Shaorin Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) I'm definitely leaning towards the Megahouse (it'll be a cold day in hell before I buy another Toynami product) but I'd really like to get a look at this vaporware Beagle version before I do any pre-ordering. Sure Megahouse's bike mode looks a bit small, but the tradeoff is a kickass armor mode. Someone should find & post a picture of a decent Imai Ride Armor. It seems to me that their take on it had better proportions than the Gakken rendition (and, by proxy, the Toynami.) here you go! this was a monogram CY-KILL repackage that i did up in the original yellow dancer color scheme. Edited March 12, 2008 by Shaorin
Shaorin Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 I love disgustingly over designed transforming toys. But then again, I like playing with rubix cubes. I think there are people that just want a toy to stick on a shelf, make it look the way they want it to look, and then there are people that truly take great joy in the mechanical complexity of a transforming toy. I am definitly one of the latter. hear, hear!!
robodragon Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Well I got mine today. I love it even though I broke it already. Alittle JB and it will be as good as new. I broke the dash Off. I was being to rough and rushing through the transformation. With al that though I love the look and the tightness of it. Well that's all, I got to go JB it back.
Alex Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) more pics.. from mega house releases.. I want it now.. more pics at: Mospeada Winter 2008 Is it just me or is Yellow way too bulky? I suppose he IS wearing the ride suit and he has to at least be of a similar size to Ray and Stick to be able to fit into the armor. Oh, and it does kind of look like the chest cannons will open. Yay! GBP-styl-ee! Edited March 13, 2008 by Alex
Sam Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 he so NEEDS to be able to have missile bays open! Im liking those wheels so much that im tempted to try and get two, but never saw a paint scheme other than his for that type.... btw, there are holes on the ends of the gauntlet armour, but no sign of blades? or is that the tip of one just showing on the right side piece?
ruskiiVFaussie Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Yellow looks fine dude, totally bad ass. I am really looking forward to getting two of these. I spose you could wish for a Revoltech figure release of Yellow wearing a dress later on...
Tober Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) he so NEEDS to be able to have missile bays open! Im liking those wheels so much that im tempted to try and get two, but never saw a paint scheme other than his for that type.... btw, there are holes on the ends of the gauntlet armour, but no sign of blades? or is that the tip of one just showing on the right side piece? Yeah, I'm sure you can see the tips of the blades in the bike in the middle pic. This promo poster from Wonderfest shows the Blowsperior in silouette with a blade extended. I will also be buying 2 of them Edited March 13, 2008 by Tober
Sam Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 lol @ ruski comments. Ur secretly hanging for it aint ya ( oh the gender boundaries are getting soo confusing argh! ) lol Heres hoping Tober! been playing around with the 1/12 model i made of him ages ago, ( breaking bits left right and centre) in anticipation of a retracting bladed toy hehe. It would really 'cut' me up if it weren't to have em
ruskiiVFaussie Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 lol @ ruski comments. Ur secretly hanging for it aint ya ( oh the gender boundaries are getting soo confusing argh! ) lol Heres hoping Tober! been playing around with the 1/12 model i made of him ages ago, ( breaking bits left right and centre) in anticipation of a retracting bladed toy hehe. It would really 'cut' me up if it weren't to have em Yeah complete with pouting lips mwah mwah mwah! Anyone else think the RT title of the song "Lonely Solider Boy" is a little too much information with Yellow singing it? Still i liked the song. moody. Not too gay...
promethuem5 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 The blades are probably spring-loaded or something, as there's no sign of a catch-tab to pull them out with.
Alex Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) Oh God. If we get a yellow figure without the ride-armour, will it still have "Perfect Transformation"? Perfect Transvestisism? Edited March 13, 2008 by Alex
ShadowerV2 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Oh God. If we get a yellow figure without the ride-armour, will it still have "Perfect Transformation"? Perfect Transvestisism? Hmm..... from a He to a She? Might need some parts swapping for that one.
Alex Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Well, he was pretty flat-chested as a woman anyway. Just need an alternate head with a more femi......GYARGH.....stop me.
chowyunskinny Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 More Beagle CAD pictures from Toysdaily I think this has more angles than what was in featured in Dengeki Hobby, or Hobby Japan. If Toynami is really collaborating with Beagle, I hope they go with the Beagle design and drop their own
jenius Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 CAD looks good but it's going to have balance issues. The line art always gave the soldiers fairly oversized boots and it looks like Beagle is going for a more realistic look.
mechaninac Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) That's my only nitpick of Beagle's design. They need to beef up the calves by about 10% and the boots by 20% in order to achieve a more balanced (and I'm not even referring to tipping issues) design. As it is the lower legs look too dainty: appropriate for the female armor but not the male ones. Tipping issues may be somewhat remedied by reducing the weight of the bike as much as possible, having extremely tight --hopefully ratcheted-- joints at the feet, knees, hips, and waist, and added mass (die cast construction or ballasting) in the lower legs/boots. Otherwise, just WOW! Edited March 13, 2008 by mechaninac
Tober Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 If Toynami is really collaborating with Beagle, I hope they go with the Beagle design and drop their own Sweet, thanks for the pics. BBTS has preorders up for the Toynami Masterpiece Cyclones: Link $79.99 each So hopefully they will let Beagle do their thing and not interfere. Hopefully their involvement will be the same as with the US Megahouse releases - just distribution.
