Shockwave really really really really really really really really really needs to be purple.

 

Prime's legs don't come entirely from the rear of the vehicle. They're formed from the entire frame of the truck...from the front all the way to the rear, with a small amount of bodywork contributing to the armored appearance.

In fact, if you do the measurements of the leader class toy and figure out the scale compared to the actual length of the real life truck, then apply the same scale to the robot form, his stated height is pretty much on the money.

 

If the framework of the Peterbuilt is what forms the upper legs then that works. The problem with the leader class toy is that the transformation is only halfway accurate. It gets the upperbody right but the lower half of the toy transforms in a completely different manner than what the movie portrays. The sleeper part of the peterbuilt doesn't really contribute at all to the toy design whereas in the movie design it makes up the entirety of the lower legs and some of the panels cover his back.

Considering how friggen weird the transformations are in the movie at times its understandable that the toys can't fully replicate what appears on scren.

 

Here you go again. I have updated the chart with new robots and their alt. modes. Removed the scale lines, added text, improved image quality and reduced size. In my opinion this is the most reliable and authentic scale of Transformers movie characters. Feel free to comment.

 

Make it bigger, please.

 

Now ?

 

Much better, thanks.

 

Happy 2011 everyone!

I'd like to share something I saved from a while back, it was created by "hunabku 777". 

 

These are nice, but the ROTF one especially is WAY off.

 

Yes, I would say Jetfire is comfortably taller than Blackout/Grindor.

 

yah! jolt got invited to the party!

 

MY PERSONAL FINAL MOVIE-VERSE SCALE:

G=Legends; N=Legion; S=Scout; C=Commander; P=Play set; D=Deluxe; V=Voyager; A=Human Alliance; L=Leader;
TF=Transformers; RF=Revenge of the Fallen; DM=Dark of the Moon; HD= Hunt for the Decepticons; MT=Movie Trilogy;
RM=Robot Mode; AM=Alternate Mode.

3/1 Insecticon (S, HD10) [RM][AM]
1/3 Wheelie (D, RF09) [RM]; Scalpel (S, RF09) [RM]; Ejector (S, RF09) [RM]
1/5 Wheelie (D, RF09) [AM]
1/6 Wheelie (G, RF09) [RM]; Scalpel (S, RF09) [AM]; Ejector (S, RF09) [AM]
1/11 Wheelie (G, RF09) [AM]
1/20 The Matrix (V, HD10)
1/24 Bumblebee (A, RF09) [RM]
1/27 Bumblebee (A, RF09) [AM]; Roller (N, DM11) [RM, AM]; Soundwave (A, DM12) [AM]
1/28 Ironhide (L, DM11) [RM]
1/29 Ironhide (L, DM11) [AM]; Sam Witwicky (A, RF09)
1/30 Dylan Gould (A, DM12); Soundwave (A, DM12) [RM]; Laserbeak (A, DM12); Ravage (G, HD10); The Twins (D, RF09) [RM] [AM]
1/32 Optimus Prime (L, DM11) [AM]; Sideswipe (D, RF09) [AM]
1/33 Bumblebee (D, HD10) [RM]; Wheeljack (D, DM12) [RM]
1/34 Optimus Prime (L, DM11) [RM]
1/35 Sideswipe (D, RF09) [RM]; Bumblebee (D, HD10) [AM]
1/37 Barricade (D, DM11) [AM]
1/38 Jetpower Optimus Prime (L, Jetfire's feet raised up); Wheeljack (D, DM12) [AM]
1/40 Jetpower Optimus Prime (L, FWI-3); Starscream (L, HD10) [RM]
1/41 Barricade (D, DM11) [RM]; Sentinel Prime (L, DM11) [RM]
1/43 Jetpower Optimus Prime (L, Official transformation)
1/44 Jetpower Optimus Prime (L, Jetfire's feet)
1/45 Ratchet (D, DM11) [RM]
1/46 Ratchet (D, DM11) [AM]
1/47 Sentinel Prime (L, DM11) [AM]; Jetpower Optimus Prime (L, DM11)
1/48 Optimus Prime (V, HD10) [AM]
1/49 Optimus Prime (V, HD 10) [RM]
1/54 Starscream (V, RF09) [RM]
1/57 Shockwave (V, DM11)
1/58 Optmus Prime (D, MT12) [AM]; Sideswipe (N, DM11) [AM]; Sideways (G, RF09) [AM]
1/59 Optimus Prime (D, MT12) [RM]
1/61 Leadfoot (N, DM11) [RM]; Soundwave (N, DM11) [AM]
1/62 Starscream (L, HD10) [AM]
1/65 Soundwave (N, DM11) [RM]; Sideswipe (N, DM11) [RM]
1/66 Jetfire (L, DM11) [RM]; Bumblebee (N, DM11) [AM]
1/67 Trailer (D, MT12)
1/69 The Wreckers (N, DM11) [AM]
1/70 Sideways (G, RF09) [RM]; Roadbuster (N, DM11) [RM]
1/72 Jetfire (L, DM11) [AM]
1/73 Crowbar (N, DM11) [AM]
1/75 Bumblebee (N, DM11) [RM]
1/76 Crankcase (N, DM11) [RM]
1/79 Ironhide (C, DM11) [RM]
1/80 Topspin (N, DM11) [RM]
1/81 Crankcase (N, DM11) [AM]; Ratchet (N, DM11) [RM][AM]
1/82 Ironhide (C, DM11) [AM]
1/84 Megatron III (C, DM11) [AM]
1/87 Crowbar (N, DM11) [RM]
1/90 Optimus Prime (C, DM11) [RM]; Starscream (V, RF09) [AM]
1/95 Optimus Prime (C, DM11) [AM]
1/96 Soundwave (G, DM11)
1/101 Sentinel Prime (C, DM11) [RM]
1/102 Demolishor (V, RF09) [RM]; Mixmaster (G, RF09) [AM]
1/106 Megatron III (C, DM11) [RM]
1/109 Brawl (G, TF08) [RM]
1/110 Brawl (G,TF08) [AM]
1/114 Optimus Prime (G, RF09) [RM]
1/117 Bonecrusher (G, HD10) [RM]
1/118 Blackout (C, DM11) [RM]; Bonecrusher (G, HD10) [AM]
1/122 Mixmaster (G, RF09) [RM]; Scorponok (C, DM11)
1/124 Sentinel Prime (C, DM11) [AM]
1/127 Optimus Prime (G, RF09) [AM]
1/128 Demolishor (V, RF09) [AM]
1/135 Starscream (N, DM11) [RM]
1/142 Megatron I (G, TF08); Rampage (G, RF09) [RM]; Rampage (G, HD10) [RM]
1/143 The Fallen (G, RF09) [RM]
1/150 Megatron II (G, RF09)
1/162 Long Haul (G, RF09) [AM]
1/163 Jetpower Optimus Prime (G, RF09)
1/171 Scrapper (G, RF09) [RM]
1/183 Overload (G, RF09) [RM]
1/184 Rampage (G, RF09) [AM]; Rampage (G, HD10) [AM]
1/205 Scrapper (G, RF09) [AM]
1/213 Starscream (N, DM11) [AM]
1/222 Blackout (C, DM11) [AM]
1/232 Overload (G, RF09) [AM]
1/234 Devastator (G, RF09); Jetfire (G, RF09) [RM]
1/239 Hightower (G, RF09) [RM]
1/256 Long Haul (G, HD10) [AM]
1/257 Hightower (G, RF09) [AM]
1/266 Scavenger (G, RF09) [AM]
1/283 Long Haul (G, HD10) [RM]
1/305 The Ark (P, DM11) [AM]
1/330 Long Haul (G, RF09) [RM]
1/352 Scavenger (G, RF09) [RM]
1/368 Jetfire (G, RF09) [AM]

