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Post by Magmatron on Jul 26, 2021 15:52:55 GMT -5
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Post by bocasas on Jul 26, 2021 16:10:42 GMT -5
Is it me or the color and faces have a very transformers vibe? Also, will this one hace vehicle mode too?
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Post by - on Jul 26, 2021 16:15:57 GMT -5
I'd be surprised if it doesn't, as you can see tracks on the limbs
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Post by mpchi on Jul 26, 2021 16:16:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I have problem with the faces, and the blue is not to my liking. ToysTV guys also mentioned about the faces, so you are not the only one. As far as vehicle mode, pretty sure its there (the feet pretty much in vehicle mode when combined).
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Post by getterjehuty on Jul 26, 2021 16:21:01 GMT -5
I will preorder. Do threezero charge immediately for preorder??
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Post by chogokinsnake on Jul 26, 2021 17:16:11 GMT -5
I wish it has some decal markings, just like its concept drawing.
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Post by Magmatron on Jul 26, 2021 17:16:21 GMT -5
Looks like I forgot to share the vehicleform picture. It's up now. I will preorder. Do threezero charge immediately for preorder?? They'll charge you a not small amount for pre-ordering, and it's non-refundable. If this is like past Three Zero releases it'll be available from pre-order in almost all stores.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jul 26, 2021 17:20:35 GMT -5
pass for me
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Post by squ4ll on Jul 28, 2021 21:42:15 GMT -5
The Sentinel one is more handsome
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2021 14:28:36 GMT -5
Is it me or the color and faces have a very transformers vibe? Also, will this one hace vehicle mode too? I share the same feeling
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Post by mpchi on Jul 29, 2021 19:30:43 GMT -5
Is it me or the color and faces have a very transformers vibe? Also, will this one hace vehicle mode too? I share the same feeling They somehow got the Kamen Rider scars from the manga.
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Post by chogo on Jul 29, 2021 20:36:57 GMT -5
Too much panel lines for me...Pass.
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Post by mpchi on Jul 29, 2021 21:11:17 GMT -5
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Post by getterjehuty on Jul 29, 2021 23:16:59 GMT -5
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Post by Lejam on Jul 30, 2021 4:53:16 GMT -5
Attention to all members in this thread :
What do you think about the heads, specially face sculpts ? This is a real survey.
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Post by getterjehuty on Jul 30, 2021 7:53:21 GMT -5
Attention to all members in this thread : What do you think about the heads, specially face sculpts ? This is a real survey. I prefer Sentinel’s clean look. It’s not bad though
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Post by fishandchips on Jul 30, 2021 10:53:04 GMT -5
Attention to all memebers in this thread : What do you think about the heads, specially face sculpts ? This is a real survey. Now that fellow members have mentioned it, yeah the faces are too much like TF. I actually really like the concept art but the toy doesn't really look like it. Am also concerned about the heavy weathering wash.
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Post by mpchi on Jul 30, 2021 11:36:55 GMT -5
Attention to all members in this thread : What do you think about the heads, specially face sculpts ? This is a real survey. As mentioned previously, the heads and faces are the major turn-off for me. Not only do they look like they have these 'kamen rider scars' on the face, the proportion and placement of the eyes and nose and face shape don't look good, and doesn't give you the anime faces you expected. I personally don't particularly think they look like TF faces that much. They are just not very good faces, with a lot of distracting lines and details. Eyes too long and sits too high, got too much forehead when it doesn't need it...etc. Sentinel's Final Dancouga set has a 3rd extra non-transforming head that pay homage to Obari's drawing style (middle one in image). Now that is a great Dancouga head! Even the standard heads are very good, and the old SOC GX-13 has a great head sculpt, just the neck engineering sucks. But IMHO, I don't think the problem is only the heads. I think one of the shortcomings on this sculpt is easily shown in the separated robot group photo they posted. While their general body shape look less blocky than SOC and Sentinel's and in a way look more heroic, looking at the cougar and lion bots, you can't really make out of their main design shapes from the cartoon. There are a lot of chiseled shapes and unfamiliar angles, to a point it lost its identity. And with the high detail panel lining and weathering paintjob to pop them even more, the whole thing look very busy and unfamiliar. That group shot create a very busy mess with your eyes don't know where to go and can't make out of any Dancouga bot shapes we know and expect, and need to fall only on the mammoth bot chest as that is the only Dancouga bits left. Losing the color cues, I would have no idea who those cougar and lion bots are, if I am not in a Dancouga discussion thread (see black & white image). So happen the style of the designer Kelvin Sau might work well with some other ThreeZero releases, it doesn't gel with Dancouga, when his sculpt removed a lot of familiarity of the character and gave us something else, even though he didn't completely change the big stuff and main designs. But a lot of the smaller cues are gone. If that makes sense.
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Post by bocasas on Jul 30, 2021 13:02:48 GMT -5
As I said, faces and all have too much TF vibes. I dont know if it is a bad thing, but for me is a turn off....
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Post by greengetterguy on Jul 30, 2021 23:59:25 GMT -5
Mpchi, you HAVE to have an artist or designer background.
I’ll just say I share most of points with Mpchi. I don’t know what I can add to that….
This redesign might have bit too much of the artist’s “signature look”. I think Dou Eva was just right.
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