Skywarp64 wrote:Who the heck wants a headless robot?
Optimum Supreme wrote:Skywarp64 wrote:Who the heck wants a headless robot?
Least they have heads to start with, unlike the original Ratchet and Ironhide.
Yeah, headmasters aren't my favorite gimmick, but that's mainly because the originals aren't nearly as nostalgic for me as I didn't have any due to "getting to old for toys" around that time of the original line. Don't worry I got better.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Furthermore, if you lose that teeny tiny but all-important Headmaster, you're left with a headless robot. Who the heck wants a headless robot?
I'm sorry, Headmaster fans, you're entitled to your opinion and all, but I just think they're awful and I'm very disappointed in Hasbro for not only including them in the next line but making them the focus and ruining its otherwise perfect-looking new Soundwave and Galvatron for me.
Skywarp64 wrote:With the advent of "Titans Return", the upcoming sequel to the "Combiner Wars" toyline, I feel the need to get something off my chest that I've been meaning to get off for a good long while now: as far as Transformers are concerned, I personally believe that Headmasters are just about the worst thing ever.
Alright, I take that back, obviously there are worse Transformers things than Headmasters. I'd rather have a Headmaster than anything that's been featured on "Plastic Addict", but I really think Headmasters are just an awful idea, especially when they're used for main characters who weren't previously Headmasters as they're apparently planning to with this new "Titans Return" line.
Why would you want a toy of a beloved character whose head you have to pull off in order to transform him? (Exempting the new Powermaster Optimus, because apparently he has enough hollow space that you actually don't have to remove his Headmaster during transformation, thank God) I think the Headmaster Unit in "Animated" really highlighted just how freaking creepy that is. Disregarding the creepiness factor for a while though because, at the end of the day, these are just toys, I thought this fandom hated needless parts-forming. Why do we give a free pass for Headmasters?
Furthermore, if you lose that teeny tiny but all-important Headmaster, you're left with a headless robot. Who the heck wants a headless robot?
I'm sorry, Headmaster fans, you're entitled to your opinion and all, but I just think they're awful and I'm very disappointed in Hasbro for not only including them in the next line but making them the focus and ruining its otherwise perfect-looking new Soundwave and Galvatron for me.
fenrir72 wrote:Skywarp64 wrote:With the advent of "Titans Return", the upcoming sequel to the "Combiner Wars" toyline, I feel the need to get something off my chest that I've been meaning to get off for a good long while now: as far as Transformers are concerned, I personally believe that Headmasters are just about the worst thing ever.
Alright, I take that back, obviously there are worse Transformers things than Headmasters. I'd rather have a Headmaster than anything that's been featured on "Plastic Addict", but I really think Headmasters are just an awful idea, especially when they're used for main characters who weren't previously Headmasters as they're apparently planning to with this new "Titans Return" line.
Why would you want a toy of a beloved character whose head you have to pull off in order to transform him? (Exempting the new Powermaster Optimus, because apparently he has enough hollow space that you actually don't have to remove his Headmaster during transformation, thank God) I think the Headmaster Unit in "Animated" really highlighted just how freaking creepy that is. Disregarding the creepiness factor for a while though because, at the end of the day, these are just toys, I thought this fandom hated needless parts-forming. Why do we give a free pass for Headmasters?
Furthermore, if you lose that teeny tiny but all-important Headmaster, you're left with a headless robot. Who the heck wants a headless robot?
I'm sorry, Headmaster fans, you're entitled to your opinion and all, but I just think they're awful and I'm very disappointed in Hasbro for not only including them in the next line but making them the focus and ruining its otherwise perfect-looking new Soundwave and Galvatron for me.
Personal preference, each of us have it. I respect you for that.
Original HM gimmick was quite unique in the 80s what with the built in tech spec meter and all, gave the figure a sense of uniqueness when a head is plugged in. The PM gimmick also served as a "lock" to the vehicle. I kind of agree that the return of such gimmicks are kinda half assed with the loss of the previous I mentioned. A half assed marketing strat.
