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Post by shin007 on Jul 20, 2023 2:41:46 GMT -5
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Post by sta on Jul 20, 2023 3:57:46 GMT -5
lol wtf happened why VLD outta nowhere when it was dead for so long, anyway as my definitive voltron version I'm happy, this looks good, though I look overall look and proportions of blitzway more
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Post by bocasas on Jul 20, 2023 10:24:22 GMT -5
I think blitzway proportions are better overall, but riobot will come out on top when it comes to engineering. The size, and which they put first on pre order will be a decisive factor. Both will probably end up selling out fast and I don't want to miss it (and since in my country almost no one collects mechas, and sending something to another country seems impossible I will be stuck with the one I choose)
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Post by mrclean08 on Jul 20, 2023 10:50:00 GMT -5
I will say this, I am glad that WEP is now being more open minded to licensing out Voltron to a lot of different toy manufacturers instead of just going with Toynami for years. More choices is a win-win for the consumer.
Can't say the same with Harmony Gold though and their licensing for Robotech. lol
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Post by mpchi on Jul 20, 2023 10:55:02 GMT -5
After comparing photos of Sentinel's and Blitzway's, I think Sentinel's sculpt is quite a bit closer to the show, with the wider chest, slanted shoulders, and long arms look. Think they are going for more screen accurate. Blitzway on the other hand, just tweaked the proportions to their own liking, and trying to make a more heroic version out of it. Not a fan of this Voltron design, so I am immune to this either way. But good for folks that like it, now have 2 very good options.
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Post by S_Gokin on Jul 20, 2023 10:58:05 GMT -5
for me i think the Riobot version is not as good sculpt wise as some of the other products they did before
Blitzway is way better sculpt wise but lets wait and see for the final products
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Post by S_Gokin on Jul 20, 2023 11:09:01 GMT -5
After comparing photos of Sentinel's and Blitzway's, I think Sentinel's sculpt is quite a bit closer to the show, with the wider chest, slanted shoulders, and long arms look. Think they are going for more screen accurate. Blitzway on the other hand, just tweaked the proportions to their own liking, and trying to make a more heroic version out of it. Not a fan of this Voltron design, so I am immune to this either way. But good for folks that like it, now have 2 very good options.
to be honest with you im not a huge fan of the show, the last season killed it for me it was and still an utter garbage of a season
for the robot its cool nice to see, nice to have for the right price of course, but its not a must
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Post by mpchi on Jul 20, 2023 11:11:50 GMT -5
for me i think the Riobot version is not as good sculpt wise as some of the other products they did before Blitzway is way better sculpt wise but lets wait and see for the final products I am also guessing Blitzway's is quite a bit bigger, which may give you the impression of a more refined sculpt. But it is true that Sentinel didn't try to stylize this one a whole lot, missinv the usual added details we are more familiar with. While Blitzway did (but only slightly). Only watched the first couple episodes of it, didn't get into it much. Feels like an "anime lite" to me.
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Post by bocasas on Jul 20, 2023 12:18:27 GMT -5
I loved the show (it was a while since something so refreshing came from an american mecha cartoon). I disagree, the blitzway is more screen accurate (being more slim, like in the show), while riobot adjusted the proportions. In the end as I said, size and release date will play an important role in my decision (I want it to be close to my SOC voltron, if blitzway goes with the carbotix size I'm out).
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Post by zetaking on Jul 20, 2023 12:29:02 GMT -5
I think height is a key factor here for me. The sentinel looks a bit pudgy to me versus the blitzway.... Also, looking at some of the colored photos of the Riobot, Im hoping its not gonna be mostly plastic, making this guy a light weight.
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Post by bocasas on Jul 20, 2023 15:15:18 GMT -5
Ok, according to brandon wong (from supreme collector) Blitzway Voltron is around 15" (38cm) and riobot is around 11"(28cm). So riobot is the winner for me, end of the contest. It will look great next to tha SOC.
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Post by zetaking on Jul 20, 2023 15:37:12 GMT -5
Ok, according to brandon wong (from supreme collector) Blitzway Voltron is around 15" (38cm) and riobot is around 11"(28cm). So riobot is the winner for me, end of the contest. It will look great next to tha SOC. I on the other hand prefer the taller lol.
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Post by sta on Jul 20, 2023 16:33:42 GMT -5
After comparing photos of Sentinel's and Blitzway's, I think Sentinel's sculpt is quite a bit closer to the show, with the wider chest, slanted shoulders, and long arms look. Think they are going for more screen accurate. Blitzway on the other hand, just tweaked the proportions to their own liking, and trying to make a more heroic version out of it. Not a fan of this Voltron design, so I am immune to this either way. But good for folks that like it, now have 2 very good options.
