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Maz
Really think they're that ugly? I am starting to realise from the reaction across various forums that people just are not seeing these toys the same way as I am, but then I have grown up on Gran Turismo on PlayStation and Super GT/JGTC race cars are part of the fabric of my youth and hobbies. Before I saw "Star Saber" I saw a Calsonic Skyline as a Transformer and I was immediately sold.Cliffjumper wrote:God's balls those are ugly, ugly things. Love the little PVC anime figures, once Takara had hit on the paedo/pervert market they were never going to stay away for long, were they? Do their clothes come off?
Because I never owned the Alternity toys, I actually didn't think of what you've mentioned above. The wider rear and general addition of racing parts has added to the general mass of parts surrounding the toys in robot mode. Since I had nothing to compare them with, it was no big deal at all. Of course, I'm a massive Binaltech fan so a bit of kibble doesn't bother me, and I actually feel the rear parts of the car tidy up beautifully around the ankles and feet in robot mode, very very impressed.Skyquake87 wrote:I have the Alternity Black Convoy based on this mould and he's actually pretty nice. I think the reason Optimus and Magnus look a bit chunky here is the expanded rear end of the vehicle mode which makes the shins look massive.
The detailing with the sponsor logos is lovely and the packaging is great (as always with these sorts of Takara sets) and the PVC figures are adorable. I like that the blue one is Star Saber too. i was expecting a totally predictable outing for Ultra Magnus as the Prime repaint. Great article, Maz!
I like the alt modes but I think the colours - while no doubt realistic - don't translate too well onto the robot modes; they mainly just remind me of the various BT Smokescreen KOs. Probably doesn't help that none of the liveries are exactly design classics, more big blocks of primary colours with decals slapped on haphazardly like a boy racer (the '11 Wreckers suffered a lot from this too, what with NASCARs being horrific and everything).Maz wrote:Really think they're that ugly?
I can see where you're coming from, but the livery on Saber is a very iconic Japanese touring car scheme, the blue Calsonic Nissans have been pretty popular throughout their 2 decade history all the way back to the first racing Skylines in the old JGTC and JTCC.Cliffjumper wrote:I like the alt modes but I think the colours - while no doubt realistic - don't translate too well onto the robot modes; they mainly just remind me of the various BT Smokescreen KOs. Probably doesn't help that none of the liveries are exactly design classics, more big blocks of primary colours with decals slapped on haphazardly like a boy racer (the '11 Wreckers suffered a lot from this too, what with NASCARs being horrific and everything).
Whereas something like G1 Smokescreen or the original Crasher from Gobots work beautifully - good strong livery designs that gel well with both modes.
Smokescreen's a brilliant piece of work, isn't he? Even after a decade I'd say he's one of the five best figures to ever come out of the Transformers line. Most of the Masterpieces wish they were as good as he was.Denyer wrote:They definitely picked a good one to lead with. Introducing Sideswipe first wouldn't have had half the impact.
It didn't for me...until I looked at the ten years worth of toys that I'd collected between then and now. Now I just feel old.Denyer wrote:Doesn't feel like ten years.