Derrick Wyatt Talks About TFA Jetfire And Jetstorm Toys
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 3:58PM CDT
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It started as anticipation when we saw that the two pack was posted for pre-order on BBTS.
Then, for many, it turned to a bit of disgust on the part of many posters when pictures of the box set were added.
Now designer Derrick J. Wyatt, comments on the duo on his blog, 'A Delightful Tedium'.
I wouldn't rush to judgment on the Jetfire and Jetstorm figures yet. Those are some pretty terrible pictures that are out there right now. The pictures I saw way back of the grey prototypes looked really good. And yes, of course they have hands! In both robot modes! The promo pics are just mistransformed. Once they are properly transformed and posed out, they should look pretty cool.
Does this news make you feel a bit more encouraged, or do you think Mr. Wyatt is saying this to support his current paycheck producers. Let us know below!
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Posted by Flashwave on October 3rd, 2008 @ 4:07pm CDT
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Posted by dragons on October 3rd, 2008 @ 4:29pm CDT
but for right now 1 out of 10 1 its in the buying stage form me unitl i see more pictures & pictures of the back package to be sure yeah they look werrid but like how they look if the hands thing is true after.
look at ben stillers character in mystery men hes a hotheaded jerk, strait forward answers alot of times heh reminds me of myself but he has freinds in the movie/teammates that respect appreciate him no matter how he is kinda like these guys here i suppose.
Posted by Down_Shift on October 3rd, 2008 @ 4:31pm CDT
Posted by Overcracker on October 3rd, 2008 @ 4:49pm CDT
But there's no way those leg/arms are going to improve just by having a fist or fingers pop out at the ankle. They'll still look over-sized, and I can't really see anything there that would fold up back or out of the way to make them look less like legs.
Not to mention the other defects they have, that won;t actually be removed by correctly transforming them. *cough*-combined jet mode-*cough*
Posted by Powersa on October 3rd, 2008 @ 4:54pm CDT
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Posted by Robot4762 on October 3rd, 2008 @ 5:47pm CDT
Powersa wrote:Actual toys will look better than the stock photos? Well that's news to me.
Yes, That is wierd
Posted by Solrac333 on October 3rd, 2008 @ 6:03pm CDT
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Posted by zero-kaiser on October 3rd, 2008 @ 7:56pm CDT
bumblebeerocks wrote:Powersa wrote:Actual toys will look better than the stock photos? Well that's news to me.
Yes, That is wierd
lol!! good lord... surely even a photographer would notice somethings not quite right there...
Posted by Senor Hugo on October 3rd, 2008 @ 8:00pm CDT
If they guy did design them, and he's trying to save his job by saying "hey they're mistransformed, please buy them"
I should remind everyone about the creator of the Virtual Boy Gunpei Yoko
If it's someones job to design something that is pleasing to the eye, something that people will buy. And we get something the exact opposite, should we still buy it just because someone said "oh, it may look like crap there, but if you do this this and this to it, it looks good?"
Or should we not buy it and just demand better designs and product from the people we give our money to as consumers?
Posted by Zeds on October 3rd, 2008 @ 8:06pm CDT
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Posted by TankedThomas on October 3rd, 2008 @ 8:40pm CDT
The colours aren't the greatest but I guess I could get used to it. I will be buying it though.
Another thing I wanted to mention is that if anyone is thinking about boycotting these so that we get much nicer new molds instead, forget it. Do you know why? Stupid, little kids. Their parents nilly-willy buy them any random stuff and they usually treat it as "another toy", meaning not very well. Some treat them good, some don't. But then these kids and dorky parents wouldn't know any better and suddenly, these idiots are fueling these figures that we're all trying so hard to boycott!
I say give these guys a chance and wait until we see photos of the actual figures (and not those stock photos that I want to kill Hasbro over - it's time they uninstalled Photoshop). I am reserving my judgement. They look half decent. Hopefully my mind will be changed.
Posted by TFBuyer on October 3rd, 2008 @ 9:32pm CDT
dragons wrote:look at ben stillers character in mystery men hes a hotheaded jerk, strait forward answers alot of times heh reminds me of myself but he has freinds in the movie/teammates that respect appreciate him no matter how he is kinda like these guys here i suppose.
You win the Most Random Comparison of the Day Award.
Posted by StryderPrime on October 3rd, 2008 @ 9:48pm CDT
"If you put lipstick on a pig, its still a pig"
GuyIncognito wrote:What's wrong with those figures goes way beyond them not having hands. They're just bad designs. I can't imagine ANY way they could be transformed differently that would make them more appealing.