EXO Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 no way! I like the smaller boots. It'll look better in motorcycle mode. Theres enough toys that mostly based on ride armor mode... I can't wait for this. I hope Toynami just distributes it.
promethuem5 Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Hmm.. the Beagle CAD looks good overall, but yeah, the feet are too small... looks goofy.
GobotFool Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 no way! I like the smaller boots. It'll look better in motorcycle mode. Theres enough toys that mostly based on ride armor mode... I can't wait for this. I hope Toynami just distributes it. I think toynami/HG should just stop wasting their time developing toys and just cut deals with better japanese companies to import or design their toys.
Dr. Z Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) I was wondering... How come so many different competing companies are allowed to produce the same toy? That would be like having 4-5 companies producing Transformers. At least Hasbro and TakaraTomy work together... I just find it odd. Edited March 13, 2008 by Dr. Z
jenius Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Wow, take a look at the back of the knee on the CAD. That's a very interesting looking joint area.
misterryno Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Wow, take a look at the back of the knee on the CAD. That's a very interesting looking joint area. Heh....that is interesting. I did'nt notice till you pointed it out. IMO I think the figure could be slightly bulkier...but the bike to rider porportions seem decent.
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Damn. I like it. I'll have to get both, Mega House's and Beagle's. I like the sophisticated approach of Beagle just as much as MH's anime looks of the Ridearmor. BBTS already has three versions listed for preorder. That's pretty bold for Toynami, unless somebody else is manufacturing the toys. OTOH, if Toynami are merely distributing the Beagle toy, it should appear listed in HLJ any time now.
jenius Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 The Beagle toy is just CAD. The likelihood of that thing becoming an actual toy before the end of this year, with Toynami being involved, seems impossible. There's also still a possibility it will never come to be and Toynami will just stick to the toy they've already designed. I'm not going to preorder the Cyclones or Ride Armors until I've seen a picture of one in the box... which at this point I'm pretty sure won't be until next year.
danth Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Maybe this has already been noticed, but it seems they changed the orientation of the forearm armor on the Yellow figure: The Yellow set will have bigger tires and differently oriented forearms. I wonder if they'll release a Stick and Ley with the same fixes.
Lonely Soldier Boy Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 (edited) They should give us a set of the newer tires for free with every Stick and Rey purchase. They make the whole bike look bigger and beefier as it should have been from the get go. Edited March 13, 2008 by Lonely Soldier Boy
Alpha OTS Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 That's my only nitpick of Beagle's design. They need to beef up the calves by about 10% and the boots by 20% in order to achieve a more balanced (and I'm not even referring to tipping issues) design. As it is the lower legs look too dainty: appropriate for the female armor but not the male ones. Tipping issues may be somewhat remedied by reducing the weight of the bike as much as possible, having extremely tight --hopefully ratcheted-- joints at the feet, knees, hips, and waist, and added mass (die cast construction or ballasting) in the lower legs/boots. How about some extendable heel spurs? That's something transformers use all the time to counter the tipping problems of a huge backpack. It wouldn't be accurate, but it'd certainly help with balance issues.
misterryno Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 How about some extendable heel spurs? That's something transformers use all the time to counter the tipping problems of a huge backpack. It wouldn't be accurate, but it'd certainly help with balance issues. Maybe I will design some for my MH's when I get them.
Fort Max Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Wow, Beagles 3d showroom model certainly looks good. I'm not going to hold my breath that I'll have exactly that in my hands when it ships but I will be watching it very closely.
Alpha OTS Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 Maybe I will design some for my MH's when I get them. Are there peg holes on the bottoms of the MH feet? If there is, it'd be pretty easy to make a short "ski" of sorts for each foot.
bsu legato Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 If Toynami is really collaborating with Beagle, I hope they go with the Beagle design and drop their own Not to worry, George Sohn assures us that the two designs are "very comparable to each other in form and function." Hell, I'm sure we wouldn't even notice the difference between the two.
Phyrox Posted March 13, 2008 Posted March 13, 2008 I was going to pass on all of these ride armors...but that MH Yellow Blowsuperior looks damned good. I'm gonna need that I think.
Fly4victory Posted March 14, 2008 Posted March 14, 2008 Not to worry, George Sohn assures us that the two designs are "very comparable to each other in form and function." Hell, I'm sure we wouldn't even notice the difference between the two. Yeah, I wouldn't notice a Toynami sticker cover the name of the original manufacture.
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