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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 8, 2016 19:23:52 GMT -5
i have the most recent version of kob, bought from toyercity. i dont have any of the qc issues that were named above. its a great peice. Well nice to see said improvements are a thing. Now if only these guys can give us a decent Masterpiece Vehicle Voltron.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 8, 2016 12:25:29 GMT -5
i understand that line of thinking. i just don't agree with it at all. just be happy that they're giving us something to spend our money on, even if we dont want it? that doesn't sit well with me. i am happy that the line isnt dead, but i am also allowed to be displeased that the same character keeps getting pushed over and over. You are happy that the line isn't dead? Great! So am I. That means there's still a chance they'll later give us something we want. Though to be fair, I do wonder if people are quick to buy a new version of one of the most oversaturated markets of the Chogokin line would be a good sign for the line as opposed to either updating a lesser known robot or making something new from the Mazinger family. Like say a new Grendizer of finally giving us an SoC Mazinkaiser. From the looks of it, there will be more than enough sales from SoC Voltron to make up for the comparatively lukewarm sales of this new Mazinger. But that is just a theory. What I am getting at is the line would only better flourish with either fixing some issues or outdated designs of some of their older releases not Mazinger or making an SoC release of a Mazinger robot we have yet to have for this specific line.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 7, 2016 19:40:01 GMT -5
yes bro s_gokin kob is truly majestic. im really not sure why people dont like it or try to minimize it. its by far the best voltron on the market to me. I know thats not a popular stance, but the bar is set very high in my eyes. Well there were some QC issues with some of the first releases with Chachipower of Rocket Punch Army having an issue with one of the leg lions not locking on as Voltron. That and even with the new licensed version of the mold for King of Beasts, the Lions look rather stylized and not quite the same as the classic anime look. And of course the Toynami one is way to thin amongst other issues. We also have some of the articulation lost for the rocket punch gimmick as well as some lacking outward movement for the individual lion legs. Though to be fair, the only real substantial plus one can see for the SoC Go-Lion without having the actual figure in hand is the confirmation of more of the individual lion weapons outside of the mouth blades and even some weaponry within the mouths such as the Laser Magnum and Foot Missiles added with detachable heads for the Four Lion Attack no past or present Voltron before the SoC release has been able to do outside of maybe a Standard Release Popy mold. I personally am really loving this anime look of the SoC along with more play features for the individual lions as well as the Soul of Chogokin quality one comes to expect from said line. That is not to say there won't be some minor possible issues such as pathetically easy paint wear like with Gaigar's mane for the SoC Gaogaigar release.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 7, 2016 13:25:46 GMT -5
As someone who never got into Voltron, watching you guys lose your sh*t over the slightest imperfections over this SoC is hilarious to me. Wonder if there was a similar amount of fuss made by Gaogaigar or Brave fans back when an SoC Gaogaigar was still in the works? Like fans obsessing and criticizing every small detail.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 6, 2016 17:57:17 GMT -5
Has anyone figured out? If this is correct at GX-71... What's GX-70? Good Question. Even BBTS has it listed as 71. It has GX-69 Goldymarg and this. No 70. It is another Mazinger for those still not in the know about GX-70. Kinda expected as he is the FIRST Chogokin.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 6, 2016 17:54:35 GMT -5
I was right. There were missiles and guns inside the limb lion's mouths. Laser Magnum!!! Foot Missile!!!
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 6, 2016 12:07:14 GMT -5
Front picture of the golion/voltron figure with lion display. I can't believe I just noticed this but the potrusions inside the lion's mouths seem to match the Foot Missiles for the Leg Lions and the Laser Magnum for the Arm Lions. Has anyone else just noticed this?
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 5, 2016 14:55:53 GMT -5
that looks like sh*t. i hope the finished product is closer to the earlier prototype than that one. Define earlier prototype. Do you mean the one shown live at the Bandai segment of the toy show or the fully colored pics of the SoC Go-Lion? I am veering more towards the rather flimsy but of course what appears to be a very very early look at the SoC Go-Lion.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 4, 2016 18:47:08 GMT -5
Uhm.. actually, what IS considered international market? As the first guy above me said, it is anywhere outside of Japan though it does get confused with a strictly Western market.
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Post by xephon0930 on Aug 2, 2016 22:05:31 GMT -5
Hmmm, I'm going to say: 1) MORE MAZINGER BADGUYS. - Toros, Baron Ashura Mecha... come on!!!! 2) Gordian with all kinds of amazing Mechanical detail under the armor would be amazing. (There's nothing particularly interesting about the CM's release when you open him up) 3) Gatchaman's God Phoenix (with all the individual vehicles - of course) And for good measure, I'd love to see: Yattwrwan (and all the other ridiculous machines from Yatterman and Time Bokan) Giant Robo (both the Johnny Socko and OVA versions) The idea of a proper classic God Phoenix does intrigue me as we only have the QC-ridden Unifive and the glorified paperweight that is the EX Gohkin versions.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 31, 2016 22:30:51 GMT -5
dont worry about it, if they reissued the 40th anniversary Volts and it was a limited release, im sure they will do multiple reissues of this regular release Speaking of which, I would not mind a much needed upgraded re-release of SoC Ideon. Love the show and the mecha design and the toy would be extra solid with some better ratchets for its weight or at the least some less overuse in diecast.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 30, 2016 17:43:35 GMT -5
BTW. Do the Arm Lions come with their respective Lions having their Arm Vulcan weapons within their mouths?
