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Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

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Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby hinomars19 » Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:17 pm

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I've had my FOC combaticons for 2 days now, and amidst all the (understandable) hate towards the figures proportions due to Onslaught not being a Voyager, I haven't seen anyone point the finger at Swindle.
He comes in a deluxe class box, with a deluxe price tag, yet he is easily bigger than the other 4. WHY???

People keep saying Onslaught should be a voyager to fix the combiners' issuses, then other people say 'can't be done due to case assortments/ shelf requirements' and all that jazz. OK, I buy that.

But how does Swindle end up being this bloody big whilst Onslaught is puny as hell?

This thing is a design flaw from the start. They are 5 deluxes, but not all the same size. Doesn't take a genius to figure out which should be the bigger of the 5. :HEADHURTS:
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby BeastProwl » Fri Aug 31, 2012 5:40 pm

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Its just how he ended up. They tried to make him as accurate as they could, insert the scramble gimmick, and make him limb worthy. Put all that together, and the proportions they were going for for the combined mode, along with the dumb gimmick, makes disproportionate decepticons.
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby Noideaforaname » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:02 pm

I'd imagine Onslaught was made a Deluxe because that's more show-accurate. Onslaught doesn't tower over the others in the game, so a Voyager among Deluxes really wouldn't work.

As for Swindle's size, that's just one of those odd toy quirks. All Deluxes use roughly the same amount of actual material, meaning "heavy" types tend to be much shorter than "lightweights" (HftD Hailstorm and RotF Lockdown are the extremes of this phenomenon). Swindle is less bulky than his comrades, ergo he has more mass to put into height. It doesn't help that his relatively empty chest armor also gives the illusion of mass.



I do like how the Wrecker retool takes advantage of the Swindle mold's size and uses it for Roadbuster.
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby ???? » Sat Sep 01, 2012 8:04 am

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I think he is fat not big exactly .




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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby hinomars19 » Sat Sep 01, 2012 1:03 pm

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千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




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He isn't taller, but overall he's 'beefier'. My point is if Onslaught had those proportions, the combined mode wouldn't look so 'stringy'.

BTW, thanks for that pic, I was nearly there with that mis-transform of Blast-off. You've made mine look better now ;)
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby Motorthing » Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:50 am

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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby horus » Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:26 pm

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He's just too hollow
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby DevastaTTor » Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:39 pm

千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




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Quite possibly the best photo I've seen of Bruticus combined, maybe it's this paint scheme. Maybe I'll pick up the retail release after all.

Edit: well it's a good picture even if I can't quote it. :roll:
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby PrymeStriker » Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:10 pm

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DevastaTTor wrote:
千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




321321321.jpg

Quite possibly the best photo I've seen of Bruticus combined, maybe it's this paint scheme. Maybe I'll pick up the retail release after all.

Edit: well it's a good picture even if I can't quote it. :roll:


Hmph. I'm being forced to pick up the retail release. Budget.
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby DevastaTTor » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:32 am

PrymeStriker wrote:
DevastaTTor wrote:
千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




321321321.jpg

Quite possibly the best photo I've seen of Bruticus combined, maybe it's this paint scheme. Maybe I'll pick up the retail release after all.

Edit: well it's a good picture even if I can't quote it. :roll:


Hmph. I'm being forced to pick up the retail release. Budget.

If budget's a consideration, are you also considering the G2 release? It's actually cheaper than the retail release. (Unless you're not in the US)
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby PrymeStriker » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:54 am

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DevastaTTor wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
DevastaTTor wrote:
千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




321321321.jpg

Quite possibly the best photo I've seen of Bruticus combined, maybe it's this paint scheme. Maybe I'll pick up the retail release after all.

Edit: well it's a good picture even if I can't quote it. :roll:


Hmph. I'm being forced to pick up the retail release. Budget.

If budget's a consideration, are you also considering the G2 release? It's actually cheaper than the retail release. (Unless you're not in the US)


And go for an even uglier colors? I'm fine with the retail release. I actually like that better than the G2.
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby DevastaTTor » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:49 pm

PrymeStriker wrote:
DevastaTTor wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
DevastaTTor wrote:
千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




321321321.jpg

Quite possibly the best photo I've seen of Bruticus combined, maybe it's this paint scheme. Maybe I'll pick up the retail release after all.

Edit: well it's a good picture even if I can't quote it. :roll:


Hmph. I'm being forced to pick up the retail release. Budget.

If budget's a consideration, are you also considering the G2 release? It's actually cheaper than the retail release. (Unless you're not in the US)


And go for an even uglier colors? I'm fine with the retail release. I actually like that better than the G2.

Fair enough; go for the retail colors.
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby gavinfuzzy » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:23 pm

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DevastaTTor wrote:
PrymeStriker wrote:
DevastaTTor wrote:
千代爸爸 wrote:I think he is fat not big exactly .




321321321.jpg

Quite possibly the best photo I've seen of Bruticus combined, maybe it's this paint scheme. Maybe I'll pick up the retail release after all.

Edit: well it's a good picture even if I can't quote it. :roll:


Hmph. I'm being forced to pick up the retail release. Budget.

If budget's a consideration, are you also considering the G2 release? It's actually cheaper than the retail release. (Unless you're not in the US)


Remember the original source of the G2 image? It was from a Chinese hasbro product catalog of sorts... I'm sure they will be released here too. :lol: Also, collector shops are taking orders on the "Amazon" G2 bruticus for around $88 USD, which in still cheaper than the $116 I would spent if I were to buy the regular ones off retail. :lol:

I'm waiting for Takara's take on this... Please be game accurate colours. :PRAY:
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby ???? » Fri Sep 07, 2012 7:16 am

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hinomars19 wrote:He isn't taller, but overall he's 'beefier'. My point is if Onslaught had those proportions, the combined mode wouldn't look so 'stringy'.
BTW, thanks for that pic, I was nearly there with that mis-transform of Blast-off. You've made mine look better now ;)


how about this time ? :D


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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby GuyIncognito » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:49 am

千代爸爸 wrote:
how about this time ? :D


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Did you just rotate the thighs? Interesting, but I think it makes him look even more lanky and awkward.
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby BeastProwl » Sat Sep 08, 2012 3:31 pm

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Found this on TFW. Might want to try it out.
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So is it true that his legs don't move at the hip at all?
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby RAcast » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:21 pm

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So is it true that his legs don't move at the hip at all?

It was my understanding that he had ratchety hip joints...?
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

Postby BeastProwl » Sat Sep 08, 2012 7:24 pm

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RAcast wrote:It was my understanding that he had ratchety hip joints...?

Maybe he does in that mode? IDK.
Edit* He has hip movement in that mode 8)
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Re: Why is FOC Swindle so darn big?

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