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All those Earthrise figures look pretttttty rad. Jetfire came in today too and holy poo poo is he a big boy. With lightpiping even!
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Feb 21, 2020 04:23
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Captain Magic posted:Yeah that thing is badass; I got it in black. i have him in purple, i bought him with the intent of just having him in combined mode with optimus, but i like him enough as a bot that they're separate on my shelf now
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Feb 21, 2020 04:29
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I love that they managed to give Lynx a base mode, so he doesn't just transform from a big kitty to a rectangle. I can't tell, does Fasttrack come with Scorponok or is he sold separately? He looks like he's being treated like a separate figure, but he doesn't seem to fit any of the current size classes. But that Arcee is abysmal and will probably be the first non-repaint WfC figure I pass on. Rhyno posted:Also Skorp is definitely an Omega Supreme retool. Captain Magic posted:I don’t know, do I want a Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime?
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Feb 21, 2020 04:37
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Knormal posted:Nah, not unless it's really cheap, or you really like Cybertron Prime and can't get the original. It's a pale imitation of Cybertron Prime, and not as good as the Ultra Magnus version of the mold. fiiiiiiiiine thanks
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Feb 21, 2020 04:40
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Knormal posted:I love that they managed to give Lynx a base mode, so he doesn't just transform from a big kitty to a rectangle. I can't tell, does Fasttrack come with Scorponok or is he sold separately? He looks like he's being treated like a separate figure, but he doesn't seem to fit any of the current size classes. Fasttrack is a deluxe being sold on his own and he’s basically the same kind of figure as Brunt, Six Gun, and Cog.
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Feb 21, 2020 04:50
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What size class is that Sky Lynx? Commander? I need it, for reasons.
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Feb 21, 2020 05:25
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i'm torn on that skorponok. he looks really good but i kind of just want a like 12 inch tall skorponok to fit in with my MP guys
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Feb 21, 2020 05:40
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Isn't Skorponk supposed to be a big bastard though?
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Feb 21, 2020 05:43
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Burkion posted:Isn't Skorponk supposed to be a big bastard though? in the show yeah, but in the comics i think he's about grimlock's height
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Feb 21, 2020 05:45
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Nodosaur posted:Fasttrack is a deluxe being sold on his own and he’s basically the same kind of figure as Brunt, Six Gun, and Cog. juggalo baby coffin posted:in the show yeah, but in the comics i think he's about grimlock's height
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Feb 21, 2020 06:02
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Knormal posted:Cool, thanks. I guess he just looks small in the renders for some reason. In the Headmasters anime at least, Zarak is depicted as being the same size as an average transformer before combining with his larger body. The new toy uses this as inspiration; the tiny little head guy attaches to an intermediary form based on his character model in that show that then becomes the scorpion body’s head. Basically they gave him his own Cerebros. As for size, the show seemed to put both Scorponok and Maximus around combiner height, with room for both of his heads to pilot them like vehicles from the inside. Car Robots does an even more extreme version of this where the little guy who becomes the head of Brave Maximus’s head is himself Transformer sized, meaning Brave Max is several orders of magnitude even larger than Fortress is.
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Feb 21, 2020 06:18
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Goddamnit I guess I'm buying a skorponok now Maybe that lynx too Ugh
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Feb 21, 2020 07:19
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Knormal posted:
Look at the torso, specifically the chest.
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Feb 21, 2020 09:47
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Rhyno posted:Look at the torso, specifically the chest. The torso that's a completely different size and shape than Omegas?
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Feb 21, 2020 10:06
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Other posted:The torso that's a completely different size and shape than Omegas? It's all there dude. Look at how big his head is compared to Fort Max's. That is a huge noggin which indicates the body is smaller. Or how the legs and hips form. It's extensive but it's clearly a retool.
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Feb 21, 2020 10:35
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the guy from Semisonic posted:IIRC, it was a cost-saving move when they released the toy. He was all black with no paint decos. Just a solid black lump. drrockso20 posted:So when they were developing the first wave of the A Real American Hero line they found out they wouldn't have enough budget to properly decal and paint the whole group, so rather than make the whole line look worse they decided that instead the way to go would be to have one figure have no paint or decals at all, and they fortunately had one mold that depicted a character who was fully covered from head to toe, this would become Snake-Eyes, and everyone involved found it both surprising and funny that the toy with no paint on it would end up one of the most popular figures in that first wave(probably didn't hurt that Larry Hama rather quickly established him as a badass in the Marvel comic)
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Feb 21, 2020 11:28
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For the retool jury I present exhibit A. Knormal posted:Scorponok and Fort Max both suffer from the same problem where, in G1 canon at least, their Headmaster should be the size of a normal human (okay, normal Nebulon), so while they should be bigger than an average Transformer they shouldn't be citybot-sized. I think both G1 continuities just ignored this, and in the cartoon they were citybots while in Marvel they were just kinda big regular guys. You've missed a step for the cartoon. Fort Max's head is average Transformer size, it's that dude's head that is normal human/Nebulon size.
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Feb 21, 2020 14:40
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Omega attempting hot yoga at his age is admirable.
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Feb 21, 2020 15:27
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Tempted by Scorponok, never had a titan, and Zarak (as I assume the deluxe size guy is rather than the headmaster) looks cool as well.
