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AcademyofDrX wrote:I'm glad I didn't shell out $90 for the Takara Legends Blurr. This one looks like it will meet my cartoon-accurate needs, and the TR one will stick around as a season 4 and toy-inspired version.
I know a lot of SS fans don't feel that G1 is a good fit, but personally I'm grateful that we can get figures that complement rather than replace Generations toys. All of the characters on this page have had figures within the last five years, and these are substantively different in engineering, deco, and overall aesthetic.
o.supreme wrote:One of the things I liked about SS was the numbering system. If they all have 86,that is pretty messed up, and pretty much makes it pointless now.
ZeroWolf wrote:Actually these are still Generations toys as Studio Series itself was just the live action movie arm of Generations. Plus with these not being numbered, it really adds to the theory that these would have ended up in Kingdom had they not decided to bring Beast Wars into the fold.
In essence, this is Hasbro having their cake and eating it (more G1 and beasts at the same time)
aronjlove wrote:Maybe it is just the picture quality but Jazz and Grimlock look more like R.E.D. figures than Generations figures. I guess that is the point of Studio Series, make them look exactly like they did on screen, but something about those two seems off. Looking forward to an official reveal and better quality pics.
blackeyedprime wrote:Grimlock proportions look off, his arms look way too long. Some of the other figures look like their legs are too short but hopefully better photos will straighten that out.
Wolfman Jake wrote:aronjlove wrote:Maybe it is just the picture quality but Jazz and Grimlock look more like R.E.D. figures than Generations figures. I guess that is the point of Studio Series, make them look exactly like they did on screen, but something about those two seems off. Looking forward to an official reveal and better quality pics.blackeyedprime wrote:Grimlock proportions look off, his arms look way too long. Some of the other figures look like their legs are too short but hopefully better photos will straighten that out.
The picture has been stretched vertically, so that's why the proportions look odd. The arms and legs are too long and the figures look skinnier than they really are.
ZeroWolf wrote:o.supreme wrote:One of the things I liked about SS was the numbering system. If they all have 86,that is pretty messed up, and pretty much makes it pointless now.
I bet the bay movie figures carry on the numbering system
Sentinel_Primal wrote:Does Hot Rod come with a Matrix?
TF-fan kev777 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:o.supreme wrote:One of the things I liked about SS was the numbering system. If they all have 86,that is pretty messed up, and pretty much makes it pointless now.
I bet the bay movie figures carry on the numbering system
Same here, in fact, this might be as close to proof as we get that these were not originally intended for the SS line. If that is the case, then the numbers may not be pointless after all, aside from 86 covering multiple figures, and go right back to the traditional numbering for the rest of the bayverse figures.
Now here is a crazy thought, what if number 86 is the end of the line, and we are just getting them before the actual end to line up with Haslab Unicron's arrival. Since 69 is the Devy set that means 70-85 would be the remaining bayverse figures in the line.
AcademyofDrX wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Actually these are still Generations toys as Studio Series itself was just the live action movie arm of Generations. Plus with these not being numbered, it really adds to the theory that these would have ended up in Kingdom had they not decided to bring Beast Wars into the fold.
In essence, this is Hasbro having their cake and eating it (more G1 and beasts at the same time)
Fair point on the Generations label as being a category across product lines rather than a specific product line, but what I'm trying to get at is that over different product lines over the years, we get new versions of G1 that emphasize different features. Settings aside the Kingdom versus SS debate, either way SS Blurr and TR Blurr are both G1 Blurr in both modes in a way that I wouldn't consider the 2010 version, or most Classics / Universe figures more generally. There are different product refreshes that emphasize different features. While there hasn't been a whole lot of character overlap between Prime Wars and WfC generally, we're starting to get more with SS86, but it doesn't feel redundant to me. (The WfC overlap is even lower when you exclude the principal leads and retools like TR Sound wave. And I'm saying between Prime Wars and WfC, not within WfC where there's tons of overlap between Siege and ER.)
So yes, we get a wider range of characters between multiple Generations lines, but the line play patterns and aesthetic priorities also allow for very different figures of the same characters, which I find very appealing since I'm a G1 collector first.
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
Black Hat wrote:Hmmm. Grimlock looks alright but man did they go overboard with the Sunbow influence. I really would have preferred gold over yellow and gunmetal over flat grey. Also no sword? C'mon. Might just go for the Takara Volcanicus set.
He lost his intimidation factor from the moment he first uttered the words "Me, Grimlock," in that goofy caveman voice.Tuned Agent wrote:Black Hat wrote:Hmmm. Grimlock looks alright but man did they go overboard with the Sunbow influence. I really would have preferred gold over yellow and gunmetal over flat grey. Also no sword? C'mon. Might just go for the Takara Volcanicus set.
That's my primary concern about Grimlock as well. I'm waiting for better pictures to judge, but if they go too cartoony with his deco and sculpt he's going to lose a lot of his "intimidation factor", which is pretty important for the Dinobots.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:He lost his intimidation factor from the moment he first uttered the words "Me, Grimlock," in that goofy caveman voice.Tuned Agent wrote:Black Hat wrote:Hmmm. Grimlock looks alright but man did they go overboard with the Sunbow influence. I really would have preferred gold over yellow and gunmetal over flat grey. Also no sword? C'mon. Might just go for the Takara Volcanicus set.
That's my primary concern about Grimlock as well. I'm waiting for better pictures to judge, but if they go too cartoony with his deco and sculpt he's going to lose a lot of his "intimidation factor", which is pretty important for the Dinobots.
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