Comparison Images: Encore 20A Anime Devastator
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Posted by Nemesis Destron on January 13th, 2013 @ 1:15pm CST
Posted by alldarker on January 13th, 2013 @ 1:24pm CST
Man, Takara sure screwed a lot of people over releasing their mediocre Encore version first, only to be followed by the superior version. To me, the regular Encore Devastator was lacklustre: mostly due to the fact I have an original G1. However, I'd certainly have bought the previous Encore if I didn't have the OG1: and I would have been royally pissed off seeing this more interesting version come so soon after that one.
Posted by kirbenvost on January 13th, 2013 @ 1:50pm CST
Posted by Springer on January 13th, 2013 @ 2:20pm CST
Posted by Cyberpath on January 13th, 2013 @ 2:48pm CST
Though it seems kind of redundant now with all the 3rd party upgrade kits out there that also seem to achieve better results.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on January 13th, 2013 @ 2:51pm CST
Cyberpath wrote:Looks cool; and it took only 30 years.
To be frank, what's easier? Editing animation, or retooling the mold of a toy that was released in Japan a couple years prior?
I'm not really feeling the visor, plus I'm a stickler for toy-accuracy.
Posted by SkyWarpsGhost on January 13th, 2013 @ 3:09pm CST
Posted by Optimum Supreme on January 13th, 2013 @ 6:02pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 13th, 2013 @ 6:23pm CST
Well, aside from more articulation, show-accurate designs and sizes, but that's what newer toys are for.
Posted by joevill on January 13th, 2013 @ 7:48pm CST
Posted by Megatron Wolf on January 13th, 2013 @ 8:16pm CST
Posted by Autobot032 on January 13th, 2013 @ 8:26pm CST
I do like the other changes, though. The head looks ugly in the line up at the bottom, but once in place on the combined form itself, looks fantastic. How odd.
Posted by mongrel on January 13th, 2013 @ 8:54pm CST
Posted by Sinnertwin on January 13th, 2013 @ 9:06pm CST
Posted by necr0blivion on January 13th, 2013 @ 10:47pm CST
Posted by RAcast on January 14th, 2013 @ 12:23pm CST
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2013 @ 7:24pm CST
Optimum Supreme wrote:Don't like the green on this, too yellow. They never looked that color on any TV I used. The older toys were a better match. These look like someone took those and set them in direct sunlight for 5-10 years.
Autobot032 wrote:Dat green.... Ugh.
mongrel wrote:Agreed - I like the new face paints, but I'm bummed they went all day-glo on the green.
necr0blivion wrote:The green looks a little "radioactive" to me, even though it's just more yellow added to it.
That's how they were in the show. The original toys always looked too "minty" to me, whereas the show colors looked more "lemon lime" like theseRAcast wrote:What's up with that weird yellow-green?
Posted by RAcast on January 14th, 2013 @ 7:26pm CST
Sabrblade wrote:Optimum Supreme wrote:Don't like the green on this, too yellow. They never looked that color on any TV I used. The older toys were a better match. These look like someone took those and set them in direct sunlight for 5-10 years.Autobot032 wrote:Dat green.... Ugh.mongrel wrote:Agreed - I like the new face paints, but I'm bummed they went all day-glo on the green.necr0blivion wrote:The green looks a little "radioactive" to me, even though it's just more yellow added to it.That's how they were in the show. The original toys always looked too "minty" to me, whereas the show colors looked more "lemon lime" like theseRAcast wrote:What's up with that weird yellow-green?
If you say so. This release does NOT look "Constructicon" green to me at ALL.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 14th, 2013 @ 7:30pm CST
It at least resembles the green they had in the 1986 movie.RAcast wrote:If you say so. This release does NOT look "Constructicon" green to me at ALL.
That might be where they drew inspiration for this shade of green, if it turns out that the cartoon had a darker green after all.
Posted by Autobot032 on January 14th, 2013 @ 7:41pm CST
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on January 15th, 2013 @ 8:33am CST
I already have the encore and see this as an instead of, not an as well as. Not many G1 toys are show accurate anyway, so he'd look out of place... Nice concept tho'.
Posted by Sabrblade on January 15th, 2013 @ 8:49am CST
However, many of the Encore toys were redecoed to look show-accurate, so he'd fit in with those.Pretender Skywarp wrote:Not many G1 toys are show accurate anyway, so he'd look out of place... Nice concept tho'.
Posted by Pretender Skywarp on January 15th, 2013 @ 9:43am CST
Sabrblade wrote:However, many of the Encore toys were redecoed to look show-accurate, so he'd fit in with those.Pretender Skywarp wrote:Not many G1 toys are show accurate anyway, so he'd look out of place... Nice concept tho'.
Weirdly, I was just looking at my Book-Box Starscream as i read that...