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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2017 8:08:36 GMT
Oh come on.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 10, 2017 8:45:03 GMT
What's the objection this week Burns?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2017 9:33:25 GMT
Nnnnngh.
-Ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 10, 2017 10:23:23 GMT
Isnt' a mobile bunker a tank? Hmm, as a long-time player of the Battletech tabletop game I do have a habit of regarding pretty much any combat vehicle (except VTOLs) as "A static gun emplacment waiting to happen" due to the tendency for motive system crits to reduce even hovercraft to an effective movement rate of 0 fairly regularly... And I do know of a number of canonical tanks in Btech whose real-world designers have implied that they were designed on the basis of making them still useful one the opponent has "parked" them... Karl
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 10, 2017 12:38:34 GMT
BASES!
After giving it a lot of thought...
Fortress Maximus could have been on here, due to the immense size factor alone, but he just misses out. G1 Max in a way looks better to me in city/base mode than the Titans Return update.
5. Metroplex G1. Yeah, he's a big robot sat down, but back in the day, he blew my tiny mind apart. Guns, heli-pad, ramp, towers, marvelous! The modern Titan version looks like a direct update. As such I haven't had a strong urge to own one. 'Cos he is just a big robot sat down.
4. Scorponok. Never owned one. But a base that has a giant scorpion mode as well? Now that's triple-changing!
3. G1 Power Master Optimus Prime. Loved this toy as a child. One of the last G1 toys I ever bought back in the day. Decent enough bases with lots of guns 'n' that.
2. G1 Optimus Prime. The FIRST Transformers base! Again, it blew my mind as a child, so intricate, so much detail. Other Autobots can fit inside, then it opens out. Brilliant. MP-10's modern update is equally fun.
1. Omega Supreme G1. Never owned one, but there's something about the tank/track/base/rocket combination that speaks to me. Plus he's a brilliant character in the cartoon. I would dearly love a modern update. That's one ridiculously expensive Titan I would buy without a doubt. In fact, I think Titan scale-wise, I'm holding out for him.
Oh, and I nearly put Action Master Prowl's bike-thing down, before I realised it's more of an 'emplacement' than a base....
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Post by Jim on Mar 10, 2017 13:11:29 GMT
5. DOTM - the Takara repaint of that ROTF mould I can't remember the name of; these colours work well on it 4. G1 - always a soft spot for the original Aerialbots 3. Generation 2 - great mould, but not my favourite colour scheme on it 2. Unite Warriors - my favourite of that set 1. Universe Air Raid - Good old Cyberjet in a glorious colour scheme -Jim
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Post by legios on Mar 10, 2017 16:03:30 GMT
]5. DOTM - the Takara repaint of that ROTF mould I can't remember the name of; these colours work well on it -Jim Breakaway I think is the mould you are thinking of. Really good toy, I've owned several decos of it in past times. Anyway Bases5. Brave Maximus - in a lot of ways this is Metroplex, only louder. It is really well executed in engineering terms, and it integrates the Headmaster Gimmick well. It edges out the other releases of the same mould on this list by dint of having a far superior colour scheme which amplifies its shelf presence 4. Laser Rod Optimus Prime: Ok, so it is primarily a Firebase, but the base part is in there. Feels like a really solid firebase for Autobot forces - between the trailer shell deploying into walls, and the heavy firepower integrated onto them it has a distinct "this is The Line. Nothing passes". Really fun to play with and has almost inherent "hooks" for narrative play. 3. Skorpornok - really like the look of this - its curved edges give it a very different feel to Metroplex, but it features the same impressive bulk in humanoid mode. Once again, it interacts well with smaller toys - like Scramble City limbs and the like. 2. "The Transformers" Optimus Prime - the trailer is a fantastic mobile field base, with lots of fun play value to it. 1. "The Transformers" Metroplex - the first really, large scale "base" toy. The base mode is great, lots of variety between the various sections and promotes interaction with smaller toys really well. The humanoid mode has a fantastic presence - really imposing in its bulk and solidity. The bonus rolling space carrier...thing...mode is kind of fun as well - and as other mecha franchises demonstrate is far from as silly as it could have been. (I mean, it isn't a Mono-cycle Battlecruiser or anything) Air Raid to follow. Karl
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Post by The Huff on Mar 10, 2017 16:18:25 GMT
5. DOTM - the Takara repaint of that ROTF mould I can't remember the name of; these colours work well on it 4. G1 - always a soft spot for the original Aerialbots 3. Generation 2 - great mould, but not my favourite colour scheme on it 2. Unite Warriors - my favourite of that set 1. Universe Air Raid - Good old Cyberjet in a glorious colour scheme -Jim I was trying to work out why G2 Air Raid was favoured over the original if you didn't like the colour scheme but then realised it was the 'second second' Generation Cyberjet version.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2017 16:31:46 GMT
G2 Air Raid is the one true Air Raid.
