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.'
Sabrblade wrote:Fun Pub gave the TR Alpha Trion toy a place in fiction by using it as SG Alpha Trion's upgraded form, lion mode and all, as many of their final prose stories of 2016 were giving heavy advertisement attention to mass retail toys (Combiner Wars in particular) from both Hasbro and Takara.
Stuartmaximus wrote:whatdyamean planned? Legends Lio Prime was already released(a while ago)
ultraimpossibleman wrote:Grand innacurration and heavy mistakes !
Diem wrote:This is exactly the kind of nonsense I'm here for.
The earliest instance of the Snarl redeco proposal's existence dates back to near the end of January 2001, when Alpha Trion's "VEHICON ALERT!" dossier first went live on BotCon: Beyond.Qwan wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:whatdyamean planned? Legends Lio Prime was already released(a while ago)
Not a planned repaint of TR A3 into Leo Prime, what was mentioned was the planned repaint of Beast Machines Snarl (and/or Beast Wars Lio Convoy) into Alpha Trion - I can't find out how far back that scrapped idea dates to, but definitely way before Titans Return A3 came into being.
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.'
Skritz wrote:Personally I'd be all in favor of more of these unmade concepts being revisited later in toylines.
Skritz wrote:I know, which is why his amalgamated design make me speculate all the more! He's the only retail Alpha Trion figure to exist and he's a big pile of crazy Botcon homages to boot, where you'd think that had they wanted a G1-accurate Alpha Trion figure they could have just retooled Scourge given that it is semi-canon that G1 Alpha Trion is some sort of space car and/or hovercraft.
Mind you I'm not complaining, he's certainly one of the most unique and unexpected releases in recent years.
I completely agree about something feeling off about the figure. But for me, it wasn't until I had the figure in hand that it felt awkward to me. The torso proportions do seem a little odd, as though the torso is too wide or something. To me it feels like an early Energon Autobot toy, which isn't an awful thing but not a very good thing either. People praised the Energon line for its toys, but its best ones were the Decepticons and later Autobot toys. The early-to-mid line Autobot toys weren't as good.ArmadaPrime wrote:Man, I really wish I could love that Trion as much as I want to. Something just feels off about him though, I think it's the proportions in the torso? Perhaps if I ever picked one up I'd feel differently about him in hand- I can deffo say that if he did match that concept art I'd be all over the dude
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.'
Skritz wrote:While Generations has certainly focused on updating a lot of the more classic G1 stuff, we have nonetheless gotten a lot of these unique or novelty figures, such as (not counting conventions) previously toyless characters (Alpha Trion, Jihaxus, Straxus, Sentinel Prime), japan-only characters (Overlord, Metalhawk) and revisited/scrapped concepts (Alpha Trion again as well as G2 Menasor). Not to mention a few homages to non-G1 toylines (Armada Starscream, Sky-Bite, new Beast Wars figures and G2 Laser Rod Prime).
I hope Generations continues in some shape or form after Power of the Prime but I suspect it may get canned for the apparently 'evergreen' toyline. Just going to have to hope those aren't too visually-clashing with the Generations figure which form most, if not all of my collection not counting the old Beast-era stuff.
That said I need my Generations Star Saber, man. I need it like a junkie need his fix...
Kurona wrote:Nah, Generations has been confirmed to get another line after POTP.
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.
ArmadaPrime wrote:Man, I really wish I could love that Trion as much as I want to. Something just feels off about him though, I think it's the proportions in the torso? Perhaps if I ever picked one up I'd feel differently about him in hand- I can deffo say that if he did match that concept art I'd be all over the dude
Skritz wrote:Apparently GPS has been fixed since 2007.
william-james88 wrote:I personally felt the takara Lio Convoy worked slightly better, if only because the colours were more uniform from one mode to the next and thus made for a better looking lion and spaceship.
Protoform Starscream came out in 2007 and he was the last documented widespread case of GPS.ExciKaiser wrote:Skritz wrote:Apparently GPS has been fixed since 2007.
Are you sure it's not just because the 2007 toys are not old enough to start disintegrating ?
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.'
Cobotron wrote:I still think Alpha Trion is my favorite Voyager of the line, and it's because he is so out-of-left-field odd and awesome. Ancient bearded warrior king + giant energy sword + techno organic beast mode = FREAKIN' COOL in my book. Every time.
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