-Kanrabat- wrote:YEah, too many Transformers are in a serious need of a good rim job.
Blast Cannon wrote:This thread is brilliant. Duragrip you are a gloriously weird sexual deviant and I love it.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Probably have just as much luck getting this after SDCC as I did with Starscream
gothsaurus wrote:You made a HUGELY important point... It needs to fit a 3 3/4 inch joe.
OR a step down, they could issue a full line of standard Joe characters at the mini size like the old Mask figures or the Human Alliance. I'd accept that as a compromise...
These should all look totally old-school retro like when Cobra Commander showed up on Transformers as "old snake." No movie crappo. I want recognizable figures with heavy, chunky robots and heavy, chunky meched out tanks.
Cybershark wrote:gothsaurus wrote:You made a HUGELY important point... It needs to fit a 3 3/4 inch joe.
OR a step down, they could issue a full line of standard Joe characters at the mini size like the old Mask figures or the Human Alliance. I'd accept that as a compromise...
These should all look totally old-school retro like when Cobra Commander showed up on Transformers as "old snake." No movie crappo. I want recognizable figures with heavy, chunky robots and heavy, chunky meched out tanks.
Partially agree, only because I would NOT compromise the GI Joe size at all. It then alienates itself from ALL of the potential "play" value it already has with all of the 2007 figs on up. They could easily do it seriously. Granted the Transformers would prolly all be at least at the SW/TSFR price point at the lowest. Example, you could have the GI Joe ATV vehicles with riders. Then hiss tanks would be like Voyager size, and then Jets etc would be like leader class. I mean it just NEEDS TO BE DONE right now,lol. I want that line NOW, before I am 50 yrs old!!!
metaphorge wrote:Cybershark wrote:gothsaurus wrote:You made a HUGELY important point... It needs to fit a 3 3/4 inch joe.
OR a step down, they could issue a full line of standard Joe characters at the mini size like the old Mask figures or the Human Alliance. I'd accept that as a compromise...
These should all look totally old-school retro like when Cobra Commander showed up on Transformers as "old snake." No movie crappo. I want recognizable figures with heavy, chunky robots and heavy, chunky meched out tanks.
Partially agree, only because I would NOT compromise the GI Joe size at all. It then alienates itself from ALL of the potential "play" value it already has with all of the 2007 figs on up. They could easily do it seriously. Granted the Transformers would prolly all be at least at the SW/TSFR price point at the lowest. Example, you could have the GI Joe ATV vehicles with riders. Then hiss tanks would be like Voyager size, and then Jets etc would be like leader class. I mean it just NEEDS TO BE DONE right now,lol. I want that line NOW, before I am 50 yrs old!!!
You guys realize how frakkin' big and expensive a Tranformers that turns into any sort of remotely accurate 1:18 vehicle larger than a motorcycle would need to be, right? Especially if it also had to retain cockpit space for a 1:18 figure?
We're already having a lot of trouble getting Supreme class 'bots out of Hasbro for main lines, much less a sub line.
I agree it would be awesome, but it just isn't going to happen.
(However, I do expect that the upcoming Prime Leader class "Weaponizer" Bumblebeee will be roughly 1:18 scale, though it's doubtful it will have any cockpit space.)
Back on topic: I'll happily take a shiny purple H.I.S.S. Tank covered with Decepticon symbols. I <3 H.I.S.S. Tanks, and I <3 purple!
Cybershark wrote:metaphorge wrote:Cybershark wrote:gothsaurus wrote:You made a HUGELY important point... It needs to fit a 3 3/4 inch joe.
OR a step down, they could issue a full line of standard Joe characters at the mini size like the old Mask figures or the Human Alliance. I'd accept that as a compromise...
These should all look totally old-school retro like when Cobra Commander showed up on Transformers as "old snake." No movie crappo. I want recognizable figures with heavy, chunky robots and heavy, chunky meched out tanks.
Partially agree, only because I would NOT compromise the GI Joe size at all. It then alienates itself from ALL of the potential "play" value it already has with all of the 2007 figs on up. They could easily do it seriously. Granted the Transformers would prolly all be at least at the SW/TSFR price point at the lowest. Example, you could have the GI Joe ATV vehicles with riders. Then hiss tanks would be like Voyager size, and then Jets etc would be like leader class. I mean it just NEEDS TO BE DONE right now,lol. I want that line NOW, before I am 50 yrs old!!!
You guys realize how frakkin' big and expensive a Tranformers that turns into any sort of remotely accurate 1:18 vehicle larger than a motorcycle would need to be, right? Especially if it also had to retain cockpit space for a 1:18 figure?
We're already having a lot of trouble getting Supreme class 'bots out of Hasbro for main lines, much less a sub line.
I agree it would be awesome, but it just isn't going to happen.
(However, I do expect that the upcoming Prime Leader class "Weaponizer" Bumblebeee will be roughly 1:18 scale, though it's doubtful it will have any cockpit space.)
Back on topic: I'll happily take a shiny purple H.I.S.S. Tank covered with Decepticon symbols. I <3 H.I.S.S. Tanks, and I <3 purple!
If your looking at EXACT scale to EVERY vehicle yes, BUT No its not out of the realm. You use the EXACT same size like I mentioned before of the vehicles they already have made. Albeit make them transform!! I know the engineering might be difficult but that the engineers problem anyway. The make things tougher anyway.
I am NOT talking about the GI Joe figs. being able to look in scale with the transformer when its in transformer mode, who cares. As long as the GI Joe still fits in or on the vehicle in that mode.. like I said use the same size vehicles now, just engineer them to be transformers. Its not going to be that big a deal to do. I just dont think they want to tackle it. As much as people love GI Joes, I dont think Hasbro has a lot of faith in them. They are and have been for the last 2 years poorly distributed and in low numbers. Several of the POC line are so scarce they sell for quadruple what they cost at retail.
Im just saying they could do it easier then you might think. Higher price points, definitely. But not EVERY vehicle has to be large!! Like I said the atv is not that big, plus several others. Damn it, I just want it done, lol JUST GO WITH IT
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