Delta Magnus wrote:I've never understood the hate for "neo" designs. Updates and changes are good- the ability to continuously and creatively re-invent the basic concepts into new forms is what keeps Transformers alive after all.
I don't harbor a hate for 'neo'; the look/aesthetic just doesn't homage G1 in quite the same way as Classics does.
And I know you're no fan of G1, but hating on the source material that started it all to the extent that you do can be a dangerous game in the Transformers fandom (just as the opposite extreme of being a 'Geewunner' can really cause some damage).
Delta Magnus wrote:These guys still look like the Dinobots, just with more details, updated designs and better articulation. I'm especially glad they gave Columpio a flexy neck- little things like that add a tonne of fun factor to TFs. If the FansToys 3PMP Sludge has a similar articulated neck I might spring for him for "proper" dino scale. If they've just left it as a solid lump (which I suspect they might because GEEWUN) then I'll pass.
I imagine the QC issues will be rectified soon. FansProject are normally very good about getting errors fixed after all. I'll wait for his price to fall a little anyway, by which point the QC problems should have been fixed.
I like all the features you listed, sure, but I'm still not 100% on which way to go with the Dinobots. I'm not sure whether I want to get them all from the same company or mix and match. Plus, Toyworld's first Dinobot is looking nice, and their design quality seems to have been improving, so I may wait to see what they have in store. Same for Planet X.
At any rate, my "wait and see" strategy seems to be working to my advantage here. Hopefully we'll also see some discounting once they're all released (i.e. the retailer strategy of selling TFC team members together as a 'set').