ZeroWolf wrote:I prefer the new kup head sculpt
I preffer the new Kup alt mode. The previous one was ultra lazy with the arms.
ZeroWolf wrote:I prefer the new kup head sculpt
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I prefer the new kup head sculpt
I preffer the new Kup alt mode. The previous one was ultra lazy with the arms.
william-james88 wrote:o.supreme wrote:So I'm probably going to get a million fans yelling at me but...Hotrod and Kup are basically the same size (in fiction, and most previous toys as well), why is Hotrod a Voyager?
AcademyofDrX wrote:"Everyone knows the only thing that matters is screen accuracy, and the best way to get screen accuracy is fake parts, how could anyone think otherwise."
AcademyofDrX wrote:I don't think your problem is "understanding," it seems like you can't even conceptualize that someone might care about other things.
AcademyofDrX wrote:Personally, I don't consider robot mode appearance the most important factor. By that standard, RED would be the best.
AcademyofDrX wrote:There are a lot of compromises in this figure to get that appearance. For example, instead of having a rear bumper, his knees are just hanging out the back. I would rather have stubbier legs or miscolored parts or something to have it look like an actual car.
Sowndwave76 wrote:No one said this... So as clever an intro you maybe thought this was... Pshhh
The fact that I said I don't see faux parts as a bad thing as many others do, actually very much addresses that I "conceptualize" people having different opinions from mine.
If my opinion on faux parts bothers you, oh well.
And if it's normal for you to assume things about people you don't even know... Good luck, buddy.
The conversation was about faux parts... Because we were talking about transforming figures... So the RED line would never be the standard in this context since faux parts don't usually come into the mix for a figure with no alt mode.
I hear you saying the robot appearance doesn't matter so much to you... Fine.
But to respond with posts that make it sound like it's weird, wrong, ridiculous, odd, etc,. for people to want figures to look as closely to the actual character as possible... THAT doesn't seem odd???
My point was if a faux part helps make both modes look better, then why/how is that a problem...
I never ever said "Sacrifice all alt mode design decisions to get a 'screen accurate' robot".
These characters are based on relatively specific appearances whether you care or not.
As I said before, now that it's very possible (and really has been for a while) to get detailed molds and accurate small details, a close likeness isn't an absurd want.
Clearly designers and people who have some vested interest decided that a Hot Rod with something like "stubbier legs" wasn't the compromise they were going to make-- seems the bot mode was in fact more important than the alt mode.
And maybe this is going out on a limb, but those types of decisions are probably based more on the confidence of what they feel people who will be spending money want and will be willing to pay for, rather than it solely being a design team's preference, or fitting a company's mission statement.
But maybe this is all my inability to conceptualize again.
I like this SS Kup, but not as much as Hot Rod...
It's definitely an improvement and has me even more excited about this line, but I want to see some other figures (including from Kingdom) before deciding.
AcademyofDrX wrote:Sowndwave76 wrote:No one said this... So as clever an intro you maybe thought this was... Pshhh
The fact that I said I don't see faux parts as a bad thing as many others do, actually very much addresses that I "conceptualize" people having different opinions from mine.
If my opinion on faux parts bothers you, oh well.
And if it's normal for you to assume things about people you don't even know... Good luck, buddy.
The conversation was about faux parts... Because we were talking about transforming figures... So the RED line would never be the standard in this context since faux parts don't usually come into the mix for a figure with no alt mode.
I hear you saying the robot appearance doesn't matter so much to you... Fine.
But to respond with posts that make it sound like it's weird, wrong, ridiculous, odd, etc,. for people to want figures to look as closely to the actual character as possible... THAT doesn't seem odd???
My point was if a faux part helps make both modes look better, then why/how is that a problem...
I never ever said "Sacrifice all alt mode design decisions to get a 'screen accurate' robot".
These characters are based on relatively specific appearances whether you care or not.
As I said before, now that it's very possible (and really has been for a while) to get detailed molds and accurate small details, a close likeness isn't an absurd want.
Clearly designers and people who have some vested interest decided that a Hot Rod with something like "stubbier legs" wasn't the compromise they were going to make-- seems the bot mode was in fact more important than the alt mode.
And maybe this is going out on a limb, but those types of decisions are probably based more on the confidence of what they feel people who will be spending money want and will be willing to pay for, rather than it solely being a design team's preference, or fitting a company's mission statement.
But maybe this is all my inability to conceptualize again.
I like this SS Kup, but not as much as Hot Rod...
It's definitely an improvement and has me even more excited about this line, but I want to see some other figures (including from Kingdom) before deciding.
I was trying to be snarky but not actually rude, and based on your response I missed that mark, so I want to apologize. I don't want to make anyone's opinions seem wrong or less valid than my own. My criticism of "I can't understand this" is that preferring one aesthetic priority over another, like screen accuracy or alt-mode or poseability is just that: personal preference. One isn't right and the others wrong.
My point about liking this figure as a Studio Series figure was to accept that different lines are going to value different things. While there's nothing wrong with faux parts, I don't want it to become the norm. More generally, I think it would be a mistake for screen accuracy to override all other considerations across all lines.
Tuned Agent wrote:Kup is pretty underwhelming, not gonna lie. Something is just off about him, he just looks kinda... frail. There's really no other way I can discribe it. Plus his shoulders are set weirdly low on his body. Maybe it's just me.
But I'm a seemingly rare Generations Kup fan, so I don't really care about this one anyway.
-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.
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:So pardon the stupid question, but I've been going through my Studio Series toys and... does anyone keep the backdrops? I have them, but I'm running out of room and seriously thinking of tossing them. They don't really add much except a pretty background... that many of them share.![]()
Just looking for confirmation I'm not alone in tossing them before I do, I guess. Thanks.
william-james88 wrote:RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:So pardon the stupid question, but I've been going through my Studio Series toys and... does anyone keep the backdrops? I have them, but I'm running out of room and seriously thinking of tossing them. They don't really add much except a pretty background... that many of them share.![]()
Just looking for confirmation I'm not alone in tossing them before I do, I guess. Thanks.
I tossed mine out. Not using them so they are a waste of space
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:So pardon the stupid question, but I've been going through my Studio Series toys and... does anyone keep the backdrops? I have them, but I'm running out of room and seriously thinking of tossing them. They don't really add much except a pretty background... that many of them share.![]()
Just looking for confirmation I'm not alone in tossing them before I do, I guess. Thanks.
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:william-james88 wrote:RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:So pardon the stupid question, but I've been going through my Studio Series toys and... does anyone keep the backdrops? I have them, but I'm running out of room and seriously thinking of tossing them. They don't really add much except a pretty background... that many of them share.![]()
Just looking for confirmation I'm not alone in tossing them before I do, I guess. Thanks.
I tossed mine out. Not using them so they are a waste of space
Thanks, William. Yeah, I'm gonna toss mine out too. They are a waste of space.
Va'al wrote:Deadput wrote:Actually I don't know my mother's name is Valerie so is Va'al actually my mother?
Yes. Now go to your room and don't play with yourself.
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