Starscream GaGa wrote:SKYWARPED_128 wrote:Even bigger, more expensive versions like HA and Leader class were trumped due to their dependence on child-oriented gimmicks, which made the figs suffer in terms of screen-accuracy and articulation.
You clearly haven't ever gotten your hands on BO Bumblebee, as he has the most articulation and the best on-screen accuracy despite his size and actually good light and sound gimmicks. It's the price that turns people away.
My favourite's Leader Class. I love Leader Class Optimus and Starscream from ROTF so very much and Animated Megatron, Bulkhead and Ultra Magnus are three of the best Animated figures.
About BO BB, you've got a point that he's pretty articulated, but the clear plastic right hand kills some of his screen accuracy for me. I don't quite like his head sculpt, either; IMO the giant crest makes him looks like a rooster. Again, I emphasize that it's my opinion, and everyone's idea of what looks good or even screen accurate is, to a degree, governed by their own tastes.
DOTM Leader class BB looks very promising, though. IIRC, he seems to have toughened up a bit, looking buffer than his previous incarnations. While he's still got the canon arm that I hate, at least it;s molded in solid gray, without the clear plastic hand.
Regarding Leader class generally, I think they'd have been perfect if the space taken up by the batteries, speakers and sound chips were taken out. ROTF Leader OP would look 100% screen accurate if the battery compartment on his back hadn't doubled his depth [the thickness of his torso], and leader class Starscream would have at least a slightly less bloated alt mode without the battery compartment as well. And while I don't own BO BB, I do own both ROTF leader OP and SS. I do love them as they are, but I'd love them more if they did away with the space of the batteries.
Then again, they're kid oriented toys, which means the gimmicks won't be going away, as far as the movie-verse line is concerned.
Personally, I always prefer screen-accuracy over gimmicks, and if Takara were to ever produce Movie Maspterpieces that weren't just repaints of the Hasbro Bayverse toys, I'd buy them all up.
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