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Post by Bogatan on Nov 12, 2017 11:11:46 GMT
I still need to get Cheetor.
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Post by Toph on Nov 12, 2017 11:27:27 GMT
If that really is the price, then I wish two things:
-They didn't bother with a display stand. Of this really did cost so much, he doesn't need unnecessary costs like that.
-and I wish that they retooled that Generations Rattrap mold to bump it up as a worthy MP, and followed Dinobot with it. Overcharged a bit for Rattrap, recycle some accessories (maybe dismembered Gen Waspinator limbs), and used it as a way to cover some of Dinobot's costs.
'Cause I can't think of a way for a newly molded MP rattrap to do much more than Gen, other than cover the beast belly.
All that said, my god... he stepped right off the screen!
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Post by Llama God on Nov 12, 2017 12:16:03 GMT
I have to say, I think these Beast Wars characters lend themselves to masterpiece figures more than the original Transformers because they came from that bit later on in terms of design. These look like Masterpiece figures because they're spot on to the toon versions, whereas the hybrid 'is it an improved toy/is it supposed to look as plain as the cartoon' confusion with the G1 stuff means the style is all over the place. Put a load of G1 MPs together and they don't look like the same line - these really look good together. Very good points on all fronts. And yes, they do all look so good together. And I thought that the original Transmetals line was good for show accuracy. These are, truly, "masterpieces", and not the "incremental improvements" that we've received elsewhere. I must say though that I agree with others, in that I'd have happily taken a slightly smaller Dinobot without all those accessories if it meant that he'd be a little more affordable. And after all, Primal and Cheetor also come with multiple faces, and so on, and don't cost anywhere near that silly amount. This is going to be a difficult one to decide on, basically. It looks great, but... that cost. Yeah. |
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 12, 2017 18:32:11 GMT
Looks fab but I still can't see why it it costs so much. A shame.
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 13, 2017 7:53:54 GMT
Imagine how much Depth Charge would cost...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 13, 2017 8:06:03 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 13, 2017 8:08:45 GMT
Disappointed by the lack of an excitable voiceover.
-Ralph
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Post by Stomski on Nov 13, 2017 13:25:34 GMT
New pics have me enamoured.
Price is a tough pill to swallow.
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Post by primenova on Nov 13, 2017 20:29:41 GMT
I want to see how the head folds into the inner body that all folds out on itself. The images just shows either dinomode or robot mode. Not showing any change
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 18, 2017 14:53:01 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 18, 2017 14:53:52 GMT
I want to see how the head folds into the inner body that all folds out on itself. The images just shows either dinomode or robot mode. Not showing any change See the link in the previous post |
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Post by Llama God on Nov 19, 2017 0:08:45 GMT
That's... way too big. Isn't it? I always thought that he was in line with Rhinox, who was slightly taller than Primal. But...
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Post by blueshift on Nov 19, 2017 0:11:26 GMT
I've seen the show but in my head everyone is toy scale!!
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Post by Toph on Nov 19, 2017 2:03:35 GMT
That's... way too big. Isn't it? I always thought that he was in line with Rhinox, who was slightly taller than Primal. But... That Rhinox is made to a different scale. So Dinobot isn't too big, Rhinox is too small. Also, they were never consistent with Dinobot's size. Sometimes he was equal with Primal, sometimes bigger. Usually equal to Rhinox (who was always bigger). Sometimes equal to megatron, sometimes smaller. Blackarachnia and Silverbolt tended to waffle, too. |
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Post by legios on Nov 19, 2017 8:56:08 GMT
That's... way too big. Isn't it? I always thought that he was in line with Rhinox, who was slightly taller than Primal. But... Given the creatures they turn into, most of the Beast Wars characters have... issues...with scale. (Due to the various settings they are seen in and the consistent portrayal of size we can rule out mass-shifting shenanigans). Dinobot s one of the most egregious. Either he is a ridiculously large Velociraptor, or Optimus Primal is a gorilla slightly smaller than a turkey... Either of which are pretty amusing ideas really. That's before you get to Rattrap, who is beefy even for an ROUS let alone a normal rat. :-) Better not to worry to much about these things. That way lies madness. Karl |
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 19, 2017 11:49:32 GMT
Dinobot does seem to be cartoon scale accurate, at least in height, but just seems massively to big. I dont know if in the process things have required him to gain bulk or if cartoon scale just looks crazy in toy form. The generations toys dont help, but even if they werent there Primal and Cheetor would still look small.
They've been using using the Generations figures along side Primal and Cheetor which more or less worked, yeah Rhinox was too small for cartoon scale, but it all fell nicely between cartoon and toy scale which was a decent compromise. Now thats completely kaput.
Shrink it down by 10-20% ditch the stand and get the price down about £30-50 and I'd be all over it, as is its a pass.
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Post by Benn on Nov 19, 2017 12:08:32 GMT
I don't have any BW MP's so for comparison, how does Dinobot scale with the G1 guys? I can't quite work out the scale.
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Post by Bogatan on Nov 19, 2017 12:19:37 GMT
I'd guess MP10/leader class size.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 1, 2017 12:34:09 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 1, 2017 12:40:11 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 2, 2017 8:19:36 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 5, 2017 19:43:53 GMT
So has it been confirmed that Mega Poundage Dinobot really is around £200? It does look very nice but not that nice!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 5, 2017 19:49:05 GMT
He's in the same class as MP Megatron in terms of size. Same price bracket. £160ish.
By that I mean in terms of the UK import shops. He's actually 28,000 Yen compared to Megatron's 23,000 - so the fact he's turned up here for the same price shows us he's either a bargain, or the exchange rate's changed again.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 18, 2018 6:37:24 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 18, 2018 10:29:45 GMT
Yeah, that's nice. Very messy in beast mode, but that's to be expected given the form. Still not entirely sure if he's worth the cost, mind you. But nice.
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Post by Stomski on Jul 5, 2018 13:00:16 GMT
Invoice received. Gotta say this one hurts a bit.
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 5, 2018 14:46:00 GMT
It sure did
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 29, 2018 14:16:43 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 29, 2018 14:22:24 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 29, 2018 14:37:16 GMT
That does look to be a different class of toy compared to what we're used to. Very stylish display piece. Glad in not interested enough to want to fork out for it!
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