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Post by OJA on Aug 11, 2011 0:45:27 GMT -5
Mattel Voltrons both small and jumbo versions must do well so that Bandai will finally take notice & finally come up with their SOC version.
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Post by locidm on Aug 11, 2011 18:18:29 GMT -5
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Post by xTIMMYxCOREx on Aug 11, 2011 18:46:37 GMT -5
Matty hasn't been selling as well lately, wonder why. MOTU releases used to be gone within minutes. Now they hang on for days or weeks, are they just producing WAY more now?
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Post by magengar on Aug 14, 2011 14:09:08 GMT -5
Is there a thread for the Toynami VOLTRON figure?
I ask, because, believe it or not, I scored a Blue lion and the Black lion
(Toynami) from my local thrift store yesterday afternoon.
I took them home to see if I could form Voltron... the Black lion formed
a nice body and head, but it is tough tucking the front paws into the shoulders.
The Blue lion formed the right leg and feet.
I searched for the manufacturer's inscription... on the bottom of the Blue lion
"leg" (foot) it reads as "TM & c 2005 WEP Toynami".
The detail and scale of this Voltron figure blow me away... I wish I had scored
this Voltron figure much sooner. Now I gotta find the rest of the missing lions
and accessories.
I paid $5 bucks for them both Together. The shop owner didn't have
a clue what these lions were, and I had a tough time explaining the
Toynami figure to him. He promised he'd keep an eye out for lions
#2, 3, and 5. I'll post pics up shortly.
zozo-mag
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Post by OJA on Aug 14, 2011 16:10:50 GMT -5
Great find Magengar!
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Post by chachipower on Aug 14, 2011 19:27:33 GMT -5
yeah agreed! 5 bux is real good even if you didnt get all of them, they are pretty cool on their own. Plastic or diecast? |
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Post by xiombarg on Aug 14, 2011 19:34:47 GMT -5
Is there a thread for the Toynami VOLTRON figure? I ask, because, believe it or not, I scored a Blue lion and the Black lion (Toynami) from my local thrift store yesterday afternoon. I took them home to see if I could form Voltron... the Black lion formed a nice body and head, but it is tough tucking the front paws into the shoulders. The Blue lion formed the right leg and feet. I searched for the manufacturer's inscription... on the bottom of the Blue lion "leg" (foot) it reads as "TM & c 2005 WEP Toynami". The detail and scale of this Voltron figure blow me away... I wish I had scored this Voltron figure much sooner. Now I gotta find the rest of the missing lions and accessories. I paid $5 bucks for them both Together. The shop owner didn't have a clue what these lions were, and I had a tough time explaining the Toynami figure to him. He promised he'd keep an eye out for lions #2, 3, and 5. I'll post pics up shortly. zozo-mag Awesome! I would assume these are the plastic ones? Either way that is a killer score. I've even read on other collector sites where people prefer the plastic lions because they pose better with the way they are weighted. So either way, nice score! |
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Post by magengar on Aug 15, 2011 15:54:44 GMT -5
Thanks guys... I didn't snap pics of him yet, I'm heading to work
right now; and I'll be away all day tomorrow, so I'll post pics later
in the week.
I think the Toynami I have is plastic. If it were die-cast I'd have
to worry about things such as paint scratching and dings when
I pose him. He doesn't feel as "weighty" as if it were die-cast.
With plastic, if it gets scratched I can sand and repaint him.
Also, I can take each lion apart and cast resin copies to make the
other missing limbs (in other words I can CHEAT! LOL) ;D
That shop's closed today and tomorrow... I'll head back later in the week
and dig through all the toy bins to find the other lions.
There, see!... I just Won't Grow Up! ;D
zozo-mag
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Post by Gold on Aug 15, 2011 21:26:10 GMT -5
Voltron to have diecast after all? www.poeghostal.com/2011/08/ask-mattel-answers-for-mid-august-2.htmlNote question number 3. But I won't put too much stock in the QnA just yet since it was mentioned in an interview with Mattel's brandon Sopinksy that there won't be any diecast. I guess we can only be sure when the figure gets released. ;D Gold |
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Aug 15, 2011 22:14:25 GMT -5
They may use metal in the joint connections, as it would handle stress a lot better than plastic. At almost two feet tall, even when mostly plastic, this Voltron will be quite heavy.
}D
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Post by magengar on Aug 15, 2011 23:45:55 GMT -5
Ditto.
At that height, I'd guess it will be almost as heavy as
the old Voltron jumbo; so it would make sense to use metal
in the joints, if it's gotta hold a pose and a weapon accessory.
And if the pilots are gonna be stashed inside, yeah they'd better
build it to handle all that stress. ;D
zozo-mag
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Post by haro on Aug 16, 2011 23:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by locidm on Aug 16, 2011 23:41:15 GMT -5
Thanks Haro for the link! to save y'all seconds:   |
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Post by locidm on Aug 16, 2011 23:42:02 GMT -5
shoot now I want two.
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Post by magengar on Aug 16, 2011 23:54:00 GMT -5
I have to admit, I'm growing to like those pilots. If I can just get the pilots, I can do a lot with them. ;D Now.... looking at the pic, they do seem rather largely out-of-scale to their lions. So, there's no way to fit them Inside their lions. The cockpits are located inside the lions' heads. Am I right? Other than that, I feel like I'm starting to warm up to this Voltron set.  zozo-Mag |
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Post by TheMazingerZ on Aug 16, 2011 23:56:49 GMT -5
Cool pics! Thanks Bro!
}D
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Post by locidm on Aug 17, 2011 0:21:31 GMT -5
I have to admit, I'm growing to like those pilots. If I can just get the pilots, I can do a lot with them. ;D Now.... looking at the pic, they do seem rather largely out-of-scale to their lions. So, there's no way to fit them Inside their lions. The cockpits are located inside the lions' heads. Am I right? Other than that, I feel like I'm starting to warm up to this Voltron set. zozo-Mag zozo, you're right the pilots aren't in scale but they do fit into the lions kind of like the Panosh Place voltron but done much better. It may bother some scale perfectionists but i ain't complaining if it fits and if the pilots look good! |
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Post by lurkerx on Aug 17, 2011 9:01:12 GMT -5
THANKS. that's the best pic I've seen of it so far.
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Post by locidm on Aug 19, 2011 13:11:41 GMT -5
I subscribed for one weeks ago, but was thinking about subscribing for a second one. I contacted Mattel about it, but apparently you can't increase the quantity of the order nor can you cancel the order and make a new one. There's nothing they can do in terms of combining 2 separate orders so that shipping cost is only charged once per delivery.
Their inflexibility is really pissing me off. I don't want to pay $40 or $50 additional shipping.
edit: just got email from Mattel, they are now saying they'll ship all subscriptions together with the exception of the first batch. I'm glad Mattel is able to come up with a solution!
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Post by emerje on Aug 19, 2011 13:36:10 GMT -5
Those new pics are starting to make me change my mind and get them...
What's domestic shipping like through their store? They're already charging more than they're worth, do they gouge you on the shipping too?
Emerje
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