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by **BATTLEMASTER IIC** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:31 pm

I believe it's entirely possible that designers like Evan may not even be exposed enough to the brand itself in their positions. They may be told "design this" and that's what they do - they design it. They probably get reference images from other media their designs are supposed to represent, but that doesn't necessarily mean they know the story behind the media or the characters they're working on. That job probably belongs to someone else on the team who specializes in that - you probably wouldn't want that guy actually designing Transformers figures like asking the designers and engineers to write stories :lol:

This comes from my experience as a professional number-cruncher and researcher who feeds the results of my work to other people who can use it better than I can for what the organization does.

I don't have any PR experience, and I don't mind that. That can be pretty scary, and there's also a department in my organization that specializes in that so that no one else has to.

This applies to every career, skill, and talent: If it were so easy, everyone would be doing it!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:35 pm

I dunno about Evan being all that unfamiliar with the brand, since some of the Hasbro Pulse livestreams have shown him to have a vast personal collection of figures from all across the past 39 years of the brand. One video even saw him hold up to the camera his copy of RID 2001 Landfill fully combined, and saying he'd like to see a new modern version of it made someday.

News Credits: 1 · by **Rtron** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:47 pm

Sabrblade wrote:I dunno about Evan being all that unfamiliar with the brand, since some of the Hasbro Pulse livestreams have shown him to have a vast personal collection of figures from all across the past 39 years of the brand. One video even saw him hold up to the camera his copy of RID 2001 Landfill fully combined, and saying he'd like to see a new modern version of it made someday.

Seriously, he once literally had a shelf of his own filled to the brim with various old Optimus toys behind him while showing Ironhide.

And as Battlemaster says, PR is a pretty scary job and the transformers "lore" is super extense, the guy is a designer, which is an extensive enough discipline, if he's a fan on top of that and is even competent in front of a camera, then that's a nice bonus.

News Credits: 4835 · by **william-james88** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 3:51 pm

blackeyedprime wrote:With transformers in the past some of the paint choices and explanations of why a character had to be this or that, cant remember the specifics. I know I havent watched that many pulse things or design talks with him in it but I'm pretty sure in near all of them there has been a lack of knowledge with the subject matter.

Ok yes, this rings a bell. And now I remember that in that same interview he said he chose Nacelle to complete a trio, which is an odd thing to say if one is nitpicky.

Sabrblade wrote:One video even saw him hold up to the camera his copy of RID 2001 Landfill fully combined, and saying he'd like to see a new modern version of it made someday.

How is that a flex?

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 4:02 pm

william-james88 wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:One video even saw him hold up to the camera his copy of RID 2001 Landfill fully combined, and saying he'd like to see a new modern version of it made someday.

How is that a flex?

Landfill ain't exactly something an ignoramus would know about.

by **SpaceEagle** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:31 pm

Yeah, Landfill is something I've heard a lot of even casual fans to go "Huh, who's that?" here and there.
Transformers is a pretty big brand split pretty noticeably across various regions, can't blame a guy for not being super familiar with every nook and cranny - especially as just the designer. Cool that he still does know some of the more "out there" things, though.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Wed Aug 02, 2023 11:53 pm

Check your Cliffjumpers. Like Brawn the small gun that comes with CJ can fall out of the tray and if you're lucky end up in the shipping box.

News Credits: 6 · by **AllNewSuperRobot** » Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:57 am

It's probably come up already. But if these re-releases happen, what are the odds of sequels/continuations?

Devastation did end on a cliffhanger. Arguably so did Fall of Cybertron. Unfortunately a pseudo-sequel did kill that momentum outright.

Also interesting to think that the Genericons of both games (and the Armada game) could in theory be represented in this line. Also Nemesis Prime ala Devastation's design.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:01 pm

So i got Cliffjumper and Megatron this weekend.

i found the Bee mold acceptable, and it can be fun, especially since I didn't get very many WFC/FOC molds back in the day, since I was a highschooler. Cliff continues that. He is decent, and I like the headsculpt. I need to pair him up with Jazz now.

