Sabrblade wrote:And the winner is... Titans Return!!!
Though, I'd still like to see comparisons with the Legends deco, too.
Also, every Voyager in those pics is bigger in robot mode than both the Leaders Blitzwing and Astrotrain (while Galvatron is the only big Leader). Was not expecting that.
Though, speaking of Astrotrain, he's mistransformed in those pics. His waist flaps are folded up, exposing the tops of his legs.
Moonshot wrote:Sentinel_Primal wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:Found the following on Instagram...
Obviously take with a grain of salt; neither of these may be legit.
Menasor teaser??
It's not a teaser, it's a silhouette of some fan art (probably from Deviantart)
Good eye mate, good eye. Unless its your fan art, lol.
Solrac333 wrote:Look at that "Leader" class figure.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:I'll stick with Gen Blitzwing. I'm just not feeling Legacy enough to replace him and I have to be more picky about my purchases these days. It's $100 CAN after taxes and that's a lot for something I'm not all-in for.
Wish there were more comparison shots with him, though.
sol magnus wrote:I'll definitely be getting Legacy Blitzwing. I also think he's better than Titans Return in pretty nuch every way.
AcademyofDrX wrote:sol magnus wrote:I'll definitely be getting Legacy Blitzwing. I also think he's better than Titans Return in pretty nuch every way.
Every way except for height, which some people are still salty about for some reason.
Emerje wrote:Personally I think Blitzwing is a better looking figure than Astrotrain. I'm not happy with any of AT's modes, bot, shuttle or train, but I at least like Blitzwing's bot and tank modes (phallus notwithstanding). Wish the jet mode was better, though, could it possibly be our worst jet mode of any figure ever?
Emerje
AcademyofDrX wrote:sol magnus wrote:I'll definitely be getting Legacy Blitzwing. I also think he's better than Titans Return in pretty nuch every way.
Every way except for height, which some people are still salty about for some reason.
SpikeyTigertron wrote:I still don't get the arguments about height/class any more either... That ship sailed almost six years ago at this point.
SpikeyTigertron wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I'll stick with Gen Blitzwing. I'm just not feeling Legacy enough to replace him and I have to be more picky about my purchases these days. It's $100 CAN after taxes and that's a lot for something I'm not all-in for.
Wish there were more comparison shots with him, though.
Good point about the price hikes. I hadn't really noticed with the Voyagers (maybe they've escaped it for the time being) but when I was picking up some deluxes for myself and a friend... I about choked when four of them was over $100 (US).
I actually dug out the Generations version recently... the fact that the paint on the head was... tacky... worried me... also wasn't that version notorious for a shoulder issue?
That could be another reason why I'm flagging on the current transformers series. Funnily enough I enjoyed the BotsBots on Netflix enough I may hunt some of those down again.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:SpikeyTigertron wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:I'll stick with Gen Blitzwing. I'm just not feeling Legacy enough to replace him and I have to be more picky about my purchases these days. It's $100 CAN after taxes and that's a lot for something I'm not all-in for.
Wish there were more comparison shots with him, though.
Good point about the price hikes. I hadn't really noticed with the Voyagers (maybe they've escaped it for the time being) but when I was picking up some deluxes for myself and a friend... I about choked when four of them was over $100 (US).
I actually dug out the Generations version recently... the fact that the paint on the head was... tacky... worried me... also wasn't that version notorious for a shoulder issue?
That could be another reason why I'm flagging on the current transformers series. Funnily enough I enjoyed the BotsBots on Netflix enough I may hunt some of those down again.
There was a 3rd party replacement head and shoulders add-ons that fixed those issues which I got waaaaaaay back in the day. I don't know if the paint on the original head has degraded since then; not in a position to check that out.
For me this isn't buying a new product, but replacing an older one which I like decently enough.
MeGrimlock78 wrote:SpikeyTigertron wrote:I still don't get the arguments about height/class any more either... That ship sailed almost six years ago at this point.
My issue with the height is that I want to be able to mix CHUG with Prime Wars with WFC with Legacy. Some figures end up looking ridiculously small next to older (superior?) figures.
It makes me sound old, but the fact that Classics Sunstreaker/Sideswipe were $15, and are almost as tall as a $45 Kingdom Voyager is just plain silly.
AcademyofDrX wrote:. Personally, I never bought into that, I always wanted modern toys with G1 toy and cartoon designs.
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Yeah, but Classics Sunstreaker and Sideswipe look like garbage next to WfC IMHO. Class sizes, height, and scale are all only indirectly related to each other across the 20 year lifespan of so-called CHUG, and there's generally consistency within individual brand lines, but it's an unfair expectation across Generations as a whole. I'd much rather have new design and engineering principles over an ongoing scale guideline.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Wish there were more comparison shots with him, though.
Emerje wrote: Wish the jet mode was better, though, could it possibly be our worst jet mode of any figure ever?
MeGrimlock78 wrote:It makes me sound old, but the fact that Classics Sunstreaker/Sideswipe were $15, and are almost as tall as a $45 Kingdom Voyager is just plain silly.
Gauntlet101010 wrote:Plus, after spending years collecting the entire G1 cast the question becomes "do I want to replace my entire collection with newer, more expensive versions?" Not really. Just the ones I think really need it for one reason or another.
AcademyofDrX wrote:Gauntlet101010 wrote:Plus, after spending years collecting the entire G1 cast the question becomes "do I want to replace my entire collection with newer, more expensive versions?" Not really. Just the ones I think really need it for one reason or another.
I wish I had that much sense. I've only really been collecting since Combiner Wars, and between TR vs. Kingdom/SS86 and Siege vs. Earthrise/Kingdom, I've bought dozens of characters multiple times. That's a lot of double dipping in just six years. I've sold off some to make up for it, but I rationalize others by creating new display concepts (e.g. unique figures for season 3 and season 4, and distinct toy and show versions of '85 and '86 characters.)
Gauntlet101010 wrote:AcademyofDrX wrote:. Personally, I never bought into that, I always wanted modern toys with G1 toy and cartoon designs.
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Yeah, but Classics Sunstreaker and Sideswipe look like garbage next to WfC IMHO. Class sizes, height, and scale are all only indirectly related to each other across the 20 year lifespan of so-called CHUG, and there's generally consistency within individual brand lines, but it's an unfair expectation across Generations as a whole. I'd much rather have new design and engineering principles over an ongoing scale guideline.
Ouch, I think those versions still look great.
I get where you're coming from, though. There are some characters I want to look as G1 as possible, while others I just care about whether they look good. It isn't consistent with me AT ALL. I guess it comes down to how strong of an affinity I have for the individual character.
Plus, after spending years collecting the entire G1 cast the question becomes "do I want to replace my entire collection with newer, more expensive versions?" Not really. Just the ones I think really need it for one reason or another.
This is what we deserve for complaining about scale for so longAcademyofDrX wrote:sol magnus wrote:I'll definitely be getting Legacy Blitzwing. I also think he's better than Titans Return in pretty nuch every way.
Every way except for height, which some people are still salty about for some reason.
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