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Not sure these all fit the definition, but here goes. Disclaimer: I'm only familiar with Macross and Mospeada. 1. Although piloted by humans, the Sv-51 was developed from alien Overtechnology, so it fits, sorta. 2. Zentradi Variable Glaug (Macross M3) 3. Fz-109A Elgersoln 4. While technically not alien, Grace O'Connor is a cyborg with superhuman abilities, so her VF-27 5. Brera Stern is part Meltrandi, and a cyborg, which makes him actually alien to a degree. So his VF-27 6. Sv-262Hs Draken III 7. Zentradi Battle Pods 8. Queadluun Rau 9. Inbit Eager 10. Inbit Ghoss 11. Inbit Garmo

You're definitely not wrong about the tolerances, and it's something I wasn't thinking about when I posted earlier. For Sentinel, I guess it's a no-win situation concerning joint tightness, so better to err on the side of too tight over floppy. It's a shame they didn't employ some sort of ratchet for the shoulders, but the joints have to be so compact for the Legioss that the overly tight metal on metal joints was the best solution. I used needle nose pliers to work mine. I didn't apply any heat. I can get my arms to about 90 degrees straight forward right now, so I'll have to continue to work them until I can get more range of motion. Using a tool to loosen those shoulders is absolutely a necessity lest you bend them or break them off. The too-loose ankles are on the opposite end of the complaint spectrum-I would much rather they'd been super stiff. But overall, it's a damned fine Legioss toy. The engineering elevates it above its predecessors. Going forward, it'll be the toy to better. Given the little tab slots on the bottoms of the toes that seemingly have no purpose leads me to believe, as I have from the beginning, that Sentinel has a Tread in the works, likely from the beginning. It just makes sense, and I'm pretty sure they knew they had a financial and critical success on their hands. For its few flaws, which are inconvenient but neither insurmountable nor egregious, it gets more right than any Legioss toy or model before it, in terms of accuracy and articulation. It's beautiful. be patient; I'm sure the Tread is coming. I want one, too.

I quit collecting all Star Wars, except LEGO, years ago, as I was already collecting Macross, Transformers, and LEGO, along with the odd toy here and there, and it was getting expensive and taking up room I don't have. That said, I've been checking out the odd SW fig when I see it at Wally from time to time, and I've been pretty impressed with the quality over the last few years, especially with the Black Series. Today's reveals were no less impressive, considering they're mass retail at a decent price point. The facial likenesses have really become incredible. I don't intend to get it, but I can't help but be impressed with the Razor Crest Haslab project- the sheer amount of detail and playability in the set is awesome, and as a display piece, I'm not sure what more a fan could ask for, beyond the inclusion of The Child and the IG droid, which I imagine will be included. I also imagine there'll be some various figs frozen in carbonite to go in there as well. The weapons locker is just incredible; I figured there'd be maybe one or two removable guns and everything else would be molded detail, but every weapon and piece of gear is a separate object. That's badass. Compared to what we had in the 80's and 90's, SW fans are spoiled for the levels of detail and articulation that are gracing the figs and the vehicles now. I hope the Razor Crest gets its support, even if I don't have one of my own. The one fig I wish Hasbro would release is the 3.75 Hoth Snowtrooper. I have the 174 large AT-AT, a phenomenal toy, which I've owned for close to a decade now, and I have no troops for it. I have Gen Veers, and I have Hoth Luke, but I still need a second driver and at least 6 or more Snowtroopers to put in the back. I'm not sure if they've released these guys over the years; admittedly, I don't pay much attention to Hasbro's SW releases since I quit collecting, but I was hoping one or both of those would be revealed today. Sadly, no. guess I'll keep waiting. I'd love to have these with the current levels of detail and articulation.

My copy's ankles were fairly loose, too- not to the point of floppiness, but to the point that they won't tolerate too many dynamic poses where any sort of weight is unevenly distributed between the legs. We're at the point where it should be a commonplace technique to have ratcheted ball joints; essentially the ball has divots like a golf ball, and the socket has a nub or nubs to give a ratcheting effect and strength to the ball joint. It's a compromise to the freedom of movement offered by using ball joints, but if the ball has a lot of divots, it can still offer a good range, but with additional bonus of maintaining its position better. In lieu of that, even a durable coating over the ball that provides more friction would be extremely helpful. I transformed mine back to fighter yesterday for the first time since I got it (I usually keep it in Armo Soldier mode, as that's my favorite), and had a heck of a time trying to get the main gears out. Those things are tight. I used a pair of tweezers, as I was going to rip my thumbnail off try to get it that way. Even with tweezers, it was a challenge. I finally got them, but it probably took me close to an hour to get both of them out. Not sure why they made them so tight, but I'm hoping that little joint will loosen a bit for the next time. Love the ground clearance this thing has, as opposed to pretty much every other Legioss toy that's ever been made. Just overall, I love the engineering, and the look of it. It's a thing of beauty, and the Legioss toy I waited for for years (the only other toy I own is the Toynami Stick version, and the issues with that toy are well known). I don't have an issue with the small parts, but I will echo Chronocidal's wish that it was a little bigger. As it is, though, I'm super pleased with it.

