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  1. M'Kyuun
    Maybe he has a heavily modified DeLorean. Anyway, I'm definitely down for a sequel if they can match or better the first. They set a high bar.
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    Looks like there's a UCS 1989 Batmobile coming. https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-batman-1989-batmobile-76139-found-at-billund-airport-lego-store/ There's also a Limited Edition System scaled '89 Batmobile that some are speculating will accompany the UCS as a free gift. It's all speculation for now, as there's no official word from LEGO. https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-batman-1989-batmobile-limited-edition-40433-official-images/ I'm stoked for both-will definitely get the UCS, and hopefully a copy of the second if it turns out to be a very limited release. In truth, I'd almost prefer the smaller one, but I look forward to all the details in the UCS.
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    Nice find, Mike. Both figs hit the mark for a good blend of toon and toy. Shame the articulation isn't quite up to current standards, or these would be nigh perfect. With Earthrise on the horizon, and a nice looking Cliffjumper with Siege level articulation being shown, I'm hoping that all the minibots will get the same treatment in this line, as they really seem to going full-bore G1. This would, IMHO, be the line to just knock out all the original cast with faithful G1 versions so all of us 'GeeWunners' finally get the definitive official mainline toys we've been wanting for years. After Siege, though, I hope they do something completely different- kinda like they did with Animated, only a whole new cast. Put G1 to bed for awhile. As for my CHUG shelves, for now I'm letting Magic Square's Strong Man and New Age's Max (Cosmos) fill the voids, though both are undersized for official legends, esp Max-he's tiny. But, both look really good, and are fun little versions of their respective characters, so I put them out there b/c they make me happy.
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    Beat me to it, Tekering. Thx for the comparison pic. The official legends figs are not only taller, but also chunkier compared to the Magic Square, which hues much closer to the animation, and which, I believe, is in its own scale apart from official toys. In truth, my old IGear matches proportionally better with the recent legends releases, but Strong Man is such a beautiful fig that I have him displayed as well with the rest. Unlike most collectors, I have multiple versions of characters on my CHUG shelves- it doesn't bother me, and space is at a premium. I could put up a dedicated shelf somewhere I suppose, for a 'definitive' assortment, but my care factor is off-scale low. Anyway, I keep hoping, as they churn out these G1 inspired legends figs, that they'll eventually give us a faithful version of Huffer, as I don't think Has/Tak have produced one since the original. He was a rather notable character in the first season, showing up and playing active roles in any number of episodes, especially hauling Prime's trailer in the ep where Megs uses all the Decepticon power rectifier chips to cheat in one-on-one combat. That gives me hope, as Earthrise Prime is coming with his trailer (it's such a useless accessory, and yet such an integral part of the whole character), and it offers the perfect opportunity for Hasbro to release a Huffer fig that can haul it too. Fingers crossed.
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    Nice rundown on the official legends class figs from the last few lines, Mike. I've been really happy with how well they've turned out, even Wheelie. Warpath turned out to be such a good fig that I doubt anyone has an issue with his being a deluxe. Cosmos, to me, was the one standout due to his departure from the G1 model, which I'm assuming was based on one of the comics' interpretations, but he still retains enough characteristics to be recognizable, and honestly, he's fun a figure. Huffer is the notable omission in the G1 legends updated figs, and one I've been waiting for. I finally filled the void, previously occupied by IGear's version, with Magic Square's Strong Man. I also supplemented my CHUG shelf with New Age's Max, their G1 interpretation of Cosmos. Official versions are welcome, however. Slowly but surely, the '84 roster is filling up with some nice updated figs. I'm anticipating the upcoming Cliffjumper, a character who for years has been relegated to Bumblebee repaints. Nice to see him get his own mold that's fairly faithful to his G1 look, minus the spoiler. Nice, too that they gave him his cannon from the first episode of the series, and water skis from that other episode. I think third party is having an influence. So, I checked out one of the Walgreens in my area today for Siege Ratchet, with no luck. They had a couple other Siege figs, as well