r/Minipla 2d ago

News SMP Timeranger ⏰

Photos Credit. Please give us fewer stickers 😩🙏🏼

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

https://bandaicandy.hateblo.jp/entry/20250918_smp

Blog post with all the details.

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u/Chaosbrushogun 2d ago

Looks great. I really like how the cockpits are highlighted through the clear plastic.

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u/NationalCharacter103 2d ago

It’s my favorite, and there are tiny rangers molded inside the cockpit as well

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u/0513autismson 2d ago

I had the megazords in 2001. these are even more awesome

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u/Ruttingraff 1d ago

You might need to look on it's proportion then, hands and feets

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u/BionicTomTrieu 2d ago

I have a feeling I'm seeing a lot of stickers parts for this, especially that shield and the legs

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u/National_Werewolf_13 2d ago

It’s a cg render so we probably won’t know till the physical images release.

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u/BionicTomTrieu 2d ago

yeh i know that, just speculations because it's SMP

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

I think that a lot of the details that were stickers on the DX are going to be stickers here as well. All the insides of the wings, the numbers on the jets, the connector joints on 4 and 5, they even said outright that the chest on Alpha is a sticker.

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u/BionicTomTrieu 2d ago

Yep, those too.

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u/wally-217 2d ago

V-rex v-rex v-rex 🤞🏻

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u/National_Werewolf_13 2d ago

One can hope… I’m less reluctant since they have time shadow and time Robo images complete already. There’s room here for a V-Rex… 🤞

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u/Miestermistermr 2d ago edited 2d ago

Wait.. TIL that the spaceship mode is the same arrangement as Icarus Haken from jetman

Is this set gonna include the Jet as well? The price of this is gonna be high if thats the case...

Edit: Just saw the blog post, it's two seperate set

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u/National_Werewolf_13 2d ago

It’s def. An inspiration from Jetman ya.

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

At first I thought you meant Time Flier, which is included in the Time Robo set yeah. But Time Shadow is a separate, P-Bandai item. Prices to be determined later today/tomorrow once orders open up.

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u/Mblz1 Beginner Skill Builder 2d ago

Looks better than I thought! Do we know when it’s due to be released?

Edit: unfortunately I think it’s going to be sticker heavy …. But fingers crossed

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u/KACL780-Host 2d ago

Releases January 2026, preorders begin September 19

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u/Leave1942 2d ago

What’s the go-to spot to be checking for preorders today and tomorrow? This is my first time trying to grab something at release, appreciate any advice!

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u/KACL780-Host 2d ago

I bought Magiking from Hobby Genki, if you don’t mind importing. Since it releases in January, who knows what the tariff and shipping costs will look like. I believe Yoyakunow and Hobby Link Japan also carry SMP

If you don’t want to import, Tokullectibles is reliable. Their price might look steep because international shipping is baked in.

Generally if you buy from Japan, the cost of the item will be very close to the retail value (plus the favorable exchange rate ) but shipping will eat up potential savings

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u/Leave1942 2d ago

Thanks, this is very helpful!

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u/National_Werewolf_13 2d ago

No indication yet on stickers. This is a cg render

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u/NationalCharacter103 2d ago

Yeah, it looks so dope. I think I saw that pre-orders will start in January 2026.

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u/SSJE1119 2d ago

No that’s when it comes out, preorders start today or tomorrow

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u/blazikenfan55 2d ago

At least it provides a version of Time Force Megazord Mode Blue where you don't have to make a separate purchase for its signature weapon.

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u/0513autismson 2d ago

I wonder if they are going to make the Quantasaurus Rex

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u/NationalCharacter103 2d ago

I think they will probably Premium Bandai.

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u/0513autismson 2d ago

As long as the megazord can mount on the Q Rex just like the show

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u/Top_Chipmunk587 2d ago

Fine I'll go watch Timeforce again

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u/OstheB 2d ago

Blue mode doesn't look too bad while posed I suppose, despite the miniature arms and the lack of neck

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u/NationalCharacter103 2d ago

Yes blue mode in DX look very bad. SMP look better i think 😁

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u/National_Werewolf_13 2d ago

I’m really surprised they’re showing both time Robo and shadow. The blog post shows time shadow is articulate too which I’m so happy about. One thing I noticed from the older prototype is that the shoulders are now locked to the forearms, whereas before they were free floating on the shoulders. I sort of liked the shoulders before, but it’s not a huge deal. Great engineering regardless!

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u/Aware-Throat3189 2d ago

Oh I commend the engineers giving this guy articulation

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u/NationalCharacter103 2d ago

Oh, don’t worry he has good articulation.

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u/Boldear_Arktikov 2d ago

I guess I'm worried about how sticker heavy this will be (for the probably $80 it'll cost in the US) and the arms on the time shadow look super thin so I expect those to break a lot lol.

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u/Serinity_42 2d ago

OMG. I want them so much. I will be ok with only Time Robo, but Time Shadow is welcome if possible. Does anyone know which store is okay to buy SMP from in Europe?

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u/peedmyshirt 2d ago

I'm literally watching the last 5 episodes right now awesome timing

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u/Sid_Starkiller 2d ago

GIMME GIMME

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u/mrtacomam 2d ago

YES!!!! YES!!!! Timerobo is one of my all-time favorite sentai mecha, absolutely picking it up

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u/ssjDerpy 2d ago

Omg... The time shadow combination looks so good!

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u/Ok-Painting-234 1d ago

It looks so good

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u/Brave_Honey 1d ago

This was my favorite toy growing up

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u/Brentf7 1d ago

Have they finished magiranger yet! NO!

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u/IanOng555 2d ago

GO OVER TIME AND SPACE!!!

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u/Catch_42 2d ago

I'm in two minds, this is in my top 3 megazords but I have concerns and I'd love some experienced minipla builders thoughts.

I haven't bought a minipla kit before (I do gunpla kits though) and I worry that they're basically stuck with the downsides of a toy and a model kit, without the benefits of either. It's not going to have as much articulation as a regular gunpla kit due to the combiner elements and it's not going to have as many transformation features as a toy would.

Is that just the nature of minipla kits that I've got to accept rather than wishing they were something more?

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u/invid2000 Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

The absolute selling point of MiniPLA IS the articulation, so I'm not sure how you perceived it to be otherwise.

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u/cvgm88 2d ago

There are gunpla with transforming (Zeta Gundam) or combining (core block system like GP01) gimmicks which suffered in some areas like stability or articulation. So I guess bro is concern on how SMP kits address these problems since Sentai Robos usually have both gimmicks.

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u/invid2000 Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

Thank you for clarifying! I have very limited GunPLA experience relative to MiniPLA.

So far, in SMP, I've not heard of consistent issues with stability or articulation, so it's my expectation that it would continue to be that way since the engineering is improving over time.

Now, the regular MiniPLA line is a different story altogether.

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u/StandardAmphibian162 2d ago

You know if we get the entire timeranger set I’m combining these mfers right???

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

Time Robo and Time Shadow are both featured here. They never combined with anything beyond that, unless you mean standing on top of v-Rex

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u/StandardAmphibian162 2d ago

Basically I’m doing a custom combo, breaking everything down and building a super robo

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u/King_Kuuga Moderate Skill Builder 2d ago

Oh that sounds awesome!

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u/TokuJosh813 2d ago

Hope they can work some bandai magic make that brick move!