JB0 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 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. Quote
sh9000 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) Cool. They scale a little bit better to one another. Edited January 5 by sh9000 Quote
rsvictor1976 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 That new LEGO DeLorean is a great set but I wish it had working gull-wing doors. Quote
M'Kyuun Posted January 5 Posted January 5 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. Quote
mikeszekely Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 50 minutes ago, sh9000 said: Missing Link Grimlock. Oh please let this be the first of all five dinobots. Quote
mikeszekely Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 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? Quote
M'Kyuun Posted Tuesday at 03:43 AM Posted Tuesday at 03:43 AM 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. 😄 Quote
JB0 Posted Tuesday at 08:22 AM Posted Tuesday at 08:22 AM 4 hours ago, sh9000 said: Yes, we know. You told us already. Quote
sh9000 Posted Tuesday at 02:57 PM Posted Tuesday at 02:57 PM Uh new pic in color showing some of the updated joints plus the date. Quote
sh9000 Posted Tuesday at 04:29 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:29 PM https://www.target.com/p/transformers-studio-series-mtmte-collection-the-transformers-the-movie-voyager-class-autobot-hot-rod-action-figure/-/A-94744442 Quote
mikeszekely Posted Tuesday at 07:34 PM Author Posted Tuesday at 07:34 PM 3 hours ago, sh9000 said: https://www.target.com/p/transformers-studio-series-mtmte-collection-the-transformers-the-movie-voyager-class-autobot-hot-rod-action-figure/-/A-94744442 Preorders sold out already. I guess that works for me. If we'd have gotten the toy-deco Hot Rod that was supposed to come in Velocitron I'd have have definitely picked that up, but I'm struggling to find a reason to buy a slightly more magenta Hot Rod. I did notice that it does fix the yellow on the roof, and I do like the lightsaber and shield... maybe if I actually see it on the shelf I'll buy. Quote
lechuck Posted Tuesday at 07:39 PM Posted Tuesday at 07:39 PM 21 hours ago, mikeszekely 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. MPM Next as line has me a bit intrigued now as word on the street is that Habro is out and Takara is fully in command. It is such a shame how for example MPM-12 OP turned out, so I'm hoping that Sideswipe and future releases get a high quality approach in desing and engineering without Hasbro's annoying buget caps. On the other hand... when I look at how MPG has mutated into a less premium line these days, then I'm probably wishing for too much. 😄 21 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. I think that sentiment came more from the Hybrid/Hasui camp and less from the MP collectors seeking for an improved Sunbow cartoon vibe over MP-28. Personally I'm not sure about this Style Gen. Hot Rod, from the one coloured image I can't say it has ignited a burning flame on in me to get it (😁) or see it as a full replacement for MP-28. I can already not unsee a certain break in the sculpt/silhouette that will most likely continue to annoy me. 22 hours ago, mikeszekely said: 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? Seems like it is a line for repurposed Hasbro mainline stuff, so no interest from my side. Would have like to have an announcement for Overgear or maybe the next AMT. Quote
sh9000 Posted Tuesday at 09:03 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:03 PM 1 hour ago, mikeszekely said: Preorders sold out already. I guess that works for me. If we'd have gotten the toy-deco Hot Rod that was supposed to come in Velocitron I'd have have definitely picked that up, but I'm struggling to find a reason to buy a slightly more magenta Hot Rod. I did notice that it does fix the yellow on the roof, and I do like the lightsaber and shield... maybe if I actually see it on the shelf I'll buy. I never opened my first release Hot Rod so I'll be sure to open the Target release when it comes in. Quote
