 Is it just me or...., Inferno/Grapple's "neck brace" |
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 Apr 20 2012, 09:42 AM
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QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Apr 19 2012, 06:48 PM)  He has the wings, they are molded on to his head pointing backward. .... Never thought of it that way... I thought that was more of a hommage to the toy's helmet. Like Grapple's head mold is more alike to the cartoon design's helmet. -------------------- The de-evolution of Optimus Prime:
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Apr 20 2012, 12:21 PM
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 I am Babushka Sky Lynx. I come from Russia. Group: Citizen Posts: 6,350 Joined: 11-February 02 From: Memphis, TN Member No.: 641 |
I don't know why anyone would want to walk around with a box around their head that blocks their peripheral vision.
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Apr 20 2012, 12:23 PM
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 Yes, me. Me, me, me. Me too!  Group: Supporter Posts: 25,248 Joined: 22-December 04 From: Huntington, WV Member No.: 5,666 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Mouse_Pad @ Apr 20 2012, 01:21 PM) I don't know why anyone would want to walk around with a box around their head that blocks their peripheral vision. http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/14975...038879932phuFJr --------------------  |
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Apr 20 2012, 12:27 PM
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 IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,131 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE(Mouse_Pad @ Apr 20 2012, 01:21 PM) I don't know why anyone would want to walk around with a box around their head that blocks their peripheral vision. To be fair, he's a robot. He can have additional optical sensors. -------------------- |
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Apr 20 2012, 01:18 PM
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 The light which smashes lies! Group: Citizen Posts: 5,372 Joined: 3-March 03 Member No.: 2,433 |
QUOTE(NightViper @ Apr 19 2012, 09:15 AM) QUOTE(Item42 @ Apr 19 2012, 09:10 AM) Hmm, would a ladder for Inferno have helped? Just wondering how much of the essential Inferno-ness is lacking in the Universe toy. If it would change the overall design of the to make the vehicle mode look longer and the robot mode look "taller", maybe. But really ladder or pump truck doesn't really matter to me. It's just that G1 Inferno was one of the first toys to have somewhat human proportions compared to the Autobots around him. Which always made that aspect of his toy stand out in my mind. So the big chunky no-waist Universe toy was a disappointment since we first saw images of it. Huh. I'm apparently one of these people, like Walky, who've always thought of Inferno as a big lump of Dery squatness; probably because I didn't own the G1 mold until I was an adult, so I just had the fiction. If anything, Universe Inferno struck me as more athletic than I'd expected. So maybe the Universe toy splits the difference just fine. I do kinda want him to have a red face though, like in the comics. Maybe copper red. Maybe I'll do that. This post has been edited by Chip: Apr 20 2012, 01:19 PM -------------------- |
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Apr 20 2012, 04:23 PM
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 Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,806 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
And then this happened...
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-cus...rd-add-kit.html While it's chock full O nostalgia it comes off as kinda dumb. What are the wings for? Why prohibit neck movement which then limits how expressive it can be? --------------------  |
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Apr 20 2012, 04:33 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 1,156 Joined: 2-December 05 From: Waterford, Ireland Member No.: 7,609 Faction: Decepticon |
The collar is an important part of the look to me. It's iconic like Shockwaves hexagonal, one eyed head, Jazz' visor (even Bay kept that) or Hot Rod's spoiler.
Too many reimagings in both the toys and comics have taken such things away or added things that just look off in recent years, such as Blurr's wing head or Hot Rod's horns. I was always a huge Inferno fan but the first toy I had was the Actionmaster. Don't get me wrong, I was a huge Actionmaster fan but AM Inferno never looked right to me because he was missing his collar. This post has been edited by windsweeper: Apr 20 2012, 05:21 PM |
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Apr 20 2012, 04:35 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 8,181 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Apr 20 2012, 05:23 PM) And then this happened... http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-cus...rd-add-kit.html While it's chock full O nostalgia it comes off as kinda dumb. What are the wings for? Why prohibit neck movement which then limits how expressive it can be? Eh, it's not like it's a perminent attachment is it? As long as it could come off and on easy I'd totally take one to make my Inferno and Grappel look more "Classic". ZacWilliam, provided the cost weren't higher than like $8 or so... -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Apr 20 2012, 04:39 PM
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Yes, me. Me, me, me. Me too! Group: Supporter Posts: 25,248 Joined: 22-December 04 From: Huntington, WV Member No.: 5,666 Faction: Autobot |
I can assure you it will probably cost at least $10. This is, after all, fan-produced, and casting materials aren't cheap.
