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Dr Tran posted:Oh no That's more personality than he showed in 9? episodes so far?
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I need to just watch Gokaiger again, just so I can forcibly paste Marvelous's face over that joker's in my mind.
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Jun 18, 2013 18:46
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Captain Marvelous that ain't.
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Jun 18, 2013 18:51
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They really should've made the Yellow Megaforce the leader. She's got moxie.
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Jun 18, 2013 18:56
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Just so everyone's clear on how much cooler the real mccoy is,  Motherfucker puts two in the stink. Bonus: 
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Jun 18, 2013 19:32
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Poor TimeFire, all those donuts at the precinct 
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Jun 18, 2013 19:52
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Also note that the real Marvelous yells "It's showtime/let's make this exciting!" immediately after they do their roll-call and shoots the first enemy he sees.
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Jun 18, 2013 20:03
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Are they seriously planning to put the Megaforce rangers in the Gokaiger's civilian outfits? That's not quite stupid enough to wrap back around to awesome.
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Jun 19, 2013 03:47
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Dr Tran posted:Oh no Jesus wept. I'm really looking forward to seeing how they get these wooden kids to go from 'Teenagers with(out) Attitude' to 'ARR ME HEARTIES BUCCANEERS'. I bet they wind up doing work experience on a boat or some dumb poo poo.
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Agent Rush posted:Are they seriously planning to put the Megaforce rangers in the Gokaiger's civilian outfits? That's not quite stupid enough to wrap back around to awesome. No, it is just a photoshop. The Troy with Marvelous' body has been around for a while. They just stuck the poster part on since the poster was recently reveled. mateo360 fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Jun 19, 2013 |
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Jun 19, 2013 03:57
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mateo360 posted:the poster was recently reviled. Accident or intent?
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JT Smiley posted:That's because the current Japanese toys are expensive as poo poo nowadays! For instance, you could buy your little one the US Samurai Megazord for around $30 dollars, or you can purchase the Japanese original for $80: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=17880096 It was 30 bucks because it was cheap garbage. I bought the $80 Japanese version and it's a drat good quality figure. Solid plastic, great paint apps, plus you actually get the proper box modes.
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Jun 24, 2013 02:03
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Well yeah the imported Shinken-oh works for you because you're an adult collector who can afford to pay a little more for the Japanese original. There aren't many parents out there how are going to spend nearly $300 dollars so their kids can have all the Samurai megazords.
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Jun 24, 2013 05:17
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JT Smiley posted:Well yeah the imported Shinken-oh works for you because you're an adult collector who can afford to pay a little more for the Japanese original. There aren't many parents out there how are going to spend nearly $300 dollars so their kids can have all the Samurai megazords. Last Christmas, toysrus had a very nice Gigazord set with all the Samurai zords in it for $130.
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Jun 24, 2013 17:11
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What it's like to meet a Power Rangerquote:The coolest thing about the whole experience – besides, you know, watching a Power Ranger punch boards in half WHILE FALLING THOUSANDS OF FEET FROM THE SKY – was seeing how JDF embraced his history and his fandom. The video's pretty cool, too.
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Jul 3, 2013 16:31
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BRUH.    COME ON SON. This is what I wanted. I would've thrown money at you for these.  In other good news though. http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/07/18/power-rangers-legacy-the-first-20-years-announced RBX fucked around with this message at 03:27 on Jul 18, 2013 |
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Jul 18, 2013 03:23
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Is it just me or does GokaiOh look unmolested beyond some missing paint apps? EDIT: Oh poo poo! Legacy Dragonzord! 
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Jul 18, 2013 04:16
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  Looks like the usual.
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Jul 18, 2013 04:32
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RBX posted:COME ON SON. Keep the originals even though they're 100% fine and serviceable with maybe one new one for Titanium Ranger? Naw gently caress that gotta make big fat ones to symbolize MUSCLE, even on the girls too because why not.
