Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Silverwing wrote:Also, I feel compelled to give the obligatory:
One for each year of the Movieverse's decade strong tenure. Here's to a few more explosive years!
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:But as we already know, none of these crossover figures have been retools.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:Might be thinking too literal on the name, but it led me to immediately think of Cyclonus? He kind of has the right stature in Bot Mode. But as we already know, none of these crossover figures have been retools. So I'll be curious to see where they go with this one. A big fan of Universal Monsters, so this is the first crossover since Terminator (Although I am an X-Men fan, I was never looking forward to X-Spanse) that I'm actually curious about.
ZeroWolf wrote:Actually, most of the crossover figures have been retools of a sort, aside from Maverick, the odd one out
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Actually, most of the crossover figures have been retools of a sort, aside from Maverick, the odd one out
Ironically, Maverick is the only one I've seen in person. So I just assumed they all were all the same. Although I did think Gigawatt might have been a Datsun or Battlecharger mold.
AllNewSuperRobot wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Actually, most of the crossover figures have been retools of a sort, aside from Maverick, the odd one out
Ironically, Maverick is the only one I've seen in person. So I just assumed they were all the same. Although I did think Gigawatt might have been a Datsun or Battlecharger mold.
Overcracker wrote:Maverick and X-Panse were new molds.
o.supreme wrote:Overcracker wrote:Maverick and X-Panse were new molds.
As stated above, X-Panse was an extensive retool of SS Jetfire
Overcracker wrote:I disagree...There's nothing from SS Jetfire there at all.
TF Wiki wrote:The fifth figure in the Collaborative line, Ultimate X-Spanse transforms into a licensed Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird based on the X-Jet. X-Spanse reuses multiple vehicle mode parts from Studio Series Leader Class Jetfire. His design and deco is inspired by the X-Men costumes from the 1992 animated series, even featuring Rob Liefeld-esque pouches and a flip-up visor based on that of Cyclops. X-Spanse boasts an impressive range of articulation in robot mode, including a ball-jointed inner-shoulder, a double-ratcheted knee bend, and a slight ab crunch with additional side-to-side.
Overcracker wrote:Ecto 1 was a massive reengineering of CW Onslaught.
TFWiki wrote:Ectotron shares several parts with the Combiner Wars Voyager Class Hot Spot/Onslaught mold, most evidently the upper arms and legs.
o.supreme wrote:Overcracker wrote:I disagree...There's nothing from SS Jetfire there at all.
Look again...TF Wiki wrote:The fifth figure in the Collaborative line, Ultimate X-Spanse transforms into a licensed Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird based on the X-Jet. X-Spanse reuses multiple vehicle mode parts from Studio Series Leader Class Jetfire. His design and deco is inspired by the X-Men costumes from the 1992 animated series, even featuring Rob Liefeld-esque pouches and a flip-up visor based on that of Cyclops. X-Spanse boasts an impressive range of articulation in robot mode, including a ball-jointed inner-shoulder, a double-ratcheted knee bend, and a slight ab crunch with additional side-to-side.
blackeyedprime wrote:Interested in the dracula cross over, not too fussed about amazon prime unless he looks like an amazon rather than just having an amazon sticker slapped on his trailer
Overcracker wrote: Its very much a completely new mold
Minus a couple of shared panels.
william-james88 wrote:Overcracker wrote: Its very much a completely new mold
Minus a couple of shared panels.
Those shared panels are all you need to stop it from being a completely new mold. Also, not all the engineering is new, the top half used the same transformation design from Jetfire. It's based on that mold and expanded on, it wasn't made designed from scratch.
It's a really elaborate retool, just like all of these toys are (with the top gun one being totally new).
Overcracker wrote:Where do we draw the line between retool and new mold if 95% of the figure is different.
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