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News Credits: 1 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:37 am

Stupid title, simple question...

Which Transformer(s) do you think is/are the most visually or aesthetically pleasing?

Can be any bot, from any continuity.

Although I'm a Magnus fan, ignoring the obvious City commander, I'd have to say that Masterpiece Prime does it for me.

So, it's over to you...

News Credits: 129 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:46 am

Change your title so some unassuming Moderator doesn't remove your topic.

Thanks.

Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:55 am

Hrms. That's actually a REALLY tough question.

Among the Movieverse style molds, ROTF Leader Prime is one of the coolest looking to me.

Animated? Jazz, definitely.

Classic / Classical (incl Unicron trilogy)? REALLY tough choice, but I'd put RTS Jazz and Cybertron Optimus Prime pretty much at the top of the list there.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

My eyes are always drawn to my Henkei/UNiverse and RTS Cyclonuses (or is it Cyclonii?). I like the mixture of sleek curves mixed with straight lines that was common in the post-86 figures.

News Credits: 16 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:27 am

Titanium Ultra Magnus and Classics Hot Rod, usually.

News Credits: 12 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:34 am

Generations Drift
Classics Hound

Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:48 am

is this about toys or character designs? toys, i have to go with classics prime and megs, i love the beveled edges and hard yet gestural contours of their forms.

as far as character models, i love the autobot cars, and ive got a soft spot for springer from the movie too.

News Credits: 23 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:48 pm

I'm heavily drawn to SG Prime. The whole look is just so appealing to me with the paint colors and apps. He is a good size mold that stands taller then the deluxes, yet not to big where he is a towering Voyager.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:39 pm

I'm partial to Animated and Classics-style.

Animated - Oil Slick, Waspinator, Swoop, Soundwave

C.H.U.G - Seekers, Lugnut, WFC Megatron, WFC Optimus Prime

News Credits: 12 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:45 pm

What's "CHUG"?

Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:53 pm

Generally I prefer designs without a lot of kibble. I like it when everything goes somewhere rather than hanging off their backs or arms.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:53 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:What's "CHUG"?

I've been assuming it's an acronym.

Classics
Henkei
Universe
Generations

News Credits: 129 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 1:58 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:What's "CHUG"?

A disgusting acronym that was outdated almost from the moment it was created. It gained a reasonable amount of popularity on TFW before the people rose up as one and slew the foul beast with good judgment and common sense.

See, some people had issues with compartmentalization and had to put a name to the variety of lines that were all essentially "Classics". So instead of referring to them as a whole by the terms "Classics", "Neo-G1", or simply by their actual line name, the ever disgusting "Classics.Henkei.Universe.Generations" aka C.H.U.G. was born.

I sacrificed a goat in protest that day. I named the goat, "G.O.A.T."

Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:25 pm

My eye is usually drawn to characters that have a unique look to them. Universe Inferno looks like a bunch of rectangles stuck together. I love it. Generations Blurr has a great color scheme. The tri-color blue is a great effect.

News Credits: 16 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:32 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:What's "CHUG"?

A disgusting acronym that was outdated almost from the moment it was created. It gained a reasonable amount of popularity on TFW before the people rose up as one and slew the foul beast with good judgment and common sense.

See, some people had issues with compartmentalization and had to put a name to the variety of lines that were all essentially "Classics". So instead of referring to them as a whole by the terms "Classics", "Neo-G1", or simply by their actual line name, the ever disgusting "Classics.Henkei.Universe.Generations" aka C.H.U.G. was born.

I sacrificed a goat in protest that day. I named the goat, "G.O.A.T."

Damn, CP. Don't you think you took things a little too far? Naming your blood sacrifices... what would your parents say?

News Credits: 129 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:46 pm

It Is Him wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:What's "CHUG"?

A disgusting acronym that was outdated almost from the moment it was created. It gained a reasonable amount of popularity on TFW before the people rose up as one and slew the foul beast with good judgment and common sense.

