Trikeboy wrote:This trailer is more than just upscaled, it has a couple of new features that were not possible with the G1 toy. Those who had it will remember Rodimus could only stand behind the main gun with his arms outstretched. This one has controls for Rodimus to take hold of and direct the gun, the blast sheilds also appear to be hinged. See the pic:
The trailer for Convoy was a simple upscale but at least Rodimus is getting a little bit of redesign. I still love it. The large gun pose looks awesome. I am also certain that the gun splits in two (there is a gap in the middle) to give Hot Rod his dual guns. All in all, after the barrage of seekers we have had in the line, I am glad we are getting a new mold and the fact it is Rodimus Prime makes it all the better. I look forward to January.
I believe that this figure is both Rodimus and Hotrod because in robot mode there are wheels seen on the inner side of the legs, and in one picture of the trailer in battle mode the the corner of the wheel is seen if you look closely.
Immortal Starscream wrote:DavidT wrote:so he does have the visor that slides down over his eyes like in the 1986 movie... this figure is looking more and more awesome all the time!
Also, now we have a comparison shot of MP Roddy next to G1 Rodimus... Using that, can someone tell how tall he will be next to MP Prime???
EDIT: After looking through the seibertron galleries, it looks like MP Rodimus will stand roughly the same height as MP Grimlock in robot mode... I guess no more future MP's will be as big as MP Prime
I stood my g1 roddy next to my mp prime and I gotta say, hes gonna be shorter then op, but not by much. definatly bigger then the seekers, looks like rodimus will come up to primes shoulders.
Va'al wrote:I keep track of everyone. Backwards.
There are atandarfs to maintain.
LOST Cybertronian wrote:Hey, If Mindmaster survived then you should do just fine.
I believe that this figure is both Rodimus and Hotrod because in robot mode there are wheels seen on the inner side of the legs, and in one picture of the trailer in battle mode the the corner of the wheel is seen if you look closely.
DavidT wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:Love Dragon wrote:The 'bot mode is sweet, but I don't understand why they didn't do something more interesting with the weapons platform than simply scale it up. I always hated that thing. It's such bollocks compared to Optimus's combat deck.
That's what I'm talking about, it's the same thing from 24 years ago. I never liked it either, it doesn't seem fitting for a leader character.
The Masterpiece line is mainly directed towards G1 collectors... The Robot and Alt. modes are supposed to resemble their G1 cartoon and toy counterparts, but with modern day technology to make them as accurate as possible. MP Rodimus's Alt. mode looks spot on and now we have a vastly superior robot mode for him compared to his G1 toy robot mode.
NewFoundStarscreamLuv wrote:me and my friends combine all the time. Sometimes I even combine by myself if no one is around.
Evil_the_Nub wrote:Not always, Optimus doesn't have roller and Megatron doesn't have his stock and silencer.
Rodimus never even used the weapon platform in the cartoon did he?
Evil_the_Nub wrote:DavidT wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:Love Dragon wrote:The 'bot mode is sweet, but I don't understand why they didn't do something more interesting with the weapons platform than simply scale it up. I always hated that thing. It's such bollocks compared to Optimus's combat deck.
That's what I'm talking about, it's the same thing from 24 years ago. I never liked it either, it doesn't seem fitting for a leader character.
The Masterpiece line is mainly directed towards G1 collectors... The Robot and Alt. modes are supposed to resemble their G1 cartoon and toy counterparts, but with modern day technology to make them as accurate as possible. MP Rodimus's Alt. mode looks spot on and now we have a vastly superior robot mode for him compared to his G1 toy robot mode.
Not always, Optimus doesn't have roller and Megatron doesn't have his stock and silencer. Rodimus never even used the weapon platform in the cartoon did he? It seems like a feature best left forgotten to me. Like I said, that extra mass would have been better to make the bot mode bigger.
Rodimus Prime wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:Not always, Optimus doesn't have roller and Megatron doesn't have his stock and silencer.
They do now. Yes, they're extra accessories to be bought separately, but whether that was Takara's plan all along or not, I don't know. So Rodimus should have that battle platform. It does seem to be just an improvement on the G1 molds, which does indicate that Takara has the G1 line in mind, and therefore collectors of the G1 stuff.
DavidT wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:DavidT wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:Love Dragon wrote:The 'bot mode is sweet, but I don't understand why they didn't do something more interesting with the weapons platform than simply scale it up. I always hated that thing. It's such bollocks compared to Optimus's combat deck.
That's what I'm talking about, it's the same thing from 24 years ago. I never liked it either, it doesn't seem fitting for a leader character.
The Masterpiece line is mainly directed towards G1 collectors... The Robot and Alt. modes are supposed to resemble their G1 cartoon and toy counterparts, but with modern day technology to make them as accurate as possible. MP Rodimus's Alt. mode looks spot on and now we have a vastly superior robot mode for him compared to his G1 toy robot mode.
Not always, Optimus doesn't have roller and Megatron doesn't have his stock and silencer. Rodimus never even used the weapon platform in the cartoon did he? It seems like a feature best left forgotten to me. Like I said, that extra mass would have been better to make the bot mode bigger.
Not always what??? Now you are nit-picking... I said they are following the G1 cartoon AND the toy line... so even though you never saw the Rodimus trailer in the cartoon open up, it was still part of the original toy.
NewFoundStarscreamLuv wrote:me and my friends combine all the time. Sometimes I even combine by myself if no one is around.
Evil_the_Nub wrote:DavidT wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:DavidT wrote:Evil_the_Nub wrote:Love Dragon wrote:The 'bot mode is sweet, but I don't understand why they didn't do something more interesting with the weapons platform than simply scale it up. I always hated that thing. It's such bollocks compared to Optimus's combat deck.
That's what I'm talking about, it's the same thing from 24 years ago. I never liked it either, it doesn't seem fitting for a leader character.
The Masterpiece line is mainly directed towards G1 collectors... The Robot and Alt. modes are supposed to resemble their G1 cartoon and toy counterparts, but with modern day technology to make them as accurate as possible. MP Rodimus's Alt. mode looks spot on and now we have a vastly superior robot mode for him compared to his G1 toy robot mode.
Not always, Optimus doesn't have roller and Megatron doesn't have his stock and silencer. Rodimus never even used the weapon platform in the cartoon did he? It seems like a feature best left forgotten to me. Like I said, that extra mass would have been better to make the bot mode bigger.
Not always what??? Now you are nit-picking... I said they are following the G1 cartoon AND the toy line... so even though you never saw the Rodimus trailer in the cartoon open up, it was still part of the original toy.
No need to get testy. They've left out things that were in the cartoon AND toys before. The first MP Optimus didn't have the trailer at all. Why keep the gun platform when they could make the figure better without it? I'd rather they keep it closer to the cartoon and make the best figure possible than holding onto a bad idea just because it was on the toy. That would like if they made MP Optimus and Starscreams fists removable, or Giving Megatron a trigger for a crotch. If anything the MP line only follows the cartoon and not the toys.
Powered Convoy wrote:There seems to be a lot of uncertainty regarding the figure's size. Hopefully this comparison I put together with a photo I took will help.
Randy
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