RodimusPrimeUkraine1 wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:I still think the best way to do the Pretenders for the modern era would have been to expand on the Prime Master figures from Power of the Primes. Each Pretender would have a standard sized figure of appropriate scale designed to match the inner robot. They would be Headmasters as well, so that the heads can hide inside their Pretender shells, which can be configured into a weapon mode for the vehicle or robot mode to wield. You still get the functionality of the original toys, except the shells are smaller to fit just a Headmaster, not the entire robot or vehicle.
Nah. Core class figures based on the inner robot. Updated with more convincing alt modes and transformations. They can also transform into a more compact form, vehicle mode would work for some, so they can fit into deluxe sized hollow (articulated) shells. This can probably all fit into the deluxe budget. If not then voyager. I honestly would be fine if they just made the inner robot, and someone made upgrade kits with a slightly articulated. shell.
This is pretty much what I've been asking as a Pretender upgrade (either that or snap-on armor, but I think Core figures on Deluxe shells are much closer to the concept). Maybe increase to Voyager/Leader class shells for the Mega/Ultra/Double/Monster Pretenders for the increased engineering their added gimmicks require.
william-james88 wrote:
Legacy Deluxe Pretender Skullgrin was a project challenge that really wreaked havoc on my emotions.
Last minute these Pretenders were approved for slots slated for dropped characters.
Interesting to note that this basically confirms the Pretenders replaced the Energon Monsters from the early listings. EDIT: Huh, so this is what it feels to be ninja'ed.
Wonder why they changed that; could be because they didn't want to sell new characters without the cancelled Netflix
Legacy show to promote them, but that didn't stop Modulators and Fossilizers in the last 2/3 of
WfC. Maybe it was a quality/safety issue?
Also wonder why they used a new "mold" for Peacemaker instead of a Battlemaster retool, or even the
Legends mold. Are plastic prices really that high?
According to the TFW2005 covering, Armada Starscream's wing-sword is gray instead of red because the red clashed with the Star Saber. Question: why wasn't the accuracy priority given to the weapon
actually associated to the character?
...Actually, bigger question: why do the wing-sword at all if it's not going to keep the wing-to-sword gimmick?!