Weltall Zero
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Also, I couldn't try the reverse Hotspot legs thing... as Hotspot is currently disassembled and being turned into Optimus Prime.
I'll do it when I open up the second Hotspot I got.
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Also, I couldn't try the reverse Hotspot legs thing... as Hotspot is currently disassembled and being turned into Optimus Prime.
I'll do it when I open up the second Hotspot I got.I can't figure what they have done in the pic I posted, I suspect they have moded it a bit.
Also, I couldn't try the reverse Hotspot legs thing... as Hotspot is currently disassembled and being turned into Optimus Prime.
edit: Actually it seems he has swapped them.
ohhthegore
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I did, I'm so pissed at myself for not buying the other 2 that were sitting on the shelf
ColonelSkills
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It was up on TRU's canadian website for a short bit. I dunno if anyone's seen it in the wild as yet, though.
Josh with a J
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Didn't know this thread existed
Here's what I have http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177798782&postcount=10
Here's what I have http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=177798782&postcount=10
Sammo_1987
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Oh man, is that a G2 Grimlock in the blue? I always wanted the G2 Dinobots as a kid but could never find them, and now they cost too much!!
I did have the G2 Sideswipe though
Josh with a J
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Yup, that's him! That one I actually got as a kid
MP27 Ironhide showed up for preorder on BBTS with a few photos from somewhere. Very G1 accurate, really, and much better looking than the early photo I saw previously which was apparently not properly transformed.
Lucky! Probably far too late at this point, but if anyone finds an extra one and wants to grab it for me, I'll pay shipping + a little tip for your trouble.
Lucky! Probably far too late at this point, but if anyone finds an extra one and wants to grab it for me, I'll pay shipping + a little tip for your trouble.
Weltall Zero
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Nice G1 collection! I take you're not interested in modern stuff, and aren't simply a lapsed fan, since you have some of the more recent TF collection reissues.
If anything it's too G1 accurate for me. Though I was never a big fan of his design to begin with.
Tizoc
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Is this supposed to be Beast Machines Primal?
http://www.seibertron.com/transform...tion-year-of-the-monkey-optimus-primal/33835/
Also why is First Aid holding an axe for? What kind of medical care requires cutting up bots with an axe?!
Yep. It's the most detailed toy of that version of the character, and the last fully new large-scale Optimus Primal toy for over a decade. There were two new deluxe size toys made, however.
Really curious how they go about the new MP. I hope it has an optional faceplate as I wasn't the biggest fan of the exposed mouth.
It's just the weapon for that mold. Probably not cost effective to swap it for something else.
In case of fire... oh wait he's not a Fire Truck...
Surprised they didn't just call that Beast Machines Primal Prime.
Air Attack Optimus was... An interesting figure. Really detailed and mostly accurate to his appearance on the show in a toy line where most of the CGI models were, at best, loosely inspired by the toy designs. But it's not a terribly great design in the first place, and those colors don't really do it any favors.
That Year of the Monkey Autobot Symbol is awesome, though.
HammerOfThor
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It pissed me off that for the 20th Anniversary of BEAST WARS they are releasing a damn Beast Machine's toy.
Its a solid toy, but Transmetal 2 Primal or even OG Primal would have been leagues better IMHO.
Its a solid toy, but Transmetal 2 Primal or even OG Primal would have been leagues better IMHO.
There's a Masterpiece OG Primal coming next year, as well as at least one more MP Beast Wars character (probably Megatron).
And apparently the Optimal Optimus (TM2) mold has been lost, so a reissue of that version of the character is not going to happen.
genericsuperhero
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Am I the only one who loves the original MP-03? Color scheme and sword hips and all?
BattleMonkey
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Weltall Zero
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Hmmmm... rescuing them from collapsed rubble / crashed vehicles / burning buildings, maybe? Perhaps he doesn't want to have to wait for Hotspot.
Alternatively, it worst comes to worst, it's probably less painful and faster than a bone (or metal) saw...
Just to mention, SFDebris (a popular Star Trek episode reviewer) is going to be reviewing some G1 Transformers episodes soon, and as a warm up, he did a couple of behind-the-scenes looking-back videos at stuff like the show's origin with Sunbow and GI Joe, and it's competition with the GoBots.
It's probably nothing most of you haven't heard a hundred times before, but I thought it was neat to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7v2GoLok350ipERYd6ykjag14Nes-kW
(His earlier look at the ups-and-downs of Marvel Comics was bigger and more interesting than this set of videos, but it's currently offline due to the shutdown of Blip.)
