 Any bad toys you have a particular fondness for? |
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 Feb 24 2012, 07:06 PM
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Doubt them. Question them. Suspect them. Group: Citizen Posts: 40,896 Joined: 10-October 03 From: England Member No.: 3,679  |
For the purpose of this topic, I'll call "bad" a toy that the fandom in general thinks of as bad even if you don't personally, since this is about bad toys you actually like.
I like the late eighties toys. Those were my years. In particular, the Triggerbots and Triggercons. Plastic bricks they may be with limited articulation but I don't care - the nostalgia towards picking five out of the six up while on vacation that summer overcomes that. It was the card art that brought them to life for me. Crankcase, Backstreet and Windsweeper being my favorites. Don't think I ever did get Dogfight. I'm also drawn towards Quickswitch. Sixshot never appearing in England, Quickswitch was my first six-changer. I just found him so versatile at the time despite his lack of articulation. He was the swiss army knife of Transformers. |
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Feb 24 2012, 07:09 PM
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 The world suffused with sound  Group: Supporter Posts: 16,487 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
To all those who consider the Energon Powerlinx Deluxes/Voyagers "bad toys", I say "screw you" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-waspy.gif) .
Sadly, I no longer own any of them... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-screamer.gif) |
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Feb 24 2012, 07:09 PM
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 Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,025 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
I always liked Armada Hot Shot.
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Feb 24 2012, 07:12 PM
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 Check the pecs! Group: Citizen Posts: 8,272 Joined: 17-May 06 From: Galveston, TX Member No.: 8,292 Faction: Predacon |
I plead the fifth.
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Feb 24 2012, 07:21 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 1,525 Joined: 18-January 06 Member No.: 7,795 |
I've got soft spots for the Throttlebots and Beast Machines Maximals myself.
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Feb 24 2012, 07:29 PM
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 Group: Supporter Posts: 1,916 Joined: 8-July 06 From: Colorado Member No.: 8,456 Faction: Decepticon |
i never understood the hate for the armada sideswipe mold. was it amazing? no. was it some abomonation which should be hidden away forever? no. i think it's a neat figure, which is why i have so many versions of it plus a custom one
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Feb 24 2012, 07:29 PM
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 Look upon my works and despair. Group: Retired Staff Posts: 8,147 Joined: 14-January 02 From: Under your bed Member No.: 351 Faction: Free Agent |
Armada Sideswipe, since I bought the testshot figure to get out early pictures of it - and my version has a bitching lightning deco pattern on the side that didn't make it to the final product.
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Feb 24 2012, 10:31 PM
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 NERV Wants YOU! Group: Citizen Posts: 7,306 Joined: 14-September 06 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 8,919 Faction: Maximal |
Another vote for Armada Sideswipe. Really, he's no worse than a typical G1 toy.
Cybertron Soundwave too. I've never had the problem some people report with his legs buckling, and his alt-mode's not supposed to be a convincing Earth form anyway, so the legs being visible in fighter mode don't bug me. Plus, with a little imagination, his right arm-kibble becomes a Gundam-style buster shield. . . This post has been edited by Cybersnark: Feb 24 2012, 10:31 PM --------------------  |
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Feb 24 2012, 10:35 PM
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 You don't want me to use my feet. Group: Citizen Posts: 9,786 Joined: 20-November 07 From: Somewhere, over a rainbow. Member No.: 11,067 Faction: RIRFIB |
Cybertron Overhaul is a pretty crap toy, but I dunno, I just like it.
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Feb 24 2012, 10:56 PM
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Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,025 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
I also really liked Armada Smokescreen and not just for Liftor.
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Feb 24 2012, 11:05 PM
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 Mm? What's that, my boy? Group: Supporter Posts: 2,406 Joined: 12-October 10 From: Indiana, United States Member No.: 13,734 Faction: Free Agent |
Well... I really like all the Classics figures, even the Seeker molds and Ratchet/Ironhide, despite how much some people seem to hate them these days.
