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ZeroWolf wrote:

Sowndwave76 wrote:

Mindmaster wrote:He’s a little taller than I prefer but I’ll still get him. Sucks that Daniel is taking a page out of Wheelie’s book and skipping out on the knees.

Just hope Hasbro does the other three in a timely manner and not “one a year”.

Yeah, these extra "figures" are pretty worthless. Thankfully the main one is well worth it!
Also, looking through the photos again, Slag doesn't suffer from hollow forearms, and even in dino mode his hands are hidden and only visible from the bottoms of his feet.

I know at $50 a pop it doesn't hurt to spread them out, but I'm with you... Make 2 per year, and maybe one is an exclusive? I don't want this at all, but maybe Snarl since he had extremely limited screen time in the movie??
Either that or Swoop is indeed a huge voyager... Although my other thought is that Hastak is going to make more money off of him; I have a feeling we won't get swords, but re-colored blast effects that work for all of their guns.

Also, not meaning to troll, just really excited about Slag and talking about the other Dinobots!

Edit:
Alright alright!! Dang it... Those charts seemingly are pretty official...
I still want him taller than Siege/ER OP!!!! Otherwise I think it's going to look like a big miss.

Quick sidenote; check out Scourge is in fact shorter than Galvatron and Cyclonus.
Strangely, they have Springer as tall as Ultra Magnus... That doesn't seem right.

Also, it will be interesting to see; Snarl (my favorite) is usually seen with his sword...
I don't really want to, but if need be I'll buy a Gen Selects weapons pack if it includes their swords and new/re-colored blast effects. It would be nice if they created some specific "flame-styled" effect pieces for these guys (that would obvsly still work with other weapons).

Were any dinobot seen with a sword in the movie? That's the only source that counts for this line.

Sowndwave76 wrote:Quick sidenote; check out Scourge is in fact shorter than Galvatron and Cyclonus.
Strangely, they have Springer as tall as Ultra Magnus... That doesn't seem right.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:A better question would be: aside from Swoop, who was in Robot Mode?

Spider5800 wrote:

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:A better question would be: aside from Swoop, who was in Robot Mode?

Been a while, but weren't they all robots at the end so they could fly to fight Unicron? It was VERY brief, but I'm pretty sure they all did.

Edit: Found it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M8xWM-JAV0

blackeyedprime wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I see his gun stores to be part of his tail, pretty cool

Thats the thing I like the least about it, kinda ruins the tail and means the the tail will be rigid and not able to swat any pesky sharkticons.

Definitely not liking the price on him either but means I'll have to pick up Grimlock at some point as they are looking to be what the POTP Dinobots should have been to begin with.

Spider5800 wrote:You got me curious, so I checked the Wiki: https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Official_sizes_ ... ale_charts:

Officially, Cyclonus is 7 meters tall, Galvatron is 6 meters, and Scourge is only 5 meters. Again though, G1 cartoon was all over the place sometimes.

Springer is the same height as Optimus Prime, both are 6 meters tall. Ultra Magnus is slightly taller than both at 7 meters. Springer was apparently a pretty big boi.

blackeyedprime wrote:

Razorbeast88 wrote:I see his gun stores to be part of his tail, pretty cool

Thats the thing I like the least about it, kinda ruins the tail and means the the tail will be rigid and not able to swat any pesky sharkticons.

Definitely not liking the price on him either but means I'll have to pick up Grimlock at some point as they are looking to be what the POTP Dinobots should have been to begin with.

Sowndwave76 wrote:Interesting... I always thought Magnus was even taller compared to those two.
Here's a question for you... Why didn't they do a version of Magnus in SS86?
Give that leader slot in Kingdom to a BW character (even a repaint), and give UM a better figure!
Talk about an important character in the movie!!

Spider5800 wrote:
Most likely for the same reason they didn't release a Cyclonus in the SS line: He was already getting a version in Kingdom, which released simultaneously.

I'm honestly struggling to think of a Beast Wars leader that would have made sense with what they were doing in Kingdom (all S1 characters that actually look like beasts). The original line only really had Optimus (which was way out of scale with the show) and Megatron, who did get one. Only other leader size guys from the show were Transmetals, and that clashes with the aesthetic they were clearly going for here.

Edit: I do agree that they should have used a BETTER mold for Ultra Magnus. If they had, I think it would have been a moot point that he was in the Kingdom line instead of Studio Series. Cyclonus doesn't fit in that well, but the mold is amazing, so who cares.

Sowndwave76 wrote:

Spider5800 wrote:
Most likely for the same reason they didn't release a Cyclonus in the SS line: He was already getting a version in Kingdom, which released simultaneously.

I'm honestly struggling to think of a Beast Wars leader that would have made sense with what they were doing in Kingdom (all S1 characters that actually look like beasts). The original line only really had Optimus (which was way out of scale with the show) and Megatron, who did get one. Only other leader size guys from the show were Transmetals, and that clashes with the aesthetic they were clearly going for here.

Edit: I do agree that they should have used a BETTER mold for Ultra Magnus. If they had, I think it would have been a moot point that he was in the Kingdom line instead of Studio Series. Cyclonus doesn't fit in that well, but the mold is amazing, so who cares.

Sure... Don't get me wrong, I don't care how we get figures like Cyclonus and Galvatron as long as we get them. Just wish that characters like Magnus and Springer would've been in SS86 to get better figures.

Also, ignore my rushed, crappy Ps job (and yes, the perspective is different), and just see that this is roughly what I hope for SS86 Swoop in terms of scale.
The top of his bot head (not dino head peak) is about to the top of Grimlock's shoulder.
But he's still taller and bigger/thicker than OP.

william-james88 wrote:Question for you all, was swoop significantly shorter than the other Dinobots?

Bumblevivisector wrote:Hmmmm, since this line is about the greatest TF:TM accuracy possible, maybe he actually will be Slag instead of Slug.

Here's hoping the scene-description on the back of his box just says, "Excuse me".

Razorbeast88 wrote:Not that I keep the backdrops from SS but I'd love it if Slag's is based off of the iconic "excuse me" line lol

Bumblevivisector wrote:Hmmmm, since this line is about the greatest TF:TM accuracy possible, maybe he actually will be Slag instead of Slug.

Jelze Bunnycat wrote:

Bumblevivisector wrote:Hmmmm, since this line is about the greatest TF:TM accuracy possible, maybe he actually will be Slag instead of Slug.

Not with the UK considering it a naughty word What's in a name, really?

Still happy with my PotP Dinos, so I'll be giving the SS ones a pass.

ZeroWolf wrote:Why are you thinking that UM would have gotten a better figure of in SS? They don't have any different budgets? UM in ss86 would have been what we got in Kingdom. Exactly what we got. Remember, SS86 only exists because Beast Wars has a pesky anniversary year the same as the movie.