Playmates currently has no plans to release the Re-Ignition figures of Squatt and King Sphinx that had been previously displayed at Toy Fair, sadly leaving Baboo without his other half for the foreseeable future.Previous Thread: >>11739505
>>11771199Oh, what? What's that? Playmates fucked another toy line up? Oh noooo, that never happened before!
>>11771199good
>>11771199why is this show so cursed to never get a complete roster of villains?
>>11771339its a 30 year old series let it die
>>11771343no, it can die once they finish the roster a single time
>>11771346nah its dead
>>11771199This is what you get for thinking the Playmates toys were "good"
how do you fail harder than hasblow lightning collection
>>11771339retailers don't want them.
>>11771394>adult focused toyline for a property that's only relevant with 40 year oldsvs>child focused toyline for a property that's only relevant with 40 year oldsgosh
>>11771343You hear that, everybody? Toy lines for 30-year-old shows need to die. Everyone wrap up Ninja Turtles, Transformers, GI Joe, He-Man, Thundercats, Ghostbusters, etc.
>>11771548Those are actually good, though
>>11771199We dont need Sphinx since we have one already. But this new line has nothing anyway
>>11771394They’re selling zords rangers and roleplay items just fine
It will feel so satisfying once Playmates finally folds without the TMNT license.
I guess it's just a matter of time before this meets the same fate....
>>11771548>Everyone wrap up Transformersthose are actually relevantTMNT has its last chance.others-yeah i dont know who is a fan of those these days
>>11771651they'll do a small exclusive run of the complete thunder megazord, then cancel the single red dragon release
>>11771651Why would you want to buy this? It looks like shit.
Why? Is this line not doing well?
>>11771753Nope
>>11771753There's no way it could be. Who would buy this stuff? Those automorphing figures rotted on store shelves back in 1994 when they originally came out because they were hideous. They look even dumber 30 years later.
>>11771783>Those automorphing figures rotted on store shelves back in 1994 when they originally came out because they were hideous. This isn't how I remember it, they were easily the best loved Ranger figures out there. The 8'' figures were quiclky forgotten when they came out because the morphing was like half the appeal of the show. The smaller, non morphing Gokin based figures were seen as cheap versions packed in with vehicles and things as a cost saver.>They look even dumber 30 years later.these new ones do look worse, even with some developments. The more they engineer these sorts of figures, the worse they end up looking. Smaller heads, bodies too big, legs too wide. Ever since Zeo they got progressively more awkward looking. And even Bandai's roided out stuff still looks more proportionate than the dumpy Hasbro and Playmates stuff
Bruh this shit has actual dust on it at every Walmart in the country. I partially blame Walmart for the fact that they seem to have no fucking clue what a sale is. Its either msrp or clearance(tagged at msrp for a month) with no inbetween which is so fucking autistic
>>11771783>The most successful Power Rangers toys ever made rotted on store shelves back in 1994Confirmed zoomer who has no idea how popular those things were back in the day. The only MMPR figures that peg warmed back in the original run were the movie ones, and that's likely because they looked nothing like the movie suits. The show had to invent Metallic Armor to try to get people to buy them.
>>11771801Well, no. The movie figures didn't sell because most kids dropped the show like a rock when they got rid of Thuy, Walter, and Jason. It was over by 1995.
>>11771753They say it is. https://toy-wizards.com/2026/02/15/toy-fair-2026-playmates-keeps-power-rangers-still-morphenominal-after-all-these-years/?ampAs usual, I blame any problems they're having on WalMart.
>>11771578We already have a Squatt, too. But these were going to be in the 5" scale, which have never been done before, which was the main draw.
>>11771807Obviously kids would have aged out of watching it either way but have to wonder how differently things would have gone down if saban wasn’t so fucking cheap and gave the actors better pay.
>>11771752Your ancestors looked like shit and yet plantation owners bought them.
>>11771659I haven't kept up with the turtles franchise since the 2012 series was very none Nickelodeon. Are the new shows so bad that TMNT are irrelevant again?
>>11771869>retard ass Boco believes Playmateswhat a shocker
>>11771807Kinda crazy that MMPR mania really lasted a year. The whole franchise lives off of 1993/94
>>11771904The toys based on Mutant Mayhem and accompanying show sold so poorly Playmates finally lost the license and Paramount has already greenlit the next live action reboot with the sequel likely DOA.
