william-james88 wrote:Thanks for asking. As long as it doesn't clash with everything else I own, what matters to me more is the price. So, for instance, MP 36+ clashes hard with all my other MPs, even the previous ones, so I prefer MP36 normal. As for Shockwave, while I do prefer the darker purple, neither really clash with the rest of my collection and since the lighter one is cheaper, thats the one I went for.
In general, I like toon accuracy more for that fact that it means engineering marvel rather than because of its deco.
How about you?
I'm not quite in the same boat. Beast Wars characters are only depicted in one way and that is how they are represented in MP. It reminds me of the He-Man classics collection. They had recently begun a Filmation "cartoon accurate" inspired sub-line to their collectors range. We'll use Beastman, as an example of the contrast.
Original ClassicsFilmation ClassicsAs with Masterpiece, to me, I'd think people would want the one that looks more visually impressive and articulated. But the sales of Filmation Classics and Anime+ MP would suggest the opposite. I'd go for the one that looks better, but nostalgia is a fickle thing.
william-james88 wrote:Syclone wrote:Yeah, see I'm with you on this. I just don't see enough of a difference between the characters (in cartoons) to NEED an entirely new mold. SIGNIFICANT retooling? yes. New mold? Eeehh
If it needs significant retooling and more joints to be in line with the current MP releases, why not just make a new mold? Why do people need it to be a retool? If it was that easy, we would have a Blaster by now, but we are 6+ years since and we haven't gotten it.
I think it's time to move on, no?
You say that and meanwhile HasTak release this ^
They are sending really mixed messages of late.
Personally, I do love mold variants. To me it is the best way to visually describe how Transformers are made, without creepy, humanising reproductive elements. Seekers have
this body structure, Cat Bots look like
this, Comms Bots look like
that. Other than the legs being thicker and his alt-mode speakers there are more similarities to the structural design of Blaster than differences to Soundwave. The engineering should look the same.