Comments on: Beagle 1/10 VR-52T Ride Armor (Toynami Rand MPC Cyclone)

By: micronian

micronian — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:55:47 +0000

I don’t remember Ray having a targeting scope in the anime but my memory isn’t what it used to be. The toy definitely does have a targeting scope. I didn’t really see any improvements there but since I didn’t recall Ray ever using it I didn’t really do much more than note its existence.

By: troy

troy — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:12:08 +0000

Does Ray have a targeting scope?
If so,any improvements?

By: micronian

micronian — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:44:30 +0000

You know, I’ll bet that’s exactly what my problem was. I was convinced the one side should be squeezed in a bit tighter but the truth probably was that the other side was too far in. I said it seemed like a transformation issue and it probably was (which is why I left the score the same as Stick/Scott’s). Thanks for the input! When they release Houquet/Rook I’ll have to take Ley/Rand out for some group photos and try to make sure I have things just right.

By: Monkey Brains

Monkey Brains — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:55:24 +0000

I’m curious to see a picture from the top showing the problem with the windshield in armor mode. It may be similar to the problem I was having with the Stick/Scott cyclone. What I found was that it was not a matter of pushing the fuel tank in too much, but you have to pull out a little bit. You’ll notice there are very fine plastic bumps that act as tabs on the edge of the engine cowl/fuel tank (the blue piece that the engine goes inside in armor mode) and similar tabs on the engine. If one of the tabs is misaligned (i.e. one is forward, one behind) it looks crooked. But if you pull on the fuel tank a little bit, it pops out the other side and it’s even.

Not sure if that’s the problem you’re having, but it sounded familiar so I thought I’d post. If what I wrote doesn’t make sense, maybe I’ll take a picture and circle what I mean.

By: scudd

scudd — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:05:15 +0000

http://wildcats.pupui.jp/mt/archives/2009/03/2009_part2.html

here she is …enjoy!

By: Marc

Marc — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:10:09 +0000

Anyone else find the transformation back to ride mode mind-boggling? It makes me feel like a total retard. The toy looks damn impressive in armour mode, and, yes, the transformation sans removing parts is astounding. I bought the Toynami release for Scott so I could follow the directions (my ability to read Kanji being non-existent) – and I’ve tried to “work backwards,” but… Still, for how pricey these are I have only one weak point in mine (mildly loose ball joint in the right arm armour connector).
Any word on the next version to be released? I’ve been dying for Rook since we first met, so many years ago…

By: micronian

micronian — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:04:55 +0000

The gun attachment point has been deleted from Ray’s bike so no, you can not attach Stick’s heavy gun. One more note on the gauntlets, you’ll probably have one of Ray’s hands holding the gun’s grip so you will only have to worry about the non-gun gauntlet being knocked out of position. I am officially done taking all my ride armor photos, I will be updating this post in the next 48 hours with several more pics and some additional observations.

By: troy

troy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:37:59 +0000

Looking at you,re sideprofile shot of Stick,s & Ray,s bikes ,it looks like there,s no holes to attach stick,s “heavy” gun to Ray,s bike .So you couldn,t “dress” Ray,s bike up with Stick,s gun even if you wanted too,is this right??

By: Alpha Bravo

Alpha Bravo — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:40:12 +0000

Regarding the skin tones, it makes sense that Scott would have a lighter complexion as he lives in space. Rand, living planetside, gets a lot more direct sunlight and has a bit of a tan.

I didn’t mind the Toynami Scott head so much. The Beagle looks like Mospeada Scott and the Toynami looks like Shadow Chronicles Scott. But the Rand head is horrible. If I continue collecting these I’ll definately be importing the Beagle version.

By: micronian

micronian — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:57:40 +0000

I’m taking pics right now for the next part of this post and I can say that my 52T is a bit tighter all over (especially the rider figure itself). There’s still no real lock for the gauntlets but they aren’t as easily knocked out of position because of the extra stiffness. It’s certainly not a dramatic improvement though, it seems like they just got a bit better at putting everything together.