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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 27, 2019 15:43:47 GMT
So, in the wee small hours this morning I noticed a distinct similarity between Ratchet and G2 Roadblock in terms of colour palette and feel (buzzsaw blade etc) and so have been struck with the idea of recasting the Bay cast if they had been released in 1997 instead of Machine Wars. Obviously there would be repainting of certain characters, but I've tried to avoid a few obvious ones where I could. Here's my take so far:
AUTOBOTS | | OPTIMUS PRIME | CLENCH | | JAZZ | TAILGATE | | RATCHET | G2 ROADBLOCK | | IRONHIDE | MACHINE WARS HOIST | | BUMBLEBEE | ZAP/WINDBREAKER | DECEPTICONS | | MEGATRON | SKYQUAKE | | STARSCREAM | G2 DREADWIND | | BARRICADE | RAGE (STORMTROOPERS) | | BLACKOUT | POWERDIVE/ROTORSTORM | | BONECRUSHER | IRONFIST | | BRAWL | ARCHFORCE | | SCORPONOK | SCORPULATOR/DOUBLE PUNCH | | FRENZY | FISTFIGHT |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 27, 2019 15:53:03 GMT
What would other people's picks be?
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 27, 2019 19:19:29 GMT
Um, Um, I can't think of anything. None of the Bayformers appears to have made an impact on me!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 27, 2019 21:18:18 GMT
I might do some kind of print, or daft wee zine about this.
Maybe a flip book about Ravage 2099 - or what I thought that could be.
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Post by Llama God on May 28, 2019 6:35:23 GMT
Ravage 2099? The Ravage of the future?
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Post by The Doctor on May 28, 2019 6:49:46 GMT
EXTREME ROWR!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 28, 2019 17:42:50 GMT
Yup, somehow Ravage ends up on Earth and revived in 2099...
I was an idiot!
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Post by blueshift on May 28, 2019 17:49:07 GMT
Yup, somehow Ravage ends up on Earth and revived in 2099... I was an idiot! Or a genius |
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Post by Llama God on May 29, 2019 6:21:05 GMT
Presumably he'll now be sporting many pouches? And his feet'll be even smaller than normal?
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Post by Toph on May 29, 2019 7:38:10 GMT
I'm sorry. I've kept quiet hoping that some future post might give the appropriate context (but then it descended into marvel jokes), but I don't understand this thread?
Are we recasting the movie with Euro G1/G2 characters, and calling it Machine Wars, or are we recreating the movie characters using hypothetical Euro G1/G2 characters?
Or are we reimagining Machine Wars with movie characters?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 29, 2019 7:46:37 GMT
Pretty sure my first post makes everything clear.
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Post by Toph on May 29, 2019 9:15:33 GMT
It didn't, at least not for me because I've reread it several times the past couple days, and still don't understand.
I was asking a question to help me understand so I could participate too.
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Post by The Huff on May 29, 2019 10:33:21 GMT
Same here I'm afraid. Hugely confused.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 29, 2019 16:14:14 GMT
Not trying to be rude here but saying I was struck with the idea of recasting the Bay cast as if they had been released in 1997 instead of Machine Wars is fairly self- explanatory.
Imagine if in 1997 we had the Bay film and those characters were released as toys and not Machine Wars.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 29, 2019 17:00:40 GMT
I'm afraid I didn't fully get it - I think it must just be one of those times when you write something and know what you mean, but other people see multiple ways of interpreting it and aren't sure which meaning was intended. I assumed you meant suppose we needed toys in 1997 to populate the first Bay movie, without changing the script, and all we had to go with was existing moulds. So, for example, the toy for Bay Scorponok could be a repaint of Doublepunch or Scorpulator, etc. Is that right?
Martin
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 29, 2019 17:41:53 GMT
You assumed correctly!
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Post by The Doctor on May 30, 2019 11:53:48 GMT
I am also a bit confused.
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on May 30, 2019 12:10:03 GMT
I'll have a go:
Imagine the toy line for the first Michael Bay film could only use existing pre-1997 moulds. Which toy moulds resemble which film characters closely enough to be a match?
Basically, rename some G2 toy moulds as characters they look a bit like from the 2007 film.
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Post by Toph on May 30, 2019 13:34:16 GMT
Not hypothetical repaint? Just straight up repurpose?
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Post by Pinwig on May 30, 2019 13:39:31 GMT
No, Andy said repainting was allowed.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on May 31, 2019 19:41:34 GMT
I only have a hazy awareness of the G2 and Machine Wars toys, but I can do this with imagined Micromaster recolours. Optimus Prime - Powertrain Bumblebee - Blackjack Ironhide - Highjump Jazz - Skystalker Barricade - Stakeout Blackout - Blazemaster Bonecrusher - Growl Brawl - Bombshock Starscream - Nightflight Tons to choose from if you go beyond western G1: tfu.info/ID/Micromasters/index.htmAnd of course Skids & Mudflap from the second film would start off as a Micromaster combiner. Martin |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 31, 2019 21:11:11 GMT
Not hypothetical repaint? Just straight up repurpose? Repainting is fine. |
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Post by Llama God on Jun 1, 2019 8:04:51 GMT
Doing the whole thing as Micromasters would be a genius idea. Although maybe that would fit in the "Cyberverse" (the first Cyberverse, not the current one) part of the line and play pattern.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jun 1, 2019 10:16:49 GMT
Yeah - Micromasters do have a lot of scope for use.
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