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Maketoys Update - Giant weapons, Green Giant, and Computron?

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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant and Computron?

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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant and Computron?

Postby xyl360 » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:01 pm

City Commander wrote:Though even TFC Computron will be shorter than my custom Superion. I guess that makes sense, Superion is a warrior combiner after all, Computron...not so much.

How do you figure? Has TFC made any claims or shown any prototypes to determine what the actual size will be?

All I'm aware of so far are the sketches and the color references (red and white) on one of their pages (FB I think?).
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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant weapons, Green Giant, and Computron?

Postby Dead Metal » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:11 pm

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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant weapons, Green Giant, and Computron?

Postby Mkall » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:15 pm

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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant and Computron?

Postby Shadowstream » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:19 pm

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Screwdriver hands, huh? Sounds fun.

And Computron? Y'know I give credit to maketoy for putting out a smaller, and somewhat more affordable Devy design for those of us who weren't willing to shill out $80-$90 per single figure from TFC. Now though it seems that may very well be their shtick, putting out something that someone else is already doing. The fact that I don't even like Computron doesn't help either.

Additional note: Looking at their main site I can see that the color changes entailed by the green version of Giant seem to be solely constrained to swapping the yellow for green, and not changing the visors of those who got lumped with blue ones. nvm, you can see for yourself.
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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant and Computron?

Postby Midnight_Fox » Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:39 pm

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Shadowstream wrote:And Computron? Y'know I give credit to maketoy for putting out a smaller, and somewhat more affordable Devy design for those of us who weren't willing to shill out $80-$90 per single figure from TFC. Now though it seems that may very well be their shtick, putting out something that someone else is already doing. The fact that I don't even like Computron doesn't help either.


This assumes that Maketoy are waiting until TFC makes announcements and aren't deciding and developing the same character choices simultaneously as coincidence.
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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant weapons, Green Giant, and Computron?

Postby Dead Metal » Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:56 pm

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It looks like MT have been working on their Computron a lot longer than TFC, TFC only has a few character sketches, while MT have a silhouette of a computer render of a combined robot.
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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant and Computron?

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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant weapons, Green Giant, and Computron?

Postby TransformersEmporium » Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:51 pm

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:BOT: Ughh, I'm still holding out for the Green version.. Gotta be G1, though I have to admit I really do like the yellow version. "And I'm looking forward to some actual Pics of Computron, About Time We got some love for the Autobot Combiners!!" Woo Hoo!! :CON:
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Re: Maketoys Update - Giant and Computron?

Postby Court Jester » Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:33 pm

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kirbenvost wrote:Duuuuude, that's badass. 8)


Dude. And "Cement Mixer" has yet to be shown in full range.

I'm sure there's a few more "oh dayum" moments left in the project - hopefully MakeToys has a grand finale up their sleeve. They've delivered on execution as far as stills show.

The continuity between FansProject and MakeToys design style is undeniable. It's a style in which I'm thoroughly invested. I really was tempted by its competitor. But there's something to be said about detail (or textures). It's really not how much, but context: where is the viewers attention drawn - how do you accentuate that attention and, concurrently, disperse it. It's a style I could be over-analytic about, but I'll just quit, and buy the damn thing.

It's really been a long road for these artists (from concept). I cannot wait for convention season. The 3P reveals are going to be out of this world.
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