as a Shockwave and a Sideswipe fig which I can't identify. They were in fully enclosed boxes marked as Generations, but the figs themselves looked more in line with the Cyberverse figures. Did a Google search, but didn't find them, so I'm wondering if they're Walgreens exclusives too. This Shockwave turned into a spaceship, different from the Siege toy, but it looked decent enough that I almost picked it up. I left it there, and, after a fine lunch of fried chicken, headed to Target where I found Siege Thundercracker on sale. I've been critical of the mold from the get-go, as the obvious folded legs forming the undercarriage bugged me in his tetra-jet mode. However, since he was marked down a bit, I figured I'd grab him. Glad I did- while the undercarriage is still unattractive, in hand it doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would. He locks together pretty solidly, and he's quite swooshable. Bot mode is where this figure shines, though- it should be the benchmark for articulation- the feet pivot fore and aft as well as tilt inwards a little, the fists, which rotate into the arm for transformation, also rotate at the wrist, elbows and knees both bend well beyond 90 degrees. The legs have a spring-loaded panel that allows the thigh to bend deeply into the calf for transformation, but it serves double duty by allowing for some deep kneeling poses. His thigh incorporates the waist skirt, and thigh rotation occurs below the skirt line, which works very well. His elbows are double jointed, and bicep rotation occurs below the cubed shoulders. The wings are jointed to allow the wings to sweep back, but also rotate back, kinda like a cape in the wind, allowing for ample clearance for arm posing. The transformation is clever for turning his G1 F-15 robot mode into a Cybertronian tetra-jet. The only negative I have, and this may just be my copy, is that his guns peg into his shoulders somewhat loosely, although they peg into his wings firmly. Not sure if that was a mold issue, but it's a very small detractor from what is otherwise a really standout figure. If the Earthrise mold has the same articulation, I'm looking even more forward to snapping up all three original Seekers when they release. I must admit, I was wrong about this figure; while I still wish they could have incorporated the legs into his alt a little more conformally, as a total package, the bot mode more than makes up for the alt mode deficiencies, and I've always felt that the bot mode should take precedence, as they're robots in disguise, not the other way around. Definitely a recommend. Cheers!
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    Um, how about a little film called Terminator- Judgement Day : Aug 29, 1997.
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    Yep. Apologies for the misspelling, and for mistaking the nature of the pics. It really looked to me like it was a single figure with multiple forms. Anyway, thanks for setting me straight. Those are some great looking alt modes. I'm also hoping that the MMC Autobot cassettes will be available for PO soon. I wonder if they have any plans to do the combining cassettes? I still remember the KFC versions, but I never got any of them, as their quality always seemed to be an iffy proposition. I have a lot more faith in MMC, and I already own Jaguar, Volture and Buzzard, and Furor. The condors could have been better, but Jaguar and Furor are excellent. I can't wait to have Steeljaw and Ramhorn in the same scale.
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    While FT's Fortress Max seems to be the hot topic around the proverbial water cooler this morning, the city bots never did much for me. Moreover, I still need to build a shelf for Unicron, and I've no idea where I would put a city bot that's the size of an 8 yr old child. Some of the things that caught my eye from TFCon are Gang Toys' quadruple changer (bull, big cat, crab, and bot). I have no idea who it's supposed to be, but the engineering looks amazing from the pics. All the animal forms look distinct and Zoidlike, which is a plus in my book. Of everything shown, I think that made the most impact on me. MMC's Bulkhead repaint looks good. The more I see of FT's Astrotrain and Brawn, the more certain I am that both will adorn my shelves eventually. Their Warpath looks good, too. I prefer BC's more stylistic approach, as it looks appropriately badass, but FT's is a nice clean looking bot, and I may consider picking him up if reviews are solid. HTB Toys' TF/GI Joe mashup figs have me intrigued, and although their cassettes look rather poor, the HISS Tank TF art caught my eye. That's a mashup that should have happened in the official toyline eons ago- it's a no-brainer, and a bit of a shame that it's coming from a third party (that I've never heard of). Noticeably absent, and the figs I looked most forward to seeing, were Ocular Max's RMX Autobot cassettes. I am eagerly awaiting their releases.
