Considering Megatron & Soundwave are getting (presumably) brand new molds, I wouldn't be surprised of Shockwave does, too.
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We can probably expect Astrotrain to just be the Siege mold redecoed at the very least, since Evan said in one video that a SS86 Astrotrain would more than like reuse that mold.
Though, at this point, I don't think retooling it in some minor way is completely out of the question.
Though, at this point, I don't think retooling it in some minor way is completely out of the question.
I hope they enlarge Shockwave and remold/fix/remake Astrotrain and Blitzwing...
That's damn funny!
Shockwave and Soundwave could use redoes. They were already on the smaller side pre-Commander Optimus but now look tiny. Soundwave in particular looks even smaller thanks to his wider build and somewhat stubby legs.
I don’t think Shockwave would be a priority for a new mold but seeing how many molds they’re reusing, maybe he’ll get one.
I don’t think Shockwave would be a priority for a new mold but seeing how many molds they’re reusing, maybe he’ll get one.
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Anything Siege needs to be redone.
Stege =/= detail. It just makes the toys look pruned.
Stege =/= detail. It just makes the toys look pruned.
Kinda funny.
Used to be big and covered in stuff made something look more high-tech.
Now, it's smaller and sleeker.
And yet these toys...
Used to be big and covered in stuff made something look more high-tech.
Now, it's smaller and sleeker.
And yet these toys...
...though, if you consider Siege took place four million years ago...?
Big and greebly does at least allow for the greebling to be more spread out. But either way there's a way to do it that doesn't make them look like giant fingerprints.
A subtle thing they did with Armada was have the Decepticons be more greebled and the Autobots be a bit smoother, but the former didn't look diseased with it.
A subtle thing they did with Armada was have the Decepticons be more greebled and the Autobots be a bit smoother, but the former didn't look diseased with it.
Armada is just a master class in character design. If you didn't know who's who and you just had the toys and a list of personalities, I bet you could guess most of them in one try.
Just a shame that many of the toys were complete and utter toss...
Could do without the mud splatter, though.
Okay, that I can agree with. I do understand what they were going for there, but a clean paint job wouldn't be a bad thing.
I welcome SOME detailing. There's a sweet spot for it, like most of the UT toys show. Enough visual space with some busy bits lets the detailing stand out to be visually appealing, rather than filling every millimeter with lines for its own sake like a Frank Milkovich drawing.
So I got my first SS Constructicon, Scrapper yesterday.
He feels way better than the Titan version. Articulation is excellent. He's solid in both modes. Transformation is involved without being asinine. If this is the way all of them are going to be, I'm going to be very happy with the finished product. Color me impressed.
He feels way better than the Titan version. Articulation is excellent. He's solid in both modes. Transformation is involved without being asinine. If this is the way all of them are going to be, I'm going to be very happy with the finished product. Color me impressed.
Siege overdid the detailing but I feel like ER got it just right. Enough to be visually interesting but not overdone.
Unfortunately the slavishly Sunbow stuff is too flat and plain for my tastes.
Unfortunately the slavishly Sunbow stuff is too flat and plain for my tastes.
I don't mind the relative level of detail (within reason; Stege was too much) as long as they're consistent. Even toys that are supposed to go together but released separately in Generations and Studio Series lines have more inconsistency than I'd like.