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First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Dread_Wing » Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:20 am

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--B-- wrote:I am a little surprised that they didn't go with a more modern cement mixer. I haven't seen one that tilts up in the back on the road in years, it's only the ones where the drum tilts over the cab. I understand that it is more G1 and probably easier to design for leg mode, but still a bit surprised.


sounds to me you need visit my part of citiy where i live only cement trucks i see are mixers in back not on top of cab, cementtruck with 8 wheels thats new to me didnt know they make them only seen ones with 6 wheels


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Turns out it is a cement truck made by a Chinese manufacturer, so I guess the guys at TFC see 8 wheeler cement trucks around the roads.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby BIGGUY007 » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:02 pm

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Is it me or is that purple bright, like hurt your eyes bright?? Maybe its just my screen, but I need sunglasses looking at it.

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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Kibble » Mon Aug 22, 2011 10:19 pm

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BIGGUY007 wrote:Is it me or is that purple bright, like hurt your eyes bright?? Maybe its just my screen, but I need sunglasses looking at it.

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That's the last thing I'd be concerned about. The color will match all the others and it looks fine in person.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby starfish » Tue Aug 23, 2011 7:45 am

Dread_Wing wrote:Found this image online. Image

Turns out it is a cement truck made by a Chinese manufacturer, so I guess the guys at TFC see 8 wheeler cement trucks around the roads.


Methinks someone's been doing a bit of photoshopping to justify an inaccurate altmode?

Here's the original image...

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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby hardreturn » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:19 am

starfish wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:Found this image online. Image

Turns out it is a cement truck made by a Chinese manufacturer, so I guess the guys at TFC see 8 wheeler cement trucks around the roads.


Methinks someone's been doing a bit of photoshopping to justify an inaccurate altmode?

Here's the original image...

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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Dread_Wing » Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:55 pm

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Dread_Wing wrote:Found this image online. Image

Turns out it is a cement truck made by a Chinese manufacturer, so I guess the guys at TFC see 8 wheeler cement trucks around the roads.


Methinks someone's been doing a bit of photoshopping to justify an inaccurate altmode?

Here's the original image...

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O.O weird, no I didn't photoshop that, I just grabbed the best pic of one of those 8 wheelers I could find. I didn't photoshop these either:

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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby juxtapose519 » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:13 pm

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8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Mkall » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:27 pm

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juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.

Really?

I'm no expert on image comparison but this:
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and this:
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seem pretty much relative to me
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Dread_Wing » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:35 pm

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juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.

Really?

I'm no expert on image comparison but this:

and this:

seem pretty much relative to me


The cab is a bit longer in the TFC version, but that in itself is a G1 homage. The 8 wheelers appear to be the largest available kind of mobile concrete mixer, so they are trying to keep in 'scale' best they can. The concrete mixer was always going to be the toughest part on that front. I did not see many of that kind of concrete truck in the US, mainly the strange, backwards, over the cab kind, but the G1 style mixer is standard here in NZ. I think TFC were rather cunning in their design, that being said, I want to see a purple or green drum, not a black one, and I would like a nice homage in robot mode.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby GetRightRobot » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:46 pm

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juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.


So the layout of one of the 6 figures ruined it for you? Really? That's all it takes?
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Mkall » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:40 pm

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GetRightRobot wrote:
juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.


So the layout of one of the 6 figures ruined it for you? Really? That's all it takes?

Nah, he's been vocal about not getting them in a couple threads before now.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby GetRightRobot » Thu Aug 25, 2011 5:52 pm

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GetRightRobot wrote:
juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.


So the layout of one of the 6 figures ruined it for you? Really? That's all it takes?

Nah, he's been vocal about not getting them in a couple threads before now.


Well in that case, let me be the voice of the people. "eh hem. NO ONE WILL HAVE ANY OF THESE FIGURES IN VEHICLE MODE." Either MISB (self loathing group I think :lol: jk) which is robot mode OR combined.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Kibble » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:23 pm

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Mkall wrote:
GetRightRobot wrote:
juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.


So the layout of one of the 6 figures ruined it for you? Really? That's all it takes?

Nah, he's been vocal about not getting them in a couple threads before now.


Probably just a defense mechanism for not being able to get these incredible figures for whatever reason...can't really blame the guy. I'd probably be trying to convince myself that I was better off any way I could if I couldn't get them, too.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby DavidT » Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:08 pm

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Based on previous CGI renderings of these figures, it's safe to say that the colors are not final for the Mad Blender CGI... They probably made it black to see what feedback they get from the fandom on what we prefer... green or purple... I hope it's purple!
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby GetRightRobot » Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:00 pm

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DavidT wrote:Based on previous CGI renderings of these figures, it's safe to say that the colors are not final for the Mad Blender CGI... They probably made it black to see what feedback they get from the fandom on what we prefer...


That's a good thought, on testing honest feedback.

DavidT wrote:green or purple... I hope it's purple!


I just hope it's soon!
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Gurgintius Maximus » Fri Aug 26, 2011 2:26 am

juxtapose519 wrote:8 wheeled cement mixers may exist, but they look nothing like this. The cab and bed are huge and the drum is tiny. It just looks ridiculous. I'm sure they had to make compromises for the sake of the robot mode, but it ruins it for me. Very glad I passed on the rest of the set.


Many years from now when your sad looking at pics of this long desired, probably 1 run epic release, please remember that it was 1/2 0f 1/6 of the set that made you say "not me" Hope Make Toys does it better for you.

I for one am very pleased with myself that I got on this bandwagon at the ground floor and not setting myself up for regret like with City Commander.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:29 am

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I don't think it looks too bad, myself. Mixmaster was gonna be a bit of a doozy, and I think TFC is pulling off pretty well, considered.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby Astronopolis » Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:33 pm

granted it looks a little silly, but im glad they erred in the vehicle mode in hopes that the robot and combiner modes turn out nicer looking.
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Re: First Look On TFC Hercules's Mad Blender

Postby alexison » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:25 pm

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Astronopolis wrote:granted it looks a little silly, but im glad they erred in the vehicle mode in hopes that the robot and combiner modes turn out nicer looking.


I agree. I believe the robot mode should always be superior. Mine will most like be in combined mode the vast majority of the time once I have all 6 anyway.
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