Also, I estimate you are probably above the 15 year old range and below the 30 so you ARE a responsible collector now. Take care of their heads then.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Skywarp64 wrote:With the advent of "Titans Return", the upcoming sequel to the "Combiner Wars" toyline, I feel the need to get something off my chest that I've been meaning to get off for a good long while now: as far as Transformers are concerned, I personally believe that Headmasters are just about the worst thing ever.
Alright, I take that back, obviously there are worse Transformers things than Headmasters. I'd rather have a Headmaster than anything that's been featured on "Plastic Addict", but I really think Headmasters are just an awful idea, especially when they're used for main characters who weren't previously Headmasters as they're apparently planning to with this new "Titans Return" line.
Why would you want a toy of a beloved character whose head you have to pull off in order to transform him? (Exempting the new Powermaster Optimus, because apparently he has enough hollow space that you actually don't have to remove his Headmaster during transformation, thank God) I think the Headmaster Unit in "Animated" really highlighted just how freaking creepy that is. Disregarding the creepiness factor for a while though because, at the end of the day, these are just toys, I thought this fandom hated needless parts-forming. Why do we give a free pass for Headmasters?
Furthermore, if you lose that teeny tiny but all-important Headmaster, you're left with a headless robot. Who the heck wants a headless robot?
I'm sorry, Headmaster fans, you're entitled to your opinion and all, but I just think they're awful and I'm very disappointed in Hasbro for not only including them in the next line but making them the focus and ruining its otherwise perfect-looking new Soundwave and Galvatron for me.
Personal preference, each of us have it. I respect you for that.
Original HM gimmick was quite unique in the 80s what with the built in tech spec meter and all, gave the figure a sense of uniqueness when a head is plugged in. The PM gimmick also served as a "lock" to the vehicle. I kind of agree that the return of such gimmicks are kinda half assed with the loss of the previous I mentioned. A half assed marketing strat.
Also, I estimate you are probably above the 15 year old range and below the 30 so you ARE a responsible collector now. Take care of their heads then.
I feel like they swapped the stat thing for elevated levels of interactivity, now they can pilot the bodies, or man the larger figures' vehicle modes; now, even if the old figures could also pilot their bodies, this is the compromise of creating articulated, properly proportioned robot modes.
As for the heads, yeah, don't lose them. There are many device's out there to aid you in keeping track of them, like ziploc's, or tupperware
Wolfman Jake wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:fenrir72 wrote:Skywarp64 wrote:With the advent of "Titans Return", the upcoming sequel to the "Combiner Wars" toyline, I feel the need to get something off my chest that I've been meaning to get off for a good long while now: as far as Transformers are concerned, I personally believe that Headmasters are just about the worst thing ever.
Alright, I take that back, obviously there are worse Transformers things than Headmasters. I'd rather have a Headmaster than anything that's been featured on "Plastic Addict", but I really think Headmasters are just an awful idea, especially when they're used for main characters who weren't previously Headmasters as they're apparently planning to with this new "Titans Return" line.
Why would you want a toy of a beloved character whose head you have to pull off in order to transform him? (Exempting the new Powermaster Optimus, because apparently he has enough hollow space that you actually don't have to remove his Headmaster during transformation, thank God) I think the Headmaster Unit in "Animated" really highlighted just how freaking creepy that is. Disregarding the creepiness factor for a while though because, at the end of the day, these are just toys, I thought this fandom hated needless parts-forming. Why do we give a free pass for Headmasters?
Furthermore, if you lose that teeny tiny but all-important Headmaster, you're left with a headless robot. Who the heck wants a headless robot?
I'm sorry, Headmaster fans, you're entitled to your opinion and all, but I just think they're awful and I'm very disappointed in Hasbro for not only including them in the next line but making them the focus and ruining its otherwise perfect-looking new Soundwave and Galvatron for me.
Personal preference, each of us have it. I respect you for that.
Original HM gimmick was quite unique in the 80s what with the built in tech spec meter and all, gave the figure a sense of uniqueness when a head is plugged in. The PM gimmick also served as a "lock" to the vehicle. I kind of agree that the return of such gimmicks are kinda half assed with the loss of the previous I mentioned. A half assed marketing strat.
