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Post by magengar on Dec 1, 2010 12:48:03 GMT -5
Those weirdly-colored Raideens..... oh NO they DIDN'T... NO THEY DIDN'T........ Someone Pleez tell me, sing to me, REASSURE me that Bandai is NOT gonna pull Re-whatever and Special paintjob stunts in this line like they've done in the SOC line.
I friggin Knew it, I knew Bandai was gonna start some sh*t.
Please tell me it aint So.
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@ Gold:
Bro, thanks for the toyopsy (review)... the pics look nice, and your presentations do this toy line Justice; all Hands DOWN! I may not be an Alteisen fan because I never watched the series; but if I had to choose between the Unifive and the SRC, I'd naturally go for the SRC because the SRC joints are up to standards with the SOC joints: sturdy, and they hold poses really well, and the die-cast composite is good.
zozo-Magengar
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Post by magengar on Dec 1, 2010 13:20:50 GMT -5
Piranahs love MEAT... they go into a voracious FRENZY to get as much of that meat as any single piranah can sink its teeth into, until there is nothing left of that meat. I apply the same principal to this hobby... we're all Piranahs, this hobby is a river, and every time the manufacturers toss Fresh Meat into the water, we go into a frenzy trying to score that meat until the product is sold out. My fellow Piranahs... you tell me.... if Bandai were to make an SRC Grendizer tomorrow and announce it to be released next month, you would be excited for it wouldn't you? F********K Yeah!!! ;D Why? Because you just KNOW the Spazer Pack (to be sold separately, of course) is gonna be the Badassiest accessories pack ever since the SOC Grendy/Spazer special. Am I right? F***********K Yeah!!! ;D The SOC Mazingers have always been Bandai's Trickb*tch bringin home the Money... LOTSA mojo money... I think This time the SRC Grendizer will steal that title, mostly because of the Spazer Pack. If fans buy the SRC Grendizer figure; they'te gonna Have to also buy the Spazer Pack. Tell me a Grendizer fan who has a Grendizer bandai figure WITHOUT the Spazers--- and I'll tell you about Cornflakes WITHOUT the milk... ya Can't have a Grendy without his Spazers. That's why I say the SRC Grendy will break the bank this time. Fans will crash the gates in a frenzy trying to snatch up a complete Grendizer SRC set, REGARDLESS of their financial backgrounds. Bandai's waiting us to start Spending, so they can laugh all the way to the Bank with this toy line. ;D -------------- (Off-Topic) In my neighborhood, I'm surrounded by Arab-owned grocery stores, Dollar Stores, Gas Stations, shops, whatever. Them folks include Egyptians, Muslims, Arabs, Turks, you name it. I've recently met so many of these folks, in person, who have seen and commented about my custom Grendizer necklace-- --because they recognize Grendizer! Some of these folks used to watch the anime series when they were kids! To think my necklace would attract these old-school Grendizer fans outta da woodworks! I now have many more new friends in my hood to share RJ with! zozo-Magengar But once Grendy's made, and his accessories in a separate pack (Spazer Pack), fans will lap it up like piranahs to a duck. zozo-Magengar You talkin' to me?
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Post by quinjester on Dec 1, 2010 13:23:50 GMT -5
Those weirdly-colored Raideens..... oh NO they DIDN'T... NO THEY DIDN'T........ Someone Pleez tell me, sing to me, REASSURE me that Bandai is NOT gonna pull Re-whatever and Special paintjob stunts in this line like they've done in the SOC line. I friggin Knew it, I knew Bandai was gonna start some sh*t. Please tell me it aint So. ... Chill, dude. It isn't so. These are mold-test prototypes. They're made with whatever spare scrap plastic colors are available near the molds at the time at the factory. Bandai almost always shows these prior to an SOC release. It's usually what people use to gauge the amount of diecast since the protos will display what parts are molded plastic and what parts are metal.
