Optimizzy wrote:I dont think I know how this works. Why are they limited on what molds they can use? Which molds can they use?
Sabrblade wrote:Not when Paramount holds (part of?) the license to that mold.Rated X wrote:If they were going to draw Obsidian with propeller hands, they should have just went with the Incinerator mold.I'd agree if this was meant to be the same guy as the 1997 Megaplex.Rated X wrote:And sombody please photoshop a Megatron head on that Megaplex drawing and tweet the crap out of it. If the fans give them hell, maybe by June theyll have some Megatron heads made like they did green headbands last year.
2013 Megaplex and 1997 Megaplex will both appear in the story as two separate individuals from each other. 1997 Megaplex is still Megatron's decoy clone, but 2013 Megaplex is... a new guy with his own purpose for existing.
Mkall wrote:Optimizzy wrote:I dont think I know how this works. Why are they limited on what molds they can use? Which molds can they use?
At this point, anything up to (and most likely including) the first series of Classics molds are too old and worn to produce reliable figures from.
Many of the molds used for movie figures, such as Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron etc are licensed by Paramount Pictures, meaning that while The Club could use the molds, they will p[ay a substantial fee to Paramount for the privilege. How far this extends into non-movie-character molds is debatable, for example the Osprey mold. While the Osprey vehicle was seen in the movie, it was not shown as a Transformer. So does that mean the license applies? We don't know.
Molds that Hasbro is currently using to produce new figures through repaints are also off-limits.
Hope that helps!
Paramount's licence extends to ALL of the 2007-2008 Movie 1 molds, not just the the onscreen characters, since they helped to create the designs for that whole toyline's array of new molds.Rated X wrote:I would think the Incinarator mold would be open, since he was not a robot character in the movie. Sure the vehicle was used in the backround for humans. It was a military vehicle, not an endorsement for GM. I also feel the Wreckage mold would have been better for Strika.
They kept the original Megaplex's purpose. This new Megaplex will be another, different clone. There will be (at least) two guys named "Megaplex" featured in this story.Rated X wrote:On Megaplex, the clone concept was what made him cool. Im not appreciating Funpub changing his purpose in the storyline just because they were too cheap to order a 5th custom head.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
And Dark of the Moon (non-licensed and non-movie only)JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In a nutshell, molds from these lines are fair game:
- Classics (depending on condition)
- Universe 2.0
- Generations (first-year or "Series 0")
- Animated
- Revenge of the Fallen (non-licensed and non-movie only)
- 2010 line (including Hunt for the Decepticons and Reveal the Shield. Again, non-licensed and non-movie only)
- Prime (First Edition and Robots in Disguise)
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Janus Prime wrote:Dreadwing´s mold would make an impressive Jhiaxus.
Sabrblade wrote:And Dark of the Moon (non-licensed and non-movie only)JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:In a nutshell, molds from these lines are fair game:
- Classics (depending on condition)
- Universe 2.0
- Generations (first-year or "Series 0")
- Animated
- Revenge of the Fallen (non-licensed and non-movie only)
- 2010 line (including Hunt for the Decepticons and Reveal the Shield. Again, non-licensed and non-movie only)
- Prime (First Edition and Robots in Disguise)
Henry921 wrote:Janus Prime wrote:Dreadwing´s mold would make an impressive Jhiaxus.
Cheetimus Primal did a custom to that effect:
I'm more inclined to go with the current thinner, shorter version of Jhiaxus rather than his bulky G2 body, so if he's getting a new mold, I'd rather a lanky robot mode, such as ROTF Mindwipe.
I gotta say, I like the art of Megaplex. It makes him look far more Megatron-ish than the figure does. Definitely gonna have to read the comic.
buddhaquest wrote:Henry921 wrote:Janus Prime wrote:Dreadwing´s mold would make an impressive Jhiaxus.
Cheetimus Primal did a custom to that effect:
I'm more inclined to go with the current thinner, shorter version of Jhiaxus rather than his bulky G2 body, so if he's getting a new mold, I'd rather a lanky robot mode, such as ROTF Mindwipe.
I gotta say, I like the art of Megaplex. It makes him look far more Megatron-ish than the figure does. Definitely gonna have to read the comic.
I've always thought that Thunderwing's G1 Pretender shell would have made a good Jhiaxus...
buddhaquest wrote:Next year they should give us "Animorphs: Shelf Warmers Revisited"
Manterax Prime wrote:buddhaquest wrote:Next year they should give us "Animorphs: Shelf Warmers Revisited"
THIS^
I would totally buy the crap out of this!
Mkall wrote:Optimizzy wrote:I dont think I know how this works. Why are they limited on what molds they can use? Which molds can they use?
At this point, anything up to (and most likely including) the first series of Classics molds are too old and worn to produce reliable figures from.
Many of the molds used for movie figures, such as Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Megatron etc are licensed by Paramount Pictures, meaning that while The Club could use the molds, they will p[ay a substantial fee to Paramount for the privilege. How far this extends into non-movie-character molds is debatable, for example the Osprey mold. While the Osprey vehicle was seen in the movie, it was not shown as a Transformer. So does that mean the license applies? We don't know.
Molds that Hasbro is currently using to produce new figures through repaints are also off-limits.
Hope that helps!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Transformers: BotCon wrote:Who needs one AWESOME BotCon 2013 hat? It's Thunderiffic!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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