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Post by locidm on Oct 14, 2016 11:58:03 GMT -5
no they're not. THe Arcadia 0's are a completely different mold.
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Post by locidm on Oct 7, 2016 19:01:04 GMT -5
Krimpov, good to see a name I recognize on here! You really don't like them legs! lol! I respect that! I understand that for those of us who don't mind them legs can just choose to leave them on, but having removable legs would still impact the figure even if we don't remove them. I mentioned previously that joints will be less sturdy if removable. I believe that's true regardless of the engineering. A solid connection is a solid connection, and removable connection even when well engineered is still less solid, less sturdy, and less durable connection. The lion legs need to support the lion's weight (in lion mode) as well as provide poseability never seen before (in a Voltron anyways). Something's gotta give if they are made removable. Whether it is playability, sturdiness, cost, looks, etc. Besides, we've all lost things in our lives. Loosing 1 of 16 legs is a real possibility no matter how smart one is! I personally just leave all accessories in the tray where it belongs. I don't see Bandai amputating the lions with the legs in a tray like most accessories during packaging. Anyways, I've expressed my point of view. Move along. BTW, if someone is to one day produce a Voltron with no legs showing in combined form, what do you guys think about a collapsible lion body with covers as option parts? The collapsible body will allow the proportions to look right even with the cover on. There's probably no solution that makes us all happy, as I can see many drawbacks with this approach too.
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Post by locidm on Oct 7, 2016 14:06:48 GMT -5
Uh huh...Bandai might be the best at making combiners but they're not magicians. Unless you would be willing to compromise with having optional covers that go over the lion legs, there is simply no room in those lion bodies to hide the limbs and maintain all the joints. yes, removable legs and covers is the only way to do it. and the separate lions could look better because the removable parts could be scaled in better proportions as well. bandai did this before with other combining or transforming soc figures, and they could've done it again if they had opted for anime voltron looks instead of godaikin toy looks. My personal opinions: Removable legs for Voltron? 4 lions = 16 legs. My guess is there will be a lot more complains from fans if the legs are removable. There are many issues with it: 1. the issue of storage when they are removed, 2. the issue of lost legs once removed, 3. the issue of legs scratching each other if not stored properly, 4. the issue of the integrity of the connection after many cycles of on and off, 5. the issue of removable legs not being as secured as non-removable legs to begin with, 6. the issue of less experience folks matching the wrong legs to the wrong lions and complaining about proportions afterwards, 7. so on and so forth. Bottom line, I wouldn't want to deal with 16 removable legs. My personal preference. As stated by others many times over, the much better platform to do true anime-accurate Voltron would be through a SRC release, where no combination is needed. Mattel already gave us the plastic version, hopefully Bandai will also give us the chogokin version.
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Post by locidm on Oct 6, 2016 18:52:19 GMT -5
I wish the video review would just focus on the toy. While I could see the head of the reviewer clearly all too often, I can't see Voltron well enough 90% of the time. Should just have it zoomed in at all times. Very distracting in a negative manner!
Nevertheless, it's nice to hear all the clicking! It's looking better and better! It seems Bandai did include some good engineering in it afterall. Perhaps not what everyone is looking for (some of us wants magically disappearing legs), but by far this is the one Voltron that is most reminiscence of the Voltron I remember as a kid!
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Post by locidm on Sept 24, 2016 5:09:23 GMT -5
Mag is back! Welcome back! We are all looking forward to this release!
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Post by locidm on Sept 17, 2016 14:43:11 GMT -5
Never. It's because it's tamashii exclusive. Better to get it from NY or AE.
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Post by locidm on Sept 16, 2016 3:54:59 GMT -5
No more room is more the case!
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Post by locidm on Sept 15, 2016 18:15:43 GMT -5
Sweet. Now does anybody want my 1/48 M&M?
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Post by locidm on Sept 15, 2016 18:14:04 GMT -5
Saw this fig in person yesterday and it's a lot bigger than I had thought! That was before I got a chance to see the pics posted above. Very nicely detailed. From previous promotional pictures I thought there were too many lines and over designed but it works in person.
Thank god I'm not a mazinkaiser fan!
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Post by locidm on Sept 11, 2016 5:36:12 GMT -5
Suggesting Bandai might have potentially taken cues from KOB is one thing, but saying Bandai had directly or indirectly gotten involved in KOB's production is a whole new level of pulling something out of ones behind. Nice one.
It's pretty obvious that there are those here who believe Bandai had somehow needed to take cues from KOB when designing the SOC Voltron, and that no amount of discussion will lead them to deviate from their paths. Bandai's invention of pretty much all things chogokin since the 70s apparently isn't enough that they desperately needed help from a no name company. Let's just stop here and agree that we desperately disagree.
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Post by locidm on Sept 9, 2016 20:03:23 GMT -5
As tturbo stated, all five points raised by Saud are things that Bandai had either done in the past in other SOCs way before KOB or simple design or accessory choices that Bandai would normally include. Nothing new in my book.
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Post by locidm on Sept 9, 2016 9:53:46 GMT -5
If you acknowledge it as a speculation, label it as such when you make such claim.
I didn't attack KOB. I acknowledged that its decent. The statement about its maker being a no name company is a fact, not an opinion (name another product from them?).
I am also not saying one can't enjoy both, just stop saying Bandai took cues from KOB as a fact.
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Post by locidm on Sept 8, 2016 23:27:51 GMT -5
Can we stop saying bandai took ideas from KOB on their SOC Voltron as if it's a fact? For all we know Bandai has had the Voltron design done for awhile even before KOB production. They just needed to work on he licensing. It's absurd to think that Bandai require any design cue from a no name company when their SOC team consistently produce products that raise the bar on high end chogokin toys. KOB was decent but nothing groundbreaking and quality isn't near SOC level. If anything it was the KOB design team that took cues from previous SOC entries.
I understand one may want to glorify KOB in order to justify their purchase but saying that Bandai took any cues from KOB is in my opinion pure fantasy.
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Post by locidm on Sept 1, 2016 22:45:39 GMT -5
Think it does
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Post by locidm on Sept 1, 2016 20:20:49 GMT -5
Ggg had the same issue happened with any other Japanese retailer except for HLJ it would have been the exact same result.
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Post by locidm on Sept 1, 2016 18:02:13 GMT -5
I had no idea that people have been having issues with AE. My guess is it's certain products where they have short stock. I don't always buy MP transformers, but when I do, I choose AE (for their low prices). For harder to find stuff like Macross, AE has also been an excellent resource. Like I said, I've never had problems with new items from them in 8 years. Everyone's mileage varies I guess.
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Post by locidm on Sept 1, 2016 14:45:48 GMT -5
Monster is lovely.
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Post by locidm on Sept 1, 2016 14:42:51 GMT -5
AE has been excellent for new products in the 8 years I've done business with them. It's only the used products that are sketchy. Not sure why it would be a gamble at all for this release.
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Post by locidm on Aug 31, 2016 17:59:56 GMT -5
Drama drama!
What happened to good old magengar? Did he get banned along with what's his name? My memory is failing me.
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Post by locidm on Aug 26, 2016 20:04:48 GMT -5
I've had gx-02b with cracked Chest V.
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