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    Like most, I felt the LAM was a bit disappointing. But, I don't think it was entirely horrible. I liked the callbacks to the original animated film, and I think the overall look of the film was pretty close. Some things that bugged me were: Using 'Major' as a name rather than a rank- made me cringe every time. Changing her origin- I've grown attached to the back story they created for her in SAC, and I wish they'd stuck to that. Her brain is organic- No, just no. Full cyborg with a cyberbrain that is also manufactured. As she said in the original, the govt pretty much owns her, and her other cyborg comrades, until they can pay off the hardware. I realize they were trying to humanize her for the film, but I think they should have stayed true to the original character in this regard. Too much focus on the major and her journey of self-discovery. I think a bit of exposition to give the audience an idea of who these people are, either through dialog, or discoveries along the way through, gasp, storytelling, would have proved a better way of introduction into the world. Meanwhile, as in the original and SAC, we see Section 9 doing what they do as a special ops team. And throw in a Tachikoma for good measure. As for whitewashing, the fact that she's a cyborg and her features aren't necessarily, like most anime, Asian, I'm not really bothered that they hired Scarlett. I think she did a decent job with what she was given. What, again, took me out of the experience was having a single Japanese speaker among an otherwise all English speaking cast. I don't object at all to having a Japanese actor, but I think it's odd when one character speaks a different language from everyone else, and even odder when everyone understands him and he understands everyone else, but no one speaks to him, even a little, in his native tongue. There's a disconnect there that doesn't gel with me. Rooster Teeth did the same thing in their current show Gen-lock, where there's one Japanese speaker among an entirely English speaking cast, and yet everyone understands him and he understands everyone else. It's a bit far removed from my reality, so I struggle with it. Maybe in the future, we all become expert linguists. Anyway, the LAM wasn't the film I or most hoped for, but I think it's far from the worst anime based film out there. there are enough callbacks from the original film that I like, but my list of bothersome things gets in the way of my really enjoying it. I think Battle Angel did a far better job, but then Cameron, and Rodriguez by default, were quite steeped in the manga to inform the story and look of the film, and I found it to be enjoyable and infinitely rewatchable. I hope it gets a sequel. As for the new toon, I hope they recapture what made the original film and the SAC series so good- Excellent writing with a dash of requisite philosophy thrown in, good VA's to bring out the humanity in these intriguing characters, and visuals that push boundaries in creating the world these people inhabit. The trailer fails in these regards, but again, it's only a trailer. I'll reserve judgement until we're a few eps in.
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    Seems like a very down-to-earth guy, absolutely exuding Japanese humility. I find it interesting that, despite his success, he chooses to remain in his hometown. However, he seems like a bit of an introvert, and home is where he finds comfort. I'm very much a homebody, and I've found my bit of peace here in a small town in WA, so I can empathize. Very pleasant vid of a truly talented fellow. The ondo voices and taiko combination from GitS is now iconic- funny how they weren't sure about it during the production. But, then again, Spielberg was uncertain of a two-note bit in a score for a big toothy fish film he did back in the 70's. John Williams had to convince him, and the rest, as we say, is history. Man, I wish we had a yakatori stand like that here in my town- YUM!
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    I think it's a bit early to flush the show down the proverbial toilet without at least having seen a finished episode whereby to gauge the animation, writing, voice acting, etc. They've got Kamiyama and Aramaki on board, and production IG is involved, so I wouldn't write it off just yet. As trailers go, this one is pretty poor, especially for this universe, but I'm hoping something a little more in line with what we've seen in the past will emerge to really whet the appetite for the series. Totally agree- great scene. I always loved the scene in the middle where they show all the reflections in the bus windows- it blew me away the first time I watched the original movie, as that was some of the most amazing animation I'd ever seen up to that point. Kenji Kawai's haunting music throughout that scene still gives me goosebumps. The original film is a classic for good reason.
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    Hope you're alright, Mike. I've done similar in the past, and yeah, Band Aids make for difficult typing. Hope you heal quickly so you can get back to posting reviews. Take care! Beautiful pics, as always, Kuma. I'm not really a fan of Fire Convoy, anything from the Unicron Trilogy, really, but you have an extraordinary talent for making these things come to life through your photography.
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    As trailers go, a bit lackluster, both in terms of the CG appearance, but also the action. I don't think anything will ever eclipse the iconic scene of her falling backwards off of the building in the original, but I think they could have come up with something a little more exciting than just stopping a dune buggy on a deserted road in some tropical location. Yawn. As far as the voice, the 'youthful' quality doesn't really bother me, as I'm unfamiliar with the original Japanese VA's voice (I generally choose dubbed anime, as I don't speak Japanese, and I'd rather spend time looking at all the visuals than reading. I realize that's anathema to some, but to each his own). Regardless, I thought Mary McGlynn was a good choice for the character, as there's a maturity to her voice that I found fitting. Anyway, the character is a cyborg, and so the pitch of her voice can likely be changed at a whim depending on the Major's sensibilities. In the original, after Batou transfers her ghost into the young girl cyborg body, she begins speaking in the young girl's voice but eventually modulates it to her adult voice. So as long as the voice sounds somewhere between 18 -30ish, I think it's fine. I think the cheap CG look is more of an issue, but I can understand budgets and such. I don't think this is perhaps the best piece of footage to judge the show by. IMHO, the SAC series is a hard one to beat in terms of storytelling, art, the characterization, the whole shebang, if you will. It was an excellent series, and a tough one to better. I hope the new series can at least rival it on equal terms, in at least the writing, if no where else.
