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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Oh, that was a fembot? never knew that;
Not exactly a fembot, but a Diaclone mech with a female pilot called Dia. It's named after a G.I. Joe character like Lift-Ticket is.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Oh, that was a fembot? never knew that;
Not exactly a fembot, but a Diaclone mech with a female pilot called Dia. It's named after a G.I. Joe character like Lift-Ticket is.
Oh; I don't know any diaclone or g.i.joe fiction, as I never cared about it, but that's kinda cool; Is the pilot thing played up in the exclusive comics?
All Diaclone robots are piloted mecha (which explains the cockpits on some G1 figures). The bios for Burn Out and Lift-Ticket do play on the piloted mech thing, but adds basic AI into the mix. Same goes for the Waruder Marauders, including Zaptrap.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Sabrblade wrote:I could see it being a coincidence since the Club might have seen the Ratbat head and got the idea of Serpent O.R. first, with the main Hasbro brand team doing Viper independently since team member John Warden was the lead designer on the G.I. Joe brand team from 2006 to 2013.Nemesis Primal wrote:So, the same year Serpent O.R. is in the FSS, Hasbro releases Viper. I wonder if they were meant to go together, because this is a hell of a coincidence otherwise.
If not for the brand team having the former Joe lead designer in it, I too would be more inclined to consider it more than coincidental, but his being there helps open the possibility of the Club and the brand team coincidentally doing their own separate Joe-based homages.
Flux Convoy wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Oh, that was a fembot? never knew that;
Not exactly a fembot, but a Diaclone mech with a female pilot called Dia. It's named after a G.I. Joe character like Lift-Ticket is.
Yes exactly, a fembot. Everything about her face in the comic suggests a female personality. The first word on her Tech Spec is, "Her". So fembot with female pilot.
Adult collectible, not intended
for use by children.
Includes only the figures listed above.
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:Let me put it this way. The Club tends to make stuff for the uber-fans since it's the uber-fans, rather than the casual fans, who will most likely be buying this stuff. Kids don't have the incomes necessary to match Club prices, and their parents/relatives/etc. most likely won't be willing to shell out the cash for them if they aren't fans themselves. So the Club goes for the demographic that can both recognize and afford their products.
In a way, it's kinda like how third-party items are likewise not meant for everybody. Both the stuff produced by the Club and third-parties are folded into the "adult collectible" category instead of the "children's toy" category (even if the Club products are manufactured from molds that were previously under the "children's toy" category).
Why, even if this year's "Cybertron's Most Wanted" box set box can the following text be found:Adult collectible, not intended
for use by children.
Includes only the figures listed above.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
And just which molds would those characters be able to done from? The Club has to also consider mold availability for what they can do. There isn't a recent crab, a recent bull, or a recent Broadside for them to redeco into any of those three, and what they're doing for next year's TFSS is very recognizable for anyone who grew up regularly following the Marvel Comics, be they from the US or the UK, since the Mayhem Attack Squad was from those comics and remembered by those who read them.Hellscream9999 wrote:I agree, but the tfss doesn't need to fill the set with characters that spiral into the most unknown reaches of obscurity; there's no reason they couldn't do characters like flat-top, squeezeplay or horribull. They're pretty obscure, and I sincerely doubt we'll be seeing updates for them or any of the other weird stuff from G1 onwards. I'm not saying they shouldn't be obscure, but obscene obscurity that make you question whether it's worth it, is also not a way to go (I don't care about a prototype of someone from some line that became something else)
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:And just which molds would those characters be able to done from? The Club has to also consider mold availability for what they can do. There isn't a recent crab, a recent bull, or a recent Broadside for them to redeco into any of those three, and what they're doing for next year's TFSS is very recognizable for anyone who grew up regularly following the Marvel Comics, be they from the US or the UK, since the Mayhem Attack Squad was from those comics and remembered by those who read them.Hellscream9999 wrote:I agree, but the tfss doesn't need to fill the set with characters that spiral into the most unknown reaches of obscurity; there's no reason they couldn't do characters like flat-top, squeezeplay or horribull. They're pretty obscure, and I sincerely doubt we'll be seeing updates for them or any of the other weird stuff from G1 onwards. I'm not saying they shouldn't be obscure, but obscene obscurity that make you question whether it's worth it, is also not a way to go (I don't care about a prototype of someone from some line that became something else)
Not a whole lot of them. Several of those molds no longer exist. And which ones actually resemble Squeezeplay or Horri-bull enough to make for good-looking updates?MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Beast Wars molds, they clearly have access to them.
