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Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:29 pm

I wish Hasbro could have made the Arcee sisters more in scale with the others in the line. Any ideas to why Hasbro doesn't?

News Credits: 217 · Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:47 pm

Nemesis251 wrote:I wish Hasbro could have made the Arcee sisters more in scale with the others in the line. Any ideas to why Hasbro doesn't?

The ones that come with Human Alliance Skids and Mudflaps are in scale.

News Credits: 1 · Tue Nov 30, 2010 9:49 pm

the short answer is scale causes headaches.

More specifically, the Bike gals would be tiny. Like, Legends-class tiny. At that scale, their detail is lost altogether and the combiner idea, though eventually abandoned, would have been difficult at best-impossible at worst.

News Credits: 1235 · Tue Nov 30, 2010 10:20 pm

It's the price to pay for deluxe motorcycles.

News Credits: 9 · Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:44 am

adamassc wrote:the short answer is scale causes headaches.

More specifically, the Bike gals would be tiny. Like, Legends-class tiny. At that scale, their detail is lost altogether and the combiner idea, though eventually abandoned, would have been difficult at best-impossible at worst.

Actually, I thought the legends version of Arcee was the best looking!

Hasbro has never been bothered with scale. Even combiner teams are out of scale with each other.

Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:30 am

Ugh, Every time I see someone complain about scale I just want to rant my head off on how pointless it is. Just be glad they exist at all, never mind that they're the same size as a sports car, or a truck... or even a jet!

Wed Dec 01, 2010 7:27 am

Complaint, no. Just a question. I don't think they have to be Legends size either. Scout size would work. Look at Cybertron Ransack for example. One of my favorites too.

Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:23 am

Scale is just... I don't want some tiny toy because it might look somewhat more decent against a bigger character. I just want a cool toy and Legends don't do it-with one exception.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Dec 01, 2010 9:36 am

Scale? There is no such thing as scale in Transformers!

Wed Dec 01, 2010 11:05 am

Yep. There is really no point in worrying about Transformers and scale. As far as the bike-bots go, I agree with Mykltron-I really like the Legends Arcee was about as good as it gets. That goes for Ravage too. It is the exact same situation.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:32 pm

I don't actually have them, but I think the Legends ones would be pretty much perfect in terms of scale.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:37 pm

Heheh, look on the bright side. If you collect Figma's, the Arcee sisters are perfectly in scale with them. Black Rock Shooter is one sexy Goth chick displayed riding on Chromia.

Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:14 pm

Scale is a problem for bike TFs for me only if the bike is meant for a human to ride.

In the case of the upcoming Junkions, other TFs are meant to ride them... so if you can get appropriate TF/ bike (bikes that don't look too overly human) combos, the scale isn't that bad as it can just be bikes for TFs and not humans, hence the large size. Just imagine a TF riding a bike around on earth tho, god damn. That'd be tripped out.

Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:20 pm

Nemesis251 wrote:I wish Hasbro could have made the Arcee sisters more in scale with the others in the line. Any ideas to why Hasbro doesn't?

They are making them in-scale. The legends class versions are in-scale. There will be a new pack available at Target stores called "Sideways Sneak Attack" that comes with a MOVIE ACCURATE Sideways and all three movie Arcce sisters in legends class scale with movie accurate paint applications.
Also, you can get Arcee by herself as a legends class vehicle in the ROTF line.