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JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:For Octane that makes sense, since as I've noted before, the robot mode is modeled heavily after Laser Prime rather than any specific version of Octane.
Megatron... well, I dunno. The mold just worked very well for the dude.
Don't be surprised, but the Tank/jet one's robot mode is based more on Megatron than on Blitzwing. You can definitely tell by the abdomen, which is styled after the Decepticon Leader.
Wolfman Jake wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Kurona wrote:For Octane that makes sense, since as I've noted before, the robot mode is modeled heavily after Laser Prime rather than any specific version of Octane.
Megatron... well, I dunno. The mold just worked very well for the dude.
Don't be surprised, but the Tank/jet one's robot mode is based more on Megatron than on Blitzwing. You can definitely tell by the abdomen, which is styled after the Decepticon Leader.
It's interesting how certain details on a character can become so iconic. The only thing on Blitzwing that really screams "Megatron" is his abdomen. It's exactly the same sculpt as Titans Return Megatron, just painted over in white with no attempted to pick out the details. If they had remolded that part too, I don't think anything about Titans Return Blitzwing would look particularly "Megatron-esque."
For Octane, I think they did a better job. Both the chest piece and the abdomen have been remolded and look nothing like Optimus Prime, in any incarnation. You can fold back the shoulder pylons to take away another iconic part of the Laser Optimus Prime silhouette as well. Even if you don't, Octane's pylons have been differently sculpted so as not to resemble those of Laser Prime anyway. The rest of the sculpting is pretty "generic," like the arms, shoulders, pelvis, and thighs. The sculpting for Titans Return Optimus Prime's lower legs certainly call to mind the original G2 toy, but it's different enough and stylized enough that it doesn't look out of place on Octane, which I'm betting was the idea from the get go.
Long story short: Blitzwing looks more like a Megatron reuse than Octane does a Laser Optimus Prime reuse, even if only for Blitzwing's "Abs by Megatron" belly.
LE0KING wrote:This is the downside of the "pre-tool" game. If you make a toy look like two characters there will always be iconic parts that just don't translate well.
That said, these are a hundred thousand times better than a bad repaint or slight retool like combiner wars. I'd rather have a good blitzwing and a good megatron with megatron's abs than a doubledealer with Blitzwing's everything.
Kurona wrote:Funnily enough, the original Blitzwing toy does have white intakes where Megatron's intake ab things are. Not exactly the same of course; but I guess Hasbro figured they were similar enough - and that for Blitzwing in particular, it's such a minor detail - that there was no point in changing the piece.
I'd rather they'd have given him a new ab piece than give Octane a new chestplate, though. God I wish Octane still had his chest windows; I know they're the same as Optimus', but they're like one of the only distinct character details he has!
Wolfman Jake wrote:Kurona wrote:Funnily enough, the original Blitzwing toy does have white intakes where Megatron's intake ab things are. Not exactly the same of course; but I guess Hasbro figured they were similar enough - and that for Blitzwing in particular, it's such a minor detail - that there was no point in changing the piece.
I'd rather they'd have given him a new ab piece than give Octane a new chestplate, though. God I wish Octane still had his chest windows; I know they're the same as Optimus', but they're like one of the only distinct character details he has!
I swear, no one remembers what Octane looked like in G1. He NEVER had chest windows, in any G1 media (toy, cartoon, comic, or otherwise). What you're thinking of is a design change made to Universe 2008 Octane (a.k.a., Tankor), which was reused in some IDW artwork of the character in the past decade or so.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Kurona wrote:Funnily enough, the original Blitzwing toy does have white intakes where Megatron's intake ab things are. Not exactly the same of course; but I guess Hasbro figured they were similar enough - and that for Blitzwing in particular, it's such a minor detail - that there was no point in changing the piece.
I'd rather they'd have given him a new ab piece than give Octane a new chestplate, though. God I wish Octane still had his chest windows; I know they're the same as Optimus', but they're like one of the only distinct character details he has!
I swear, no one remembers what Octane looked like in G1. He NEVER had chest windows, in any G1 media (toy, cartoon, comic, or otherwise). What you're thinking of is a design change made to Universe 2008 Octane (a.k.a., Tankor), which was reused in some IDW artwork of the character in the past decade or so.
