necr0blivion wrote:I think you're underestimating nostalgia. Also some people have a complete reverence for history, which this release is definitely a big part of.
Classics and MP versions are wonderful, and usually have better articulation, but never underestimate actual G1 figures. There's a place for all figures when you're a Transformers fan.
I'm torn with this post.
Part of me wholeheartedly agrees. I mean, I couldn't even stomach the thought of RtS Perceptor in my Neo-G1 collection when the G1 looks so much better.
Yet, on the other hand...the Classics and Masterpiece updates on most (not all) of the figures have put G1 completely to shame. Granted, that's an opinion and not a fact, but it's one that's widely held.
So, I'm really torn. Part of me wants to agree, part of me wants to disagree.
However, I will say there's room for this reissue. For several reasons:
1.) Crazy Devy's attachments do give it quite a bit of articulation and update it.
2.) It's friggin' Devastator. The original has always had a soft spot in a lot of collector's hearts. Mine included. That's big for me to admit.
3.) The iGear (or whoever it is...) Devastator will be $600.00. SIX HUNDRED FRIGGIN' DOLLARS. I could pay $130.00 for Devastator, or $600.00...umm, gee, lemme think...
Yeah, I'll save the price of a CAR PAYMENT, and stick with the badass reissue.
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