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Post by magengar on Dec 1, 2010 13:34:50 GMT -5
Hmmmmm... I see now. So, example, that God Reideen... ...those colors are just "codes"-- the yellow parts represent that Those parts will be die-cast. And the white parts represent the parts that will be plastic. Am I right? Over on the right side pic, Raideen's lower legs are weird-blue -- so that means those lower legs will be die-cast. The black parts will be plastic. This is the first time I've ever seen that sort of thing. I'm amused that a toy manufacturer would allows this kind of a preview of their soon-to-be-released product. Yeah... gettin us all Psyched Up ahead of time... ...nice marketing gimmick. ;D zozo-Magengar Those weirdly-colored Raideens..... oh NO they DIDN'T... NO THEY DIDN'T........ Someone Pleez tell me, sing to me, REASSURE me that Bandai is NOT gonna pull Re-whatever and Special paintjob stunts in this line like they've done in the SOC line. I friggin Knew it, I knew Bandai was gonna start some sh*t. Please tell me it aint So. ... Chill, dude. It isn't so. These are mold-test prototypes. They're made with whatever spare scrap plastic colors are available near the molds at the time at the factory. Bandai almost always shows these prior to an SOC release. It's usually what people use to gauge the amount of diecast since the protos will display what parts are molded plastic and what parts are metal.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2010 14:32:24 GMT -5
Haha, there is no need to stress out magengar, bandai likes to show those prototypes. As far as grendizer, while not as famous as mazinger, Im sure it will still get done someday.
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Post by quinjester on Dec 1, 2010 14:33:23 GMT -5
Hmmmmm... I see now. So, example, that God Reideen... ...those colors are just "codes"-- the yellow parts represent that Those parts will be die-cast. And the white parts represent the parts that will be plastic. Am I right? Other way around. Don't think of it as color coding - just look at it as being made of raw materials. If it's colored, that means it's plastic. The white bits are bare zinc metal (with the exception of the shoulder pads, I think, which look to just be a different color of scrap plastic). God raideen looks a bit light on metal content, the forearms and chest, mostly.
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Post by DUKE 77 on Dec 1, 2010 14:52:45 GMT -5
My fellow Piranahs... you tell me.... if Bandai were to make an SRC Grendizer tomorrow and announce it to be released next month, you would be excited for it wouldn't you? F********K Yeah!!! ;D Why? Because you just KNOW the Spazer Pack (to be sold separately, of course) is gonna be the Badassiest accessories pack ever since the SOC Grendy/Spazer special. Am I right? F***********K Yeah!!! ;D The SOC Mazingers have always been Bandai's Trickb*tch bringin home the Money... LOTSA mojo money... I think This time the SRC Grendizer will steal that title, mostly because of the Spazer Pack. If fans buy the SRC Grendizer figure; they'te gonna Have to also buy the Spazer Pack. Tell me a Grendizer fan who has a Grendizer bandai figure WITHOUT the Spazers--- and I'll tell you about Cornflakes WITHOUT the milk... ya Can't have a Grendy without his Spazers. That's why I say the SRC Grendy will break the bank this time. Fans will crash the gates in a frenzy trying to snatch up a complete Grendizer SRC set, REGARDLESS of their financial backgrounds. Bandai's waiting us to start Spending, so they can laugh all the way to the Bank with this toy line. ;D zozo-Magengar You could make someone drool with this post, mister! You know, if they add Spazer's Spin Drill and Spin Saucer weapons it'd be cool! But... if they can make the effects of the Melt Shower, Anti-Radar Mist and Space Thunder, etc... OMG! ;D Dizer fans won't be piranhas...they will become alien predators! Don't visit Italy at this time. LOL! One thing I really wish they succeed to do with Grendizer... is to make both the single harkens insertable/ejectable from his shoulders! However, I don't think they will do it, for they will probably prefer to use 'em as the shoulder boomerangs and join 'em with that bar to form the Double Harken! Yes, it'd be a Bandai hit... but... for your surprise, personally, I might not jump on buying it once it's out! I am here talking about myself, due to the huge amounts of money I pay for my diabetic retinopathy eye surgeries! I have to do one in 13 hrs <sigh!> After I get my SRC Mazingers, I might look for the Metaltech01 and its Spazer w/ the new head (when it's out). Then, I will keep praying they make a MechaColl Grendizer cuz I am in love with this line now! But of course OF COURSE a SRC Grendizer with its Spazer pack will be on my list -- even if my budget slows me down from grabbing it fast!(Off-Topic) In my neighborhood, I'm surrounded by Arab-ownedgrocery stores, Dollar Stores, Gas Stations, shops, whatever. Them folks include Egyptians, Muslims, Arabs, Turks, you name it. I've recently met so many of these folks, in person, who have seen and commented about my custom Grendizer necklace-- --because they recognize Grendizer! Some of these folks used to watch the anime series when they were kids! To think my necklace would attract these old-school Grendizer fans outta da woodworks! I now have many more new friends in my hood to share RJ with! zozo-Magengar LOL! Al-Salaam Aleikom.
