Studio Series 86 Appreciation Thread

Haywire

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I, personally, liked the Stealth bomber Megatron and the TR Megatron-from-Blitzwing jet mode. Since a Megatron gun mode is not an option, I feel like a jet mode (but distinct from the Seekers) is kind of a logical alternate take. After all, even Orion Pax made such a big deal about how Megatron could fly...
 

Donocropolis

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I, personally, liked the Stealth bomber Megatron and the TR Megatron-from-Blitzwing jet mode. Since a Megatron gun mode is not an option, I feel like a jet mode (but distinct from the Seekers) is kind of a logical alternate take. After all, even Orion Pax made such a big deal about how Megatron could fly...
I'm a big fan of Animated's helicopter Megatron design and was happy to see it come back around for Earthspark. It gets you a flying vehicle for Megatron to compliment the seekers while being very much his own unique thing, and can be designed to more or less be a giant flying gun.

But, that's more for new versions of Megatron. For a theoretical SS86 Megs, I'm still pulling for an artillery canon. Something like this just from the robot:
m114-155-mm-howitzer-E7APBY.jpg


Then the "silencer" and "stock" attachments turn it into more of this:
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Soundwave2.0

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Could we get a Galvatron a Cyclouns and a Rodimus Prime added on in this line at some point and if we do what class's would they likely be?
 

PrimalxConvoy

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I'm going to laugh when it's just Siege again.
I won't. We never got a "normal" version of that mold. We only got cell-shaded and then various versions with cr@pple-damage all over them.

If they don't, then it's no problem for me, as I got the slightly OSKO version of it and it rocks.
 

Superomegaprime

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Could we get a Galvatron a Cyclouns and a Rodimus Prime added on in this line at some point and if we do what class's would they likely be?

Galvatron, leader, Cyclonus, voyager, Rodimus, commander, I say this, because, all three have already been done and they are the most faithful verisons of the characters to date, so its likely they would be reissues with maybe a slightly different paint job
 

The Phazer

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I'd totally be good with a SS86 Megatron that turned into a cannon/Howitzer. It would also fit with the upgrade that Galvatron got to be a space cannon of sorts. Though a G1 Megs with tires on him might seem a tad odd.

Is there any precedent for Studio Series taking an existing mold from another line and just putting into it's own? I suppose Sunstreaker could be a first, but I would hope for a bit of a re-do.

Not really but Jazz being used for Knock Out suggests it's not like some impossible thing. And we know some of the SS86 toys were originally going to be Kingdom toys.
 

Andrusi

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It's happened a few times. Early on they used the TLK Cogman, Berserker, and Nitro molds. More recently, Coronation Starscream's a retool of Earthrise Starscream, and Buzzworthy Cliffjumper and the supposedly upcoming Hound are a redeco of Earthrise Cliffjumper and a retool of Siege Hound respectively. And of course there are cases going the other direction, like the aforementioned Knock Out or both Velocitron and SG Blurrs.
 

NovaSaber

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Could we get a Galvatron a Cyclouns and a Rodimus Prime added on in this line at some point and if we do what class's would they likely be?
I'd be surprised if they did a Galvatron or Cyclonus that weren't made from the Kingdom molds, so Leader and Voyager respectively..

Rodimus Prime, on the other hand, would not be the Kingdom mold in Studio Series, because Studio Series standards of screen accuracy would require the robot to turn into the entire vehicle. He'd probably be a Leader.
 


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