TRDQ: Power Rangers - Lightning Collection - Zord Ascension Project - Astro MegaZord Review

[@elizabethfranklin7788]

Absolutely respect the willingness to buy a figure based on it just hitting that “it’s cool” spot. Even if it doesn’t get me into the shows, it still opens up a whole new fandom of toys that could speak to me, and that is never bad. Great review as always….the child! Great seeing Repugnus get to be an evil little gremlin.

[@a_world_made_of_cardboard]

I had many of the original Megazords and I certainly enjoyed this one. I I remember correctly, the original could hide its hands with sliding feature. The figure could merge with the Delta Megazord to make even a bigger Megazord. A really nice toy. Still one of my favorites. I even enjoyed the Jumbo Astro Megazord. Yes it was a "disassemble and reassemble transformation," but is was a great design.

[@manjackson2772]

No, the hands hung off the back still, they're part of the design. It was the """""elbows""""" that hid.

[@TehBellcarl]

Small fun story time. As a transformers loving kid I found the original astromegazord toy and just assumed it must be like some Japan based character like Star Saber. Thus began the legend of Astro SpaceKnight. A Galaxy defending chad of space and time who fought brave battles on the kitchen counter and the evil frogs in the garden. My absolute favorite toy as a child. This is absolutely a masterpiece Astro SpaceKnight back from my childhood to once again defend us from whatever evil dare step up.

[@klevkaisetsu4883]

That's adorably epic. Thank you for sharing!

[@Spootprime]

Ah thats bril, i had the same story, but it was the FIghbird shuttle from Brave.

[@jarodnole4618]

Technically it does originate from Japan like Star Saber, the original series came from Japan

[@tomjames9681]

We need more PR reviews just to get the sweet little renditions of the title themes by Gavin.

[@mattimusprimal637]

"May the Power Protect You." -Zordon (The OG Power Rangers mentor)

[@solianara2306]

You could sneak this guy onto the Ultra Magnus shelf and nobody would even notice. Well I mean, we would, because we're a bunch of hopeless turbo-dorks, but normal people wouldn't.

[@gunnest1237]

Just a reminder to LISTEN TO THIS ROBOTS JAPANESE THEME. It is amazing and the instrumental version is god tier with that saxophone.

[@shashummga3477]

Will you ever do transforming mecha stuff like a figure of the Zeta Gundam or Xabungle?

[@evanlindsey1100]

The reason there's a big red 'M' on the chest, and another that looks like an envelope on the shield is that the orginal Japanese series (that the suit and robot footage was taken from) was called Denji Sentai Megaranger (Electronics Task Force Megaranger). It was the second Super Sentai series to feature a core team that was all high school students. (The six ranger was a guy in his 20s who worked on the suits, used a prototype suit, and was awol from his job on the moon because he wanted to slack off and occasionally cook) Their individual suits had motifs based on then high tech items, like wireless phones and the internet. I think that the villains were digitised, and may have been like Lord Dread from Captain Power was trying to digitise the world. Even if you"re not interested in watching any iteration of these series, it is entertaining to see the differences between the originals and the Power Rangers versions.

[@TRDQ]

No it isn't

[@TRDQ]

I kid, it is!

[@TyphonMar]

That is indeed cool. Love it when you discover something neat through another collector

[@b.l.8755]

That size comparison at the end blew my mind. What a massive lad

[@Nexutrainer]

I adored in space and have been waiting with bated breath to find a good deal on the guy since i never got the original. This video just sealed it for me that this is needed on my already cramped shelves ♥

[@Prime92]

Not sure if they released the Delta Megazord in this line yet. If they did you might want to get it. It combines with the Astro Megazord and it's pretty great.

[@EVAUnit4A]

I don't think so. Considering the QC issues the ZAP Astro Megazord had (which, oddly, Gavin here didn't mention... or come across, hmmm), Hasbro may have backed-off to address those. I also know the Astro Megazord is one of the bigger Megazords at 1/60 scale (according to canon), so integrating the Delta Megazord- and then tacking-on the weight of the combined Astro-Delta Megazord- may have caused additional delays. They may still be chewing on it now, but that said I doubt this will go the way of Bandai America's Legacy Shogun Megazord... which was strongly hinted at but ultimately never released.

