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Post by Pinwig on Mar 27, 2021 12:58:16 GMT
I'm sure this is better than it looks. I want to wait until we get some proper photos rather than a leak before I'm disappointed. Don't forget the TR one has a rubbish head.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2021 13:52:01 GMT
Oh that head wanged chung big time! Was a shame cos the Titanmaster was SUPERB, just the Scarlett Witch style mask..... oh dear!
I'd have paid again for the TR version with a new, fixed in place, fold up head.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 27, 2021 13:52:10 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 27, 2021 14:13:54 GMT
Galvatron should be much bigger than Optimus!
-Ralph
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Post by Benn on Mar 27, 2021 14:48:36 GMT
I thought scale didn't matter?
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 27, 2021 15:05:28 GMT
*the Hub holds its breath*
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Post by Toph on Mar 27, 2021 15:10:20 GMT
Oh yeah hey that's right! He almost got away with that!
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 27, 2021 23:48:08 GMT
I thought scale didn't matter? I am so hot for you right now. |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 27, 2021 23:51:58 GMT
I'm sorry to be mean spirited, but... fucking hell guys!!!! Excuse me, but I believe I ordered a set of large Shoulder Pontoons? HELLO! |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 28, 2021 21:08:21 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Mar 29, 2021 6:53:53 GMT
Definitely looks a lot better photographed against a lighter background - it doesn't make him look quite as top-heavy as the earlier pictures did.
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Post by Stomski on Mar 29, 2021 10:20:56 GMT
Isn't it interesting that we complain about proportions in the bots? As if these alien robots have to adhere to the vitruvian man proportions in order to be aesthetically pleasing. You can argue the intelligent design of humans would also apply to robots that need to perform the same basic movement functions, but at the same time... These are not human and they are mechanical, so any shape could be warranted.
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Post by Toph on Mar 29, 2021 10:39:47 GMT
Well there's alien proportions, then there's bad anatomy.
We inherently recognize bad anatomy, even if we aren't aware of it.
Cases in point-
Cybertron Crumplezone has alien proportions. But his overall anatomy is good.
Animated Bulkhead has different proportions for his cartoonish appearance, but his overall anatomy still is good.
RiD X-Brawn's left arm is significantly larger than his right, creating really funky proportions. Whether yoy like it or not, I've never seen anyone use "bad anatomy" as a criticism.
BM Vehicons are generally the most alien of all transformers (bar a few movieverse). But they're generally good anatomy, even though they're very different.
I rarely ever see anyone complaining about anybof these, beyond a personal distaste for the styles.
But if your gut reaction to weird proportions is "bad anatomy," to certain figures with weird proportions, but not others, then it probably is.
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Post by Toph on Mar 29, 2021 10:44:21 GMT
What's throwing him off isn't that he's too bulky, it's that his arms are almost a quarter too low down his torso.
If this were a human male, the top of his arms would me attached just above nipple level.
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Post by Benn on Mar 29, 2021 11:01:08 GMT
Some of it's familiarity, too. We know what Galvatron looks like, we've been seeing it since 1986. It's like seeing your best friend of twenty years only now they've been working out a lot and are super buff. It's still them, but it doesn't fit the mental image of them you have, you know? The bits are all there, but they're just slightly off somehow.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2021 11:50:07 GMT
What's throwing him off isn't that he's too bulky, it's that his arms are almost a quarter too low down his torso. If this were a human male, the top of his arms would me attached just above nipple level. I'd seen it suggested, by someone who's seen the instructions, that the shoulders are mistransformed |
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Post by Toph on Mar 29, 2021 17:22:49 GMT
Maybe? I don't see how, and like Rodimus' space RV mode, that likelihood grows less with every photoset.
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 29, 2021 18:27:02 GMT
Isn't it interesting that we complain about proportions in the bots? As if these alien robots have to adhere to the vitruvian man proportions in order to be aesthetically pleasing. This is a valid point, but that isn't the problem here. We aren't comparing this Galvatron to the shape of a human, we're comparing him to how he's looked in all TF media for the last thirty five years. If he'd always been this squat and broad-shouldered we'd be applauding the accuracy. However, as said before, I'm still not convinced this is quite as it should be and desperately want to hang on for some proper photos. I'm not even sure we can trust Hasbro after the tremendous arse-fest that ER Ultra Magnus was shown to be. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 29, 2021 18:45:22 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 29, 2021 18:56:47 GMT
Punch him Grimlock! Punch him in the face!
I think the height is about right - face to face with Magnus and slightly taller than Prime.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2021 19:14:15 GMT
Nope nope nope. Wrong size and he's in dumpy trousers.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 29, 2021 21:05:37 GMT
And what size would you prefer, Dockotor?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2021 21:09:43 GMT
Much bigger than Megatron (he is supposed to be Megs to the nth degree) and bigger than Magnus so he can beat him up. Not this Danny DeVito reject!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 29, 2021 21:10:35 GMT
Unicron's got spikes on his arse.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 29, 2021 21:31:24 GMT
Much bigger than Megatron (he is supposed to be Megs to the nth degree) and bigger than Magnus so he can beat him up. Not this Danny DeVito reject! -Ralph Madness! Judge a Transformer by his size, do you? |
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 29, 2021 21:31:55 GMT
Unicron's got spikes on his arse. -Ralph How does he sit down? |
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Post by The Huff on Mar 30, 2021 7:28:10 GMT
He has nothing to sit on anyway, has he?
Or has Unicron got a little Unicron sized cottage hidden somewhere somewhere on the corner of the universe? He could have a big rocking chair in there to relax in after a hard millenias work.
Thanos could live nearby.
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Post by Benn on Mar 30, 2021 7:35:29 GMT
Nope nope nope. Wrong size and he's in dumpy trousers. -Ralph Scale is not important, only imagination. Or at least, that's what I was told... |
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Post by Toph on Mar 30, 2021 8:00:35 GMT
He has nothing to sit on anyway, has he? Or has Unicron got a little Unicron sized cottage hidden somewhere somewhere on the corner of the universe? He could have a big rocking chair in there to relax in after a hard millenias work. Thanos could live nearby. He lives in space. Who needs to sit? |
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Post by Benn on Mar 30, 2021 8:39:55 GMT
That's what planets are for.
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