Smokescreen is my least favorite of the Datsuns, as well, but the Datsun general design is my favorite among G1 TFs. Prowl was my first Transformer toy back in '84, and I remain enamored with that design to this day. I also liked the Siege design, which took some small liberties (the "slipper" feet, for example), but as a Cybertronian vehicle which skews very close to its Earth mode counterpart, I like it. I thought I had all the Siege Datsun dudes, too, but apparently I never picked up Silverstreak, an omission I fully intend to rectify with the ER figures- I'll have the full G1 complement. You noted a number of things I pointed out with my mini-review back on the 12th, especially the colorations of the weapons, the odd choice of using 80 instead of the traditional 38, and the lack of paint on his tail lights and exhausts. I was also pleasantly surprised that there were no carryover parts on the Earthrise figure; it's a completely new mold, which is nice, considering the heavy mold reusage among other figs, such as Megs and Soundwave. Having the Siege toy, I didn't even bother with ER Megatron; I vehemently despise the huge awkward cannon/sword they gave him, and the bit of retooling to connect his treads isn't enough reason for me to double dip on that mold. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting the rest of the ER Datsun figs, as it's a really well done update, and you echo my sentiments perfectly with your apt description of this figure's having the cartoon accuracy and articulation that we could only dream of as kids. I heartily second the recommendation.

I bought the Nonnef trailer upgrade kit for my Prime, but after looking at Mike's pics, I wish I'd have picked up the ZXB kit as well. I think the fenders look better, and I like that the shorter swing out supports for the trailer allow for it to connect to Prime without the additional extension required by the Nonnef. Plus, I think it looks better in proportion to the trailer itself. I just checked TFSafari, and they're sold out. For now, the Nonnef upgrade is ok, but hopefully the ZXB stuff will get a rerelease. This is definitely the most time, money and effort I've ever put into a figure, and I haven't done nearly as much as Mike has. Still if you're going to pick one fig to splurge on, IMHO, ER Prime is an excellent candidate. Best retail G1 Prime fig bar none, IMHO, and one of the best Prime figures among all lines. I love it. A week later, and I'm still monkeying around with PE's Dark Warrior with regularity. It's such a fun and good looking Prime figure. If you're in the market for a black painted Prime, but don't want the Hasbro version (although as a repaint of ER Prime, you still can't go wrong), this is a great alternative that scales with CHUG. The IDW inspired sculpt sets it apart visually as well. Just a great figure.

Megatron and Cyclonus look amazing. There's something about Cyclonus' face that bugs me, though. Good lineup of figs coming; I just hope they're fairly easy to get at retail without paying markups.

I wasn't familiar with the name, but more than familiar with a great deal of his work. How Mr. Cobb isn't as well known as Syd Mead, or Ralph McQuarrie is beyond me. He did so much to influence or pop culture. Alas, another tragic loss of a great talent. RIP, and thanks for so many wonderful designs.

I wish they had the times for the various panels listed. I'm guessing they're just going to post separate vids for everything rather than just do a constant live stream. IDK. If anyone has clarity, help a brother out. And yeah, it's a bit crappy to not use the voices for Op and Megs in your new show, but feature them in your con. Bit of a slap.

