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I like it.

Still not 100% sure these will be my MP dinobots, but I'm leaning towards these guys.

I'm not sure I see much difference in the bot feet. Am I missing something?





But that tail definitely looks much, much better. Maybe it could move all along?

[Edit] Oh, and it looks like dino mode has a neck now! Niiiiiceeee!
[Edit2] Changed the order of the pics in the post. Black background pics are the newer revisions. Sorry for any confusion...

Agamemnon wrote:
But that tail definitely looks much, much better. Maybe it could move all along?

The angle of his back is a little acute for my taste. Right above his rear legs how it changes direction from the rise of the hind quarters to the hypotenuse of the back goins towards head is aggressive.
Other than that i'm stoked for this big time! Snarl is my fave. I hope they get the chrome right.

MGrotusque wrote:Other than that i'm stoked for this big time! Snarl is my fave. I hope they get the chrome right.

My fave too!
Now that they are done(?) prototyping the chrome will be the next thing to get right. So stoked!

MGrotusque wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:
But that tail definitely looks much, much better. Maybe it could move all along?

The angle of his back is a little acute for my taste. Right above his rear legs how it changes direction from the rise of the hind quarters to the hypotenuse of the back goins towards head is aggressive.
Other than that i'm stoked for this big time! Snarl is my fave. I hope they get the chrome right.

Does it look better to you in the new pics (black background)? The ones on the bottom were the older pics; the black background is the new pics.

That pic looks much better but i figured it was because the shot was taken from a lower angle looking up at the figure so that high spot wasn't as prominent due to the upper leg hiding it. I also thought the extra bit of neck was a transformation not a redesign.

But yes. I like that pic much better.

Giga Power have give us and update on there snarl with some new images .

OK folks, here is the pictures that I promised, these pictures are taken by our factory, it's our initial molding test shot. Once we get it back from the factory, I will be taking more pictures and post them up in 4-5 days. There are going to be several molding test before it's put into production. The silver part will be diecast. and I will also be posting the weapons and some of the accessories in a few days. Once again, Pre-order will not be up until the full production begins. We have to ensure the quality of our products before we put up the pre-order.

Think GP struck out twice in ugly,weird Sculpting and oversized 12-13 inch robot scale. Probably going to get the FT MP Dinbots instead as the sculpt looks better and the robot modes are barely 3/4 of a inch taller than MP-10.

Have more faith in the FT company sculpting, Engineering and joints tech. As I own there Quakewave. That I deem is a vastly superior toy in all areas.

I like the look of his robot mode. I'm going to wait for reviews since I heard a bunch of people had QC issues with Scoria...

That looks great! I'm already onboard with FansToys line-up and I really don't want to double dip at expected price ranges for MP-suitable figures. I will say I like everything I'm seeing here. Maybe some reviews (or a decent pay raise) will sway me into picking this guy up.

Imo Giga nailed it . I even think MP10 looks a little naff next to snarl .

I think it's an awesome Snarl! I'll have to take a closer look at FT release and see which is better but Gigas looks pretty bang on to me.
I'm liking the size of it too.

Iron Prime wrote:I like the look of his robot mode. I'm going to wait for reviews since I heard a bunch of people had QC issues with Scoria...

Scoria is made by another 3rd party company called Fans toys.

Looks cool. Like the size too. I might mix and match the two companies dinos depending on how I feel about each one. Only knock I have is I would prefer the dino legs do what Scotia's do, hide in the leg in bot mode...but he looks very mean. I'll be watching for their Grimlock if they are going so big. Might be just the right amount of bigger. Man, I hate having to chose one design over another.. Both companies seem to have a winning line on their hands. Time to buy some scratch off tickets I guess.

As an after though about grimlock..if giga puts him out second, maybe third, i would jump at it seeing as FT has him slated last...just a thought. Plus Sludge in my mind should be a bit bigger than the others. Since I'm sold on FT swoop and have Scoria, I could see getting 2 of the five from Giga if the release schedule jives.

Gurgintius Maximus wrote:Looks cool. Like the size too. I might mix and match the two companies dinos depending on how I feel about each one. Only knock I have is I would prefer the dino legs do what Scotia's do, hide in the leg in bot mode...but he looks very mean. I'll be watching for their Grimlock if they are going so big. Might be just the right amount of bigger. Man, I hate having to chose one design over another.. Both companies seem to have a winning line on their hands. Time to buy some scratch off tickets I guess.

As an after though about grimlock..if giga puts him out second, maybe third, i would jump at it seeing as FT has him slated last...just a thought. Plus Sludge in my mind should be a bit bigger than the others. Since I'm sold on FT swoop and have Scoria, I could see getting 2 of the five from Giga if the release schedule jives.

Love that you are a HasTak and 3rd party Masterpiece buyer like myself.

Great idea in mixing 3rd party MP Dinobots from Fans Toys and Giga Power.

Just curious, Do you have any plans to buy the 3rd party classics themed Dinobots that are being released from Fans Projects, Mecha Forms
& PX?

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
Love that you are a HasTak and 3rd party Masterpiece buyer like myself.

Great idea in mixing 3rd party MP Dinobots from Fans Toys and Giga Power.

Just curious, Do you have any plans to buy the 3rd party classics themed Dinobots that are being released from Fans Projects, Mecha Forms
& PX?

The lost exo realm ones are pretty awesome so far, might pick them up, but after FT and Giga get done w my wallet I can't say for sure. The others are an easy pass for me. Yeah, the MP style figures are my focus so I can def relate...I do have a mean G1 collection too!

Just wondering what the Pre-order prices for these Giga Power MP Dinobots will be, Guessing $199.

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Thanks for the pics. Toy looks a bit better with these newer pics.

Yea, I think these are gonna be my MP Dinobots.

I wish they were able to hide the legs better in bot mode, like Scoria, but I love the size and the look.

I also hope they go with the clear plastic and robot parts underneath like the G1 figure, or MP Grimlock's neck.

This is definitely the "superior" of the MP Dinobots .

Looks like this guys being going to the gym while FT looks like it stopped a few month back

I could be down for one of these . He just looks so big and powerful , imo both modes have been nailed and there's lots of nice detail work , looking forward to color images .

Also i think the the sword is a lot better than FT since it doesn't have to be held at an awkward angle

Finally Giga Power have giving us an update with a splash of color .

Giga Power.

Kept you waiting, huh? Sorry for that, we are busy finalizing Guttur and the others.

We would like to share with you what we have been up to lately. We were not giving up nor selling our kidneys to be able to continue. We are fine, dont worry.

We are looking for the right colours. These photos are just a test, let us know what do you think about them.

The preorders will be up soon. Right now there are no real preorders, no matter what you might have seen around, be carefull.

Get ready for pictures of more accessories next time. Can you guess what all accessories there will be?

Btw. the translucent parts are just not present on these photos.

You know, I was originally going to spring for all FP Dinobots (I don't collect MPs, unless they scale well with my existing figures- one of the reasons I'm thinking of getting some MP Seekers) but this...this is fantastic.

I might not go for the rest, but if they do a Sludge at that size, I'm totally in. The thought of Sludge being this veritable walking battle station is just awesome.

Just please, let there be a flexy neck...

Here's an additional color pic and a look at how big GP Snarl is and he's HUGE!