william-james88 wrote:munkimus prime wrote:I never understood the earlier complaints about Blaster being to big. Blaster has always been a big bot. His G1 toy was pretty big and I remember him being pretty tall in the Cartoon and the comics.
He has been consistently shown to be as big as Soundwave:
When it first came into being in 2005, the Leader class was one of the most complex, intricate, and detailed size classes of them all. It remained as such for several years until it disappeared after 2011. When it returned in 2014 for AOE and Generations Thrilling 30, its figures were far simpler than they ever were, a pale imitation of the intricate works of art that the size class had had from 2005-2011.Rated X wrote:With the Jetfire being the exception, I feel "Leader" scale is a waste. Its a size meant for little kids don't care about scale. Usually Leader scale is reserved for fan favorite characters that little kids love.
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.'
Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:You can thank Classics Optimus Prime an Megatron being Voyagers for all the "too big" complaints about Blaster, as those two have seem to become the measuring sticks that all CHUG toys should scale towards.munkimus prime wrote:I never understood the earlier complaints about Blaster being to big. Blaster has always been a big bot. His G1 toy was pretty big and I remember him being pretty tall in the Cartoon and the comics.
And that's the way it should be. Voyager size is perfect for Optimus and Megatron and Blaster should have been the same size. Blaster does not need to turn into a base for a 3rd mode and definitely does not need to be a Headmaster. That's stupid.
With the Jetfire being the exception, I feel "Leader" scale is a waste. Its a size meant for little kids don't care about scale. Usually Leader scale is reserved for fan favourite characters that little kids love. I think I'll just stick with Unique Toys SoundBlaster. They got him right. Sorry Hasbro.
Sabrblade wrote:When it first came into being in 2005, the Leader class was one of the most complex, intricate, and detailed size classes of them all. It remained as such for several years until it disappeared after 2011. When it returned in 2014 for AOE and Generations Thrilling 30, its figures were far simpler than they ever were, a pale imitation of the intricate works of art that the size class had had from 2005-2011.Rated X wrote:With the Jetfire being the exception, I feel "Leader" scale is a waste. Its a size meant for little kids don't care about scale. Usually Leader scale is reserved for fan favorite characters that little kids love.
And the notion of the Leader class size class being reserved for "fan favorite characters that little kids love" is broken when several minor characters have gotten Leader toys in the past for the sole reason that they were large-sized characters in the fiction. Movie Brawl, for instance, was a nobody that got no children-aimed attention from any media (he was just a background character in the first movie), yet he got not one but two meticulously-complex Leader class toy releases.
Rated X wrote:And that's the way it should be. Voyager size is perfect for Optimus and Megatron and Blaster should have been the same size. Blaster does not need to turn into a base for a 3rd mode and definitely does not need to be a headmaster. That's stupid.
With the Jetfire being the exception, I feel "Leader" scale is a waste. Its a size meant for little kids don't care about scale.
ZeroWolf wrote:I agree with That Bot, we take our selves too seriously with these children's toys.
@Rar who says we're getting a new rodimus and blurr?
william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:I agree with That Bot, we take our selves too seriously with these children's toys.
@Rar who says we're getting a new rodimus and blurr?
These are just rumours based on next year being the 30th anniversary for the movie. I believe Blurr and Scourge were the ones that were rumoured the most.
As for taking these toys too seriously, here is a pic from the old Takara catalogue pre transformers that I just adore:
ZeroWolf wrote:Say isn't that diaclone devestator standing there? I always wanted to see more of that toyline.
That's possible because they weren't sentient individuals, so there were many of the same Mecha.william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Say isn't that diaclone devestator standing there? I always wanted to see more of that toyline.
Diaclone Devastator standing next to Diaclone Scavenger
Burn wrote:Agamemnon wrote:Let's get back to talking about Burn's mammoth snout flopping...
Well I am Australian. It's kinda what we're known for.
Cobotron wrote:That's possible because they weren't sentient individuals, so there were many of the same Mecha.william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Say isn't that diaclone devestator standing there? I always wanted to see more of that toyline.
Diaclone Devastator standing next to Diaclone Scavenger
I'll have to dig really hard, but I have that catalog somewhere.
