Studio Series 86 Revealed

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by seton, Oct 14, 2020.

  1. Dirge121

    Dirge121 I'll be your end of days

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    A new Perceptor really is long overdue. The TR was dragged down with the gimmick that should never have been forced onto the character.

    He’s one where I’d almost prefer he get a Deluxe size at Voyager pricepoint release like SS86 Hot Rod. Use the extra budget to get the engineering right, get the retro deco right and include some samples for the microscope mode and a little static figure of the doll with his brain in it.
     
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  2. Kaynowa

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    I think the TR one was just fine, honestly. Head woulda gotten in the way otherwise
     
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  3. IronWaveJRG

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    But the overall purpose is to complete the cast, which is scattered throughout 4 mainlines, so in a way we're overlapping SS86 with WFC
     
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  4. Fc203

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    Tr perceptor is fine, other than having a bigass telescope hes fine
    Actually surprised he never got a 3rd party upgrade set
     
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  5. Kaynowa

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    That isnt at all what overlapping means. Overlap means covering the same thing multiple times at once. There are no characters getting simultaneously released in Kingdom and SS86. The closest argument is Hot Rod and Rodimus but even then that's being pedantic.
     
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  6. SPLIT LIP

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    I mean, it’s not that hard to make a retractable head. Not like the torso had anything else in it.

    And the TR one wasn’t fine. It was cheap and didn’t hold together, and the microscope was oversized.
     
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  7. Cardion

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    If SS86 does well, they could continue to roll it out for characters like Blaster and Perceptor well into 2022, 2023, and beyond. It's all a matter of revenue and trademark renewal.
     
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    Right. Thanks for clearing it out.
    It kinda makes me wonder what will the future of SS86 be like. As most of the cast would be covered by 2022, and if they do not plan to rerelease the characters already done in WFC (Springer, Arcee, Galvatron and so on) under SS86, then what will come next? As far as I know we will be getting all the Dinobots in Studio, but other than that, Blitzwing? The Insecticons? Brawn? Perceptor? I don't really expect Windcharger (we only see his corpse in the movie) or Gears to be made under Studio, that'd be more of a Generations thing (although SS is technically part of Generations)
     
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  9. Cardion

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    Call me morbid, but I'd love to see an SS86 Prowl and Ratchet.
     
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    So basically earthrise ratchet and prowl
     
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    I could see Windcharger and Gears happening if they pack them with Brawn as an Autobot 3-Pack to set up against an Insecticon 3-Pack since I figure they'd all be about the same "Mini-Deluxe" size.

    Frankly the completionist in me needs a complete Ark Crew. Plus a complete 84-85 cartoon cast (Skids and the 85 Minis, Blaster, Perceptor...).
     
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  12. Cardion

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    Prowl - Yes, but with more paint apps

    Ratchet - Not really. If they can make a Jazz with fold-up wings, then surely they can engineer a better solution with out a shield/sled, and fix the feet.
     
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    But gorier
    There are talks of a 2022 Blitzwing. Gears I could see in the future, given he was pitched for Kingdom. Insecticons.. I hope, they're one my favorite G1 designs outside of combiners
     
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  14. Kaynowa

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    I'm thinking give him MP Cheetor levels of light piping, same color and all.

    Edit: Or! Do a whole subline similar to Golden Lagoon but everyone's death bed monochrome with the appropriate battle damage
     
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    My gf sent me this :D  IMG-20201018-WA0012.jpg
     
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    Sucks to have to wait that long for a new Blitzwing.
     
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    Now imagine if you were an Omnibots fan...
     
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  18. Kaynowa

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    Yeah all two of you
     
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    PO'ed them all via Amazon. I hope Amazon fulfills them this time! :drunk 
     
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    They never bothered to do a Magnificus repaint so I could easily be swayed to a new mold with that simple repaint.
     
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