by Optimus1138 » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:57 pm
- Motto: "Where I'm going, I don't need roads!"
- Weapon: Energy Blades
I'm getting a real mixed reaction to these pictures. Some of these figures look great, whereas others look rather awful.
The Cyberverse figures and playsets seem pretty cool, although I won't be getting any.
I kind of like the Human Alliance Basics. I might get some, but I'm not sure.
The Kre-O Optimus looks quite good, and Bumblebee doesn't look bad either (Starscream does, though, mainly in robot mode). I am wondering, however, if these will be able to transform, or have to be dis- and reassembled like the BTR figures to change modes. I won't get any of these either, however.
Some of the deluxe figures look pretty good, like Crankcase. The new Skids mould looks pretty good too.I'm not entirely sure what I think of the Wreckers. Roadbuster looks okay, but a little bit bland in both modes, and not as heavily armed as I'd like. Topspin looks better. The robot mode looks pretty good, although I'm not a fan of the lime green. The vehicle mode looks great, but I really hope that all the weapons can either be removed or can fold into the vehicle, so he'll have a normal vehicle mode as well. Starscream doesn't look terrible, but not great either. I definitely won't be getting him, since I have the Leader figure. I sort of like some of Bumblebee's modifications in vehicle mode, but the robot mode looks terrible, with so many paint apps missing that should be there (I'm mainly talking about the lower legs).
I'm not sure about the Leader figures. I'm definitely not getting Bumblebee, but Ironhide looks pretty good. I may get him depending on how he looks with some of the other figures in terms of size, or I may wait for a red repaint (if we ever get one). Sentinel Prime looks great in robot mode, and his vehicle mode's not bad either. I really wish that they had made different decisions about which characters for whom to make Leader figures. The only one I would have given a Leader figure is Sentinel. Characters like Megatron and Shockwave (as well as several characters from the other movies) need Leader figures far more than characters who already have good figures that are reasonably sized. The Ratchet figure looks quite simplified, and I won't get it.
I definitely won't even consider getting Ultimate Prime unless they repaint it as Ultra Magnus and it goes on sale for an insanely low price, and even then I probably wouldn't get it.
Voyager Ironhide looks okay, but I really don't like the Mechtech weapon ports on the sides of the vehicle mode. They don't completely ruin it for me, but they look terrible. I still might get him if I decide against the Leader version. Megatron looks good, but I won't get him unless Hasbro tells us there will be no Leader figure of him for sure. Optimus, on the other hand, doesn't look very good at all. I kind of like his big un in robot mode, but that's about it. The vehicle mode's not very good, and it looks almost like he has solar panels on his hood. I'm liking Skyhammer, however. He doesn't look too movie styled, so I'm thinking I might get him and use him as Whirl in my Classics collection.
I was really hoping we'd get more news about Generations/Reveal the Shield. Oh well, we might still get some in the next few days.