Hikuro Posted Wednesday at 01:03 AM Posted Wednesday at 01:03 AM Yeah MPG-20 just looks like a Studio Series 86 Hot Rod. Speaking of which, I'm sort of tempted to pre-order because his colors pop better to me than the original release, plus the accessories. I dunno still on the fence. However with that said, while I was out today getting some stuff for my gym session tomorrow from Walmart I came across 2 Brawls....I almost picked him up. But just as I thought would happen I cringed at that 43+ dollar price point and ended up putting him away. I can almost say that my days of collecting Transformer figures is probably coming to an end. At these prices, I'd almost be better off just investing a bit in a 3rd party line that looks closer to animation models or just makes better sense financially for it's size. It rather sucks. Quote
davidwhangchoi Posted Wednesday at 06:19 AM Posted Wednesday at 06:19 AM Why do they keep remaking hot rod? He's got Prime killed and was a sucky leader. No charisma. He single handily killed of G1 interest in season 3. all the specific toys created for the movie that wasn't diaclone (ultra magnus) or combiner related sucked. Quote
sh9000 Posted Wednesday at 01:50 PM Posted Wednesday at 01:50 PM I never opened the 5 Pack but I'm looking forward to Studio Series 86 Sunstreaker, Hound, and eventually Wheeljack. Quote
tekering Posted Wednesday at 05:11 PM Posted Wednesday at 05:11 PM Quote Those the Yolopark figure kits? After reviewing the G1 Megatron back in the day I bought up a bunch of the RotB AMK kits pretty cheaply on Amazon, but I had a lot going on at the time and wound up not doing anything with them. I don't think I ever even got Mirage... was he only released as a more expensive AMK Pro kit? Yeah, that's the gorgeous AMK Pro Mirage, and he's their best work yet... They really knocked it out of the Yolopark. 👌 Quote
M'Kyuun Posted Wednesday at 06:20 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:20 PM 11 hours ago, davidwhangchoi said: Why do they keep remaking hot rod? He's got Prime killed and was a sucky leader. No charisma. He single handily killed of G1 interest in season 3. all the specific toys created for the movie that wasn't diaclone (ultra magnus) or combiner related sucked. Well, if other folks are like me, they're less concerned with the character and more so with the design. Done right, like SS86, he has both nice looking bot and car modes which makes for a desirable toy. Design and aesthetics have always mattered to me more than lore. I've never quite understood not getting a cool looking toy due to its portrayal in media. Toys appeal to me on their own merits. 4 hours ago, sh9000 said: I never opened the 5 Pack but I'm looking forward to Studio Series 86 Sunstreaker, Hound, and eventually Wheeljack. Wouldn't mind owning the Earth version of Hound (I have the Siege toy), but Classics Hound, one of my favorite figures, has been filling the role in my first season G1 display for years, and I'm fine with that being a continual state as I already have the other four characters in their non-toony goodness and I feel no compunction to double-dip. I think they're all good figures on the whole, though, so for those who didn't manage to get their hands on the previous individual releases, this is a nice set, especially if you're down with the plain toon look. 1 hour ago, tekering said: Yeah, that's the gorgeous AMK Pro Mirage, and he's their best work yet... They really knocked it out of the Yolopark. 👌 First, what a wonderfully terrible pun! I actually LOLed when I read it, despite myself. Bravo, sir, bravo! Second, is it me or does he look more like some alternate universe Iron Man than a Transformer? To me, it looks more like a weird suit of armor or like it's a guy doing cosplay. Give me the G1 designs any day b/c at least they look like they turn into stuff. Quote
tekering Posted Wednesday at 06:45 PM Posted Wednesday at 06:45 PM 22 minutes ago, M'Kyuun said: To me, it looks more like a weird suit of armor or like it's a guy doing cosplay. That certainly describes the movie design. 😅 Quote
sh9000 Posted Thursday at 02:55 AM Posted Thursday at 02:55 AM 8 hours ago, M'Kyuun said: Well, if other folks are like me, they're less concerned with the character and more so with the design. Done right, like SS86, he has both nice looking bot and car modes which makes for a desirable toy. Design and aesthetics have always mattered to me more than lore. I've never quite understood not getting a cool looking toy due to its portrayal in media. Toys appeal to me on their own merits. Wouldn't mind owning the Earth version of Hound (I have the Siege toy), but Classics Hound, one of my favorite figures, has been filling the role in my first season G1 display for years, and I'm fine with that being a continual state as I already have the other four characters in their non-toony goodness and I feel no compunction to double-dip. I think they're all good figures on the whole, though, so for those who didn't manage to get their hands on the previous individual releases, this is a nice set, especially if you're down with the plain toon look. Give me the G1 designs any day b/c at least they look like they turn into stuff. Agreed. Quote
