Studio Series discussion
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In a past Hasbro video, Evan said that a SS86 Astrotrain would, more likely than not, just be a redeco of the Siege mold.
Of course, that mold was also recently given a show accurate redeco by TakaraTomy in the Dramatic Capture Series, so we'll have to see what kind of deco differences there are between that one and this one, as they could very well end up being quite similar to each other.
Of course, that mold was also recently given a show accurate redeco by TakaraTomy in the Dramatic Capture Series, so we'll have to see what kind of deco differences there are between that one and this one, as they could very well end up being quite similar to each other.
I consider the Seige figure to be a fun figure, but somewhat flawed from the perspective of an Astrotrain fan. The mold is too short, the alt modes are a little compromised in a way that a new mold could probably do way better, & the deco is just DRAB. I expect his purple to be a bit brighter, anyway.
If Siege had just shown even the tiniest modicum of restraint with the greeble I'd say it's still good enough.
Going by Astrotrain’s model sheet. A tweaked purple and likely more/all purple wings seem like the changes they’d go with.
Soundwave is supposedly a new mold so I’m unsure who (if any) he’ll be packed with. Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat would make the most sense from a film perspective but Laserbeak had the more prominent role. I can’t see Hasbro selling a new mold Leader with 4! cassettes for the same price they just sold a repackage with 3 either.
Soundwave is supposedly a new mold so I’m unsure who (if any) he’ll be packed with. Rumble, Frenzy, Ravage, Ratbat would make the most sense from a film perspective but Laserbeak had the more prominent role. I can’t see Hasbro selling a new mold Leader with 4! cassettes for the same price they just sold a repackage with 3 either.
Hopefully if it's a new mold, it can capture the slightly more dynamic proportions of the animation (the Titans Return mold was a bit better for this, even if much of the rest of it was iffy). The Seige mold looks a lot better in those colours, but the back of the shuttle mode looks just awful and unfinished.
I don't see Dramatic Capture Astrotrain as precluding a Hasbro release. That worked fine with Soundwave.
Come to think of it -- and this may just be because the Galvatron colors have made it top of mind -- that purple on him seems a bit warm, which is odd for Takara who usually nails shades as if they eyedropper tool-ed it right out of a JPEG.
I do agree with the posts so far about the LIKELY deco changes. I can see them picking a lighter or at least a distinct shade of gray, no stegeing (use that paint to add detailing in either mode maybe), maybe a lighter purple in general (glancing at screencaps and pics of the earlier Hasbro releases) and all purple on the wings rather than just a border.
I'm not sure I'd get it either way, but maybe.
I am a little thrown by the Soundwave listing, but it kinda makes sense in terms of wanting to get a lot of use out of the mold now that it's available. Not sure what they'd change there (opaque chest door?) but if it's new cassettes I don't know what I'll do. I don't think it really urgently needs a new mold though. Not as much as some others do (Blitzwing, done without the Legacy line gimmick).
Come to think of it -- and this may just be because the Galvatron colors have made it top of mind -- that purple on him seems a bit warm, which is odd for Takara who usually nails shades as if they eyedropper tool-ed it right out of a JPEG.
I do agree with the posts so far about the LIKELY deco changes. I can see them picking a lighter or at least a distinct shade of gray, no stegeing (use that paint to add detailing in either mode maybe), maybe a lighter purple in general (glancing at screencaps and pics of the earlier Hasbro releases) and all purple on the wings rather than just a border.
I'm not sure I'd get it either way, but maybe.
I am a little thrown by the Soundwave listing, but it kinda makes sense in terms of wanting to get a lot of use out of the mold now that it's available. Not sure what they'd change there (opaque chest door?) but if it's new cassettes I don't know what I'll do. I don't think it really urgently needs a new mold though. Not as much as some others do (Blitzwing, done without the Legacy line gimmick).
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netflix soundwave but with lifts
Reading these in Leonard Nimoy and Frank Welker's voices, respectively.
I've got Siege Astrotrain and dig him, but a new version with a cleaner deco could be appealing. Will have to see though.
Man, when I bought the latest Leader Soundwave pack, I wondered if there wasn't a SS coming just around the corner. Really, though, other than a little too much stege and some vestigial parts from the original "spaceship" mode, there's not much more I would want from a new mold. Even most of his cassettes are about as good as can be expected at that scale (not you, Ravage).
This is what I would've liked from a Studio Series Astrotrain. They could do him like a reverse Tidal Wave, have a large voyager/small leader sized bot that combines with some accessories to make a sizeable shuttle. But the leader class redeco/slight retool was always the more likely scenario.
And the shuttle mode can accommodate a fully combined SS 86 Devastator inside. You know, for movie accuracy and all
No no, based more on this:
Going by Astrotrain’s model sheet. A tweaked purple and likely more/all purple wings seem like the changes they’d go with.
Very nice. This was basically the violet shade I pictured (although huh, seeing that together with the model sheet shows I was a bit off then too). But teeny bit darker gray, and full colored wings rather than bordered. Still, oof, there's no de-greebling this guy. I really wish that particular design commitment hadn't lasted past wave 1.