[@LLawliet2]

I hope your copy won’t have QC issues where the clips snap or the ratchets break. I ordered mine during Hasbro’s Black Friday sale and heard nothing but QC issues, but for $100 I guess I can risk it.

[@manjackson2772]

I had the original deluxe Astro Megazord as a kid, despite not being a PR fan at all. Beautiful thing. The accessories were short on detail, but it was a big blue robot with chromed bits all over and a space shuttle hat and buttons on its chest to make lights and sounds and when you connected the head it went WORRR-CHEYEWWWWW

[@jedijam91]

I’ve always found that the Megazords that are formed from one thing (Dragon, White Tiger, Astro, etc…) are better looking than their gestalt counterparts. (I am in no way hating on the other Megazords. I just like these more.)

[@fen4554]

That is exactly my stance on power rangers. A touch too old to watch it back then, but it didn't stop me. I'd eyeball the toys in the store but I told myself I value articulation too much to get into those bricks. Still love the look of them.

[@theelk801]

hell yeah finally covering the best franchise

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

This isn't Machine Robo, silly goose.

[@WarehouseWilgus]

Very cool to see. That upgraded camera. Love it. Good pointers! Lots of fun as always

[@WarehouseWilgus]

And you called it on power ranger fans lmaooooooo

[@MellowGaming]

It is a great zord that one. Real classic mecha vibes. Hits me in the same place X-Bomber does from Starfleet.

[@AlexReynard]

SWEET BATWINGED JESUS, PUTTING KNOBS ON BALL JOINTS TO INCREASE FRICTION IS THE BEST IDEA SINCE MOVABLE TYPE

[@mattr75]

I'm really tempted to get this one of these days

[@talljoke]

I'm genuinely so jealous of this video. Finding this guy has been a struggle. At this stage, my best bet is to order one overseas and pay for postage that's higher than the price of the toy itself. But watching this review is almost like owning the toy myself! Almost! ...not really, but still a good video!

[@TRDQ]

You can have mine in one year!

[@talljoke]

Cheers, in return I'll give you a botbot that resembles a gorilla. Fair? Fair.

[@RosencrantzxGuildenstern]

"I cannot imagine anyone likes having a big bag of hands somewhere in their house, it's creepy!" *Laughs in Yoshikage Kira* But yeah, I kinda feel like that about tokusatsu stuff in general, too: checking out a clip or two every once in a while is neat, but it's rare I actually bother checking out full episodes, let alone watching an entire series. That said, I recall enjoying a few Kamen Riders shows, like Agito, Kuuga or Amazons. Garou has some fancy looking costumes too.

[@talljoke]

I'm rewatching this because I finally have this Rocket Man in my collection. I couldn't help but notice you call everyone at the beginning "Mega Dorks". This could potentially be a reference to the original Japanese sentai series, "Megaranger", where Power Rangers in Space gets its footage. If this was intentional, it would help prove my theory that Gav is secretly a big Super Sentai fan. In this essay, I will...

[@TRDQ]

Gulp #caught

[@mechanwhal6590]

I’d forgotten just how cool non Transformers robots can be. I had this big blue thing who’d yell “ENEMY DETECTED, ATTACK!” and riddle the poor guy with way more fire than he deserved.

[@mattimusprimal637]

3:57 Those exposed fits in spaceship mode are actually screen-accurate to the In Space series!

[@LordArikado]

As is the lack of storage for the sword, for better or worse. Usually when a Megazord had a sword, it wasn't kept anywhere on the mech's body, they just summoned it from the sky to deliver the finishing blow.

[@mattimusprimal637]

fists*

[@AlexReynard]

Your best ending to a video of 2023. I giggled like a bitch.