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    It'll be an amazing, if not practical, accomplishment if the Brits successfully develop Skylon. While it's capacity is significantly less than the STS orbiter, a single-stage aerospace plane would revolutionize how we move payloads into space in the foreseeable future. I wish them every success.
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    No kidding; from the 70's through the 80's, imagination really held sway and gave us many of the classics that are still being milked ad nauseum. The American film industry seems to have just about run out of ideas, which is why, in my case, anime tends to fill the void, as the Japanese never seem short of ideas, especially in the realm of sci-fi, which is my favorite genre of entertainment, especially visual. Too, the vast majority of anime I've seen generally delves into more profound intellectual and philosophical territory than do even most American films aimed at teens and adults. I just finished the first season of Dr. Stone, which celebrates scientific knowledge in both practical and humorous ways. Food Wars examines the high end of culinary education and the pressures of becoming a professional chef, even in the midst of all its ecchi trappings and humor. Still, both are entertaining in an intellectual way that most American shows, not even the reality shows, are, IMHO. Anyway, I wonder how many new proposals, concepts, and ideas end up getting scrapped by execs who'd rather bet on the umpteenth sequel or remake of something that's already been done. At least in the 80's, Hollywood had the balls to try, otherwise there'd be no Alien, Predator, Terminator, Robocop, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Blade Runner, Batman, Superman, Star Wars, etc. These are just some of the films and franchises I can think of off the top of my head, and there are plenty more in sci-fi, horror, and fantasy that continue to this day. Despite a handful of notable sci-fi films over the last decade or two (Inception, Interstellar, Gravity, The Martian, Ad Astra, Oblivion, Passengers, the MCU and the lesser DCU, as well as YA series like Divergent and the Hunger Games, etc) none of these films seem to spawn the kind of following that'll have sequels still being made of them in thirty years like those of the eighties. I'm sure this is the sort of thing pondered when studying cinema; I haven't, but as an eighties kid, it's poignant that I'm nearing fifty, and I still seem to see rehashes of my childhood shows and films more than I see new ideas. With such a library of inspiration to draw on, accompanied by a greater societal acceptance of sci-fi themes, I had high hopes for where sci-fi would or could go in cinema, especially as special effects and CG improved. My anticipation seems to have over-reached. It seems to me that more strides are being made on the small screen today than on the large in sci-fi. Then again, there's a good argument to be made for letting a story play out over the length of a series as opposed to the condensation requisite to a film. I guess it's a tradeoff, both in terms of finances and storytelling. It's still nice to see some cool sci-fi on the big screen, though---there's an experience there that's simply unequalled by sitting on my futon watching my 55 inch tv sans surround sound.
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    Out of masochistic curiosity, I decided to give Macross 7 a watch; two eps in and I already want Basara to die. Gotta wonder what Kawamori was thinking. Love all the mecha action, though. Nothing like valk on valk.
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    Given that this is another trilogy toy line, I'm surprised that Hasbro didn't maintain the Cybertronian theme longer exactly for that reason- there are a number of well-known characters who didn't get a figure yet. Bee and Wheeljack stand out, as they were the first two characters we meet in the original show, and both were shown in their Cybertronian alts. Would have been nice to have those two. Alas, I've never been much of a fan of Cybertronian alts, as they tend to be lazy, awkward, or just odd, in many cases. The same holds true for some of the figs in Siege- Shockwave, Soundwave, and the Refraktor dudes (spaceship mode) come to mind. While Wheeljack and Bee would have been nice additions, if they actually gave them their G1 Cyb-alts, I really don't lament an early shift to earth alts. An updated full collection of all the '84 lineup is what I've wanted for years in the mainline, and it seems like it may finally come to pass. Still wish Megs could be a gun, though.
