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News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:47 am

Well.... thanks for being level headed everyone. Let's be friends

This makes me want to go buy a Lio Convoy..

News Credits: 1 · by **njb902** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:49 am

As much as I want the character I just can't justify buying a Thundertron repaint, the lack of articulation in his beast mode just irritates me. I understand that there has to be some give and take between alt and bot mode, I guess I just wanted more as unreasonable as that is.

News Credits: 4 · by **King Kuuga** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:29 am

njb902 wrote:As much as I want the character I just can't justify buying a Thundertron repaint, the lack of articulation in his beast mode just irritates me. I understand that there has to be some give and take between alt and bot mode, I guess I just wanted more as unreasonable as that is.

That's not at all unreasonable. Thundertron attempts something unique with the forelimb transformation, but it results in completely unposeable forelimbs. The choices of pose they leave him with are between "leaning a little low" and "about to pounce". This is a downgrade from many poseable beast figures in the past, and it's a fair criticism of the mold.

News Credits: 1 · by **KNM2012** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 4:57 am

Blurrz wrote:This makes me want to go buy a Lio Convoy..

Me too, as Sabrblade did put some ideas of me adding considering the idea of adding Beast Wars II and Beast Wars Neo characters into my collection. But that was until the very episodic, re-imagined (by Naoto Tsushima) Generation 1 series, "TRANSFORMERS ALL SPARK", gave me chapter 2 (Kerokero Ace 2012 Vol. 12). And... Chapter 3 (2013 Vol. 1) killed the idea by introducing Jetfire (think "Henkei! Henkei!" Skyfire with "Classics" Jetfire's paint job). =P~

Oh, and I'd love that series to get its own toyline (on account that I missed out on the "Henkei!" version of Skyfire). But it might conflict with any 2013 plans that can happen (with one of them making my response-time here be a challenge). That, or any Generation 1 reissues and "Arms Micron" Arcee follow-ups that might happen. :lol: