Marvel Crossovers Venom Feedback Thread

yovnocrats · 07-14-2008, 09:03 AM

yeah, iron man would join the autobots and be cool until he started telling them to reveal their secret identities. leading to a confusing, and possibly fatal argument over the fact that they don't actually have any.

Quickswitch · 07-14-2008, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by My03Tundra

Venom could easily pass as a Decepticon, but as a character likely wouldn't side with one group or another. Same goes for the Hulk, it all depends on who he is mad at when he goes on a rage or who is in his way. Iron Man and Spider-Man would both side with the Autobots, though.

True, Venom became more of an Anti-Hero after the whole Carnage thing. Although while he's not currently Eddie Brock anymore (he's the Scorpion right?) I think he'd be more inclined to belong to an evil faction then a good one. Plus, if Spider-Man is/was an Autobot, I could see the Decepticons easily winning him over to their side ("Yes, we'll join your 'Decepticons', then we will destroy Spider-Man & feast on his spark!").

The Hulk, I can see being a bit more neutral & attacking both factions when they try to approach &/or recruit him ("Hulk no want to be in group or wear little brand! Hulk already tell gun-arm 'bot from other goup NO! Just leave....Hulk.....ALONE!! RRRRRAAAGGHH!!!").

LoL yovnocrats, & we'll also then need a Skrull TF that can be like Punch/Conter-Punch & get everyone ALL kinds of confused.

Saaaay.... that's not a bad idea... Hear this Hasbro? Give us a Skrull Tansformer that is either A) A Skrull TF wit 2 different allt-modes & 2 different faces/heads OR B) A Skrull TF that has 1 alt-mode & 2 different robot modes. THIS, code be a pretty cool idea I think...

O_O OH! And how about a Galactus TF? Then we'd finally be able to have the two world devourers fight it out.

-Quickswitch

yovnocrats · 07-19-2008, 07:15 PM

well, i finally picked up my venom tonight. and i really don't know why people are calling him the hit of the line. he's fairly mediocre as transformers go, but both of his modes do make me say "cool, i wish things were like this when i was a kid", and the transformation is complex, almost frustratingly so, especially the arms. so, while not the hit of the line, he's still damn cool, and the whole package just oozes 'venom'.

Ray Kremer · 07-20-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Cataclizm1

I love this toy. He looks totally badass psycho killer in both modes. Legs are kind of loose but he can still stand. I think I figured out the waist. I'll post a pic of how I did it since the instructions suck ass. When you have it folded correctly in there, you can peg the chest to the waist and also peg the side fenders to the chest too.

Ah, so that "B82" bit does straighten out on that hinge. It entirely looked like it was supposed to but mine seems to be misaligned or something. After trying to force it I could see it was deforming the plastic. I guess I'll just use more force though.

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Yeah okay, that worked. But jeez.

If you put the wheels behind the shoulders instead of the official transform, the elbows get their full range.

yovnocrats · 07-21-2008, 09:29 AM

PEOPLE! i have found the right way to transform his waist to make it so it isn't jutting forward and up, pics soon.

sorry about the blurry pic, my phone is all i have. but you can see that configuration is about the only way i could find to get his hips straight. the flimsy panel that forms the undercarriage is slightly bent when wedged in there, but there is not enough stress on it to cause any damage worse than what you would normally.

Quickswitch · 07-21-2008, 03:37 PM

I love how trying to figure out the exact way to transform Venom's chest compartments is like trying to solve a Rubik's Cube.

It's like "No, turn it THAT way- no wait THIS way- No Wait!"

I own the toy now myself & I can also agree with his chest/torso being very much a "WTF?" moment. I wonder how the designers dealt with it...

"AWESOME! Good job everyone! Transformers Crossovers Venom is done! *Whew* that was a tricky one, I didn't think we'd even get all the pieces folded away either.."

"Um...wait, what about the panel on the bottom of the car mode? Where can that part fold away into?"

"....Ah crap inna hat."

-Quickswitch

Ray Kremer · 07-23-2008, 12:08 PM

You'd think they would have just left that panel off altogether. Most car transformers don't put a lot of effort into hiding bot kibble in the undercarriage. Hell, plenty of the jet transformers don't.

Quickswitch · 07-23-2008, 12:47 PM

Yeah, seriously. I've been contemplating removing it, just cause it's so much of a problem with the transformation of the toy.

-Quickswitch

Octavius Prime · 07-23-2008, 04:06 PM

Got this guy yesterday - he's a lot of fun. He's a bit more reminiscent of the SWTFs than Hulk is - especially with his arms - but overall he's still much closer to feeling like a "real" transformer. I LOVE that we got a car mode that's both so huge AND a muscle car. Hasbro seems to have taken something of a fascination with them lately, what with Downshift/Big Daddy, Lockdown, and now Venom. Transformation IS pretty ridiculous, but I think I've got it down now. The bot mode is fun too. Unlike more others, I'm not really bothered by the lower legs. I do wish the arms were better engineered to allow for more space and what not, but you can't have everything, I guess.

All in all, he's very good transformer. Not as good as Hulk, but still very good. He has a lot of rare qualities.

Cheebs · 08-10-2008, 09:39 PM

I love this guy! I thought I would like him, but he surpassed my expectations. The only downside is we have a Transformer with a genuine non-trivial transformation and the instructions are not only confusing but flat-out wrong.

I think the main torso "accordion" is supposed to be stretched out completely straight and vertical. It's the only way I've found to avoid bending the thinner "secondary torso accordion".

Anyway, 10/10.