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And the cynic in me says it'll be sponsored by GM. I hope you like Outrun in a Camaro.
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If we seed the puffy white clouds with enough nitroglycerine, anything is possible!
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JB0 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I feel like making Magnus work more like Powermaster Prime, with a truck-lump core, is a better compromise than just throwing an Albino Prime out there because engineering is hard and repaints are cheap. Minimus Ambus isn't Ultra Magnus. I guess we'll see how TakaraTomy feels about it.- 17103 replies
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Yeah, I don't see Starscream et al getting the Missing Link treatment, because as much as they'd love to(one mold with six color schemes is WAY more profitable than six molds) it just doesn't seem possible to do the arms. But I've been wrong before, and TT has a financial interest in making it work.- 17103 replies
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JB0 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Personally, I'd like a Missing Link Tracks, as he's one of my few childhood Transformers that didn't survive and also one that turns into an awesome flying car.- 17103 replies
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JB0 replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Oh, yeah, it was definitely a dumb thing in a dumb cartoon. One might say it was less coronation and more bad comedy. But really, the entire franchise is dumb and goofy, so I just embrace it for what it is. The fact that half the Constructicons don't even have mouths makes the trumpets that much funnier to me.- 9268 replies
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JB0 replied to slaginpit's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I don't usually care much for "that one thing from that one episode" goes, but I love that they included his trumpet. And even chromed it! God yes. I love that on every toy it exists on, going back to when I was a wee laddie taking Slag into the bathtub with me(there's reasons my childhood Slag looks rough today).- 9268 replies
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JB0 replied to Valkyrie Driver's topic in Movies and TV Series
I gotta say, "forged in the heart of a supernova" is about as credible an origin as you get for an exotic material with extraspatial properties. Everything else about them beggars the imagination, I'm willing to accept they twist spacetime itself into knots and drill holes through it. -
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Is Mylene truly the strongest character in the franchise? Signs point to yes! -
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It kinda gives me Marvel #1 Cover vibes. I saw someone saying it's based on some of the Studio Ox illustrations.- 17103 replies
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Man, I really like this Optibotimus. I probably won't get him, but I dig him nonetheless. ... Mmmm, but that metal axe body may push me over the edge.- 17103 replies
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JB0 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
I mean... honestly, the splash of gold on the legs goes a long way towards making them look finished. (I did notice they're the wrong legs entirely, but they look so much better!) The torso's still just completely devoid of any detail at all, though. It really does look to me like someone forgot to put the stickers on. Unrelatedly, it isn't anyone's fault or any sort of actual deficiency, but I can't see that head as anything other than Leader-One with a fake tan.- 17103 replies
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Some of them. I will say that the brand's current obsession with toon-accuracy saves me a lot of money, because they're putting out a lot of toys that to me are hideously deformed or just straight-up unfinished. Maybe Slingshot's robot mode will look good after the stickers are applied. I can't imagine something that barren is actually the final appearance anyone wants.- 17103 replies
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JB0 replied to mikeszekely's topic in Anime or Science Fiction
Siege Shockwave was actually really good. But as a Studio 86 design he's got far too much molded detail.- 17103 replies
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Some of it is because Macross is a much bigger deal than Gatchaman, Mach GoGo, or Golion(Voltron being my favored example of a contemporary that dodged the wrath). MOST of it is the way they aggressively blocked importation of new merchandise and media that everyone knew were outside of their wheelhouse, and actively antagonized the Macross fanbase either through talking down or lawsuits. Especially as some of the importers they went after were more "active fan with a side hustle" than the "major business" HG implied they were.