RAR wrote:I Just like the darker colours - probably as they remind me of the 1886 Movie.
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.'
Kurona wrote:I just don't like how much dark gray Takara's has. I know that it's the point because cartoon accuracy, but it just doesn't look good to me.
william-james88 wrote:Kurona wrote:I just don't like how much dark gray Takara's has. I know that it's the point because cartoon accuracy, but it just doesn't look good to me.
It looses quite a bit of the sculpted detail.
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:At the very least, Takara's deco on the train mode is probably the "best" that train mode has so far looked on any version of that mold, even in spite of Takara's inability to give that mode a show-accurate deco.
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
steals_your_goats wrote:I preordered my astrotrain today from amiami. I've found myself leaning more toward Takara releases lately and have all the leaders, fort max, wheelie, mindwipe and brainstorm on pre-order and Galvatron, blurr and scourge coming in the mail soon. I feel this line might end up pretty close to half and half for me.
fenrir72 wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:I preordered my astrotrain today from amiami. I've found myself leaning more toward Takara releases lately and have all the leaders, fort max, wheelie, mindwipe and brainstorm on pre-order and Galvatron, blurr and scourge coming in the mail soon. I feel this line might end up pretty close to half and half for me.
And he looks mighty purdy right?
Delta Magnus wrote:This is because you are a hamhanded idiot.
steals_your_goats wrote:fenrir72 wrote:steals_your_goats wrote:I preordered my astrotrain today from amiami. I've found myself leaning more toward Takara releases lately and have all the leaders, fort max, wheelie, mindwipe and brainstorm on pre-order and Galvatron, blurr and scourge coming in the mail soon. I feel this line might end up pretty close to half and half for me.
And he looks mighty purdy right?
Not sure which one you're referring to but I'll just say yes because they all look great.
-Kanrabat- wrote:That Takara Astrotrain is a MAJORLY different from the Hasbro version. Might be worth the price.
Still, why the hell they STILL haven't painted the train's wheels?
Kurona wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:That Takara Astrotrain is a MAJORLY different from the Hasbro version. Might be worth the price.
Still, why the hell they STILL haven't painted the train's wheels?
Because it's cartoon accurate.
Which is a bit of a shame; because I feel if Takara took even the slightest tiniest liberty with their cartoon accuracy it would improve the figure's look even more; much like how a few MPs like Optimus have little details the original figures/cartoon models didn't have.
Would have improved this figure, would have improved Drag Strip... ah well. Beggars can't be choosers
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:Kurona wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:That Takara Astrotrain is a MAJORLY different from the Hasbro version. Might be worth the price.
Still, why the hell they STILL haven't painted the train's wheels?
Because it's cartoon accurate.
Which is a bit of a shame; because I feel if Takara took even the slightest tiniest liberty with their cartoon accuracy it would improve the figure's look even more; much like how a few MPs like Optimus have little details the original figures/cartoon models didn't have.
Would have improved this figure, would have improved Drag Strip... ah well. Beggars can't be choosers
It's really sad, as they're so well sculpted (just noticed, that sentinel has doors and walkways under his wing-backpack [which is weird as they remained covered at all times]) and well designed, if they painted them all like they did with Legends Blurr, they could be a masterpiece series unto themselves almost
They did paint the train wheels. That whole piece on both sides of the train is molded gray plastic painted purple.Kurona wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:That Takara Astrotrain is a MAJORLY different from the Hasbro version. Might be worth the price.
Still, why the hell they STILL haven't painted the train's wheels?
Because it's cartoon accurate.
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:They did paint the train wheels. That whole piece on both sides of the train is molded gray plastic painted purple.Kurona wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:That Takara Astrotrain is a MAJORLY different from the Hasbro version. Might be worth the price.
Still, why the hell they STILL haven't painted the train's wheels?
Because it's cartoon accurate.
But it's not only cartoon-accurate, it's also toy-accurate, twice over:
It's simply a standard for Astrotrain to have his train wheels be the same color as the part of locomotive body that they're attached to whenever he has a steam engine altmode.
The same even applies for when he turns into a black steam engine: His train wheels are black then as well.
Sabrblade wrote:They did paint the train wheels. That whole piece on both sides of the train is molded gray plastic painted purple.Kurona wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:That Takara Astrotrain is a MAJORLY different from the Hasbro version. Might be worth the price.
Still, why the hell they STILL haven't painted the train's wheels?
Because it's cartoon accurate.
But it's not only cartoon-accurate, it's also toy-accurate, twice over:
It's simply a standard for Astrotrain to have his train wheels be the same color as the part of locomotive body that they're attached to whenever he has a steam engine altmode.
The same even applies for when he turns into a black steam engine: His train wheels are black then as well.
Just pointing out additional precedents in case the "cartoon-accurate" reason isn't deemed acceptable enough by those inquiring about the wheels.Kurona wrote:True, but Takara were still primarily going for cartoon accuracy. That's the reason they're painted purple; the original toy just so happens to be the same.
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.'
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