[@Nediablo]

It is a very nice design! The original Mighty Morphin' Megazord is still my favourite design ❤

[@EvilLobsterKing]

Its like how I have one big power rangers guy. For me it is the clawzord, from samurai. Definitely the most ostentatious thing on The Lobster Shelf. Id love to display it in the lobster mode but it is so big and ridiculous I just do not have the space.

[@ClintonMatos]

I could see someone repainting this into Cosmos.

[@BenDaresAll]

Nice double laugh at the end

[@reyonXIII]

I wish I had the money for this thing, coz It does look amazingly huge. I'm still happy with my old one, but this thing IS impressive! And it only clicked with me now that it's a Headmaster. Anyway, after the Red Dragon Thunderzord, this is probably my favorite non-combining Megazord. Coz SPACESHIP! And as the expanded universe shows, the best spaceship in the franchise. The top standard!

[@LCFC81]

That pose on the additional little rangers might need reviewing.

[@michaellombardi1620]

I do like the chunky retro design!

[@LucasBuilds]

Always liked the In Space/Megaranger designs. Are you sure Papa Hasbro can't tempt you with the one this combines with, when it inevitably releases?

[@TRDQ]

If it's less than half price, sure?

[@LodanSD]

I still want to get the Soul of Chogokin Leopardon, from the Spider-Man series...

[@paulgraham4567]

I like the ship mode, looks like a fat Diatrain.

[@rellko3900]

I feel called out with my giant sorting container filled with extra hands and whatnot for import figures💀

[@carapar]

By the way there might be a figure releasing that can combine with this one

[@TRDQ]

Impossible

[@garrettsmith4034]

Dying to scoop the zap zords. We desperately need entire zeo line, Shogunzord and Serpenterror

[@TRDQ]

Who's we? You got a mouse in your pocket?

[@JimStafford]

I was waiting for the punchline where you pointed out it's just kinda Soundwave, but it never came!

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

You should check out Don Onitaijin and the newest one King Ogher.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

Megazords are cool, that's just a fact of life

[@djozr]

Me: I'm getting G12 Formation because it's incredible but this is the ONLY Sentai thing I want, NO MORE. Me, ten ultrazords later: You know I really should save up for the limited edition BLACK Ultimate Daibouken...

[@CabalTherapist]

Gutted I missed this lad being on Pulse's Clearance for 44 fuckin quid

[@Theover4000]

Ohh gav what're you doing now??? I HATE Power Rangers and they smell and are bad. /j I am just kidding, of course! I've never had a major interest in Power Rangers, but I will always admit I've had good memories playing with the one I had, and friend's ones. This fella looks fantastic, and I'm glad you're having fun expanding beyond just Transformers, there's been some genuine things I never thought I'd even be interested in that you've reviewed, that I've genuinely thought, "Maybe I should buy one of these if I find it on sale!". Thank you for exposing me to more action figures beyond TF, Gav!

[@truckrobo147]

Hey it's galaxy mega!

[@bradensmith8682]

Darn. That's cool.

[@myang12003]

He can store the shield and the gun, and yet they still couldn’t make him store the sword?

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

The SWORD??? what about the lazy fists?

[@LordArikado]

@@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852 What's weird is that the original Astro Megazord toy from 1998 COULD hide the fists. The forearms could slide back a bit to cover them in spaceship mode. Baffled as to how Hasbro couldn't work that into their adult collector-oriented version with modern toy tech.

[@manjackson2772]

​@@LordArikadoit doesn't. The original hides the elbows. The fists go nowhere

[@Syrus_Oates]

1:03 not large, "big and chunky"

[@lookingatanime]

Ok, I admit it, that's cool.

[@lukasgemmill8084]

More like ZRDQ!!!

[@TransmitHim]

Couldn't you just take the hands off in the spaceship mode?

[@TRDQ]

You could, sure.

