Beast Wars Masterpiece Blackarachnia MP46

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  1. Booster Gold

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    Heh, in all the Lio Convoy excitement I didn't notice. It never really mattered to me but yep, it's cool they've remained consistently show accurate.
     
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    Lio and Blackarachnia- two of my all time favorite BW designs both getting the MP treatment. Tis a good time to be a BW fan!
     
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    Oh yeah spider babe. Forgot about my other favourite thing in the world on account of a new one. They do look cool together.
     
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    Best thing about the Lio reveal for me was getting see a few more angles of BA.

    The rear overhead shows her colours looking much better then earlier pics and that glossy black is sublime. It’s truly wondrous how she isn’t a walking backpack.
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    And we also got a nice even plane scale comparison to Primal.
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    Yeah, she really does look good. I just wish she’d have been available a year or two back when Venus Terzo came to Auto Assembly so I could have gotten a picture/autograph.
     
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    Also she looks really cool with him. Again I love the scale.
    That would’ve been so cool. But we can only be so lucky.
     
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    Weirdly I'm actually more excited by Lio Convoy than Blackarachnia...of course I'm still down for both ;) 

    Say what you like about BA's 'spider-ball' alt-mode but that robot mode is A...MAZE...ING! Not a scrap of kibble, no backpack...it's flipping magical.
     
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    Actually, I’m intrigued by what the panels on the back of BA’s calves do (the ones that look like they can open). Needed for transformation, or storage for something? :crazy: 
     
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    That might be spring loaded 'compression' panels like Megatron has to allow a deeper knee bend?
     
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    Almost certainly.

    I am amazed how beautiful she is.
     
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    It also might aid transformation, allow in those legs and knee joints to tuck in more.
     
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    She does have pins through the legs near the top of the panels though, which seems to make them spring loaded doubtful imho.
     
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    Good spot...yeah that does put the cat amongst the pigeons somewhat...well we only have 5 long months to wait to find out.
     
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    Yeah they’re shaping up to be some of my favourite MPs. It’s great.
     
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    Not sure if there has been much/ any discussion of this, but looks like there is a hole in the back of beast mode to allow for descending from a thread/ string/ etc

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    Interesting. That could be cool.
     
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    We did see her with that ability in the Takara video, so maybe that’s her gun...
     
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    Did anyone ever translate the designer interview?
     
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    I doubt they're actually "spring-loaded". They're probably a part of the second, lower knee joint. So you'll get most of the bends out of the upper, ball-shaped joint, but when the lower joint bends, it also pushes in that little panel to give some clearance for the thigh, for transformation, or for super-deep leg bends.
     
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