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    As someone who has direct experience in converting line-art to pragmatic 3D forms, I can tell you just from looking at that still of the Flash Clapper that it relies heavily on Anime magic to look that way. Look at how massive the front fairing and the backpack section below it are relative to the torso. The calves have also been flattened considerably compared to how they look in Battle Sniper mode. There are ways to achieve an aesthetically pleasing compromise, but Maas didn't succeed based on their pre-production images. In their defense, it really is an art that few seem to have mastered.
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    Probably tinier. I can't recall if there were ever some "official" stats published for the Auroran, but just based on the size of the cockpit, it would have to be quite a bit taller than the Spartas.
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    Cherry, apple and grape variations, since those share a fair amount of parts commonality. I'm reluctant to offer them now, because I think the SC market is already so small and I suspect maas may want to protect their sales at all costs. Not looking to put myself in a position to attract Imperial attention, if you know what I mean.
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    Hey guys! I was planning to produce some 1/48 Bioroids last month, but with the timing of the new maas toys announcements and now some official Hovertank renderings being shown, I don't know if this would be such a good idea. What are your thoughts on the matter?
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    We can only hope it's still in the development stage. Seriously, I could have done better than that with my eyes closed.
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    I hear you, Ted. So many of the shapes, particularly the thighs have been highly simplified... For reasons I cannot explain, because it offers no advantage from a tooling or transformation perspective. I think there would be ways to play with the lower legs and the boxiness of the main body so as to better harmonize them when collapsed into Flash Clapper (hover) mode. Then again, no one asked me.
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    Just a quick PSA: I have 6 MF accessories sets remaining.
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    The prime in that video looks even better than the way Prime looked in Bumblebee. I think they wasted a great opportunity.
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    Understand that as a major figure in the franchise, he'd have to be diplomatic so as not to alienate the first 5 films and jeopardize whatever revenue Hasbro might still stand to extract from them. Diplomacy, like politics, is all about strategy. In the end, the movie is whatever you want it to be. I think it wouldn't have been too hard to more closely follow the G1 arrival of Autobots/Decepticons to earth millions of years ago, and much cooler than what they ended up doing, but then again, I'm not in charge.
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    I have a whole repertoire of stuff from that era; much of it needs refinement because I didn't have the luxury of time to make things as I would have liked. Rest assured, my best is yet to come!
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    And now for something a little bit different! As some of you may be aware, long ago, I used to design mecha for RPGs. I found some of the illustrations I'd done for the Jovian Chronicles, as well as a few that never saw the light of day: this is one such mecha design. I figured I'd share, since I intend to get back into designing my own mecha, so this is a drop in the bucket of things to come.
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    That's a really cool looking Prowl. With a little tweaking, it could be a Masterpiece. Certainly better than TT's Prowl. Oh, and for those upset/concerned with TE Prime's lack of thigh swivel, it doesn't affect posing. I thought it would be more of an eyesore too, but you get used to it.
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    Make no mistake sir, there's a whole lot more that I'm bad at than good at. You've obviously never seen me try to fold sheets, dance, do calculus or build a time-machine. Staying on-topic with the Tomcat, I had ideas on a more advanced version of the Tomcat 21 that would incorporate stealth-like F-23 intakes and all-moving vertical stabilizers and a few more interesting gizmos. She may be gone, but I think the Tomcat was just starting to reach its true potential before being axed. Oh, whatcould have been...
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    Love me that fighter! I even painted it once.
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    I don't know if they've done some subtle adjustments to the head since the test-shots or if it's just the lighting, but it looks considerably better in this newest batch of pics; maybe not perfect, but definitely better. Poseability looks decent enough to tackle most of Prime's iconic poses. Can't wait to have this in hand and implement a few tweaks.
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    https://tf-direct.com/deposit-only-transform-element-te-01-op_p2616.html Cheapest too!
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    Dude, it's me here. I'm curious to see what the extra head they're supposed to include will look like. If necessary, I can sculpt my own.
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    Magic Square can perhaps best be described as an idealized Prime: he looks heroic, beefy, has great articulation and the head/face is the better of the two 3rd-party offerings. Chromed plastic is also very welcome. That said, the figure's overall flat finish works against it, and both the matrix/chamber and alt modes aft section are very poor indeed. The battle-damage parts... Meh. They could at least have made the damage look more like it did in the movie and include a damaged head. As it is now, it's not something I'd use. Same goes for the energeon axe, especially because the way it fits over the fist makes the base ridiculously large; so large that it sticks out farther forward than the blade portion. Transform Element takes it in the overall proportions department as the clear winner in terms of Season 1 toon accuracy. The transformation is elaborate, but I admire how they made it a kind of plastic origami/3D puzzle while still resulting in a cleaner robot and alt mode than Takara's offering. Seriously, that thing's a work of art! The matrix chamber and the matrix itself are beautiful and accurate. Poseability, though perhaps not quite as good as MS and Takara, is still decent. The lack of thigh-swivel is a bit irksome, but probably not an issue if posed properly. To me it has three drawbacks which if corrected, can make this the best Optimus Prime: the head, the bare red plastic which makes it looks like it's made of ketchup, and the silver truck parts which should be chrome.
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    Glorious!!
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    Hapy new year, fleshlings!! I found these on TFW2005. Left: MP-10, center: Magic Square, right: Transform Element Transform Element next to Masterpiece Megatron.
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    https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navy-dream-f-14-tomcat-coming-out-retirement-movie-39537
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    It is, because
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    I just saw it today. It was alright, but not something I'd be eager to see again in the theatre. It reminded me of a combination of Transformers (2007) and E.T., but not as good as either. Earth-Girl finds and adopts a giant mechanical space-puppy which doubles as bodyguard and improvised boyfriend. The Cybertron sequences were, as you could expect, the highlight of the movie.
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    I'm hoping those are merely place-holder images. Torso gap aside, the proportions have been altered significantly from the source material.
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