Re: Blackarachnia, I guess that proves that Mainframe were just as incompetent at scale as Sunbow.
blackeyedprime wrote:I'll not rehash the ways but I'll add a couple more things that I dislike about it:
The chest is too high making his head look out of place/too small even tho it isn't. Mine is displayed on a high shelf so that makes it even worse (good posing can fix it, but when a g1 figure that cant be posed looks good, a modern figure should look good before posing). I also like to display figures in alt mode next to my mps (my mp kos and official g1 reissues have literally cost the same or less than a wfc figure but rather than buying two kos I want toy and mp scale) but the car mode has issues too which may be fixable with stickers.
The chest proportion is about the same as the G1, but you're right that there isn't the same space between the upper cutout arch of the hood, and the head. I never really found the difference that noticeable. And to some people the G1 toy's chest might look to low (from some angles it ends up making Sideswipe look like he has an overly long neck).
Also, some of the cosmetic advantage of the G1 toys comes
because they can't pose
The designers were free to concentrate on looks without making allowances for things to bend.
blackeyedprime wrote:The crotch twist instead of a waist twist, people couldnt get over the below the waist twist on other figures -i'm like that with the swipe mold especially as it contributes to his Mr Men square block of a torso.
1. Given that the pelvis and abdomen are narrower than the hood-chest just like on the G1, I think what what
really contributes to the square look of the torso is that (courtesy of the Sideswipe cartoon-accuracy focus, which you can also thank for the lack of shoulder wheels) the doors aren't mounted to his arms anymore. They're now combined with the roof and windshield, meaning that part stays as wide as the hood all the way down instead of it narrowing like it does on the original toy.
See what I mean?
2. I kinda prefer the position of his pelvis swivel, myself. Because when you twist at the waist, the lower part of your pelvis moves more than the upper part, so it looks more natural to me. Does that help?
blackeyedprime wrote:Why I bought him? I dont have the classics version and from the ones I've seen the deco prints are really realllly bad. I wanted the figure looking different to my classics sideswipe/sunstreaker which are displayed in car mode. Also buying and having red alert in hand let me rethink and cancel the exclusive G2 swipe set with out me spending more to have the same complaints.
Ah, I see. Fair enough.
If you've already got Universe Sideswipe I think that would work just as well with ER Sunny. He'd be taller, yeah, but it would still be the two of them as distinct molds (as is proper), and he would seem to avoid some of your gripes with the SIEGE mold.
blackeyedprime wrote:positive thoughts on the ways that I dislike the red alert use more than sideswipe...could probably make some fake shoulder wheels utilising the 5mm ports and paint the unpainted cheaper looking white plastic to color match at some point.
What about going for G1 toy-accuracy by dyeing the thighs red and painting the arms silver (or chroming them outright with a Molotow pen)?
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