>>11771807Season 3 was the worst. Great zords and new mooks with the Tengu, but it's very stupid and goofy. Like too much even for a kid's show. It was just as bad if not worse than Beetleborgs
>>11771965Yeah, I don't know what happened. I don't know if they got new writers or new directors or the Ranger actors were just tired of the roles (or all three), but the acting is noticeably worse in Season 3 than it had been in the first two seasons. Thank god the villains made up for it by becoming Married With Children In Space.
>>11771967They likely used a large chunk of the budget for the movie.
>>11771970How would that affect the acting?
>>11771807>most kids dropped the show like a rock when they got rid of Thuy, Walter, and JasonNo they didn't. MMPR's popularity was consistent throughout season 2 and the hype train was very high leading up to the movie release. After the movie it did seem to take a dip, and after Amy Jo left it dropped off substantially, but there wasn't an immediate impact caused by the season 2 cast change because Tommy and Kimberly were the most popular characters. Kerrigan Mahan (Goldar's voice actor) has told a story of Austin coming to him seeking advice, and Kerrigan told Austin that without Amy Jo as part of the strike he was in trouble. 26:23 mark if the link doesn't take you there.https://www.youtube.com/live/92nd_tJj82Y?si=sivbHjIQXpdQrP_T&t=1583
>>11772017>the hype train was very high leading up to the movie releaseI think bad toy offerings played a big part in MMPR's decline. Half the reason season 1 was such a hit is because the toys were awesome, and season 2 continued that. Then you get to the movie and the figures don't even look like the suits, nor do they have the popular Automorphin gimmick. They're just shiny meh figures of the TV suits. No roleplay toys were released for any of the movie's gear, not even a shiny movie Morpher with Ninja Coins.The Zords felt like big downgrades. Tommy goes from an electronic dragon, to an electronic tiger which transforms into a warrior mode, to a bird with the electronics from the Japanese release gutted out of it. Red Ranger went from a tyrannosaurus, to a flying dragon with a transforming warrior mode which was cool enough to get a solo release, to a small arm forming ape with 2 POA.Those same unimpressive Zords being rolled out repackaged for season 3 certainly didn't help things. Yeah season 3 eventually got the Shogun Zords, but those weren't great toys either. The articulation was too limited to make them cool figures on their own, and as far as Zords go they're very samey. Then you have a straight re-release in Titanus. Ninjor was really the only cool season 3 toy.Even the season 3 villain figures were very "who cares?" You got an off-model Tenga, which was technically from the movie line but ended up getting rolled into the season 3 assortment. You got a badly painted Rito who came with a bone gun instead of his sword. You got Master Vile in two scales, but he was a late season 3 character so most people didn't care about his figures for the majority of the season. Vampirus was the only monster of the day figure released from the actual third season of MMPR, the rest of them were either from the Alien Ranger saga or weren't adapted at all.Also zero roleplay toys for season 3, no playset, the same 8" Ranger figures (but they talk now).
>>11772017>>1177207730 years and this is all power fags have to bitch about
>>11772080Dead toy lines will cause that
>>11771793Only black and blue went on clearance at the store where I work. I thought that was odd and kinda funny. I wish playmates had not gone with the flip gimmick first but it's done now.
>>11772077>The Zords felt like big downgrades. Tommy goes from an electronic dragon, to an electronic tiger which transforms into a warrior mode, to a bird with the electronics from the Japanese release gutted out of it. Red Ranger went from a tyrannosaurus, to a flying dragon with a transforming warrior mode which was cool enough to get a solo release, to a small arm forming ape with 2 POA.Not much BoA could do at the time because that's how their Kakuranger counterparts were. At least Tommy didn't go from Tigerzord to Crane Ninjazord which is the mecha his color counterpart, NinjaWhite, got.
>>11772196NinjaWhite went from White Kark, Battle Kark to God Kark. Kakuranger never having a proper 6th Ranger made things tricky when Saban adapted season 3.
>>11772009nta, and it's not a budget thing, but I think the movie made a lot of them burn out on the roles. Amy Jo Johnson was leaving and Karan Ashley didn't want to stick around much longer. Steve Cardenas only lasted one more season. I think the only one who would've stuck around through the entirety of Turbo or a followup is Johnny Yong Bosch because he seems really easy going and didn't seem bothered much about working more or less.
>>11771659>those are actually relevantpfft ok, tell that to Transformers One and the ;ast 11 years of cartoons. It survives only because of what paypigs TF fans are. TF fans are a dying breed and they don't know it, there's likely no real new fans from the last 11 years. It's like Children of Men or 17776, it's over and all that's left are the preexisting fans.
>>11772196The could have not taken the electronics out of the Falconzord, making an already downgrade of a Zord an even worse toy.
>>11772234They did that to cut costs. >downgradeSaban Brands did what they could since Tsubasamaru never belonged to any particular Kakuranger. He'd show up whenever he wished. If they'd followed Kakuranger more accurately then Tommy would've started with White Shogunzord instead.
>>11772077>Even the season 3 villain figures were very "who cares?" You got an off-model Tenga, which was technically from the movie line but ended up getting rolled into the season 3 assortment. You got a badly painted Rito who came with a bone gun instead of his sword. You got Master Vile in two scales, but he was a late season 3 character so most people didn't care about his figures for the majority of the season. Vampirus was the only monster of the day figure released from the actual third season of MMPR, the rest of them were either from the Alien Ranger saga or weren't adapted at all.It still blows my mind that the 8" Evil Space Aliens didn't have Rito and instead gave us Calcifire, who wasn't even adapted into MMPR/MMAR, and Silent Knight, which wasn't even an OPTION to be adapted since he never had a definitive fight against the Kakurangers (he'd always land a few blows and then retreat), never grew and fought the Zords, never had a mutant monster form, and was a human character who went around with his helmet/mask off 90% of the time anyway. I know we had Scorpina and obviously Rita, but someone like Silent Knight wouldn't have fit anywhere into Season 3. It's also always bugged me that they took Master Vile, whose defining feature is that he's a huge motherfucker, and made him the shortest figure in the wave.
>>11772349Oh yeah, Rito's rifle is because it's on the concept art of his Sentai counterpart. It was never seen in Kakuranger. Hakumenrou having a PR toy is still funny to me. His longer fights were against NinjaWhite for plot reasons.
>>11772247>They did that to cut costs.Why? The Falconzord was in an assortment of his own, it didn't need to fit any existing price point. Why did it need to be $14.99? It couldn't have been more than a few bucks difference to keep the electronics in it. There were dollar store toys at the time with lights and sounds. It would have resulted in a much better toy than the boring thing we got, which is especially bland coming off the Dragonzord and Tigerzord which both had electronics.
>>11771932Show us on the doll where Playmates touched you, Anon.
>>11771199Someday it will be his day, somedayI should have bought the Super Mini Pla when it was at B&N
>>11772665Stay forever wrong
>>11772247>Saban Brands did what they could since Tsubasamaru never belonged to any particular Kakuranger. He'd show up whenever he wished. If they'd followed Kakuranger more accurately then Tommy would've started with White Shogunzord insteadSaban Brands didn't yet exist. I believe Saban Entertainment, however, played a key role in the creation of the Ninja Zords. I don't think it's a lucky coincidence that there just happened to be a special white and gold mech which acted as an add-on for the core team's robots. The movie was a very big deal, and a big studio film which had hundreds of millions of dollars invested into it wasn't just going to settle for whatever Zords the Sentai gave them. In picrel Shuki Levy mentioned in an interview for the 95 movie that he was already working on Zords for a sequel (last few sentences), so it stands to reason that Saban Entertainment was involved with creation of the first movie's Zords.The timing seems to work out. MMPR was an instant hit, and the first season was given a 20 episode extension very early on. We know via scripts that those episodes were written no later than November 1993, and likely started much sooner given the scripts we have are labelled final draft. It's very likely that the movie went into pre-production during this time period as MMPR mania was sweeping the nation. Toei is prominently credited on the film (A Saban Entertainment/Toei Company Production), and would have known if Zords were needed for it in the early stages of development as they were doing their own pre-production for Kakuranger. Sentai had never given a team a second 5-part combining robot before, which further supports the idea that the Ninja Zords were not originally planned for Kakuranger. Being an unplanned late addition would also explain why the individual mech had an unconventional roll out in Kakuranger over the course of 6 episodes, as the models could only be built/filmed so fast.
>>11771963>The toys based on Mutant Mayhem and accompanying show sold so poorly Playmates finally lost the licenseIn all fairness to Playmates, NOBODY could have made good toys of these designs. Playmates should not be punished for bad writing and character designs.
>>11772878There are other reasons though IE fucking up Star Trek two times in a row, throwing shitfits whenever another company made TMNT toys to the point of S7 having to haphazardly change their vintage toyline-inspired line to 2K3 due to PM bitching to Viacom, bullying Joytoy out of officially selling their figures in the states, etc.MM and Tales' toys flopping was the straw that broke Viacom's back.
>>11772359>Rito's rifle is because it's on the concept art of his Sentai counterpartIt's there, but he's actually holding his sword in it. The figure also comes with the flame thrower which isn't in the art, so they knew he had a flame thrower in the footage, but didn't know he had a sword and not a gun? Shit like this and the wrong Dragon/Tiger coins on Bandai's toys drove me nuts in the 90s. Also Green Ranger in general being so lazily off-model.
>>11772837I can in part see this happening, what with Ohranger, Turboranger, and Megaranger all having female Pinks and Yellows seemingly due to Power Rangers going for that(based of Bioman, but still). I wish we got more info on just how talks between saban and Toei were handled at this time.
>>11771548>Ninja Turtles, Transformers, GI Joe, He-Man, Thundercats, Ghostbustersgood. fuck 80stalgia.maybe market to a demographic that won't call anything they don't like "woke"
>>11773578Have you considered not being woke?
>>11772811You really should have, it's pretty sweet, especially with the kick ass sword.Keep an eye out on Ebay or hope SMP does another run like they did when they changed their name but not initals.
>>11772837>When you said 'the new Zords,' I thought of the ones I'm working on now. The 'new Zords' in the movie are the old Zords already. I'm already working on the sequel.I've always wondered what this meant exactly. I know there was sort of a "try not to make things too difficult for PR" agreement but it's not like Saban and co. were in charge of designing shit for Toei/Super Sentai. Did he just mean they wanted to make another PR movie as soon as possible in an in-general sort of way, which would more likely than not include new Zords? Was he already aware of the Choriki Mobiles in Ohranger and was working on what they'd become in what ended up being Power Rangers Zeo?
>>11774112Pretty sure it's the Turbo Zords as we got. Doug Sloan talked about how he thought they were stupid but Shuki was convinced car zords would be a huge hit with kids.
>>11773578>kpoktard unironically believing anyone will remember that fart in the wind of a movie a year from now
>>11773578action figures as a thing are part of "80stalgia". action figures die off when "80stalgia" finally dies (which it won't ever until the children of the 80s die).
>>11774751millennials would buy action figures of the slop they watch. they already buy pops.
>>11774377Would Carranger have been known about that early?
>>11774866Yeah, the timing actually makes perfect sense. Carranger premiered in March of 96 and toys take time to produce, so in the summer of 95 they would have definitely been working on all that stuff.
>>11774809Hell, at this point, I'd even take Funko Pops of the Evil Space Alien crew.
>>11774710It is more popular than frozen.
>>11774866Pre-production on Toei stuff can generally take up to 2 years before its even revealed to the public. It's very likely Saban had already known about Carranger if they were already spending 1995 working with Ohranger footage and already drafting the 2nd Power Rangers movie.
>>11778203Wow, they had two years to get ready for the Turbo movie and TAPRM is the best they could come up with? That's kinda sad.
>>11771199Wow a cheaply made toyline made for an over 30 year old dead franchise sold poorly? Who would've thought it!
>>11779013Except it's not selling poorly and they're continuing to make Evil Space Alien figures. It's just these two specifically that were cancelled.
Got the ko in today. At this price I'm happy but I hope nobody paid Flame toys shitty pricing.
>>11779585That looks very ebin. But is the savings really worth the long term quality risk?
