megatronus wrote:Doctor McGrath wrote:rpetras wrote:Doctor McGrath wrote:rpetras wrote:I'm out on this one.
I was pretty disappointed in FP menasor, and I don't prefer the smaller combiners anyway.
I'll wait for TFC or MMC to get around to Computron.
Just out of curiosity, do you have Giant? I think I remember you getting Herc but I couldn't remember if you double dipped or not.
Nope, just Herc.
I didn't like the individual bot modes on Giant or the need for extra pieces.
But I do have the FP upgrades for Bruticus, and a heavily customed (but not FP) Energon/Generations Superion. So Menasor fits in with them, sort of.
I had reservations about the FP Menasor from the pics, but people were raving about it, so I jumped in. Everything I didn't like from the pics/reviews, I still didn't like in hand.
So, that was the camel straw for me and the smaller scale combiners. Gotta make choices somewhere.
Computron is a favorite of mine, and one of the combiners I had as a kid, so the nostalgia string is tugging hard for this one, but I'm resisting.
Yeah, I can understand that. If Herc was my stand in Devestator, I wouldn't go for this either. I don't think the TFC aesthetic goes well with that of MT or FP.
As far as build quality & stability goes, Giant is better than FP's Menasor IMO. So hopefully Computron continues that trend.
I have Herc & M3, and think they go pretty well together. TFC just nailed the big boxy construction vehicles look, which in my opinion, contrasts (and scales) nicely with the slender sports/race car limbs on M3. I think they'll look more cohesive as a squadron of gestalts once I complete Feral Rex - I think the aesthetics each company brings to those 3 really highlights their different personalities, but that's just me. The slight height differences don't bother me much, either.
Computron... we'll see. I want to see color renders or prototypes, but right now I have no plans to get this.
I have Herc to & I agree that the boxy look really works for the Constructicons. I'm just a sucker for FP/MT aesthetics so I bought Giant to go with my other combiners. I think MMC's Feral Rex will compliment them well.