Power Rangers - Toys, Television, and More!

Discussion in 'The Toyark' started by Kickback, Sep 17, 2006.

  1. shamanking282

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    Someone needs to just start knocking off the folded and sword versions of the LC Blade Blaster. The fact this cel shaded Pink has them is bullshit.
     
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    sort of figured (hoped) a different Kim head would be included in the 2pack...instead we now have more Kat figs than ever!

    I guess one of the selling points to the Cel-Shade figure is the two bladeblaster forms...no doubt the rest of the original MMPRs will be coming similarly deco'd (maybe we'll get Rocky's tonfas if they get as far as zeo)...

    I guess since BOA got away with it, Hasbro is putting out the different colored morphers now too...not sure what the alt portrait discs are going to look like (actual photos of the actors? or just stylized artwork?)...

    Kingdom Corey does it again
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    Preordered the 2 pack on Gamestop. $2 cheaper then on Pulse. Added bonus is it is over the $35 free ship threshold on Gamestop vs the $50 threshold on Pulse.


    Where the morphers different colored on the show? Guess I don't remember that. I know the coins were different.

    Also, what is the point of cell-shading on something that was live action?
     
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    Hey.
    I was considering buying the Power Rangers: Ultimate Visual History hardback book, but since it was released back in 2018 I just wanted to check first that there wasn't an updated edition on the horizon I should wait for instead.
    Thanks.
     
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    So the MMPR Pink in a 2 pack with Zeo Pink has me thinking that I can totally see Hasbro doing two versions of LG pink.

    The first version will be released in a wave with a Kendrix head and she'll come with the transdagger.

    The second version will be in a two pack with either Psycho Pink or Astronema and come packaged with a Karone head and her bazooka.

    :lol 
     
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    They even showed the scene in the livestream where Kendrix sacrifices herself.
     
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    I think that’s very specific to your individual tastes though. I find the transforming gimmicks in toys often limit them and prevent them from being a good representation of the characters. I don’t think the transformation was a a deal breaker here for most fans given the chatter and surveys we’ve seen. If it has been the MMPR Dino or Thunder Megazord I bet it would have sold through really quickly. I also think a 12” toy is a lot to work into displays for people so it’s a harder sell. We’ve seen this with other properties where the bigger stuff can often sell less. I loved my giant Gypsy Danger but he had nowhere to stand.

    I think what you guys are wanting is a megazord that looks as good as this Zeo one did combined and I combined for $70. That’s just not going to ever happen. You will pay a lot more and both modes will likely be flawed because of it. I would rather have fully functional Megazords and Zords that don’t combine at all but that won’t happen. They can’t even do it for Transformers lol.
     
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    I dunno, that particular Megazord like barely transforms. Two of the pieces are pretty much the legs with the helmets on top of them. I don't think it's too far out of line to expect at least a minipla-level of transformation, but what do I know?
     
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    Agreed. Its not like we're asking magic. Transformers and power rangers are quite different in that transformers reinterpreted a transformation is doable. But a Megazord? Its generally just the same transformation. Like itd be pretty hard to re engineer the astro megazord.

    So why does hasbro seem to have such a problem with doing them but with articulation? Literally plates and utensils are done. All they need to do is serve
     
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    If they wanted to do a Kat two pack they could’ve done turbo.
     
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    the morphers are the movie versions, which were individually color-coded

    cell-shading is based on the comic book (or maybe packaging look)

    but then they would have given us ammunition on how badly deco'd the Turbo figure is
     
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    All about money. I’m betting the same people claiming they want them would gripe about the asking price if Hasbro made them that way. They would sit and sell on clearance and that would be the end of it.
     
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    I disagree. People were buying plenty back then. Besides, their megazords were like 30 during beast morphed. Should they choose to make smaller megazords, retain the same price, and increase quality, it shouldn't be hard to do.

    And again, there's a market. Theres been one for years. At the very least I'd like to see them try and make a good one(the mmpr was trash) before they say we won't buy
     
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    I don't know who the Zeo Megazord release was for. It came out of nowhere, was not formally announced as far as I know, not a part of Lightning Collection, and too expensive for kids who based on the play value are the most fitting audience. I doubt it sold well for what you got at that price because it's just a bad product and a waste of a release.

