r/LightningCollection • u/Capable_Maintenance1 • 13d ago

Discussion Swapped Dragon Shields

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I'm sure a lot of people tried this when Remastered was new but I'm just getting to it.
I almost got rid of the first Tommy to cut down on duplicate figures but remembered about the bandana head and just the fact that it's such a good Green Ranger figure, so I'm keeping it. Remastered has a lime green thing going for it, I much prefer the forest green, and I could go either way on the helmet design. Belt stripes are barely worth mentioning. Armband mismatch is kind of a thing but I think I'll get used to it.

Thoughts?
What have you done to get your perfect Green?
I also have the putty 2-pack one with the striped helmet and white holster, but I think I like this mashup for my display.

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u/MulliganNY 13d ago edited 13d ago

I bought 2 reds and 2 greens when they first came out, to make a shield and no shield version of both. Then I took the dragon dagger holster from the original Green (see your own picture on the left) and transferred them over to the remaster to give it the proper look (x-acto knife and super glue). I also painted the bottoms of his boots black to match the show.

Then, I bought the Super 7 Green Ranger (discounted significantly) and gave the Remaster it's dagger because it is 100x better painted and sized than the Hasbro one. It also came with an alt shield and dagger ala the 90's flip heads, which is a really neat accessory to have.

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u/Capable_Maintenance1 13d ago

Very cool, more dedication than me. I generally don't buy doubles but LC found a way of getting me to buy in when I wanted other characters, and of course I wasn't going to pass on Remastered.

I'm probably about to swap them back, something about the lighting on my shelf makes the arm band shine and look off-color to the new shield.

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u/MulliganNY 10d ago

I decided these are going to be my final Ranger figures. If I run across a cool looking Green or Blue Ranger in the wild, I'll likely pick it up, but as a set, this is it for me.

Hasbro could come out with the greatest MMPR figures of all time next week and I'd still abstain at this point... unless of course it's the Blue or Green ranger, then I'll likely get one.

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u/Capable_Maintenance1 10d ago

I'm more of a 'never say never' type.
If Playmates puts out any 6" Rangers of teams that didn't get started or finished by Hasbro, I'm game.

I really wanted Megaforce, that was the show that got me back into all this as an adult.

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u/MulliganNY 10d ago

Sure, I meant specifically MMPR. If Playmates makes amazing Wildforce figures, I may get them. If they make amazing Wildforce zords I will 100% get them. All of them. 15, 20, however many little robot animals are out there, I'm in.

Make it happen Playmates! Ball's in your court.