Prowlus Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 (edited) but not very detailed no? Feh.. give me the lionbot over that one any day Edited February 14, 2004 by Prowlus Quote
kam63 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 yeah your right not very detailed but kinda looks alot better than the old one Quote
BFG-1 Gigan Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Yeah I got the re-issue voltron when 3rd dimention was out and I have stealth voltron, the toynami version certainly looks interesting though, it's not really bulky it's more lanky, but it has more articulation that the previous versions. Quote
EXO Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Yeeha... more toynami fodder to point and laugh at. In the age where the 1/48 and MCPrime improve on already well made toys. Toynami manages to take them a step back. And you wonder why BW tries so hard not to be associated with HG and Toynami... Give me my 80's Golion set anyday. Quote
BFG-1 Gigan Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Wait they are going to be sold in 3 separate volumes. I wonder how much this guy is going to cost, it better not be 80 bucks a volume... Quote
JELEINEN Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Purely speculative, but they look kinda fragile. Quote
JB0 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 *sighs* I want a new Votlron, but ... it looks UGLY. *sighs again* Too bad I never finished that die-cast set when I was little. Then broke the 2 lions I DID have. Quote
Prowlus Posted February 14, 2004 Author Posted February 14, 2004 Wait they are going to be sold in 3 separate volumes.I wonder how much this guy is going to cost, it better not be 80 bucks a volume... the 4 combiner lions will be sold 2 in a box each and Keith's lion is gonna be single boxed . i guess $80 would probably be what toynami will ask for them. Anyone here got a approximation of its size? Quote
JELEINEN Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Wait they are going to be sold in 3 separate volumes.I wonder how much this guy is going to cost, it better not be 80 bucks a volume... Look closer. That's one big box, not three individual ones. Quote
NSJ23 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 I'll stick my trendmasters 98/99 reissue thank you very much. Man that thing sucks and I bet it will cost a grip. Quote
Prowlus Posted February 14, 2004 Author Posted February 14, 2004 (edited) Wait they are going to be sold in 3 separate volumes.I wonder how much this guy is going to cost, it better not be 80 bucks a volume... Look closer. That's one big box, not three individual ones. that can be just a simulation of the combinned boxes look behind the artwork( thats one disturbing looking pidge) and you can see 3 individual boxes Edited February 14, 2004 by Prowlus Quote
Mechamaniac Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Jeebus, does Toynami have to label EVERYTHING they make as THE MASTERPIECE COLLECTION??? Let's hope they never start making $80 rolls of toilet paper. Quote
JELEINEN Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 that can be just a simulation of the combinned boxes look behind the artwork( thats one disturbing looking pidge) and you can see 3 individual boxes Ah. Gotcha. Quote
UN Spacy Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 LOL. I just took a look at the pics, the face kinda looks like the Ultimate Warrior. It also could use a bit of work in the detailing department, and I really hope this is a hard prototype. I'm keepin my fingers crossed for a Vehicle Voltron. Quote
soze Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 WTF is that? That ain't no Voltron. Who did they hire over there at Toynami? A blurry visioned freak??? Man they sure do screw a lot of things up. Ugh.... I'll stick to my Go-Lion original and Trendmasters re-issue thank you. Quote
drifand Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Those poor cats look REAL scrawny. Quick! Feed them some fan dollars! Quote
NERV Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 i like the voltorn but individual lions look like deformed housecats Quote
Eternal_D Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Jeebus, does Toynami have to label EVERYTHING they make as THE MASTERPIECE COLLECTION???Let's hope they never start making $80 rolls of toilet paper. They can label it whatever they want...but until they make a toy worthy of the name, they're just beggin for people with some good taste in toys to ridicule them. hehe, Masterpiece Collection Toilet paper...rough on your butt, and even rougher on your wallet. Quote
Dangard Ace Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Mmmm.....nah. I'll save my money and display my good ol' Lionbot (Taiwan GoLion) and Matchbox Voltron I instead. Damn those cats look fugly. Quote
Blaine23 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 I'm sorry... not that impressed. Curious about how big it is, though... but it'd have to be 1/1 to make that sculpt and lack of detail worth 3 x $80. Also... I wonder how much die-cast will be involved? Even if they put in all the "missing" diecast metal from their VF-1 toys, it still wouldn't come close to matching the original heft and potential murder weapon status. Quote
GDomino Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 I'll wait for the actual release and how much the MSRP will be before I bash Toynami and the toy. The thighs look too skinny and the colors are bugging me... maybe it needs some chrome. Quote
JB0 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 I'll wait for the actual release and how much the MSRP will be before I bash Toynami and the toy.The thighs look too skinny and the colors are bugging me... maybe it needs some chrome. Maybe? Quote
