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[-Kanrabat-]

I wish for a voyager Windblade that would be able to manage her kibble brilliantly in bot mode (I can accept huge knee-high "boots" and a minimum backpack like the still very good Legacy mold) but the jet would be able to hide the arms and fem-torso flawlessly.

But wasn't your complaint before that the femme torso hides inside a box? Not that that's any different from a masc torso really, usually for cars it's the arms or back kibble hiding the sides of the torso, for jets it's just square arms down the side.

Also, I have a dream fembot design in mind, but I wonder how to make it. I'd like to make a HUGE-MAMA fembot. Like, "ultra thicc" but still curvy, with a monster-truck altmode.

Here you go. Now this I would like to see. (Bulkhead partial like the BotCon attempt?)



(Not touching the rest of that post 'cos I'm not frickin' 12.)

You misunderstood.
I don't mind some level of shell-forming to form the altmode. It's a thing since ever. It's when the bot carries the shell parts all over its body with zero bot integration that it is lame and lazy.

As for Skyla, she's a big fat MEH. Change her voice, and that's a male. Cyberverse's Clobber look more female than this.

Also, claiming you're "oh so mature" is ironically a sign of immaturity.

[Glyph]

Also, claiming you're "oh so mature" is ironically a sign of immaturity.

Why, exactly how seriously am I supposed to treat someone who throws a high-handed admonishment about "equating beauty with porn" at me and then turns around and fantasises about jiggle physics on a toy robot?

[-Kanrabat-]

Also, claiming you're "oh so mature" is ironically a sign of immaturity.

Why, exactly how seriously am I supposed to treat someone who throws a high-handed admonishment about "equating beauty with porn" at me and then turns around and fantasises about jiggle physics on a toy robot?

Because by your logic, everyone who makes and consume such products are 12.

I'm not a church going Christian nor a woke "feminist."
I'm just a geek who loves his anime and Asian games like Nikke Goddess of Victory and Stellar Blade without any shame.

But eh, you like what you like, and I like what I like. Do not bring "morals" into this. You'll just look like a some-wing-or-other puritan in doing so.

[Hero Alpha]

Also, claiming you're "oh so mature" is ironically a sign of immaturity.

Why, exactly how seriously am I supposed to treat someone who throws a high-handed admonishment about "equating beauty with porn" at me and then turns around and fantasises about jiggle physics on a toy robot?

How serious are any of us suppose to take someone who says "And while we're here, beauty doesn't automatically equate to "slim and curvy with big boobs" either.", when it absolutely does. It may not be the "Be all, end all.", but it is a very safe bet as where one starts as the default. I mean, I like my bots thicc, but I also can't deny the billions of dollars spent daily to photoshop and edit women to be equated with beauty as slim, curvy and big boobed.

Devastator looks amazing! If it is as sturdy as Menasor, it will be better than CW. Although I am not into it, I am glad people are getting Bayverse stuff again. Seems like a fair mix. I am super excited as my SS86 Prime should be here tomorrow. I also got my pre-order in for gamer Skywarp. He is the one I was waiting for to try out this mould.

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Time to catch up on SS.

First up, spent some time with TFOne Prime. He is pretty ok, though I do not like the diaper.






I also found a Skywarp, so the bee movie section of the shelf has a new addition



And the updated shelves





I also got Megatron. He is alright. He feels light though. And I wish his colors were different. He also really needs the cannon from the end of the movie in his actual Megatron form, this feels like D-16 MKII and not megatron





As for the new reveals, at last Hatchet comes out! And I really need to see more of Knight Prime!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

To comment on Widowmaker, we actually have a lot of concept art for her (which may have contributed to her being the first Bay SS Concept series figure). We have this one that I think may look more like the final figure, she has the headlights on her shoulders like Studio Series Stinger does:

Since we have such an array of concept art though, I imagine we'll get elements from multiple of them in the final figure. It'll be a fun one to see!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

[Sabrblade]

Ouch! You'll break a tooth biting into that.

[Rtron]

Devcon Halloween.jpg

If only... perhaps next Halloween?

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Devcon Halloween.jpg

If only... perhaps next Halloween?

I think G1 Hook and Long Haul are our SS Commander for 2025, but 2026 is the 15th anniversary of Dark of the Moon, there'd be a great opportunity there!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Recently finished up my paint work on Rampage! Lots of fun layered weathering on this guy, and I have a companion project for this guy I'll be uploading sometime soon!

[D-Maximal_Primal]

Rampage was and still is one of the best figures from SS, nice job on the paint work!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Rampage was and still is one of the best figures from SS, nice job on the paint work!

Thank you very much! Rampage is super cool and has a lot of sculpted detail, but I do wish he had elbows. We've actually never had a ROTF Rampage figure with elbows IIRC xD

[Glyph]

Studio Series Devastation OP - not one I'd heard of?

Can't say the alt mode is doing it for me, and seems an odd choice when they've just put out a very cartoon-styled Optimus.



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[Sabrblade]

Those madmen at Hasbro actually did it. They made a modern update toy of RobotMasters G1 Convoy!

[Rtron]

Budget sunbow prime, nice! I didn't know he was going to be a deluxe, so I was quite surprised too see he was a new mold. Do we know who else we'll be getting? I think I saw listings for the car and plane Decepticon generics, but maybe there's more.

[Overcracker]

Studio Series Devastation OP - not one I'd heard of?

Can't say the alt mode is doing it for me, and seems an odd choice when they've just put out a very cartoon-styled Optimus.



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Not feeling him, and I own the Classic Deluxe, maybe with the recent Earthiest, SS86 and G1 Universe Primes, I'm all primed out.

Looks like a blown up Kabaya candy toy.

[Emerje]

Budget sunbow prime, nice! I didn't know he was going to be a deluxe, so I was quite surprised too see he was a new mold. Do we know who else we'll be getting? I think I saw listings for the car and plane Decepticon generics, but maybe there's more.

Prime is the A Level release for next year alongside TFOne B-127. For Devastation we're also getting a Target exclusive 2-pack of a gray Seeker and blue Ground Soldier (Runabout/Runamuck mold).

Emerje

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Happy Thanksgiving!

After completing Rampage (and finding the original set earlier this year), I decided to make a modernized Rampage among the Ruins repaint of SS-74 Bumblebee!

[Sabrblade]

All five pics are broken.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

All five pics are broken.

I had that same issue at first, they seem to take a while to load for some reason. They popped up after I refreshed a few times!

[Sabrblade]

All five pics are broken.

I had that same issue at first, they seem to take a while to load for some reason. They popped up after I refreshed a few times!

I can see them now on mobile, but not on PC.

[Rtron]

So much texture on this one! They look really cool, all those little scratches really add a lot. You did bee's eyes really nicely too.

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

So much texture on this one! They look really cool, all those little scratches really add a lot. You did bee's eyes really nicely too.

Thank you! The eyes are something I’ve been working on over the course of a couple Bee repaints now, it took a few tries to get the current version!

I’d love to see some official battle damaged repaints in Studio Series, it’d be cool to see a forest battle Prime or final battle Jazz revisited!

[EvasionModeBumblebee]

Got kind of an obscure one today -

About a year ago I got core BB Shockwave in a BOGO sale and wasn't sure what to do with it. I ended up painting it based on Ken Christiansen's concept art for 2007 video game Shockwave, which had a few color variations - including green!