I, uh, honestly never really pay much attention to how much other people like my favorites. -------------------- |
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Feb 24 2012, 11:10 PM
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 Hi there. Group: Citizen Posts: 4,121 Joined: 14-June 02 Member No.: 1,104 |
I love Break dearly. I know he doesn't transform so much as curl up inside a shell, and I know half of his mass is in one arm. But he is a penguin and also has a great robot color scheme, so he is glorious.
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Feb 24 2012, 11:19 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 384 Joined: 31-July 10 From: Velocitron Member No.: 13,523 Faction: Autobot |
Apparently Armada Sideswipe has a lot of fans, as I like the character and the toy. I am looking forward to his Shattered Glass counterpart as a replacement though.
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Feb 24 2012, 11:26 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 7,907 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
I LOVE the Jumpstarters. Love Them. -ZacWilliam, also loves the Pretenders. Every single one. And NO I don't consider either groups bad toys in any way, but I know there are folks who do, so... -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Feb 25 2012, 12:46 AM
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 Soundwave is colorblind Group: Citizen Posts: 4,316 Joined: 20-November 03 Member No.: 3,948 Faction: RIBFIR |
It seems like a sizable portion of the fandom considers the Energon combiners to be "bad toys", but I really like them. I don't think combiners are meant to be entirely about their combined modes; they're okay deluxes and great basics that can also combine.
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Feb 25 2012, 12:58 AM
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 I'm a Veronica man. Group: Citizen Posts: 2,644 Joined: 22-June 05 Member No.: 6,714 |
I have a great fondness for a lot of toys OTHER people dislike. But I'd never call them BAD toys.
The only toy I personally consider BAD which I still have a strange affection for is Supreme Cheetor. As much as I feel like this is an actual terrible toy -- one I would never buy for someone else -- I've never really regretted owning him, and as much as he frustrates me at times, I still like the thing. Can't really put my finger on why. --Andrew S. (There's a big difference between, "Actually bad" and "Doesn't fit stupid expectations" CF: Armada Hot Shot, Armada Megatron, Armada Sideswipe -- all GREAT toys that people rag on because they have stupid, unreasonable expectations.) -------------------- |
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Feb 25 2012, 01:01 AM
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 Local Dinosaur Enthusiast Group: Citizen Posts: 6,319 Joined: 24-October 07 From: Dinotopia Member No.: 10,981 Faction: Autobot |
RiD Mega Octane.
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Feb 25 2012, 02:16 AM
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 Myastur Mispellur Group: Citizen Posts: 12,124 Joined: 12-January 02 From: TF Count 900+ Member No.: 246 Faction: Free Agent |
Do the Prentender cars Gunrunner Roadgrabber count as bad?
Because I have a lot of love for thoses two Jumpstarters who hates Jumpstarters? Armada Smokescreen BIG HUGE particle cannon so big he almost topples over Working weinch the first for any TF he is pure win IMO -------------------- Currently out of touch with reality watching tons of anime
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Feb 25 2012, 03:16 AM
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 Quyzbuk Group: Supporter Posts: 12,945 Joined: 22-May 02 From: Toronto Member No.: 1,017 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Bass X0 @ Feb 24 2012, 07:06 PM) It was the card art that brought them to life for me. I always thought it was interesting how the art on the boxes made it look like the figures were bending in ways they were never meant to, even if they did have more articulation for it. Anyway, Jumpstarters. Twin Twist was my first Transformer, and I hope to get him again someday, as well as his brother. And put me down for the "not actually BAD" group. --LBD "Nytetrayn" -------------------- |
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Feb 25 2012, 03:23 AM
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 Novus ordo seclorum Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 41,311 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Westlake, OH Member No.: 3,012 Faction: RIBFIR |
QUOTE (There's a big difference between, "Actually bad" and "Doesn't fit stupid expectations" CF: Armada Hot Shot, Armada Megatron, Armada Sideswipe -- all GREAT toys that people rag on because they have stupid, unreasonable expectations.) Knees are an unreasonable expectation? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-arcee.gif) That said, I absolutely love Armada. Outside of the Minicons and Lucky Draw I have every single remold/recolor they did with those molds. --------------------  |
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