See, some people had issues with compartmentalization and had to put a name to the variety of lines that were all essentially "Classics". So instead of referring to them as a whole by the terms "Classics", "Neo-G1", or simply by their actual line name, the ever disgusting "Classics.Henkei.Universe.Generations" aka C.H.U.G. was born.

I sacrificed a goat in protest that day. I named the goat, "G.O.A.T."

Damn, CP. Don't you think you took things a little too far? Naming your blood sacrifices... what would your parents say?

They'd tell me to eat it afterwords, ashes and all.

Life was hard back on the farm.

But...you've been to Florida. You understand.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:53 pm

How long did it take to change the goats name to G.O.A.T.R.U.?

And did you make your very own G.O.A.T.R.U. wish list 8 times?

News Credits: 129 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 2:58 pm

bionic_radical wrote:How long did it take to change the goats name to G.O.A.T.R.U.?

And did you make your very own G.O.A.T.R.U. wish list 8 times?

All of those things happened, now and forever. My wish list was as vast as the Univere 2.0 is wide.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:08 pm

And that, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, is how babies are formed.

News Credits: 16 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:08 pm

Counterpunch wrote:
It Is Him wrote:
Counterpunch wrote:I sacrificed a goat in protest that day. I named the goat, "G.O.A.T."

Damn, CP. Don't you think you took things a little too far? Naming your blood sacrifices... what would your parents say?

They'd tell me to eat it afterwords, ashes and all.

Life was hard back on the farm.

But...you've been to Florida. You understand.

Life wasn't always so hard down here. We used to have just Timelines. Then we had Classics. And then came Universe and Henkei and... oh gawd, it never stops!

Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:45 pm

G1 Trypticon. Great looking robo t-rex with a colour scheme that really compliments it.

News Credits: 4 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:26 pm

the G1 (and thus, Masterpiece) Grimlock design has always been a favourite of mine, the robot mode with it's proud gold chest, and the big, buff arms, then those fairly skinny legs with the big honking feet that look like some hardcore ass-kicking boots, are all great, stick on the no-nonsense head and the cool sword and you've got a real winner there. The T-Rex alt mode doesn't hurt either.

Hot Rod may be my favourite car design ever, even over some of the various Batmobiles. His robot mode, in the cartoon/movie anyway, was pretty cool too.

The seekers and the Prowl-type Autobot cars are classic designs too, and have held up through various recolours and slight variations.

Transmetal Cheetor is another I like in both modes, although I think the colours are better on the Fox Kids and Tigatron repaints. A lot of Beast Wars characters had good designs actually, TM Tarantulus, TM Megatron, Depth Charge, Tigerhawk, Claw Jaw and Rampage are good examples.

I didn't like much of RID, but Megatron (with his I'm Galvatron, but even more awesome and powerful! look), Prime and Magnus all looked good in their own ways and the Scourge repaint of G2 Prime was very nicely done.

Heck, there's loads really.

News Credits: 3 · Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:08 pm

Rather than CHUG, I prefer the acronym GHUC...

Hey HasTak, GHUC us! GHUC you, GHUC me, GHUC everybody! More GHUC! More GHUC!

PS... pronounce the 'GH' like you would for 'tough'

Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:26 pm

craggy wrote:the G1 (and thus, Masterpiece) Grimlock design has always been a favourite of mine, the robot mode with it's proud gold chest, and the big, buff arms, then those fairly skinny legs with the big honking feet that look like some hardcore ass-kicking boots, are all great, stick on the no-nonsense head and the cool sword and you've got a real winner there. The T-Rex alt mode doesn't hurt either.

This.

MP Grimlock is at the heart of my Season 1 display, love him.

Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:51 pm

G1 Snarl

He's pretty much my all time favourite Transformer aesthetic. Super Unique alt mode that shines with heaps of gold chrome and his bot mode is symmetrical and strong. By far my all time fave. Others come close but i really like that figure. It's glorious in my eyes.

****.....if they EVER made a MP of him i'd be batshit crazy stoked for it. If i could get that figure with with full articulation??!!............... It's been a dream of mine for a long time.