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  • Voltron

    "All of the Legendary Defender lions can be used with the Voltron 84 body, but not the other way around."
    An eBay listing I found when looking for non-painful prices on the Voltron '84 limb lions (because this thing now has Combiner Wars Syndrome) says otherwise: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/~nEAAOSw1ENkcPce/s-l960.jpg
    You can't stick limbs on the wrong sides, sure, but it definitely seems you can stick the '84 limb lions on the LD Black Lion.

    * The apparent lack of bicep swivels you mention is odd - it looks like it should have them, the Legendary Defender version has them, and the upper part of the elbow is clearly separate from the shoulder. Weird. I will say, it's nice that the elbows are unblocked without needing to slightly mistransform. The Legendary Green and Red lions really needed to have their haunch cowlings collapse a little.
    * The Black Lion obviously copies a lot of design layout from the Legendary one, may even be a heavy reshell. But they definitely repeated not only the electronics setup but also the shoulder joint setup, with the socket itself being static and the rotation using the lion's own shoulder ratchet. It's a bit of a cheat, but I think it's acceptable. Here's why: Between the lion's own shoulder ratchet, and having to accommodate the tucked-in lower leg... it's unlikely there was room to give the socket its own separate ratchet - at least, not one that could handle the weight of the arm lions.
    * From the sound of it, Playmates' circuit board designer doesn't seem to have been the best at complex audio priorities. I know from experience the Legendary Black Lion has similar issues.

    I don' really see this and the Legendary Defender version as having different proportions as such, aside from the wings.

    Having acquired the 16" Legendary Defender version, I'd really like to get this one. It seems more fun than either the Masterpiece one or the Matty Collector one.

    ZeldaTheSwordsman   14 weeks 16 hours ago
  • It's not an exact match, but it looks like someone was looking at the Gundam MK-V while designing this, particularly in the torso section.

    Combat_Armor_Dougram   14 weeks 1 day ago
  • I just LOVE the photography in this review. The simple use of a suede blanket? bed sheet? that happens to be the PERFECT texture and color to emulate desert sand. The small bunches in the blanket that mimic sand dunes. The shadows cast by the subjects. The way these derelict heads of old robot Gods poke out of the "sand" is just M'wah! Chef's kiss! It's all so perfect. Absolutely lovely. Excellent Work!

    netkid   26 weeks 2 days ago
  • R18 Race Car Set

    For the price, that's pretty impressive. Very nice.

    Optimal III   29 weeks 6 days ago
  • Spacey Spider

    Thanks for covering these weird old toys. Most of this obscure stuff would've been lost to time, drowned out by the popular toys of their day.

    netkid   33 weeks 5 days ago
  • MBO UFO Buddy

    It's wacky and obscure stuff like this that keeps me glued to CollectionDX! Always keeping it fresh, unique, and interesting!

    The gyroscope stabilization is awesome! I wish more toys utilized such a feature! Such a mechanism would've been great for something like, say, a Masters of the Universe vehicle.

    netkid   33 weeks 5 days ago
  • Even crazier than the chameleon! Almost hard to take in the mechanical side up close, but from a distance, it all comes together. Very cool.

    Optimal III   34 weeks 6 days ago
  • Mechanical Chameleon

    Very cool. Doing the half complete/half mechanical thing could be its own line, or maybe a gimmick for some kind of media.

    Optimal III   35 weeks 2 days ago
  • Reboost

    The fact that the motocompo is pretty much immobile is kind of disappointing

    Tetsuryu   37 weeks 3 days ago
  • MBO UFO Buddy
    UBO

    I believe UBO is another toy in the line and the callout is stating that the toys won't interfere with each other.

    Combat_Armor_Dougram   40 weeks 1 day ago
  • Spacey Spider
    Gun

    The gun looks like Earth King's weapon from the Godaikin Godsigma set.

    Combat_Armor_Dougram   40 weeks 6 days ago
  • Wow, they are still available? These are a steal at that price.

    JoshB   42 weeks 1 day ago
  • Just bought the red one from their website!
    Red, yellow, and green are still available and at a discounted price of $35!
    Go get ‘em!

    netkid   42 weeks 4 days ago
  • Mechanical Spaceman

    That is a cool set that looks exactly like the name sounds. Was about to say, the dx brick is too good to be true. But even cooler that you can get the bricks customized.

