shajaki wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:
Roddy needs some love.
and the upcoming Legends figure just doesn't cut it.... I'd really like a tall deluxe or voyager class version based on his MTMTE design - he could pull a ROTF Lockdown and go from a decent deluxe sized vehicle (fitting with the scale of other Autobot cars) into quite a tall robot, or be similar to Gen Springer, voyager sized bot folding up into a not-that-much-bigger-than-a-deluxe vehicle....
As for my nominations for this thread:
Universe Tankor/Octane - sure they kept the triple changer aspect, but none of the modes are all that great. Very little articulation in bot mode, plane mode has a laughable tail end/undercarriage and tanker mode is a little "wtf." Probably due to the constraints of the size class, a voyager class version could probably have done a better job here.
FOC Bruticus. As much as I like the asymmetrical design of 5 bots into one - different hands/feet for each bot, the execution was seriously flawed. Hardly represents the in-game brute that got me buying TFs again - especially now compared to the CW range.
Gen. Bumblebee - Way too bright. Decent mould for the time, but the plastic felt cheap and soft, subsequent releases like Goldfire and Takara Gold Bumblebee are a much better representation of the character in this mould.
Gen. Stealh Bomber Megatron: Needed to be bigger, that's really the only flaw. He's small for a deluxe figure - doesn't even reach Leader class Megatron's crotch.
Gen. Trail(breaker)cutter/Hoist: Again, too small, otherwise OK figures. Could have done with a little bit more differentiation in bot mode other than a new head/paintjob - Hoist needs his wings.
Gen. Legends Warpath - this one is more of a why? and wtf? entry here. Deluxe Warpath is one of my favourite figures on my shelf, and sure he was a minibot originally, and we're getting all the minibots again in the Generations line, but come on. Where's the chest canon? Where's the hatch to head transformation? Sure he's a deep red, sure he's a tank, sure that head looks like Warpath. But to me it just isn't. Don't get me wrong, its a good mould, it's just not good for Warpath.
and for my last one.
RTS Cyclonus as IDW Cyclonus - this one's a little more personal. As great as the mould is, it's got a few flaws, articulation around the arms is a little weird and limiting, especially when given a sword, alt mode is decent, but gappy at the rear - my main issue here however, is that it doesn't represent the comic from of Cyclonus very well. I just need a head sculpt that looks closer to the comic series, and the CW figure is an even further departure from that.
In vehicle mode, he's the 3rd member of my "Brick Trinity" along with Powermaster Prime and G2 Megatron. Basically an oversized legends figure.
