william-james88 wrote:I'll be honest, this is my least liked type of Transformer, where there is minimal alt mode integration in robot mode. Which is kind of nuts when the HISS tank could make for a pretty good old school TF. It's angular so you could definitely design it to trasform into a boxy TF.
Also, it seems like it is not that much bigger than a leader class from the CW era after all.
-Kanrabat- wrote:So far, all X-Over toys were original characters. Why not that one?
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:So far, all X-Over toys were original characters. Why not that one?
You actually wanna break that tradition?
-Kanrabat- wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:So far, all X-Over toys were original characters. Why not that one?
You actually wanna break that tradition?
I don't get what you mean. All the X-Over characters so far were unique and not existing characters from the regular TF universes.
That Cobra vehicle could have been someone new and fresh (as all the others) instead of a amateurish cosplaying Megatron.
Silverwing wrote:Also, I feel compelled to give the obligatory:
One for each year of the Movieverse's decade strong tenure. Here's to a few more explosive years!
jtanimator wrote:I just can't wrap my head around what they were thinking when designing this Megatron. It's simply....horrible. Like, if I didn't see the packaging I would have assumed this was some cyberverse/Walgreens reveal. ESPECIALLY at this size. The larger he is, the more embarrassing and inexcusable those holes and gaps are. But worst of all is just the whole design. Instead of going for a contemporary Megatron with a darker/black color pallet to match his G.I. Joe alt mode, they just slapped a bunch of black pieces on his limbs and back to cover his regular grey parts when in alt mode. It's just so bad. And it sucks too, cause his alt mode is pretty dang cool to me.
Lastly, we can no longer defend the steep price on behalf of "licensing". They own this, and it didn't cost them an extra dime to do this collaboration. For $90, they should have shrunk him down a few inches and filled in his gaps/added WAY nicer paint, and given us a near masterpiece quality figure at WFC scale. And ya know, completely started from scratch with that God forsaken robot mode.
Okay, rant over.
Emerje wrote:So I have to wonder about something. $90 is a lot for a two figure set when Hasbro doesn't have to pay for a license fee this time around. So that makes me wonder if maybe maybe this time around the set isn't two Transformers, but a Transformer and one of the new 3 3/4" Joe figures that can ride inside it? So instead of including a tiny Joe to scale with Transformers, what if it's a big transformer that's to scale with G.I. Joe? That price is basically Commander Class Plus and there's a lot they could do with that. I doubt we'll see another Jetfire, but something smaller like a single passenger Dragonfly that turns into Whirl and comes with Wild Bill would be pretty cool and totally possible being such a skinny chopper that would work perfectly with lanky Whirl. The wording "pre-existing TF character" and not "pre-existing TF toy" means to me that it's going to include a familiar character rather than a new one like Ectotron or Gigawatt, not that it's going to repack an existing toy. I'm also going to guess one good set and one evil set.
-Kanrabat- wrote:Jelze Bunnycat wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:So far, all X-Over toys were original characters. Why not that one?
You actually wanna break that tradition?
I don't get what you mean. All the X-Over characters so far were unique and not existing characters from the regular TF universes.
That Cobra vehicle could have been someone new and fresh (as all the others) instead of a amateurish cosplaying Megatron.
blackeyedprime wrote:For the price I was hoping it was to scale with classified figures where is Weijang when you need them, Damn Mouse.
william-james88 wrote:Also, it seems like it is not that much bigger than a leader class from the CW era after all.
TulioDude wrote:I wonder how big he is compared to the old Leader Class size.
Day 786 of waiting for Transformers Armada Masterpiece news.
AcademyofDrX wrote:jtanimator wrote:I just can't wrap my head around what they were thinking when designing this Megatron. It's simply....horrible. Like, if I didn't see the packaging I would have assumed this was some cyberverse/Walgreens reveal. ESPECIALLY at this size. The larger he is, the more embarrassing and inexcusable those holes and gaps are. But worst of all is just the whole design. Instead of going for a contemporary Megatron with a darker/black color pallet to match his G.I. Joe alt mode, they just slapped a bunch of black pieces on his limbs and back to cover his regular grey parts when in alt mode. It's just so bad. And it sucks too, cause his alt mode is pretty dang cool to me.
Lastly, we can no longer defend the steep price on behalf of "licensing". They own this, and it didn't cost them an extra dime to do this collaboration. For $90, they should have shrunk him down a few inches and filled in his gaps/added WAY nicer paint, and given us a near masterpiece quality figure at WFC scale. And ya know, completely started from scratch with that God forsaken robot mode.
Okay, rant over.
Clearly the design priority here was a size- and design-accurate HISS Tank, including interaction with 3.75" figures. Everything you described would have made for a better Transformers figure, but a worse GI Joe toy. I get why everyone wanted something different than what we got, but at least from my perspective, I understand why they made the design choices they did.
It also helps that I've never cared about hollow parts and articulation compromises aren't a deal breaker. I don't mind too much when my plastic toys look like plastic toys.
As an aside, can we stop referring to this as a $90 figure? It's a two-pack, it's overpriced at $70, not overpriced at $90.
Also if anyone is running a pool, I've got $20 on Optimus Prime / Lady Jaye VAMP two-pack.
jtanimator wrote:Ill have to strongly disagree with most of the points you made here. This is, for all intents and purposes, a transformers sell. This is clearly targeted to Transformers fans. Prioritize the mini figure and alt mode accuracy as an excuse for a horrible bot mode makes no sense. If you’re wondering what I’m talking about; look at the numbers. The transformers brand is worth nearly 5 billion dollars, whereas G.I. Joe is valued at 100 million. They know who they’re really catering to.
Also, in what world do you consider that mini figure worth $20 of the package? Are you seeing some other included figures that I’m not? Nobody buys SS leadeclass grimlock for the Wheelie figure. Same general rule applies here. It’s a supporting factor, not the driving sell.
At the end of the day, People are buying this for G.I. Joe styled megatron that happens to come with a small mini figure accessory. The same way that it’s the transformers fans who bought out the Ghostbusters Collab and the Jurassic Park Collab. TF fans are driving this whole market, and it would have been smart for them to put more effort into the TF side of this.
Burn wrote:For Australians, Zing and EB Games have their pre-orders up.
https://www.zingpopculture.com.au/produ ... ess-figure
Glarryg wrote:I think I fall into the "I don't think it's a bad figure, but it's too expensive" camp. I'd be willing to shell out fifty for this, probably, but not ninety.
Glarryg
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