Pics of BT-21 Arcee In and Out of Package

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Type-R, Jul 6, 2008.

  1. shibamura_prime

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    S2000 doesn't look half bad in white.
     
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    Safe to say, the head is the major letdown for this figure. That said, I like this mold and it seems to fit just right for Arcee. Wanna see more pics of her in robot mode!
     
  3. Cungitron

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    I'll get this as my Universe Arcee is out of scale with my Alts in robot mode. But alt mode fits very nicely.
     
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    it's not bad, will get it for completism sake.
     
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    ^ Yeah, that's about right.

    I like the deco and it is cool to get another G1 bot into the mix, but damn, they couldn't have just done a new head? Just think how many more collectors would have bought it if "she" had a better head.
     
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    WOW! Takara has been known to go above and beyond the call of duty to make things accurate... what happened here? Paint a S2000 pink and white then slap Arcee on it?!

    Hmmmm... poor shelf warmer Arcee, lol
     
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    guess I'll be keeping an eye out for that then.
     
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    Agreed. If there was a better head, I may have actually considered this one. But even that might not have been enough to save this one, as I already have two of this mold and really didn't want to get a third.
     
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    It doesn't look, well.. female at all. The only thing feminine about this is the color pink. Like someone said, it's a tranny Arcee.
     
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    He looks okay,but why did they name him after a "female" Autobot?And that pink
    paint job might have the other guys talking.:sly2: 
     
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    I still think this is one of the laziest, most overt cash-grabs of the BT line.

    However, of its equally lazy wave breathren (Convoy, Argent Meister and Bluestreak) this is the only one I'm actually considering getting. At least it is a "new" character (well, one that hasn't previously existed as a BT or Alt). And I have to say, she looks pretty damn great in vehicle mode, with the pearl white paint and the pink seats.

    Someone earlier mentioned she could work as Minerva. I almost wonder if it would have been smarter for Takara to release this AS Minerva. The paint job could be more or less the same, maybe just with an orange face. And people wouldn't be as quick to begrudge her her masculinity. Sure it's an obscure character, but as it's probably only uber-nerd fans who would buy this fig to begin with, they might actually appreciate the obscurity.
     
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    It's for the best.
     
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    That's a neat little car. It's a good alt. form for Arcee. But that head is just one big HOLY SH**. I won't get it because I don't have any of the Alternators/Binaltech line figures.

    Ye think? She seems to be the equivalent of a nerdy fandboy with facial hair in a Sailor Moon outfit.
     
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    nice figure just not to crazy about the face.
     
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    Decepticharge doesn't get enough love. As for the S2000, I like it quite well as Overdrive, but I think another design would have suited Overdrive better. I also like the original Mustang design for Windcharger.

    Anyways, I'm excited about getting these new BTs :) 
     
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    thats what i was thinking, if any transformer could be or look very transexual, this is it!
     
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    I STILL think they should have given her a new head and a new chestplate. She's just Decepticharge in white, pink, and red. That'd be a laugh if Hasbro did it. I can see it now: Alternators Decepticharge-Valentine's Day Edition! :redface2: 

    Dammit, Takara-Tomy. :banghead:  Ever since the merger it's been nothing but bad luck, hasn't it?
     
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    Manliest robot on Earth.
     
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    Looks very feminine. In a bull-dike sorta way.