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Feb 21, 2020 15:31
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Re: The Flametoys Windblade being cancelled: http://imgur.com/a/CweGNtr Yikes
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Feb 21, 2020 15:48
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It has apparently been quite controversial on the twitters.
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Feb 21, 2020 16:03
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I'd be sad if it was canceled instead of turned into a good model, since there's great details on there outside the completely wrong face, nipples and I am never getting over that robobutt panel whatever it appears to have. That poo poo is gonna haunt my nightmares. Also what did these morons think was going to happen putting weirdo nipples on a toy specifically built around increasing the brand's inclusiveness?
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Feb 21, 2020 16:34
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Cancel all transformers that don't transform. Alternatively, make the nipples wayyyy bigger and give them extreme aeriolas.  e: Real talk, is the front of this Astrotrain mis-transformed? I feel like the cab wheels should be on the same level as the others. Am I doing it wrong? 
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Feb 21, 2020 16:50
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Arquinsiel posted:It has apparently been quite controversial on the twitters. Thew was calling out people who ragged on a woman for having the gall, the absolute nerve, to point out its problems. Naturally the first response to it I saw was 'um BOTH sides are bad here.'
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Feb 21, 2020 17:21
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TheDK posted:Cancel all transformers that don't transform. Yes, the front wheels can be pushed down.
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Dawgstar posted:Thew was calling out people who ragged on a woman for having the gall, the absolute nerve, to point out its problems.
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Feb 21, 2020 17:38
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Phy posted:Yes, the front wheels can be pushed down. Ahhh I just looked at the instructions more closely and got it. Much better. I was confused about what that step was trying to show me. Thanks!
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Feb 21, 2020 17:43
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I'm curious how much oversight Hasbro has had over this. I'm afraid the answer is More Than Nothing considering how often this has happened with non transforming but still official Transformer girls.
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Feb 21, 2020 17:55
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Re: Big Firebird Arcee (the one even worse than Flametoys Windblade); I think if they had managed to keep their hands out of their pants while designing it, it would actually be pretty good. Like, I dig the car mode, it looks like a neat transformation, all the styling that isn't Maximum Horny looks like fun. It's just... there's so much of robot mode that is Maximum Horny. Blech. Even without the creep design, it wouldn't be more than an alternate take on Arcee, but heck, we just spent a couple pages establishing her G1 depiction's got its own issues. Who knows, maybe they'll be the ones to go in on Hunk Springer, establish a name for themselves as Gender Equality Horny 3P. (this will never happen.) Anyway https://news.tfw2005.com/2020/02/21/war-for-cybertron-earthrise-smokescreen-megatron-battlemasters-revealed-405810 That's a second shuttle with the NASA worm. This is fantastic. And, Airwave's a crawler aircraft carrier (!) who is a Decepticon in white, orange and blue (!!). Phy fucked around with this message at 18:26 on Feb 21, 2020 |
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Feb 21, 2020 18:22
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Megatron is looking thick
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Feb 21, 2020 18:54
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That is one UGLY partsforming thing Megs is holding there. Mayyyybe you can put it on his shoulder to emulate the gun barrel? Rest of the stuff lookin' pretty nice, pretty nice.
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Phy posted:Re: Big Firebird Arcee (the one even worse than Flametoys Windblade); I think if they had managed to keep their hands out of their pants while designing it, it would actually be pretty good. Like, I dig the car mode, it looks like a neat transformation, all the styling that isn't Maximum Horny looks like fun. It's just... there's so much of robot mode that is Maximum Horny. Blech. Even without the creep design, it wouldn't be more than an alternate take on Arcee, but heck, we just spent a couple pages establishing her G1 depiction's got its own issues. What we're seeing isn't the typical RiRFiB BS but with horny, it's a hate monger trying to worm into the TF fandom for his own monitary gains. Which people should take a hard stand against. unfortunatly it looks like Sirtoys and Peaugh don't get it.
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Feb 21, 2020 19:15
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They’ve already harassed Jenevive(sp?) Frank off of twitter with a targeted harassment campaign for this figure’s sake, so I’m perfectly happy if it dies.
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Feb 21, 2020 19:29
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If I missed that the awful arcee or awful windblade people were even sleazier than I thought, I'm sorry; for my own sanity I keep my TF posting (and almost all reading) to this thread.
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Anora posted:What we're seeing isn't the typical RiRFiB BS but with horny, it's a hate monger trying to worm into the TF fandom for his own monitary gains. Which people should take a hard stand against. unfortunatly it looks like Sirtoys and Peaugh don't get it. Peaugh got his take sorted out by Vangelus, at least.
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Feb 21, 2020 20:07
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I hope this will have Flame Toys come back with a proper Windblade. It wouldn't be THAT difficult to take this and make it work, just Don't be a creepy rear end in a top hat
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Feb 21, 2020 20:09
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from twitter:     the quint has some weird base mode like i guess we should have predicted. i think the alicon looks fantastic though
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Feb 21, 2020 20:52
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Doubledealer looks like he's got some beefiness And then weird windowed feet
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It's a model so all they really have to do is replace the chest and leg bits (or just include optional non-thirsty ones)
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