[@harpybeagle4931]

All I asked of The Ark was to be like this like Imagine a small Repugnus escape pod

[@Ridiculous-Badger]

Say "sourpuss" more. It was the highlight of the vid

[@serPomiz]

I wouldn't bet on that "ONLY ONE". the serie had 2 more bots. one is ugly and dumb and it's worth to be forgotten, while the other is basically the companion piece of this. a slick heavy-weapon spaceship that transforms into a fat chested bot which combines with minimal take-apart into a massive bot with massive firepower, that with updated tech will still be able to move and since is not the main bot, it will likely hit the discount sale price fast. just those two tho. there are a bunch of cool robots in the 45/20 years of the mythos, but none is really worthy or transformers-y enough (or won't be made because, holy crap, some of those would be titan scale and non-transformers fan don't have that kind of buying power), so only this and his companion one

[@jinxedreviews]

I have no interest in Power Rangers but I watched just for the succulent voice of the sexiest toy review of all time

[@TRDQ]

Repugnus?!

[@steadyalbatross]

It may be the only Power Rangers thing, but will it be the only SENTAI thing???

[@Space_Traveler77]

This review is so fucking hilarious.

[@NouveauArtPunk]

I have this thing and I love it.

[@TRDQ]

Impossible

[@NouveauArtPunk]

@@TRDQ true... The word Love simply cannot do my feelings towards it justice.

[@darkangel076]

I'm just gonna throw it out there: I would hate Rita Repulsa. Don't @ me.

[@jarodnole4618]

I can go on and on about the history of Tokusatsu, Power Ranger's original source material is Super Sentai! A Japanese series and there are so many more concepts that have been done over there in Live Action like guys bonding with aliens to grow gigantic (Ultraman) or Cyborg Karate Bugmen riding motorcycles to fight the neo nazi organization who made them and several other abominations like Spider Man.

[@tylerferguson3193]

Hope you'll have a good day

[@myang12003]

He’s a headmaster

[@myang12003]

@@dontgetonthebuscliff1126 No, the little spaceship

[@LordArikado]

Kinda, if the head had a vehicle mode instead of a robot mode. This was the first primary Megazord they had that was more clearly inspired by the Transformers/Machine Robo style of transforming robot than the more prevalent Voltron-styled ones made out of a squad of combining mechs. The partsforming is also show-accurate, as the shuttlle was made on Earth while the larger spaceship was made on an alien planet, and the two put together unlocked the Megazord mode.

[@ChakatStripedfur]

Too far, or not far enough? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KN... nah, it's definitely too far. I got the original White Tiger Zord for the same reason, and it lead me to getting the original MMPR Megazord, but the all black and gold version. And now I have the reissued one. Get out while you still can.

[@Toxic3610]

Who are you calling “daft Bastards”? You cruising for a bruising! Because some people don’t like Captain planet lines on a PR figure!

[@TRDQ]

You're a daft bastard!

[@Toxic3610]

@@TRDQ how would you like this daft bastard to get Nemesis Prime to punch you right in the Repugnus?

[@dokadadoka]

The model kit is better and has the combiner upgrade unit for the big gun mode

[@TRDQ]

No it isn't haha

[@Technochaos03]

Ough I wish you didn't show me this I don't have the space for more robots

[@jackdubz4247]

You have a wife? Well done, fella.

[@TRDQ]

She's great!

[@ShokoArc]

Hello Gavin

[@TRDQ]

Hello Lex

[@mrsamaritan6881]

Wait, is Hulk Hogan racist? I though Hollywood Hogan was the bad guy.

[@darkorder99]

this review was brought to you by non-racist Hulk Hogan's non-racist Pastamania.

[@ae_double]

I hope you keep your promise and not buy another Power Rangers thing. I dunno if I could recommend you Power Rangers as something you might like, with how often it tries to take itself seriously using footage from Super Sentai shows that know they're made for children and have fun with the silliness on hand. If you enjoy something like Doctor Who, you might prefer Kamen Rider or Ultraman more, in the sense that they can sometime be as scary as they are silly. (Or avoid those if you don't want to buy any more toys. They're very toyetic!)

[@Psientologist]

heh heh heh

[@chaosenforcerdhm969]

You would never buy the delta megazord

[@TRDQ]

I know

[@theuhohstory8995]

You have a wife??

[@TRDQ]

No I was just being a big man

[@theuhohstory8995]

@@TRDQ oh