Yeah just size wise Cheetor is same size or even taller than Battletrap.

 

Lucky, and you are saving money.

Due to ROTB and BBM toys last year and this is the year where I’ve probably bought the most SS stuff or more than the generation G1-ish line.

 

I mean, leader figure doesn't always mean crazy engineering, that sounds like a made-up standard that you're holding him to. It's a size class/price point. And the back of the truck isn't really kibbly, with the weapon attached it's actually decently accurate to the truck, which has a bunch of stuff on the truck bed.

Keep in mind you're comparing a figure that none of us have yet, to figures that you've had for years and are intimately familiar with, not to mention that there are STILL people who bitch about Shockwave being "a voyager", or grimlock not being complex enough, or blackout/grindor having bad QC, or the fallen not having a real alt mode, all of which could be reasons to say the same thing that you're saying. So what's worth the price of a leader is subjective, really.

Also, "the biggest backpack in studio series"? Really? Have you met, WWII bee or cybertron cliffjumper or roadbuster? Scourge's back is very flat, it's just a bit wide cause of the panels.

OK cool he looks like a normal voyager size, as he should be. Not sure where the idea that he was smaller came from.

 

If I where to guess it’s length of his Cheetah mode next to Bee’s alt mode in the trailer. Or just thinking about standard Cheetor height (being more Deluxe-ish sized).

 

It might have been the sculpt on cheetor, he has less depth/sharpness to the sculpt compared to a lot of the others which might have made some people think he was smaller than he really was.

 

That could be it also yeah.

 

I just meant sculpting-wise, not transformation-wise. I think the DotM version looks a lot more like the Chevy Suburban. The TLK/SS molds just look more boxy in comparison. And I love the black windows and clear headlights.

 

Jazz, the coolest Bot out there!



Helpful tip:
SS Sentinel Prime's official set of swords hang nicely on the hinge post for his backpack.

 

I haven't bought anything from BB despite being tempted by the Cybertronian designs. But I think they're suckering me back in with the beasts and Terrorcons. Cheetor especially is one of those designs that clicks with me on some weird fundamental level I can't even explain, I'm really digging him. But I think the portrayal of the characters in the movie will have a big impact on whether or not I can commit to spending on them, so it's a little annoying so many of them are releasing before the movie.

 

A friend of mine did a great video looking back at wave 1 of Studio Series and giving his thoughts on the figures! Wanted to share if anyone was interested.

While I think that Studio Series has improved for the most part wave 1 was still pretty impressive on the whole, especially with those two Leader figures.

 

Tbh wave 1 might be the beast wave we’ve ever gotten in SS.

 

Just in case anyone was wondering, the dna design kit for megatron works with the baiwei KO too. The silver is a bit lighter on the KO, so they don’t match exactly but it’s not the worst.

 

i also got my upgrade kit in and god DAMN this makes one of my favorite figures even better



07 megatron sweep

 

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I've modded the NEST version for more sideways head movement AND considerable up/down as well.



I'll put it in a Radicons thread sometime, feel free to remind me. It does require a little bit of damage to the piece that holds the head on, some visible, some not, so be warned.

 

I should clarify, that it's not a perfect fit. The chest piece cannot go in all the way, so there's a gap that means there's a possibility that the legs would come off. It'd be easy to mod so it works (shorten the pegs that hold the screws) but I'm not sure if I wanna mod my DNA kit just yet.

Very cool! I'd love to see more details.

 

Was it said anywhere from today's stream what Studio Series 94 is? I know we all speculated that it's Hatchet and Hound but was that confirmed today on stream?

If not I'm going to try and see if Sam will respond on Instagram.

 

Lol no way, that KO looked so fugly I though there was no way you could add it (also thought it was oversized for some reason)

 

I like the additional functionality!
Thinking of getting one to repurpose as Frenzy. If it can be used as a gun then I can have Barricade hold him.