First look at BotCon exclusives - number five: Dreadwind!
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Oh my god!
An actual custom job!
They actually pulled it off. I was afraid it was gonna be just a repaint of the Ramjet mold...But low and behold. Different wings!
Best one of the bunch by far! Looks fantastic.
Makes you wonder though. Why didn't they put the same attention on the Dirge figure....Oh well..No use complaining about it now.
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Originally posted by The Nemesis Scourge
Oh my god!
An actual custom job!
They actually pulled it off. I was afraid it was gonna be just a repaint of the Ramjet mold...But low and behold. Different wings!
Best one of the bunch by far! Looks fantastic.
Makes you wonder though. Why didn't they put the same attention on the Dirge figure....Oh well..No use complaining about it now.
Personally I don't think they've got the wings quite right. They are too small. But credit for bothering to custom the thing in the first place. And yeah there is gonna be huge demand for these now!
Wings look a little off, but it's definately an admirable effort. If you listen carefully, you can hear the sounds of a thousand Transfans crying today...An actual custom job!
Makes you wonder though. Why didn't they put the same attention on the Dirge figure....Oh well..No use complaining about it now.
Honestly? Dirge ain't all THAT different from Ramjet. Yeah, there are differences, but the redeco did a lot more than the slight wing alterations would have.
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Basically same sentiment here - good that they've forked out the money for the new layout and all (still don't really see the need for Dirge, those stubby little first delta wings just aren't as noticeable), but yeh, those things do just look too stubby. They just built on the F15 wings, I'm guessing?Originally posted by Neuronutter
Personally I don't think they've got the wings quite right. They are too small. But credit for bothering to custom the thing in the first place. And yeah there is gonna be huge demand for these now!
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Originally posted by another tf fan
Yeah, guess I was wrong about Thrust not getting new wings.
Looks really nice, and the set is quite cool. Still no one is gonna get me to spend the dough for the set, but very nice and I will continue to bitch that these would have sold at retail, and should have.
To be fair, the movie's got all the attention for now.. Universe bombed... and the new 'animated' line is coming RIGHT after the movie waves. There's not a lot of ROOM for the figures unless RID2/Classics becomes the 'new' Universe line.
Which, I could go for, honestly, but I can see why there would be hesitation.
The cone-head redecos are fun!
Think I will admire these from afar, though.....
Now, another side-by-side shot - because they're fun!
They do look lovely together, and with the addition of Thrust, the set is complete! The individual look of the cone-heads, Thrust in particular, gives the molds each personality, I think . They're just plain fun!!
Think I will admire these from afar, though.....
Now, another side-by-side shot - because they're fun!
They do look lovely together, and with the addition of Thrust, the set is complete! The individual look of the cone-heads, Thrust in particular, gives the molds each personality, I think . They're just plain fun!!
Here's my thought:
The BotCon team only has a certain budget. Not remolding Dirge allowed for the expenses required to remold Thrust.
The BotCon team only has a certain budget. Not remolding Dirge allowed for the expenses required to remold Thrust.
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Originally posted by Nevermore
Here's my thought:
The BotCon team only has a certain budget. Not remolding Dirge allowed for the expenses required to remold Thrust.
My thoughts exactly, it's a justified "sacrifice" - if you even want to call it that. I still don't understand what all the hubbub (he he he, I said "hubbub") is over the Ramjet to Dirge conversion. Looks spot-on, if you ask me!