The shoulders sit a little low, but when this is your inspiration, it's not far from the concept. I accept it as being part of the character's design, and since they're going full G1 Movie look with these guys, it's to be expected. Honestly, I think it gets far more right than not. The head sculpt stands out to me particularly- the face is right on. The G1 toy was a very simple design, so I'm glad they added a little complexity to the engineering. The removable limbs may pose an issue down the line for folks that constantly take them on and off, or if there are any mold issues resulting in inherent looseness, but as a gimmick directly relating to a scene from the film in concert with Hot Rod's tool accessories, I think it's a really nice nod that we normally only see with MP figs. I'm liking where they're going with the SS line so far, as it relates to the '86 Movie. Again I lament that Arcee wasn't part of it. There are unused tabs and such in her car shell that lead me to believe that she may have had a more involved design at some point that was ultimately scrapped. If so, too bad. I'm not a Bay fan at all, but complex and well done toys intrigue me. I watched TonTon's group review of the Bayformer MPM figs yesterday, and was struck by how clever much of the engineering that went into them is. The only fig that I didn't care for was Ironhide due to where his shoulders attach, but overall I thought it still looked better than the MP version in truck mode, as it manages to hide the robot stuff better. I never liked the obvious robo-toes hanging out by the back wheels on the MP version. Anyway, toy person that I am, I was impressed with them. In my estimation, they're easily some of the best deluxe and voyager scaled figs among the various Bayformer toy lines over the years.

I just watched the Ton Ton review of SS '86 Hot Rod. This is one impressive figure, better in a number of respects than the MP figure. The transformation is innovative while harkening back to the scene in the Movie where his arms, on an unseen armature, rotate 180 degrees. Many of his Movie gimmicks are built in, but he still comes with a proper assortment of accessories. It's well done. It makes you wonder why Arcee was phoned in when they could have done some innovative stuff with her. The disparity is mind boggling. Too bad she wasn't included in the SS assortment, or she might have actually had some cool engineering and built in gimmicks as well. If they put this much effort into Hot Rod, I'm really curious to see what they're going to do with the inevitable Rodimus. I foresee a mini-base mode with his trailer. I was hoping that they'd work in the transition from Hot Rod to Rodimus in this figure, but it looks like he's just Hot Rod. Still a good fig based on the review.

My copy of Nicee shipped on the 10th, and as yet, there is no available tracking. So I guess it's slow boating across the pond. Hopefully they don't encounter any big storm systems, or get hit by pirates.

Hot Rod looks amazing. I'm glad the hip skirt is part of the leg; IMHO, that's the best solution in lieu of independent hip skirts. Even then, hip skirts have to be adjusted every time you move the legs, whereas this offers the look of the skirt while providing hips that attach at an anatomically correct position as well as unfettered, uncomplicated range of motion. He uses a faux chest, but from the look of the fig, the bot mode is accurate while completely hiding the real hood. When it's this well executed, it's an acceptable compromise to get the look right for both modes. Whoever took the pics , I get the impression they're not very good at transforming their figs, as ER prime is looking pretty dodgy in his truck mode, and they couldn't seem to align the front of Hot Rod's car with the shoulders. Hopefully the toy goes together more seamlessly than these pics would suggest. I've never been a fan of the space hovercraft alt mode for the Sweeps-it looks like a bar of soap with a robot head slapped on top- abysmal. I thought so when I was 14, and neither time nor nostalgia has changed my mind since. That said, the bot mode for Scourge looks fine; it's just a shame that he's forever saddled with such an egregiously impractical and fugly alt mode. I absolutely love the alt mode for Generations Scourge, which is heavily inspired by the Boeing X-48. In truth, I think it's one the very best aircraft Transformer toys ever made, and I fervently wish that the G1 alt mode, a visual and practical affront, would be permanently retired to the files of those things unmentionable and best forgotten, and replaced for all time by the gorgeous and practical X-48 inspired alt mode. I'm quite sure mine is the minority opinion, but it's how I've felt since the Generations toy came out. For all my ranting, I concede that this Scourge fig, at least in his bot mode, looks really good. I lament that he'll undoubtedly be space soap, but I'll be keeping my eventual copy in bot mode 99% of the time.

It's always interesting how some things can be carried out better at minifig scale, while others beg for large scale to really nail an aesthetic. In this case, I think the simpler build at minifig scale suits the design, and of course, it's more fun to play with. As Chronocidal mentioned, at the large scale, it really comes down to more choices of which bricks to use, as well as techniques, to achieve a desired look. Like he said, there are better ways to achieve a more accurate shape than what they opted for. It's a shame, but at the end of the day, it's LEGO; mod it 'til it looks right. as for me, I'm really not that picky- it does a good enough job to suit my tastes. I do, however, wish they'd made the vulcans retract into the fuselage- that was clearly shown in the movie, and should be a functional feature on a large model like this. I'll reiterate my hope that this will be accompanied by a System scaled version, although they'll likely cock it up like they did the System '89 Batmobile.

