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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 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 xandromaje on Aug 6, 2016 18:08:41 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.  |
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Post by S_Gokin on Aug 6, 2016 21:23:01 GMT -5
i really hope this is one of the latest prototypes because from the video its it looks way to bulky
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Post by greengetterguy on Aug 6, 2016 22:27:51 GMT -5
I want to pull his freaking little head out...
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Post by TaurusOxford on Aug 6, 2016 23:30:56 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.
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Post by kongfupanda on Aug 6, 2016 23:39:12 GMT -5
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Post by kongfupanda on Aug 6, 2016 23:59:06 GMT -5
It seems that a good body proportion of voltron is a century problem for Bandai designers. At the first glance of official promotion pictures ,many bros said the voltron was too short , fat and bulky.
What was the problem? I thought it for severaldays and figured out that the arms are too long and strong, so the voltron looks like a gorilla, and the thighs of black lion are too short. Everyone can look back to the animation, the arms of golion are shorter than soc voltron. When golion stands still and the hands down,the heads of red and green lions still have a long distance to reach the knees .
So I modified it by PS. Step1,I made the arms shorter and more slim. Step 2, I stretched the thighs of black lion longer. So the modified prototype looks taller and more compact.
Before I modify the voltron,I was worried about a smaller red lion or green lion looks like a Dachshund(sausage dog),which has a big head ,long body and short legs,and this was exactly what the old version popy Golion did.
But finally, I found my worry was not necessary. Because a new red and green lion of soc voltron has graceful lines and compact structures ,even which are redesigned to more slim and shorter , they still look exquisite and neat.
Unfortunately,the designers of Bandai had made their decision, we canËŠt change anything.I ËŠm glad to see somebody can send these pictures to Bandai.
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Post by greengetterguy on Aug 7, 2016 0:06:08 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. Im glad we amuse you, NOT! Tire of your inflamatory comments. If you can't be nice, then move along. |
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Post by Coldbreakar on Aug 7, 2016 2:35:26 GMT -5
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Post by wartaker on Aug 7, 2016 3:46:55 GMT -5
If his Thighs that long , What is Black lion hind legs look like? |
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Post by jaylive on Aug 7, 2016 4:26:00 GMT -5
kongfupanda im not seeing any of your pics besides the last one. not sure whats wrong.
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Post by johnmc on Aug 7, 2016 5:36:56 GMT -5
Good Question. Even BBTS has it listed as 71. It has GX-69 Goldymarg and this. No 70. Thanks. It was weird that there was no page for this. |
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Post by Watari on Aug 7, 2016 6:10:28 GMT -5
Slightly OT guys, just have a question that's been bugging me for days now  Whenever Bandai reissues an SOC, do they have to pay another set of royalties to the license owners? What if the license owner declines (like in Voltron/Golion's case, WEP)? Does that mean they cannot proceed with the reissue? TIA! The licensor will get a royalty or something similar on each piece made, more or less. That's just part of the deal. So the more the licensee makes and sells the more the licensor earns. That's generally balanced with some form of flat payment or payments. The licensor is getting paid something no matter what. But they make tons more if the Merch does well. Licenses are are for a specified amount of time. Generally within that time frame the licensee may produce as much as they wish and distribute it within the terms of the license. (Generally geographic regional restrictions.) The Licensor does typically have approval/veto power over the products themselves. It's their brand and they may elect to enforce quality, accuracy or brand fit standards. Lucasfilms was always notoriously meticulous about product review, mandating things like plastic color selections and approving every sculpt. Whereas at the opposite end of the spectrum you have Sanrio, who let licensed Hello Kitty Vibrators slip through. Re-issues will depend on where they are within that purchased license time frame. Past it yes they do need to renew or renegotiate a license. Sometimes they will elect not to do this if they do not feel there is sufficient market interest to justify the renewal costs. The counterpoint is for a re-release even if they have renewal costs, they don't have the tooling costs. So the economics are often more favorable to renew and re-release in that regard. So long as there is a market demand. Yes the the license owner can decline to renew once a license has expired. It will depend on the returns that they saw from the license vs their reasonable expectations of what their license can earn. This is less of an issue with Bandai as they are Big Dogs in the room. They more have the power to pick and choose. To our knowledge the few times they have lost a license to another vendor it has been to fellow big players such as Mattel (Voltron) outbidding them. There can also be guaranteed renewal or termination clauses within the license contracts. If a line is doing poorly or is not being exploited the licensor may cancel it early. If the line is doing well the licensee may have a guaranteed renewal for X amount of time at favorable terms, etc. Bigger licenses generally don't move around very often. Typically in order for one to shift it requires some sort of major screw up or disappointing result from toy maker A matched with an aggressive, well planned campaign of Toymaker B generally leveraging history and business relationships. The most shocking in recent times was the Disney Princess line shifting from Mattel to Hasbro. But there are other signs that business partners have not been overly thrilled with Mattel lately. A licensor that frequently shops his license around over a short period can quickly devalue the license. Toy makers don't want to invest as much towards a short term line that will be pulled from under them. In in the case of WEP, I think there is little to fear. They stuck with Toynami through 20 years of re-issuing the same molds in new packaging. They made one bad decision with Mattel and got burned for it. They are now able to undo that decision and go with what should have been their first choice. And already pre-orders are straining factory capacity. WEP is a self described Mom and Pop shop. Once settled with Bandai they likely aren't going anywhere short term. Cool, thanks for the detailed info faelon The fact that WEP stayed with Toynami for 20 years is a very good point, I really hope they do the same with Bandai. Who knows, we might get other releases from the franchise, Voltron Vehicle/Dairugger XV anyone?  Or maybe from another series like Saber Rider/Bismarck |
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Post by tetsuryu on Aug 7, 2016 8:33:21 GMT -5
Doesn't the creator of Bismarck hate it tho or something?
Then again, Leiji hated Danguard Ace too but we got a SoC of it.
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Post by zman on Aug 7, 2016 8:35:10 GMT -5
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Post by kongfupanda on Aug 7, 2016 9:00:52 GMT -5
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Post by S_Gokin on Aug 7, 2016 9:59:42 GMT -5
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Post by boricua on Aug 7, 2016 12:26:11 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. i call it irony. |
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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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