What?! Dr. Arkeville, Nightbird, Autobot X, Donny Finkleberg, Animated Sentinel Prime, and the Animated Headmaster are all well recognized characters, and said line up was the reason I bought the set over any previous BotCon kreon sets.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:even the Kre-O set was über wonky.
That has never existed before, being something completely new and made out of a fan favorite team that hasn't seen the light of day since 1989.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Next year so far isn't any better... another G1 combiner
Skywarp and Ramjet are both Unicron Trilogy toys/characters.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:and more seekers (albit Universe)... The Unicron Trilogy is all but ignored,
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.'
shajaki wrote:Right. And you can't please everyone.
So long as they keep giving us obscure niche things, they're doing their job
Sabrblade wrote:Not a whole lot of them. Several of those molds no longer exist. And which ones actually resemble Squeezeplay or Horri-bull enough to make for good-looking updates?MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Beast Wars molds, they clearly have access to them.That has never existed before, being something completely new and made out of a fan favorite team that hasn't seen the light of day since 1989.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Next year so far isn't any better... another G1 combinerSkywarp and Ramjet are both Unicron Trilogy toys/characters.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:and more seekers (albit Universe)... The Unicron Trilogy is all but ignored,
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
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.'
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:Just reviewing the pics for next years tfss; so we're only getting two remolded parts? Bludgeons head and ramjet/skywarps head? I know we're getting 4 targetmasters () in lieu of the arms-microns, but only 2 new heads seems a little low; while I'm sure the price won't reflect that, is this precedented?
I know this year: ratbat (technically new), croc, carzap (maybe?), nacelle is a weird fusion of two molds right?
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:Just reviewing the pics for next years tfss; so we're only getting two remolded parts? Bludgeons head and ramjet/skywarps head? I know we're getting 4 targetmasters () in lieu of the arms-microns, but only 2 new heads seems a little low; while I'm sure the price won't reflect that, is this precedented?
I know this year: ratbat (technically new), croc, carzap (maybe?), nacelle is a weird fusion of two molds right?
We've yet to see the final 2 of next year's Subscription Service (we've seen only 5). Plus, Skywarp/Ramjet are not part of it, being regular Club figures instead. For this year:
Carzap: new head mold (1)
Krok: new head mold (2)
Nacelle: mix of Classics Starscream and BotCon 2007 Thrust
Taratulas: straight redeco
Serpent O.R.: straight redeco (of a Japanese-only figure)
G2 Starscream: straight redeco
Two brand new heads, three if we're counting Lio Convoy/Nova Prime.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
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:As for the yearly TFSS remolds, 1.0 had two new heads (Slipstream and Jackpot), 2.0 had three (Thrustinator, Chromedome, and Rewind/Eject), 3.0 has two (Carzap and Krok), and 4.0 has one known one (Bludgeon's standard robot mode).
It's usually the BotCon exclusives that have the many retools.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
shajaki wrote:Great ideas! I'd love a new Thunderclash, and Spychangers that weren't tiny bricks would be wonderful
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
Hellscream9999 wrote:shajaki wrote:Great ideas! I'd love a new Thunderclash, and Spychangers that weren't tiny bricks would be wonderful
I'm sorry, but I cannot abide the use of that op/mm moldWe've got 4 solid designs (silverbolt, cyclonus, hotspot, and onslaught) lets stick to working with them; at least next years is gonna be great
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
For me OP was ok, MM is far more suitable, but Grande Scourge is the shining star. Though I'm looking forward to Whitimus PrimeHellscream9999 wrote:I'm sorry, but I cannot abide the use of that op/mm mold![]()
megatronus wrote:Hellscream9999 wrote:shajaki wrote:Great ideas! I'd love a new Thunderclash, and Spychangers that weren't tiny bricks would be wonderful
I'm sorry, but I cannot abide the use of that op/mm moldWe've got 4 solid designs (silverbolt, cyclonus, hotspot, and onslaught) lets stick to working with them; at least next years is gonna be great
So don't abide. Or buy. The TC digibashes I've seen from MM look fantastic.
The only thing I want from the club is HFTD Terradive done up like Cyclonus with an IDW head.
william-james88 wrote:If ever Sabrblade decides to go on vacation, I am glad to know we can rely on you.
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