Robot Heights for reference:
100' Devastator
90' The Ark
75' Demolishor, Scavenger
65' Long Haul
55' Hightower
50' Jetfire
45' Scrapper
40' The Fallen, Power-up Optimus Prime
37' Megatron II
35' Megatron I, Rampage
33' Blackout, Grindor, Megatron III, Sentinel Prime
31' Starscream
30' Overload, Shockwave
28' Optimus Prime
25' Bonecrusher, Brawl
22' Ironhide, Mixmaster, Soundwave I
20' Crankcase, Crowbar, Ratchet
17' Jolt, Topspin
16' Barricade, Bumblebee, Roadbuster, Sideways, Soundwave II
15' Hatchet, Sideswipe, Wheeljack
14' Leadfoot, Mirage
13'6'' Trailer
13' Jazz
8' Mudflap, Skids
7' Arcee, (Chromia), (Elita One), (Roller)
6' Igor
5'9.5'' Dylan Gould
5'9'' Carly Spencer, Sam Witwicky
5'6'' Alice
5'4'' Mikaela Banes
4' Frenzy, Laserbeak, Ravage, Reedman, Scorponok
1'6'' Wheelie
1' Brains, Ejector, Scalpel
8'' The Matrix (20'' in length)
1'' Insecticon

 

I think that pic probably sums up every excuse Bay has for pretty much just using cars and trucks for new TF characters since DOTM... lol

 

I think this is the best size-chart

 

This one is one of the best but it's still not perfect as far as scale goes.

 

If it wasn't as cluttered...

 

Jolt, Electrify!

 

Soundwave is that small?

 

Wait, are you telling me that that isn't actually a frame from RotF?!

WHA?!!

 

Does anyone have the DOTM heights?
These are my guesses for the new characters:

Shockwave-34ft
Crankcase-16ft
Crowbar-17ft
Hatchet-12ft (About 16ft Length)
Soundwave-13ft
Megatron-34ft
Laserbeak-6ft Length (8ft Wingspan)
Igor-1ft
Driller-800ft (I have no idea on that one)
Sentinel Prime-32ft
Mirage/Dino-16ft
Wheeljack/Que-14ft
Topspin-17ft
Roadbuster-16ft
Leadfoot-12ft
Brains-1ft

Also, Ironhide looks a bit shorter and stockier in this one, I'd say he's closer to Ratchet's height than in TF1, maybe even a foot or so below.

Any guesses for the TF4 bots? I think Optimus will be a little taller than before, and judging by the images we've seen, Grimlock will be about 65ft tall in bot mode.