mikeszekely Posted Thursday at 04:04 AM Author Posted Thursday at 04:04 AM Still waiting for those last two Age of the Primes Deluxes, though they're apparently on their way and I hope to have them soon. But hey, Barricade turning up a bit ago wasn't a fluke; a new wave of Studio Series figures is also trickling out. And while I happen to think Barricade is cool, I'm betting you guys are probably a lot more interested in Deluxe-class Windcharger. What's to say about Windcharger? The new Studio Series toy is pretty cartoon-accurate, giving his gray torso a bit of a bluish tint (more subtle in real life than in my pictures, I assure you) that the original toy and Power of the Primes didn't have, but depending on the the episode (and how your TV was calibrated) the cartoon usually did. He's got a tad more sculpted detail on his torso and knees than the cartoon, but the important details like the bump-out chest, the ribbed thighs, and the trapezoid with a disk slot above it on his crotch are from the cartoon. The wheels on his feet fold away to be more cartoon accurate, and while the wheels on his shoulders are still visible they rotate to kind of mimic the C-shaped bulge on the animation model. So I'm mostly pretty content with how Windcharger turned out... until you get to his feet. Because that sure is a lot of kibble. What's more, from other angles where you can see the inside of his foot you'll find that it's mostly hollow, with just the wheels folded into them. It's passable, for a Deluxe, I think. If it were an MP toy, though, I might expect some way to better hide his shoulder wheels and tuck some of the kibble on the back of his feet more in to his feet. Studio Series Windcharger comes with accessories, which is more than the original or Power of the Primes toys can boast. You get one effect part, and one pistol. Windcharger's articulation is adequate, but a little weird. So, his head, which is mostly a box, just swivels. However, there's a little switch on the back of his head. Moving the switch moves his face within the box, so he can actually look up. Pretty clever! His shoulders are ball joints, so he can swivel them and move them almost but not really 90 degrees. his biceps swivel, and his elbows bend 90 degrees. His wrists are ball joints, but the cut is to allow them to fold for transformation. If you fold them, then twist them, then fold them back, you can get a limited wrist swivel. His waist swivels. His hips can go 120 degrees forward or backward, and 90 degrees laterally. His thighs swivel. Now here's where things get a little weird, but it's actually cartoon accurate. He has a knee bend that can go about 90 degrees just below the ribbed detail on his thighs. So gray bit below the hinge his actually his his lower leg, and all the red stuff with the car kibble is actually his feet. Now, his feet have a tiny shred of up/down tilt, and he's got 90 degrees of ankle pivot... it just looks weird, because anatomically his ankles would be like two thirds of the way up his shins if he were a human. Windcharger can hold his pistol in either hand, just as you'd expect. The effect part, which is supposed to represent his magnetic powers, plugs into a cutout on the bump out on his chest. When he's not shooting or magnetizing stuff, the pistol uses a small peg to plug into his butt, while the effect part can tab into his back. Windcharger's transformation is a bit like the PotP toy, or a Prime Vehicon. Spin the wheels on his shoulders, and tuck his hands down. Move the faux roof on his back out of the way so he can shrug up and tuck his arms against his body. Now, you unfurl all the kibble from his feet, and fold the wheels out. Fold his feet over part way, then tab them and all the kibble together. Fold the feet the rest of the way and they'll form the rear of the car, while the kibble will slot over the faux roof and his shoulders to form the roof, hood, and nose of the car. I suppose it's a bit of a copout... his arms and feet really turn into the car, but most of the top and front are just his unfurled heels. But it's hard to argue with results. SS86 Windcharger captures the big-wheeled, buck-toothed, generic sportscar look of the cartoon. That is to say, you look at it and it really doesn't resemble a Firebird, but not resembling a Firebird is correct if you want to be cartoon-accurate. His toes not lining up with the roof? Cartoon-accurate. Circular headlights and grill that looks more like a '74 than early '80s model the molded pop-up headlights on the G1 toy suggested? Cartoon-accurate. He rolls in car mode, of course. There's a slot in the grill that you can plug the magnetic effect part into. But best of all, his pistol has slots cut into the sides. These slots fit over the same tabs behind his rear wheels that lock them into place in robot mode. (Mostly) hidden weapon storage, my favorite kind! Windcharger is not an amazing toy, the way Studio Series Optimus and Megatron are. His transformation is, arguably, a tad simple for a Deluxe, with most of his robot mode just chilling out on the underside. Getting his cartoon feet into the actual rear of the car gives him kind of wonky proportions, and his articulation is just fine, nothing special. But, y'know... I think that's prefectly good enough. Aside from some kibble on the backs and hollowness on the inside of his feet, he looks good in bot mode. He looks accurate in car mode. He comes with a pistol and storage for it in both robot and car mode. He's better than the Power of the Primes toy. That's really all I needed from him, and if I'm not mistaken he's a wrap on the cast of Season 1 Autobots (although we know some guys like Sunstreaker are getting Studio Series do-overs, and some guys like Mirage need Studio Series do-overs). So, yeah, recommended. Quote
sh9000 Posted Thursday at 04:38 AM Posted Thursday at 04:38 AM Looking forward to Windcharger. I'm just waiting for one more item from my preorders at The Chosen Prime to be available to ship my Roller's Stash for free. I'd buy Windcharger over again if he came with Wheeljack in a Studio Series 86 Battle Damaged Set. Quote
M'Kyuun Posted Thursday at 03:21 PM Posted Thursday at 03:21 PM 11 hours ago, mikeszekely said: Still waiting for those last two Age of the Primes Deluxes, though they're apparently on their way and I hope to have them soon. But hey, Barricade turning up a bit ago wasn't a fluke; a new wave of Studio Series figures is also trickling out. And while I happen to think Barricade is cool, I'm betting you guys are probably a lot more interested in Deluxe-class Windcharger. What's to say about Windcharger? The new Studio Series toy is pretty cartoon-accurate, giving his gray torso a bit of a bluish tint (more subtle in real life than in my pictures, I assure you) that the original toy and Power of the Primes didn't have, but depending on the the episode (and how your TV was calibrated) the cartoon usually did. He's got a tad more sculpted detail on his torso and knees than the cartoon, but the important details like the bump-out chest, the ribbed thighs, and the trapezoid with a disk slot above it on his crotch are from the cartoon. The wheels on his feet fold away to be more cartoon accurate, and while the wheels on his shoulders are still visible they rotate to kind of mimic the C-shaped bulge on the animation model. So I'm mostly pretty content with how Windcharger turned out... until you get to his feet. Because that sure is a lot of kibble. What's more, from other angles where you can see the inside of his foot you'll find that it's mostly hollow, with just the wheels folded into them. It's passable, for a Deluxe, I think. If it were an MP toy, though, I might expect some way to better hide his shoulder wheels and tuck some of the kibble on the back of his feet more in to his feet. Studio Series Windcharger comes with accessories, which is more than the original or Power of the Primes toys can boast. You get one effect part, and one pistol. Windcharger's articulation is adequate, but a little weird. So, his head, which is mostly a box, just swivels. However, there's a little switch on the back of his head. Moving the switch moves his face within the box, so he can actually look