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Burn wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:a collector's dream is to just buy all the good toys and make everyone else feel bad for not getting them. (Actually that sounds a bit like Burn...)

*insert evil cackle*

Cobotron wrote:Also, just my perspective, but why do these guys have to be shoehorned into a Classics/Gen collection? Why can't they be enjoyed for what they are and the gimmicks they employ?

Not sure yet, but I think I'll leave FoC Blaster and Soundwave on my Classics shelf, and these guys will most likely be bases and battle stations for my Legions, Legends, and Cyberverse display.

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Alright, so I was wrong, that is behind the knee's. If you notice, the back of the leg has half of the speaker on it, the other half is on the side of the leg. So the knee is connected to one panel, while the rest of the panels wrap around the joint to form the leg. But it also has to unwrap for alt mode and base mode seen here:



If you notice, the weird knee joint is seen on the one panel, while the rest of the panels do some crazy unfolding to form the base mode. I hope this helps, I can't really explain it better, other than: victim of panel-forming

Hellscream9999 wrote:Especially if you can get 4-5 linked up together

SillySpringer wrote:*sigh* a collector's dream is to just buy all the good toys and make everyone else feel bad for not getting them.

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Alright, so I was wrong, that is behind the knee's. If you notice, the back of the leg has half of the speaker on it, the other half is on the side of the leg. So the knee is connected to one panel, while the rest of the panels wrap around the joint to form the leg. But it also has to unwrap for alt mode and base mode seen here:



If you notice, the weird knee joint is seen on the one panel, while the rest of the panels do some crazy unfolding to form the base mode. I hope this helps, I can't really explain it better, other than: victim of panel-forming

OOOHHHHH ok, I knew it was the back of the legs that showed hollow, but I was concerned there was something in the images I missed.

I wonder if there's a way to glue and stuff some plastic bits in the legs and only sacrifice base mode. It would be cool for someone to come out with leg fillers... if not I'd probably come out with them myself.

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:OOOHHHHH ok, I knew it was the back of the legs that showed hollow, but I was concerned there was something in the images I missed.

I wonder if there's a way to glue and stuff some plastic bits in the legs and only sacrifice base mode. It would be cool for someone to come out with leg fillers... if not I'd probably come out with them myself.

Probably not. Based simply on the fact that the speakers split in half to form the legs, they probably have to unfold to form the boom box mode. But really, nobody will really notice it, and if anyone does care/dislike it, I guess that's their issue to work out

Cobotron wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:Especially if you can get 4-5 linked up together

Hellz yah!

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:OOOHHHHH ok, I knew it was the back of the legs that showed hollow, but I was concerned there was something in the images I missed.

I wonder if there's a way to glue and stuff some plastic bits in the legs and only sacrifice base mode. It would be cool for someone to come out with leg fillers... if not I'd probably come out with them myself.

Probably not. Based simply on the fact that the speakers split in half to form the legs, they probably have to unfold to form the boom box mode. But really, nobody will really notice it, and if anyone does care/dislike it, I guess that's their issue to work out

Hmm I am mostly just concerned about it being too light, but if it's heavy enough I won't care about the hollow sections that much.

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well... He seems to be mostly air, based on one gimmick or another; plus, none of the other leader figs have much weight ot them, or feel very solid; but that was the point - make 'em cheap for larger profit

SillySpringer wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Well... He seems to be mostly air, based on one gimmick or another; plus, none of the other leader figs have much weight ot them, or feel very solid; but that was the point - make 'em cheap for larger profit

*sigh* yeah. From a business standpoint it makes sense, but for a buyer it seems unfair and cheap.

Hellscream9999 wrote:
Actually, this seems more fair than all the other leader figs... He gets away with it by unfolding into a decently impressive base mode. I'll take occasional hollowness over formulaic and repetitive base mode transformations

SillySpringer wrote:I wonder if there's a way to glue and stuff some plastic bits in the legs and only sacrifice base mode.

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:*sigh* a collector's dream is to just buy all the good toys and make everyone else feel bad for not getting them.

You could start by getting a Unite Warriors Devastator and brag about the awesome new articulation making him the version of the toy he was always meant to be

Just wait till you guys see what haul I brag about in 2 weeks.

Burn wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:I wonder if there's a way to glue and stuff some plastic bits in the legs and only sacrifice base mode.

What would be the point though?

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:*sigh* a collector's dream is to just buy all the good toys and make everyone else feel bad for not getting them.

You could start by getting a Unite Warriors Devastator and brag about the awesome new articulation making him the version of the toy he was always meant to be

Just wait till you guys see what haul I brag about in 2 weeks.

"ooo err look at me, I'm william-james88, I'm a News Crew member, I have more articulation than those Forum Moderators w00t w00t".

Get 'im Cobotron.

Burn wrote:How many Devs are you packing then News Boy? hmmmmmmm?

Burn wrote:That's right, you take a step back.
For reference ... Hasbro CW Devastator, original G1 Devastator, big dumb ugly ROTF Devastator, little but just as ugly ROTF Devastator, Universe Micromaster Devastator.
I think that's all.

Burn wrote:"ooo err look at me, I'm william-james88, I'm a News Crew member, I have more articulation than those Forum Moderators w00t w00t".

Get 'im Cobotron.

Cobotron wrote:Oh. Were we talkin' about each other?
Or Devastator?

... 'cause I have TT UW Dev.

Hellscream9999 wrote:On topic, my interest really hasn't been peaked at all yet; might get there once Astrotrain is revealed,

Burn wrote:

Hellscream9999 wrote:On topic, my interest really hasn't been peaked at all yet; might get there once Astrotrain is revealed,

Whereas I'm the opposite. I just don't care about that repaint.

Because I have a nice modern Astrotrain. Plus Astrotrain doesn't deserve to be a repaint.