Agamemnon wrote:I'm sorry. I probably shouldn't let this bug me so much. I think it's phrases like, "The 3rd party constructicons need to deluxe scale." (Emphasis mine.) Why do they "need" to be? The scales in the cartoon shifted massively from episode to episode. Perhaps you would prefer to see them deluxe and that is why you prefer Giant to Herc. But others may not feel the same way. Personally I prefer how the combined mode of Herc looks with my classics figures. But I wouldn't say that the Constructicons need to be voyager size. I prefer them that size. I'm happy with Herc. And I think discussions about scale tend to go nowhere and end up being very silly. (I also agree with Mkall's take on the replication of mining vehicles, but I think that is more of a matter of aesthetics as well as scale.)
Does that make sense?
Yes. Yes it does. And I for one couldn't agree more. My biggest issue with scale is undoubtedly that every photo update brings with it another multi-page discussion on the topic.
Tsutsukakushi wrote:To be in accurate 1980's cartoon scale. The 3rd party constructicons need to deluxe scale. As this is the scale Hasbro has given to the classics autobots cars. In the 1980's cartoon,the Constructicons were car autobots size. Having each 3rd party constructicon being voyager size is too big & not 1980's cartoon scale.
Tsutsukakushi wrote:Like most have stated & noticed. doing any type of cartoon series size charts makes no sense. as the animators 30 years ago did rush jobs & didn't care about the big details. the proof is in the 1980's TF episodes. as characters often appear bigger or smaller from scene to scene or from episode to episode. 30 years ago,some characters appeared bigger in one mode & tiny in the other mode.
And this folks is the kind of logic that would bring Computron to his knees.
As for FansProject's Combat Racing Team, I'm sure it's possible that the Stunticons could be done better than what FansProject have done here, but I honestly can't imagine how. They're beautiful. I find myself firmly subscribing to the theory that these are collector's pieces and not toys. I can sacrifice a bit of the fun aspect if it means having figures that look this amazing. I can appreciate that others won't feel that way, or maybe wonder why both aspects can't be achieved, but I'm OK with it.
I'm also OK with the sizes, in all modes. The cars size well with the Classics Seekers, and Diesel is looking like he'll do pretty well going up against Classics Optimus. My only complete gestalt so far is Hercules, so I suppose he's my yardstick by default.
To those who say FansProject's combiner figure sizes are too small, between FansProject and MakeToys the figures seem to have been subtly increasing in size with every set. It suggests they realised they'd maybe pigeon-holed themselves tailoring to the Energon combiners, and they're maybe trying to get out of it.
He'd better get into my POL in January, dammit! I want my fourth G1 combiner!
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