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I gotta disagree on Beast Wars. I believe the market is there and the timing is right. The kids who grew up with Beast Wars are now at that age where they have cash to spend and Has/Tak isn't doing anything to scratch that Beast Wars itch.

xyl360 wrote:I gotta disagree on Beast Wars. I believe the market is there and the timing is right. The kids who grew up with Beast Wars are now at that age where they have cash to spend and Has/Tak isn't doing anything to scratch that Beast Wars itch.

I agree the timing is about right for Beast Wars homages. Trouble is 3rd parties cant do it alone without Hasbro providing the core figures. 3rd parties should be filling in Hasbro's gaps, not the other way around. We had Cheetor and Dinobot, but then they stopped. Kind of hard to start a trend with only 2 existing "neo" figures.

Rated X wrote:

xyl360 wrote:I gotta disagree on Beast Wars. I believe the market is there and the timing is right. The kids who grew up with Beast Wars are now at that age where they have cash to spend and Has/Tak isn't doing anything to scratch that Beast Wars itch.

I agree the timing is about right for Beast Wars homages. Trouble is 3rd parties cant do it alone without Hasbro providing the core figures. 3rd parties should be filling in Hasbro's gaps, not the other way around. We had Cheetor and Dinobot, but then they stopped. Kind of hard to start a trend with only 2 existing "neo" figures.

Yep, but most of the Beast Wars figures are decent enough. It's mainly the season 1 cast that really needs help. Tarantulas, Blackarachnia, Tigatron, Airazor, Rhinox, Terrorsaur, Scorponok etc. that really didn't match up with the toys. Seasons 2 and 3 are largely accurate (though not always).

I want my accurate Season 1 Blackarachnia.

I don't think Blackarachnia's proportions are possible to do without cheating out the ass. Most everybody else had decent enough toys, since the show models deviated less from the toys than in G1. Some simplifications here and there, removal or shrinkage of kibble, but by and large the toys were the show characters. I think the only glaring update we need is a replacement arm for BW Megatron, since he had an actual hand in the show.

I don't follow you guys on Beast Wars, the show's CGI models were based on the tots already made.
They can't get much better, besides maybe replacing a head, and Meg's arm as already said.

Although the Rhinox figure was terrible, he needs a new figure.




Personally, I'd dig a new version of any of the season 2 and 3 crew.
Especially the transmetal designs.

RodimalToyota wrote:I don't follow you guys on Beast Wars, the show's CGI models were based on the tots already made.
They can't get much better, besides maybe replacing a head, and Meg's arm as already said.

Scorponok is blatantly the wrong color in toy form . I painted mine though, so I'm good on that front. Airazor's toy looks terrible compared to the show.

And yes, an Ultra sized Megatron with an actual arm (like the 10th Anniversary/RobotMasters/Telemocha versions had) would be sweet.

A new Rhinox with an actual chain gun of DOOM! would be nice.

RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:A new Rhinox with an actual chain gun of DOOM! would be nice.

Mine has them now. I have a pic of it here.

How about some easy upgrades first...

DOTM HA Roadbuster proper head sculpt
( the movie head is way cooler)
DOTM LC Sentinel Prime Head, shield and sword.
( more accurate head sculpt, one bladed sword, hard shield and a SB command rod.