ComicKaze Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Well Toynami is known to make their money off incredibly ridiculously high margins on ridiculously cheaply manufactured toys. They price-point their products very high for what they're worth. IE: If sold by any other toy manufacturer, the MP Veritech would only be a $20 toy at the most. Quote
Grayson72 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 When I was a kid back in the early 80's I bought a huge package that had all the Voltron cats in die-cast and a giant slew of chrome weapons. Do you think it's worth a whole lot nowadays? Quote
JB0 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 When I was a kid back in the early 80's I bought a huge package that had all the Voltron cats in die-cast and a giant slew of chrome weapons.Do you think it's worth a whole lot nowadays? Undoubtedly. Pr'ly more so if it has the spring-loaded missile launchers. Later releases had the guns disabled due to stupid child safety regulations. Quote
bigkid24 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Those don't even look like prototypes. They look like mock ups for pitching the line. So much potential. So poor in the execution. Quote
southpaw Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 nastypiece voltron..who drew this crap.. also Quote
Black Valkyrie Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 I think it`s better for Toynami to shut down because they screw with every Japanese franchise we love by releasing bad quality toys Quote
Wicked Ace Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Ugh.... I'll stick to my Go-Lion original and Trendmasters re-issue thank you. Yeah! What you said! Quote
Eternal_D Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 When I was a kid back in the early 80's I bought a huge package that had all the Voltron cats in die-cast and a giant slew of chrome weapons.Do you think it's worth a whole lot nowadays? ah, depending on who made it, I say. I have the Taiwanese knockoff from when I was a kid...chrome, diecast, spring loaded wpns...the works! doubt THAT's worth much...damn I should go take that out...it's still in damn goo condition! Quote
MSW Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Christ, you guys crack me up...If Voltron here were marked as Go Lion from Yamato or Bandai you would be all over it...praiseing it's sculpt as a great compromise between the combined robots form and individual lions all while throwing jabs at all previous Go Lion toys fugly lion forms (with out of proportion heads, legs, and bodies) But here you have both the individual lion forms and a combined robot form that is a much, MUCH better proportional match to the animation then every previous Go Lion toy...something you lavish praise on Yamato for doing with thier 1/48 Valk...but you rip this toy to shreds simply because it comes from Toynami. Of course none of you will ever admit such a bias "scrawny lions", "legs to thin", etc... - have you actually seen the anime? Good god, at least this black lion doesn't resemble some mutant overweight grizzly bear, unlike the previous toys Quote
Lynx7725 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Uhm.. MSW, they *do* have a point.. the combined robot looks okay, but individual Lions look more like puppies than anything feline.. The individual Lion simply doesn't look good, but the combined robot is still okay. Given what other high-quality toys there are out there, I believe it is actually possible to do something better than what is being offered. Quote
drifand Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Christ, you guys crack me up...If Voltron here were marked as Go Lion from Yamato or Bandai you would be all over it...praiseing it's sculpt as a great compromise between the combined robots form and individual lions all while throwing jabs at all previous Go Lion toys fugly lion forms (with out of proportion heads, legs, and bodies)But here you have both the individual lion forms and a combined robot form that is a much, MUCH better proportional match to the animation then every previous Go Lion toy...something you lavish praise on Yamato for doing with thier 1/48 Valk...but you rip this toy to shreds simply because it comes from Toynami. Of course none of you will ever admit such a bias "scrawny lions", "legs to thin", etc... - have you actually seen the anime? Good god, at least this black lion doesn't resemble some mutant overweight grizzly bear, unlike the previous toys That's alright. I don't like the 1/48 either! Quote
ShadowerV2 Posted February 14, 2004 Posted February 14, 2004 Christ, you guys crack me up...If Voltron here were marked as Go Lion from Yamato or Bandai you would be all over it...praiseing it's sculpt as a great compromise between the combined robots form and individual lions all while throwing jabs at all previous Go Lion toys fugly lion forms (with out of proportion heads, legs, and bodies)But here you have both the individual lion forms and a combined robot form that is a much, MUCH better proportional match to the animation then every previous Go Lion toy...something you lavish praise on Yamato for doing with thier 1/48 Valk...but you rip this toy to shreds simply because it comes from Toynami. Of course none of you will ever admit such a bias "scrawny lions", "legs to thin", etc... - have you actually seen the anime? Good god, at least this black lion doesn't resemble some mutant overweight grizzly bear, unlike the previous toys Obviously your choosing to close your eyes. Were you here when the yamatos were just released? Everyone was tearing it apart. praise? I doubt it. Quote
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