Absolutely. It’s one of the most important parts to sword display.

 

All I care about is that MMC have made a good-looking Springer and a good-looking Arcee, so now I can have Springer x Arcee OTP on my shelf. Rodimus can pick someone else. Fight me.

Also, MMC, please employ me to be your official shill. I just wanna play with all your toys!

NOT SOON ENOUGH!

Yeah, that's pretty awesome, isn't it?

 

Well honestly I plan to get a black arcee and put it next to a yellow trailbreaker. But if I get a second weird deco I would love to put it with springer. Dammit you’re convincing me lol. Also Hot Rod will always be with Shao Shao Li for me.

And this boy needs to come. But I’ll wait till he’s perfect for sure.

And yeah. It’s so “action man” as I like it call it.

 

I am waiting for Springer TFCon exclusive redeco!

 

Oooh true. I’d say a battletrap would be cool.

 

Why......

Why.....

Why do ppl pose figures like this? It looks ridiculous!

On a separate note are there any examples of him with his forearm blaster out? If it looks good and you can use that ab crunch in a proper kneeling stance instead of him desperately pushing his dick in ppl's faces then I'll be tempted to trade Apache in.

 

It's because there's two ways to show ab crunch:

1: Crouch
2: Thrust

 

Best way to show an ab crunch is in a kneeling pose, not one where he looks like he belongs on a register.

 

Next time I'm at the shop I'm standing like this. It's clearly very important.

What a load of bollocks lol

 

They did that one back at TFCon.

 

Ok cool. Google time, cheers  

 

It's a @hardreturn signature pose. Plus, quoting @Vangelus from way back (hopefully accurately): "Hips first. It's how you get laid!"

Are any of the pictures in the first post in this thread what you're looking for?

 

It explains what source it comes from, but
it does not explain how the idea came into existence in the first place  
... Maybe it's a cultural thing, totally obvious for some, and incomprehensible for others?

 

I think it must be a cultural thing. It seems some think it's heroic but it looks forced and unnatural to me.

I've just looked and found that arm blaster on Google. There is another kneeling pose that's very impressive considering his mass:



Now that's how you show off an ab crunch, although it'd be even better if his right leg can move up more. Still much better than Apache can do, leaning forward, arm outstretched forearm blaster out and wrist pivoted down will look even better.

 

It's a style that's employed and practiced by Japanese modelers

Here's another...

 

Ah the Masami Obari crotch thrust.

 

Yup...

Masami Ōbari

 

Feet angled slightly outwards as well as a minor bend to the elbow does make a huge difference imo. The whole pelvic thrust thing I think works depending on the figure's ab crunch to a varying degree.