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    Bayverse aesthetics notwithstanding, I don't think it was a poor idea to have triple changers per se, but the choices of alt modes for both characters neither agree in proportion nor make any mechanical sense. I think an Astrotrain, or perhaps a Blitzwing would have made better sense, as you're working with much larger, bulkier vehicles where the transition and the hiding of various bits would be more believable. Turning a sports car into a jet or a helicopter stretches the imagination like so much silly putty, unless it's a M.A.S.K.-like conversion. I think that being able to do anything with CG is sometimes, as in this case, too much like magic rather than technology, and thus suspension of disbelief becomes strained. Pertaining to the third party Astrotrains above, while Transportation Captain looks like he'd be more fun, his shuttle mode lacks pronounced OMS pods that are defining features of the STS orbiter. His bot and train modes look good, though. Even without OMS pods, he's still looking better than the Siege version. TW did a better job with Evila Star (Devilstar, at one point, IIRC), but the bot mode has some concessions, especially those legs and feet. I had given a little bit of thought to the TW back when he was released, but ultimately demurred. I've got my eye on the FT version in the works, as it's, so far, shaping up to be the best all-around version thus far. I'm also looking at their Blitzwing, although the slightly downward canted intake ramps bug me. Overall, though, it's looking like a pretty decent figure. I do wish, however, that someone could make a Blitzwing where his arms don't end up as big blocks under the wings of his jet mode. Integrate those big guns, guys! +1 on Mike's Siege Mirage review: great G1 bot mode with good standard articulation but a subpar alt mode that's almost there, but a little spoiled, no pun intended, by the choice of transformation system employed. I guess it can be forgiven since he's still supposed to be a Cybertronian car; I hope we get an Earthrise version that's spot on.
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    He's a pretty cool figure, and one I never thought we'd get. I wish they could have named him Skyfire, as that's more accurate, but whatever. He's Skyfire to me. Anyway, not a bad fig to find on clearance. I hope you enjoy him; given all the previous Jetfire toys and their concessions, this was a well done surprise from HasTak. I was contemplating getting Siege Ratchet from Walgreens, but with the advent of Earthrise looming, I think I may just wait it out and see if an earth mode van version comes out, as that'd be my preference. Kinda wish third parties had made a heavily modified Siege tetrajet Seeker mold that cleaned up better without the legs hanging down underneath. I would have loved to have had screen accurate versions, but the Siege toy was shite, IMHO. Now I'm hoping one of them will make an improved KO of Siege Astrotrain where the whole cargo bay section is smooth and he has his OMS pods like the real orbiter. The official's bot mode looks great, but both train and orbiter modes leave somewhat to be desired. Pretty disheartening, as I've been waiting for a G1 accurate Astrotrain, and, after the abysmal TR version, Siege seemed to be the most promising line, and they almost delivered. Almost. What's even more gulling about the thing is it comes, like all the leader toys thus far in this line, with a bunch of add-on stuff to complement the voyager scaled figure, and one would think that they would have included a panel to fill in all that nastiness in his upper aft section. It boggles my mind how they can do such a great job on some figs, and others get released looking incomplete, or just straight up half-assed.
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    Chiming in on the new MP Bee, I watched Skully's review yesterday, and I think he was spot on both with criticisms and praises. I love the alt mode and the articulation. Takara nailed both. And, as Bobby and others have noted, Bee looks great from straight on. But, give him a slight turn left or right, and that's when the faults of the toy become apparent, especially the backpack and the backs of his feet. This is one of those cases where the vehement need to stay true to the animation model really hurts the final figure. Moreover, while I think Takara have some amazing engineering skills, they're kinda hit & miss depending on the figure. I think they could have done a better job with Ironhide and Ratchet (it took a third party add-on to cover the nasty gap in the torso under the arms), I'm not crazy about how they made Megatron's upper body (all that unnecessary origami which leaves the gun looking very panel-y). As for the new Bee, I can't help but think that more of the car could have been utilized in his bot mode, thus eliminating some of the shell. The backpack looks like an unfinished mess, like they just gave up trying to make it look smooth and compact. It's decidedly not masterpiece level engineering in my eyes. The same goes for the feet- they just look terrible, and having made much better looking feet on a previous version, I wouldn't have faulted them in the least for borrowing that design. If it works, don't fix it. Anyway, like the new MP Prime and most likely the new Hound, MP-45 is an easy pass. More and more, I find myself moving away from official MP figs in lieu of third party offerings. It's not a situation I like, but as Takara continue the current design trend, I find their MP figs to be less appealing than some of the alternatives.
