Should Transformer toys start using more motorized gimmicks?

brr-icy · Jul 23, 2009

Alexander Quinn said: ↑

Ugh. Just...no.

I see this as a problem on a number of levels. First is expense. If you want a motor small enough not to effect balance, to be able to conform and function in both modes, to not hinder transformation while still being strong enough to do it's job (ie: move a weapon arm or help in transformation), you're talking an insane increase in price. A micro RC motor, like the kind you might find in a penny racer, just isn't going to cut it for any practical application, and even if one was used (for something small like just spinning a gattling gun) it would still hike up the price or cause "corner cutting" in other areas of the figure. We'd either see the general size shrinking, again, or the price going up, again, neither of which I would be willing to give to for this feature.

Second is just a person opinion; do we really need it? As a grown collector I would rather have better paint apps or better engineering or QC. As for kids - they're getting lazy enough as it is. If they can't spin a propellor by themselves or transform a figure without excessive automorphing then it's time to start panicking. Imagination is dying off more and more everyday; motorizing things with lights and sounds and movements only quickens it's death, IMO. Toys should come alive by the power of the mind, not by the power of Duracell.

So I voted 'no', but as a separate series, I'd say 'maybe', just on the off chance of seeing a Masterpiece BW Rhinox with auto spinning Doom Guns.
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Should Transformer toys start using more motorized gimmicks?

Would you like to see Motorized Transformers in the Future?

Yes- Future Transformers should use micro motors in weapons, gimmicks, or auto transformation

No- Transformers should be simple and motor-less.

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Should Transformer toys start using more motorized gimmicks?

Would you like to see Motorized Transformers in the Future?

Yes- Future Transformers should use micro motors in weapons, gimmicks, or auto transformation

No- Transformers should be simple and motor-less.

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