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Jul 18, 2013 04:38
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RBX posted:
Yup. Looks like missing paint apps and decals, and they changed the mast on the Gokai Galleon to molded plastic with paint instead of a decal. Gonna have to wait and find out if there's any more changes beyond the cosmetic ones.
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SpazmasterX posted:Yup. Looks like missing paint apps and decals, and they changed the mast on the Gokai Galleon to molded plastic with paint instead of a decal. Gonna have to wait and find out if there's any more changes beyond the cosmetic ones. It's definitely more than cosmetic - there's Zord-builder attachment points all over it. I count six in that picture alone.
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Jul 18, 2013 05:28
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I saw comments that the US version has removed the opening gimmick in favor of those Zord Builder pegs, and any extension parts like PatStriker or MagiDragon would split and simply mount on the pegs to create the add-on versions.
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Jul 18, 2013 07:21
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Zonekeeper posted:It's definitely more than cosmetic - there's Zord-builder attachment points all over it. I count six in that picture alone. You're right, somehow I didn't even pick up on that. Looks like I'll wait to get GokaiOh off ebay sometime.
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Jul 18, 2013 09:53
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I always wondered if it's really cheaper to make new molds for the edited parts then to just copy the original?
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Jul 18, 2013 09:59
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Zedd posted:I always wondered if it's really cheaper to make new molds for the edited parts then to just copy the original? Depends. In this case it's probably cheaper since removing the panel opening gimmick means far fewer parts per unit. Usually the only real cost-cutting measures you'll see require a complete overhaul of the original design, like you can see in the Overdrive Megazord compared to Daibouken. Daibouken is already very small compared to other megazords, but has a lot of detail and various bits and pieces. The Overdrive megazord used cheaper quality plastic and removed functions and/or moving pieces in some of the zords, leaving the awful piece of poo poo that the states got. RPM made everything smaller, used lower quality plastic, and removed the electronics from the Engine Souls to shrink them down and lower costs as well. Gosei Great is nearly identical to its counterpart, but again smaller and cheaper plastic.
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Jul 18, 2013 10:29
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Zedd posted:I always wondered if it's really cheaper to make new molds for the edited parts then to just copy the original? Considering they straight-up imported the Japanese edition of Shinken-oh at a high (but still fair) price point, the main reason is to make the Megazord affordable to the average household with a little PR fan. They probably make their profit off the cheaper versions by sheer sales volume compared to the imports. The Japanese originals are high-quality pieces of work and are easily superior to the American ones, but the fact remains that $80 for an imported Megazord is a very hard sell. Borrowing the molds and making them with cheaper plastic/paint apps probably isn't an option due to the sheer number of failure points that get created if cheap plastic is used to make them, so they opt for making a simpler version with less movable parts and a standardized limb-attachment system for inter-playability with other Megazords. I hope they keep the "two-tier" mindset going forward, selling both the cheap Americanized version and the collector-grade originals. That way parents and collectors both get what they want. Hopefully the Shinken-Oh import was profitable enough to justify continuing that strategy.
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Jul 18, 2013 13:07
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Those new Ranger Keys are loving hysterical. It's so funny this obsession Power Rangers has with portraying everyone as being Schwarzenegger in spandex. They also look spring-loaded, which I don't think the originals were but I've never seen one in person to know for sure.
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Jul 18, 2013 13:28
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If they're spring loaded I may have to pick up a few. I'm mostly just upset that this most likely means the Japanese keys won't fit in an American Mobirates.
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Jul 18, 2013 13:38
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"gently caress you, obsessive fans!" shouts Saban.
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SpiderHyphenMan posted:"gently caress you, obsessive fans!" shouts Saban. Wuh...where's that from? Why are they using Dairanger footage on what appears to be some manner of official product? Small glimpses from Legend War footage was unavoidable, but is Saban embracing/marketing the fact that there's almost 20 more seasons of Sentai that were never adapted?
