Kup and Sgt. Slaughter?!
Oh no... my wallet...
Oh no... my wallet...
I hope we get third party Pretender shells...
I'm curious to see how much remolding they get, if the dino modes will get any remolding to look more like the shells; Slag/Kakuryu getting a line of horns, Grimlock/Goryu getting spikes on his head, ete stuff that would be kinda simple to do but help make them look a bit more different then new colors.
Yeah, dino modes are almost definitely getting retooled but I’m most anticipating the colors. Most likely they’ll go with inner robot colors in service of a Dinoking that looks like Dinoking but shell colors or shell/inner robot fusions would be interesting.
Also will he just keep Volcanicus’ butterknife, have a toy-accurate blaster or maybe anime-accurate scythe?
Also will he just keep Volcanicus’ butterknife, have a toy-accurate blaster or maybe anime-accurate scythe?
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I see the colors being at least 90% toy. If we look at the previous 4 Pretenders we've gotten; they've tried to homage both shell and robot/vehicle. So I imagine that we'll see some gold and silver mixed in with the majorly blue/green/white look. I could see Kakuryu having the gold/yellow on his dino head/helmet and the rest of him being a green or brown; since as long as DinoKing's chest is yellow/gold I feel they'd be more willing to play with his colors. Same with Sludge, since his colors have almost no effect on DinoKing.
As for weapons: I'm hoping for a Gun and Scythe since this is a Pulsecon exclusive; and he did use a gun at least once in the show.
As for weapons: I'm hoping for a Gun and Scythe since this is a Pulsecon exclusive; and he did use a gun at least once in the show.
They could have double dipped and had one version that's wholly inner bot colored and another set that's wholly shell colors, but I doubt they did that.
I wonder if we'll get a recoloured/remolded Monstructor too?
It's not that I don't like the look, it's more that the mold's already been 5 guys already and I don't want one of my favs to end up a floppy mess from degradation.It can be done:
These two were the custom class options for TFCon Orlando 2023.
Honestly guys I will be STUNNED if there is any remolding of any kind on Dinoking. Cores just don't ever seem to get that. I absolutely don't expect any.
I think a few new parts have better odds probably but still probably are not a definite.
-ZacWilliam, I would love it if they remolded them all into Pretender Monsters but I don't expect that even a little bit.
I think a few new parts have better odds probably but still probably are not a definite.
-ZacWilliam, I would love it if they remolded them all into Pretender Monsters but I don't expect that even a little bit.
They’re a passable Dinoforce but would make absolutely terrible Monstructor parts unless they’ve got a couple new molds lying around.
Gotta agree, remolding on Core class is pretty rare (this is the main reason why I still collect Deluxe and Voyager, really). On the other hand, we did get pretooling or something for Core Ironhide and Ratchet, and Dinoking was almost everyone's first thought when the Core Dinobots got announced, especially when it was revealed they combined. If someone at Hasbro/TakTomy designed these figures with alternate tooling from the get-go, then it's not outside the realm of possibility to see some differences between the 2 sets.
I would love to see at least Goryu and Kakuryu get a little something to differentiate them from Grimlock and Slag, but I'm not going to hold my breath for it, either.
But then again, it is going to be a PulseCon exclusive, which could warrant a little extra effort put into it. But I wouldn't expect more than head retools for the robot heads and some of the dino heads. At the very least, the combiner head should be changed since there is no way Volcanicus's head could pass for Dinoking's head, no matter how it's colored.
They should retool poor Snarl’s legs so he doesn’t have to drag his chin on whatever he’s walking on.
That's understandable, but I hate it.
I always knew these guys were going to be a set and an exclusive. Just wasn't sure how or where.
Worse comes to worst, there will probably be other markets to buy from.
Yeah, the only way the Dinoforce would have been sold at retail would have been as individual figures like the Dinobots were. A gift set with potentially extra bells and whistles likely wouldn't have fit into any of the defined retail price points, meaning it was always going to be a special venue release.
At least it'll still be the cheapest Dinoking on the market.