Likely he thought they wouldn't be shooting anything at the sides, only in front
To be fair... the design of the ark kinda favours that maneuver. Low profile on the front, and sloped sides means it's designed to tank hits head on.
Also, wheeljack probably just juiced up the maneuvering thrusters and told the gunners "just turn the ship. It'll work.".
Also, wheeljack probably just juiced up the maneuvering thrusters and told the gunners "just turn the ship. It'll work.".
Point of order; the Ark's guns were drained from shooting the asteroid belt meteor shower in episode 1. 
I'm still waiting on a Bumblebee movie tetra Skywarp... I can't start yet another Seeker trio until they finish that one.
I hope not. I want them to be in the regular lines, not some US-only line that's not widely available internationally, such as Japan.
"It's Optimus Prime! And he's twelve feet tall!"
"Wait, real-world height, or toy-universe scale?"
"Real-world."
"Scrap."
NEMESIS DOES.
What Arkannot.
Every time I see those little jets, I get flashbacks to the Thunder Jets fruit snacks commercials.
What little jets?
You know, this is cool and all, but I would rather just get a titan playset of the nemesis than having it transform into a weird looking robot.
A playset scaled with the main-line figures in mind would be great! Of course, I'd probably have to rent out some warehouse space to store it at that scale.
Yeah, I don't really value the playset idea, it would have to be so vast to be good it'll never happen.
Also the shape of the Nemesis would inevitably mean a fairly rubbish playset.
Also the shape of the Nemesis would inevitably mean a fairly rubbish playset.
I am just saying that its been a while since we had a good useful playset. The Nemesis would have been a good way of doing that since its just remembered for being a space ship.A playset scaled with the main-line figures in mind would be great! Of course, I'd probably have to rent out some warehouse space to store it at that scale.
It doesn't have to be in scale. They could have just had a top section that opens up to reveal a bridge. Maybe a little jail cell in the back, and a couple of pop out turret spots for your figures to sit in.
I know that is just a pipedream, but it would have been cool to me to get.
I do appreciate what you're asking for Predaking, I love playsets. With Transformers and GI Joe, I've always built my own playsets. I remember back in the year 2000, I build a play set with my brother-in-law down in my in-laws basesment that took up a whole spare bedroom. I'll have to dig up my old photographs of that and scan them in digitally so I can share them with you guys. It was basically a Decepticon city.
Yeah, I am firmly in the "wish they had been playsets" camp re: both The Ark and this Nemesis release. Throwing the engineering and budget into something that splits open and becomes a command center, bridge, general hangout area, etc. would've been far more appealing to me than "by God, we've gotta make 'em transform above all else."
As it is, I've willingly agreed to pay the cost of admission for half of the functionality. I don't have any desire to ever display either Titan figure in their robot modes, much less transform them. But hey, if this is what it takes to get actual toys of both ships, then fine. I just wish that the current team could have had the courage/freedom/ability to do something a little different, especially at the current price point.
As it is, I've willingly agreed to pay the cost of admission for half of the functionality. I don't have any desire to ever display either Titan figure in their robot modes, much less transform them. But hey, if this is what it takes to get actual toys of both ships, then fine. I just wish that the current team could have had the courage/freedom/ability to do something a little different, especially at the current price point.