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Post by Toph on Jun 7, 2015 0:16:36 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jun 7, 2015 0:24:48 GMT
My thanks to Mr Jetty for reminding me of one of the other things rattling round in my head that I kept forgetting to mention....
If Ultra Magnus got remoulded into Powermaster Prime would we be happy if that had a non transforming cab?
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Post by Toph on Jun 7, 2015 0:56:56 GMT
Personally I associate PM Optimus as only being the super mode, more than I do Ultra Magnus.
The individual Optimus toy was bad, even back then, and he never used it in fiction. You can *almost* transform him directly without taking the cab off the trailer.
UM though was almost exclusively a toy, since once the cartoon was off air, that's all there was for him over here.
It also made him extremely unique. Supermodes and armore upgrades were unheard of back then. UM was the first. Optimus was the second. And that was pretty much it.
So for me, they sacrificed one of THE most important parts of UM to go straight into super mode.
I can deal with the same thing from Optimus far more easily, since because of fiction, the supermode is what made PM Optimus special.
That said, a bit heavier retooling COULD include a deluxe sized G1 optimus. It honestly wouldn't be that much more difficult. Though by then we're approaching the point where it's better to just design one from the ground up.
Which is also why I was upset over the UM they gave us being IDW Minimus Albus based.
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Post by Llama God on Jun 7, 2015 10:03:38 GMT
Yeah, I'd agree - although the smaller robot mode for Powermaster Prime was indeed one of the selling points (and also something I remember liking at the time, since he was more cartoon accurate - which is to say, accurate to a badly-drawn cartoon), aside from an appearance in The Cosmic Carnival, Prime's smaller robot didn't really show up at all. So I wouldn't be unhappy.
Except from the point of view that power-up suits for smaller robots are always cooler than just having a large robot. ;-)
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 7, 2015 10:26:21 GMT
He also appeared in King Con and Double Deal of the Century.
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Jun 7, 2015 12:28:54 GMT
And in Ratchet's sickbay at the start of the Pretender Classics storyline, if I remember correctly?
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 7, 2015 14:18:20 GMT
Yes, you do remember correctly.
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Post by Llama God on Jun 7, 2015 18:45:56 GMT
He also appeared in King Con and Double Deal of the Century. I feel no shame whatsoever for not having remembering King Con. (Ah, who am I kidding? I loved some of Uncle Bob's bottom-of-the-barrel madness...) |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 8, 2015 9:38:52 GMT
It's the closest the comic felt like to the Sunbow series I feel, with Bob focusing on new toys and them having random adventures.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2015 15:18:12 GMT
Ultra Magnus base mode  |
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Post by Toph on Jul 24, 2015 15:27:48 GMT
That fanwanked base from a toy that wasn't designed to have a base mode is better than like... 98% of actual official base modes
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Post by Bogatan on Jul 24, 2015 15:58:14 GMT
Useful if it does wind up being remoulded as PMOP.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2015 16:31:44 GMT
Wow! That's amazing!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Jul 25, 2015 13:24:40 GMT
That fanwanked base from a toy that wasn't designed to have a base mode is better than like... 98% of actual official base modes Word. |
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 25, 2015 14:09:40 GMT
Useful if it does wind up being remoulded as PMOP. Looking at how good that is, is it possible that Hasbro were thinking that from the start with an eye on Titan Wars? some remoulding to flatten some surfaces and add a few ramps and you're there. |
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Post by Kingoji on Jul 25, 2015 18:20:43 GMT
Dear lord, you think we might get an actual PM Prime update? For realsies? Thanks to the comics that's my favourite look for him!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 25, 2015 18:48:43 GMT
That's what the rumour wagon says
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Post by Kingoji on Jul 25, 2015 20:05:30 GMT
BUT IS IT INEVITABLE?
Because if it is then I won't bother with Magnus.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 25, 2015 20:06:25 GMT
Magnus is great. You want him.
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Post by Pinwig on Jul 25, 2015 20:43:06 GMT
*emits low discontented grumble as Magnus remains on the wants list*
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 25, 2015 21:40:12 GMT
*puts Magnus back on the Wants List..*
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Post by Llama God on Jul 25, 2015 23:03:54 GMT
But... But... I don't *do* mold re-paints/slight re-moldings!
Unless they're Combiner Wars limbs. Or Seekers. Or anything else I like.
Dammit.
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 26, 2015 8:13:39 GMT
But Ultra Magnus and Powermaster Optimus Prime (the greatest hero of our time) are different characters so you're ok.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 26, 2015 8:40:18 GMT
PowerMaster Optimus Prime....
(one of my last TFs bought before my wilderness years)
It'd be all sorts of awesome...
Kinda wish the Magnus mold had a small robot mode now... 'Cos I would miss that feature if UM is remolded into PM Op.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 26, 2015 9:00:17 GMT
Hey Phil! Do you need to Warp Thread a new Generations/Combiner Wars/Titan Wars Power Master Optimus Prime Speculation, Rumors & Concerns Thread?!?! (you may be able to come with a better name...)
YOU DO...! THAT VOODOO...! THAT YOU DO... SO WEEEEELLLLL!!!!
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Post by Benn on Jul 30, 2015 12:13:11 GMT
Maybe Takara will agree and remold him back from PM Prime to UM afterwards?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 6, 2015 6:51:24 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Oct 6, 2015 13:17:07 GMT
Powermaster Optimus! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
*exhausts himself with effort, retreats back to bed to nurse his man-flu*
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 9, 2015 10:57:03 GMT
While I remember here's the fan made Ultra Magnus base mode which we think will be used in the PM Optimus design: |
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Post by Llama God on Oct 9, 2015 11:08:37 GMT
That's brilliant. :-)
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