    Nice review.

    Optimal III   47 weeks 2 days ago
  • Ranger Trailer

    Solo, each of these sets have looked interesting. Together, it's nice to see how they interact and have themed groups. Very cool.

    Of the ones you've covered, I think the blue series is the coolest looking, but the green series is the best designed.

    Optimal III   49 weeks 1 day ago
  • Raideen Suspenders

    That really is cool on both fronts, the suspenders and the packaging. Wonder if there's a museum filled with such things, not toys but the merchandise that went along side them.

    Optimal III   50 weeks 1 hour ago
  • Titan

    If someone decides to read this, and would have a nice scan of the sticker sheet,, shoot me an email to bourno@gmail.com
    Thanks. Fun reading this review from 13 years ago, and great to have this resource still.

    bourno   50 weeks 4 days ago
  • Dancouga

    I really love this updated Dancouga figure! I think it's about time one of these 3rd party companies try their hand at making one. Unfortunately he's not as popular as Voltron/Golion because there a literally a million different figures available. Licensed & unlicensed. High quality & crap quality. Maybe one day though...

    Scarfang_The_Slayer   1 year 10 weeks ago
  • Rod Drill

    For $45, that's pretty good. May have to pre-order, but I'm really looking forward to other characters they'll do.

    Optimal III   1 year 15 weeks ago
  • Rod Drill

    Looks nice - was one of my favorite Gobots. Liked the action toys releases, but these look swank. Anything to get more Machine Robo out there!

    BVJ_Fan   1 year 15 weeks ago
  • Wheel Raptor

    I might pick one of these up next year. Seeing these, and seeing Hasbro getting serious about vehicle toys again recently, I wonder if there's any chance of new M.A.S.K. toys getting made anytime soon. Or even just reissues of the originals.

    Ramen Toys is doing a modern Thunderhawk that looks really good. Maybe one or more of these things will get that ball rolling.

    Optimal III   1 year 16 weeks ago
  • Dino Mega Playset

    ...is a badly molded folded up mortar - the light artillery tubes used by infantry. It would fit with the other military themed accessories.

    F-ZeroOne   1 year 16 weeks ago
  • Fortress Maximus

    You are an opinionated coward - you force your opinions on other people and call them names when they have a different opinion than yours and you know they can't answer you back and pretend that nothing happened every time you're here.

    You are a hypocritical whiner - you call people like that while you never look in the mirror while most of your posts are just like that, whining.

    You are the type of person who enjoys to be miserable to others because your life is too boring and this is the only way for you to have some sort of excitement.

    But go ahead and do your own thing because that's what you always do until the day you wake up and realize how much time you wasted whining and ranting instead of doing something more productive.

    makaikishi   1 year 28 weeks ago
  • Fortress Maximus

    Assuming that by "goggled" you mean where his eyes were joined by the eye color being extended across the bridge of his nose (which turned into full goggles in some art after the first time it happened), that was a look only present in the comics, and only inconsistently.

    For instance, nowhere to be seen in the iconic image of Fort Max pulling his own damn head off:
    https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Fortmaxgiveshead.jpg

    Or these:
    https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Fortressmaximus-totalled-worthlesshuman.jpg
    https://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Fortressmaximus-trialbyfire-rollout.jpg

    A comic-only look that wasn't even constantly present in the comics wouldn't even have been in the running.

    If by goggled you just mean the eyes sticking out of the face, there are reasons why they wouldn't have gone that route even when they went with an American face for Cerebros:
    1. Inset eyes like the toy and the Headmasters depiction are easier to sculpt and paint; they also made it easier to do the clear eyes for the electronic lights
    2. The toy/Headmasters look is probably more iconic overall, and it was also the only one suitable for the prospective redecoes.
    3. Related to 2, having multiple Cerebros faceplates is one thing, multiple Fort Max faceplates is another.
    4. Conflicting designer desires.

    ZeldaTheSwordsman   1 year 28 weeks ago
  • Fortress Maximus

    When the reviewer or commenter is an illogical whiny bitch? Yes.

    ZeldaTheSwordsman   1 year 28 weeks ago