>>11780293Flame toys/sentinel have their own QC issues too so it’s not much better buying the real version anyway.
>>11779564Except it is selling poorly, and you've spent all this time defending a dead line.
>>11778978Turbo is best Power Rangers movie that has ever been made, and will ever be made.>not afraid to have spandex Ranger suits>practical individual zords with a really good transformation sequence>practical man in suit Megazord battle>practical monster suits>Divatox booba>god tier soundtrack>a JDF Tommy v ASJ Jason fight>AJJ Kim ass
>>11780593Don't get me wrong, all that stuff is awesome and great, but meanwhile the Rangers spend like 75% of the movie on a boat not doing anything. Despite having their powers for the entire movie, there's roughly the same amount of morphed screen time as MMPRTM, where they don't have powers for the nearly the whole movie, which is really inexcusable. Justin is okay as a character, but he never has a moment where he proves to the other Rangers and the audience why he's worthy of being a Ranger. The closest we get is that he... knows martial arts. Tommy vs. Jason is fun, but it's bizarre how the movie treats Jason like he's been gone since he left in Season 2 and not that he was still on the team in literally the very previous episode right before the movie. The movie seems like it wants to do something with the Tommy/Kat/Kimberly triangle but then it never really commits (though "Pink is out" is a great line/moment). The movie doesn't really have any room for Bulk & Skull, but they get shoved in anyway (because I guess you can't not have Bulk & Skull?) but then their brains are scrambled and they essentially become new characters so they're basically not even Bulk & Skull anymore so what was even the point?
>>11780593>>11780730The new Zords are cars but we never get a cool chase scene or attempt at a battle with them or anything. They, again, spend most of the movie on a boat not doing anything. While it's hard to imagine a scenario where Divatox's forces beat the Zeo Rangers, the Zeo Powers deserved a better send off than "they use cars now," especially considering the Zeo Crystal is supposed to be the most powerful thing in the universe. It's the only Zordon Era power source that doesn't get a proper reason for its disuse. And as great is Divatox booba is, all she does is stand around and complain about Lerigot's health for most of the movie. "Lerigot acts sick, Elgar says Lerigot looks sick, Divatox shouts 'NO!'" happens like three times. Also, once you see the series it's retroactively weird that Porto isn't in the movie.Lastly, another plus about the movie that's not on your list is the Rita and Zedd cameo. It's hilarious.
>>11780730>>11780732Even though they may have had an idea for Carranger's mecha, I get the feeling that the script for the Turbo movie was made with a plug and play concept in mind where if they couldn't get it off the ground in time, they would've just made it adapt another Sentai. Like the whole Jason angle is something we know was thought up before he was reintroduced in Zeo- he got hired for the movie and since they had some time they asked him to return for Zeo's last half. Divatox is vaguely inspired by Zonette but not exactly committed to the car theme, either, so had they missed the '97 production time I could have seen them instead attempt to even adapt Megaranger for a movie using the same broad concepts.
>>11780730>>11780732I'm not saying it's a perfect movie by any means, but it's the best we have, and the best we'll ever get. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel like the 95 or 2017 movies. It knows what Power Rangers is and isn't ashamed of it. It's helmeted spandex superheroes fighting rubber suit monsters with martial arts, culminating with a cool Megazord assembly sequence and a guy in a robot costume fighting a rubber suit monster on a miniature set. That's Power Rangers in a nutshell, and neither of the other movies accomplishes that simple premise, nor will any future film. Ranger costumes will continue to be overdesigned armored atrocities, and Zords will continue to be shitty CGI whenever an American production company tries to make another Power Rangers movie. Even the "Once & Always" Netflix special couldn't escape a horrible CGI Megazord battle despite there being a perfectly usable Megazord suit in existence.
man this thread is sad
>>11771339>why is this show so cursed to never get a complete roster of villains?The price point is too high, making random not sell well?
>>11781457>random?
>>11771790>Auto Morphin’ most popular, followed by 8”, and then the cheap pack-insThis is how I remember it as well. I remember hunting for the Auto Morphin’ figures with my dad the day they came out.
>>11779585Where can I get this?
>>11781122That's what happens when you lift up a failed toy line like Power Rangers.