up. Pretty clever! His shoulders are ball joints, so he can swivel them and move them almost but not really 90 degrees. his biceps swivel, and his elbows bend 90 degrees. His wrists are ball joints, but the cut is to allow them to fold for transformation. If you fold them, then twist them, then fold them back, you can get a limited wrist swivel. His waist swivels. His hips can go 120 degrees forward or backward, and 90 degrees laterally. His thighs swivel. Now here's where things get a little weird, but it's actually cartoon accurate. He has a knee bend that can go about 90 degrees just below the ribbed detail on his thighs. So gray bit below the hinge his actually his his lower leg, and all the red stuff with the car kibble is actually his feet. Now, his feet have a tiny shred of up/down tilt, and he's got 90 degrees of ankle pivot... it just looks weird, because anatomically his ankles would be like two thirds of the way up his shins if he were a human. Windcharger can hold his pistol in either hand, just as you'd expect. The effect part, which is supposed to represent his magnetic powers, plugs into a cutout on the bump out on his chest. When he's not shooting or magnetizing stuff, the pistol uses a small peg to plug into his butt, while the effect part can tab into his back. Windcharger's transformation is a bit like the PotP toy, or a Prime Vehicon. Spin the wheels on his shoulders, and tuck his hands down. Move the faux roof on his back out of the way so he can shrug up and tuck his arms against his body. Now, you unfurl all the kibble from his feet, and fold the wheels out. Fold his feet over part way, then tab them and all the kibble together. Fold the feet the rest of the way and they'll form the rear of the car, while the kibble will slot over the faux roof and his shoulders to form the roof, hood, and nose of the car. I suppose it's a bit of a copout... his arms and feet really turn into the car, but most of the top and front are just his unfurled heels. But it's hard to argue with results. SS86 Windcharger captures the big-wheeled, buck-toothed, generic sportscar look of the cartoon. That is to say, you look at it and it really doesn't resemble a Firebird, but not resembling a Firebird is correct if you want to be cartoon-accurate. His toes not lining up with the roof? Cartoon-accurate. Circular headlights and grill that looks more like a '74 than early '80s model the molded pop-up headlights on the G1 toy suggested? Cartoon-accurate. He rolls in car mode, of course. There's a slot in the grill that you can plug the magnetic effect part into. But best of all, his pistol has slots cut into the sides. These slots fit over the same tabs behind his rear wheels that lock them into place in robot mode. (Mostly) hidden weapon storage, my favorite kind! Windcharger is not an amazing toy, the way Studio Series Optimus and Megatron are. His transformation is, arguably, a tad simple for a Deluxe, with most of his robot mode just chilling out on the underside. Getting his cartoon feet into the actual rear of the car gives him kind of wonky proportions, and his articulation is just fine, nothing special. But, y'know... I think that's prefectly good enough. Aside from some kibble on the backs and hollowness on the inside of his feet, he looks good in bot mode. He looks accurate in car mode. He comes with a pistol and storage for it in both robot and car mode. He's better than the Power of the Primes toy. That's really all I needed from him, and if I'm not mistaken he's a wrap on the cast of Season 1 Autobots (although we know some guys like Sunstreaker are getting Studio Series do-overs, and some guys like Mirage need Studio Series do-overs). So, yeah, recommended. Great review, as always, Mike. My copy of this guy and Thundercracker are on their way, so I should have them in hand soon. It's a shame they didn't expend just a wee bit more engineering effort towards cramming more of the roof/hood kibble into his legs to clean him up a bit and make his legs look a bit slimmer in bot mode. Perhaps a third party will come up with a solution. Love the integrated weapon storage, which at this point in the franchise, IMHO, should be a standard feature for all Transformers. I hate tabbing guns willy nilly on the outside of vehicles, as it looks terrible and ruins the whole disguise aspect. The ankles are indeed weird, but as you pointed out, totally within sacred toon accuracy. 🙄 Regardless, I'm glad we finally got him. Now they just need to give us a proper G1 Mirage- the WFC figures were inaccurate to both toy and toon in numerous ways and it deserves a good representation like the others we've been getting. 'Til then, my Classics Mirage is filling the role. Love that figure but, admittedly, it's not entirely accurate either. We need a proper G1 Mirage in Legacy. Quote
