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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 19, 2013 7:13:16 GMT
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Post by blueshift on Jul 19, 2013 7:30:59 GMT
I think those heels need to be bigger somehow |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 19, 2013 7:31:14 GMT
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 19, 2013 7:55:40 GMT
Quite liking the look of that wee combiner. SOLD!
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Post by kayevcee on Jul 19, 2013 9:56:04 GMT
I have never seen those repaints before. Thanks Phil!
-Nick
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Post by Nigel on Jul 19, 2013 10:17:24 GMT
I'm very taken with Whirl - surprisingly and satisfyingly close to the original design but with modern aarticulation. So many modern interpretations are far removed from the original designs, it's refreshing to see something so close. Tailgate - how very IDW! I approve.  Scoop and Armada Starscream also stand out. Hasbro are certainly putting in a good show with Generations at the moment. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 19, 2013 14:24:47 GMT
I have never seen those repaints before. Thanks Phil! -Nick I had both the CD and Gum versions. Think I still have the Universe one with the black scooter. remind me next time you visit. |
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Post by primenova on Jul 19, 2013 20:05:01 GMT
Anyone seen the list of the first 10 of the 30 different Transformers. You've got 1-4 then 5 is 1 Metroplex again & 6 is 2 Shockwave.
So Metroplex is number 1,5 so far is he going to be used any more in the 30 list?
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Post by dyrl on Jul 21, 2013 9:58:27 GMT
I am thrilled about Scoop. He was one of the few Autobots left in my eclectic collection back in 1989, and as such has always had a special place in my boyhood heart. Will definetly get him.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 21, 2013 19:51:10 GMT
I too had Scoop as a child. Loved the toy and love the character. I do find that Cybertron Landmine makes an excellent Scoop, so much so that he has completely 'become' Scoop in my mind's eye. I think the mold makes batter, more modern, use of Scoop's shovel. Still, hard to resist a Scoop figure, and indeed this figure looks very nice!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 22, 2013 8:14:16 GMT
I guess that rather than celebrating 30 years of TFs, they are celebrating the 30th year of them instead. ! Alas, no for the logo also clearly states 2014 in bold! I have now had a shot of Springer. It's quite nice. I'll get one next year. In 2014! -Ralph |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 23, 2013 11:27:52 GMT
Wave 1 seen in UK TRUs apparently..... but with no comics!
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 23, 2013 11:58:43 GMT
Hmm hmm, I had better check this out before my BBTS order comes in, good job TRU is on the way home from work..!
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Post by The Doctor on Jul 24, 2013 17:54:45 GMT
Wave 1 seen in UK TRUs apparently..... but with no comics! Not surprised. I couldn't see how they would get through. Too many pages and text to be translated into twelve languages. -Ralph |
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Post by Dezzeh on Jul 24, 2013 20:20:40 GMT
 Not sure if this is just mine, but where these are mostly panel formers, the rear right hand side of BB doesnt align properly. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 6, 2013 16:46:01 GMT
Concept work for Voyager Snadstorm by some bloke nobody's ever heard of ;-)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 10, 2013 6:11:27 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 10, 2013 7:02:38 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2013 9:57:59 GMT
Oh he can bugger off. He draws pictures for the licence holder and they own them. End of story.
In other news, have had a shot of some Generations toys in recent weeks. Trailbreaker has a great head sculpt and a solid limited colour palette but otherwise feels cheap and nasty and doesn't seem Trailbreakerish for reasons I can't pin down. Springer I wasn't sure about but really grew on me on second fiddle. Blitzwing looks nice but is rubbish and Sandstorm is a winner. I can see myself picking up the latter if it turns up at UK retail. Possibly Springer if it's in a sale.
And Metroplex is amazing and a must-own!
