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News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Tue Aug 22, 2017 12:29 pm

chuckdawg1999 wrote:How about the possibility of a super Minipla set?

Mebbe. That's the deluxe or smaller sized stuff, right? Partsforming for transformation (which is fine)?

Bing'd that as I didn't know what "Super Minipla" was.. :lol:

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Aug 30, 2017 12:33 pm

itscramtastic wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:How about the possibility of a super Minipla set?
Mebbe. That's the deluxe or smaller sized stuff, right? Partsforming for transformation (which is fine)?

Bing'd that as I didn't know what "Super Minipla" was..

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:47 pm

Uh..did we know about the CLASSIC Voltron coming from Playmates?!

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 2:49 pm

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:13 pm

itscramtastic wrote:Uh..did we know about the CLASSIC Voltron coming from Playmates?!

Yea that came outta nowhere

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 3:14 pm

nycPrime wrote:
itscramtastic wrote:Uh..did we know about the CLASSIC Voltron coming from Playmates?!
Yea that came outta nowhere

It most certainly did!

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:12 pm

Looks like the SOC without diecast.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:32 pm

All I can say is that the meme I wish you post right now after seeing these would not abide by site rules :-D

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:00 am

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Looks like the SOC without diecast.

They sure do!! I'm excited!!

william-james88 wrote:All I can say is that the meme I wish you post right now after seeing these would not abide by site rules

Post it WJ!!! DO IT!!

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:18 pm

I got some more info, the 4 limbs will probably have spring loaded weapons and the black lion will have lights and sounds like the newer version.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:23 am

Now, that looks interesting... Need price.... But, really, who am I kidding. I'm prolly going to get it...

News Credits: 15 · by **galvatron00** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 12:34 pm

They are up on BBTS: $39 for the black lion, $89 for the set of limbs!

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 3:22 pm

Thanks much! I preordered....

News Credits: 12 · by **nycPrime** » Mon Sep 04, 2017 4:50 pm

itscramtastic wrote:They are up on BBTS: $39 for the black lion, $89 for the set of limbs!

Since I have the SOC and am not a completionist, it's an easy pass for me. I do kinda want a nice version of the Netflix Voltron, but haven't seen anything from Playmates that is even close to tempting.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:09 pm

Walked into TRU yesterday and to my surprise, they had Voltron stuff! Non-combining lions and Voltron figure.

They also had the combining black lion but only him, none of the limbs even though the tags were there for them. Not sure if it was new stock and they were still filing the shelves or the other four had sold out.

For those that have him, is the modern combining Voltron worth it? (In total he'll cost roughly $180AUD)

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:51 pm

Burn wrote:For those that have him, is the modern combining Voltron worth it? (In total he'll cost roughly $180AUD)

Yes. I really love how the individual lions are really great action figures in and of themselves (except for the Black lion, he is clearly meant to be a torso). They also have a lot of playability each with missiles, and small riders that you can fit inside. He is really big too and the plastic doesnt feel cheap at all. My cost was pretty similar and I am not regretting it. The only thing you have to prepare yourself is that there is some lacking articulation for the combined mode, like the lack of a neck joint which really limits the cool poses you can do. That is my only major beef with the guy.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:55 pm

william-james88 wrote: The only thing you have to prepare yourself is that there is some lacking articulation for the combined mode, like the lack of a neck joint which really limits the cool poses you can do. That is my only major beef with the guy.

I did wonder about his articulation. The box itself does very little to sell the figure other than a graphic which shows they combine. There's no actual image of the combined form which is one of the reasons I didn't buy him (the other being the lack of limbs) until I could see pictures of him on something larger than my phone.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:23 pm

Burn wrote:
william-james88 wrote: The only thing you have to prepare yourself is that there is some lacking articulation for the combined mode, like the lack of a neck joint which really limits the cool poses you can do. That is my only major beef with the guy.

I did wonder about his articulation. The box itself does very little to sell the figure other than a graphic which shows they combine. There's no actual image of the combined form which is one of the reasons I didn't buy him (the other being the lack of limbs) until I could see pictures of him on something larger than my phone.

I do not know how sacrilegious what I am about to do is, but there is a nice gallery that you can find here which will give you the best idea of the poses you can do with him.

http://news.toyark.com/2017/01/14/voltr ... iew-236279

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 10:26 pm

hmmm...something definitely bugs me about it. Might just save my money for two leader class figures.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:29 am

Yo Burn, I think you should get him. I saw Willy-J's acquisition pictures, questioned him about it relentlessly, then spent 2 months hunting down the components. I found the limbs back in February and didn't get black lion until near the end of March. He is a bit limited, but he's still so damn cool. He is one of the few non-transformers hauls I have gotten over the past few years, and there is no regret.

Have some of my pictures below, taken previously and probably seen by you before, but for a reminder of how cool he looks:

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:51 am

I'll back up that the lions are pretty damn cool and a lot of fun. I've picked up 3 of the 4 limbs so far. I will say that I got two of them at 50% off. I feel that they are a little pricey and should be priced at about 25% less, but I'm a cheap ass. There is also that boxed set (if it makes it your way) that is just a bit less than buying them separately. Still got black and yellow to go.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 10:56 am

carytheone wrote:I'll back up that the lions are pretty damn cool and a lot of fun. I've picked up 3 of the 4 limbs so far. I will say that I got two of them at 50% off. I feel that they are a little pricey and should be priced at about 25% less, but I'm a cheap ass. There is also that boxed set (if it makes it your way) that is just a bit less than buying them separately. Still got black and yellow to go.

I am a cheap ass too, so don't worry too much about that!

One thing I really like about the limbs is how lethal the weapons are. Yellow Lion can launch a disc the whole way across a room, and the missile launchers are pretty powerful too. Impressive pieces of weaponry the lions have

News Credits: 191 · by **Kurona** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:08 am

Megatron with the black lion is just the most perfect pairing.

News Credits: 131 · by **no-one** » Wed Sep 06, 2017 11:10 am

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:One thing I really like about the limbs is how lethal the weapons are. Yellow Lion can launch a disc the whole way across a room, and the missile launchers are pretty powerful too. Impressive pieces of weaponry the lions have

You are correct about that. You could almost put an eye out with those things.

I saw the toys before I watched the show. The first thing I thought were how dumb they looked "Voltron" doesn't use gimmicky weapons. Then I saw them use almost the exact same weapons on the show. Paint me impressed. The only thing missing are some of the lion specific special weapons that Voltron uses. Well and that dope ass wing set the black lion gets.

I'm excited to complete the set and super relieved all the lions are readily available at retail now.

Not going lie though, the first thing I'm going do when Voltron is completed is have him fight CW Devastator :michaelbay: