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by **RiddlerJ** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:41 pm

Oooh, I want that Motormaster.

Do his weapons combine into some kind of giant sword? They look like they're supposed to.

Also, it probably would've been better to recolor Blackjack into Roller instead of Rodimus. He could attach to Optimus in his combined mode.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:49 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:Oooh, I want that Motormaster.

same. theres nothing wrong with prime, but MM just looks great with that mold (which is what most of agree was its intended 1st use).

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:55 pm

Why is it that the mold's proportions look fine and reasonable as Motormaster but balloonish and silly as Optimus?

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:05 pm

Head size
Optimus' head is just a little too small, where as MM has traditionally had a smaller proportioned head?

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:11 pm

prjkt wrote:Head size
Optimus' head is just a little too small, where as MM has traditionally had a smaller proportioned head?

Even discounting the box, his head didn't look that small to me:

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:15 pm

I was just guessing, hence the "?"

I guess MM has always seemed like a beefy, imposing dude, where as OP not as much

News Credits: 41 · by **Cobotron** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:15 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:Oooh, I want that Motormaster.Also, it probably would've been better to recolor Blackjack into Roller instead of Rodimus. He could attach to Optimus in his combined mode.

Genius RJ. WHY didn't they do that? :-?

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:22 pm

prjkt wrote:I was just guessing, hence the "?"

I guess MM has always seemed like a beefy, imposing dude, where as OP not as much

I considered that, but I didn't take him to be that much beefier than Optimus. After all, Optimus did disguise himself as Motormaster in that one episode, and his mass didn't change that much when he took Motormaster's form.

News Credits: 4 · by **SnapTrap** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:29 pm

RiddlerJ wrote:Oooh, I want that Motormaster.

Me too. I hope the wave 2 warrior class (deluxe) is just around the corner...

by **Desslok2201** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:33 pm

I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:36 pm

Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'

Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:39 pm

Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'

dunno if you see this as a good or a bad thing, but 3P might pick up the slack. some are hoping for an upgrade kit/trailer that also fixes his proportions in combined mode.

by **RiddlerJ** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:40 pm

Maybe we're just used to different proportions on Prime toys where we don't have as many frames of reference for Motormaster. The only MM figure that isn't pretty much a straight Prime redco is the original G1 figure.

I mean, if you look at MM, his arms look kinda overlarge too but it's less jarring.

by **Desslok2201** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:40 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.
Has anyone posted new shots of Menasor's head? It was looking kind of strange, but that was just my first reaction.

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:43 pm

Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.

Well, if you're using MP-10, Motormaster's Voyager size is gonna stand puny compared to MP-10's old Ultra/present Leader size.

by **Desslok2201** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:44 pm

shajaki wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'

dunno if you see this as a good or a bad thing, but 3P might pick up the slack. some are hoping for an upgrade kit/trailer that also fixes his proportions in combined mode.

This actually may be one of the few times I go 3p, other than Mania King and Ollie.

by **RiddlerJ** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:45 pm

I'm excited about getting all the Stunticons. I love Drag Strip.

The Aerialbots. Not so much. Skydive and Fireflight are alright, but their plane modes are really kibbly. I get why they have to be, but it's still slightly annoying.

by **RiddlerJ** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:45 pm

I'm excited about getting all the Stunticons. I love Drag Strip.

The Aerialbots. Not so much. Skydive and Fireflight are alright, but their plane modes are really kibbly. I get why they have to be, but it's still slightly annoying.

by **Desslok2201** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:46 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.
Well, if you're using MP-10, Motormaster's Voyager size is gonna stand puny compared to MP-10's old Ultra/present Leader size.

Of course you're right, but MM should be somewhat smaller than Prime

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:49 pm

Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.
Well, if you're using MP-10, Motormaster's Voyager size is gonna stand puny compared to MP-10's old Ultra/present Leader size.

Of course you're right, but MM should be somewhat smaller than Prime

I liked how they were about the same size in both modes back in the cartoon (even if it made little sense without the size-changing excuse), making Motormaster somewhat of a prototypical Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime.

by **Desslok2201** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:52 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.
Well, if you're using MP-10, Motormaster's Voyager size is gonna stand puny compared to MP-10's old Ultra/present Leader size.

Of course you're right, but MM should be somewhat smaller than Prime
I liked how they were about the same size in both modes back in the cartoon (even if it made little sense without the size-changing excuse), making Motormaster somewhat of a prototypical Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime.

I'd love to see that represented in the MP line, but I can't see that happening anytime soon.

News Credits: 457 · by **Sabrblade** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:57 pm

Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.
Well, if you're using MP-10, Motormaster's Voyager size is gonna stand puny compared to MP-10's old Ultra/present Leader size.

Of course you're right, but MM should be somewhat smaller than Prime
I liked how they were about the same size in both modes back in the cartoon (even if it made little sense without the size-changing excuse), making Motormaster somewhat of a prototypical Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime.

I'd love to see that represented in the MP line, but I can't see that happening anytime soon.

Or at all, since Takara would have to dive into sorcery and witchcraft to be able to pull off the correct size-changing scale for both modes in comparison to MP-10.

by **Desslok2201** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 9:00 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
Desslok2201 wrote:I'm so torn. I love that robot mode, but no trailer is a big miss for me, he needs to go against Optimus for the 'King of the Road'
Well, he'd still be on even footing with Prime (moreso than his G1 toy was) since he's now the same size (and mold) as Optimus, and since Optimus also lacks a trailer.

Yeah, I thought about that, but ever since I got MP-10, it seems kind of pointless to get another Optimus.
Well, if you're using MP-10, Motormaster's Voyager size is gonna stand puny compared to MP-10's old Ultra/present Leader size.

Of course you're right, but MM should be somewhat smaller than Prime
I liked how they were about the same size in both modes back in the cartoon (even if it made little sense without the size-changing excuse), making Motormaster somewhat of a prototypical Black Convoy/Nemesis Prime.

I'd love to see that represented in the MP line, but I can't see that happening anytime soon.
Or at all, since Takara would have to dive into sorcery and witchcraft to be able to pull off the correct size-changing scale for both modes in comparison to MP-10.