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Post by kurdtthegoat on Nov 13, 2019 6:34:04 GMT -5
My 2c - Dairugger is at least as good as Lion. Considering the added complexity of the design, maybe i'd say it's better. Lion is heavier but it can afford to be so I don't see that as a point against Dairugger. The shoulder joints don't lock but in my time with it, they don't need to, the connection is solid and mine has been holding his sword aloft for a few weeks now with no droopage. I think way more people will be pleased rather than disappointed with it! I wouldn't suggest anyone cancel their orders unless we're talking multiples. If you really like it get your mulitiples with an innevitable reissue. If not, use the money to feed your kids Also, I have Daizyujin as well, which it blows away. Better connections, more poseability and arguably way cooler period. No contest!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Oct 29, 2019 10:58:40 GMT -5
I was looking forward to not having anything to buy! Then they show off the YF-21 from Macross Plus. I haven't got many Macross toys, but my Arcadia 19 has been lonely for too long! I missed out on Yamato's 21 but had their 22 for a while. I think this one will be better!
Apart from that, I would probably get sucked in for a Legendary Defender. It seems unlikely but then these Voltrons have been hot items so who knows.
Btw, my Miracle VV was sold thru a Japanese person to person site for 18000y. Was enough for me! I got it direct from Tony/Miracle in the first batch. Served me well at least!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Oct 29, 2019 9:45:12 GMT -5
Miracle cost me a lot more than that, i got it when i was living in Australia so exchange rate and shipping made it around 325aud if memory serves. Still less than GX-88 but not a quarter!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Oct 28, 2019 8:52:59 GMT -5
Well I sold off the Miracle version, so I can't do a direct comparison. One of the links posted earlier had some videos:
Watching that, I think my memory is shot! The colors look pretty different and I could have sworn the shin pieces were much bigger on Miracle.
The size differences seem to be spread out through all pieces and some are bigger and some smaller. The combined robot may be bigger but i wouldn't equate that to better. The proportions are different enough that I could see some having a personal preference for one or the other. But the SoC has much finer details, cleaner lines, cleaner paint. It all just adds up to an overall look that is much sharper and a better fit with GX-71!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Oct 28, 2019 3:06:41 GMT -5
Back on desktop so i can post a photo. There's so much already that's better than anything i could take, but here is a shelf money shot! Brothers together at last. Before i sold Miracle VV, this shelf had some other toys as well. But putting them up now, it just felt wrong to dirty them with the company of anything else! Click for larger. Playing with it more, i did find something to fault though. His big spear and mace thing have a little trouble fitting in the hands. Both spears separate at points, the manual shows how it's to help get them in the hands, but only for the small one - it doesn't show it for the big one. That seems to be because the big one splits at a point of no benefit - it's very strange! The mace doesn't separate at all. They can squeeze in... but the problem piece is cone shaped, so getting it out is troublesome. The hands are pretty stiff plastic with only a little give. I don't think i'll be risking it again, particularly for the mace, though i'm probably being overly cautious.
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Oct 25, 2019 22:35:20 GMT -5
I got mine this morning! It's absolutely flawless. Nothing to worry about or be careful with, joints all extremely solid and secure. It poses like an SRC, its unbelievable!
The engineering is precise. The helicopter blades don't feel like they shoould hold but they do somehow, and yet they're loose enough to freely spin as well. The major joints all have locking mechanisms. So many of the joints feel like they slide in so easily but then stay in place with perfect amount of force required to detach. His ab crunch is extremely tight and you basically need the leverage from the attached chest piece to extend it. But that seems like the right decision because it stays put at any angle.
The comparison to Miracle VV is almost pointless (and i am a fan of that figure, even the version 1 that i owned). This is better in every way possible. The colours are remarkably similar but the paint is what you'd expect of SoC with no sloppiness in sight. I think maybe Miracle had some more inwards motion on the shoulder joints but it's negligible. He can do the dual handed sword pose from when he forms in the cartoon easily.
From above, his head can seem a tad small, but from regular view it looks great. The doors for the face are a thousand times better than Miracle (not hard!). He even has a replacement piece for the jet's base, so you can't see it from the front. The hands have pegs for all the spinning blade attachments and are secure to hold! Even his chunky hands from vehicle mode have basic 4 finger articulation hehe!
Honestly can't fault it. Even Golion had a fault in the stickers not being great on curved surfaces. This is perfect! Well worth any price, i hope you all get yours soon!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Jun 3, 2019 2:06:44 GMT -5
I got my preorder in... i'm in Japan so I bought through Rakuten shop Digitamin. The discount on this thing stinks of "We know what you will pay!". Not even 10%... But I can't say i care that much, guess they were right lol
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Post by kurdtthegoat on May 30, 2019 7:47:25 GMT -5
Predictably amazing! Shoulder joint looks interesting, kind of the reverse of Miracle VV, but it looks to have around the same freedom of movement. Knee bend looks great as well, hope it's as balanced as it looks!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on May 22, 2019 11:24:36 GMT -5
Well that's gonna go down as one of the best arguments for waiting for final photos ever! I can't compare side by side atm to tell if much changed from the prototype other than the size of the rotors? But damn. I have no issues with this at all and though pricy, it surely looks worth it.
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 28, 2019 3:15:17 GMT -5
Saw the Hobby Japan magazine with these pics in person today. The face looks pretty good and seeing the amount of diecast content clearer... He's gonna be hefty!
I didnt notice until now, the text to the left seems to say he'll be 27cm, so the same size as a chest condensed lion Voltron, but a fair bit shorter than Miracle VV. Without knowing the actual scale i kinda liked VV being bigger than lions but I'm sure both SoC will look best together.
Having said that, I quickly got rid of my King of Beasts after getting SoC lions in hand, but i have a feeling ill be keeping Miracle VV alongside the SoC this time.
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 24, 2019 22:52:12 GMT -5
I really think it's too early to be making comparisons or writing this off, but i did remember we had a similar picture of Miracle's VV long ago: It'll be fun watching this all unravel as more is revealed anyway! Actually, it might be better for me if the rest of you don't like it; easier to get a preorder
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 24, 2019 8:08:46 GMT -5
Reminds me a lot of the original's proportions. Also i think the brighter shins and darker thighs of the prototype are making the legs seem bigger than they would in proper colours.
Lion Voltron also looked a little off until we all had him in hand; these large toys can look quite different depending on the angles. Can't wait to see more!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Mar 1, 2019 6:22:30 GMT -5
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Feb 17, 2019 21:36:00 GMT -5
Hard to believe 5+ years have passed since getting Miracle's VV. Even longer when you factor in the wait from first reveal! Even though it's served me well, my gut reaction here was "Seeya later!" but then ... you know it really is a pretty damn good figure. Especially for what amounted to their first and only release. It's mostly just held back by a few QC and minor design issues. But it does so much right as well. Remember those big shoulder joints that let him swing his arms in! You still don't see much of that on much smaller figures. I think I said at the time that an SoC would have its work cut out for it, and i stand by that. The sculpt and paint already looks on point, much sharper. The proportions seem like they'll be a bit better. But sticking all 15 together is no small engineering feat, so i really hope it's stable! Interesting to note that the feet appear to be missing their back windows and part of the roofs. Clearly for transformation, but I wonder if the display is mis-transformed or if there's a gap-filling piece we're not seeing? Yellow bumper is also cartoon accurate, and yeah definitely looks like it's a stabilising piece for combined mode.
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 30, 2017 22:20:53 GMT -5
Yeah it is a bit strange, even if the handles were hexagon shaped instead of circular it'd probably reduce movement. You can use his moveable thumb to help sandwich the peg in place though, which helps.
Side by side with the SRC it's amazing how differently proportioned some of the decals are. On his shoulders for instance, there's a black triangle to the inside of red M. It's actually bigger on the SRC!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 30, 2017 22:10:31 GMT -5
Hey, yeah it's only a single joint, basically 90º max.
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 30, 2017 21:15:51 GMT -5
Can the knees in fact bend this deep? And how solid are the connections at the knees? View AttachmentYes they do go that deep! I didn't think so at first, because here's 2 joints at play. There's a flap on the T-Rex's shin that folds out to reveal a metal connector peg. So you have the range of motion from the T-Rex's knee to start. That's somewhat hindered by the grey triangle piece you see in the photo, which looks like it's there for support. The Sabertooth & Triceratops have another joint to allow the knee to bend further. That joint is well hidden and very tight to move, so it holds well. The connection peg is a little strange, it doesn't look like it has an explicit clipping point - it just seems like a post into a hole. But it holds very securely and passes the shake test somehow! If i have one complaint about the toy, it's that the sword and shield holding in the hands leaves a bit to be desired. They rely on the hands closing tight around them (ie they have no peg that slots into the palm for support). The shield more so than the the sword, has a tendency to be a bit loose.
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 29, 2017 6:30:50 GMT -5
I've only passed through battle mode briefly, the Mastodon head is a bit of weight for the chest door, but it seemed fine. As you close the chest, it's not ratcheted or clipped in or anything, but it feels like it has a weight that pulls it into the closed position. I don't really have a good photo setup but here's one pic next to Voltron!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 29, 2017 5:18:20 GMT -5
I got mine today and overall i'm very pleased with it. It looks magnificent all over, sharply painted, crisp moulded details. He's got good heft and decent articulation for a combining bot (arms better than legs). He holds together securely with no issue, and is stable to pose. Triceratops & Sabertooth Tiger seem a little half baked - what's there is nicely done but they're pretty simple, no moving treads, limited leg articulation. Triceratops widens at the sides but they don't hold very well, sometimes retracting back in when you hold it. I feel they could have done more with those two. T-Rex is awesome, he poses great and looks the part - all i can see is the show version flailing it's tiny arms! Mastodon is also good, the folding pieces work very cleanly and stay secure well. His front feet are kinda static which is a shame, it seems they could have done more here too. Pterodactyl is the simplest as you'd imagine but it does what it needs to do and looks good! It does seem like it should cost less than Voltron. I personally think it's still worth it, just that Voltron seems like the better deal. Daizyujin probably has more parts, more paint apps - but he's missing all the accessories Voltron has, and even a simple stand/base. Though Daizyujin is bulkier in the chest and legs - he's a fair bit shorter than Voltron. Bandai has them listed as ~26 and ~27cm tall, but with my measure it's 25.5 and 28cm. That's with Voltron's head and chest lowered too, so side by side ... Voltron looks like he could take him Voltron is heavier too (haven't weighed but it's enough that I can tell a difference). It's not disappointing just a little surprising as I was expecting them to be closer in size. Actually, the size difference is mostly in the length of the legs - but proportionally Daizyujin looks perfect. If they scaled everything so as to match Voltron's height, I imagine he'd be ~40000Y and probably look too big overall. Though there's room for minor improvement, this is obviously the definitive version of the character - I don't think we'll see a better Megazord for a long time to come, if ever!
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Post by kurdtthegoat on Apr 7, 2017 1:11:09 GMT -5
It's not that Bandai failed in making a anime accurate Golion/Voltron, they had design studies which was shown in the latest SOC book of three possible versions of GX-71, one of them show accurate, they just chose to go with a updated version of the old Godaikin which probably turned out to be the best decision. Any chance you can share a pic of the other designs?
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