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-Kanrabat- wrote:Burn wrote:Nexus Knight wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:Are you trying to act like Action Masters aren't Transformers? They're G1, which everyone knows is the only real Transformers. Kids these days, no respect for the history.
Dude... they were a dumb concept then and they are now. Why take away the main gimmick of a toy and still say it's that? Yes, they had transforming items with them, but... any regular toy can have equipment that changes forms, so that's not even special.
I 100% agree with you, BUT ... Action Masters exist. If every other gimmick is getting a modern take, then why not Action Masters?
Having collected several last year, they have NOT held up well at all (much like a few G1 figures), so a modern update with decent joints would not go astray at all.
Amen.
And I think with that Banzaitron, they nailed it. Even with the "transforming" pet.
Too bad that for me and you, it's a 100$ figure.![]()
If a Canadian online retailer pick him up and the overall price is cheaper than importing from the USA, I'm thinking of getting him regardless. I'll wait for a video review though, to see if he'll be a kind of "Masterpiece" Banzaitron.
Immortal Starscream wrote:sadly, even with all that, this line is still not for me. Though obviously I will have to buy the Starscream.
griftimus prime wrote:they sucked then and they suck now. hasbro should have already made these things into great transformable figures.
Evil Eye wrote:Ehhhhhhhh...
The idea of Actionmaster remakes itself? Sure, why not. But these don't look great, to me at least. Articulation looks very, very limited- single jointed elbows and knees, no torso joints at all, no bicep swivels etc. And for a minimum of $55 a figure, there's better things I could be buying for that money. I feel like if you're gonna do non-transforming Transformers for that price they should be super-articulated to compensate.
Banzaitron does LOOK cool though, I will say that.
griftimus prime wrote:they sucked then and they suck now. hasbro should have already made these things into great transformable figures.
Evil Eye wrote:Ehhhhhhhh...
The idea of Actionmaster remakes itself? Sure, why not. But these don't look great, to me at least. Articulation looks very, very limited- single jointed elbows and knees, no torso joints at all, no bicep swivels etc. And for a minimum of $55 a figure, there's better things I could be buying for that money. I feel like if you're gonna do non-transforming Transformers for that price they should be super-articulated to compensate.
Sowndwave76 wrote:Evil Eye wrote:Ehhhhhhhh...
The idea of Actionmaster remakes itself? Sure, why not. But these don't look great, to me at least. Articulation looks very, very limited- single jointed elbows and knees, no torso joints at all, no bicep swivels etc. And for a minimum of $55 a figure, there's better things I could be buying for that money. I feel like if you're gonna do non-transforming Transformers for that price they should be super-articulated to compensate.
Agreed. And not only should they be more articulated, there should be more going on visually. For me, either more screen-accurate, or more stylized and "animated". I guess I mean more dynamic-looking in both paint apps and even sculpt. This in-between appearance looks really blehhhh.
Jeddostotle7 wrote:If they're anything like Super7's other Ultimates figures (they will be), the minimal articulation in these promo images/test shots is not representative of the final product. The final figures will almost certainly have articulation on par with other 6-7 inch lines in terms of points of articulation, if potentially slightly sub-average in terms of range.
Jeddostotle7 wrote:Evil Eye wrote:Ehhhhhhhh...
The idea of Actionmaster remakes itself? Sure, why not. But these don't look great, to me at least. Articulation looks very, very limited- single jointed elbows and knees, no torso joints at all, no bicep swivels etc. And for a minimum of $55 a figure, there's better things I could be buying for that money. I feel like if you're gonna do non-transforming Transformers for that price they should be super-articulated to compensate.
Banzaitron does LOOK cool though, I will say that.
If they're anything like Super7's other Ultimates figures (they will be), the minimal articulation in these promo images/test shots is not representative of the final product. The final figures will almost certainly have articulation on par with other 6-7 inch lines in terms of points of articulation, if potentially slightly sub-average in terms of range.
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Jeddostotle7 wrote:Evil Eye wrote:Ehhhhhhhh...
The idea of Actionmaster remakes itself? Sure, why not. But these don't look great, to me at least. Articulation looks very, very limited- single jointed elbows and knees, no torso joints at all, no bicep swivels etc. And for a minimum of $55 a figure, there's better things I could be buying for that money. I feel like if you're gonna do non-transforming Transformers for that price they should be super-articulated to compensate.
Banzaitron does LOOK cool though, I will say that.
If they're anything like Super7's other Ultimates figures (they will be), the minimal articulation in these promo images/test shots is not representative of the final product. The final figures will almost certainly have articulation on par with other 6-7 inch lines in terms of points of articulation, if potentially slightly sub-average in terms of range.
I'm curious: what types of joints have you seen on the others? Hinges, swivels, or combination thereof?
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Stupid question, do the action master partners transform at all?
Jeep! wrote:Why do I imagine Dead Metal sounding exactly like Arnie?
Intah-wib-buls?
Blurrz wrote:10/10
Leave it to Dead Metal to have the word 'Pronz' in his signature.
Dead Metal wrote:I might pick one up since I am kinda interested. The picks we got to see so far are a bit disappointing though.
The Ultimates line in general seems to be kinda inkonsistent?
The MOTU stuff kinda look like the original Matty Collector Classics, the Thundercats seem to be in the same style.
The Conan ones look like they're trying to be realistic, but have weird muscles. The TMNT look like giant versions of the original toys just made more ugly.
YoungPrime wrote:What is with Hasbro authorizing these non-transforming Tarns????!
Do they want 3rd party to continue eating their lunch? The irony is sick considering this was a character in comics who constantly ran through transformation cogs. And then there's the price for this line..... If some of you love it, fine, enjoy!
To me it feels like HasTak is painting themselves in the corner by releasing the same G1 characters from Seasons 1-3 over and over again, while I can name a good thirty characters that haven't seen any CHUG love in the past 15 years except for maybe that overpriced BotCon mess.
Other than that BW movie what else does Hasbro have in store fore retail two years from now? I mean other than 20 more OP's Bee's, Megatron's and Starcreams...
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