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Post by kamapuaa on Dec 14, 2019 7:08:03 GMT -5
Don't even try to take it apart, to scary, the legs have no release and you have to pull them out by force, find the pose you want him in, and leave him be. Be ready for small pieces to pop out of the red jet and waist skirt, and be careful when you use the arm articulation. its kinda scary moving the joints, when I use mine a little piece pop out of the back shoulder they didn't use enough glue. Other then that its a great piece to look at, not so much to play around with even for poses, its just not fun.
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Post by dakardave on Dec 14, 2019 12:32:19 GMT -5
Don't even try to take it apart, to scary, the legs have no release and you have to pull them out by force, find the pose you want him in, and leave him be. Be ready for small pieces to pop out of the red jet and waist skirt, and be careful when you use the arm articulation. its kinda scary moving the joints, when I use mine a little piece pop out of the back shoulder they didn't use enough glue. Other then that its a great piece to look at, not so much to play around with even for poses, its just not fun. This is the difference between adult collectibles and vintage toys; and why I have an affinity toward vintage; toys are meant to be played with - and these items - as much as I’m glad they are being made - are meant to be display pieces. I wish they were more robust; and the only thing that stops me from complaining too much is that I think it looks amazing in my display!
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 14, 2019 16:51:46 GMT -5
After nearly a FOUR DECADES of time between original 80's Dairugar, youd hope Bandai would actually "improve" the durability too..(not just engineering That better translates artistic vision).
Hope Bandai can do even better on Voltron III.
Still, good on Bandai. I dont know who else could have pull this off....not perfect but a darn good gokin.
My "possible" TOTY 2019~
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Post by kamapuaa on Dec 14, 2019 16:52:50 GMT -5
Don't even try to take it apart, to scary, the legs have no release and you have to pull them out by force, find the pose you want him in, and leave him be. Be ready for small pieces to pop out of the red jet and waist skirt, and be careful when you use the arm articulation. its kinda scary moving the joints, when I use mine a little piece pop out of the back shoulder they didn't use enough glue. Other then that its a great piece to look at, not so much to play around with even for poses, its just not fun. This is the difference between adult collectibles and vintage toys; and why I have an affinity toward vintage; toys are meant to be played with - and these items - as much as I’m glad they are being made - are meant to be display pieces. I wish they were more robust; and the only thing that stops me from complaining too much is that I think it looks amazing in my display! This is why I like gx-71 so much, he's not scary to play with, also if anyone just want some toys to play with that's not vintage, I can't get enough of Siege Transformers, they look good and so much fun!
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Post by dakardave on Dec 14, 2019 17:00:20 GMT -5
This is the difference between adult collectibles and vintage toys; and why I have an affinity toward vintage; toys are meant to be played with - and these items - as much as I’m glad they are being made - are meant to be display pieces. I wish they were more robust; and the only thing that stops me from complaining too much is that I think it looks amazing in my display! This is why I like gx-71 so much, he's not scary to play with, also if anyone just want some toys to play with that's not vintage, I can't get enough of Siege Transformers, they look good and so much fun! I think that's the problem with the GX-88 for me; I was spoiled by the GX-71 and how close it is to a real toy; I have a GX-71 that I handle often (Voltron III was my favorite toy as a kid, and I have a literal army of lionbots :-)) and it's held up to moderate handling very well! The Lionbot I got on Canal Street back in the 80s is still rocking as well; a testament to how well the original Popy Golion was engineered (and trust me, I wasn't a collector as a kid - that lionbot was PLAYED with!) The next Voltron I want from the SOC line is a well engineered Albegas. I have a few Volton IIs, and a boxed Popy Albegas, but I'm afraid to play with any of them; I've probably broken the beta robot by just looking at it :-)
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Post by getterjehuty on Dec 15, 2019 13:37:13 GMT -5
Don't even try to take it apart, to scary, the legs have no release and you have to pull them out by force, find the pose you want him in, and leave him be. Be ready for small pieces to pop out of the red jet and waist skirt, and be careful when you use the arm articulation. its kinda scary moving the joints, when I use mine a little piece pop out of the back shoulder they didn't use enough glue. Other then that its a great piece to look at, not so much to play around with even for poses, its just not fun. This is the difference between adult collectibles and vintage toys; and why I have an affinity toward vintage; toys are meant to be played with - and these items - as much as I’m glad they are being made - are meant to be display pieces. I wish they were more robust; and the only thing that stops me from complaining too much is that I think it looks amazing in my display! Curious but how do you play with gx-71?
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Post by dakardave on Dec 15, 2019 14:59:11 GMT -5
Curious but how do you play with gx-71? I'm kind of an odd collector; much of my collection I keep in their boxes and I never touch, but there are a few pieces that I want to handle and play with constantly; these toys are loose figures that I'm mentally prepared to "lose" (i.e. have them get damaged) In that collection is a damaged GX-71 - the blue lion fell and the tail broke; when I tried to repair it - I put the tail on wrong; instead of getting upset - I just added it to my "okay to handle" pile of new and vintage toys. Here are a couple of my other toys that are in that category. Weird, I know... don't judge :-) So playing = handling and posing the figures; which includes occasional transformations; basically I don't restrict what I do with these examples.