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Post by magengar on Dec 1, 2010 16:02:47 GMT -5
Al-Salaam Aleikom (Peace) to you too, bro! ( So, That's how it's spelled? I luv learning new languages!) --------------- Hmmmmmm.......... now if an SRC Grendizer were to be made with ejectingHarken blades, the chest would have to be spring-loaded to pop the blades upwards. (At this time, BEFORE you hit the button, please wear safety goggles!) The blades would have to be made of lightweight ABS plastic with small stems from the backsides of the blades, to allow them to be reattached to the shoulders. Once the blades are ejected, they can be connected to the Harken staff at each end of the staff by sliding their stems into the hollow ends of the staff.*** ***I did this with my Medicom RAH Grendizer... attaching the blades by their pins to a plastic tube that was slimmer than a straw, but thick enough to support the blades. I wish I hadn'y shipped my RAH Grendy to Puerto Rico or else I'd show him off right now. The Spazer Pack for the SRC Grendy: ALL of the spazer ships. The SRC Grendy itself should be allowed to separate the lower half of its body so that the top half (head and arms) can be inserted into the main Spazer. I don't think it could be possible to rig the Spazer to fit Grendy ENTIRELY Feet-First inside of it the way it can be done with the SOC Spazer. As an added bonus: Buy a specially marked SRC Grendizer/Spazer combo package, and get a free Spazer cockpit chair which you can use as an office chair... ...Or you can pretend to be Duke Fleed, and sit-n-spin yerself around the room... Chuuuuute... IN! ;D zozo-Magengar
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Post by kaeruze on Dec 1, 2010 17:08:02 GMT -5
DUKE 77 : thanks! Gold's excellent review explained better than I ever could how cool the 3rd SRC is. Magengar you have a Grendy necklace?! pics please! Regarding Grendizer's spazer (and looking at how the Mazinger brothers were done) I almost convinced myself it could fit in the spazer by just placing the legs in the right "frog folded" pose, but that would also require the spazer to open sufficiently to place Grendizer in that way. I'd just hate to have him split in two, and have to store the lower half somewhere while he'd be flying on the shelf in his spazer...
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Post by kaeruze on Dec 1, 2010 17:18:11 GMT -5
I just speculated over a toy that isn't even yet annouced didn't I?... Damn ;D
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Post by DUKE 77 on Dec 1, 2010 17:40:33 GMT -5
Hmmmmmm.......... now if an SRC Grendizer were to be made with ejecting Harken blades, the chest would have to be spring-loaded to pop the blades upwards. (At this time, BEFORE you hit the button, please wear safety goggles!) zozo-Magengar LOL! No, no... just to insert and pull 'em out manually! Remember, it's SRC not SOC. Sorry, if I used the word ejectable.
