MMC Ocular Max Saltus (MP Springer)

Discussion in 'Transformers 3rd Party Discussion' started by o1dpain1ess, Oct 22, 2016.

  1. TFDAD

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    Yep! I bought Saltus and then parted with my FT Apache within a few days. Saltus just screams "Springer" more to me and is a much more fun bot to pose and play with. I think the face sculpt is on the money and my only beef (the chest) wasn't a big deal in-hand. Super impressed with this guy.
     
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    The face is just fantastic. MMC breathes the soul into their pieces. It makes the FT ones look uninspired by comparison.
     
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    I wish the car mode was slightly more accurate to the toon. Really love the figure and build but the car is just wrong. The low slung front profile swooping up to the high back end with the wing tips sitting really high and angled. A shame for me, the helicopter is close enough and the bot mode is brilliant. Whilst I love it, it will like be replaced by XTB
     
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    I don't have Saltus yet, but plan to pick him up soon. Glad to see MMC doing such a nice job on these Movie characters. I hope they have more planned... we could definitely use an alternative to FT's Kup and Blurr. Would also be into a new Wheelie, and maybe even a new Cyclonus.
     
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    I’d love all the movie/season 4 guys from them. Mainly a sick Studio Ox styles throttlebots set with jetpacks and effect parts. That’d be a seller.
     
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    I broke the spear on mine, emailed them directly, got a response in under a day asking to clarify what I needed. I replied back and Adrian again responded in a few hours with a cost to replace and instructions for PayPal payment. (payment was to their retail arm, PlanetsteelExpress, not MMC).
    That was 16th May and I haven't heard anything since but I'm still at least a few weeks away from being worried about it. And it's a Paypal transaction so I have buyer protection.
    I would suggest, if you didn't hear back, email them again ([email protected]), and maybe copy in Planet Steel Express just as added insurance? [email protected]
     
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  7. Optional Prime

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    Funny, that car mode was my motivation to settle on MMC when the Springer Wars were still young and we had little more than blurred renders.
    I always found the cartoon very lackluster in that respect, and the more realistic(ish) approach MMC used is what I always felt Springer's car mode should look like.

    But, how awesome it is that we can both have our preferences granted! Great times for being a Springer fan indeed.
     
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    I may well be in a minority of one, but I very much like having Unique Toys' Blurr, KFC Wreck-Gar and (surprisingly) DX9 Carry next to my Saltus (with Oc Max face) on the shelf in my detolf. I had Wreck Gar with axe and Saltus with sword back to back in a "bash bros" kind of pose for a bit. It's a nice varied look, and means the more hyper show accurate Movie bots (FT Kup, Arcee, XTB Wheelie and TT Magnus) can get another shelf to themselves.
     
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    Maybe not realistic, but it sure doesn’t look like a loaf of bread.
     
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  10. LazyAza

    LazyAza MMC color go brrrr

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    I echo others sentiments where mmc deliberately getting away from the scrunched reverse hammer shaped very awkward looking alt of the actual animation design is a big factor in precisely why I prefer Saltus over all other Springers.

    I just don't think Springers og toy car alt, eveeeerrr translated well to the animation and so many designers sticking so rigidly to how it was shaped with their mp interpretations just resulted in a sea of mp springers I didn't want. It's like, did no one realize that the only reason its shaped like that is because of the harsh limitations of toy design at the time? the back end of the original toy was super narrow because he turned in to a helicopter not because they wanted it to be but because that's the best they could do at the time.

    With modern techniques that immense flaw of design can easily be nullified entirely and mmc did precisely that.

    Literally a case of "going beyond and being better than accuracy" if ever their was one.
     
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    Which is awesome for anyone wanting a better version, others want an accurate version. I want Blitzwing to look like a flying half a sandwich, not a Mig what ever jet people think he's supposed to be. The alt mode's have just as much personality to me as the bot mode.

    Not knocking the look of the car, think it looks awesome, just not for me. I'd actually say this is Toy based though, the original toy car looks nothing like the toon. OX was typically based off the toys and this design is is spot on to OX. (atleast in vehicle)

    Awesome for those that love it, swing and a miss for those that don't. Still doesn't take away from how much of a great solid figure he is
     
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    Woke up to find I ordered this guy last night.

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    I see what you're trying to say, but counter point, if MMC was going for "Better than accuracy" they could've bothered to give the read end of the car... a rear end. Like, his rear half PLAINLY a pair of bent legs, with a small green pannel "barely" hidding the thighs, and nothing hidding the giant fuck off gap. To say nothing of the gap in the rear of the cockpit when you unfold it to cover the rear of the car mode, and the gap where the legs meet the arms.

    Saltus' car mode is the way it is solely to hit a balance between "ease of transformation" and "looks car shaped enough". Which is fine, and it does its job, and Saltus' transformation being so simple is why I love him, but lets not go and pretend MMC has done some radical upgrade of the car mode.
     
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    I mean, it is a very radical upgrade in the sense that it actually sorta looks like a car of some sort, and not an acrophobic helicopter.
     
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    I like the gap. Your biggest criticism is literally one of my favorite parts of the alt mode that I wouldn't change at all. :lol 

    I'm not joking, I have no issue with how it looks in any respect and feel how it transforms and how the parts are used is precisely what adds to his cars unique look and appeals to me so much. I wouldn't speak so so highly of it if I had criticisms of note, I do not. I don't view it as compromised or flawed like you do. It does what it can with what it has and does it supremely well and I love the end result not merely functionally but visually too. Which I guess I hadn't been clear enough about so there ya go. Opinions are fun like that.
     
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  16. Verboten

    Verboten Car mode rolling specialist

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    Just got mine and my God!

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    He's such a pimp!
     
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    Would love to see a pic of that. I sold my UT Blurr though.
    Waiting to finally get FT Jabber so I can take a complete movie shelf pic
     
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    One of my favorite parts of Big Spring is how well he does the cartoon car without being “a loaf of bread” as one put it. It’s arguably his best mode.

    Just putting that out there to help people navigate the sea of Springers. When my Saltus arrives I’ll likely retire Big Spring to full time car duty.
     
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    Wow, BBTS has sold out of MMC's Springer. I guess get it while you can.
     
  20. shogun221

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    Thanks! It took them a while, but MMC did get back to me this week, asked for a shipping address and followed up with an email saying they're requesting the part from the factory. With a little luck, it looks like I 'm gonna be taken care of.
     
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