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Ranking All Wave 1 Figures From Transformers Studio Series
The Studio Series is a new initiative from Hasbro to give us a Generations Type line for characters from the live action Transformers films. It definitely had more coverage and attention than previous lines, especially with the angle that this would be more collector oriented (similar to Star Wars Black Series or Marvel Legends), along with being sold at a more premium MSRP. So, with wave 1 well in hand and wave 2 most probably dropping next month, I thought it would be a great time to look at what the line provided so far in comparison to what we were hoping for, by ranking every entry from wave 1 available at wide retail. A tiny detour from our usual top 5 lists but hopefully you still enjoy it.
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
Leonardo wrote:Take your lips off my pipe!
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Ratchet I can't decide on. There's aspects of the smaller DotM figure I like more and aspects of this one I prefer too.
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Ratchet I can't decide on. There's aspects of the smaller DotM figure I like more and aspects of this one I prefer too.
They seem about the same size to me, depending on the pose.
Have you placed them side to side youself?
Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:
Have you placed them side to side youself?
Putting these two side-by-side just emphasizes that Studio Series Ratchet really isn't lacking at all in the paint apps department. He's got just about everything the Dark of the Moon figure has, and more, particularly on the front grill, bumper, and headlights. The newer mold even has some new tricks, like getting the lights up on the shoulders for robot mode. About the only advantage to the DotM figure, really, is the lack of the roof cage "cape."
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
Qwan wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:william-james88 wrote:
Have you placed them side to side youself?
Putting these two side-by-side just emphasizes that Studio Series Ratchet really isn't lacking at all in the paint apps department. He's got just about everything the Dark of the Moon figure has, and more, particularly on the front grill, bumper, and headlights. The newer mold even has some new tricks, like getting the lights up on the shoulders for robot mode. About the only advantage to the DotM figure, really, is the lack of the roof cage "cape."
Not lacking in quantity of paint apps themselves, or even number necessarily. What he lacks is more like what I'd call "color separation" - notice how DOTM Ratchet's forearms and head are broken up with plenty of gunmetal/black, where SS Ratchet just has vast seas of bright green instead. Same with the shoulders, where the white on DOTM breaks up the other colors, but SS just puts red decals right on top of the green and leaves it at that.
I don't remember the movies well enough to tell you which is more accurate color-wise, but in terms of what looks better to my eyes, DOTM Ratchet uses his colors way better to create a much more appealing-looking toy.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Qwan wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Putting these two side-by-side just emphasizes that Studio Series Ratchet really isn't lacking at all in the paint apps department. He's got just about everything the Dark of the Moon figure has, and more, particularly on the front grill, bumper, and headlights. The newer mold even has some new tricks, like getting the lights up on the shoulders for robot mode. About the only advantage to the DotM figure, really, is the lack of the roof cage "cape."
Not lacking in quantity of paint apps themselves, or even number necessarily. What he lacks is more like what I'd call "color separation" - notice how DOTM Ratchet's forearms and head are broken up with plenty of gunmetal/black, where SS Ratchet just has vast seas of bright green instead. Same with the shoulders, where the white on DOTM breaks up the other colors, but SS just puts red decals right on top of the green and leaves it at that.
I don't remember the movies well enough to tell you which is more accurate color-wise, but in terms of what looks better to my eyes, DOTM Ratchet uses his colors way better to create a much more appealing-looking toy.
They're both accurate to their respective movies. Ratchet's on-screen deco looked like the Studio Series figure in the first two movies. When Dark of the Moon came around, Ratchet got a deco overhaul with a lot more large swaths of white paint to break up all the chartreuse. I said so above, and I'll say it once more: this is just how Ratchet looks, for better or worse. You can't fault Hasbro and Takara for making a screen accurate toy in a line that's supposed to be all about screen accuracy.
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
the studio series bee does have second running of it check the code on the back, mines 80201 check yours from the first run.
I just got him from target and he’s got no qc issues: tight joints in feet and window does not pop off every moment and tight hips so please check this out among others issues with the first run I may have a second run
-Kanrabat- wrote:Am I the only one who had a Starscream with a floppy crotch?
Anyway, after a couple of Pledge Floor Finish everywhere it's not tight, but it's not floppy anymore.
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
william-james88 wrote:Carnivius_Prime wrote:Ratchet I can't decide on. There's aspects of the smaller DotM figure I like more and aspects of this one I prefer too.
They seem about the same size to me, depending on the pose.
Have you placed them side to side youself?
Rated X wrote:What has the world come too? Now all of a sudden everybody cares about Bumblebee lol. Dude even took pics from Chipotle lol. Isnt the same character we all crucified michael bay and hasbro for the last 10 years?
Qwan wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Am I the only one who had a Starscream with a floppy crotch?
Anyway, after a couple of Pledge Floor Finish everywhere it's not tight, but it's not floppy anymore.
My Starscream was more than fine - it's (theoretically) got soft-snapping points because of the hinge's non-rounded shape, so it's not going anywhere on my copy. Glad to hear yours was mostly fixable at least!
Mine's left shoulder doesn't quite line up, though. That perpendicular panel on the wing that's supposed to sit right under the shoulder-block (does that make sense?) doesn't do it on that side, and instead sits behind that part and pushes it forward a bit. Totally unnoticeable unless I think about it or look at him from the top in robot mode, luckily.
beastwarsbrah wrote:Qwan wrote:-Kanrabat- wrote:Am I the only one who had a Starscream with a floppy crotch?
Anyway, after a couple of Pledge Floor Finish everywhere it's not tight, but it's not floppy anymore.
My Starscream was more than fine - it's (theoretically) got soft-snapping points because of the hinge's non-rounded shape, so it's not going anywhere on my copy. Glad to hear yours was mostly fixable at least!
Mine's left shoulder doesn't quite line up, though. That perpendicular panel on the wing that's supposed to sit right under the shoulder-block (does that make sense?) doesn't do it on that side, and instead sits behind that part and pushes it forward a bit. Totally unnoticeable unless I think about it or look at him from the top in robot mode, luckily.
My starscream has the same issue but its not that bad. He is easily my favorite starscream, movie or otherwise.
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