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I bring this up (more then likely again) because of someone's topic earlier and wanted to know what you have used as a substitute or perminate fixure in your Neo G1 collection.

Now im not ever gonna start buying Animated figures as they dont fit in my collection but i saw Animated Swindle a few days back and he is the only one i have seen that i might be able to pass.

So what have you bought against your better judgement and found it fit or did'nt fit.

Counterpunch is your friend;

http://www.seibertron.com/energonpub/neo-g1-displays-a-visual-guide-t66111.php

Animated Swoop fits well.

I like using Cybertron Galvatron for Megatron. Not as common but I love the design so I use it instead of Henkei Megs like a lot of people do

Less and less every year.

There are quite a few figures from other lines I've thrown in my display, some BotCon and Fansproject stuff, RID Brave (Fortress) Maximus, Energon Omega Supreme, Cybertron Metroxplex, Animated Arcee (with a custom IDW head), and Movie Lockdown to name a few. If they look nice and have some fiction to support the character, I'll throw them in. For example I wasn't going to purchase Animated Arcee until I saw the custom head on eBay and I had no interest in movie characters until Lockdown showed up in an IDW comic. But like another poster said, I'm using less and less figures from other lines as Classics are getting more figures.

Do third-party products count?

Im using movieverse Seaspray and Lockdown, the universe repaint Roadbuster (technically he's cybertron), Breacher and Hubcap movieverse scouts and im considering buying a cybertron Metroplex or Dark Scorponok just for their size.

I may buy Armada Unicron or Cybertron Primus just coz theyre cheaper than the repaints

Let's see...

Animated Arcee for, well, Arcee.
City Commander for Ultra Magnus
FP Warbot for Springer
PCC Huffer for Huffer (I'd use the orange Cyb Armorhide repaint, 'cept I dun got it)
Cybertron Armorhide for Pipes
TFTM Big Daddy (Cyb Downshift repaint) as, well, Big Daddy
MP Grimlock as... wait for it... Grimlock!
Music Label Soundwave as Soundwave
ROTF Mindwipe and Bludgeon as themselves
And a few more RoTF figures with head swaps as various Micromasters turned "bulks".

I don't like mixing lines as I don't think the aesthetics ever match. I have no stand-ins at all.

Mykltron wrote:I don't like mixing lines as I don't think the aesthetics ever match. I have no stand-ins at all.

i totally agree with you! i tried it but it just bugs me to know i have an energon or movie fig next to neo g1 fig.

chrisc4 wrote:

Mykltron wrote:I don't like mixing lines as I don't think the aesthetics ever match. I have no stand-ins at all.

i totally agree with you! i tried it but it just bugs me to know i have an energon or movie fig next to neo g1 fig.

I'm a member of their club as well. The only shelf that will have mixed figures is my Universe 2003 one where all the lovely repaints will end up.

I have PCC Huffer, ROTF Seaspray, a BTS trailer for Prime, and WFC Soundwave with Titanium Laserbeak sitting on his arm.

I don't like mixing and matching a whole lot. They usually just don't look right.

But the Aestetics have changed a whole lot, even within just the classics line. The newer RTS Classics have open hands, for instance. And some have rub signs, some don't. Different kinds of rubsigns as well. There's also Energon Combiners and Cybertron guys in there and even movie molds, if we're talking about the entire line. G2 Prime is decidedly movie-esque. The newer figured have jeweled eyes and older ones have clear plastic. And then there's the Japanese's penchant for the shiny either in shiny paint or chromed parts. If we add 3rd part merchendice, then i gotta say that, as cool as City Commander, Protector, and Delicate Warrior are, they don't quite have the same Classics style. Even Cyclonus is an oddity in that his alt. mode is decidedly unrealistic in a line with a more grounded alt. mode.

Since I don't like deluxe cars and G1 Soundwave and the Insecticons have been reissued under the Classics banner, I throw in the G1 Autobot cars like Jazz and Sideswipe.

In addition:

Robotmasters Mirage
Kabaya Prowl alternates with G1 Prowl as he's scout size and more poseable.
Encore Ironhide and Ratchet + custom heads
Energon Omega Supreme
Universe Constructicons (RID Build Team repaints)
Movie Arcee (Energon repaint)
Botcon Chromia
Titanium Seekers
Movie Bludgeon (Wreckage repaint)
Reissue Soundblaster
Device Label Tigatron
G2 Laser Rods
G2 Stormtroopers
G2 Drench

Just off the top of my head:
Cybertron Excellion -> Hot Rod
Cybertron Metroplex -> Metroplex
Energon Omega Sentinel -> Omega Supreme (I liked his uniform color scheme over Energon Omega Supreme)
Energon Bulkhead -> Springer (who I plan to customize slightly to further pay homage to his "namesake"
Animated Snarl -> Snarl
Animated Grimlock -> Grimlock
Animated Wreck-Garr -> Wreck-Garr (soon to become a nameless Junkion)
EDIT: Thought of even more:
Armada Galvatron -> Customized to make Megatron
Energon Shockblast -> Shockwave
ROTF Bludgeon -> Bludgeon
ROTF Brawn -> Brawn


Aside from direct uses of non-Classics characters, any of my non-Classics figures that have unique names (i.e. Demolishor, Crumplezone (Cybertron), Tidal Wave, etc) serve as those namesakes in the same continuity as G1 Optimus Prime. Needless to say, only some of the more extreme movie figures (Megatron comes to mind) and the main cast of Animated that have appeared in previous series don't go in my Classics universe.

