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Post by Pinwig on Jan 15, 2024 20:26:05 GMT
Yes, absolutely. Quite right. Quite right.
*whispers* I'll get him in Smyths when he's a fiver off *whispers*
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Post by Bogatan on Jan 15, 2024 21:43:50 GMT
A decent pose might improve my opinion a bit, but Gears is just one of those characters where the toy just looks better than the animation model and this is not even a good representation of the animation model.
I guess I do like the animation models big head and they have got that right here.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 15, 2024 21:57:35 GMT
Um. Why does his chest flip-up? It doesn't seem to do anything. -Ralph EVO-FEWSION? |
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 15, 2024 23:41:49 GMT
GEARS!!!!!!!!
Excellent. Yes those legs are tiny. But he'll do. The youngest will love the pointless flip up chest.
Four to Omegaday.
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Post by Toph on Jan 16, 2024 0:47:34 GMT
His chest flips up so he can get mardi gras beads
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Post by Llama God on Jan 16, 2024 8:05:13 GMT
A decent pose might improve my opinion a bit, but Gears is just one of those characters where the toy just looks better than the animation model and this is not even a good representation of the animation model. I guess I do like the animation models big head and they have got that right here. Aye, this is certainly one where I prefer the toy, so I'm going to hold out hope that they'll do a toy head version somewhere down the line. I mean it's not like they can get too many reuses out of this otherwise - just Swerve and an e-Hobby repaint colours one, I think. Although on the other hand we've not had toy head sculpts for any of the other minibots, so I'm probably on to a loser here... |
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Post by Jim on Jan 16, 2024 8:19:24 GMT
I think we got the headsculpt for Huffer, just not as Huffer unfortunately.
There are a few repaint options if they want to go deep on South American minibot releases, but so far they haven’t shown much interest there, even with TR Top Spin and Twin Twist having some beautiful options!
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Post by Llama God on Jan 22, 2024 8:06:43 GMT
Ah, excellent. I shall look forward to Hasbro never fully releasing a toy-accurate version of Gears, leaving this as the only release of that head mold. |
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Post by Jim on Jan 22, 2024 9:29:33 GMT
I've realised I'm not too bothered in this case, because even a toy head isn't going to make it look enough like toy Gears anyway. Gears should absolutely have dirty great tires on his shoulders and be a bit more chunky and a little hunched.
I'm resigned to letting the Sunbow fans have their toyline and living in hope of a reboot in a more toy-based aesthetic at some point.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 22, 2024 14:27:01 GMT
Ah, excellent. I shall look forward to Hasbro never fully releasing a toy-accurate version of Gears, leaving this as the only release of that head mold. JUST LIKE MIRAGE. -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2024 7:51:39 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 31, 2024 8:46:46 GMT
If the Chromia is a real toy I would get that. Looks lovely. It is literally on a table of paints though, so I can see how it could be a custom.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2024 10:25:11 GMT
And yeah, if Chromia is legit, I'd pick that up. If Chromia is meant to be Cyberverse Chromia, and we believe she is: then they've missed the mark quite considerably for the robot mode tfwiki.net/wiki/Chromia_(Cyberverse)As a general Chromia I'm not sure the T30 version has been beaten: Pretty certain this is a pass for me |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2024 10:49:23 GMT
Medix arrived Monday.
The pictures do not do it justice. The main colour might be bright white but the lime green & orange highlight colours are pure G2 juice, especially when connected with clear weapons in a variety of colours.
Well worth a punt at the £15 InDemand are asking
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 31, 2024 12:38:35 GMT
G2 juice!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2024 12:45:41 GMT
The pictures in the BTS on the previous page are the best I've seen so far but even they don't quite do it justice.
I suspect you may need this when you see it
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Post by Toph on Jan 31, 2024 14:44:49 GMT
I am 90% positive that Chromia is real. The teal nylon that makes up her shoulders and throwing stars are plastic colors, and the way the light reflects off the rest of her feels like plastic, not paint.
The problem with this Chromia is similar to Legacy Windblade... It's a very competent Chromia that does nothing to bring anything new to the plate. If you have no other version, this one seems fine. If you have one or more however, this offers no real reason to get her.
The original T30 certainly is not a rare figure, nor do I believe either Siege versions are.
On top of that, like Legacy Bulkhead, it looks nothing like any previous version of the character, and definitely nothing like the one it's supposed to represent.
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Post by Benn on Jan 31, 2024 15:18:39 GMT
Oh, it's supposed to be Cyberverse Chromia? Ah ha, no.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2024 16:26:55 GMT
The original T30 certainly is not a rare figure, nor do I believe either Siege versions are. T30 and original Siege never came out here. WFC did but was 1 per case an quite popular because of the above. Both Siege are a tad fragile in a couple of places though On top of that, like Legacy Bulkhead, it looks nothing like any previous version of the character, and definitely nothing like the one it's supposed to represent. It's very much she's a bike, Prowl's a bike, that'll do. Still think this would have worked better, though not perfectly, as Roadpig |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 31, 2024 16:30:26 GMT
Well it won't be anytime soon. Books to buy.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 2, 2024 17:44:50 GMT
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Post by legios on Feb 2, 2024 19:34:28 GMT
I can't get it out of my head that the bike mode there looks like a motorcycle with someone lying down on it. I think it is the way it sticks out so far behind the rear wheel like dangling feet. Other than that I don't think that is too bad really.
It does show how wonky an Animated homage the mould is though, when it is so easy to swap out the head and make it look so little like an Animated thing.
Karl
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 3, 2024 0:01:22 GMT
Well it won't be anytime soon. Books to buy. -Ralph Dugdale? |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2024 0:02:36 GMT
Isn't he barred from there till his unpaid subs are settled?
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 3, 2024 0:04:43 GMT
They still love him. Want him.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 3, 2024 11:30:05 GMT
I've been free of Dugdale for years!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2024 23:10:19 GMT
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Post by Kingoji on Feb 4, 2024 12:18:49 GMT
Robot looks fine to me! Fun that they added the 'M' as an easter egg, and I appreciate the E.J. Su-style jaw hinge.
The chest as vehicle rear is a little bothersome. Shame they couldn't have had it spin around or tuck underneath.
Like Brawn, they'll need to do significant re-engineering to get the versions of their mold-mates accurate to how people like them.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 4, 2024 13:43:35 GMT
Yeah he looks ok to me. Really excited! Lower legs a touch small, Gears is strong he should be beefy, but not too bad at all.
Ok. Ok. Just Windcharger now. Just Windcharger.
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Post by Benn on Feb 4, 2024 14:15:33 GMT
So who wants to bet Windcharger is at a whole new scale, or that it'll be a new Bumblebee at a new scale first?
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