Well well well….
It wasn't really anything to write home about, but given it had to be a trailer, base and a pair of pants AND incorporate an auto-transforming gimmick, it's not surprising the base mode is kinda forgettable.
Hopefully they can do something good now that they don't have to account for a bunch of motors and a bigass battery pack. The legs look worlds better at least.
Yeah, it had a lot to do.
I'm not liking Volcanicus, and it hurts because I was prepared to be the biggest fan of the thing.
When I saw Sludge's janky robot mode I was completely optimistic. It seemed like they were taking advantage of the limitations of Core Class instead of running into them. Those robot legs would never be accepted in a Deluxe, but Core can get away with it, and it allowed for a weird transformation step they otherwise wouldn't be able to pull off. It seemed like they were willing to prioritize a cool combination no matter the cost, even if that cost was something they couldn't normally get away with.
I'm not seeing it anymore. There is no reason the fists need to face the wrong way. They're separate pieces (sigh). The pegs could face any way they wanted. It's not a compromise if you're not forced into it for some other reason. It's just a standalone design decision.
I was encouraged when Grimlock didn't have a separate foot piece, but it doesn't look great, and it hardly matters when the head, abdomen, and fists (sigh) are all separate pieces. What's two more pieces at that point?
When I saw Sludge's janky robot mode I was completely optimistic. It seemed like they were taking advantage of the limitations of Core Class instead of running into them. Those robot legs would never be accepted in a Deluxe, but Core can get away with it, and it allowed for a weird transformation step they otherwise wouldn't be able to pull off. It seemed like they were willing to prioritize a cool combination no matter the cost, even if that cost was something they couldn't normally get away with.
I'm not seeing it anymore. There is no reason the fists need to face the wrong way. They're separate pieces (sigh). The pegs could face any way they wanted. It's not a compromise if you're not forced into it for some other reason. It's just a standalone design decision.
I was encouraged when Grimlock didn't have a separate foot piece, but it doesn't look great, and it hardly matters when the head, abdomen, and fists (sigh) are all separate pieces. What's two more pieces at that point?
I'm not liking this either, its obvious the the problem is the bot who has to make the legs of the combined form, so much wasted plastic attached to those legs that could of been used to actually give him some height and make him stand out more, so I'm passing on these Dinobots and wait to see what the retool into Dinoking looks like when it evenly comes along, thou that could be just as bad
I know you're joking, but yeah, no.
I have several friends there, on staff and off. Let's not.
Back on topic. I hope we'll get more pics soon since these leaked. I'm very curious still about the super mode shoulders.
Okay, thank you. I was indifferent to them (since I already HAD the "full sized" toys from... potp? Seems right.) but now that I know they're combiners too: they're on my hunt list. I love the core class and core class combiners are my jam.
Eh, I'm just here for Dinoking to go with all the Japanese series call backs Hasbro's doing. A $75 Selects Dinoking is far more palatable than a $200+ "classical sized Dinoking" some here want.
I'll wait for better images, but Armada Prime is doing what I expect from a Legacy release. I like the design, but I'm on the fence to go a head and get him, or wait for a possible redeco. I liked the Final Battle deco for just being a bit different, but the Costco red/yellow has some appeal as well.
I'll wait for better images, but Armada Prime is doing what I expect from a Legacy release. I like the design, but I'm on the fence to go a head and get him, or wait for a possible redeco. I liked the Final Battle deco for just being a bit different, but the Costco red/yellow has some appeal as well.
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These pictures kinda turned me around on these guys.
Sludge looked so awful it turned me off on the whole concept of these guys, Slag was a little better but not enough to counter the Sludge factor and then Grimlock's dino mode looking terrible... I felt like that cemented me on skipping these.
But.
Swoop looks perfect and Scarr looks good and is a new-to-toys dinobot character and I kinda want them.
And wanting them is making me reconsider getting the others just to have the whole set.
ZacWilliam, although core class in general have been really hard to come by here so who knows which will even be an option.
Sludge looked so awful it turned me off on the whole concept of these guys, Slag was a little better but not enough to counter the Sludge factor and then Grimlock's dino mode looking terrible... I felt like that cemented me on skipping these.
But.
Swoop looks perfect and Scarr looks good and is a new-to-toys dinobot character and I kinda want them.
And wanting them is making me reconsider getting the others just to have the whole set.
ZacWilliam, although core class in general have been really hard to come by here so who knows which will even be an option.
From what we can see I don't have any complaints about Armada Prime. It's still not that beautiful prototype we never saw again, but for Legacy they wanted something more faithful, and in Armada Prime's case that isn't a bad thing. The changes they came up with for that prototype looked good, but Armada Prime doesn't need help looking good.
It wouldn't surprise me if we get an OSKO Dinoking in the future though. Legends class figures seem to be fairly consistent KO-fodder, even now, right?
I'm still mildly annoyed that ho one ever thought to rebrand him as Slæg.
It's the Old English verb for "to kill" --from which we get the modern words "slay" and "slake" (as in to slake one's thirst)
Perfect name for a Dinobot.
One thing that's interesting and different about Dinoking/Monstructor is that the leg bots contribute the thighs. Every other combiner has the leg bots only contribute the knee and below.
Volcanicus does what every other combiner does, and suffers for it. The thighs could use some extra mass, and the rest of the leg would benefit from giving away that mass. Front views kinda obscure it, but...
Look how far back the knee is. This is not a good use of Grimlock's mass.
Volcanicus does what every other combiner does, and suffers for it. The thighs could use some extra mass, and the rest of the leg would benefit from giving away that mass. Front views kinda obscure it, but...
Look how far back the knee is. This is not a good use of Grimlock's mass.
Considering Sl*g's "country of origin" was Japan and not the US, any English name for it could be irrelevant (Although Japan's and America's use of English terms have been called-out on the world stage for inappropriate content several times).
Regardless, the term IS offensive in several of the markets it was sold in, hence why it was changed.
(Btw, fixed your quote to include the correct name for the country you meant to refer to).
To answer your question about past and recent British use, as an 80's British kid in the UK, the term did mean both a derogatory term for women and molten metal but it is still offensive when used outside of metalwork or relating industries in the UK, as can be seen, or rather heard, in these rather colourful video clips featuring the NSFW term:
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The character and identity of the toy was the US. The Diaclone Dinosaur Robo Triceratops toy originated from Japan, but it was not the Transformers character.
Well, a Brontoaurus is known as a "thunder lizard", so if he makes thick thighs, would that make them...
... these?
Right after I said I haven’t seen any new Legacy and ordering LC from Amazon I saw this today. Grabbed Tarn.
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Also, regarding Volcanicus, I can't help but look at the way that one piece forms the heel and wonder if it would look better if Grimlock was turned around. Sure, it might affect articulation, but...
It’s still considered a four-letter word over here, not an obscure term at all, and you wouldn’t call a female colleague that word unless you wanted to lose your job. It’s pretty obvious why the character’s legacy name has been changed – no different to when that Power Core Combiners figure “Spastic” was renamed before release (in British terms that was like giving a Transformer character the name “******”). Call it critical research failure on behalf of whoever named Slag back in the ‘80s, but I don’t really blame American writers back in the pre-internet age for not being experts in British English.
