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Post by magengar on Feb 6, 2007 21:08:53 GMT -5
Damn! If it weren't so dang COLD outside, I'd throw on a helmet and a cape, grab a soccerball and go out and Kick it at somebody! " Gorengya Sokaboru... HAI!!!!!!!!!!!!" <POW!> ;D |
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 6, 2007 21:26:46 GMT -5
LOL it was a soccerball in the beginning and later on it became some kind of football or rugby ball with stuff stuck on it, right?
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Post by magengar on Feb 6, 2007 22:07:27 GMT -5
Yep. first was the soccerball, then the football...
...as the football got kicked around from ranger to ranger
it was transforming with missile fins... when it got to
the ranger leader, he kicked it at the enemy "Choo-choo Train"
monster (or whatever friggin runaway household appliance they
were battling, at the time) it got stuck to the enemy's body
and blew him to smithereens.
The Gorangers fought some really weird enemies!
Choo-choo Trains, Hammerheads, Gunheads,
weird plants, whatever!
I used to watch that series on the spanish tv channel
during the summer of '77, in NYC.
Next day, kids come outside kickin balls at eachother
and smashin sh*t. That was fun! ;D
zozo-Magengar
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 6, 2007 23:01:13 GMT -5
I thought you guys only played handball in NYC! LOL Hey your sig, Without compromise, without repentance, ...beat putazos to all mother!" What does Putazos mean, I mean I knwo I took Spanish 2 twice in high school...but
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 7, 2007 0:42:38 GMT -5
Nevermind, I asked a Nicaraguan Friend, according to him Putazos is a term used only by Mexicans, meaning "fighters".
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 7, 2007 1:46:37 GMT -5
Speaking of VR troopers, this must be Saban's greatest work. This guy was able to take 3 characters from 3 different different shows and made it somewhat believable. Wow, not until the likes of Carl Macek has this feat been accomplished.
VR troopers consists of Super Machine Man Metalder, Uchuu Keiji Shaider, Jikuu Senshi Spielban. All from the Metal Heroes genre.
Metalder is what was hoped to be the more modern replacement for Jinzo Ningen Kikaider, which if you look at the armor real close looks like a modern adaptation of Kikaider. This was the Ryan Steele's alternate form.
Shaider is a great show per se, but had to play as a sidekick in the American rendition of melting pot: even for TV shows game Haim was playing. So a great Metal Hero is reduced to play seconf fiddle.
Spielban, I don't know much about this show other than there were two chick metal heroes and a dude. So Saban took one of these to create the Kaitlin Star character, a thick, cute reporter. Wowzers.
Anyway, all things being the same, I think Saban should have stayed with making music. The OSt for M.A.S.K was awesome! LOL
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Post by gort on Feb 7, 2007 6:07:55 GMT -5
Speaking of VR troopers, this must be Saban's greatest work. This guy was able to take 3 characters from 3 different different shows and made it somewhat believable I always wondered what was going on with VR troopers. Never seen the show but I've seen the toys around. That'll expain what that Kikaider look-a-like is doing hanging out with Space Sheriff Shaider. It all makes sense now. |
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 7, 2007 20:13:32 GMT -5
Yeah, gort, I wondered as well. Metalder was a new one to me, I did some research and thought it was pretty interesting. All the baddies from the VR troopers show is from Metalder (Kikaida-look-alike)
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Post by sketcher on Feb 7, 2007 21:40:57 GMT -5
This is for magengar- As per request. Varidoran Unifive Jumbo on top. Vintage Mattel Varidoran on the bottom with the Mattel Varitank in the background. I am still searching for some minty Japanese Popy versions of these bad boys. The Popy Varidoran has the split nose, while the Popy Varitank has some chrome trim additions. Can't remember all of the subtle differences off hand, but they are different enough that I must have them. ;D  I'll take some pics of other stuff for this section of the board. |
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Post by gort on Feb 8, 2007 19:05:17 GMT -5
Great pic Sketcher, I'd never realised the top one was Unifive, I'm guessing that's fairly modern? Looking forward to seeing some of your other stuff  Yeah, gort, I wondered as well. Metalder was a new one to me, I did some research and thought it was pretty interesting. All the baddies from the VR troopers show is from Metalder (Kikaida-look-alike) I'm only semi-aware of Metalder from looking around at various Toku sites but it's not something I've looked into. So far my main focus has been Sentai, various giant hero stuff like Ultraman, Mirror Man etc and Godzilla, I've not even got heavily into Kamen Rider yet (but I love my bikes, so it's only a matter of time). There's a wealth of Tokusatsu out there I still want to explore. (I think I've posted more this week than I usually do in a month, all be it partly in an effort to support the cause, but mainly because I'm interested in the discussion and feel I have something to contribute, keep it up guys) |
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 8, 2007 19:16:04 GMT -5
Carlo may need to chime in on this one to verify. But if I remember correctly there were two occasions in which Kamen Rider has taken Giant form. Kamen Rider Vs. Ultraman the movie. Ultraman was able to make Ichigo grow into a giant like him. In Kamen Rider ZO, ZO has the ability to grow into a giant.
