Wonder Festival Shows off Sentinel Gigantic Action Scorponok and Black Zarak
Sunday, July 27th, 2014 12:19AM CDT
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Posted by K2vox on July 27th, 2014 @ 12:51am CDT
Posted by BERSEKAEL on July 27th, 2014 @ 12:54am CDT
Posted by RhA on July 27th, 2014 @ 1:35am CDT
K2vox wrote:Are these supposed to be like, pity-treats for the masses because they don't want to take the time to engineer ones that will actually transform? I'm so confused. On a different note: BEST ACTION MASTERS EVAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This.
Posted by Ultra Markus on July 27th, 2014 @ 1:38am CDT
Posted by BERSEKAEL on July 27th, 2014 @ 1:49am CDT
Ultra Markus wrote:so what are these 500 a piece?
have to be cheaper than Metroplex... Metroplex has triple transformation.
Posted by MGrotusque on July 27th, 2014 @ 3:33am CDT
They're also asking WAAAY too much money for this thing.
Posted by -Kanrabat- on July 27th, 2014 @ 4:14am CDT
EDIT:
Actually read the thread this time. So,
Posted by Sabrblade on July 27th, 2014 @ 4:17am CDT
Posted by Poyguimogul on July 27th, 2014 @ 4:49am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 27th, 2014 @ 4:54am CDT
I did say God Ginrai, did I not?Poyguimogul wrote:Ginrai was wearing Apex Armor
Not in every fight between God Ginrai and BlackZarak. Certainly not in the final episode battle, which was arguably their most famous fight.Poyguimogul wrote:and riding Grand Maximus
Posted by DMSL on July 27th, 2014 @ 6:29am CDT
That is just completely pointless.
Posted by Blackstreak on July 27th, 2014 @ 8:20am CDT
Does it?
But I can see that question has already been answered so I won't be wasting my money on either of these statues.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 27th, 2014 @ 8:28am CDT
Regardless, that thing is beautiful. I want one!
Posted by MGrotusque on July 27th, 2014 @ 11:08am CDT
There is actually only one thing that "transforms" on G1 Scorp and that's the lower kegs and the stinger. It's soooo easy and simple that it could be easily pulled off with this "super articulated" figure.
I agree that it's a totally super awesome looking Scorponok though. I desperately want it but won't pay that price for it and I would always harbor resentment towards it because it doesn't transform when it so easily could be possible if following the G1 design. Which they slavishly followed with this action figure.
Posted by xyl360 on July 27th, 2014 @ 1:02pm CDT
Posted by Nemesis Destron on July 27th, 2014 @ 1:05pm CDT
xyl360 wrote:I was seriously considering getting this Scorponok back when I first saw the prototype/test shot, but now that there are at least 2 transforming 3rd party options upcoming, I'll be getting one or both of them instead. Sorry Takara, I love you, but this isn't quite good enough. Maybe if the model were more extreme I could excuse the lack of alt modes, but it isn't. They mainly just stripped off the bits necessary for its alt modes (bug legs and stinger/tail) and called it a day.
Exaaaaactly...'nuff said!
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on July 27th, 2014 @ 1:19pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 27th, 2014 @ 3:58pm CDT
Delta Mgnus might have been referring to it being able to also transform into its City Mode in addition to the much less complex Scorpion Mode.MGrotusque wrote:Impossible? All you have to do to transform Scorponok is extend the bug legs out. Put his arms up over his head, fold his legs back on themselves at the knee and then plug in the stinger. Done.
There is actually only one thing that "transforms" on G1 Scorp and that's the lower kegs and the stinger. It's soooo easy and simple that it could be easily pulled off with this "super articulated" figure.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 27th, 2014 @ 4:07pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Delta Mgnus might have been referring to it being able to also transform into its City Mode in addition to the much less complex Scorpion Mode.MGrotusque wrote:Impossible? All you have to do to transform Scorponok is extend the bug legs out. Put his arms up over his head, fold his legs back on themselves at the knee and then plug in the stinger. Done.
There is actually only one thing that "transforms" on G1 Scorp and that's the lower kegs and the stinger. It's soooo easy and simple that it could be easily pulled off with this "super articulated" figure.
Yeah, that. One of the big problems with getting it to transform, I think, is the extremely nice, stylized animesque proportions- almost all the components are tapered, exaggerated or deformed in such a way that it looks awesome (like Dreamwave except not awful) but that it would make folding the thing up rather difficult- the thing wouldn't fit flush together without lots of folding panels, ugly hinges and obvious breaks in the sculpt (or worse, partsforming). It's intended to be a really nice, faithful depiction of his robot mode as it appeared in the cartoon/anime, rather than an update on the original toy. A bit like the Trasformers Revoltechs and the like.
Also, AFAIK, Sentinel doesn't really do transforming figures.
Posted by Emerje on July 27th, 2014 @ 10:56pm CDT
I'd love to have this Scorponok, but US$500 is way to much for me.
Emerje
Posted by MGrotusque on July 28th, 2014 @ 12:41am CDT
Delta Magnus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Delta Mgnus might have been referring to it being able to also transform into its City Mode in addition to the much less complex Scorpion Mode.MGrotusque wrote:Impossible? All you have to do to transform Scorponok is extend the bug legs out. Put his arms up over his head, fold his legs back on themselves at the knee and then plug in the stinger. Done.
There is actually only one thing that "transforms" on G1 Scorp and that's the lower kegs and the stinger. It's soooo easy and simple that it could be easily pulled off with this "super articulated" figure.
