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itscramtastic wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

frogbat wrote:If I dint have the previous versions n I might consider this.. prefer having the targetmaster over accessories I don't use in displaying him. Wish they wouldn't use the chrome tho...

I hate the damn fishing rod. I never use it with Hot Rod and it's too damn long to fit in my usual tidy box of action figure accessories. Targetmasters are so mucb better.

I've realized I haven't displayed him with the fishing rod once now that you made that comment.

Carnivius_Prime wrote:On the #3 pic how the heck are the wheels supposed to turn into burgundy?

Kurona wrote:I'm not entirely sure there's a word in the English lexicon to describe the extents to which I'm underwhelmed and disappointed right now. Is this really it? What's the red strip on his legs even supposed to be? Why did you even bother redecoing him for this release if this is all you're going to do?

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I tried to make mine copy your figure's pose cos it's cool.

itscramtastic wrote:

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I tried to make mine copy your figure's pose cos it's cool.

Nailed it, Carn!!

Is that the OS Arcee?! And which Targetmaster?

shajaki wrote: And even with all the explanations, no ones said what the deal is with those stripes on the shins...

shajaki wrote:Pretty much sums up my feelings. For all their good lately, this kind of makes me feel disillusioned. And even with all the explanations, no ones said what the deal is with those stripes on the shins...

itscramtastic wrote:Very nice Carnivus, very nice indeed!! Gotta get those weapons where you can!!

shajaki wrote:And even with all the explanations, no ones said what the deal is with those stripes on the shins...

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:Very nice Carnivus, very nice indeed!! Gotta get those weapons where you can!!

Thanks. And replicating your figure's pose made me realise Hot Rod can bend forwards at the waist. I didn't notice that before. Knew he could turn at the waist (even that is a bonus when it's available on a figure though I can understand on some where transformation doesn't allow for it) but yeah didn't realise he had that extra articulation there too. Cheers.

Sabrblade wrote:

shajaki wrote:And even with all the explanations, no ones said what the deal is with those stripes on the shins...

Cyberpath wrote:Here's one more...

Source: http://hobby.dengeki.com/news/429451/

itscramtastic wrote:He's reaaaaaally posable. And after tightening up his joints in his legs he's even better!!

Carnivius_Prime wrote:

itscramtastic wrote:He's reaaaaaally posable. And after tightening up his joints in his legs he's even better!!

Mine do seem pretty tight overall. Dunno if that's cos it was a cheap 'KO' version that may have improved on any joint loosness? I dunno. It did include the Matrix to put in his chest which i been told the official release doesn't.
See now I feel I shouldn't even be posting in this topic cos I bought the very cheap (but very high quality) one from china whereas a lot of you folk probably spent lots of money on official product.

Sabrblade wrote:So just so it's clear, this deco is accurate to how Hot Rod looked in The Rebirth, in which he was colored in Rodimus Prime's animation-erroneous deco that AKOM made frequent use of in Season 3. So hes accurate to an incorrect color scheme.

The shin stripes, however, are a case of Takara treating the lighting/shading on Hot Rod's shins as literally as possible.

Cyberpath wrote:
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Carnivius_Prime wrote:

Cyberpath wrote:
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The engine block lifts up to provide another weapon port even on the non-Targetmaster version? I did not know this. I was using the guns on the roof... which to be honest I think I prefer anyways as it makes more sense (especially if he has passengers who'd like to actually see out of the windshield properly) and just looks better. But yeah I didn't know about that.

Cyberpath wrote:Yeah, there are two configurations, here's a closer look --

Sabrblade wrote:

shajaki wrote:And even with all the explanations, no ones said what the deal is with those stripes on the shins...

Carnivius_Prime wrote:I did offer a thought that it could be the way his shins were often shaded in the cartoon. The front of them appearing much lighter than the other sides. I dunno.

itscramtastic wrote:I mean, I would've preferred a Black Hot Rod redeco,

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Pre-ordered. This looks fantastic, and I love it far more than the original MP release

shajaki wrote:

D-Maximus_Prime wrote:Pre-ordered. This looks fantastic, and I love it far more than the original MP release

Where at?

Sabrblade wrote:You know, I wouldn't be surprised if Takara were to name this figure "Hot Rod" instead of "Hot Rodimus" since he was called "Hot Rod" instead of "Hot Rodimus" n the Japanese dub of "The Rebirth".