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Jul 18, 2013 18:14
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jivjov posted:Wuh...where's that from? Why are they using Dairanger footage on what appears to be some manner of official product? Small glimpses from Legend War footage was unavoidable, but is Saban embracing/marketing the fact that there's almost 20 more seasons of Sentai that were never adapted? I guess that's the thing - they either have to ignore the footage using non-american rangers (a good chunk of the Japanese footage) or include it and expect people to just roll with it. The Dairangers are unique in that their mechs and sixth ranger were used but those costumes never appeared in any capacity whatsoever. The pre-PR sentai can get written off as old Ranger teams Zordon fielded, but Dairanger presents a problem due to its semi-inclusion in canon. We'll probably get some line about those being Thunder Ranger prototype powers Zordon and Alpha made when creating the White Ranger.
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Makes me wonder if we'll see more of the Aquitar rangers. I like the Kakuranger suits and wouldn't be too upset if they snuck a Mighty Morphin Alien Ranger into Super Megaforce somewhere.
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Jul 18, 2013 18:29
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They are doing Alien Ranger Keys, at least.
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Zonekeeper posted:Considering they straight-up imported the Japanese edition of Shinken-oh at a high (but still fair) price point, the main reason is to make the Megazord affordable to the average household with a little PR fan. They probably make their profit off the cheaper versions by sheer sales volume compared to the imports. On that note I see that TRU is selling the rereleased MMPR Megazord for $60. Is it worth getting in the sense that it isn't made with poor quality plastics?
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Revolver Bunker posted:On that note I see that TRU is selling the rereleased MMPR Megazord for $60. Is it worth getting in the sense that it isn't made with poor quality plastics? If its the Legacy Megazord (Big green box with a 20th anniversary logo in the top right) then yes, its the one with fancy diecast bits.
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Revolver Bunker posted:On that note I see that TRU is selling the rereleased MMPR Megazord for $60. Is it worth getting in the sense that it isn't made with poor quality plastics? The main thing driving up the cost is the fact that it adds a lot of diecast to the model, WAY more paint apps, more accurate stickers and generally better (and shinier) everything. It's the same mold as the 2010 Megazord remake, but they took that and pretty much made the best quality toy they could with it. With the announcement of a legacy Dragonzord capable of combining with it, I'm having a hard time keeping myself from picking the Legacy Megazord up despite owning the original 2010 version. (which looks like poo poo in comparison)  E: I've been after a 1993 Megazord primarily for the ability to combine with a Dragonzord - now that the new version is getting one, I've pretty much dropped my efforts to acquire one. I bought a 1993 Dragonzord in iffy condition (missing the usual stuff like the staff, handle, codpiece, and battery cover), broken horn tip, parts of it look like they were chewed on by a dog) last month to display with my 2010 version, and now I don't need it.  , but in a happy way.
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Jul 18, 2013 22:34
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Zonekeeper posted:The main thing driving up the cost is the fact that it adds a lot of diecast to the model, WAY more paint apps, more accurate stickers and generally better (and shinier) everything. It's the same mold as the 2010 Megazord remake, but they took that and pretty much made the best quality toy they could with it. Wait, do they mean combine as in Battle Mode (the full mech, with the Dragon instead of the T-Rex and Pterodactyl) or Hat Mode?
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Gaz-L posted:Wait, do they mean combine as in Battle Mode (the full mech, with the Dragon instead of the T-Rex and Pterodactyl) or Hat Mode? Both, if the box mockup they displayed at comic-con is to be believed. E: Here, have a pic:  Basically, they're giving us the things we begged for 3 years ago. Zonekeeper fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jul 18, 2013 |
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...Goddamnit, and my buddy was awesome and got me an original Dragon Dagger toy for my birthday this year. Not mint, but pretty good quality, sound effects still work, still has all the stickers... But now there's a die-cast one with a modern sound chip?
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