primenova
Fusilateral Quintro Combiner
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Post by primenova on Jan 27, 2016 13:04:08 GMT
Alpha Trion does look beast like. Is he a Skullcrucher repaint? Silver bit on forearm claws for feet? The shoulder pads looks like they fold forward to form a animal head.
Chromedome head looks good but you can tell if it tilts like Brainstorm.
Mindwipe - is that a Insection legend toy repainted for this or a mini-flyer or whatever we are calling those car jets the head ride in.
Scourge might not have his rear spoiler head thing in his hovercraft mode - looks to eb too flat but we don't get to see the rear of it. Looks like the gun doubles has a jet for his head.
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Post by Benn on Jan 27, 2016 15:33:37 GMT
Okay, so admittedly the pictures are tiny small and blurry, but I am not really liking the aesthetic of Titans Return yet...
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dyrl
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Transforming robots are no match for combat waitresses from the future!
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Post by dyrl on Jan 28, 2016 12:55:57 GMT
I wish they'd do Wingspan and Pounce. I love those guys. They are some of my favorite Decepticons. Would be nice if SOMEBODY did them...
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Post by Kingoji on Jan 29, 2016 11:57:26 GMT
My favourite G1 Decepticon is Carnivac, so welcome to the club!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2016 12:58:48 GMT
I want Pretenders.
Proper Pretenders.
Andy
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Post by Llama God on Jan 29, 2016 13:10:01 GMT
Not pretendy Pretenders?
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2016 13:43:32 GMT
I still think if they are concerned about costs, repaint Micromasters as G1 characters and make action figures with half decent articulation that can house them.
TAKE MY MONEY HASBRO!
Andy
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 29, 2016 15:16:38 GMT
Pony Pretenders.
Now there's frakking awesome cross-over.
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Post by Llama God on Jan 29, 2016 15:54:18 GMT
With a new take on Carnivac. Who will hunt them down. And eat them.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jan 29, 2016 17:15:05 GMT
There are plenty of baddies in Ponies that are brave heroines confront.
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 29, 2016 23:27:39 GMT
I still think if they are concerned about costs, repaint Micromasters as G1 characters and make action figures with half decent articulation that can house them. TAKE MY MONEY HASBRO! Andy Micromasters *are* G1 characters. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 29, 2016 23:32:39 GMT
I meant repainting them as full size G1 characters.
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Post by Toph on Jan 30, 2016 2:17:53 GMT
They *are* full sized G1 characters. XP
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 30, 2016 4:55:23 GMT
Folks are well aware I and Phil champion the merits of repainting MMs as other larger G1 characters. Overload as Optimus etc etc.
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Post by Toph on Jan 30, 2016 6:43:44 GMT
In more serious note, I'm a tad puzzled for the point as many G1 "big bots" have legends that are only slightly larger than micromasters, and as direct representatives of those characters, are much better matches than any micromaster repaint could be. Megs is even a gun.
It's been since the nineties since the last time I messed around with a MM base, but i seem to recall their ramps being large enough to fit a post LoC legend.
On a side note, I'm still shocked neither Hasbro or Takara dusted off any of the MM bases during Armada and the minicon heyday.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 30, 2016 8:05:05 GMT
Well to be fair the call for MMs to be repainted as other G1 characters started back when MMs came out. Sure the legends figures are small, but they're not Micromasters. Micros are even smaller and have a different aesthetic about them (more chunky I guess)
Lots of the MM bases have little compartments big enough for MMs but too small for most legends and Minicons, sadly.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 30, 2016 8:09:05 GMT
They *are* full sized G1 characters. XP Folks are well aware I and Phil champion the merits of repainting MMs as other larger G1 characters. Overload as Optimus etc etc. However in a tragic misunderstanding, it turns out that Phil was actually championing repainting delicious M&Ms as larger G1 characters  |
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Post by Llama God on Jan 30, 2016 8:52:43 GMT
Thing is, crazy as this idea is, if the whole idea of Titans Return is that the smaller robots *are* the actual characters, and the larger bodies are just transtectors, then this idea for Pretenders works, because they'd be in perfect scale.
Apart from when they put the outer shells on. But that never stopped Scorponok, so why shouldn't it stop us?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 30, 2016 9:11:04 GMT
*sings*
Preeee-tend-ahhhs hide the Traaans-for-mahs inside!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 30, 2016 9:42:18 GMT
Folks are well aware I and Phil champion the merits of repainting MMs as other larger G1 characters. Overload as Optimus etc etc. However in a tragic misunderstanding, it turns out that Phil was actually championing repainting delicious M&Ms as larger G1 characters I wouldn't advocate that. I wouldn't be able to eat the M&Ms then! |
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Post by Benn on Jan 30, 2016 17:51:59 GMT
Folks are well aware I and Phil champion the merits of repainting MMs as other larger G1 characters. Overload as Optimus etc etc. Micro Machines? |
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Post by Llama God on Jan 31, 2016 0:47:34 GMT
Come in collections of five!
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Post by blueshift on Jan 31, 2016 8:04:02 GMT
Well to be fair, Micromasters WERE Hasbro's attempts at riding on the success of Micromachines!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 31, 2016 9:29:53 GMT
I regret moving on my Micro Masters collection.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2016 9:34:45 GMT
Mine are in the Do Not Sell cupboard.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jan 31, 2016 9:37:36 GMT
I very strongly suspect something Original Character and Micromaster related will be the third phase of the current Generations toyline trilogy.
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Post by Pinwig on Jan 31, 2016 9:55:35 GMT
It will certainly be interesting to see where it does go as the first two chapters have kinda covered everything up to the Powermasters and Pretenders seems too cost prohibitive to me. I was wondering if FoC Bruticus -> CW and T30 Brainstorm -> TR might mean the Lio Kaiser Boxset is a test the water idea for the third chapter being based on the Takara trilogy characters, but There isn't a lot there in terms of toy types they're not already doing.
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Post by blueshift on Jan 31, 2016 10:05:07 GMT
I regret moving on my Micro Masters collection. -Ralph The problem with Micromasters is how to display them. Not very shelf effective! |
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Post by Llama God on Jan 31, 2016 12:26:15 GMT
Eh? But they take up nearly no space...
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Post by legios on Jan 31, 2016 14:13:46 GMT
I was about to say, Micromasters are great for display - you can get them properly formed up in Review and they have very little footprint.
Karl
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