Good info, Scyla. I had no idea about that big blade; I just thought it an interesting weapon choice for a CHUG scaled figure. This is my first Nemesis Prime figure, and admittedly, I have no idea about the character's backstory; I know of it solely through the various toys over the years, so I don't know to question stuff like that without the benefit of familiarity. Anyway, it's an appreciated addition, even if the slider is purely the artifact of its having been made for a previous figure.

Thanks for the kind words on my review, Mike. Still learning. On a related note, I went back and looked at the instructions, which I'm happy to say are step-by-steps with photos of the toy highlighting the areas affected with little pictogram notations for stuff like locking mechanisms. I appreciate that approach. What they don't show you is anything at all to do with the weapons- none of them are featured. it's not a big deal for his Ion Blaster or his small energon ax, which are straightforward plug the peg in the hand. The big blade probably could have used a pic or two showing how the handle unfolds, how the blade itself folds, and explain what the apparent slider on the back of the blade is for. I still don't know. As for the GCreation Grimlock, without having seen the film, but owning the Hasbro toy (which is ok, but lackluster compared to these more complex and expensive third party toys) as my only reference, it looks amazing for what it is. As you said, the finish looks beautiful. Admittedly, I never cared for the Bayformer Dinobot designs, but GCreation did a fantastic job of crafting a transforming toy within that aesthetic, no mean feat. I was surprised to see that it was GCreation instead of Unique Toys, who've carved a niche for themselves with their amazing Bayformer figures. I'm sorry to hear it doesn't quite live up to expectations, especially at the price. Still, if the look works for you, you've got a great looking display piece in either mode, and hopefully that ameliorates some of the disappointing aspects.

I'm not a Funko fan, but going to war with them and ultimately Hasbro, who licensed it to Funko, I'd love to see them put a combined legal hurt on Harmony Gold. Too bad Bezos or Gates or any other number of billionaires aren't die-hard Macross fans; imagine if they all pooled their resources to destroy Harmony Gold. That's my good thought for the day.

Likewise. Shame they didn't give Joker his ludicrously long barreled pistol. I wonder if they're going to release a corresponding minifig scaled version of this like they did the Batmobile. I hope so. I wonder if they're going to venture into Schumacher Batman stuff after this. I was never too crazy about those designs, but to each his own.

Definitely want a copy of this set; I, too, hope it's available internationally. The flying Vehicon is the big draw for me, but finally getting Breakdown would be a nice bonus.

