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by **medabotsoundwave** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:41 pm

why are the cybertron toys so bulky?

by **ToadtheNewsense** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:43 pm

Too much fried energon?

by **medabotsoundwave** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:45 pm

ToadtheNewsense wrote:Too much fried energon?

good one.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:52 pm

Which ones? I didn’t think they were too bulky, could you give us an example?

by **medabotsoundwave** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:53 pm

Nekoman wrote:Which ones? I didn’t think they were too bulky, could you give us an example?

all of the leader/mega/supreme lines of it. the smaller ones werent bulky, i liked some of the small ones. like prime, he is SEVERLY bulky and so is vector prime.

News Credits: 2 · by **Sid Burn** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:56 pm

Bulk makes for goood transformers.

I always preferred bots that looked beefy as opposed to spindly.

News Credits: 387 · by **Nekoman** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:00 pm

Supreme Starscream was pretty bulky, but I didn’t have a problem with it, Scourge isn’t to fat, but I do agree Prime was pretty bulky, I kind of like it though, looks like he could pack a punch you know?

by **Dran0n** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:01 pm

I have scout class Scattorshot and he's not that bulky.

News Credits: 226 · by **Burn** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:08 pm

Sound and Cybertron Key gimmicks.

Some parts have to be bulky to accomodate them. A figure like Vector Prime would have been amazing if it wasn't for his sound and key gimmicks.

by **voice of hoist** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:44 pm

Bulk is a good thing if the proportions are right. Makes for mean looking bots and sturdy toys. I worry about the spindly limbs of the upcoming animated toys.

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:06 am

Watch the cartoon, it's just how they were drawn. The toys are pretty much all a perfect replica of how they were designed for the show.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:36 am

Being show-accurate won't stop them from being fragile.

by **schizophrenica** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:48 am

I like the fact that they're bulky.. Bulk makes good TF's in my opinion..

News Credits: 553 · by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 1:56 am

AlienQuiksilver wrote:Watch the cartoon, it's just how they were drawn. The toys are pretty much all a perfect replica of how they were designed for the show.

The toys come first. The cartoons are modeled after the toys. It's been that way for awhile now.

by **AlienQuiksilver** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:05 am

Professor Smooth wrote:
AlienQuiksilver wrote:Watch the cartoon, it's just how they were drawn. The toys are pretty much all a perfect replica of how they were designed for the show.

The toys come first. The cartoons are modeled after the toys. It's been that way for awhile now.

Hmm, does this mean that the movie toys came before the CGI versions were created? If so, pretty cool!

News Credits: 2 · by **Head Shot** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:18 am

AlienQuiksilver wrote:
Professor Smooth wrote:
AlienQuiksilver wrote:Watch the cartoon, it's just how they were drawn. The toys are pretty much all a perfect replica of how they were designed for the show.

The toys come first. The cartoons are modeled after the toys. It's been that way for awhile now.

Hmm, does this mean that the movie toys came before the CGI versions were created? If so, pretty cool!

no, in that case the movie models came first, then the toys. Thats why the toys aren't all movie accurate, because what the movie models accomplished would be virtually impossible for the toys to replicate without having hundreds of tiny parts.

by **wmpyr** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:15 am

bulky is strong like HULK :-P

by **DoubleOScorpio** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:19 pm

If you think Cybertron figures are bulky, check out the Armada line. The Cyb figures are almost all greatly articulated.

Some of the Armada TFs are about as posable as a door-stop and could easily be used as one!