ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Carnivus Prime, Optimus' chest is a bit of a mess. The windows are a bit too high, at the wrong angle, and have a bit too much of a gap between them. The way they're hinged results in big fat hinges replacing detail present on other figures. And the torso ends up looking a bit blocky due to kibble on the sides.
Shuttershock wrote:Looks pretty good. My only experience with movie Ironhide was the DOTM Voyager, which I found to be a fiddly mess with poor articulation in the arms, so as long as they avoid THAT this should be pretty good.
Here’s hoping for a Deluxe Barricade and Voyager Bonecrusher to complete the 07 crew. Sure, the Megatron wouldn’t be correct, but the one we got is even better imo.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:D-Maximal_Primal, Ironhide's movie 1 toy does not have the cannons permanently on the arms. It would sure be nice if it did, but alas. I know this because I have looked for him on eBay and seen many instances listed sans cannons. Sigh.
I'm curious as to why you prefer 2007 Blackout to Studio Series. He looks crude detail-wise except for the arms, his altmode bits are dealt with far less efficiently, his main rotor doesn't collapse as well, and his feet are completely wrong. Is it because of the Scorponok gear-link gimmick
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:Also still really not a fan of the robot mode scale being the set point and how small they have made the Autobots so far. I know it's how things work here but I am allowed not to like it!
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:
Carnivus, I admit Optimus isn't as bad as I first made him out to be, but his chest has some definite visual flaws and mismatches to it.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, to be fair, Will..
First, in-scale with those Leader-class figures, Blackout & Grindor would have to be Supreme class. They're substantially taller than Optimus, Megs, and Screamer (look at how Optimus has to climb up onto Grindor to go after his head) and are rather beefy to boot.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:I think the size Grindor is shown to be on screen is probably more accurate for them, considering that the MH-53 and its siblings are 88' long (versus, say, Optimus' 30-something foot truck mode) and very bulky, and their robot mode doesn't have gangly arms and bowed, digitigrade legs to keep the height down (unlike Starscream, whose jet mode is 62' long). Blackout's size on screen is harder to judge, I forget at the moment whether he's ever properly in-frame with other characters the way Grindor is.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:By the way, I don't suppose you happened to have any ROTF Leader Jetfire weapons in that parts box do you?
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Second, the Studio Series is at least supplying a Voyager ROTF Megs, Screamer, and Optimus so the SS Blackout mold has versions of those three in-scale with him.
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:However, given how much smaller than Grindor Blackout seems to be on screen, the Studio Series Blackout is in scale with those Leaders by that measure (if being used to represent Blackout at least).
ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, your hopes were not exactly realistic.
Wouldn't they be more like pipe dreams, then?william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, your hopes were not exactly realistic.
Thats why they are hopes.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:Wouldn't they be more like pipe dreams, then?william-james88 wrote:ZeldaTheSwordsman wrote:Well, your hopes were not exactly realistic.
Thats why they are hopes.
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Couple more pics from https://www.facebook.com/Planetiacon.stfu/
Cannons are removable.
Scale looks good to me.(a lil hard to tell cos of perspective, but at least Ratchet & Ironhide are about on the same level and can see Ironhide is a bit taller and bulkier as he should be)
Quite tidy from the side.
Spider5800 wrote:
He looks great next to everyone except Optimus, who is just too small IMO (and the wrong shades, and has a crappy chest, etc).
Any way to compare him to the movie 1 voyager? I'm sure he's shorter, just want to see it.
Carnivius_Prime wrote:Spider5800 wrote:
He looks great next to everyone except Optimus, who is just too small IMO (and the wrong shades, and has a crappy chest, etc).
Any way to compare him to the movie 1 voyager? I'm sure he's shorter, just want to see it.
No idea if they even have that figure. Odd one to bring up after dissing the Studio Prime when the 2007 Voyager, while a decent action figure at the time, is the absolute worst for accuracy and truck kibble and chest fakery and such.
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