The Energon Pub

News Credits: 8 · by **NuclearConvoy** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:14 pm

Firebird wrote:
NuclearConvoy wrote:
Firebird wrote:I like the ladder, But if I remember the original pictures of the set the missile launchers for Sideswipe and Mirage were kinda big.

Autoscout is pretty cool though.

Oh, original images?

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/ ... ack/14856/

They were all CAD designs I believe. Hopefully the launchers are scaled better for the actual release, I just think that they are too big.

You're right, the launchers look too big. Funny how the actual sideswipe launcher is too small and these ones look too big. Overcompensation?

Also, what is CAD?

News Credits: 4 · by **Firebird** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:30 pm

NuclearConvoy wrote:Also, what is CAD?

Its Computer Aided Design
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design

All the prototyping and design is done on the computer instead of on paper.

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:41 pm

I like the idea of this, but I am happy with Inferno as a water cannon fire engine rather than a ladder type, trying to make one look like the other seems redundant without major retooling. I also already have a kick-arse shoulder launcher (modified G1 one) for Sideswipe, so I will give this set a miss. I am just hoping to GET Inferno, since Hasbro NZ said they were not going to be bringing in any 25th anniversary voyagers.