Legacy Elita-1 review

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Robogeek28, May 23, 2022.

  1. HAL237

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    I’ve always felt that a potential full-toon Generations Elita-1 with shared engineering with SS86 Hot Rod would be a no-brainer; the alt modes are amazingly similar, with many parts of the bot modes ending up in the same place. Elita would even have a faux chest to facilitate the impossible conversion she undergoes in the cartoon.

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  2. Rakzo

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    Yeah, that would work pretty well but sadly, it would make the legs kinda off.
     
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    Nah, there's at least two of us. I was waiting for a repaint of some kind from that mold, as I wasn't going to ever pick it up for Chromia. But nothing ever happened, and I didn't care one bit for the Moonracer-mold repaints since I already had that one (and no care for the combiner aspect to get the others).

    As a result, I don't own any copy of that mold at all.
     
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    I’m not proposing a 1:1 retool; I’m sure an alternate transformation could be figured out for the legs to retain their accuracy.
     
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    I'm convinced she could be a rework of the new Rodimus Prime mold, even. Would give her more leaderish height.
     
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    Yeah in order for an Elita to look more similar to the on screen model she’d have to be voyager class. Her model has 0 vehicle mode parts lol. That on screen model definitely wasn’t designed with any sort of toy in mind. I doubt we get another Elita for a really long time but maybe one day we can get something better
     
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    Nah, we really should not be making Elitas out of Arcees anymore. While I wish that Legacy Elita ought to be bigger (another reason she SHOULDN'T be made from an Arcee), she proves that we really should move away from accuracy, coz that does no one any realistic favors.
    Accuracy =/= good.

    Especially in size. She's fine as is, just needs an upscale.

    Well, they're appeasing fans, but with close to bare minimum. It's one thing for G1 to have one sense of size, which was often all over the place, but when that size remains consistent with her other two animated appearances, yet all she gets are Deluxe toys, both mere (p)retools meant to be other characters, it seems lacking. Hence I lean into your more cynical reasonings.

    The funny thing is, I strongly believe that Elita and Nightbird should swapped base molds; Nightbird from Arcee and Elita from Chromia. Though of course, it's good we've left those garbage molds behind.


    Well, since we've rightfully abandoned strict accuracy anyway, yeah, Hot Rod seems like a better base for Elita than Minerva. Ironically for more accuracy, but also to give her the bare minimum height she deserves, the biggest downside of the Legacy toy.
     
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    Would be nice, yeah, and they could just release it as Leader or Voyager. Though personally, Hot Rod is fine (as long as they fix those cruddy shoulder joints)


    Well it's good we've abandoned accuracy anyway. And yes, the design wasn't designed with any toy in mind, coz, let's be honest, she and her squad were originally only a last minute addition once Arcee was finally allowed to be made as a character, to show that female Transformers existed, so Arcee wouldn't be too much of an outlier.
    The only thing she should still be accurate to is her size, but they can never get THAT right.
     
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    Both of these could work, pretty well. I think I would lean towards Hot Rod more.

    How about this though? A new mold that shared engineering with SS86 Scourge/Sweep!
    Cut down the backpack/cloak to just the minimum needed and re-jigger the chest to unfold up over the shoulder to form the front end.
    That would allow for the arms and legs to stay slender and leaves the head in the right position to stick up out of the roof some.
    The wheels can either be integrated into the arms and legs or the backpack.
     
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  10. Robogeek28

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    Still waiting for Amazon to release this gal.
     
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    Got her via bbts, I hate her slipper feet but otherwise she’s a fun figure
     
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    I found her at Target today but sadly, her "vehicle hat" part is nowhere to be found in the box. Her two guns come wrapped in the usual paper but it wasn't in there. And we know Hasbro doesn't deal in replacing parts :( 
     
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    I don't plan on using mine. I could probably throw it in an envelope and mail it to you.
     
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    Extremely cool of you but not worth the postage, I’ll probably never display her in that wonky inaccurate car mode anyway. But thank you.
     
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    Finally got her. I really wish a third party foot replacement was available to fix the rather unpleasant appearance in alt-mode
     
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    I mean, you aren't gonna be looking back there too often so yea
     
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    I wasn't looking at the back of Earthrise Ironhide that much either, but I still bought Nonneff's feet because they were egregious.
     
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    I agree. I think Elita’s feet aren’t as bad as Ironhide, but I’d like something less cheap and flimsy.
     
  19. Rodimus Prime

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    She has a few bit parts in vehicle mode, and she is impossible to make. Her chest and waist are the hood while her knees and upper arms are the back end of the vehicle.
     
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    I was thinking Blurr based on where the upper arms, head, and chest end up on the alt mode.