War for Cybertron: Earthrise Appreciation Thread

Discussion in 'Transformers Toy Discussion' started by Purple Heart, Oct 1, 2019.

  1. Barbarossa Prime

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    Maybe a new/re-purposed character in Scorponok colors? Would also love Fasttrack as a weaponizer as well.
     
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  2. Rob

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    oh okay got you. He brings it up again at this year’s NYCC.
     
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  3. Override Prime

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    Well I was planning on skipping the base builder type guys (Baserizers? Builderizers?) on account of none of the non-cassette micromasters interesting me.
    However thanks to my local Savers thrift store, I now own an absolute mess of Armada minicons. So, yeah.

    There better be enough base builders to make a good sized base without having to buy multiples. Or Scorponok.
    Not that I'm skipping Scorponok, I haven't decided yet. I just don't wanna have to, you know?
     
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  4. Rob

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    much like a real world base I imagine you are going to have to buy multiple of the same character to make a convincing base, most bases are a series of redundant structures, sorry.
     
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    Hanger, after hanger, after hanger, then the HQ, then the hospital, then construction sites, then base housing.
     
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  6. Rob

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    Exactly! I think Trypticon, Fort Max and Omega out of the Titans make the most sense for being a HQ/hub to build on; Metroplex makes no sense :lol .
     
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    Does F-15 Starscream has waist swivel ?
     
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  12. Rob

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    Nope, according to John Warden, the inclusion of a waist joint made the figure look odd (I think he said ugly).
     
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    Doesn't look like it unfortunately.
     
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    ...yes.
     
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    Me too. I skipped Ironworks when I preordered my Earthrise figures. And then I started thinking about him, often. And there were pictures everywhere. And ...well, I totally caved within 48 hours and ordered him when I realized the little bases would also be fun for Prime Masters and Titan Masters and Battlemasters and any other little dudes. I can't wait to see who's next, and I hope there are lots of them. I think the concept would be fun for Teletraan I or Mainframe.
     
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    Is it me or are they using Hound's arms for Cliffjumper?
     
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    Why not make it tighter? Or how was the the figure even made?
     
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    I have no idea, but I imagine budget going up if they were to resolve the waist articulation in an aesthetically pleasing way.
     
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    This would be a good opportunity to release a 2 pack of just Fortress and Zarak without their huge bodies. It would be nice to have the newer leaders of the Autobots and Decepticons without paying so much.
     
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    I'd rather shrunken Fort Max and Scorponok with a new alt mode for Max. Their heads would look too generic on their own, and their head modes would be pointless.
     
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