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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Tsutsukakushi » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:59 am

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Tsutsukakushi wrote:PE updates info on Gladius gun mode at TFCon this weekend test shots pics. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... on-10.html


Really looking forward to this one, a bit bigger than I would have prefered, but still looks pretty sweet.


Noticed the Summer release for this toy got pushed down to fall.

I plan on buying this also. Fearing that since PE is releasing this the price will be higher. Think PE charges more than other 3rd party companies do.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby leakin' lubricant » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:07 am

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Tsutsukakushi wrote:PE updates info on Gladius gun mode at TFCon this weekend test shots pics. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... on-10.html


Really looking forward to this one, a bit bigger than I would have prefered, but still looks pretty sweet.


Noticed the Summer release for this toy got pushed down to fall.

I plan on buying this also. Fearing that since PE is releasing this the price will be higher. Think PE charges more than other 3rd party companies do.


Forgive my ignorance but where has this "PE" (I'm presuming Perfect Effect) link come from? I assumed that Bold Forms were a new 3rd party company, or are they just doing design work for Perfect Effect? :???:
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Tsutsukakushi » Tue Jul 15, 2014 2:28 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:
leakin' lubricant wrote:
Tsutsukakushi wrote:PE updates info on Gladius gun mode at TFCon this weekend test shots pics. http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transform ... on-10.html


Really looking forward to this one, a bit bigger than I would have prefered, but still looks pretty sweet.


Noticed the Summer release for this toy got pushed down to fall.

I plan on buying this also. Fearing that since PE is releasing this the price will be higher. Think PE charges more than other 3rd party companies do.


Forgive my ignorance but where has this "PE" (I'm presuming Perfect Effect) link come from? I assumed that Bold Forms were a new 3rd party company, or are they just doing design work for Perfect Effect? :???:


My mistake, Got the companies confused.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Tsutsukakushi » Sun Aug 10, 2014 1:47 am

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Think the test shot sculpt looks great. like the whole tripple changer concept and think it's very creative.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby leakin' lubricant » Sun Aug 10, 2014 2:11 am

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Tsutsukakushi wrote:Image

Think the test shot sculpt looks great. like the whole tripple changer concept and think it's very creative.


Hmmm, :-? He looks good, the head sculpt looks a little off though, I think the size is the main deciding factor for me, any bigger than Classics Megs and I'm out.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby megatronus » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:08 am

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Tsutsukakushi wrote:Image

Think the test shot sculpt looks great. like the whole tripple changer concept and think it's very creative.


Hmmm, :-? He looks good, the head sculpt looks a little off though, I think the size is the main deciding factor for me, any bigger than Classics Megs and I'm out.

Yea, the head looks a bit off. Plus, the chest seems over-extended, and the upper legs a bit thin.

Excited to see color prototypes, though. Depending on the deco, we'll either get a lithe yet menacing Megatron or a hilariously spindly one. Obviously, I'm hoping for the former.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Evil Eye » Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:32 am

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Doesn't look particularly spindly to me. He's tall, yes, but he still looks big and chunky and ready to crush things underfoot. If I were a bigger GEEWUN guy and I didn't already have and love my RID Megatron I'd get him. I might get him anyway.

Also, the triple changer idea is just great.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Dead Metal » Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:30 am

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Looking good.

That head is really awesome.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby megatronus » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:15 am

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Dead Metal wrote:Looking good.

That head is really awesome.

Agreed - I'm really liking this update.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Tsutsukakushi » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:28 am

Color me more interested than before. Can't wait to see this in G-1 colors.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby leakin' lubricant » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:30 am

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Damn he is one sweet looking figure, to bad he's appears to be MP scale, was really hoping this would be a Voyager class.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Gauntlet101010 » Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:31 am

leakin' lubricant wrote:Damn he is one sweet looking figure, to bad he's appears to be MP scale, was really hoping this would be a Voyager class.

Agreed. I was hoping for a figure closer to Classics Megatron size.

Maybe the vehicle mode is misleading? Unlikely, but I guess we'll see.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Dead Metal » Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:19 am

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leakin' lubricant wrote:Damn he is one sweet looking figure, to bad he's appears to be MP scale, was really hoping this would be a Voyager class.

Agreed. I was hoping for a figure closer to Classics Megatron size.

Maybe the vehicle mode is misleading? Unlikely, but I guess we'll see.

The second pic has him next to MP 10 B Nemesis Prime, you can barely see him on the left side of the pic, looks to be about the same size.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby megatronus » Wed Aug 20, 2014 9:36 am

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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby mbd88prime » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:41 pm

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on the other hand he appears to be standing on a platform/stand next to mp 10 so he may yet be closer to the voyager size that many, including myself, would rather he be.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Wh33l Jck » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:57 pm

Hopefully this forces Takara's hand!!!! Maybe we'll get an official Megs announcement?
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Tsutsukakushi » Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:51 pm

The toy is on a one inch circular platform, So it's one inch shorter than MP-10. A while ago, BF released the CM on this toy and it converted to a 8.7 inch robot height. Those CM's and inches conversions are in this thread.

Don't know how I feel about this BF Gladius toy. The negatives I see are all the swiss cheese holes all over the toy in robot and tank modes. Hoping the shampoo bottle thin plastic I see in these pics, Is just for the test shots toys. Also see some weak inferior joints tech on the hips and shoulders of the robot mode.

Hoping the toy looks better in a G-1 deco color scheme. Do like the creativity of this being a tripple changer. Think having a G-1 Gun mode combined with a G-2 Tank mode is great. Love the scale of this toy in all modes.

Currently i'm 50/50 on this toy. Price will play a major factor regarding if I buy this toy or not.

The box style and it's art will also play a deciding factor. Thought the UT Wreckgar box style and art was by far the worse 3rd party TF box I've seen in years.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Dead Metal » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:21 am

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It might be on a stand, but it's also further from the camera and in an uneven pose, yet still looks like its shoulders are higher up than MP10's.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Evil Eye » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:30 am

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Looking nice!

The head seems a bit small though...
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Rated X » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:42 am

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Delta Magnus wrote:Looking nice!

The head seems a bit small though...



Small ? It looks like he comes up to Giant's chest roughly. Wouldn't that make him a bit too large ? That's my opinion...
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby Evil Eye » Mon Oct 20, 2014 11:44 am

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No, what I mean is that proportionally the head seems a bit small compared to the rest of the body.
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Re: Bold Forms - Gladius The Dark Emperor (Megatron)

Postby leakin' lubricant » Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:04 pm

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Damn, I really like this guy, but he is just too bloody big, if he scaled with CHUG Voaygers I would be all over him like a rash.
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