sh9000 Posted Friday at 12:16 AM Posted Friday at 12:16 AM (edited) Studio Series TFTM Hound. Edited Saturday at 06:16 PM by sh9000 Quote
mikeszekely Posted Friday at 02:45 AM Author Posted Friday at 02:45 AM (edited) 2 hours ago, sh9000 said: Studio Series 86 Hound. A little context, this is from the same MTMTE collection as "slightly more magenta" Hot Rod, not a regular retail release. It'll be a Target-exclusive. Also, this is the exact same figure as the one in the five-pack from... last year? 2024? I forget. So, for everyone who said, "I'm not buying four redecos of toys I have just to get that Hound," congratulations, this is your shot to buy Hound alone. For weaker-willed collectors like myself who absolutely did buy a five pack just for Hound, well, I guess I can sit this one out. EDIT: I should also mention that Scourge and Optimus Prime also going to be in that wave, and a second wave will include Megatron, Prowl, Starscream, and the Insecticons. My source only knows the listings and hasn't seen the figures yet, so I don't know what differences there will be, if any. Safe bet that Prowl will be a non-dead version of the dead Prowl, and Starscream will be based on the new Thundercracker mold, though. Hoping the Insecticons are tweaked to have more accurate decos (solid purple arms on Shrapnel, solid black arms on Bombshell, gray hips on Bombshell, etc). Oh yeah, and there's also this. It'll be Generations Selects, not MTMTE. Edited Friday at 02:59 AM by mikeszekely Quote
M'Kyuun Posted Friday at 06:58 AM Posted Friday at 06:58 AM Appreciate the news. Hound as another frickin exclusive isn't the best, but maybe Pulse will have it for a limited time and I, and other Pulse members, can score a copy. Thanks, Mike. Quote
tekering Posted Friday at 07:52 AM Posted Friday at 07:52 AM 4 hours ago, mikeszekely said: For weaker-willed collectors like myself who absolutely did buy a five pack just for Hound, well, I guess I can sit this one out. As someone who didn't, and is just now getting a good look at the figure, I have to say it's a major disappointment compared to the rest of the "Studio Series" line. Remember what Hound looked like in the animation? Yolopark remembers: How come SS86 Hound is so... wrong? 🤨 We know it's not because of concessions for transformation, because we have Masterpiece Hound... and even if licensing issues prevent Hasbro from using a distinct Jeep design for the vehicle mode, that's no excuse for these robot mode proportions. Hell, the G1 toy was more cartoon-accurate! 😒 Quote
mikeszekely Posted Friday at 11:44 AM Author Posted Friday at 11:44 AM 3 hours ago, tekering said: How come SS86 Hound is so... wrong? 🤨 Because it's not a new mold designed from the start to look like Sunbow Hound, it's a retool of the Siege toy. Quote
tekering Posted Friday at 01:28 PM Posted Friday at 01:28 PM 1 hour ago, mikeszekely said: it's not a new mold designed from the start to look like Sunbow Hound Well, that's even more disconcerting. 🤨 Is this a first for "Studio Series," or have other figures from unrelated product lines simply been re-branded SS86? 😒 Quote
mikeszekely Posted Friday at 02:02 PM Author Posted Friday at 02:02 PM 31 minutes ago, tekering said: Well, that's even more disconcerting. 🤨 Is this a first for "Studio Series," or have other figures from unrelated product lines simply been re-branded SS86? 😒 Off the top of my head, Earthrise Cliffjumper was re-released as a Target exclusive in Studio Series with more cartoon-accurate gray limbs and painted blue opaque windows. If we're being technical, Earthrise Wheeljack and Sideswipe, but as Game edition, not 86 Quote
sh9000 Posted Saturday at 04:12 AM Posted Saturday at 04:12 AM That non-transformable figure has incorrect forearms and arm placement. The Target Exclusives will be listed on Tuesdays so hopefully Hound goes up this Tuesday. Looking forward to getting Hound. Quote
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