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Post by Jim on Dec 1, 2015 22:44:35 GMT
It's not an objective fact that Fort Max is huge whereas Scorponok is not! It totally depends on whether you're going by toy or fiction and for that matter which fiction - there's more than one where the characters are similarly sized, so I see nothing which precludes Scorponok from being huge if that's what people want. Clearly they don't as this was a fan vote, but slavish G1 toy scale devotion is A Thing. I remember all the hating on Universe Powerglide, a really fun toy!
-Jim
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 1, 2015 23:00:20 GMT
No no no no. If you're so big that you can actually step on your own troops without realising it, something is wrong.
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Post by Jim on Dec 1, 2015 23:05:01 GMT
Which is equally true of Fort Max?
-Jim
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Post by Bogatan on Dec 1, 2015 23:11:50 GMT
That would make a hell of a comic, fort max trying to cope after accidendentally squashing half his forces.
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Post by Llama God on Dec 1, 2015 23:41:14 GMT
Couldn't remember if we had a separate thread for this.. Trypticon won the vote. Disappointed. SHIT THE BED!!!! But I just did an epic shit on the train. I think I'm all out. ... Oh. Right. Anyhoo, I was surprised to find myself disappointed that Scorponok didn't win. More so when I remembered that I voted for Trypticon. But CJ's made a number of really good points - and exactly the same points that made me vote team Robot Godzilla City in the first place. Another Scorponok's pretty much inevitable at some point, and this was indeed our only decent shot at a Trypticon. So let's hope they do him good. If Sky Lynx is anything to go by, they've got some mad, skilled beast-former-heads on the design team at the moment, so hopes are high... And if anyone's disappointed in a lack of Scorponok... don't forget Pandinus. That's all I'm saying. |
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Post by Toph on Dec 2, 2015 0:36:07 GMT
My issue with Trypticon is that it only really has 2 modes, dino and base. Im sure theres a third mode but if there is, like Maxs alt modes both come across as rejumbled robot lying down. Metroplex and Scorponok managed to have 3 distinct modes, at least in my mind. Omega at least gives you a rocket and train set, so sort of 3 modes. But I dont think rocket and train would have sold as well as giant dinosaur. New Third mode is a starship. There ya go. |
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Post by Toph on Dec 2, 2015 0:42:35 GMT
Also:
A leader class Scorponok will be roughly in scale with TR PM Optimus, MP Grimlock or FoC Grimlock (whichever size you feel suits grim best) and MP Shockwave.
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Post by Llama God on Dec 2, 2015 8:36:46 GMT
Aye - I think I'd also prefer a Leader Class Scorponok to a Titan. Just so I can have TR Leader Optimus surrender to him appropriately.
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 2, 2015 11:54:08 GMT
Scale in Transformers? Ahahahaha! Impossible!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 16:12:17 GMT
Who win that poll for a new titan? Trypticon |
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 14, 2016 17:39:08 GMT
Oh that's right. Gosh, he's gonna be vast if he's anything like Fort Max. When's he due? Any word yet?
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Post by Bogatan on Feb 14, 2016 17:50:49 GMT
Id guess next year now that they seem to be getting a Titan Class toy out each year. As part of whatever the next line will be.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 14, 2016 17:52:53 GMT
Next summer I'd think. I think there was design art shown in the Hasbro presentation yesterday (the bit only attendees can see) and the word was that the robot mode is almost as tall as Metroplex, but looks shorter because being a dino he's stooped over a bit.
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Post by Shockprowl on Feb 14, 2016 18:00:29 GMT
Blimey. He'll be a brute.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 14, 2016 19:11:09 GMT
the word was that the robot mode is almost as tall as Metroplex, but looks shorter because being a dino he's stooped over a bit. In which case we'll be in big trouble already: Trypticon with a robot mode? |
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Post by Llama God on Feb 14, 2016 19:48:07 GMT
I was assuming there that "robot mode" meant non-city/vehicle mode. Which, for Trypticon, is a dinosaur.
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Post by Pinwig on Feb 14, 2016 20:26:44 GMT
Yes, sorry, for robot read dinosaur. I think the point they were making was that he is as massive as Metroplex, but won't be as tall because being a dino he leans forward.
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Post by primenova on Feb 15, 2016 7:33:18 GMT
I don't think we'll get the toy released in the UK - we should with Fortmax (if he comes like Metroplex with one of his arms off)
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 21, 2016 6:22:32 GMT
Might be unrelated but BIG Trypticon banners at SDCC See what the next few days brings..... |
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Post by Llama God on Jul 21, 2016 7:01:18 GMT
That's very G1-looking. But maybe that's the point. And maybe it's just there to remind us of that poll thing. Can't be unrelated, though. Surely..?
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 24, 2016 8:55:15 GMT
Are there pictures? Where are the pictures?
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2016 8:56:17 GMT
No toy pictures yet :-(
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 24, 2016 9:02:37 GMT
BOOOOOOOO!!!
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Post by Llama God on Jul 24, 2016 9:25:32 GMT
And SDCC is pretty much over now. Finished!
Guess we'll just have to wait for Toy Fair next year. :-(
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 24, 2016 9:30:08 GMT
DOUBLE BBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Toph on Jul 24, 2016 9:34:41 GMT
Hasbro hasn't had their TF panel yet, though.
And there's also NYCC which has started to become an actual thing.
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Post by Llama God on Jul 24, 2016 12:33:17 GMT
Oh. Maybe I've not been paying attention to the schedule. I didn't realise Hasbro had yet to do stuff.
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Post by Shockprowl on Jul 24, 2016 13:35:15 GMT
*Takes back his Double Booooo- but reserves the right to reinstate it at a later date*
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Post by Toph on Jul 24, 2016 14:29:36 GMT
They did their marvel legends panel yesterday. IDW did their panel yesterday or friday. Machima did, also.
I don't know if Hasbro did their star wars panel, yet, but I know they haven't done their TF panel.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Jul 24, 2016 14:32:10 GMT
There isn't one this year.
Apparently there's a big con in China at the end of this week we might see some new stuff at.
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