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11-19-2008, 12:38 PM
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#81 | | Technobot Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,436 Location: Autobot City Collection Count: 100+ News Credits: 3 | GRAHHHH Dammit. At first I was all hate hate hate on these now I'm think mehh they ain't so bad. And now I feel myself wanting to buy them after I was so adamant on having nothing to do with them.
The Kitbasher in me thinks something can be done to two of the scout classes bots and make them into something else or more.
Damn it, damn it all to hell.   Taking Commissions email or PM me today to get yours!!! | 
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11-19-2008, 01:39 PM
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#82 | | Harvester of Sorrow Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 998 Location: Brooklyn, NY Collection Count: Enough where my wife wants to kill me. | Quote:
Originally Posted by aprim  Who needs hands...they should combine into a bomb and just explode...
Seriously they just look horrible to me, but hey if that’s cool with you. Its all yours man.
The heads all small like Beatlejuice, all deformed.
It looks like the creation matrix was drinking and smoking while pregnant with this one. | opposable thumbs = Win
Giant claws = Fail | |
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11-19-2008, 01:53 PM
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#83 | | Caped Invader Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,138 Location: NY Collection Count: No clue News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by General Tekno How did they do this better in 85?
Firstly, back then they had no knees or elbows.
Secondly, in this one all the parts integrate properly in altmode and robot mode. The vehicle weapons become robot weapons and then the arms and legs, while the heads are hidden in the center 'bot.
Though the G1 figures do look nice these are more impressive from an engineering standpoint.
Asthetics is in the eye of the beholder, sure, but engineering wise these are superior. |
IMO in 85 they looked a lot better.. They had Personality and at least hands, feet. These look terrible together. I really can’t understand how this even passed as a combiner. Who the hell said “yea perfect…great job make that”
They should be fired.
I will admit that the individual parts look better when in robot mode but the combination just looks wrong. It’s like it shouldn't even be a super mode for these 5.
25 years later can't make elbows and knees??
Blast off is a tank?? Who’s naming these things. 
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11-19-2008, 02:22 PM
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#84 | | TFcon TF:A Trivia Champ Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,103 Location: Edmonton, AB, CA Collection Count: >200 News Credits: 24 | Bruticus DOES have knees.
And he has elbows after a fashion depending on how he's combined.
But keep in mind that the individual robot modes are far superior to the G1 ones as well.
I will concede that the use of 3 molds rather than 5 is a bit disappointing, but knowing why they did so (it's a repaint to sell as a store exclusive) I don't begrudge Hasbro.
And I think Blast-off works better as a tank than Swindle does. I actually don't mind Swindle as a helicopter - it suggests that he managed to con his way up in the world. | |
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11-19-2008, 02:23 PM
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#85 | | TFcon TF:A Trivia Champ Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,103 Location: Edmonton, AB, CA Collection Count: >200 News Credits: 24 | Bruticus DOES have knees.
And he has elbows after a fashion depending on how he's combined.
But keep in mind that the individual robot modes are far superior to the G1 ones as well.
I will concede that the use of 3 molds rather than 5 is a bit disappointing, but knowing why they did so (it's a repaint to sell as a store exclusive) I don't begrudge Hasbro.
And I think Blast-off works better as a tank than Swindle does. I actually don't mind Swindle as a helicopter - it suggests that he managed to con his way up in the world. | |
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11-19-2008, 02:31 PM
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#86 | | Harvester of Sorrow Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 998 Location: Brooklyn, NY Collection Count: Enough where my wife wants to kill me. | Quote:
Originally Posted by General Tekno Bruticus DOES have knees.
And he has elbows after a fashion depending on how he's combined.
But keep in mind that the individual robot modes are far superior to the G1 ones as well.
I will concede that the use of 3 molds rather than 5 is a bit disappointing, but knowing why they did so (it's a repaint to sell as a store exclusive) I don't begrudge Hasbro. And I think Blast-off works better as a tank than Swindle does. I actually don't mind Swindle as a helicopter - it suggests that he managed to con his way up in the world. | I didn't realize that tanks can "Blast Off" | |
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11-19-2008, 02:35 PM
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#87 | | Herald of Unicron Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,782 Location: BC, Canada | This is why I'm glad average TF fans aren't calling all the shots. Everything would be so financially mismanaged that the line would just tank hard.
Aprim, you also have to remember that these molds were developed for Energon, where the running theme was Energon weapons. So the combiners took it a step further, and used Energon weapons that doubled as the hand/foot attachments. Some were more successful than others, but that's what you get when you're trying to develop six different vehicle integrated triple changing (Quadruple, even) weapon attachments.
And this is a store exclusive. They're not going to go all out developing new molds and re-engineering pieces for that. Your demands are so preposterous it's almost funny. | |
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11-19-2008, 02:43 PM
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#88 | | May be tripping balls Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,842 Location: Staring at the refrigerator Collection Count: Um... this is going to need a trip into the attic | Quote:
Originally Posted by Baccala1976 I didn't realize that tanks can "Blast Off" | Argue with a tank and it'll blast your face off. 
The perfect haiku would have just two syllables: Airwolf.
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11-19-2008, 02:47 PM
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#89 | | Harvester of Sorrow Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 998 Location: Brooklyn, NY Collection Count: Enough where my wife wants to kill me. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Optimus Sledge Argue with a tank and it'll blast your face off. | Ahhh, but then it's name should be "Blast Your face off"  | |
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11-19-2008, 02:49 PM
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#90 | | Caped Invader Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,138 Location: NY Collection Count: No clue News Credits: 1 | Quote:
Originally Posted by mx-01 archon This is why I'm glad average TF fans aren't calling all the shots. Everything would be so financially mismanaged that the line would just tank hard.
Aprim, you also have to remember that these molds were developed for Energon, where the running theme was Energon weapons. So the combiners took it a step further, and used Energon weapons that doubled as the hand/foot attachments. Some were more successful than others, but that's what you get when you're trying to develop six different vehicle integrated triple changing (Quadruple, even) weapon attachments.
And this is a store exclusive. They're not going to go all out developing new molds and re-engineering pieces for that. Your demands are so preposterous it's almost funny. |
I’m not a fan of Energon so I wouldn't know. I’m pretty much G1, and Classics.
I guess that’s why I never understood Energon/cybertron fans, the figs seemed cheep and now I see they are.
I can't understand how a decent combiner is "preposterous" for the 25th line!
Optimus Prime is a reissue for the 10000000th time at a 70-80 dollar price tag. Now that preposterous!
Wal-Mart Excusive Masterpiece StarScream,
Wal-Mart Exclusive Rumble, Ravage, Toys R Us exclusive WWI Grimlock, Prowl..
Shall I go on being preposterous or maybe do some exclusives get new molds??
It’s the 25th line, it should be awesome, not weak repaints of shitty toys.
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