So today was a stellar day for deliveries, as I received my much anticipated Sentinel Legioss accompanied by Perfect Effect's PE-DXIIB Dark Warrior, their take on Nemesis Prime. This is a heavily retooled and modified update to their PC-16 Ginrai toy, which they released to work with Titans Return Powermaster Optimus Prime/ Takara's retooled Ginrai Prime. This updated toy appears, to my eye, to be inspired by an IDW design, as opposed to the more G1 look of PC-16. I dig it. It's a sharp looking toy. The first thing I noticed taking it out of the box was the gloss black paint job on the entire cab section. The stripe around the cab is painted in a metallic teal that sets off a nice contrast. The grill, headlights, bumper, stacks, fuel tanks, robot abs, shin grills, wheel rims, face mask and crest, and the insides of the toes are all picked out in silver paint. The eyes are painted in a semi-gloss red- there's a little bit of shine to them, but not much- a metallic red would have served better. There are two circular details and upside down triangle on the waist that are painted teal, as well as the cab stripes on the robot chest and triangle details on the forearms. All apps on mine are crisply applied and look great. The design of the toy is such that the back of the cab will become the robot chest, and the front windshield will fold and collapse upon itself to form a compact backpack. Both windshields are made from translucent red plastic. Truck mode looks a little odd from behind, as you can clearly see the robot chest. Oddly, the legs are molded in a matte black plastic and were left unpainted. Nonetheless, It makes for a nice looking semi cab in warrior/deluxe scale. That said, Dark Warrior has a 5mm hole on his hitch deck, and he can pull ER Prime's trailer. Since the hole is placed just above the ankle guards, the trailer is able to assume a slightly greater than 90 degree angle to the cab while connected, which is better than the radius with ER Prime. I neglected to take a pic of the cab at a 90 degree angle, but trust me, it can do it.Moving on to accessories, Dark Warrior comes with Ion Blaster, what I assume is an energon ax, and a ludicrously huge energy bladed weapon that looks like Cloud's sword from Final Fantasy. I'm usually not a big fan of bladed weapons with my bots, but this thing is so ridiculously big compared to the wielder that I can't help but like it in spite of myself. It's an anime/ Japanese video game trope that's so over-the-top, and it amuses me to arm him up with it. the blade can also fold over 90 degrees taking the form of an energon ax. I forgot to take a pic of the big blade in ax mode. Anyway, the Ion Blaster is molded in matte black plastic with the vent detail in the stock painted silver. The small energon ax is also molded in black, with the blade painted in metallic teal. The teal paint they used is rather muted, and while it does have a shine to it in the light, it's not as reflective as the gloss black on the cab. The big blade's handle is black plastic, with some silver applied to the vents halfway up the blade, and on three little rectangular details on the blade itself. There's an attachment point on the big blade that looks like it slides onto something, but I'm not sure what that would be. It doesn't fit on the forearms. I haven't opened the instructions, but I may have to to figure that out. Perhaps it's just my copy, but snapping the blade back to its straight form met with a lot of resistance at the snap point. The hinge is set in the translucent blade, and I was afraid I was going to break it trying to get it to snap back together. I don't think I'll be putting it in ax form again.Articulation-wise, the head is on a ball joint allowing for a good up and down tilt as well as full 360 around and as much attitude as you want to give him. The shoulders swivel up and down laterally at the body on very stiff ratchets, and rotate fore and aft on slightly less stiff ratchets. They seem toleranced a bit too stiff relative to the size of this figure; they feel comparable to the combiner joints on the CW figures, only with more detents. There's a bicep swivel that gives you 360, a single jointed elbow on a barely there soft ratchet that gives you just shy of 90, a transformation joint on a well toleranced ratchet (same tolerance would have worked perfectly for the shoulders, IMHO) that allows the wrists to rotate from straight out to 90 degrees perpendicular to the forearm, wrists that rotate 360, and single piece piano fingers pinned at the base knuckle. They don't open very far, but the option is there. When they're closed, they form a nice 5mm hole for holding the weapons. I didn't mention it earlier, but none of the weapons have palm tabs- they just slot in with friction like the Hasbro figs. The waist can rotate 360, and there's an ab crunch that gets you about 10-15 degrees or so.The hips rotate forward well over 90 degrees and about 90 back on tight friction joints. Likewise laterally. Thigh swivel is accomplished via cuts in the thighs. Double jointed knees give you the full range. The feet, or to be fair, the toes with a small heel tab, can swivel about 10 degrees up, a little past 90 down, and the ankles can tilt about 10 degrees or so. There are also ankle guards that pivot up a few degrees. I forgot to position them up in these photos. The exhaust pipes attach to the shoulders via joints that allow for both lateral and longitudinal rotation for transformation. The pipes themselves are hinged at the center and the top half collapses into the lower for bot mode. The pipes attach awkwardly high on the shoulder, but that placement offers more options for repositioning them if need be. The transformation is clever, although it does make use of a faux chest. I'm generally not a big fan of that approach, but I give it a pass. The faux bot chest is actually a rotation point for the rest of the upper body, which rotates 180 deg for truck mode. the upper arms form the front wheel fairings, and the lower forearms form the bumper. The backpack unfolds to form the truck's windshield and grill area. The legs collapse CW style, and the fuel tanks flip out of the lower leg during that transition, and peg into a slot on the exhaust pipe joint. The final result is a nice looking cabover that scales well with ER prime. I forgot to take a comparison pic of them in their truck modes, but here they are in bot mode. A couple additional pics:Final thoughts: I was intrigued by Perfect Effect's original Ginrai figure, but I sat on the fence too long and missed the opportunity to get him at original retailer prices. I hoped for a rerelease of the original, but was pleasantly surprised when PE rolled out this retooled and improved version. I love the new stylish sculpt of this toy, and the addition of ratchets to the arms is a plus, even if they are just a tad bit too stiff for for a figure this size. Fit and finish are very well done, the joints are tight across the board, paint is crisp and well applied. The teal looks nice against the glossy black on the upper body. Articulation is above par for a deluxe scaled fig; honestly the only improvement here would be increasing the range of the elbows. However, the ability of the wrists to move up helps ameliorate the elbow's deficit. It comes with a more G1 accurate gun than ER Prime, can connect to his trailer (with greater turning radius, no less), and with the big and small energon blades at hand, is ready to fight the Autobots. On its own or as part of your CHUG collection, Dark Warrior is a fine addition. If you prefer traditional OP coloration, it's also available. Recommended. One thing of note, there's no discernable weapon storage in truck mode, save for the 5mm trailer hitch hole. The gun can sit in it loosely, but it's not ideal. Considering the long standing tradition of parts-forming weapons in Transformers, it's not a big deal, but I thought I'd mention it.

