More Images of Reveal the Shield Windcharger
Friday, October 29th, 2010 5:40PM CDT
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Posted by Badassimus Prime on October 29th, 2010 @ 6:06pm CDT
Posted by Dagon on October 29th, 2010 @ 6:17pm CDT
AutobotJazz87 wrote:Great looking figure. My only gripe is that I wish he was getting the deluxe treatment. I know, he was a minibot in G1. I just think that if Bumblebee and CliffJumper can get the deluxe treatment, why shouldn't the rest of the "minibots"? Quibble aside, I hope I can find him in stores.
I'm not a fan of the minibot characters in general, but I agree with this. BB and CJ are too big
Posted by Wheeljack35 on October 29th, 2010 @ 6:30pm CDT
Posted by Badassimus Prime on October 29th, 2010 @ 6:42pm CDT
Dagon wrote:AutobotJazz87 wrote:Great looking figure. My only gripe is that I wish he was getting the deluxe treatment. I know, he was a minibot in G1. I just think that if Bumblebee and CliffJumper can get the deluxe treatment, why shouldn't the rest of the "minibots"? Quibble aside, I hope I can find him in stores.
I'm not a fan of the minibot characters in general, but I agree with this. BB and CJ are too big
I'm almost the same; minibots never interested me much as a kid. The only exception is Brawn, and well, he's already a Legends class. Don't get me wrong, I'm more of a completionist when it comes to G1 homages in the CHUG toylines. Seeing Windcharger looking really awesome makes me wish they would up his class to Deluxe especially since he has the muscle car alt-mode.
Posted by Doctor McGrath on October 29th, 2010 @ 7:34pm CDT
Posted by Hal7300 on October 29th, 2010 @ 9:17pm CDT
That is...disturbing
Posted by Berserker Prime on October 30th, 2010 @ 12:15am CDT
Jimmy Drift wrote:
That is...disturbing
^This
I saw that pose and said "Why the hell did he give hime that pose?" Truly disturbing.
Edit: Now that I think about it, it is probably a sumo pose. Kinda looks like it
Posted by Valandar on October 30th, 2010 @ 12:17am CDT
Posted by Berserker Prime on October 30th, 2010 @ 12:18am CDT
Valandar wrote:But it does adequately show the articulation.
Very true.
Posted by Bounti76 on October 30th, 2010 @ 12:22am CDT
Posted by Valandar on October 30th, 2010 @ 1:25am CDT
Bounti76 wrote:I'm really liking this figure. I do wish he was Deluxe size, like Movie BB & CJ. I think it makes things more realistic when a Minibot (or any G1 character, really) is fairly size accurate to their actual alt-mode. HFTD Seaspray is a good example. Having him represented in any new toyline only as a Minibot or a Legends seems silly when his hovercraft alt-mode is bigger than most of the other ROTF or HFTD/RTS line characters. Legends size Transformers are nice to have for a different version of a character you like, or easier for kids to transform, but unless we're talking ROTF Wheelie, or the version of Frenzy that comes with HA Barricade, most characters aren't that small. The only real discrepancy is with Arcee, Chromia and Elita-1 in deluxe size. I like the characters, so I'm glad they're Deluxes, but realistically, they'd probably be more size accurate as Scouts.
I dunno.
New characters, yes, I agree.
But size-changing is intrinsic to the G1 era, and I tend to prefer G1 based figures whose ROBOT modes scale to the cartoon (as close as could be expected).
My ideal scales (with listed examples):
Minicons: The smaller Micromasters, plus most Headmaster, Targetmaster, and Powermaster partners
Legends: Cassettes, most Micromasters, some headmaster, targetmaster, and powermaster partners
Scouts: Mini-bots, Insecticons, Reflector, Throttlebots
Deluxe: Most Autobot Cars, Combiner limbs, most Targetmasters
Voyager: Triple-changers, combiner torsoes, Seekers, Perceptor, Blaster, Soundwave, most Headmaster / Powermasters, the largest Autobot Cars (specifically Inferno and Grapple)
Ultra: Optimus Prime, Megatron, Swoop, Ultra Magnus, Galvatron, Scourge, Cyclonus
Leader: Jetfire/Skyfire, the rest of the Dinobots
Supreme: Omega Supreme, Fort Max, Metroplex, Scorponok, Sky Lynx, Trypticon
That's based on the fact that most car types are currently Deluxes. You may disagree with the above, and that's your right. But using those above scales, that should have them all at least roughly in their proper scales in robot mode.
Posted by Carnivius_Prime on October 30th, 2010 @ 3:41am CDT
Posted by Mykltron on October 30th, 2010 @ 5:28am CDT
Posted by Galvatron X on October 30th, 2010 @ 8:04am CDT
Jimmy Drift wrote:
That is...disturbing
Jesus Christ, his ball joints are hanging out!
Posted by kirbenvost on October 30th, 2010 @ 2:36pm CDT
Jimmy Drift wrote:
That is...disturbing
Indeed.
Energon Is My Drug wrote:
Jesus Christ, his ball joints are hanging out!
Looking forward to this guy. It's been awhile since I saw a Scout I wanted so much.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on October 30th, 2010 @ 3:25pm CDT