Gauntlet101010 wrote:Even Cyclonus is an oddity in that his alt. mode is decidedly unrealistic in a line with a more grounded alt. mode.

Yes, but Classics/Generations/RTS are all based on the G1 cartoon. It's odd that they gave Cyclonus a faithful alt mode and Earthified Kup but thank goodness they didn't Earthify Cyclonus as well.

Okay I know this sounds retarded but can someone please explain this to me a bit more...Neo G1??

Nemesis Destron wrote:Okay I know this sounds retarded but can someone please explain this to me a bit more...Neo G1??

Neo G1, in essence meaning New Generation 1, refers to the figures that have been released under the following lines:
Classics
Henkei (Takara line)
Universe (2008)
Generations
Parts of Reveal the Shield

All of the figures are updated representations of figures released during Generation 1. Hence the name Neo G1.

I currently have Cybertron Swerve standing in for Windcharger until I find the new one. Same for E Downshift and Wheeljack. C Laserbeak and GF Buzzsaw. One stand out is I use C Override as Minerva. Some customs here and there like Trailbreaker and Brawn. Between the official Classicverse figures and the Botcon sets, there's very little need for stand ins any more.

some of my guys from other lines are intended for the CHUG line

Seaspray
Bludgeon
Banzai Tron

but I do have some others in there

Autobots(all on my post 86 movie shelf):

Energon Omega Supreme and Cybertron Primus-both look great behind regular figs
ROTF Brawn as Rollbar
Fallback as Outback

Decepticons:

Armada Unicron
Energon Shockwave

then of course theres 3d party stuff like Warbot Defender and Protector upgrade

A few more:

Armada Demolisher. As I see War for Cybertron as a prequel to G1, I've added him since Demolisher appears in the game.

ROTF Breakdown

Anime face Reissue Bumblebee

Oversized KO Bruticus

Oversized KO Robotmasters Wingstun

Oversized KO Robotmasters Wrecker Hook. Robotmasters is an extension of G1 and these KO's are deluxe size. Wingstun looks great with Acid Storm in both modes.

I mentioned the Titanium Seekers earlier and as a sideline inspired by WFC, the War Within and Megatron:Origin, I have started grouping the pre-Earth versions of TF's together.

WFC Megatron
WFC Optimus Prime
WFC Soundwave
Titanium Thrust as Terrorsaur
Titanium Starscream
Titanium Sunstorm
Titanium Thundercracker
Universe Ratbat
G1 Shockwave
G1 Springer
Armada Demolisher
Vector Prime
Energon Omega Supreme
The Technobots
Classics Jetfire
Generations Thunderwing
Reissue Sixshot
The various Energon Starscream repaints as Air Warriors/Seekers (Thanks Botcon)
Universe Dirge with Cybertron Starscream as Thrust
Cybertron Ransack. He appears in G1 in last years Auto Assembly comic. Think a white repaint would make a great WW Groove.

Heralds of Unicron:

Cybertron Sideways. Herald of Unicron and supposed to be the same character as Robotmasters/G1 Double Face. That said, I do think he'd make a nice Cybertronian version of G2 Skyjack/fall.
Botcon Ramjet
Titanium Fallen/Megatronus Prime

Added with a bit of licence:

Oversized Classics Octane/Tankor. That truck mode just looks Cybertronian to me. Really reminds me of WW Motormaster.
G1 Onslaught in battle platform mode. Reminds me of his War Within vehicle mode.
Robotmasters Victory Leo
Cybertron Soundwave as Logos Prime

Cybertronian modes but I feel their heads make them look slightly out of place:

Landmine
Cloudburst
Skullgrin
Bombburst
Submarauder
Topspin
Twintwist
Reissue Kup

chrisc4 wrote:

Mykltron wrote:I don't like mixing lines as I don't think the aesthetics ever match. I have no stand-ins at all.

i totally agree with you! i tried it but it just bugs me to know i have an energon or movie fig next to neo g1 fig.

Because G1 didn't look different between Seasons 1-2, 3, Headmasters, Masterforce, Victory, etc?

I used to feel like you all do on this. Then I put G1 Blur next to G1 Hound and said...F.uck it.

Cybertron Galvatron - best since G1
ROTF Bludgeon
(ROTF) Terradive (just like him)
(Movie) Fracture
(Movie) Stockade + = Trailbreaker
ROTF Mindwipe (I use him as Blast Off)
(Movie) Big Daddy

There are so many. I want to get Superlink Galvatron G as a better stand in than the Universe Galvatron. Plus he has the right size to be Galvie.

I have Dark Scorponok as Black Zarak
I have Cybertron Megatron as Overlord
Micron Legend Magna Convoy as God Ginrai