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    I'm not a big fan of the Studio Series to begin with, so in this case, disappointment never felt so right. Bring on the worst, Mike! Scored a copy of Seige Barricade and Mirage yesterday at my local Wally. Unfortunately, they didn't have any Bluestreaks. I've got Smokescreen on his way from Pulse, so eventually, once I find Streak, I'll have the whole collection. Barricade is nicer in hand than he looks in those pics, although I wish there were more paint apps to his torso, or some dry brushing to bring out the mechanical details. I really like the mold, so in this rare case, the more the merrier. Mirage is better than I thought he'd be. His car mode is ok- it looks the part from the front, but, since his faux chest becomes the rear of the car, the back end looks odd since it's supposed to look like a Formula One nose countersunk into the body cowling. And his forearms , I guess, are supposed to form some sort of air scoop behind the cockpit, with the blocky biceps forming the spoiler supports, altogether forming a very un-aerodynamic feature. Alas, his bot mode is fun, especially the range of foot motion, allowing for some nice dynamic poses. As Siege moves into Earthrise, I hope Mirage gets a redo more in line with his G1 counterpart. In my mind, Classics Mirage is still the toy to beat. Love that figure! Same for Jazz and Hound- both stellar toys that'll take amazing new figs to best them, IMHO. But Earthrise Grapple and Hoist look amazing, by far the most G1 updated versions we've had since the originals, and I hope the line tries to maintain this approach. This is what I've been wanting for years in the mainline, and while CHUG got close with certain characters over the years, there seemed to be a LOT of license employed for the majority. So, so wish they'd do a gun Megatron, just to keep all the characters accurate to the originals. God damned gun laws. Still hoping, too, that they'll make a new cassette deck Soundwave with upsized cassettes to match the originals. That would be awesome.
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    Cool. She's a character that I think would translate very well within their aesthetic.
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    If Nicee does well, I wouldn't mind a Windblade in this style from Big Firebird. I hope BF give you optional chestplates to vary her endowments. The overall figure is just beautiful, though. Great style.
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    Hasbro got their pound of flesh from me for Unicron, but honestly, I went in eyes wide open. It's not as well done as I think it could or should be, especially given that it's targeted more at an adult fanbase with plenty of disposable income, but I figured this would likely be the only opportunity to an official Unicron this well detailed. I do wish they'd made him less of a panel-former, or at least found a way to integrate or hide said panels better (the thing is huge, after all), and given that they have 30+ years experience making these toys, expectations are, like the price, pretty high. Anyway, the deal is sealed, as it were, and so I await my copy in a couple of years, which gives me plenty of time to make a shelf for him next to my CHUG shelves. In the meantime, looking forward to the Earthrise Seige figs. Lots of complaining on the TFW board about the upcoming Starscream having no waist rotation, but I'm more plussed that the waist skirt is one piece, and that it shares the same huge hollow area under the forward fuselage that its Classics inspiration had. I still think the Classics was a decent toy, but it was by no means perfect, and unfortunately they basically just upscaled that figure rather than taking the opportunity to improve it beyond just ankle articulation. Ah well. They could have done worse.
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    I noticed the similarities to the Classics Seeker mold, too; was also hoping for something more streamlined and closer to the MP design. Oh well- at least the arms tuck in flush; that's already a monumental improvement over their latest spate of jet-formers, Jetfire notwithstanding. Agree with Mike that Prime looks to have some similarities to the Bumblebee Movie Prime toy. Not necessarily a bad thing, although I wish they could have incorporated the front wheels. Oh well, it still looks like a pretty good fig, and it's the most G1 take on Prime in both modes since the original. I don't even mind the trailer. And yeah, a Micromaster Roller would be cool. Should be included. As for the rest of the G1 homages, IMHO, they're all looking pretty sweet to this old G1er's optical sensors. Nice to see a Cliffjumper who's not a BB repaint. Looks like HasTak took a cue from 3P and included his cannon and waterskis. I'm not at all familiar with Ironworks; is he from the comics, or just something Hasbro made up to make a toy? It's interesting, in concept. I'm not a big partsformer fan, in general, but the modularity of the alt mode lends a sense of practicality and fun factor to the alt mode. Soundbarrier- scraping the bottom of the alt mode barrel! Reminds me of the old SNL skit where they mention the Women with Mattresses on Their Backs. They should have allocated the plastic from this thing into producing the aforementioned Roller fig.
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