I don't understand what the confusion over being a hardcore IDW G1 fan is. Lots of people love IDW G1 over Marvel G1 or Sunbow G1. Lots of other people even love Marvel G1 over Sunbow G1. It's no different from back when people preferred the Armada and Energon Dreamwave comics over their respective cartoon counterparts, or even when people prefer any one series (G1-based or otherwise) over all others in general. Beast Wars, Animated, the movies, Prime, Rescue Bots, the new RID series... all have become top fan favorites over the years. It's not like the Sunbow G1 cartoon is some grand king that everyone automatically defaults to as the #1 series.Deathsanras wrote:You'd have to either be hard-core into just the extremely specific IDW version of G1,
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.'
Crosscheck wrote:Deathsanras wrote:The obvious question seems to be - why would anyone buy Alpha Bravo or Offroad any more? You'd have to either be hard-core into just the extremely specific IDW version of G1, or very specifically against redecos within a team (but completely fine with redecos between teams). Taking their toys entirely on their own they stand out as being somewhat mismatched among their teams.
Because new mold beats recolor any day of the week. Especially when said new molds are great figures. Not everyone is a slave to the original. Also, the IDW fiction is quite good, so having figures based off that is good.
william-james88 wrote:Crosscheck wrote:Deathsanras wrote:The obvious question seems to be - why would anyone buy Alpha Bravo or Offroad any more? You'd have to either be hard-core into just the extremely specific IDW version of G1, or very specifically against redecos within a team (but completely fine with redecos between teams). Taking their toys entirely on their own they stand out as being somewhat mismatched among their teams.
Because new mold beats recolor any day of the week. Especially when said new molds are great figures. Not everyone is a slave to the original. Also, the IDW fiction is quite good, so having figures based off that is good.
But in this case, hey arent new molds. It's the Blades and First Aid mode being released first.
Put a drill on the front bumper and call him Nosecone?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Rook's status as such remains to be seen, but I have a feeling we won't find out until next year. Any idea on who he could be retooled into?
shajaki wrote:Put a drill on the front bumper and call him Nosecone?JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Rook's status as such remains to be seen, but I have a feeling we won't find out until next year. Any idea on who he could be retooled into?
william-james88 wrote:Crosscheck wrote:Deathsanras wrote:The obvious question seems to be - why would anyone buy Alpha Bravo or Offroad any more? You'd have to either be hard-core into just the extremely specific IDW version of G1, or very specifically against redecos within a team (but completely fine with redecos between teams). Taking their toys entirely on their own they stand out as being somewhat mismatched among their teams.
Because new mold beats recolor any day of the week. Especially when said new molds are great figures. Not everyone is a slave to the original. Also, the IDW fiction is quite good, so having figures based off that is good.
But in this case, hey arent new molds. It's the Blades and First Aid mode being released first.
shajaki wrote:I think the "faux" wheels on Dragstrip are really odd. Not liking the idea...
Deathsanras wrote:The obvious question seems to be - why would anyone buy Alpha Bravo or Offroad any more? You'd have to either be hard-core into just the extremely specific IDW version of G1, or very specifically against redecos within a team (but completely fine with redecos between teams). Taking their toys entirely on their own they stand out as being somewhat mismatched among their teams.
munkimus prime wrote:shajaki wrote:I think the "faux" wheels on Dragstrip are really odd. Not liking the idea...
You're not the only one. It looks really weird and unnecessary.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Huh, I just checked out the listings and the release dates are... interesting:
UW01 Superion: June 27th
UW02 Menasor: August 22nd
Two months apart. Think they'll unveil plans for next year at BotCon (Come on, Computron and Deluxe Groove!)
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Huh, I just checked out the listings and the release dates are... interesting:
UW01 Superion: June 27th
UW02 Menasor: August 22nd
Two months apart. Think they'll unveil plans for next year at BotCon (Come on, Computron and Deluxe Groove!)
Are you still talking about the United Warriors line in that last sentence?
I am just increasingly curious about UW Defensor.
Robogeek1973 wrote:Other than the unnecessary black on Dragstrip, I much prefer these over the Hasbro versions.
On the other hand, since his shoulders were where his wheels are positioned in robot mode in the G1 cartoon, Takara's black shoulders do work to simulate that shoulder wheel placement.shajaki wrote:Damn that Dragstrip nonsense throws me off. You can't just pretend that upper arm is actually a leg (well... I can't anyways). Other than that though... really nice.
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:On the other hand, since his shoulders were where his wheels are positioned in robot mode in the G1 cartoon, Takara's black shoulders do work to simulate that shoulder wheel placement.shajaki wrote:Damn that Dragstrip nonsense throws me off. You can't just pretend that upper arm is actually a leg (well... I can't anyways). Other than that though... really nice.
Not for me they don'tSabrblade wrote:On the other hand, since his shoulders were where his wheels are positioned in robot mode in the G1 cartoon, Takara's black shoulders do work to simulate that shoulder wheel placement.shajaki wrote:Damn that Dragstrip nonsense throws me off. You can't just pretend that upper arm is actually a leg (well... I can't anyways). Other than that though... really nice.
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