-Ralph
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Post by The Huff on Mar 10, 2017 16:36:06 GMT
G2 Air Raid is the one true Air Raid. -Ralph But which one!? The Cyberjet or Spider-Man Plane?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2017 16:55:03 GMT
The Spider-Man plane, of course!
-Ralph
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 10, 2017 19:54:50 GMT
Errrr.... Spider-Man plane?
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 10, 2017 19:55:21 GMT
Wait. Let me guess. Bonkers G2 repaint?
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 10, 2017 22:02:24 GMT
You are unaware of the amazing G2 version of the Aerialbot Air Raid? I am sure Phil will educate you.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 10, 2017 22:12:10 GMT
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 11, 2017 7:37:57 GMT
WOW. Yep, those are spider stickers alright! Only G2....
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 11, 2017 8:38:30 GMT
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Post by Benn on Mar 11, 2017 9:34:14 GMT
If 1986 is Skywarp, 1994 is Thundercracker That is the sort of baffling clue I was expecting!
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Post by Jim on Mar 11, 2017 13:26:22 GMT
5. DOTM - the Takara repaint of that ROTF mould I can't remember the name of; these colours work well on it 4. G1 - always a soft spot for the original Aerialbots 3. Generation 2 - great mould, but not my favourite colour scheme on it 2. Unite Warriors - my favourite of that set 1. Universe Air Raid - Good old Cyberjet in a glorious colour scheme -Jim I was trying to work out why G2 Air Raid was favoured over the original if you didn't like the colour scheme but then realised it was the 'second second' Generation Cyberjet version. I clean forgot about the first generation second generation Air Raid! Man, he's been well served with toys over the years. -Jim
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 12, 2017 8:40:29 GMT
<sheepishly raises hand> I'd never noticed that before! All I saw was the red! This is the most shocking thing to happen in 2017. -Ralph
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Post by legios on Mar 14, 2017 21:05:20 GMT
Week 201: Air Raid
5.DOTMan Air Raid: At first glance the name might seem to be a strange choice given the alt-mode. But then you realise that an Airborne Warning and Control platform is exactly the sort of thing that would be coordinating the response to aerial attacks. This one doesn't perform air raids, he stops them in their tracks. A very unusual alt-mode, an interesting transformation and a very different look makes this one stand-out from the (wolf)pack.
4. Movie (2007) Air Raid: 1970's-esque redeco of the absolutely wonderful little toy that is Energon Skyblast? Yes please! Another superb Energon basic, with a visually really appealling new colour scheme.
3. Universe 2 Air Raid: A redeco of an absolutely fantastic toy. The Energon basics were wonderful little toys - great aesthetics and a lot of play value.
2.Generation 2 Air Raid: half-way between an actual real-world, if as misplaced as when Thundercracker used it, colour scheme and a superhero toy. Like all of the G2 Aerialbots he looks rather like he is undercover at an International Air Show or something. Visually lovely colour scheme on a great toy.
1.Combiner Wars G2 Air Raid: Like the original toy, I think that the "G2" colour scheme flatters this mould much more than the original. The general release version is a really nice toy, and the colours are really nice - but this brings out the detail of the toy much better and is more visually interesting as a result.
Karl
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2017 21:31:09 GMT
5) AerialbotNice toy. 4) CyberjetI like the Cyberjet but I think he'd have been better being the red legged version 3) Movie BasicFab repaint. 2) CW G2Great repaint of a v good toy. 1) CWMy 2nd favourite CW deluxe. Really works for me aided by the jet mode having swing wings.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2017 21:31:43 GMT
No tease this week, as we're returning to our CW theme.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2017 22:20:47 GMT
WHAT.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Mar 16, 2017 22:25:05 GMT
This is page 113 It should be Rodimus Prime
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2017 22:29:16 GMT
Now Phil has to change this week to Rodimus Prime.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2017 22:37:31 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2017 22:39:37 GMT
PHIL!!!
There are more than two Rodimus Primes!!!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2017 22:41:09 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Mar 16, 2017 22:46:33 GMT
So there are.
But how do we get round ALREADY HAVING DONE IT?
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