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robofreak wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:It was cheaper to take the extra joints out to make them Origami. I really wish I was able to find that Candy Toy now. You can find the other mechs but him on Ebay.

I still question that. Mostly cause based on everything I see of the 2 figures, they would have had to have made 2 separate molds. It's just a matter of removing the transformation function. It's about the same amount of plastic for both of them. To do what they did for both versions requires a second set of molds just because of the nature of injection molded plastic.

Clawzord also went through extensive retooling for the American market. To the point that I think there are now 2 clawzord molds as well. The new mold had to be done to compensate for the knee joints in the Samurai Claw combination.

It makes me wonder what additional retooling will be done for the remaining Zords.

That killed me when I heard about clawzord

chuckdawg1999 wrote:That killed me when I heard about clawzord

It makes it hard to be nit pick between PR and Sentai. I was thinking it might be good to get the Sentai Samurai Megazord, but buy US version of the rest, but knowing they are incompatible with each other forces you to go either on or the other.

From what I've researched about Power Rangers, this is the first time in the franchise where we don't have cross compatibility between the 2 versions of a Megazord system.

most Sentai versions are TV accurate

giantrobotlover8806 wrote:most Sentai versions are TV accurate

True, but from what I've been researching lately, most Sentai versions are the same exact mold the the US version. The only variations are in coloring and stickers in most cases. The Samurai Zords change this aspect in that the molds are heavily modified for the US release.

I've yet to see mold retooling in PR until now. Yes, some safety laws are accomodated, but this is the first I've seen of having 2 different Zords that are the same figure.

I don't even know if I'm making sense anymore. I decided I'm getting the US versions for now and will get the Sentai Samurai Zords when I have the cash.

yeah, so the Pre-Samurai Power Ranger Megazords are the same mold, just different stickers and colors then.

giantrobotlover8806 wrote:yeah, so the Pre-Samurai Power Ranger Megazords are the same mold, just different stickers and colors then.

Yes! That summed it up better than my ranting.

According to BBTS, the Bull carrier Zord is going to hit retail for Christmas. It's at a $30 price point. Images I've seen on the net show the Bull Zord to be quite hefty. Logic is dictating that this is a 3rd unique mold and is made to combine properly with the US versions. I wonder how this will affect the final combined form.

Looks like Octozord, Beetle, lion, and the swordfish zords are supposed to be kmart and TRU exclusives. Can anyone verify that? I know they are all sold separately, but that's all I know.

May I also add that this is the first time actual zords have been sold as singles in the US?

FYI, the "new Zord molds for the US" thing dates back to Operation Overdrive. These lines have done that so far:

- Operation Overdrive
- RPM
- MMPR re-launch
- Samurai

And it's indeed about costs, and possibly Toy Safety.

At this point I have everything except the Octozord and the DX Bull carrier Zord.

Strangely, I'm more impressed with what I got than I am dissapointed.

I am a little annoyed that I can't create the origami forms, but the overall looks are great.

I do have one beef with the set. the white plastic for the tiger, beetle, and swordfish is light pink. And the drills don't attach to the Samurai Megazord's chest.

robofreak wrote:At this point I have everything except the Octozord and the DX Bull carrier Zord.

Strangely, I'm more impressed with what I got than I am dissapointed.

I am a little annoyed that I can't create the origami forms, but the overall looks are great.

I do have one beef with the set. the white plastic for the tiger, beetle, and swordfish is light pink. And the drills don't attach to the Samurai Megazord's chest.

I was enticed by the Samurai Megazord and Clawzord combo, and it came so close, but one factor kills it for me: the Samurai arms don't fold up. Well, the Monkey doesn't. The Monkey is missing a joint that lets it fold in half, and that will pose a problem for the Ultrazord, where the Turtle and Monkey have to be in their Emblem forms. Plus, I saw the Claw Armor Megazord giftset at Toys 'R Us. Don't get it! The price is more than the price of two Megazords separately!

Instead, I got the Retrofire Zeo Megazord, my favourite Megazord of all. I already loved his design, but his Sky Phoenix wings spread out, while inaccurate, just put it over the top for me. He looks majestic this way. I still want the original though, but he will soften the anxiety a bit.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Instead, I got the Retrofire Zeo Megazord, my favourite Megazord of all. I already loved his design, but his Sky Phoenix wings spread out, while inaccurate, just put it over the top for me. He looks majestic this way. I still want the original though, but he will soften the anxiety a bit.

I have the original Zeo Megazord! I need to peroxide a couple areas due to slight yellowing, but other than that, he's perfect.

Back to Samurai, the Monkey definitely lacks the ability to achieve the origami form. The Bull Carrier Zord has been confirmed though so the new Ultrazord combination has to play into it somehow. I'm thinking that we'll see how it works soon.

I need Dino Thunder Megazords. My list of crap I have to get keeps growing. In retrospect, I wish I had kept up with buying them.

I'm noticing that prices demanded for these things on ebay are high, but the completed listings shows nothing selling for the demanded price points. Does this mean that sellers think their stuff is worth more than they think? I'm just not willing to drop $160 on a Titan Mystic Force Megazord when the 10 completed listings show no sales for anything close to that price.