by Fuhzimota » Fri Nov 02, 2018 7:39 am
- Motto: "Don't follow me. I'm lost, too."
- Weapon: V-Lock Rifle, V-Lock Cannon
I think the unique and varied characters of the Transformers, and the investment in said characters by the fans have made Transformers a personal experience for us all. Like Star Wars before it, this franchise means so many different things to so many people, regardless of age or continuity preference. So when a mold or character that has been represented many times has a new design, sometimes it's easy to be reminded of that favorite character that never got his/her own toy, or a much-needed update on an existing one. I think that is the draw of customizing... to give that favorite (or simply long-overdue) character a chance to be represented in your collection...
...back in my day, you had one alt-mode. ONE! Articulation? why, if you had enough articulation to transform, you had plenty. And if you wanted more articulation, you know what you did about it? NOTHING. You transformed, stood there with your faceplate closed, and your optics sharp, just like everybody else who didn't have ball-jointed this, and swivel-jointed that. And when your were told to, you transformed and rolled out! ...And another thing...