This thread needs an enema!
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>>11772811Soon™
>>11788167Huh. I don't know why the Dino Megazord looked cool while this looks like an overly-redesigned mess, but..>>11788169...And then this one doesn't look redesigned ENOUGH.
>>11788167Definitely looks more...samurai-y.>>11788169>>11788458That art just looks like the old one. Maybe they aren't ready to show their version yet.
>>11788111The Lightning Collection was the last chance. We didn't know it at the time. How many are now lost?
>>11788111God, the Ryu and Chun-Li Rangers look so good, and then the Ken and Cammy Rangers look like such shit in comparison. Also, I like how Spider-Man is just there, hanging out.
>>11789830that's Japanese Spider-Man anon, it werks
White Tigerzord from Vegas Licensing Expo
>>11793270
This set is pushing me to get rid of my larger scale zords and just go with 1/12
>>11788111That's a nice display. I should take some ranger pics later, haven't messed with any of mine in forever.>>11789650We may have lost a few along the way, but once a ranger, always a ranger!
>>11793448yours is pretty nice too anon, v clean. I'm mostly just getting stuff I'm sure I want displayed forever onto the shelves and then have to re-arrange the order they're in and finish cleaning them up (the films on the sides I stupidly missed before pushing them into place mostly)
>>11793488Thanks anon. It's a five tier shelf that I tried to do something for every season of MMPR with. It's definitely a struggle prioritizing space for the stuff you really want out, but I think the movies honestly add soul to your display. I've actually thought about tracking down some old Power Rangers VHS tapes for my displays to add an extra layer of nostalgia.
>>11786771ShowZstore has it in stock.
>>11793587That Tigerzord looks p gud, which one is it?
>>11771343>let it diewell, you can't really say its owners and toymakers aren't trying>>11793587cool display!
>>11793725It's the Hasbro retro Tigerzord, which I think unfortunately became the hardest to find after JDF passed. I've been out of the game for awhile when it comes to ranger stuff, but I remember seeing some images of a playmates Tigerzord awhile back and I might pick that up if it's not a bullshit retail exclusive or something.>>11793970Thanks, man!
>>11793270>Toy ShizIsn't "shiz" slang for "shit?"
>>11793442It's the only scale if you want to set your zords up against any of the Lightning Collection villains.I'm curious how the Beast Box line compares to SMP, anyone have both?
>>11793271>each Thunderzord has its own emblemNice touch, Playmates. Mega Tigerzord looks decent.
>>11794194you expected toy youtubers to be mature?
>>11793270so this means no reignition dragonzord?
>>11797347Too big, no room on shelf, please understand
>>11793270Looks tiny
>>11797680Optical illusion. It should be as big as Legacy Tigerzord. Maybe a bit bigger.
This is kinda neat, I love the Greatsword style Power Sword.
>>11799606>AJJ's dumb fanfic getting merchMeh whatever
Ugh. I hate these long droughts of no news.
>>11799606Slapping extraneous real world shit on top of a Ranger suit will never not be retarded to me.
>>11799606we The Mandalorian now
>>11800120Not until he's carrying about one of Larigot's babies.
>>11799606looks like great quality but it's cringe, it's either this or playmates fuckery, cursed
>>11800132give him a few episodes
>>11771339Because the people in charge literally just nonstop milk MMPR Rangers and JDFHuffing their asses constantlyWe rarely ever even get villains characters that aren't Rita, Goldar and ZeddFor all the shit it got at least Lightning Collection gave us numerous Monsters
>>11788111>>11793448>Sell off my MMPR LC Team for absurd amount like 1-2 years ago>Remaster's all pre ordered>Literally get fucked out of every single one except BlueI fucking hate Hasbro and they deserved this. Red is like $$100+ now and green is even more
[Laughing Floridians]I have started the long trek to collect the US Dino Charge Zords and the US only ones
>>11802163the BoA original zords were cool. Good luck finding the Ammonite Zord and the Oviraptor Zord.
>>11802618I got the Blue Ammonite and managed to get an Oviraptor and Grey Pachy quite cheapGot Plesio, Green Ankylo, Red Raptor on the way tooCan't seem to just find the Red/Blue/Pink trio for not wild
