Strike a pose, anything goes!

[MKT]

10 hours ago, lechuck said:

Thanks! Indeed it is the SOC Mazinkaiser SKL.

Honestly it is a bit of a disappointing attempt by Bandai, most of the articulation doesn't have good range and the biggest offender is when attaching the two guns to the chest. They do not lock in securely enough and will easily pop-out when touching it from certain angles due to how rounded the chest is.

Unless you are a die hard SOC collector or big fan of SKL, it should not be priority purchase. My hope is that Sentinel might take a stab at it in their Riobot line.

Ah so it is a SKL version. I'm not very familiar with Mazinger IP, so the lack of the usual red chest 'Z' symbol or bolt threw me off a bit. The articulation in your pic already looks very good to me, but I'm also not familiar with the SOC line as a whole. Incidentally, I have my first SOC the Getter Arc on the way; it was on massive discount recently at HLJ & I got it more of a curiosity on the SOC line.

I don't doubt Sentinel's articulation would be better, I really liked the looks of their Mazinkaiser at one time but when the re-issue came around, the urge has passed lol.

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[Mog]

Battle of the Heroes:

[MKT]

Pew pew pew!

[Mog]

Frustration:  I’m the original orange murder-bot. . . NOT that little Chopper!!

[lechuck]

[Mog]

It’s 2023.  Where is my future machine?!

[Big s]

10 minutes ago, Mog said:

It’s 2023.  Where is my future machine?!

That’s a real blast from the past 

[Mog]

Mospeada Combos:

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[MKT]

9 hours ago, Mog said:

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I don't have real affinity to the Vehicle Voltron cartoon, but I do remember coming across the huge toy box on the bottom shelf at the toy section in the department store during what should be the late 80's. Looking it up now, it must have been Matchbox's, but back then I thought it was the most amazing toy ever based on that box! During the same time, or perhaps on another visit circa the same era, there was the huge SDF-1 toy (Takatoku), but it didn't make as much impression to me as this Voltron did.

Perhaps I should pick up the Chogokin one day.

[Mog]

8 hours ago, MKT said:

I don't have real affinity to the Vehicle Voltron cartoon, but I do remember coming across the huge toy box on the bottom shelf at the toy section in the department store during what should be the late 80's. Looking it up now, it must have been Matchbox's, but back then I thought it was the most amazing toy ever based on that box! During the same time, or perhaps on another visit circa the same era, there was the huge SDF-1 toy (Takatoku), but it didn't make as much impression to me as this Voltron did.

Perhaps I should pick up the Chogokin one day.

For everything that could go wrong, the Bandai SOC was actually quite impressive.  

All the joints are nice and tight, despite being made of 15 parts/vehicles.  Two handed sword poses are no problem.  Articulation galore.  All the vehicles have nice little touches.  And it just has a crap-ton of accessories.

There are a few design limitations (can’t really rotate the forearms, so that the wheels are facing the torso instead of the back).

But it’s one hell of a collector’s piece.

[Swann]

Grendizer vintage pop up book.

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Getting ready for "last mission"!

[m0n5t3r]

I thought the SMP would be bigger. But they're somewhere in between the SRC and the Revoltech in terms of size/scale. Still, it's the only Enkidudu that's available.

[mog_kupo]

First Pop Up Parade

 

[jorawar_b]

Cobra Tie Fighter ?

[jorawar_b]

1/48 Thunderhammer 

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10 hours ago, jorawar_b said:

1/48 Thunderhammer 

The original Thunder Hammer looks so much better than Fext Hobby's effort.  One key difference is the crotch armor for FEXT's just a bit too overt and sticks out too much.

[m0n5t3r]

11 hours ago, jorawar_b said:

Ah, blast from the past. Miss this displayed... i don't miss the missiles falling off as soon as I touch it. 

[jorawar_b]

A little crossover

[Mog]

11 hours ago, jorawar_b said:

A little crossover

Zarana with Vulture's wings?

Okay

[Mog]

Sell the weapons, get the leather-clad girl:

[jorawar_b]

Posse's in effect

 

[jorawar_b]

Another one of my favorites 

[jorawar_b]

The best alpha made in my opinion 

[Mog]

^^Maybe.

But I still consider this the best toy rendition of the LEGIOSS: 😉

Edited October 26, 2023 by Mog

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And the scrunch to finish off the process:

[Mog]

They'll fight for freedom, wherever there's SPAMMING: