recent openings
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:08 pmgot around to opening a few of my recent purchases and here some thoughts that everyone can ignore:
Black Animated Voyager Prime= first time handling that mold, love it, the face mask gimmick and color scheme makes me think of it almost as a crossover, been thinking about attending njcc too much lately, I present Snake Eyes Optimus. Nemesis has been overused, I'm making up my own names now. WIN.
Hailstorm= Alt mode looks nice, "firing" missiles are nonsense. Too small for the type of bot/vehicle it is supposed to represent, scale kills this one for me. FAIL.
Generations Blurr= Nice retool with the well known questionable paint apps. I don't examine my toys with a magnifying glass so I can overlook this. Love the guns, I totally get a G1 Blurr vibe which I imagine was the intent. WIN.
Breacher= love love love this toy, colors, design, a gun. This is what all scout figures, probably my favorite class (dont how to classify alternity, my current fave line). For the price and playability. WIN.
NightOpsRatchet= Finally a Ratchet that isnt puke green/brown. Dont know why this mold gets all the hating. I personally enjoy the look and feel and "cool" color scheme. If you dont have a movie Voyager Ratchet this is the one to get. Well ok maybe the premium best buy one is the one to get. WHY NOT.
Challenge At Cybertron= Cyclonus-need i say more?
Rodimus- Nice back fill if you missed the original classics release, and ideal for the 3rd party stuff coming later this year. Recommend keeping in bot mode, Windows and Flames are a wide right miss.
Galvatron- Another mold that gets no love, first time spending an extended period handling, and its not so bad, understated colors display nicely in bot mode, If they oversized to Voyager it would make this set a must have, but no, still deluxe. Overall set = WHY NOT.
WFC Megatron= The cannon, the colors, the look, everything about this screams win, but as Galvatron above its a deluxe, will do in a pinch if you need a Megs, and I love it, but still have to give it just a. WHY NOT.
WFC Soundwave=My second favorite Decepticon (Skywarp), bot mode displays nice as a classics stand-in. Just don't handle it, feels cheap and uninspired in ones hands, too look at from 3 feet away its fabulous but still only rates a WHY NOT.
Lots of WHY NOTS may seem like taking the middleground but just trying to give people on the fence some things (that have all been said before here and much better than I just did) to think about, not everyone can just buy all the figs. Hope I helped anyone.
I may continue this if I get more than 2 replies (pos or neg) So dont (or do) encourage me!
Thank you and sorry to anyone who read all this
Black Animated Voyager Prime= first time handling that mold, love it, the face mask gimmick and color scheme makes me think of it almost as a crossover, been thinking about attending njcc too much lately, I present Snake Eyes Optimus. Nemesis has been overused, I'm making up my own names now. WIN.
Hailstorm= Alt mode looks nice, "firing" missiles are nonsense. Too small for the type of bot/vehicle it is supposed to represent, scale kills this one for me. FAIL.
Generations Blurr= Nice retool with the well known questionable paint apps. I don't examine my toys with a magnifying glass so I can overlook this. Love the guns, I totally get a G1 Blurr vibe which I imagine was the intent. WIN.
Breacher= love love love this toy, colors, design, a gun. This is what all scout figures, probably my favorite class (dont how to classify alternity, my current fave line). For the price and playability. WIN.
NightOpsRatchet= Finally a Ratchet that isnt puke green/brown. Dont know why this mold gets all the hating. I personally enjoy the look and feel and "cool" color scheme. If you dont have a movie Voyager Ratchet this is the one to get. Well ok maybe the premium best buy one is the one to get. WHY NOT.
Challenge At Cybertron= Cyclonus-need i say more?
Rodimus- Nice back fill if you missed the original classics release, and ideal for the 3rd party stuff coming later this year. Recommend keeping in bot mode, Windows and Flames are a wide right miss.
Galvatron- Another mold that gets no love, first time spending an extended period handling, and its not so bad, understated colors display nicely in bot mode, If they oversized to Voyager it would make this set a must have, but no, still deluxe. Overall set = WHY NOT.
WFC Megatron= The cannon, the colors, the look, everything about this screams win, but as Galvatron above its a deluxe, will do in a pinch if you need a Megs, and I love it, but still have to give it just a. WHY NOT.
WFC Soundwave=My second favorite Decepticon (Skywarp), bot mode displays nice as a classics stand-in. Just don't handle it, feels cheap and uninspired in ones hands, too look at from 3 feet away its fabulous but still only rates a WHY NOT.
Lots of WHY NOTS may seem like taking the middleground but just trying to give people on the fence some things (that have all been said before here and much better than I just did) to think about, not everyone can just buy all the figs. Hope I helped anyone.
I may continue this if I get more than 2 replies (pos or neg) So dont (or do) encourage me!
Thank you and sorry to anyone who read all this
Definitely looking forward to some of these figures, and the ones I'm not, I already have. 