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  1. captain america
    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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    You realize that a Bioroid is only about 14cm tall in 1/48 and would be barely over 11cm in 1/60, yes?
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    The red Bioroid was a L & S kit; I had it eons ago, as well as the later Academy knock-off.
  19. captain america
    Study the elbows, hips and ankles; you'll see that they're not conducive to the normal range of motion unless armor parts magically shift out of the way. Also, having studied the diagrams MAAS posted, they've taken some liberties with the proportions.
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    I'm curious to see how they're going to handle the Bioroid. While it may seem simpler than the Spartas, it has compound curvatures and joints that may not translate well to 3-D.
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    Now that's a fap-worthy image.
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    A new project. But it'll get its own thread because this one is, how shall I put it... Polluted.
  23. captain america
    Expect some Southern Cross kit news early next year, but perhaps not quite what you might be thinking.
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    I'm just waiting for Ted to build a Gamo... Or a Gosu.
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    Not a fan of this condescending language in the trailer: -Mankind is the cause of this "mass extinction" -"We" are an "infection" -The Titans are the planet's "original" and "rightful" rulers. I'm not sure if people even recognize the linguistic programming at work here. Not only will I not be seeing this in theatres, I'll actively be seeking-out the bootleg.
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