Kind of a dumb idea, but it would be cool if they made....

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  1. Darkwolfgreywhite

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    BW Neo Magmaron had that combiner bot mode and Combiner beast mode
     
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    To the person who pinged me with the like, thank you for reminding me of one of my better jokes.

    New stupid idea: a functioning standardized smartphone tripod (nice ratchet joints and all) that transforms, can interact with siege refraktor, and can also function as a weapon platform via 5mm ports. Have it be mercenary faction.
     
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    So basically, you want the Timeforce Megazord? It has the Time Flyers, the Time Jet mode, And then the Mode Red and Mode Blue Megazords. (or TimeJet Gamma, TimeRobo Alpha, and Timerobo Beta in TimeRanger.)

    That would be really cool to see a TF equivalent. Honestly just a combiner that wasn’t necessarily a giant robot would be neat. No not you ROTF Devastator, you’re gross.
     
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    A subline of BW pre-earth modes
     
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    Diaclone style toys of recent figures that have been more recently added to the G1ish lines, like Bulkhead, Drift, and Windblade. I'm talking die-cast, rubber tires, lack of articulation, everything! That way they can fit on shelves in G1 displays.
     
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    Honestly, just more readily available takes on all the old Convention toy concepts. Why stop at SG? Pre-Earth BW figs, female Decepticons - seriously, most the female 'cons in Generations seem to have been convention or fan club exclusives!

    :lol 
    I have previously said it'd be fun if they did a 'G1' Arcee. Demakes of figures like this could be entertaining though!
     
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  7. Kaynowa

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    Can't forget the wildly inaccurate colors and weird as fuck proportions and missile hands with impotent springs
     
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    My parents both came up with the same idea independently when seeing Legacy Blaster, so I’ll share it here. Have a transforming Blaster that plays music through Bluetooth.

    Edit: Now so has my sister.
     
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    So, I don't know if this is 'dumb', it almost seems logical the more I think about it, but: I would love an Energon Optimus Prime that functions like Motormaster, with the combined mode limbs being brand new character, and the trailer that Prime used in Energon not only acting as transportation, but also acting as a frame/skeleton, like how Legacy Menasor works. Honestly, I might only feel it's dumb because of how much I just don't like Transformers Energon.

    Either way, giving what were mindless drones with no bot modes new names and personalities would also be a lot of fun, too. Make the Drill Guy a working class warrior who respects Prime greatly. The Helicopter a lone-wolf who prefers to fly alone, the Firetruck can be a valiant knight, with a sense of honor and duty, and the, uh, blue-thing (?) could be a young upstart trying to prove himself.
     
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    Core or Battlemaster Lightpoles.
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    redecos of the Legacy Stunticons into Optimus, Jazz, Sideswipe, Mirage, and Windcharger to homage the Masquerade episode of the original show.
     
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    Tbh i can't belive it took us until Siege to get a Datsun Barricade. The whole back to G1 toyline seems like obvious idea. (Also Drift from that one blue Turbomaster.)
     
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    I would hope they'd be licensed vehicles, maybe we could get some more American made automobiles in there with Tracks since he's outnumbered with all the Italian and Japanese vehicles (in 84-85). I'd get a G1 style Shatter and Dropkick that tripple change. Having a Plymouth GTX and an AMC Javelin in that old scale would be great in my opinion...
     
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    I don't think licensed triple changers are really feasible, unless the same company owned both alt modes
     
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    They'd also be kind of a waste of license given current triple changer standards would lead to pretty kibbly alternate modes
     
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    Depends on the alt modes. Licensed cars most likely wouldn't have much issue. Licensed jets likely.wouldnt have any MORE issue than the usual.
     
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    I mean, trying to turn one licensed vehicle into a different licensed vehicle and a robot would probably lead to some inaccuracies
     
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    It's a good point, I didn't even think of those licensing issues. Guess I got caught up in the daydream...

    At least there's other characters they could do
     
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    The funny thing is I gather a lot of those early real world vehicle altmodes weren't actually licensed, that is they didn't actually have permission to use the designs :p 
     
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    Shouldn't be impossible. Have Scattershot split apart in spaceship mode with a giant gap down the center. Put Nosecone at the front, Lightspeed and Afterburner behind, and place Strafe on top at the back.

    Alternatively, and less hiding of some of the toys: Rework them so that two of the limbs are the same mold (although with slightly different transformations for their altmodes). Attach them to Scattershot's sides or wingtips, and have the other two as a central rear "bridge" and a new nose. I can see ways to get Afterburner and Lightspeed out of the same mold, for instance - basically fold the sides of the car (along with wheels) down and under the car to form a single block enclosing two sets of joined wheels. Maybe have some hinged aerilons with angled tips which stick up tip-to-tip as a giant spoiler for Lightspeed, and out to the sides as 'wings' for Afterburner. Put a lot of different textures on the inside of the folding-down sides as they'll only be displayed for Afterburner, and draw attention to them via paint apps. Make the sides become the robot legs similarly to that of FansToys FT-42. Maybe make the top canopy (painted differently in each case) fold up and collapse and have weapon storage and the robot-combiner port under it - the gun could be the highlight when in combined mode. (Bonus if the gun itself is transformable, maybe from a single- to a double-barrel.)

    Admittedly, this would make the combined altmode in each case really just "Scattershot with more bits". If you wanted something completely different (like a hypertank), some more reworking might be needed.
     
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