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Post by Toph on Apr 3, 2016 0:22:05 GMT
They size boxes to be universal. Or as universal as they can predict. Because Optimus doesn't require that space does not mean a figure at the end of the line won't.
Western retailers do not like packaging to be random. Japan, it doesn't matter, and every figure gets it's own personally designed package. But Walmart and Target are more likely to drop the range if they have to keep resetting their shelves every single wave, because the boxes keep changing sizes.
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Post by dyrl on Apr 3, 2016 5:56:17 GMT
But why is he called a Powermaster when he's a headmaster?
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 7:03:35 GMT
I... don't appreciate your tone, young man!
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Post by Llama God on Apr 3, 2016 10:21:12 GMT
Er... Look! Behind you! A three-headed monkey!
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Actually... I'd not noticed until now that that was his *actual* name. I thought it was just us calling him Powermaster Prime because that's what he looks like. Most odd.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 3, 2016 12:23:36 GMT
He's been Powermaster since the computer listings were found  |
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 3, 2016 12:31:10 GMT
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Post by Llama God on Apr 3, 2016 12:41:49 GMT
Clearly I wasn't paying attention. (This is not new.) That or I thought it was a placeholder name. But there it is, in black and white. :-) |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2016 14:59:50 GMT
But why is he called a Powermaster when he's a headmaster? I was thinking the same thing myself. He's not a Powermaster! Sadly. He's a piggin' Headmaster instead. |
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Post by dyrl on Apr 3, 2016 15:02:58 GMT
In fairness his chest piece is kind of designed to look like PM Prime with HiQ attached. So he's pretending to be a Powermaster.
this means he is a Pretender Headmaster Powermaster.
this makes him very powerful.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2016 16:43:59 GMT
A Head Power Pretender Master...?
Pphhfftt!
He should have just be a Powermaster.
Why do they all have to be Headmasters? There could have been a mixture of the three different 'Masters' in Titans Return. Why stick to just Heads?
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Post by Pinwig on Apr 3, 2016 16:50:04 GMT
Engineering development costs. I suppose also to make the heads truly interchangeable they all need to work in the same way.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2016 16:58:23 GMT
BBBOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
BBBOOOO to that, I say!!!
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Actually that does make sense.....
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 16:58:24 GMT
A Head Power Pretender Master...? Pphhfftt! He should have just be a Powermaster. Why do they all have to be Headmasters? There could have been a mixture of the three different 'Masters' in Titans Return. Why stick to just Heads? It makes sense to have a shared gimmick, more value for the consumers. And remember, PM Prime was originally going to be a Headmaster too! |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2016 17:01:44 GMT
WHAATTT?!?!?!?!
WHAT WHAT WHAT WWHHHAAAATTTT?!?!?!?!?!!!!!
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 17:06:40 GMT
Did I just blooooooow your miiiiiiiiiiiiind? Roller was going to turn into his head. That's why he has a detatchable head and that little compartment with a ramp in the back  |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 3, 2016 18:25:22 GMT
SON OF A BITCH!
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Post by blueshift on Apr 3, 2016 18:28:11 GMT
I remember hearing that he was going to be a targetmaster too but I've never seen any designwork for that.
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Post by primenova on Apr 4, 2016 11:42:17 GMT
Also fits with the graphic on the rear of the box where we see the heads & arrows to 3 size class.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 8, 2016 18:29:54 GMT
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Post by dyrl on Apr 8, 2016 18:59:35 GMT
Well then all is well
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 8, 2016 19:20:16 GMT
Hmmm. A shame the front of the trailer has a big hole in it so we can see a car inside. I had hoped that would have been covered up.
-Ralph
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Post by Toph on Apr 8, 2016 21:25:59 GMT
Something that irritates the hell out of me, the more I think about it, is THE defining iconic feature of Optimus Prime's head, his faceplate, was incorporated into the helmet of the PM body, leaving him with a mouth.
Combined with the fact the rest of the titanmaster head is only vaguely optimus-like.
So... This COMPLETELY negates the point of, and fun of headswapping with him.
So, if you put the Optimus head on Weirdwolf, it's not going to look like Optimus Prime.
And if you put Galvatron's head on Optimus Prime, it's going to ALWAYS look exactly like Optimus Prime.
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Post by Llama God on Apr 8, 2016 23:32:09 GMT
Hmmm. A shame the front of the trailer has a big hole in it so we can see a car inside. I had hoped that would have been covered up. It's Wheelie. He doesn't deserve to be protected from the rain. |
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Post by Llama God on Apr 8, 2016 23:32:47 GMT
So... This COMPLETELY negates the point of, and fun of headswapping with him. So, if you put the Optimus head on Weirdwolf, it's not going to look like Optimus Prime. And if you put Galvatron's head on Optimus Prime, it's going to ALWAYS look exactly like Optimus Prime. Or *will* it? It's always in the eyes. The eyes, man - they're the windows to the soul... Or something. |
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Post by blueshift on Apr 8, 2016 23:36:12 GMT
As a counterpoint, you get to give everyone an Optimus Prime faceplate!!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 9, 2016 6:54:08 GMT
So... This COMPLETELY negates the point of, and fun of headswapping with him. So, if you put the Optimus head on Weirdwolf, it's not going to look like Optimus Prime. And if you put Galvatron's head on Optimus Prime, it's going to ALWAYS look exactly like Optimus Prime. There are rumoured to be other Optimus' coming, specifically a Laser Rod version. If that version has a faceplate the this is a chance used to provide one without one. (Though in "World of Phil" ALL Optimuses would have faceplates!) |
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Post by Kingoji on Apr 9, 2016 8:08:47 GMT
Tyrant.
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Post by primenova on May 11, 2016 11:33:20 GMT
Where does the cab go while in base mode - the red bits I can see are the parts hidden in the trailer section (arms & outer torso) Any photo of the rear of the base mode - they seem to be front on only.
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Post by Toph on May 11, 2016 12:21:03 GMT
Where does the cab go while in base mode - the red bits I can see are the parts hidden in the trailer section (arms & outer torso) Any photo of the rear of the base mode - they seem to be front on only. The cab is bolted to the bottom of the trailer, which is the back of the robot. In base mode, it just hangs off the back. |
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 28, 2016 7:48:49 GMT
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