MasterShooter Collectibles not-Swindle figure for Generations Armada Starscream

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by Insane Galvatron, Oct 18, 2014.

  1. Scaleface

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    I'm hoping for the grey and white one as Daniel for Arcee.
     
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    Too generic. Little to no ties to the original.

    Car mode needed. Proper colors needed.
     
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    As a big fan of Armada Starscream & Swindle, this is a disappointing addition. Basically half-assed colors to represent the character on a mold that's uncharacteristic of said character. I get the cost/production aspect of it and all, but it doesn't make it any way an appealing purchase to me.
     
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    Not interested personally. If they were going with Armada Starscream's partner, they missed the mark. His minicon was a F1 race car, not a targetmaster. What would have been fantastic would be a triple changer minicon that had a gun form in addition to his F1 and robot modes.
     
  5. Scaleface

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    It's just a short run recolor of their not-Pinpointer mold done as a con exclusive. MSC always makes "targetmaster" versions of partner characters... Ginrai, Buster and Hydra, etc.
     
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    I'm not big on third party figs but an Armada Swindle update is something I'd actually buy. This however doesn't cut it in the least. There's no real reason I'd want a targetmaster partner for Starscream and this doesn't even resemble swindle at all. Maybe it's just me but this thing's bad at least for the purpose it's being advertised for
     
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    Are they serious? Not only is the red a much darker shade, but the color placement is all wrong. Even if they couldn't afford paint apps, the legs should have been black and the rest red, with some black painted on his head to bring out the red face. That way it at least kinda looks like Swindle, even if they don't have the budget for tooling an actual Swindle mold. But as it is, this completely misses the mark. Not a bad looking toy, but I wouldn't have known it was supposed to be anything even remotely close to Swindle if I weren't told so.
     
  8. Scaleface

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    Technically they did not say so, fans said so. All they said is they were making a little gun guy named Hustler.
     
  9. triKlops

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    I am into this one as well; hopefully I can finagle my way into the 2 add ons.
     
  10. Mizzinno

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    Well this makes me sad.
     
  11. Insane Galvatron

    Insane Galvatron is not insane. Really!

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    In package pics have been posted on the facebook page.

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  12. Scaleface

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    I guess someone needs to merge the two threads..
     
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    With that name and color scheme along with the toy it's supposed to be paired with, it seems pretty obvious what they were going for.
     
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    Ballgag is hands down the worst name ever.
     
  15. Scaleface

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    I see your Ballgag and raise you Micromaster Discharge, an actual Takara toy!
     
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    Lol

    It conjures up that famous scene from Pulp Fiction, but I suppose that's my issue.

    They look nice as always however.
     
  17. Dormamu

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    The shape of these weapons DO NOT help the names at all. Ballgag? Really? smh.
     
  18. Scaleface

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    Well, it's based on Muzzle, so...
     
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    Well, clearly they're going for a bit of a deliberately silly "racey" theme, with both Ballgag and Hustler. But if they hadn't been, a good name for Muzzle would have been "Silencer." Same function as a "muzzle" but with added gun reference since he's now a Targetmaster.

    Names notwithstanding, I think I want these. Frankly, if you separate him from G1 preconceptions and just go with the "detective" thing, Nightbeat being a Targetmaster seems more fitting than him being a Headmaster. I wonder how much they'll be going for after the 'Con.
     
  20. Scaleface

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    This is from the same company who make Brown King, who was made from waste left by Unicron, Kup's partner called Shot-Piece, and a female gun named Firebox. Raunchy humor seems to be a trend.