Sabrblade wrote:So just so it's clear, this deco is accurate to how Hot Rod looked in The Rebirth, in which he was colored in Rodimus Prime's animation-erroneous deco that AKOM made frequent use of in Season 3. So hes accurate to an incorrect color scheme.
The shin stripes, however, are a case of Takara treating the lighting/shading on Hot Rod's shins as literally as possible.
I don't know whether to call AKOM doing it that way in the first place, and Takara just following in suit, either better or worse.Emerje wrote:Sabrblade wrote:So just so it's clear, this deco is accurate to how Hot Rod looked in The Rebirth, in which he was colored in Rodimus Prime's animation-erroneous deco that AKOM made frequent use of in Season 3. So hes accurate to an incorrect color scheme.
The shin stripes, however, are a case of Takara treating the lighting/shading on Hot Rod's shins as literally as possible.
Just rewatched rebirth and Hot Rod has his legs like that in every scene they're visible in no matter what the lighting. So it really isn't a matter of Takara Tomy getting it wrong, but AKOM misinterpreting the lack of shading as a purple stripe on a black leg and consistently coloring him that way. If you look at the rest of the characters the shading changes from place to place like it should, even on the rest of Hot Rod, but those legs are constant. Can't really blame Takara Tomy for this. If anything this figure is exceptionally screen accurate, purple stripe and all. I guess Someone at Takara Tomy knows how to do purple right.
Emerje
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.'
ホットロディマスのターゲットマスター版がマスターピースとなって登場!
アニメ「トランスフォーマー ザ・リバース」で活躍したターゲットマスター・ホットロディマスを再現
映像の中で活躍するホットロディマスのカラーをより再現しており、カスタムカーからロボットに完全変形します。
海外版アニメ「TRANSFORMERS THE REBIRTH」で活躍したターゲットマスターにパワーアップしたホットロディマス(海外名:HOT ROD/ホットロッド)の完全変形フィギュア。
映像の中で活躍するホットロディマスの魅力を余すところなく再現されています。
Cyberpath wrote:ホットロディマスのターゲットマスター版がマスターピースとなって登場!
アニメ「トランスフォーマー ザ・リバース」で活躍したターゲットマスター・ホットロディマスを再現
映像の中で活躍するホットロディマスのカラーをより再現しており、カスタムカーからロボットに完全変形します。
海外版アニメ「TRANSFORMERS THE REBIRTH」で活躍したターゲットマスターにパワーアップしたホットロディマス(海外名:HOT ROD/ホットロッド)の完全変形フィギュア。
映像の中で活躍するホットロディマスの魅力を余すところなく再現されています。
The target master version of Hot Rodimus comes out as a master piece!
Reproducing the target master · hot Rodimas who played an active part in the animation "Transformer The Reverse" reproduces
the color of hot Rodimas who is active in the image, and it completely transforms from the custom car to the robot.
Full transformed figure of Hot Rodimas (overseas name: HOT ROD / Hot Rod) which power up to the target master active in oversea version animation "TRANSFORMERS THE REBIRTH".
The charm of Hot Rodimas who is active in the image is reproduced without any limitation.
Kurona wrote:The car mode looks a lot better than I originally thought - maybe even moreso than MP-28 - but that robot mode is still absolutely dire. One of the worst decos I've seen a while.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Kurona wrote:The car mode looks a lot better than I originally thought - maybe even moreso than MP-28 - but that robot mode is still absolutely dire. One of the worst decos I've seen a while.
How can you say that? He is owning that deco! Artfire had the best deco of the MP-30's, and this Hot Rod is right there with him. It is gorgeous and loud and I am in love with it
Kurona wrote:D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Kurona wrote:The car mode looks a lot better than I originally thought - maybe even moreso than MP-28 - but that robot mode is still absolutely dire. One of the worst decos I've seen a while.
How can you say that? He is owning that deco! Artfire had the best deco of the MP-30's, and this Hot Rod is right there with him. It is gorgeous and loud and I am in love with it
Artfire looked incredible, and I was hoping MP-40 would follow in his footsteps instead of being based on an animation error and having dumb red strips down his legs. All the power to you if you like it, but this just looks awful to me.
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.'
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea if Firebolt will be able to attach at the wrist like Artfire?
Sabrblade wrote:Am I missing something? What does Artfire's deco have to do with the quality of this figure's deco?
I even expect this figure's bio to reflect the events of "The Rebirth", even if it's just an alternate timeline in Japan.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:chuckdawg1999 wrote:Any idea if Firebolt will be able to attach at the wrist like Artfire?
Not without any alterations to either Firebolt or Hot Rodimus. Which is just as well, as they never did that in the US cartoon, and Hot Rodimus never became a Targetmaster in Japan.
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.'
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
MagicDeath wrote:So... this guy is like the ‘Animation Error’ edition? (+Targetmaster)
Yeah it was. On Laserdisc, DVD, and soon on Blu-Ray.Randomhero wrote:MagicDeath wrote:So... this guy is like the ‘Animation Error’ edition? (+Targetmaster)
Yes. He’s based completely off the AKOM animation from Rebirth...something that was never released in Japan.
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:Yeah it was. On Laserdisc, DVD, and soon on Blu-Ray.Randomhero wrote:MagicDeath wrote:So... this guy is like the ‘Animation Error’ edition? (+Targetmaster)
Yes. He’s based completely off the AKOM animation from Rebirth...something that was never released in Japan.
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