D-Maximal_Primal wrote:EvasionModeBumblebee wrote:D-Maximal_Primal wrote:to me, Topspin is one of the few bots whose old toy was actually the superior toy. There was more they could have done with the new one they didn't, and it didn't come out as well
I am still glad I got this Topspin and the sculpting is top-notch, but I agree that the old deluxe is a better figure.
I think that's the only Studio Series figure (at least of the ones I have) that doesn't feel like a big upgrade from the prior figure(s).
I have most, and to me most of them are glowups from the prior releases.
From what I've heard, people consider SS Sentinel a downgrade, but they are referring to the leader figure, which I never got and isn't really in scale with the rest of the line.
Maybe SS Crankcase to the DotM one, but I never got the OG so I am not sure. SS Barricade is also one of my weaker ones, but I don't have the DotM deluxe to compare.
Outside of that, I'm not sure what else to debate. Maybe Long Haul, but this one had to combine so some stuff that could have been done better wasn't, and I don't have the OG toy, so I can't say for sure
I don't have leader Sentinel either, but the studio series one does look much more screen accurate. I'm sure the original leader is fun, though.
Barricade, and Long Haul are kinda tough cases because their SS figures aren't the best, but I like both of them more than their original figures (I have DOTM Barricade and HFTD Payload). Comparing SS "Crankcase" to the original is tough since it's actually Crowbar, but as much flak as TLK Berserker gets (and it definitely deserves some of that), it has a really screen-accurate robot mode. If you glue the arm panels on it's actually pretty decent, I think I like it more than DOTM Crankcase.
I've heard people mention ROTF Leader Prime when comparing SS Prime, but I don't quite think that's a fair comparison, I think Battle Blades Prime vs Studio Series makes more sense. I
much prefer SS DOTM Prime to battle blades, but I know some people think differently on that. The vehicle mode on Battle Blades Prime is admittedly much better than SS.
Brawl is an interesting one to think about because I feel like the 07 Leader and Studio Series fill different niches (maybe it's because I have the desert camo version). SS Brawl is very accurate and an alright figure, but the Leader (while not super accurate) is SO much fun.