to be honest with you im not a huge fan of the show, the last season killed it for me it was and still an utter garbage of a season
for the robot its cool nice to see, nice to have for the right price of course, but its not a must
yeah well that's what you get when you have damn showrunners who kept engaging, egging on and finally pandering to the worst parts of the fandom (yaoi fangirls) instead of shutting them down day 1, something which only ended up biting them in the end since they and the alphabet crowd didnt give 2 sh*ts about the show but only which minor was boning who and made the surrounding fandom and discourse for VLD so toxic I was some who loved, still do, VLD, it was just so damn good and a breath of fresh air for western action animation but daaaaaaaaaaaamn was that final season a stinker you know why? those damn showrunners are good showrunners but not writers, they abandoned script/plan of head writer for final season when he went to do a fast and furious show and rewrote s8 from scratch which explains the jarring less then stellar quality and half assed pandering like that shiro wedding and kiss it makes me so damn sad and mad that the overall legacy of VLD seems to be mixed and in the gutter as that rabid crazy crowd drove off the majority of the people when the show for most of its run was just so good, sigh
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Post by mpchi on Jul 20, 2023 18:06:31 GMT -5
to be honest with you im not a huge fan of the show, the last season killed it for me it was and still an utter garbage of a season
for the robot its cool nice to see, nice to have for the right price of course, but its not a must
yeah well that's what you get when you have damn showrunners who kept engaging, egging on and finally pandering to the worst parts of the fandom (yaoi fangirls) instead of shutting them down day 1, something which only ended up biting them in the end since they and the alphabet crowd didnt give 2 sh*ts about the show but only which minor was boning who and made the surrounding fandom and discourse for VLD so toxic I was some who loved, still do, VLD, it was just so damn good and a breath of fresh air for western action animation but daaaaaaaaaaaamn was that final season a stinker you know why? those damn showrunners are good showrunners but not writers, they abandoned script/plan of head writer for final season when he went to do a fast and furious show and rewrote s8 from scratch which explains the jarring less then stellar quality and half assed pandering like that shiro wedding and kiss it makes me so damn sad and mad that the overall legacy of VLD seems to be mixed and in the gutter as that rabid crazy crowd drove off the majority of the people when the show for most of its run was just so good, sigh Hmmm. Sounds like some woke stuff got injected to the show and steered it to the wrong direction towards the end? Haven't seen much of the show, so I have no clue, just curious.
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Post by bocasas on Jul 20, 2023 18:19:08 GMT -5
I know the last season is not as good as the rest of the show, I can't say that's because of the "diversity" added (I'm again woke most of the time), but the show still kept it soul and the end (shiros wedding aside), was good to me. Character development was great along the show, all of them grew up during it. It is a good show and I still recommend it if you miss the feeling of good old cartoons...
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Post by sta on Jul 20, 2023 18:53:18 GMT -5
I know the last season is not as good as the rest of the show, I can't say that's because of the "diversity" added (I'm again woke most of the time), but the show still kept it soul and the end (shiros wedding aside), was good to me. Character development was great along the show, all of them grew up during it. It is a good show and I still recommend it if you miss the feeling of good old cartoons... as do I, quibbles about final season aside, I cant toss my love and entertainment and joy it gave me away im all for diversity too, natural tho, not when it is doled out in an attempt to pander to bullying toxic fans
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Post by mpchi on Jul 20, 2023 19:29:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies. Though now I am not sure if I want to pick back up where I left off any more, since I didn't get hooked to begin with after a couple episodes. And honestly, just want to enjoy good shows, not something wrote particularly to cater to certain social groups or political correctness. Good to know.
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Post by sta on Jul 20, 2023 20:05:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the replies. Though now I am not sure if I want to pick back up where I left off any more, since I didn't get hooked to begin with after a couple episodes. And honestly, just want to enjoy good shows, not something wrote particularly to cater to certain social groups or political correctness. Good to know. dont get me wrong, I do absolutely recommend you continue, like I said final season aside it is a great show with jaw dropping action and animation the first season is weak but that is a given to set the ground, it begins running from s2 onwards
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Post by sta on Jul 20, 2023 20:05:25 GMT -5
and good lord the score, chills
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Post by S_Gokin on Jul 21, 2023 22:23:30 GMT -5
yeah well that's what you get when you have damn showrunners who kept engaging, egging on and finally pandering to the worst parts of the fandom (yaoi fangirls) instead of shutting them down day 1, something which only ended up biting them in the end since they and the alphabet crowd didnt give 2 sh*ts about the show but only which minor was boning who and made the surrounding fandom and discourse for VLD so toxic I was some who loved, still do, VLD, it was just so damn good and a breath of fresh air for western action animation but daaaaaaaaaaaamn was that final season a stinker you know why? those damn showrunners are good showrunners but not writers, they abandoned script/plan of head writer for final season when he went to do a fast and furious show and rewrote s8 from scratch which explains the jarring less then stellar quality and half assed pandering like that shiro wedding and kiss it makes me so damn sad and mad that the overall legacy of VLD seems to be mixed and in the gutter as that rabid crazy crowd drove off the majority of the people when the show for most of its run was just so good, sigh
thanks for sharing, honestly i didnt know that they rewrote the final season, that explain the huge drop in the quality of the plot
the main issue my friend is that they managed to disappoint everyone, classic Voltron fans were and still very upset to see the stupid changes in some characters and on top of those changes didnt serve anything related to the story or the show, on the other hand the small percentage of people who they were planing to please become very outrage "why Shiro is not the leader"
and sadly not only Voltron got sabotaged, recently Aloy from a game called horizon forbidden west got sabotaged as well and it was out of nowhere, no one saw that coming and it didnt serve any purpose, the game rating went down faster than a meteor, and im sure the list will go on
what i want is to keep our classic characters as they are, dont sabotage them just to please a small percentage, and go ahead an create a new stuff for them that i wont be watching
Thanks for the replies. Though now I am not sure if I want to pick back up where I left off any more, since I didn't get hooked to begin with after a couple episodes. And honestly, just want to enjoy good shows, not something wrote particularly to cater to certain social groups or political correctness. Good to know.
i agree with sta i recommend you watch the show but dont watch the last season lol
in matter of fact the whole show is banned in here thanks to the stupid final season
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