Yay, just got my Thunder Megazord! Getting a modern release of this figure has always been a dream if mine. While it felt overpriced at first the drop to $160 made it easier to swallow.
First thing that surprised me was how huge and good the box looked, really gave it a premium feel. Figures were spread inside a large piece of cardboard. Not the old school Styrofoam but it will do.
Figures themselves are amazing. They're much bigger than what I thought they'd be and are amazingly colored. I love the clear orb on the Black Lion. It's painted silver below so it shines nicely. They even included a base to form "somehow dumber looking than the Dino Megazord tank thing" but I couldn't bring myself to fully form it, looked like the Phoenix was sniffing the Red Dragonzord's butt
Still, it does a good job of holding the phoenix and displaying the other neatly so it will do.
The Red Dragon Zord has decent articulation in the upper body and can do some neat stuff with it arms. Unfortunately it can move its legs and waist much. Dragon form is super long and has really nice shelf presence I feel. Unfortunately I forgot to extend its neck and tail for the photo. Squeezing it inside the white background was super difficult.
I also want to point out how amazing the sword looks. The details on it are fantastic and the gold chain really adds a lot to the look. The blade itself is painted chrome and while it looks nice now I'm worried ti will peel off with time and repeated sheathings.
The megazord is
colossal, I can't stress that enough. It looks really nice overall despite how limited its articulation is. Only flaw is how the helmet doesn't fit snugly enough.
I'll probably take some more pics tomorrow.
S.H.Figuarts Scout Trooper with Speeder Bike by siegfried_fm, on Flickr
S.H.Figuarts Scout Trooper with Speeder Bike by siegfried_fm, on Flickr
Scout Troopers in Stilettos? by siegfried_fm, on Flickr
