D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Honestly surprised by what you all are saying regarding the articulation, it has been consistent since the start of the line, it isn't anything new. and it is still far and away adequate. AT least the new Shatter also has better legs that actually will pose, unlike her muscle car form.
Cyberverse is more articulated, but it doesn't matter too much, said articulation is pretty much what I consider "bonus articulation" for Transformers, at least that's what i've been used to for almost my entire collecting time.
if anything, Siege/Earthrise has now spoiled us. Otherwise these comments would probably not be made
I haven't bought any Cyberverse or Earthrise figures, so I can't voice an opinion there, and I only have 8 Siege figures and only four of them are Siege molds. I also tend to collect based on character in media, toy sculpting/detailing, price, and engineering so even less of a leg to stand on there as well.
Jet Shatter is a vast improvement over her previous mold. She does have some questionable engineering in how an ankle tilt is made impossible by how her ankles and feet are molded to lock into place on her tail fins. I can understand if it was for stability, but it isn't needed.
Roadbuster is more of the issue here, and a good part of that can be left to the character design that while it looks good is kind of impossible without any kibble. I will give the Studio Series credit as it has more arm and leg articulation than the original, and has a normal amount. Roadbuster just has more kibble than Jazz or VW Bee that directly interfere with articulation, if his cape/coat/shell(?) could have been compressed a bit more pulling the bottom edge up maybe an inch, even if it sacrificed his side view, he would feel less like a shellformer, or less like the 9 yr old version.
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