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Post by Pinwig on Feb 20, 2020 19:55:22 GMT
Anyone capable of rebalancing the colours on the base mode picture so it matches the other modes?  |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 20:45:58 GMT
Ta!
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Post by Llama God on Feb 21, 2020 7:42:31 GMT
I want to love this, and I kind of do, but there's one big disappointment here for me, as there have been with the other base modes: No actual play features! Ramps, yes, but launcher to shoot the car down the ramp with! These things should be easy, but I guess that Hasbro's forgotten that these are still actual toys. And the little scorpion legs won't be moving, either - that was one of the best things about the original!
And whilst that latter could necessarily not be a problem, the other part of how Hasbro's chosen to deal with them is. On seeing just how small the little seat that mini-Zarak fits into is I was wondering what else was contained within Scorponok's torso, because it's pretty bulky. Was it home to some cavernous play feature for base mode? No. It's where the legs fold into to give him cartoon accuracy. And that's disappointing. But ah well - I wasn't expecting much more than this, really.
But he does look nice, and I do like double-headmaster feature, so... I'll be buying him anyway. But with reservations.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2020 7:58:51 GMT
You fool! Children's toys can't have play features!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2020 9:57:03 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2020 17:21:52 GMT
I have visions of Andu surrounded by bottles in a pub as he cuddles his Scorponok and yells lines from The Rebirth.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2020 17:24:29 GMT
I would pay to see video of that
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 21, 2020 19:23:54 GMT
DONE!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Feb 21, 2020 19:24:08 GMT
ALL OVER THIS SCORPONOK LIKE SHIT ON VELCRO!!!!
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Post by Dezzeh on Feb 21, 2020 21:02:50 GMT
Gonna spend all my money againnnnn
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2020 22:03:10 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 21, 2020 22:46:35 GMT
Yeah... Yeah Scorp' looks pretty good.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2020 23:01:24 GMT
All resistance to Scorponok gone now I see toy pictures. Fuck it: next week I buy OMEGA SUPREME!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 21, 2020 23:40:16 GMT
OH yes.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2020 6:00:19 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 22, 2020 11:08:38 GMT
Yeah that's gonna be difficult to resist. Unless they also announce a Black Zarak repaint. But I'm not holding out hope for that...
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2020 11:13:04 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 22, 2020 12:51:49 GMT
Yeah that's gonna be difficult to resist. Unless they also announce a Black Zarak repaint. But I'm not holding out hope for that... That might come down to how many Takara think they can shift - given they are doing their own Select releases like the Seacons, it's possible. And as Phil pointed out, Fasttrack seems to have been made with a spear mode in readiness. |
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Post by Llama God on Feb 22, 2020 13:20:12 GMT
That proves nothing! Just that it's a nice little homage. That's all it is. Yes, my pennies, yes. You are safe. Safe... |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2020 18:39:38 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2020 22:45:58 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 23, 2020 9:48:18 GMT
Due August, eh? Will it make it in time for TFNation? We shall see, Galvatron. We shall see...
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 23, 2020 10:37:25 GMT
He's got a big head.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 23, 2020 10:39:21 GMT
Is it itchy?
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 23, 2020 10:40:57 GMT
Well, it turns into a little man, so... yeah, itchy.
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Post by R0B0_G0D on Feb 23, 2020 16:18:20 GMT
Big head aside, Skorponok looks great. Compared him to my old G1 version and it's looking kinda tired. Badly needed an updated figure. And Fasttrack looks AMAZING. Really happy to see him release in the same year as his Titanic, erm, Master!
Do we think Skorpy represents the last of the Titan class releases for Hasbro, then? I mean, he's the last city-bot. I know they sneaked Omega in but there aren't really any big chaps left other than repaints, which have limited appeal.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2020 9:07:24 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2020 9:13:21 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 7, 2020 19:56:41 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 1, 2020 6:31:01 GMT
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