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by **Maxman** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:07 pm

FThis being a transformers forum im sure it has come up but i couldnt find the post to read hrough, i was just really wondering peoples views on transformations. What they like what the hate amd ultimately their fav/worst transformers to transform.

For me my fav i possible WFC Prime for a deluxe he is complex enough and quite fun and also looks badass with only a little Kibble.

Worst is possibly Energon Hot shot, very simple and blocky. Also his arms i think are kinda tiny.

News Credits: 10 · by **PrymeStriker** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:48 pm

I do like simple transformations, like 9 or 10 steps. As long as it doesn't come at the cost of blocky kibble. I think PRiD Vehicon is the perfect example of the combination of simplistic transformation and kibble free modes...both ways.

My favorite dude to transform is Cybertron Hot Shot. Simple and fun. The worst is probably Cybertron Megatron. I can't transform that thing for the life of me. :-(

by **RAcast** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:17 pm

Cybertron Defense Hot Shot, I'm guessing you mean? Because, while the original Cybertron Hot Shot does come out looking quite good with the backpack-wing-spike-Rodimus-homage-things, his backpack is MASSIVE. :lol:

As for me, I like middling transformations as well, I'd say 10-12 steps is reasonable but not excessive. That said I don't mind complex transformations either! I quite enjoy them when they're done well, but if a transformation is hard just because it's hard to line things up, then it stops being enjoyable. Lookin' at you Rotf Leader Optimus, you and your blasted engine section transformation! I do love that mold otherwise though, haha.

For my favorite transformations, I'd have to say Rotf Breacher and Generations Warpath are very good and produce VERY good results in both modes. I've been messing with BH Wheeljack a lot the last few days, and I quite like his transformation, and I always liked Dead End too, but the addition of BH Jackie's wings looks quite nice.

by **Shadowstream** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:21 pm

Maxman wrote:For me my fav i possible WFC Prime for a deluxe he is complex enough and quite fun and also looks badass with only a little Kibble.

Personally I think there's TOO much going on for a deluxe and it's rather or less too specific on the order of transformation steps to be that enjoyable.

Worst is possibly Energon Hot shot, very simple and blocky. Also his arms i think are kinda tiny.

Mine's in storage right now, and in poor shape, but the Unicron trilogy was rather well known for it's simplistic transformations typically meant to accommodate some obtrusive gimmick. In this case it was the Superlink crap.

PrymeStriker wrote:My favorite dude to transform is Cybertron Hot Shot. Simple and fun.

No arguments here. I'm just annoyed that I tried to take both of mine and attempt repaint them... :HEADHURTS:

The worst is probably Cybertron Megatron. I can't transform that thing for the life of me.

I'll grant there may be a few small things that are hard to figure out, but overall I still find him extremely simplistic. I just don't care for him since he has poor balance.

RAcast wrote:Cybertron Defense Hot Shot, I'm guessing you mean? Because, while the original Cybertron Hot Shot does come out looking quite good with the backpack-wing-spike-Rodimus-homage-things, his backpack is MASSIVE.

It sits more flush than CD Hot Shot's massive shoulders.

News Credits: 10 · by **PrymeStriker** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:49 pm

RAcast wrote:Cybertron Defense Hot Shot, I'm guessing you mean?

No. I'm talking about this:

Besides, CD Hot Shot is a lot blockier. I have troubles getting him into awesome poses.

by **Valandar** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:05 pm

I for one cannot stand 99% of the beastformers out there, mostly because their transforms are:

1 ) Stand figure up on hind legs
2 ) Tilt head forward / back, depending on figure
3 ) Stick tail in hand as "sword"

Or the like.

I also can''t stand most Shellformers.

What I DO like is figures that are chunkier than most movie figs, but not bricks that are basically a car standing on its rear fender with the doors out as arms. G1 Sideswipe is about as simple of those type as I can stand (and the identically transforming RID Go_bots, the ones the size of Hot Wheels in car mode).

Oh, and transforms that end up with the "robot" mode not looking like a robot at all - perfect example, G2 Staxx:
http://www.tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Staxx/staxx.htm
He looks more like a Cybertronian phone booth with a head and arms.

by **RAcast** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:10 pm

Valandar wrote:What I DO like is figures that are chunkier than most movie figs, but not bricks that are basically a car standing on its rear fender with the doors out as arms. G1 Sideswipe is about as simple of those type as I can stand (and the identically transforming RID Go_bots, the ones the size of Hot Wheels in car mode).

Those would be the Spy Changers, and they're from the G2 line originally.

Sideswipe had that transformation before it was cool! :lol:

by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:29 pm

Transforming is now easy for me. Why? because I learned the two basic thing: LINE THESE PANELS and THE PIN GO INTO THE HOLE. By following these two logical principles, the rest just flow.

My favorite type of transformation is the middle ground. Not to overly complex and long (Like ROTF Leader Optimus Prime or Deluxe Generation Cybertronian Optimus Prime) nor the too simplistic ones (Unfold in two and that's it).

My favorite molds to transforms are the one that transform without things that pop off or missiles that fly out.

So, favorite molds to transform:
Voyager Classic Inferno or Solar Storm Grappel.
Human alliance Jazz.
Masterpeice Optimus Prime, MP-10 version.
Energon Leader Megatron.
Masterpeice Starscream, first version.
2007 voyager Starscream (the only one that I disregard the missile problem)
Voyager Animated Bulkhead.
Animated deluxe Oilslick.
G1 Optimus Prime.
Marvel Xover Ironman, car.
Alternator Rodimus.

Well... too many to count, actually!

by **spongedude93** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 1:11 am

I generally have very little trouble transforming any given figure but my favourite are desk toys. I've been playing with Beast hunters Twinstrike for the past few days. Though thats not to say I won't pull over Planet X Genesis and play with him :lol:

My least favourite I'd have to say is a remnant of my childhood; RiD Ultra Magnus I could NEVER get him back into vehicle mode. #-o

I have gotten over this problem since re-buying the figure some months ago.

by **Sinnertwin** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:07 am

I don't want a toy where all I do is stand it on its back legs and it's "transformed". I enjoy a level of thought and detail that goes into changing them back and forth. This also gets me thinking about the level of thought that went into it's engineering/developement, which makes me appreciate it even more.

Transformation wise, for me:
Best: MP10. Intuitive, detailed and most importantly fun. Couldn't wait to get him out of the packaging
Worst: Classics Galvatron. What can I say that hasn't been?

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