They’ve been making G1-looking dudes for over a decade now. Why are the G1 toys this wave somehow looking so weirdly off? Can’t put my finger on it.
Megatron’s Mainframe model had those claws on his chest, yeah. I remember being disappointed back in 1999 that the TM2 toy didn’t have them.
Again, I think this is about as good of a new and official toy of the character as we could get. Hopefully it actually turns out to be fun!
Again, I think this is about as good of a new and official toy of the character as we could get. Hopefully it actually turns out to be fun!
It's faithful to his (just as insubstantial) original G1 alt mode. I just hope that there's a kit to replace his skull with his original robot version, plus some clip-on armour pieces and a new mounting for the skull to make a pretender shell. He looks silly in this half-half state, IMO, like he's cosplaying.
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I'm trying to look at skullgrin's alt mode and imagine what the intent was, but it's really a bunch of nothing on treads
and sorry to anyone who wanted crankcase to be more triggercon-y
Legacy Skullgrin is to tank as ER Soundwave is to spaceship.
They've gone too far - it's now Pre-G1.
This whole wave is kinda disappointing, but Crankcase's front grill turning into a shotgun is neat.
So, did Hasbro actually manage to get the "Pointblank" name, or did I dream the whole "Blanker" thing?
Also, unless the cockpit has a function we're not aware of, I wish it was opaque plastic like the original.
Also, unless the cockpit has a function we're not aware of, I wish it was opaque plastic like the original.
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Blanker? I hardly know her!
And the Targetmaster, due to an unfortunate mistransformation, can now shoot lasers from his heels and butt.
Someone call the Legends manga guys, we have the Energon Enema sequel chapter ready to go...
Someone call the Legends manga guys, we have the Energon Enema sequel chapter ready to go...
I adore the way they handled Crankcase's chest. It works, and we get an extra weapon out of it.
Same people, but, that was in the Selects manga.
I got them. I had to open a fresh case from the pallet this morning on my way home from work. But I got them.
I think I've got it. Theses new toys all have some parts of them, generally the shins but sometimes the chest that are flat. Sculpting all sorts of greeble and stuff over the flatness doesn't conceal that there's no depth to it.
watching the stream, Inferno and Starscream looking pretty good!
can't wait to buy them as Antagony and Thundercracker/Super Starscream lol
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oh Bomburst looking amazing!
can't wait to buy them as Antagony and Thundercracker/Super Starscream lol
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oh Bomburst looking amazing!
Bombburst joins (surpasses) Iguanus in the ranks of AWESOME Core Pretenders. No I want like ALL the rest at this scale. Please?
-ZacWilliam, and Core Autobot Pretenders too darn it!
-ZacWilliam, and Core Autobot Pretenders too darn it!
Feel like they're almost asking for people to pick up the slack with those
Bomburst looks fantastic. Something still feels off about Skullgrin, like he was originally going to be a core class but then they decided to pump up his price point but kept most of the compromises from the core design. I could use a little more pretender in robot mode and a little more tank out of his vehicle mode.
This. I would happily take all the Pretenders that they cared to make.