Also, I estimate you are probably above the 15 year old range and below the 30 so you ARE a responsible collector now. Take care of their heads then.
I feel like they swapped the stat thing for elevated levels of interactivity, now they can pilot the bodies, or man the larger figures' vehicle modes; now, even if the old figures could also pilot their bodies, this is the compromise of creating articulated, properly proportioned robot modes.
As for the heads, yeah, don't lose them. There are many device's out there to aid you in keeping track of them, like ziploc's, or tupperware
Separate storage really shouldn't be necessary in most cases. The majority of these new Titans Return figures have space to store the Titan Master component either in the cockpit of the alternate modes, or in another area. No collector should be losing the heads for their figures, honestly.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Sowndwave76 wrote:I get being frustrated about this line a little bit.
Headmasters aren't my thing either, and if prices keep creeping up, they never will be.
I'm not denying reality or how price points work, but ideally the figures would be cheaper which would encourage people to buy them, and additional head figures too.
If nothing else, very selfishly, I hope this line does so well that it speeds up the releases of Abominus and Piranacon.
william-james88 wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:I get being frustrated about this line a little bit.
Headmasters aren't my thing either, and if prices keep creeping up, they never will be.
I'm not denying reality or how price points work, but ideally the figures would be cheaper which would encourage people to buy them, and additional head figures too.
If nothing else, very selfishly, I hope this line does so well that it speeds up the releases of Abominus and Piranacon.
But figures are cheaper now than they were in the 80s.
Headmasters were 15$ in the 80s, which is the same as 32$ today. And people still bought them. They are far more affordable now than then.
william-james88 wrote:
Do you like combiner wars? What happens if you lose on of the feet? Its not like you can buy another one alone. But lucky for all the kids out there, you can now buy new heads seperately This is the perfect solution and it will avoid the problems that occured in G1.
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:william-james88 wrote:
Do you like combiner wars? What happens if you lose on of the feet? Its not like you can buy another one alone. But lucky for all the kids out there, you can now buy new heads seperately This is the perfect solution and it will avoid the problems that occured in G1.
I'm afraid that comparison doesn't hold up quite well. If you lose the hand/foot/gun from a CW figure, you still have a figure that's more or less complete, with all its limbs. You lose the head from a Headmaster? Play-value just went way down.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:I think it also ruins Blaster and Soundwave and some of their minions.
william-james88 wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I think it also ruins Blaster and Soundwave and some of their minions.
I think them being leaders ruins them anyway, they dont scale with any of the other classics now aside from "some" leaders. So since thats runed, I say might as well be something totally different sicne I aint posing that stuff with the others.
Bumblebee21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I think it also ruins Blaster and Soundwave and some of their minions.
I think them being leaders ruins them anyway, they dont scale with any of the other classics now aside from "some" leaders. So since thats runed, I say might as well be something totally different sicne I aint posing that stuff with the others.
They scale well with mp figures
william-james88 wrote:Bumblebee21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I think it also ruins Blaster and Soundwave and some of their minions.
I think them being leaders ruins them anyway, they dont scale with any of the other classics now aside from "some" leaders. So since thats runed, I say might as well be something totally different sicne I aint posing that stuff with the others.
They scale well with mp figures
But we already have mp Soundwave. I guess this could be a decent place holder while we wait for mp blaster though
Bumblebee21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Bumblebee21 wrote:william-james88 wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I think it also ruins Blaster and Soundwave and some of their minions.
I think them being leaders ruins them anyway, they dont scale with any of the other classics now aside from "some" leaders. So since thats runed, I say might as well be something totally different sicne I aint posing that stuff with the others.
They scale well with mp figures
But we already have mp Soundwave. I guess this could be a decent place holder while we wait for mp blaster though
That's what I'm going to do with my blaster. Don't know what to do with Soundwave though. I already have the YOTG version
ScottyP wrote:Let's have fun and grab some robots with little robots that can drive around on the big robots later. That sounds like a party to me!
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