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Post by Benn on Mar 9, 2023 11:00:49 GMT
Wanna bet that this line is how we get reissues of the Runabout mould, but it's painted blue and yellow to be the grunts from Devastation?
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 9, 2023 19:50:18 GMT
Jeez. Look at that one next to the old one. They're almost the same height. Voyager my arse.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 9, 2023 22:22:39 GMT
No thank you. But I do agree Figure Shrinkage is a major issue in our hobby. |
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Post by KnightBeat on Mar 9, 2023 22:26:21 GMT
I think I have Pareidolia...  |
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 9, 2023 22:26:25 GMT
I keep misreading this thread title as 'Studio Series Ginger Edition'. I don't know why.
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 9, 2023 22:37:22 GMT
You might have a serious ginger deficiency, Doc'. SEEK HELP NOW.
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Post by Toph on Mar 10, 2023 0:12:11 GMT
Okay. So I make no secret I think the WfC/FoC designs are the worst TF designs in the franchise, including bayverse.
And the og WfC optimus was a pain in the butt of a toy.
But even taking both those things into account, I think it's a rather cool little figure in both modes.
So seeing the two together, how did they screw up so badly? Why does the so called "improved" one look so much worse than the 10+ year old deluxe?
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Post by Llama God on Mar 10, 2023 8:22:47 GMT
GAMEOFUSION! That's what it's called! You're not allowed to say "swapping weapons and parts", you have to give it a dumb name instead! You guys had one job...
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Post by Benn on Mar 10, 2023 8:53:32 GMT
TEKNOFUSION
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Post by Pinwig on Mar 10, 2023 22:18:01 GMT
DOCTORCONFUSION
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Post by Llama God on Mar 11, 2023 9:17:29 GMT
THISISTHELANDOFCONFUSION
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 4, 2023 15:39:29 GMT
Deluxe Cliffjumper & Voyager Megatron pipeline revealed |
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 7, 2023 21:36:52 GMT
Look at this nonsense. This is what happens when you don't use ankle rockers and just shave the feet so they look like they're angled. Backward step, Hasbro! www.facebook.com/802269971468043 |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 7, 2023 21:38:25 GMT
No need for foot shaming!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 5, 2023 14:02:34 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 16, 2023 15:16:44 GMT
Gamer Edition Cliffjumpwer revealed |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 16, 2023 15:18:11 GMT
Gamer Edition Megatron officially revealed (previously leaked) |
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Post by The Doctor on May 16, 2023 16:26:24 GMT
Easy pass. I'd rather re-acquire the original Megatron toy from that game. It was fun!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 23, 2023 18:00:58 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 10, 2023 21:06:38 GMT
I had reason to be passing Smyths earlier. The lure of reduced price Transformers was to much, so I bought the Gamer edition Op to see what these figures are like. Interesting. First surprise was that this one does actually have ankle rockers, so with universal hips too, he poses well. He's a short voyager, more Armada Starscream than Metalhawk and although he has some heft and not too many obvious gaps, his presence doesn't quite have the wallop he should do. Feels reminiscent of CW Op to me. Still, he does have a big axe, much more like a 3P add-on kit than the usual Hasbro weapons, and for this line I like the replacement gun arm. His transformation is quite involved too, some nifty stuff going on with the arms that pull out to reveal detail you only see during the transformation. The vehicle is chunky big too and begging for a trailer. I need to get the old one out now to see how he compares. I like him, he's a decent figure, but I suspect only of interest to people really taken by the game aesthetic. Otherwise, with the amount of stuff out at the mo, money is probably better spent elsewhere.
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Post by Pinwig on Aug 21, 2023 15:36:50 GMT
New one definitely feels more 'complete' in hand.  |
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Post by Pinwig on Sept 30, 2023 23:11:07 GMT
Right. Studio Series Gamer Bumblebee. In short, don't.
I was really excited about this one but it's just too far on the side of frustrating to transform. The arms go through some tortuous rotations to get them under the bonnet but once they're in they're fine. It's the usual tab everything together to form the vehicle shell that's the problem. Get one in, another pops out. I usually find that's because something's twisted inside, but I spent half an hour trying to get it right and gave up. Almost there, but not close enough.
The robot is less gappy under the arms than photos make it look when transformed properly, and it looks great with Optimus, but it can't escape feeling top heavy and a little hunched. He has the same 5mm peg for a wrist as Optimus and comes with two alternative guns that replace his hand, plus a sword. Like I said about Op, you're only going to like this if you're really into the game aesthetic. It isn't a fun toy at all.
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Post by Toph on Oct 1, 2023 4:11:06 GMT
To date, Cliffjumper is the only one of these I've seen in the wild.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 27, 2023 18:29:44 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2023 1:04:39 GMT
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Post by Toph on Oct 28, 2023 7:21:04 GMT
He looks pregnant
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Post by The Doctor on Oct 28, 2023 8:15:24 GMT
Middle-age spread!
-Ralph
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Post by Llama God on Oct 28, 2023 8:29:40 GMT
Pregnant bodies are beautiful bodies.
Unfortunately in this case there are other things that sadly overshadow that. That Starscream is... awful. The choice of plastic there and the lack of texture in the sculpt makes it look so flat and cheap that we're almost back in Power of the Primes territory with this sculpt. The real jobbie one the cake though are those washing powder scoops masquerading as the traditional intakes on his shoulders. Very poor effort.
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Post by Rich on Oct 28, 2023 9:15:07 GMT
That's hilariously bad.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Oct 28, 2023 11:24:12 GMT
Voyager WFC Starscream offially revealed at MCM |
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