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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 18:06:26 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 20, 2020 18:37:32 GMT
I LOVE Sky Lynx. This looks like a potential toy of the year for me. Four modes faithful to the original plus a Micromaster Base! HELL yes.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 20, 2020 18:45:22 GMT
Normally I find Sky Lynx extremely non-interesting but I am liking the look of this.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 20:32:28 GMT
Minor niggle with Sky Lynx's base mode  It's yet another "wall with ramp" very simlar to Scorponok's  Which in turn, thanks to mistakes made a few years ago, is very similar to TR Fort Max's  |
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Post by Toph on Feb 20, 2020 21:47:57 GMT
I don't see any ramp walls on scorp?
And unsure what we're compairing to Max?
But Skylynx, they could have sculpted a closed door there.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 22:33:46 GMT
Not explaining myself well, apologies, long day and head exploding. I'll have another go.
Fort Max is a big wall, formed from his legs stretched out to the sides, with a ramp coming down in the middle.
It should have been very different, more like his original city mode, but big wall with a ramp down the middle is what we got.
Scorponok is a big wall, formed from his legs stretched out to the sides, with a ramp coming down in the middle.
Sky Lynx is a big wall, formed from sides of his Lynx mode folded out to the sides, with a ramp coming down in the middle.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 20, 2020 22:36:40 GMT
So... Big Phil doesn't like walls or the over-stretching of legs.
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Post by Toph on Feb 20, 2020 22:48:48 GMT
Not explaining myself well, apologies, long day and head exploding. I'll have another go. Fort Max is a big wall, formed from his legs stretched out to the sides, with a ramp coming down in the middle. It should have been very different, more like his original city mode, but big wall with a ramp down the middle is what we got. It's been so long since I messed with him (way too big), that I forgot that wasn't hollow inside. Those aren't ramps. They lay flat, and have no connecting bits. I think they're just platforms. Think there may even be a 5mm port hole in the middle to mount a weapon. Sculpting a closed door would have helped that bit of idiocy. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 22:56:21 GMT
Ramp as in a slope coming down, rather than one ending in an AIRLock connector.
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Post by Toph on Feb 20, 2020 23:26:53 GMT
Are we maybe looking at two different things?
I'm referring to, on skylynx, the small ramps on the leg that go right into a literal wall. "Ramp with wall."
And on scorponok those purple platforms on the legs that lay flat on the ground. They look like ramps that go into a wall at first glance, but I don't believe they're intended as such.
I thought these were what you were talking about? They're the only ramps that do straight into walls.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 23:33:03 GMT
We are. I'll have another go at explaining it in the morning
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 20, 2020 23:40:45 GMT
On last go tonight Ramps circled in red Walls in green    It feels the same general layout for the the base mode for all three toys |
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Post by Stomski on Feb 21, 2020 6:40:26 GMT
Don't worry Phil, I understood. But it is the defaqto base mode as with ratchets in hips and shoulders it's the easiest for designers to work in to the transformation, using the vertical body for height presence. But with Skylinx the Lynx component offers more flexibility than a humanoid bot would, so indeed, something different would have been good. Normally I find Sky Lynx extremely non-interesting but I am liking the look of this. Yep. |
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Post by Llama God on Feb 21, 2020 7:44:28 GMT
I wasn't sure I'd be particularly interested in Sky Lynx - we have the original and the Combiner Wars version, so why do we need another one?
Because this one looks pretty fucking awesome, that's why! Yeah, the base mode's a bit of a spreadeagled nothing, but the rest of the toy more than makes up for it. Poseable, detailed... it looks fantastic. And so much more worth the Commander price point than Jetfire was. Definitely getting this one.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 21, 2020 9:51:59 GMT
His shuttle name is "Magnificence"! |
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 21, 2020 10:43:03 GMT
I noticed that last night. I'm also impressed it looks like it has a proper NASA logo.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 21, 2020 11:14:15 GMT
I never found CW Sky Lynx in a shop so this could tempt me.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 21, 2020 21:25:14 GMT
'Magnificence' is a superb touch.
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Post by Llama God on Feb 22, 2020 11:04:03 GMT
Yep, that's made it a must-buy for me.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 22, 2020 20:19:21 GMT
I wonder if Skylinx's base mode is supposed to represent Countdown's rocket launcher mode if you can plant his shuttle mode vertically on the lynx in its rolling base mode. That would come quite close to looking like Countdown.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 22, 2020 20:19:54 GMT
Mode mode mode.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2020 21:34:20 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 22, 2020 21:47:13 GMT
I note Ramjet on that box.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 22, 2020 22:10:25 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Feb 23, 2020 9:47:27 GMT
The mode of those modes is mode. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2020 10:39:55 GMT
The mode of those modes is mode. Mean, Median, Mode |
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 23, 2020 16:27:25 GMT
Pie charts.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2020 20:19:36 GMT
Batter Box Images   |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 23, 2020 20:51:21 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 25, 2020 9:16:12 GMT
I said this in the Scorponok thread: Exactly the same is true of Sky Lynx! Any detailed photos or demo videos? |
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