    Hasbro's Dino Megazord was another low effort release. It's meant for kids but at a $45 asking price and looking at what I can get from Transformers for the same amount...

    It's pretty clear that right now Hasbro doesn't want to make decent Zords and compared to what we're getting out of Transformers Kindgom and Studio Series in terms of transformation/molds, what we have so far is trash. Megazords don't even need engineering as complex as Kingdom/SS so I don't know what the problem is. I know I'm comparing Zords to Transformers a lot but they invited the comparison for being the company that owns both and disappointing on the PR end.

    The Legacy Zords combined/transformed at various price points but despite being a rerelease of the ~$20 2010 mold with some die cast slapped on, the Dino Megazord sold fine at $60-80 because fans just wanted this kind of release and it was compatible with Legacy Dragonzord and Titanus for the complete package. The compatibility wasn't flawless but we got some amazing Zords out of Legacy. At this rate, we're not getting anything like those let alone better versions. Just look at Hasbro's Morpher and Dragon Dagger. They're clearly not trying to compete with Bandai and instead opting for generally inferior and cheaper releases for people who missed out on Bandai's offerings. It's not necessarily a bad thing that they're lesser/cheaper products but we should strive for things to be better than before especially with how seldom these things get made. The fans who have money for these things aren't really going to buy Hasbro's Morpher/Dagger if they have Bandai's whereas many consider Lighting Collection superior to Legacy and are willing to double dip for characters they already own. Why isn't that the mission statement across all of the MMPR releases?

    If we're being realistic on Zords, I wouldn't mind 6-inch Lightning Collection Megazords just to have posable figures of them. It's something we haven't really had without stylistic deviations and shouldn't be that hard. At what point can I finally have a Dino Megazord that's the same scale as the Green Ranger, Goldar, and other monsters? You know, like the show? Apparently that's too tall an order.
     
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    I’m not personally interested in non-combining megazords (owned the SRCs in the past and wasn’t enthused), but well said.
     
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    The Legacy Megazord and Dinozord sold pretty well (shipped a bunch down from Canada myself) because they were essentially giving us what we all had as kids. It was the beginning of the PR nostalgia blast for those us that grew up with MMPR. So you had an underserved market and the peak nostalgia factor. Them giving us basically what we had as kids was also the problem. As adults we want more articulation and detail. A lot of those ended up on eBay after people got their nostalgia fix and realized a Megazord that can’t even to basic arm movements is pretty shit. The zords themselves were mostly okay but combined it was a display brick. And a $60-$80 release 10 years ago gets doubled or more today. Look at what Hasbro asks for reissues of some of their Star Wars stuff. No, I don’t the Legacy Megazords should be what we hope for.

    I wish Hasbro would give us cool Megazords with detail and articulation for a good price but I look at the $50 Leader class Transformers and I realize it’s not going to happen, especially with things that need to combine. The Super Mini-Pla kits are really great, even though they are small, and might be the best we ever get. I’ll take a line of well detailed and articulated non-transforming Megazords for $25+/- any day. The SRC stuff was great if they has continued it.
     
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    The problem with the Zeo Megazord is it was too big. If I'm going to buy non-combining zords, I want them to be 7 inches tall so I can have them battle my villains. Granted, I'm not collecting anything Zeo related, but the point is the same with any future MZs they may do that don't combine.
     
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    I agree. A release that large takes up too much space. I imagine most of us would only make space for 2-3 of our favorite Megazords at that size. They can be the centerpiece of a show display. 7-8 inches like Pumpkin Rapper or whatever would probably allow for nice detail and fit into a group Megazord display. Good point about being to use them with the villains.
     
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    So I was just looking at the rest of the metallic MMPR Rangers up on Pulse. None of them have extra blade blaster forms sadly. It’s not to have the extra heads for people that want them but I don’t feel compelled to buy a set of these. Maybe get red to just have one. I don’t know.
     
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    THIS is more interesting than anything from the Fan First Friday...
     

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