I 2nd that.....If they add sum wings.... change their alt modes so they wont look like flying colorful easter bricks, then yea they might be a sure win......
Posted by shortround on October 3rd, 2008 @ 9:55pm CDT
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Posted by Zeedust on October 3rd, 2008 @ 10:59pm CDT
Overcracker wrote:Not to mention the other defects they have, that won;t actually be removed by correctly transforming them. *cough*-combined jet mode-*cough*
I thought we all agreed to pretend that didn't exist?
The lack of hands was the biggest problem for me... Looks like I might be interested in them again.
And quite honestly, the "cool" thing is a matter of opinion, but there's no way in hell he'd lie about the hands. We'd find out he was lying when the toys were released, and I don't think this is the kind of thing that someone who's had the kind of career Wyat's had would want to get caught in a lie over something so trivial.
Posted by Megatron Wolf on October 4th, 2008 @ 12:07am CDT
Posted by Oilspill on October 4th, 2008 @ 1:23am CDT
If the proportions on the arms in combined mode are alright, and the jet modes look a little better when transformed correctly I'll probably get it, as I really like the concept of that split-down-the-middle combined bot mode.
We shall see when we get some proper pics.
Posted by Tigertrack on October 4th, 2008 @ 4:10am CDT
I do believe he does think they are better than the pictures, how much better? Not sure?
Posted by zero-kaiser on October 4th, 2008 @ 5:05am CDT
Senor Hugo wrote:...I should remind everyone about the creator of the Virtual Boy Gunpei Yoko...
-snigger- ...lol. virtual boy... lol.. im almost ashamed to admit ive actually played one of those..
Posted by rpetras on October 4th, 2008 @ 7:36am CDT
Unheard of I say !
Posted by Robot4762 on October 4th, 2008 @ 8:45am CDT
rpetras wrote:Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?
Unheard of I say !
Never Seen that before......
Posted by Gutter Bunny on October 4th, 2008 @ 8:58am CDT
bumblebeerocks wrote:rpetras wrote:Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?
Unheard of I say !
Never Seen that before......
sarcasm is lost on some...
on topic: These stand about the same chances of me picking them up as any other animated figure. If they are indeed horribly mistransformed, i may consider them.
Posted by Robot4762 on October 4th, 2008 @ 9:01am CDT
Gutter Bunny wrote:bumblebeerocks wrote:rpetras wrote:Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?
Unheard of I say !
Never Seen that before......
sarcasm is lost on some...
on topic: These stand about the same chances of me picking them up as any other animated figure. If they are indeed horribly mistransformed, i may consider them.
I was bein' sarcastic too..... even if they are transformed right, im still gonna get em (I type like a hick lol )
Posted by Gutter Bunny on October 4th, 2008 @ 9:05am CDT
bumblebeerocks wrote:
I was bein' sarcastic too..... even if they are transformed right, im still gonna get em (I type like a hick lol )
I'm well aware you were. It only makes my point that much more apropos
Posted by Sledge on October 4th, 2008 @ 12:38pm CDT
Posted by Kique on October 4th, 2008 @ 9:49pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on October 5th, 2008 @ 6:12am CDT
Kique wrote:I wont cancel my preoder just yet ... I hope the final toy is better then the one shown in the pics. The combined robot mode needs a lot of work though and the combined plane mode needs a complete makeover ,because right now it looks like ... hey can anyone tell me what exactly the combined plane mode is supposed to be????.
As it is mistransformed none of us know for sure. He mentions something about an x-shape in the plane, so I assume the legs are supposed to do something different.
Posted by Sledge on October 5th, 2008 @ 6:27am CDT
Remember?
Posted by Tigertrack on October 5th, 2008 @ 6:46am CDT
Sledge wrote:I really wouldn't bet the farm on them being mistransformed. Derrick's talking about early prototype images he saw. Things change:
Remember?
They'll never live that down, will they?
Posted by Dead Metal on October 5th, 2008 @ 9:16am CDT
Sledge wrote:I really wouldn't bet the farm on them being mistransformed. Derrick's talking about early prototype images he saw. Things change:
Remember?
Stupid fu**ing bloody Japanese guy, "It's not realistic enough in Jet mode, it looks too much like the original toy!" wee we we.
Cos you know, that's what we want, a G1 Starscream that doesn't look like G1 Starscream.
Man I wish some day they will release that piece of awesomeness.