It's probably nothing most of you haven't heard a hundred times before, but I thought it was neat to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLP7v2GoLok350ipERYd6ykjag14Nes-kW
(His earlier look at the ups-and-downs of Marvel Comics was bigger and more interesting than this set of videos, but it's currently offline due to the shutdown of Blip.)
How can G1 toys be too G1 accurate?
It depends on what animation model you're talking about. Some of those look pretty awful. In my opinion, it's OK to take some license to capture the spirit of the character instead of just focusing on the accuracy. I think most of the modern MPs walk that line really well.
Considering the faceplate slides up in the series several times, it should be in there as an optional feature. Maybe a swappable face like Bandai's SH Figurearts.
Either Megatron or Dinobot, since apparently the Japanese aren't fond of villain figures and Dinobot's probably the second most popular hero character from season 1.
Especially when we're talking about Ironhide.
The MP Line has already had a few figures with swappable faces. Hot Rod, the MP Seeker Mold, Ultra Magnus and Bumblebee all have face swapping features. Ironhide will have it as well. Since it was used in show, I suspect we will see some sort of faceplate option.
I guess I wouldn't mind them taking a few liberties and update the design.
I always found that strange. Villains often get the best designed stuff after all.
Tizoc
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Yeah we got a big truck convoy.
Nice!
But you know I always wonder wtf Ultra Magnus transforms into; if it's a truck then what is that thing he's towing?
It's a car carrier with missiles. Quite a few promo shots show him loaded up with other autobot cars. Like most Season 3 designs, it doesn't make much sense as a real world disguise. As a functional thing, it's neat. He can tow other autobot into battle.
I think it's supposed to be a stylized car hauler. A stylized future car hauler, from the far off year of 2005.
Barrow Roll
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It's supposed to be a car carrier like this, but of course it's "futuristic" like all the 1986 Autobots were.
So MP Tracks was delayed until early November. That sucks. I hate how late TT waits until they delay something. I have a RG Astray Gundam sitting in my Private Warehouse at HLJ and I would've made different arrangements if they delayed Tracks sooner. Guess I'll have to buy another kit so I don't waste money shipping just that little Astray.
It's supposed to be a car carrier like this, but of course it's "futuristic" like all the 1986 Autobots were.
Magnus' car carrier was designed as part of Diaclone, it's not supposed to be futuristic like the other 1986 bots.
It's just not terribly convincing...
RID God Magnus was much more convincing in that regard.
HammerOfThor
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If its Dinobot I'll cry. We need and deserve another Megatron.
I also feel like Megatron will be a lot easier than Dinobot.
I'm really curious how they are going to pull off Primal.
Either way Beast Wars is my favorite toy line and series so I'm super pumped.
Barrow Roll
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Oh that's right, I'd forgotten about the old Powered Convoy Diaclone figure. I guess for that figure the armored mode took priority over a realistic alt mode.
mattwhite924
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The real question is which version of Megatron? I feel like they'd go with the season 1 version, but I've always remembered him best in his transmetal form.
I'd love a Dinobot though. Especially if he came with a transmetal Rattrap to ride around on!
They'll probably go the same route at Optimus and design him based on his S1 look. Though I would love it if they went with his season 2 design.
I feel like you couldn't do much to improve on TM1 Megatron, really. He's already super screen accurate (or rather the CG model was super toy accurate), and doesn't lack articulation. I would like to see them reissue the figure with a non-fragile plastic for his waistpiece, though.
You can thank Wally Burr, the voice director, for that. Before the Sunbow stuff of the '80s, most cartoons were thought of as a quick two hour job that a voice actor could do in the morning and be on to his next gig after a fast read. Burr, now empowered by the substantial (for the era) budget provided by the fact that these cartoons were funded by the toy companies as marketing tools, decided to give the clients a product they could be proud of, and brought the hammer down on the actors. He forced constant retakes, hours of rehearsal and recording and group performance, research on characters and making each character unique, and enforced the adage that a cartoon was really a radio play with pictures. Between Transformers, GI Joe, and other Sunbow cartoons, Wally Burr essentially created the modern idea of voice acting in cartoons (and eventually videogames), inasmuch as taking the job seriously and trying to perform the material straight, even when it was absurd.
As a result, these characters became vividly depicted aurally, and they stuck in our heads. A tremendous amount of the nostalgia and memorable elements of Transformers and its ilk come from the performances, and those performances are the result of Wally Burr settling for nothing less than excellence from his actors. Dude is in his 90s today and still teaching voice classes and directing projects. Extraordinary man.
I know quite a bit about the production of G1, but I somehow missed this story entirely. That's' really damn cool.
Awesome story, thanks.