Yeah, that. One of the big problems with getting it to transform, I think, is the extremely nice, stylized animesque proportions- almost all the components are tapered, exaggerated or deformed in such a way that it looks awesome (like Dreamwave except not awful) but that it would make folding the thing up rather difficult- the thing wouldn't fit flush together without lots of folding panels, ugly hinges and obvious breaks in the sculpt (or worse, partsforming). It's intended to be a really nice, faithful depiction of his robot mode as it appeared in the cartoon/anime, rather than an update on the original toy. A bit like the Trasformers Revoltechs and the like.
Also, AFAIK, Sentinel doesn't really do transforming figures.
Yeah. I see where your coming from. That pesky city mode. Forgot all about it to be honest.
I wonder why it's so expensive though. Sure it's a specialized and highly stylized figure but it doesn't transform. I also know it's a massive figure from a 3rd party.....MASSSIVE. It's unprecedented in those regards but i can't help but think it would be better for sales at a 300 dollar price tag instead of the rumored 5 bills asking price. I don't know if that number has actually been confirmed yet.
Posted by mooncake623 on July 28th, 2014 @ 8:21am CDT
Posted by mblase75 on July 28th, 2014 @ 9:08am CDT
But then, there's more than one kind of collector out there.
Posted by It Is Him on July 28th, 2014 @ 9:41am CDT
Posted by joevill on July 28th, 2014 @ 10:00am CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 28th, 2014 @ 11:38am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on July 28th, 2014 @ 11:40am CDT
Rated X wrote:Im still trying to get why they couldnt have made this a transforming mold ? Hollowout the legs so they fold in, flip the arms up, rotate the cannons, tail flips out from behind, remove the head, and a scorpion head attaches in its place. How hard could it be ? I can understand no city mode, but no scorpion mode is plain stupid.
Because they are not Takara and it's not what they do.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 28th, 2014 @ 12:02pm CDT
Posted by K2vox on July 28th, 2014 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by Cyber Bishop on July 28th, 2014 @ 6:11pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 28th, 2014 @ 6:18pm CDT
Posted by fenrir72 on July 28th, 2014 @ 6:22pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 28th, 2014 @ 6:40pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, it's not that their incapable of making these transform into Scorpion Modes. It's the bureaucracy on of it all that legally prohibits them from doing so.
Its stuff like this that spawned the existance of 3rd parties in the first place. I could easily see an up and coming company buy one just to reverse mold it and retool it to transform...
And they'll sell it like 200 bucks less and ill buy one.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 28th, 2014 @ 6:45pm CDT
Posted by Rated X on July 28th, 2014 @ 7:37pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:There's also the possibility that maybe they just didn't want to make it transform, instead wanting to make a giant articulated action figure, one that's never been done before.
True, but those figures are going to take up alot of real estate in warehouses if they didnt read the fans correctly. BBTS changed their system so you cant tell how many of one item they have in stock. But when you could, I remember a lot of items over $500 they would only keep 10 or less in stock. I dont see the retailers taking risk with this in great numbers. Just my opinion.
Posted by Sabrblade on July 28th, 2014 @ 7:54pm CDT
Posted by RSDADDIMUS2 on July 28th, 2014 @ 9:02pm CDT
Posted by shajaki on July 28th, 2014 @ 9:29pm CDT
BUT.
five hundred bucks? seriously? hes the same size as fort max and generations metroplex, they transform, and cost half that. and im betting when those two 3rd party scorponoks hit the market, these things will be even more redundant.
Posted by william-james88 on July 29th, 2014 @ 1:21pm CDT
Preorders are up at Big Bad Toy Store for
Transformers Gigantic Megazarak (Scorponok) 22" Figure
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=scorponok
Posted by Evil Eye on July 29th, 2014 @ 1:52pm CDT
Posted by ScottyP on July 29th, 2014 @ 2:06pm CDT
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on July 29th, 2014 @ 7:21pm CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on July 29th, 2014 @ 10:01pm CDT
They already did. Back in 1987.Delta Magnus wrote:Wow, those new photos look amazing. Here's to hoping they make a Fort Max to go with him.
These are meant to go with the original G1 mold due to their size matching that of that toy.
Posted by Evil Eye on July 30th, 2014 @ 1:18pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:They already did. Back in 1987.Delta Magnus wrote:Wow, those new photos look amazing. Here's to hoping they make a Fort Max to go with him.
These are meant to go with the original G1 mold due to their size matching that of that toy.
*SMACK*
What I meant was a fully-poseable "anime proportions" one- G1 Fort Max is great for his time (and goes well with this) but his articulation is nothing to write home about and he's a little...tubby.
Posted by Metroplex79 on July 31st, 2014 @ 12:27pm CDT
RSDADDIMUS2 wrote:I do not buy Transformers that do not...Transform.
So you don't have:
-G1 Action Masters
-PVCs - SCF/Heroes of Cybertron/MyClones
-Robot Heroes
-Attacktix
-statues (Hard Hero)
-busts (Hard Hero)
-Revoltech
-Robot Replicas
-Hero Mashers
-Kreons
-3" Titaniums
-BW 10th Anniversary Transmutate
Posted by Va'al on October 21st, 2014 @ 4:02pm CDT
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Posted by Evil Eye on October 21st, 2014 @ 4:15pm CDT
Posted by cruizerdave on October 21st, 2014 @ 5:28pm CDT