LE0KING wrote:Wolfman Jake wrote:Kurona wrote:Funnily enough, the original Blitzwing toy does have white intakes where Megatron's intake ab things are. Not exactly the same of course; but I guess Hasbro figured they were similar enough - and that for Blitzwing in particular, it's such a minor detail - that there was no point in changing the piece.
I'd rather they'd have given him a new ab piece than give Octane a new chestplate, though. God I wish Octane still had his chest windows; I know they're the same as Optimus', but they're like one of the only distinct character details he has!
I swear, no one remembers what Octane looked like in G1. He NEVER had chest windows, in any G1 media (toy, cartoon, comic, or otherwise). What you're thinking of is a design change made to Universe 2008 Octane (a.k.a., Tankor), which was reused in some IDW artwork of the character in the past decade or so.
Who said anything about G1?
LE0KING wrote:Not everyone cares about or even likes G1. Some of us prefer the IDW look.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:TR Octone does have detailing referring to the G1 toy.
Wolfman Jake wrote:Kurona wrote:Funnily enough, the original Blitzwing toy does have white intakes where Megatron's intake ab things are. Not exactly the same of course; but I guess Hasbro figured they were similar enough - and that for Blitzwing in particular, it's such a minor detail - that there was no point in changing the piece.
I'd rather they'd have given him a new ab piece than give Octane a new chestplate, though. God I wish Octane still had his chest windows; I know they're the same as Optimus', but they're like one of the only distinct character details he has!
I swear, no one remembers what Octane looked like in G1. He NEVER had chest windows, in any G1 media (toy, cartoon, comic, or otherwise). What you're thinking of is a design change made to Universe 2008 Octane (a.k.a., Tankor), which was reused in some IDW artwork of the character in the past decade or so.
YoungPrime wrote:The lesson is that they're not going to go the same extreme as they did there but annoying things like purple turrets will get us to spend $15-$20 more on Takara's version in their eyes.
Hell even I couldn't pass on LG40 but in Blitzwing's case I'll just paint the d@mn turret myself.
william-james88 wrote:YoungPrime wrote:The lesson is that they're not going to go the same extreme as they did there but annoying things like purple turrets will get us to spend $15-$20 more on Takara's version in their eyes.
Hell even I couldn't pass on LG40 but in Blitzwing's case I'll just paint the d@mn turret myself.
But what does Hasbro gain from some fans going to takara? I dont really see the point of such a conspiracy. And that purple turrent is beyond dumb. I would udnerstand if it was removeable and doubled as his gun, which is purple. But it doesnt. And I tried removing that turret from Megatron, DONT. It is not meant to be removed. So there really is 0 point in it being purple.
Bu aside from that Blitzwing looks great and while I am not very familiar with his G1 look (I know him more from Animated), doing a simple google search shows that the broad upper body is a perfect fit. The colour schem is a nice blend of the G1 show (like th chest area) and the toy (like the colour of the arms and detailing on the lower torso).
it will be an easy purchase.
Kurona wrote:The turret does attach and become his gun; you can see on the stock renders it can attach to the TM gun like Megatron's fusion cannon.
Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.
Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzwing.
william-james88 wrote:Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.
My first guess was taht they would give him purple forearms so he would be show accurate but then I realized that it would make for one weird looking tank.
william-james88 wrote:Nik Hero wrote:I can't wait to see what Takara does with Blitzing.
My first guess was taht they would give him purple forearms so he would be show accurate but then I realized that it would make for one weird looking tank.
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
Kurona wrote:Score up one more for the Megatron praising and some surprising Alpha Bravo representation![]()
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Albatross250 wrote:I found something on Blitzwing face why he was purple
Maybe because of this design?
It's Guido Guidi's cover art for the RI-C cover of Infiltration #3, and which was later recycled for The Transformers Classics, Vol. 6.Kurona wrote:Albatross250 wrote:I found something on Blitzwing face why he was purple
Maybe because of this design?
It's because the original G1 toy had a purple face, which that art (likely Dreamwave)
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.'
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