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Post by DUKE 77 on Dec 1, 2010 18:09:58 GMT -5
Magengar you have a Grendy necklace?! pics please! Yes, pics please... Regarding Grendizer's spazer (and looking at how the Mazinger brothers were done) I almost convinced myself it could fit in the spazer by just placing the legs in the right "frog folded" pose, but that would also require the spazer to open sufficiently to place Grendizer in that way. I'd just hate to have him split in two, and have to store the lower half somewhere while he'd be flying on the shelf in his spazer... ;D That's how Metaltech01's combination cross with Spazer gonna be! You will have to pullout Dizer's upper torso from its lower part! Frankly, I think it's better than pressing SOC GX-04's legs inward For a SRC Grendizer, maybe you just need to pull off the feet!
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Post by nikodiablo on Dec 1, 2010 22:54:31 GMT -5
Multi-directional thrusters Comparison with the Unifive Banpresto Alt Eisen (SRC on the left, Unifive on the right) Thanks for the concise review and pics Gold. I didn't realize that the backpack is removable... cool! From the comparison picture, I've just realized that the SRC and Uni5 is practically the same size. Previously, somehow I always get this impression that the Uni5 version is slightly bigger than the SRC version!
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Post by xiombarg on Dec 1, 2010 23:26:53 GMT -5
That might be my fault. Several posts ago when I was doing a quick comparison of the two I only eye balled them while leaving the Unifive on the shelf without pulling him down and putting them side by side. Sorry for spreading misinformation if you happened to have read that post.
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Post by droutmaster on Dec 1, 2010 23:58:31 GMT -5
you know, the SRC and the Uni5 Alt Eisen are practically identical in size that if you wanted to you could try and add the gimmicks that the Unifive version has into the SRC. it would totally make it the perfect version lol
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Post by nikodiablo on Dec 2, 2010 0:14:23 GMT -5
When I get the SRC, the Uni5 will have to relinquish the hangar to its successor. And the Uni5 will come and sit at my desk in the office ;D. I just hope that some local seller will be selling one at a decent price in in this weekend's toy and action figure bazaar
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Post by magengar on Dec 2, 2010 9:39:00 GMT -5
(Not to go off-topic. This is by request) My custom Grendy (knockoff) necklace....The Grendy head is from a knockoff "grendizer chogokin" named Gungan. I strung up some rainbow beads on a black Nike shoe-string. I really don't like calling it a "necklace"... that sounds so damn nellie for a guy... In spanish we have a masculine word for it "Collar" (pronounced as Ko- yar... the double Ls are pronounced as a Y) Guys, what would you call it? PM me with replies- that way we're not straying off-topic Here. Thanks. zozo-Magengar
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Post by quinjester on Dec 2, 2010 9:56:32 GMT -5
Well, the Unifive IS bulkier, and if you don't extend the SRC Alteisen's waist and ankle joints into "poseable" positions, the Unifive is taller as well. For those who want their figures taller, it's certainly adjustable though.
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Post by gt3ian on Dec 2, 2010 10:15:08 GMT -5
(Not to go off-topic. This is by request) My custom Grendy (knockoff) necklace....The Grendy head is from a knockoff "grendizer chogokin" named Gungan. I strung up some rainbow beads on a black Nike shoe-string. I really don't like calling it a "necklace"... that sounds so damn nellie for a guy... In spanish we have a masculine word for it "Collar" (pronounced as Ko- yar... the double Ls are pronounced as a Y) Guys, what would you call it? PM me with replies- that way we're not straying off-topic Here. Thanks. zozo-Magengar That's hardcore!! ;D
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Post by nikodiablo on Dec 2, 2010 21:44:09 GMT -5
Well, the Unifive IS bulkier, and if you don't extend the SRC Alteisen's waist and ankle joints into "poseable" positions, the Unifive is taller as well. For those who want their figures taller, it's certainly adjustable though. I see. That's why I was so sure that the Uni5 is slightly larger than the SRC. However, would the Uni5 Huckebein be really out of scale if standing next to SRC Alt?
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