Nearly 14 minutes of a bunch of uummm uhhhh buuuts. Edited out the transformation but none of the droning on. Sounds logical. How about showing the face in a clear still shot? Why not show the screw/pile driver looking pieces? Hand articulation? All that video and I barely know any more than I went in with. If we're calling these things video reviews, review the toys. Just calling it like I see it.
KenjaminLinus wrote:
You know the guy took time out of his day to film that review just so everyone could see it. He clearly explained why he didn't transform on camera. Maybe a little gratitude is in order instead of unnecessary cynicism? Besides, it's not like "IN ORDER TO BE AN OFFICIAL REVIEWER THIS MUST BE IN THE VIDEO" just calling it like I see it too.
worldsgreatest wrote:Flux Convoy is a steaming pile of slag. Just 'calling it as I see it'.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
KenjaminLinus wrote:Nearly 14 minutes of a bunch of uummm uhhhh buuuts. Edited out the transformation but none of the droning on. Sounds logical. How about showing the face in a clear still shot? Why not show the screw/pile driver looking pieces? Hand articulation? All that video and I barely know any more than I went in with. If we're calling these things video reviews, review the toys. Just calling it like I see it.
You know the guy took time out of his day to film that review just so everyone could see it. He clearly explained why he didn't transform on camera. Maybe a little gratitude is in order instead of unnecessary cynicism? Besides, it's not like "IN ORDER TO BE AN OFFICIAL REVIEWER THIS MUST BE IN THE VIDEO" just calling it like I see it too.
Jeez, that really kinda sucks. I'm also guessing the replacement head and flaps coming with the next set will not be a new mold either, since they did just use the word "replacement" instead of something like "fixed version". I was at least hoping not-Hook's foot/head would at be able to move around and possibly help balance the figure, but apparently this is impossible. Everything I've seen and read about Giant's not-Hook really shows that he's just a complete mess.BraveMax@TFW2005 wrote:The reason why the head's been "hidden" in all of the pictures we've seen is because the neck is PURPOSELY MOLDED THAT WAY. It means that Giant is ALWAYS looking slightly down. You cannot truly straighten his head or have him look up. Not a fan of that design choice personally...
MINDVVIPE wrote:How the hell is the current gestalt head an issue? Coz it doesn't look up any higher than it does in pics??? That looks high enough for me, can see the entire face, looks fine. Pretty retarded thing to complain about. So far, the only complaint that actually might be legit, is the chest causing Hook's vehicle mode to not roll freely. Everything else just gets better the more I read and see more pics. I hadn't checked out the HERC individual bot pics in a while, and dear lord are some of them ugly. Exgravers huge shoulders and wide set hips for starters. To say the robot modes were the last on the list of priorities is ridiculous. I will give you Hook's thin knees; those are unnatractive when seen from the side.
Almagnus1 wrote:So the robot arm connectors that hang off the back of the robot modes, as seen in your sig,the don't matter?
And what about the two arm robots bing mostly hollow, one of which has a head connector that looks like something begging to be snapped from normal wear and tear? If you look at the arms (and now the crane) from the wrong point of view, they look horrible.
The Herc team has attitude, it's also got chunk and heft reminiscent of most of my collection (which is primarily G1). For me, the fragile appearance of the Giant figures I've seen in YouTube reviews is a pretty big turn off. YMMV on that point
Ah, that's not so bad then. Thanks for clearing that up. Though I should've just been paying more attention to the thread.TJ Duckett wrote:The head isn't molded to face downwards. I corrected that non-truth on TFW. It faces straightforward, but it just doesn't look UP. The head being recessed, and the forehead area taking up so much of the front of his face makes him look like he's looking down unless you're looking at him straight on.
TJ Duckett wrote: It's unfortnate that Flux Convoy seems to have been bitten by the "hater bug", but that's the internet and trolls for ya... and, of course, I'm just calling it like I see it.
He did ask for some clear pictures of the face... so here, how about some very clear shots of both the bots and the gestalt?
Almagnus1 wrote:Really, this seems like a case of "you get what you pay for". Yeah, Herc will set you back at least another $100-$200 over Giant (depending on how lucky you can get), but that extra $100-$200 brings you generally better engineering because the design team could budget for it.
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