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Aug 13, 2013 10:03:00 GMT
Oh he can bugger off. He draws pictures for the licence holder and they own them. End of story. That's true, but it would have been polite to let him know / send him one, maybe. After all, people are not robots. I can imagine it would be really weird to see that something you drew for a comic suddenly turns up on the shelf and you didn't know anything about it. A little bit of courtesy goes a long way. (Hasbro never sent me a free Universe Hot Shot after nicking all that stuff for the deco/bio, and that wasn't work for hire! ;__; ) |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2013 10:07:23 GMT
I recall Shane McCarthy commenting that he was not sent a Drift toy. It's the corporate way.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Aug 13, 2013 10:10:49 GMT
I recall Shane McCarthy commenting that he was not sent a Drift toy. It's the corporate way. -Ralph What? That's crazy. For the sake of keeping your creative teams happy, $10 is a bargain. Companies spend far far more on far less! |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2013 10:18:35 GMT
Well they had no reason to. Hasbro owns characters and designs created by IDW as part of their TF licence. McCarthy was paid for his work by IDW not Hasbro. He did not do the work for Hasbro so they have no need to send him anything, ie in the same way that Budiansky had no rights over the Straxus toy or Furman with regards to the Impactor toy.
Should comic creators be sent a copy of a toy if it is based on something they created in a comic? I agree that would be a nice gesture, but for the vast corporate empire of Hasbro I doubt it's on their radar at all. And someone like Don should know better, having worked on licensed TF comics over a long period and also having done design work for Hasbro. Hence why he should keep his moans to himself.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Aug 13, 2013 10:23:26 GMT
Yes, but balancing the cost of posting a small plastic toy against pissing off your creative people and making them not want to work for you anymore, and the bad publicity generated, it seems really a no-brainer to me. I mean, how much does a deluxe cost Hasbro? A few dollars max. Is saving a few dollars really worth all that professional and public aggravation?
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2013 10:50:37 GMT
I doubt that even enters into the equation. They license out their IP to IDW and own the designs/characters created by them which are fed into the great maw of the toy company. That's it. Professionals with experience working in these areas know the score. I doubt one dude moaning on message board even registers to the toy company.
On a tangent, if a third party company makes a toy based off an IDW design, have the comic artists been sent a toy? I honestly don't know.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 13, 2013 12:01:24 GMT
In other news, have had a shot of some Generations toys in recent weeks. Trailbreaker has a great head sculpt and a solid limited colour palette but otherwise feels cheap and nasty and doesn't seem Trailbreakerish for reasons I can't pin down. you're right, Trailbreaker just doesn't feel Trailbreakery enoough for me either, but the toy has grown on me a lot. HASBRO: Redo Sideswipe & Red Alert with legs like this. Springer I wasn't sure about but really grew on me on second fiddle. Springer's not rocking my world. Needs to be shorter and wider |
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Post by The Doctor on Aug 13, 2013 12:06:21 GMT
I thought that initially with Springer but the more I fiddled with one the more I like it. The other modes do nowt for me but the robot mode is 'super possible'! As the kids say.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Aug 13, 2013 15:57:35 GMT
Can anyone tell me how to attach the gun to the helicopter?
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Post by legios on Aug 13, 2013 21:15:07 GMT
I am very confused about Figeuroa's attitude on this. He was on a contract that specified that anything he designed for IDW's Transformers comics became the property of Hasbro and that they had the right to use it as they saw fit thereafter, they used it is they saw fit and now he is annoyed that they are exercising their rights under their contractural agreement... The unprofessionalism is not on Hasbro's side here, it is on the side of the artist who feels a sense of entitlement to get something for work he has already been duly paid for.
Blitzwing is a bit rubbish now I have had a chance to play about with him a bit. The fighter mode is ok-ish, holds together reasonaby well whilst looking a bit like a cross between a Legioss and one of the Armada jets. The tank mode however was distinctly underwhelming - it felt very much like an assortment of parts just about sticking together in a generic tank shape.
Not had a chance to open my Springer and Sandstorm yet, but I am looking forward to it - especially the Sandstorm, which looks like it is very much the winner of the bunch. I shall be opening AHMegatron in the next few minutes I think.
Karl
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Post by Shockprowl on Aug 13, 2013 21:41:16 GMT
I'm eager to here your opinion of Sandstorm, Karkos, I'm thinking of getting him.
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