I saw it as an attack in SRW and it seems that this Voltron can also do the Four Lions Attack that most toys don't have the luxury of accomplishing.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 28, 2016 19:05:08 GMT -5
Though this would probably be more for the Eastern markets outside of Japan, I would love more future Brave Series entries.
Some of the lesser known series outside of Gaogaigar I would love to see.
An SoC Might Gaine Battle Bomber of the same series as above Super Build Tiger from J-Decker As well as an SoC Goldran if possible.
For Gaogaigar, a more proportionate Volfogg would be nice as well as the Dragon Brothers support team.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 28, 2016 14:30:03 GMT -5
Something tells me that unlike the Soul of Chogokin, this isn't perfect transformation.
There are hints and allusions to such but the proportions of some areas just won't allow it. I dunno if you are better off getting the old SoC moreso than Sentinel's offerings. At least with Sentinel's Dancouga, they did things to make their offering worth people's money such as making a transforming and combining Black Wing along with their Dancouga.
And the same are making a better proportioned Eagle Fighter of its own scale to satisfy fans of Dancouga who did not care for the simplification of Sentinel's early attempts for their Dancouga release.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 28, 2016 14:24:30 GMT -5
The idea of an SoC version of Daizyujin sounds nice though it will most likely not be compatible with other Legacy Zords of its line. Pretty sure nobody would give a single solitary f**k if SoC Daizyujin wasn't compatible with that overpriced garbage. That seems a bit harsh as even though the Legacy Line is aimed at an older audience, it still has trouble with being a high end collector's line. The price is cheaper than most high end figures as it is in its own niche between the mainstream toys of lesser Bandai quality and the more high end stuff like SRC and SoC. Besides, the Legacy Dragonzord and Tigerzord are actually much better designed functionally and asthetically speaking than their 90s molds.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 27, 2016 23:27:21 GMT -5
1. Mekanda Robo 2. Laserion- not too happy with the ET toy 3. Raijin Oh - CM's was ok but I feel Bandai could do better I would prefer Tomy to do their own Masterpiece revision of Raijin-Oh and their Eldoran license. At the very least to make up for the flop of the much missed Masterpiece Brave line.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 27, 2016 12:40:51 GMT -5
The idea of an SoC version of Daizyujin sounds nice though it will most likely not be compatible with other Legacy Zords of its line.
I would love an SoC version of Jet Icarus moreso than Daizyujin however.
Then there is of course the possibility of an SoC Dairugger/Vehicle Voltron. The Miracle Toys one has too many issues and no way of telling if your toy is either the first wave with QC issues or the more fixed 2nd iteration.
Other than that I cannot really say what other SoC entries aimed for a US audience I can think of outside of Macross and man, if you thought the licensing for Voltron is bad, Harmony Gold still holds on to Macross here in the West with an iron fist.
Would love a more diecast ridden VF-1S Valkyrie to compete with the Yamato/Arcadia re-release.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 27, 2016 11:51:23 GMT -5
possible but very remotely. guys if u still dont know Bandai's Legacy line... look it up.. its for super sentai mechs.. also with diecast parts. i dont think Bandai will directly compete with thier own brand with same features that they would offer with SOCs. It started with MMPR and its a continuing line...and perhaps they would consider to backtrack those mechs before daizyujin. I am most interested in how Bandai will pull off an SoC Jet Icarus. Hell, maybe even a Jet Garuda.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 26, 2016 14:05:21 GMT -5
The Big O add-on set aftermarket price is enough to buy 2 Big Os. Yeah. That's just wrong. But then again, Big O was better received in the States. Too bad Bandai Premiums don't normally deal in foreign markets.
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Post by xephon0930 on Jul 26, 2016 13:21:17 GMT -5
If they made the legs so easy to remove for no apparent reason (nothing in the box to put in their place), I smell another Big O. However, if they do end up releasing an optional parts set, it probably won't be a webstore exclusive. Not for the American market, at least. Their US-Canada webstore hasn't offered anything in over a year, since the SRC Grendizer saucer sets. That just sucks. The Big O SoC was amazing but having those extra parts be separated into a Premium Exclusive was a bit of a **** move. I have seen the prices that said add-on goes for on Amazon and man is it ridiculous.
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