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 15, 2019 15:20:19 GMT -5
No way DakarDave. Id be a hypocrite to judge!
I play with ALL my collection.
I have few unopened duplicates as "clone" robots in case the original needs repair? ( even that doesnt make sense to me now, so i never buy extra and just play with AlLL my toys)
Life is VERY short and am living on a borrowed time so im going to FULLY enjoy this hobby.
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Post by bocasas on Dec 15, 2019 19:52:35 GMT -5
Totally agree with you guys... I play with my collection sometimes. I take them out and pose them, next to each other or separate combiners and pose them individually... that is one of the main reasons why I love super sentai toys, they are really fun and easy to play (not many posability there though). I bought toys for fun, so I will use them (and even after playing with them they are always like new, I've been very careful since I was a child). I have my Power rangers megazords intact and with all their pieces. I do that with all my toys, MB, soc, gffmc, riobot, myth cloth, ect. Carpe diem guys.
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Post by mpchi on Dec 15, 2019 23:15:30 GMT -5
While Dairugger has more nostalgic & aesthetic value to me, I have to give GX-71 Golion the higher score of the 2. I still like GX-88 very much, but the wobbly waist and knees and some fiddly bits just doesn't scream 'solid' to me. Golion feels very solid in comparison.
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Post by voltron73 on Dec 16, 2019 15:19:45 GMT -5
While Dairugger has more nostalgic & aesthetic value to me, I have to give GX-71 Golion the higher score of the 2. I still like GX-88 very much, but the wobbly waist and knees and some fiddly bits just doesn't scream 'solid' to me. Golion feels very solid in comparison. Hmmm. That's odd that yours wobbles. Mine is just fine, when in robot mode.
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 16, 2019 16:50:28 GMT -5
Thanks fort the input guys. Getting ready to unbox it. Have to say very impressed with how heavy it is.
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Post by darkfriar on Dec 16, 2019 16:58:14 GMT -5
It's the best version of Dairugger XV to date. I think for a 15 piece combiner Bandai took things to heart and attempted a very well done piece. I love Golion in all its glory, but I tend to keep the two separate given how it feels like we are attempting to compare an orange to an apple. In the end, while not perfect, I'm very happy with my updated Dairugger (just wished it had a rocket lunching fist gimmick like my popy ones did )
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 16, 2019 19:11:04 GMT -5
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Post by mpchi on Dec 16, 2019 21:39:47 GMT -5
While Dairugger has more nostalgic & aesthetic value to me, I have to give GX-71 Golion the higher score of the 2. I still like GX-88 very much, but the wobbly waist and knees and some fiddly bits just doesn't scream 'solid' to me. Golion feels very solid in comparison. Hmmm. That's odd that yours wobbles. Mine is just fine, when in robot mode. - Mine wobbles on the lower waist swivel joint, swaying the upper torso left to right (side to side, not front to back))a couple degree. - Both knee blocks (the blue block with the chrome dish) wobbles a couple degrees or has some gives, regardless the actual ratchet knee joint right above it. It was not a double knee joint , but from the rotation of the transformation on that block. Both the waist and knees can cause the figure to lean unintentionally a bit on poses, just not enough to cause it to fall, but enough to tell its leaning/slanted. Exactly the same amount on both legs, so don't think its a defect but just by design. Yours might have them too, maybe you just didn't notice.
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Post by greengetterguy on Dec 16, 2019 23:03:49 GMT -5
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 16, 2019 23:16:21 GMT -5
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Post by S_Gokin on Dec 17, 2019 9:46:09 GMT -5
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Post by KumaStyle.com (TJ) on Dec 17, 2019 9:53:11 GMT -5
VEry quick takes - Good build. Lots of diecast and placed well. - The articulation is really good; would have liked "true" double joints in the elbows and the backside of the crotch piece to have swing panels like the front to allow for backwards hip swing by default. - Stupid simple, three minute transformation even hawking the instructions. - Really good, clean look to it. For having so many vehicles especially. A lot of the problems I've read between wobbliness, things coming apart, etc. I haven't even had. Not discrediting anyone but from my vantage point it feels like one that has objective things that could be better but those aren't even things that are being focused on vs. potential undeserved flack. Will get the video review done tonight and posted tomorrow.
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Post by Chen on Dec 17, 2019 14:02:52 GMT -5
I think GX-88 is a great design based on the actual concept of the character. Golion will obviously feel more "sturdy" but considering GX-88 is literally made up of three times the parts to form I think it's a huge testament to Bandai's engineering. I don't think there's another robot that is made up of 15 separate units.
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