TFC TOYS STC-02 Dominator Megatron

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  1. mx-01 archon

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    The HISS tanks were previously used for entirely different designs, in the Dreamwave GIJoe crossover miniseries. Presumedly Don Figueroa wanted to distance his design from that. Plus the Dominator seems like a closer match-up against the vehicle used for Optimus Prime, whereas the HISS Tanks are pretty small-ish.
     
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    That seems like a pretty recognisable Cobra vehicle to me.
     
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    yeah I was like wait i've seen something with three cockpits before haven't I and sure enough that seems like its what Don was going for though in a much looser fashion than he did with optimus.

    The tank mode I've no idea, doesn't look like any gijoe or cobra vehicle I can find seems like its just made up.
     
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    This is more of my point. The Mamba is recognizeable, yes. Destro's tank...not so much. And no, its not a great vehicle to go against their prime, as their prime is a very recognizeable one.
     
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    Someone is making a soundwave hiss tank. Kind of looks like an ass tank
     
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    Hmm well Don's design had two cockpits so was closer to Destos in heli mode and TFC appears to have given it three cockpits instead though that seems more a result of them just folding Megs shoulders in the way they did than a deliberate nod to the Mamba specifically.

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    So I can kinda see how they wanted to just, do more with it to create a tank with more its own look.
     
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    Having those three cockpits does resemble the Cobra Mamba in copter mode. Changeup from TFC, to balance it out, I guess.
     
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    Anyone wanna try their hand at digibashing this bad boy? I've asked the guy who did all the excellent ones on ST Commander to come and try as well
     
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    Do you think the cockpit can open and sit 3 Diaclone drivers? And if it comes with Destro, Cobra Commander and Baroness... one can only dream. :p 


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    Would be nice to see some Dia-Nauts customized to look like Joes. :) 

    I believe with STC-01, the cab can't sit any drivers. Only on the "roller" and the turret parts, do they have some seating options.

    EDIT: Correction, you can actually sit Dia-nauts inside the cab.
     
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    i've said this before, but it still frustrates me to no end that the World's Smallest Joes are the perfect size for these, but since the legs don't bend, you can't sit them down in the cockpits:

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    But its even more annoying considering World's Smallest's version of Original G.i.Joe himself DOES have legs that bend, like why could they do that for these guys.

    But yeah, it would be nice if someone made ARTICULATED versions of Cobras in this size to go with these things.
     
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    How accurate the figure is to the artwork
     
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    Don Figueroa's - Megatron Dominator, including alt mode.

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    I prefer Tfc’s altmode tbh
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    Perhaps tfc assumed there was another cockpit on the other side using that drawing
     
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    Hahaha... I've been so busy with music production lately my Photoshop has been lonely. I'll give it a go tonight.
     
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    I almost wonder if TFC mis-interpreted the Dominator's asymmetrical cockpits as like "forced perspective" and thought the third cockpit was just hidden, and not that it was just a funky design.
     
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