Well I'm just flattered.
A question I asked out of annoyance of something I didn't understand was grounds for an entire thread of it's own? Guess I shoulda started a thread!
To me kibble is what makes Transformers different from all the other robot series out there. It's what defines them as them in robot mode. the Datson brothers have that hood as their chest, and when you see it you know exactly what your looking at. I fully agree that on some toys it is over the top, and likely a product of bad or novice engineering. Without digging too deep there are certainly many toys out there that don't handle their kibble well.
I said a long time ago, I think in the old Best Designed Transformers thread, that if you don't like wheels, doors, windshilds, head lights, and bumpers on your robots, then maybe Gundam is more for you.
In response to my backpack inquery:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:I've always felt complaints like that exist to help people justify not buying the figure because they can't afford it.
Well sometimes the truth hurts. In my time here I have heard over and over complaints of kibble, back packs, butt flaps, and the like. And unfortunately I kind of agree with Chuck. Tire Kickers are tiresome.
But what I really don't understand is when, what, and where has there ever been a precedence set where a Transformer
TOY doesn't have some kind of kibble? (I'm talking about transforming toys, not Action Masters.
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I emphasize toy, because I think there is a common misunderstanding out there that what can be done in 2 dimensions can be done in 3. You can draw/CG model a robot who shows no sign of alt mode in that form, and make it magically transform, but in real time and space this has never been the case.
I guess that could be something to strive for as technology and engineering progress, but when Transformers stop looking like vehicles that cracked open, turned around, and stood up, will likely be the day I no longer like Transformers, and become a Gundam fan.