by Sowndwave76 » Sat Oct 10, 2020 11:30 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
Sorry to interrupt the real studio series conversation...
Just watched a review for SS86 Scourge... I'm even more excited now to get this figure.
This will be THE Scourge of my collection.
The only real negative I can see is in the alt mode; the feet sticking out the back, the underside, and the 5mm port on the side... But in the grand scheme, none of those really weigh-in for me.
Oh, two blast effect pieces would've been nice, but the one I'll use for the weapon if at all...
So really I'll take that as a tiny bonus.
The positives greatly out-number anything bad--
First, getting a great view of the head sculpt; this alone helps make this figure. Where as I can handle compromises in other areas (limbs, torso, etc.), if the face and head are on point, it elevates everything and makes it easier for me to look past nit-picks.
The face is so well done. Then add in the rest of the head, and it's just all beautiful.
To sum up the rest of the mold:
While the shoulders may be a bit wide, overall, this mold is so well done...
What I really appreciate about this is the design aesthetic that combines curved/cylindrical parts of the shoulders, arms, legs and even torso,
being balanced with molded details that are straight and angular.
Another important factor for me is the figure's bot mode proportions, and I think those are really spot-on.
While I don't know if he was truly taller than Hot Rod and Kup, I appreciate that he's a bit larger rather than smaller. I'm anxious to see him next to Cyclonus and Glavatron.
I'll admit I don't know if the coloring is completely accurate, but it's gotta be close. And overall, nothing stands out to me as one of those "Why did they do this?" type of design decisions.
And yeah, the painted fingers/claws... Come on, that's a really nice touch that could've been easily skipped.
In terms of articulation, there is more than enough.
The more I've recently thought about it, the more I don't need crazy-articulation... Of course it's appreciated, but I don't ever need (or want) a figure's head, arms or legs to be pointed completely backwards (facing the wrong way). I don't need a figure to be able to do the splits 100%... A wide stance is plenty.
If people need their figures to be able to do "funny" yoga-type poses, that's fine, but imo that doesn't need to be an expectation.
This to me is truly a mini Masterpiece figure.
I'd pay $50 for this. But realistically at $30-$32... This is an incredible looking figure.
I really may end up with 2-3 of these.
Turns out I'm more excited for Scourge than Cyclonus.
I'm feeling pretty good that Galvatron may actually deliver this time!