by Sowndwave76 » Sun Apr 11, 2021 8:28 am
- Motto: "They wanna play my emotions, but I'm like the ocean-- too calm to get upset by somebody's notion."
- Weapon: Concussion Blaster Gun
Scourge is absolutely worth getting. And yes at full price.
Imo, Cyclonus, Scourge, Grimlock, & Hot Rod are the best figures to be released in these recent lines.
I’m not into BW so sure, someone may say one of those figures deserves high recognition. That’s also not to suggest there haven’t been other outstanding figures from the last couple years.
But for me Scourge is pretty special— it’s really difficult and tbh almost impossible for me to believe Hastak can or ever will make a better version of this character.
If anything, I see this one being re-released down the road (especially if they want to “celebrate” the movie in 5 years). So yeah, the colors could change slightly (although those are also on point imo). Hastak could really cash-in on that situation.
The head/face sculpt, the LACK of the Siege-style overkilled mold details, the proportions, the transformation, & the alt mode are all incredibly good. I also think he scales really well with Cyclonus. I don’t mind at all that he’s slightly shorter. To me this is very in-line with the hierarchy of the characters.
Could his wings look more “wing-like”? Maybe, but I’m not sure how if he’s still going to transform & have a good looking alt mode.
In a few years will Hastak revisit this character? Yeah, possibly. A lot of collectors just like the idea of “new” once some time has passed.
But will any future version be better? Possible, but unlikely.
Not only could Hastak re-release this guy in the future, but by making such a quality version they’ve created themselves an opportunity to now go in a different direction; meaning the next release of this character could be based on some gimmick & get away from the screen-accurate appearance being such a priority
(which is what I’m predicting for a lot of these characters’ next releases).
The thought of, “We made an extremely accurate G1 version of this guy which is pretty damn good; do you really want another one? How about we now go in a different direction & switch it up a bit?” makes a whole lot of sense.
Between the “new” factor & a “play enhancing” gimmick, some collectors will buy a new version in 3-5 years, so Hastak has a win-win.
“Different direction” & “switching it up” doesn’t just refer to stylization of specific characters, it also means Hastak can branch out even more into different TF series.
Even as a fan of G1, I know it’s time for this to start happening more. Just because I won’t buy BW, Cybertron, or Armada figures doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be made.
That was a lengthy “yes”, but even if you’re on the fence I completely recommend getting this guy!!!
