Post by grahamthomson on Feb 9, 2010 12:04:15 GMT
God Neptune (1998) | Transformers Beast Wars II
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There is something fishy going on here. The God Neptune giftset, part of Japan’s Beast Wars II line, is a partial re-release of 1988’s Seacon team in new colours. More on the “partial” later.
The Beast Wars II line, concocted by Takara while more episodes of Mainframe’s Beast Wars series were being rendered, is a bisque of all manner of previously released Transformers in new colours.
But in an attempt to net more profits, these rereleased Seacons are without their individual weapons and one member (Nautilator) is missing altogether. Lost at sea, presumably.
The God Neptune set, then, consists of Halfshell, the turtle/leader, and his minions Coelagon, Scylla, Sea Phantom, and Terrormander. (Respectively Snaptrap, Skalor, Tentakil, Overbite, and Seawing.) Despite the missing accessories, the parts to let the team combine into the robot God Neptune (previously Piranacon) are still included.
God Neptune’s new colour scheme goes a long way to redeem this set. Gone are the garish pinks and purples of the original Seacons. The new team’s colours are pearl, emerald, gold, silver, bronze and copper. Treasure, almost. The colours are consistent through the team, meaning that God Neptune sports one of the most uniform looks of a combined robot since 1985’s Devastator.
Another part of the original Seacon’s that has slipped through the net with this release is the set of labels. While there are many more paint applications this time around, the loss of labels to apply is a shame; particularly the faction symbols. Halfshell does wear a heat sensitive Predacon badge on its chest, but this is covered over by God Neptune’s chest shield in combined mode.
The original Seacons were the 7th “Special Team” and were unique with their sixth member and its ability to become a weapon to be wielded by the combined robot. The loss of Nautilator and, thus, that distinct ability is enough to potentially ruin this set.
The new colour scheme is this giftset’s biggest asset and, providing you can find one complete, is worth tracking down if you don’t already own the original Seacons (but want to). But for many collectors God Neptune is best left to the salty depths of obscurity.
Verdict: two star out of five.
*** Full Gallery on Flicker ***
There is something fishy going on here. The God Neptune giftset, part of Japan’s Beast Wars II line, is a partial re-release of 1988’s Seacon team in new colours. More on the “partial” later.
The Beast Wars II line, concocted by Takara while more episodes of Mainframe’s Beast Wars series were being rendered, is a bisque of all manner of previously released Transformers in new colours.
But in an attempt to net more profits, these rereleased Seacons are without their individual weapons and one member (Nautilator) is missing altogether. Lost at sea, presumably.
The God Neptune set, then, consists of Halfshell, the turtle/leader, and his minions Coelagon, Scylla, Sea Phantom, and Terrormander. (Respectively Snaptrap, Skalor, Tentakil, Overbite, and Seawing.) Despite the missing accessories, the parts to let the team combine into the robot God Neptune (previously Piranacon) are still included.
God Neptune’s new colour scheme goes a long way to redeem this set. Gone are the garish pinks and purples of the original Seacons. The new team’s colours are pearl, emerald, gold, silver, bronze and copper. Treasure, almost. The colours are consistent through the team, meaning that God Neptune sports one of the most uniform looks of a combined robot since 1985’s Devastator.
Another part of the original Seacon’s that has slipped through the net with this release is the set of labels. While there are many more paint applications this time around, the loss of labels to apply is a shame; particularly the faction symbols. Halfshell does wear a heat sensitive Predacon badge on its chest, but this is covered over by God Neptune’s chest shield in combined mode.
The original Seacons were the 7th “Special Team” and were unique with their sixth member and its ability to become a weapon to be wielded by the combined robot. The loss of Nautilator and, thus, that distinct ability is enough to potentially ruin this set.
The new colour scheme is this giftset’s biggest asset and, providing you can find one complete, is worth tracking down if you don’t already own the original Seacons (but want to). But for many collectors God Neptune is best left to the salty depths of obscurity.
Verdict: two star out of five.
