Autobot032 wrote:These are die cast, are they not? That too would ruin it for me.
Wheeljack35 wrote:BOO Get rid of this line and bring back the alternators/bineltechs
Prime Riblet wrote:Wheeljack35 wrote:BOO Get rid of this line and bring back the alternators/bineltechs
This is the most awesome post I have seen in months. I agree completely.
I genuinely don't understand what you're trying to say here. Not trying to be funny, but I don't.Autobot032 wrote:Prime Riblet wrote:Wheeljack35 wrote:BOO Get rid of this line and bring back the alternators/bineltechs
This is the most awesome post I have seen in months. I agree completely.
I'm not even a fan of Alternators any more, and I must agree with this.
With Alternators/Binaltech, you at least had a complex transformation, a highly articulated robot mode (considering the design), and an accurate vehicle mode that didn't have to be a friggin' cheat just to try and look like the character.
And that was before you got into gimmicks (if there were any), weapons, and paint jobs.
Alternity is noteworthy because it's a risk taking venture for TT, but beyond that, it's just a jumbled TransFormer figure trying to form a car.
True, some previous TFs did, in fact, have to be folded up into a ball, a jumble if you will, and then have the parts form an alternate mode. But they certainly aren't the bulk of the line, and your average figure is leaps and bounds cooler than these two.
People would say that ROTF Leader Class Optimus Prime is a jumbled former. Well, yeah, when you think about it, he is, but he looks good, he is good, and the payoff is well worth the wait once you've gone through the transformation, in either direction.
These guys? Not so much.
DevastaTTor wrote:If they'd gone with Manga looking Autobots versus Samurai/Asian inspired Decepticons, it may have made an interesting line and made a little sense depending on the storyline Takara created. But just seems to be no rhyme or reason to the looks of these characters.
Jenus wrote:How I wish I did not have to cancel my pre-order for this.
I can't help but feel the fans are more to blame than Takara for that. Convoy and Megatron were both very experimental and original. However Bumble and Starscream are clearly far more G1 inspired, and I do think the fan reaction had a lot to do with that.DevastaTTor wrote: And worst in my opinion is the total lack of theme across the line.
kirbenvost wrote:It almost seemsthey're the first line developed purely for Japanese appeal. Small, high-quality design, high detail, very displayable even in the packaging, price is not really an issue. This heavy targeting towards the Japanese market could explain why they're not as popular to most of us on this forum. Traditional Western and Japanese interests are quite different.
Huh. That kind of makes me look at the line in a new way.
Diem wrote: Keeping a car alt mode and getting an unmistakable Seeker robot mode out of it? That's genius.
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