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Optimizzy wrote:KirbyForce1 wrote:Felzbug already made a review of this guy. Why was there no news post about his review? There was one about his Sharkticon Megatron review some time ago, so why not this one?
There was I think. Isn't this the Target exclusive that's packaged with the DotM Deluxe Prime that's all chromed out?
GuyIncognito wrote:Rated X wrote:I dont know why they didnt just paint him like this to begin with.
Because it was originally a WFC figure, not a G1 homage.
Rated X wrote:GuyIncognito wrote:Rated X wrote:I dont know why they didnt just paint him like this to begin with.
Because it was originally a WFC figure, not a G1 homage.
And who's to say WFC/FOC characters arent homages ?
Lets see...
Turns into a T-Rex - check
Named Grimlock - check
Head with faceplate - check
Arms form T-Rex's legs - check
Grey and gold - check
Other than the added neo-weirdness to cater to the video game crowd, how is it not a G1 homage ?
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.'
Sabrblade wrote:Let me ask you this, X. Would you be asking the same question if, instead of the FOC figure, they used the Animated Grimlock mold for this deco instead?
I'm not denying that FOC Grimlock was a G1 homage, but since Animated Grimlock also meets the same criteria (sans the mouthplate part) you've listed, would you still be asking the same about this deco if it had been given to a new use of the Animated mold instead of the FOC mold?
GuyIncognito wrote:Sometimes I think Rated X argues just for the sake of arguing. The Generations Grimlock figure was designed to resemble FoC Grimlock, not G1 Grimlock. Here's a pic of the character. Notice the lack of "G1 style" details. For example, no red, green, and blue on the legs. Also notice the orange (not red) sword. This is what the Generations figure was designed to represent.
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Again, yes, each plastic injection mold lasts for only so many uses, but that's not the point.
Hasbro and Takara can make more molds when the old ones are used up. Mold "degradation" is a fandom boogeyman. It's not a real issue, especially not in this age of manufacturing technology.
There's no such thing as using a "mold" too much and then it's gone forever.
Molds made in late 70's and early 80's are likely more costly for Hasbro and Takara to reproduce, so they stretch as much as they can from each, and you get wonky reissues like the G1 Combaticons.
Like I said, "mold degradation" is a boogeyman to transformers fans. It's an often blamed but poorly understood phenomenon that helps people place blame somewhere for their unsatisfactory toys because they don't know better.
A final thought for any who think that manufacturing replacement molds or even reverse-engineering toys back into useable molds for mass production is prohibitively expensive for Takara and Hasbro: Why is the market for high quality knock-offs so profitable?
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.'
Megatron Wolf wrote:ok that prime looks just like a gundam, swap out the head and its a dead ringer.
MightyMagnus78 wrote:Nothing Hasbro does surprises me anymore, their ineptitude is legendary!
Burn wrote:Shadowstream wrote:It's quite clear they dun dropped the ball, but did they have to drop it so far and so hard?
It's FunPub. It's their specialty.
Shadowstream wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:ok that prime looks just like a gundam, swap out the head and its a dead ringer.
...is this really the sorry state of Gundam designs these days?
Delta Magnus wrote:Shadowstream wrote:Megatron Wolf wrote:ok that prime looks just like a gundam, swap out the head and its a dead ringer.
...is this really the sorry state of Gundam designs these days?
Looks nothing like a Gundam. Looks pretty good to me- I just hope we get a better transforming version of this OP later down the line. I mean, chrome is all well and good, but dat backpack!
Delta Magnus wrote:
Looks nothing like a Gundam. Looks pretty good to me- I just hope we get a better transforming version of this OP later down the line. I mean, chrome is all well and good, but dat backpack!
william-james88 wrote:Delta Magnus wrote:
Looks nothing like a Gundam. Looks pretty good to me- I just hope we get a better transforming version of this OP later down the line. I mean, chrome is all well and good, but dat backpack!
I totally agree. That is my main issue with this Prime and the reason I will never buy it. The new movie esthetic is going for sleeker robots with an asian flare but the trend of simplifying the transformation works in the reverse of that since we end up with bulky transformers that have big backpacks and lots of alt kibble showing up without integrating with the robot(ex: Leader Optimus, Voyager Galvatron, Deluxe Bumblebee, Deluxe Crosshairs, Deluxe Drift).
Here's my favourite example of the movie and toyline going on totally reverse paths:
Movie Drift
Deluxe toy of Drift
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