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[JB0]

I find it funny that for someone whose head is so clearly Shockwave-inspired, Amalgamous's body screams "dinobot". 
I don't know if Grimlock or Shockvwave is more offended at the idea they might be related.  

[sh9000]

Cool.  They scale a little bit better to one another.

 

Edited yesterday at 01:43 PM by sh9000

[rsvictor1976]

That new LEGO DeLorean is a great set but I wish it had working gull-wing doors. 

[sh9000]

Missing Link Grimlock.

[M'Kyuun]

2 hours ago, rsvictor1976 said:

That new LEGO DeLorean is a great set but I wish it had working gull-wing doors. 

Unfortunately, the attempt to capture the real car as accurately as possible takes precedence over functionality. It'd be nice if they could do both, but that would entail making a lot more specialized canopy/windshield pieces as well as compromising the look of the vehicles. I came to terms with the compromise back when they were still only 6-wide. The move to 8-wide gave the designers more real estate and thus more options. Moreover, the steady addition of new elements every year to better capture the curves and contours of the cars has greatly enhanced what's possible with the brick. Kids now just don't know how good they've got it compared to what we had to work with from the 70s through the early millennium.

 

[mikeszekely]

50 minutes ago, sh9000 said:

Missing Link Grimlock.

Oh please let this be the first of all five dinobots.

[lechuck]

More teasers from Takara.

[mikeszekely]

While I sometimes get leaked Intel about what Hasbro is doing Takara is a total mystery. That said...

It looks pretty obvious that they're doing MPM Sideswipe. The fact that there's two of them suggests they're doing both the RotF version and the convertible DotM version. 

MPG Hot Rod is causing quite a stir at the board that shan't be named. The silhouette looks an awful lot like SS86 Hot Rod. I find it amusing. I recall when 86 Hot Rod came out that everyone was saying it was so much better than MP-28 that Takara should just upsize it. Now it looks like they are upsizing it and everyone's mad. 

As for the "new Legends," I'm not sure what to make of that. The image is Lio Convoy... Are they doing an improved deco for Nemesis Leo? A different Lio Convoy deco? suggesting that the more-accurate T-spark remold of the Legacy toy is the first of a new line of improved Takara decos like Legends used to do all the time?

[M'Kyuun]

21 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

Oh please let this be the first of all five dinobots.

As popular as the Dinobots are, making new toys is like printing money. I'm sure Grimlock will sell well (heck,, I've not been interested in the line thus far, but even a Missing Link version of Grimlock has my antennae perked). I'm sure we'll get the whole team, righting a serious wrong that they committed with MP Grimlock.

6 hours ago, mikeszekely said:

MPG Hot Rod is causing quite a stir at the board that shan't be named. The silhouette looks an awful lot like SS86 Hot Rod. I find it amusing. I recall when 86 Hot Rod came out that everyone was saying it was so much better than MP-28 that Takara should just upsize it. Now it looks like they are upsizing it and everyone's mad. 

🤣 Typical!

I'm just now getting caught up on the news (7:30 PM), but I noticed those shoulders right off the bat, which I'm sure is the point of contention. FWIW, I don't disagree; that was a well-pointed out niggle that most fans had with SS86 Hot Rod (and Rodimus), which despite that particular wart, still stands as one of the best releases in the SS86 line. However, Takara should have the awareness that simply upsizing a retail figure or bringing over a well-pointed out weakness of said figure into a MP figure is just a no-no. This was a read-the-room moment for them and they're obviously oblivious or just don't care. Since I've pretty much dropped out of MP scale collecting, I have nothing to gain or lose. I'll just watch from the sidelines as the fans gather with their torches and pitchforks.    And then fight to get in their preorders anyway. 😄

[sh9000]

[JB0]

4 hours ago, sh9000 said:

Yes, we know. You told us already.

[sh9000]

Uh new pic in color showing some of the updated joints plus the date.

[sh9000]

https://www.target.com/p/transformers-studio-series-mtmte-collection-the-transformers-the-movie-voyager-class-autobot-hot-rod-action-figure/-/A-94744442