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Post by ayakoholic on Feb 8, 2007 23:02:56 GMT -5
Close, it was Kamen Rider J that did some giant-sized fighting, not ZO.
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 8, 2007 23:05:11 GMT -5
Ah, thanks, I knew it was one of the movies. Hopefully, Kamen Rider never grows to giant-size, ever again! LOL
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Post by magengar on Feb 9, 2007 4:29:14 GMT -5
Sketcher DuuUUUuude! I owe you an intestinal fortitude of Thaaaaaanks! ;D I luv those Varijets; especially that big one in the middle, top shelf. Great collection and display there! zozo-Magengar This is for magengar- As per request. Varidoran Unifive Jumbo on top. Vintage Mattel Varidoran on the bottom with the Mattel Varitank in the background. I am still searching for some minty Japanese Popy versions of these bad boys. The Popy Varidoran has the split nose, while the Popy Varitank has some chrome trim additions. Can't remember all of the subtle differences off hand, but they are different enough that I must have them. ;D I'll take some pics of other stuff for this section of the board. |
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 9, 2007 22:34:00 GMT -5
Is Unifive still in business? I think I read somewhere that Bandai swallowed them up or that Bandai closed that extension of Bandai. I don't remember. I know the website is down. Varijet, cool. That was before the Sentai's had a robot or two to bring it to the baddies. I kinda like that. Like SPD or Boukenger. They beat on the baddies with the robot(s) when they decide to get cute and enlarge themselves, probably with enzyte, but that only finishes the bad robot off and then they all jump out and dish out the whomp ass in tiny form. Nice.
Same as Kamen Rider. It is so Japanese in Faiz: Paradise Lost, when everyone is speaking Japanese and then enters the Taiwanese (Chinese) actor and he start speaking English, of course everyone understands him and he understands everyone, anyway...I love the whole, "Henshin!" "Henshin. Complete. " "Exceeding Charge" Then comes Kabuto with the "Henshin, Change Beetle!" and " Clock up". Ok wait I got distracted. Same as Kamen rider in that we get hand to hand combat there is nothing better than some up and personal in your face combat!
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Post by gort on Feb 12, 2007 17:01:06 GMT -5
Hmm... there's no change to the section name but I do notice one or two subtle differences  |
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 12, 2007 18:32:22 GMT -5
What's that?
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Post by gort on Feb 12, 2007 18:53:19 GMT -5
Oh, just a couple of new moderators ;D
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Post by 00silvergt on Feb 12, 2007 19:05:40 GMT -5
LOL New moderators with no mod powers LOL ED, buddy, I'm not seeing the love here! LOL
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Post by dme3o on Feb 14, 2007 16:13:27 GMT -5
lol! Thanks for noticing gort but not sure about it being "official" as Garret said. |
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