Got my Legioss today from TFSource! Sure is Purdy. Mine has the uber-tight shoulders (I had to use some needle-nosed pliers to rotate them without stressing anything. I wrapped them in tape, but I still scratched the paint a little on both shoulders). The ankle ball joints on mine are fairly loose, especially the left. They're not quite floppy, but they're not strong enough to bear the weight in anything beyond moderately dynamic poses. Diver mode suffers a bit from it too. It's an extremely tight fit to get stick into the cockpit, and although I took my time and exercised care, he still came apart on me. It doesn't take much. It boggles the mind why they didn't implement a sturdier solution, especially in light of what NewAge and Magic Square are doing with their legends figs. All things being equal, I'm glad the focus was on the Legioss. This is the Legioss toy I've been waiting 30+ years for, ever since I bought the old Monogram "Leader One" Gobots branded model kit and marveled at the complexity, detail, and range of articulation- it left an indelible impression on me, as well as a lasting endearment to the Legioss design. Bear in mind, I didn't watch Robotech, I wouldn't know what Mospeada is for at least another decade or so (I only just watched it for the first time this year), Transformers and Gobots were the standard I knew for transforming robots, the best example of which was Jetfire. (I didn't know what a VF-1 was either, but the design was ubiquitous- lots of cheap KO VF-1 toys in the 80's). I'm digressing down memory lane, but suffice it to say, the few flaws of the toy pale in comparison to all the rightness of it, and I'm glad to have a quality version of it to replace my aging and egregiously flawed Toynami. My hat's off to Sentinel.

Getting mine on Thursday, according to tracking. I've remained content with my crappy Toynami Stick Bernard Legioss all these years b/c, IMHO, it had the best aesthetics out of all the toys. With all the improvements and special touches Sentinel packed into their design, I'm excited to get this toy. A properly good Legioss has been long overdue. Thanks, Sentinel!

Ok, so it's not just me. I thought the hands looked like they were upside down- you can see what looks like thumbs on the inside lower parts of the hands, but their being on the wrong sides confused me. Too, and maybe its the perspective, but they look too big for the figure as well, like something from the 90's when oft times the hands were big chunky things. I'm gonna go with Tekering's explanation- this is all kinds of misassembled. I'm thinking things will look better when proper product shots come out. Then again.... Hasbro's history isn't the best in that arena either. I'll wait for the inevitable TonTon review. While that shot of Kup doesn't do it fair justice either, it's hitting a lot of the right marks towards faithfulness to the animation model (I think we can all agree that the G1 toy was rather lackluster), certainly more so than even the TR fig, which I though was a decent G1 representation. Heck, I still dig the Generations/United figure, although I believe it was IDW inspired. Still, it's a cool toy, and a neat take on the character. I like that his alt mode is passable as an Earth truck instead of his original backwards palette jack mode. The face sculpt on this, even partially obscured, looks excellent. Anyone know if this Hot Rod is supposed to come with his Space Winnebago trailer so he can Rodimize? I just wonder b/c of how high the knees are in that pic, like they're extended. Ugh, looks like a single piece groincloth- wish they'd just stop with that; it looks like shite in anything but a straight standing pose.

I'm telling ya, Kawamori has a time machine. We're just catching up to his vision 25 years later. The A.I. holographic idol stuff still needs some work, though. Looking at that pic, I had to cue up "Wanna Be an Angel". So lovely.

Kup and Hot Rodimus look alright (except for HR's arms and hands- the arms look stiff, like there's no elbow, and WTH is up with those hands?), but I've no idea how dinosaur bones are going to work as weapons and add-ons with robot figs without looking awkward. I'm assuming these are probably going to be meant for the Beast Wars figs, but it still just seems an odd choice,. IIRC, any time additional tech was used in the show, it was always mechanical rather than organic. Kids like dinosaurs, so maybe that's the angle. I like dinos, too, but in a show about robots, I prefer robot dinosaurs that turn into anthropomorphic robots, or as in the case of the cassettes, robo-dinos that turn into mechanical stuff. Beast Wars is the only exception, but like a lot of folks, I wish they'd eschewed organic forms in lieu of mechanical animal forms. I was happy when Transmetals came along- it's how I wish they'd started out. At least the show was fun, and had fun with the whole organic animal setup. Robotic animal skeletons is a new level of weird, though.