Comics Blaster with a comics head and a Scrounge minifigure would probably be an insta-buy from me.
I do like that Origins Wheeljack appears to be regular Legacy, that might make it easier to get. I want one for two reasons. 1- It is a toy of a design I thought was impossible and will go great in my existing set up and 2- if I am ever attacked by the sort of people who post on a few other boards, I can hold it up like a crucifix to ward them off as they hiss and spit, screaming "Backpack! Partsforming! Backpack!"
I really WANT to like these comic figures. I love the concept.
But I can't get past how much I HATE the comic-style cel shading. It really ruins the figures.
But I can't get past how much I HATE the comic-style cel shading. It really ruins the figures.
I know, I really dislike cel shading as well.
I am very happy with Siege Shockwave and SS Grimlock so I really don't think I'll be doubling up on those. I also am totally satisfied with Thrilling 30 Sandstorm so I'll probably be skipping him as well. I really do like Sandstorm though. Such a great update to the original.
I am very happy with Siege Shockwave and SS Grimlock so I really don't think I'll be doubling up on those. I also am totally satisfied with Thrilling 30 Sandstorm so I'll probably be skipping him as well. I really do like Sandstorm though. Such a great update to the original.
I have the other Cybertronian molds so I'll be snagging this one as well.
IIRC, Origins Wheeljack is still a Target exclusive. Target just pushed Hasbro to release him under the Legacy banner instead of Buzzworthy (maybe that initiative is winding down?). It's like how Red Cog was a Target exclusive, despite main line packaging.
Good news for us in Japan, as this isn't a bloomin' Buzzworthy USA exclusive, so this might be the first official "origin" figure released over here (in a year or so's time).
What does Wheeljack think he is, an angel or something with those wings? 
I get the feeling when you add on the extra part, he will become rather back heavy as a figure and likely to fall over every so offen
I get the feeling when you add on the extra part, he will become rather back heavy as a figure and likely to fall over every so offen
Even without the wings, that sure is a chunky backpack... in addition to all the chunks he's carrying on his legs.
For the record, cel shading refers to a method of rendering 3D models (a process known in some contexts as "shading") that's intended to produce a result that resembles cel animation, and is not a term that applies to real objects.
This has been an ▲ndrusi Anal Nitpick That You Don't Care About. Thank you, and have a nice day.
This has been an ▲ndrusi Anal Nitpick That You Don't Care About. Thank you, and have a nice day.
Actually, I kind of DO care, precisely because I've been struggling with language to describe this not-even-what-folks-try-to-call-"cel shading" thing supposedly attempting to emulate the comic book look (but failing, IMHO). To know that "cel shading" isn't even the right term when talking about a look intended to emulate cartoon cels in toys is useful to me.
Now if only we can determine a proper name for whatever this actually is....
I thought it was when the guy from Dragonball just shows up and throws his weight around...
"Cel shading? This Bad Comedy!"
-Galvatron (sorry, I know, wrong medium)
AE, Artificial Embellishment, maybe?
Yeah, there needs to be an official name for the act of trying to make a 3D object appear to be a 2D object that is trying to look like a 3D object.
"Cartoon-style"
No good. We already use that all the time to describe things that aren't at all related to this "cel shading" (sic) phenomenon.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone use "cartoon style"
toon accurate, sure, but not toon style.
toon accurate, sure, but not toon style.
I don't understand the confusion either. It's just "comic colored". Like the Joe and Star Wars comic packs before it.