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:That's possible because they weren't sentient individuals, so there were many of the same Mecha.william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Say isn't that diaclone devestator standing there? I always wanted to see more of that toyline.
Diaclone Devastator standing next to Diaclone Scavenger
I'll have to dig really hard, but I have that catalog somewhere.
Is it possible that he is more than double the size of Devastator's arm?
a midlife crisis and a definite need to compensate for something.
D-Maximus_Prime wrote:I thin RAR may be incorrect with RiD. RiD actually is going very well and is selling. Around here they are constantly selling out, and the kids appear to be enjoying them. Can't tell you how many parents or siblings (I assume) are standing in line with RiD guys in hand, simplified or warrior. They are enjoying them, as am I.
As for Rodimus and Blurr: those 2 characters have been rumored for the titans return line for a while. The inclusion of new characters being headmasters shows they are not afraid to do that, and so far many of the rumors have been true (Blaster, Prime, Galvatron) and still others to come that may prove true, such as these movie guys (I'm holding out hope for Rodimus so I have both LL captains), Alpha Trion, and Computron's limbs. All will have to wait.
MemphisR56 wrote:I'm pretty sure this is everybody's reason for being here. (ignore me, 4 pints of IPA and a bottle of red wine.)
william-james88 wrote:In truth, any fan who has something against the RID line is the equivalent to a fan complaining that the articulation on the Rescue Bot toys is not to their liking.
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.'
william-james88 wrote:
In truth, any fan who has something against the RID line is the equivalent to a fan complaining that the articulation on the Rescue Bot toys is not to their liking.
william-james88 wrote:Cobotron wrote:That's possible because they weren't sentient individuals, so there were many of the same Mecha.william-james88 wrote:ZeroWolf wrote:Say isn't that diaclone devestator standing there? I always wanted to see more of that toyline.
Diaclone Devastator standing next to Diaclone Scavenger
I'll have to dig really hard, but I have that catalog somewhere.
Is it possible that he is more than double the size of Devastator's arm?
Sabrblade wrote:Fans have asked for Generations Rescue Bots toys in the past, though.
RAR wrote:I have several reasons to think what I think about RID - but the short answer is :
1) Distribution is poor on the line
2) Very few new moulds and lots of repaints
3) Almost no villain toys
4) What few new toys there is a sign of for 2016 are a half hearted continuation of Minicons or a smaller armoured form of existing characters.
5) The relative lack of merchandising by licensees
6) The general vibe you get from Rescue bots of hasbro just going through the motions and not really "getting behind" their product is the same vibe I get from RID.
7) Hasbro rep saying they didn't both mentioning RID-15 at conventions and events very much as Quote : "They didn't think anyone was interested".
So in short Hasbro were happy to show their personal excitement for Combiner Wars - but you had to look much harder to find an examples of that for RID.
I have no personal Objection to RID - I just think it's a line that is marked for early death - just as the TV show also was.
RID wishes its toys were half as good as TFA's complex toys.fenrir72 wrote:Not to beat up on RID but yeah. I get that too. It is a kind of wasted effort by someone in Hb who keeps on pushing for the TFA style product when they should be focusing on the original style circa G1.
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.'
fenrir72 wrote:RAR wrote:I have several reasons to think what I think about RID - but the short answer is :
1) Distribution is poor on the line
2) Very few new moulds and lots of repaints
3) Almost no villain toys
4) What few new toys there is a sign of for 2016 are a half hearted continuation of Minicons or a smaller armoured form of existing characters.
5) The relative lack of merchandising by licensees
6) The general vibe you get from Rescue bots of hasbro just going through the motions and not really "getting behind" their product is the same vibe I get from RID.
7) Hasbro rep saying they didn't both mentioning RID-15 at conventions and events very much as Quote : "They didn't think anyone was interested".
So in short Hasbro were happy to show their personal excitement for Combiner Wars - but you had to look much harder to find an examples of that for RID.
I have no personal Objection to RID - I just think it's a line that is marked for early death - just as the TV show also was.
Not to beat up on RID but yeah. I get that too. It is a kind of wasted effort by someone in Hb who keeps on pushing for the TFA style product when they should be focusing on the original style circa G1.
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