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by **Susinko** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:34 am

I remember that one of the reasons that I didn't like my Barbie as a kid (Other then the toy was inherently boring) is that I could barely pose her to do anything.

My GI Joes would be bent into many different positions and had many different adventures. So did my Transformers, but the G1s that I played with (Soundwave and Ravage in particular) were more poseable then most of the line at the time.

I think joints add a lot of play value. Bricks just can't DO anything. And action figures are supposed to go out on adventures and DO stuff!

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:55 pm

~Windcharger~ wrote:Articulation on some toys is pointless. If the upper body is too heavy or the joints too loose you end up with a Transformer that can't stand. I hated toys that couldn't stand on their own when I was a kid. All my G.I. Joes, He-Man and Ninja Turtle action figures took a backseat to my Transformers and even my Go-Bots. (Go K-Mart Transformers!)

GI Joe doesn't stand.

He crawls on his belly while ambushing a cobra base. Either that or sits comfortably in his aircraft carrier launching missiles at the bad guys.

He-man doesn't sit ....

But I think that has more to do with Ram-Man :shock:

by **medabotsoundwave** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:56 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:I understand your point, and as someone who was around for G1 and has many figures, I can say joints definetly do add to the playability facter.

Kids may not apreciate it, but kids are stupid.

I love the G1 figures, but even as a kid who'd have Transformers and GI Joe interact all the time, I always wish the robots could do more like the Joe's did.

The bots I used most where Prime, Jetfire and Metroplex because in the few figures I had, they had the best range in movement.

Still I loved the idea of having 2 toys in one which realy kept my love for this line. If it wasn't for post G1 figures like Laser Prime, or the early BW figures with attention put into articulation, I probably wouldn't have gotten back into bots as I pretty much ignored G2(execpt Laser Prime).

Just to one up this, I'm buying more figures today that I wish I had back then. A couple months back I recieved SixShot after years of waiting. I was very dismayed by the fact that even a 6changer had no elbows, and for some reason guide bars in his lower legs to eliminate the chance of individual knees.

So to wrap this up, I love G1 and spend way more on it than I should, but I'm a strong fan of modern toy tech to the point where I frown on modern figures with limited range as there is no reason for it anymore(looking at you Armada Megs, Prime, and Cybertron scout SkaterShot).

And yes, pretty much all the kids I know that are into bots prefer the possable ones to the bricks.

yeah im stupid alright.

by **Jazz Reborn** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:49 pm

bumblejumper/bumper wrote:
Liege Evilmus wrote:I understand your point, and as someone who was around for G1 and has many figures, I can say joints definetly do add to the playability facter.

Kids may not apreciate it, but kids are stupid.

I love the G1 figures, but even as a kid who'd have Transformers and GI Joe interact all the time, I always wish the robots could do more like the Joe's did.

The bots I used most where Prime, Jetfire and Metroplex because in the few figures I had, they had the best range in movement.

Still I loved the idea of having 2 toys in one which realy kept my love for this line. If it wasn't for post G1 figures like Laser Prime, or the early BW figures with attention put into articulation, I probably wouldn't have gotten back into bots as I pretty much ignored G2(execpt Laser Prime).

Just to one up this, I'm buying more figures today that I wish I had back then. A couple months back I recieved SixShot after years of waiting. I was very dismayed by the fact that even a 6changer had no elbows, and for some reason guide bars in his lower legs to eliminate the chance of individual knees.

So to wrap this up, I love G1 and spend way more on it than I should, but I'm a strong fan of modern toy tech to the point where I frown on modern figures with limited range as there is no reason for it anymore(looking at you Armada Megs, Prime, and Cybertron scout SkaterShot).

And yes, pretty much all the kids I know that are into bots prefer the possable ones to the bricks.
yeah im stupid alright.

liege, are calling us kids stupid? i like articulation. bumblejumper/bumper i thought you left. the people who were mean to you on your topic were real assholes.

by **Optimist Prime** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:38 am

rpetras wrote:
~Windcharger~ wrote:Articulation on some toys is pointless. If the upper body is too heavy or the joints too loose you end up with a Transformer that can't stand. I hated toys that couldn't stand on their own when I was a kid. All my G.I. Joes, He-Man and Ninja Turtle action figures took a backseat to my Transformers and even my Go-Bots. (Go K-Mart Transformers!)

GI Joe doesn't stand.

He crawls on his belly while ambushing a cobra base. Either that or sits comfortably in his aircraft carrier launching missiles at the bad guys.

He-man doesn't sit ....

But I think that has more to do with Ram-Man