As for Megatron, he is a legitimately bad figure in hand. The sculpt looks good, but that is about it. The knees really are terrible, they can lock in 2 positions and there is no inbetween or further movement. He also feels small in hand, compared to Prime. And considering his big ass weapon, I really thought he would have wrists, and he doesn't, which sucks. I don't like him, he's not good.

He does pull off some nice blast effects shots though

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Aug 10, 2023 12:52 pm

the squad so far, and the squad with more WFC-esque figures

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:18 pm

Am I the only one that hasn't found any of these in stores or is that basically how it is for everyone?

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Thu Aug 10, 2023 9:21 pm

Emerje wrote:Am I the only one that hasn't found any of these in stores or is that basically how it is for everyone?

Emerje

All of mine came from Pulse, i have not seen any SS figures that have come out this year in store outside of Cheetor and Battletrap

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 1:55 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Emerje wrote:Am I the only one that hasn't found any of these in stores or is that basically how it is for everyone?

Emerje

All of mine came from Pulse, i have not seen any SS figures that have come out this year in store outside of Cheetor and Battletrap

I've seen those two as well as Bumblebee and Airazor a few times, haven't seen Scourge yet. Still, feels like two waves behind with Cliffjumper out now.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:05 pm

For anyone who wanted to see the new Cliffjumper with FOC Jazz

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:01 pm

Finished painting up WFC Bee! This figure grew on me a lot as I painted it, it's definitely better in-hand than early pics made it look. Still has some proportional issues, but I'm actually really enjoying it now!

I don't think I'll be getting too many of these figures, but I am glad I got Bee!

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:13 pm

Oh, wow. Those new paint apps actually make the proportional issues look negligible.

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:37 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Oh, wow. Those new paint apps actually make the proportional issues look negligible.

Thank you! I think the big details that help the proportions are the gunmetal on the lower legs and the alt mode flap that pokes below the chest that I painted to resemble Bee's lower abdomen

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 1:46 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Oh, wow. Those new paint apps actually make the proportional issues look negligible.

Thank you! I think the big details that help the proportions are the gunmetal on the lower legs and the alt mode flap that pokes below the chest that I painted to resemble Bee's lower abdomen

Yup. I "hate" that bee, but with more paint, I love it!

Still, there's one very important detail missing, and that's something you can't do with paint. The glowing neon lights details.
So, I really recommend you to get the Reprolabels for Gamer Bee. Then apply the labels needed only. With your paint and the Repros, you'll have perfection.

https://toyhax.com/for-foc-wfc-game/795 ... lebee.html

News Credits: 61 · by **EvasionModeBumblebee** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 5:11 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:Yup. I "hate" that bee, but with more paint, I love it!

Still, there's one very important detail missing, and that's something you can't do with paint. The glowing neon lights details.
So, I really recommend you to get the Reprolabels for Gamer Bee. Then apply the labels needed only. With your paint and the Repros, you'll have perfection.

https://toyhax.com/for-foc-wfc-game/795 ... lebee.html

Thanks! Those reprolabels do look very nice, I wouldn't be able to get the same reflective effect with paint.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:05 pm

EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:Yup. I "hate" that bee, but with more paint, I love it!

Still, there's one very important detail missing, and that's something you can't do with paint. The glowing neon lights details.
So, I really recommend you to get the Reprolabels for Gamer Bee. Then apply the labels needed only. With your paint and the Repros, you'll have perfection.

https://toyhax.com/for-foc-wfc-game/795 ... lebee.html

Thanks! Those reprolabels do look very nice, I wouldn't be able to get the same reflective effect with paint.

Ge5 the best of both worlds!

Plus the leftover labels could always be used for something else. ;)^

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:47 pm

Reviving dead forum with Gamer Screamer pics that are not mine.

News Credits: 4 · by **Quantum Surge** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:47 pm

This jet mode is gonna suck.

News Credits: 331 · by **chuckdawg1999** » Fri Oct 27, 2023 7:49 pm

Is it just me or does Screamer look small? Like, really small. Don't worry about reviving dead forums, this past week I was getting notifications about the Titans Return forum.