im just guesstimating. I have zero idea who is responsible for the sculpts. Yeah, its most likely "out sourced". May be Sentinel is trying out sculpt inhouse? I dont know. the person/company just doesnt have "eye" for a good proportion atm... IMHO...also the guy who green lit it has the same issue(...again IMHO.) Honestly I think it was all done by the same team. Grendizer was downscaled because if he were upscaled the Spazer would have to be as well and between the diecast and parts the cost would've been upped by over $100. Mazinger is actually fine scale wise but it's just..bleh. Mazinkaiser's design is actually a big hodhe podge of Mzk and the SKL variant and if you don't know that it looks totally original. I feel that with Grendizer they tried to follow that general style while keeping the scale a bit smaller but it just came off quite a bit more generic body-wise. The biggest differences IMO between the grendy body and MZK are the waist a feet. MZK had this cool, multi level waist but it was prone to breakage so I can see why they went more plain jane on Grendizer particularly having smaller parts. The feet are functionally the same but they could've done much better than Grendizer's moon shoes aesthetically. I dunno... lots of smart choices were made between bots but like you said they dropped the ball pretty hard with the general body sculpts. Sentinel in general is pretty hit or miss and it seems like it goes in cycles... the Mospeadas were a nightmare then the Getters were great now the Mazingers are meh. Normally I feel like we get the best from them at year's end but not this round.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 23, 2019 16:05:09 GMT -5
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 23, 2019 18:47:32 GMT -5
One more before starting the review:
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 23, 2019 23:05:35 GMT -5
Just got done filming the review for this guy... easily one of my favorite Sentinel pieces ever. Very, very surprising.
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Post by S_Gokin on Dec 24, 2019 1:29:46 GMT -5
Sentinel NEEDS to bring BACK the sculptor who did Shin and Kaiser...and remove the guy who is doing Grendy and this Mazinger..."immediately." Looking here and "the other site," Sentinel is losing more then few customers due to the latest sculptor.
to be honest with the best looking figure they did was shin getter 1, and they did it spot on because they know they cant defeat the king of shin getters the EX Gokin
but even with the swivel the waist the figure hard enough and it pop out in your hand
i think they are losing customers for three main reason
1 higher price tag than others (specially SOC)
2 odd designs thats not for anyone
3 a tiny percentage of diecast
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 24, 2019 8:12:37 GMT -5
i think they are losing customers for three main reason They aren't losing customers and in fact their fanbase has grown exponentially over the years. -------------------------------- Mazinger review uploading.
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Post by bocasas on Dec 24, 2019 8:26:33 GMT -5
I think sentinel is trying to differentiate themselves from the other companies by doing obscure and complex characters or complete redesign of classic stuff. Their zoe stuff is great, I love what they did with the eva x Godzilla thing (one of my favourite pieces, really unique), the tsugumori on the other hand although well engineered I felt like something was missing. Their shin getter is great (mine never had any issues so far). The could have gone the easy way and done the classical mazinger universe again for the 1000th time like most brands do, but they take risks and I love the unique touch they gave to each character (what they did with the spacer is great). Also what they did with mazinger (the scrandle is really a piece on its own). In my opinion touching iconic designs is always a challenge, but pretty sure not everyone will like it (for example I know many love the fewture stuff, I know they are great products but I just don't feel them). But everytime they decide to take a character they play by their strengths, articulation and engineering, in that point they surpass almost every company (even bandai sometimes). Their price point may be their main weakness, most of their stuff is (in my opinion) about 30% overpriced, but they are a small company and many times they have to withstand failures (like their oubu) so I understand is a matter of risk/profit.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 24, 2019 9:14:22 GMT -5
I think sentinel is trying to differentiate themselves from the other companies by doing obscure and complex characters or complete redesign of classic stuff. This really sums it up and has been blatant for years yet it seems like every Sentinel thread has people who state that they have no interest in a product but then go on to be __% of said thread's posts just going on about nothing of relevance. It sucks for actual consumers wanting to share or find information to have to tread through pages of hot takes to do so. I can't think of a company that has products to where I think 100% of 100% of them are perfect nor can I think of a company to where everything they've released has been a hot seller. People just need to buy what they like and enjoy.
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