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Apr 20 2012, 04:40 PM
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Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,806 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
Unless it goes through Shapeways.
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Apr 20 2012, 04:41 PM
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 Novus ordo seclorum Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 41,587 Joined: 18-June 03 From: Westlake, OH Member No.: 3,012 Faction: RIBFIR |
...and that is so bought. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-silverbolt.gif)
Kinda wish it came down under the head too but I'll take it anyway. Basically what Windsweeper said. I consider it essential to his "look" even though it does impede articulation. This post has been edited by MrBlud: Apr 20 2012, 04:46 PM --------------------  |
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Apr 20 2012, 04:43 PM
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Commissions! cheetimus@cheetimus.com Group: Forum Moderator Posts: 34,806 Joined: 3-January 03 From: Baltimore Member No.: 1,895 Faction: RIBFIR |
I love me some G1 inferno but oddly enough I prefer his new look so I'm good.
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Apr 20 2012, 05:10 PM
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Yes, me. Me, me, me. Me too! Group: Supporter Posts: 25,248 Joined: 22-December 04 From: Huntington, WV Member No.: 5,666 Faction: Autobot |
QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Apr 20 2012, 05:40 PM) Unless it goes through Shapeways. True that. -------------------- |
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Apr 20 2012, 05:22 PM
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 Hawksaur Group: Supporter Posts: 8,017 Joined: 10-December 04 Member No.: 5,603 |
I don't hate it. If I actually HAD an Inferno to stick it on I might bite.
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Apr 21 2012, 01:22 AM
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I actually...really like that.
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Apr 21 2012, 04:03 AM
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The most fearsome beings of Faerun-and Larry the Thri-Khreen Group: Citizen Posts: 8,065 Joined: 23-June 10 From: Hungary Member No.: 13,398 Faction: Decepticon |
QUOTE(Mouse_Pad @ Apr 20 2012, 05:21 PM) I don't know why anyone would want to walk around with a box around their head that blocks their peripheral vision. Ask Stacks! Or Shockwave and Whirl. Then again, the latter two don't have peripherial vision. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) -------------------- The de-evolution of Optimus Prime:
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Apr 21 2012, 04:12 AM
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 The world suffused with sound Group: Supporter Posts: 16,522 Joined: 24-August 03 Member No.: 3,458 |
QUOTE(BB Shockwave @ Apr 21 2012, 02:03 AM) Ask Stacks! Or Shockwave and Whirl. Then again, the latter two don't have peripherial vision. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) Or depth perception... |
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Apr 21 2012, 06:17 AM
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The light which smashes lies! Group: Citizen Posts: 5,372 Joined: 3-March 03 Member No.: 2,433 |
QUOTE(Cheetimus Primal @ Apr 20 2012, 05:23 PM) And then this happened... http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/radicons-cus...rd-add-kit.html While it's chock full O nostalgia it comes off as kinda dumb. What are the wings for? Why prohibit neck movement which then limits how expressive it can be? Yeah, doesn't interest me. Now, if this were integrated into some new back-mounted ladder assembly, that would interest me. -------------------- |
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Apr 21 2012, 11:54 AM
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Yes, me. Me, me, me. Me too! Group: Supporter Posts: 25,248 Joined: 22-December 04 From: Huntington, WV Member No.: 5,666 Faction: Autobot |
Agreed. THAT I would really like.
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Apr 21 2012, 12:17 PM
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IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,131 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
QUOTE(mx-01 archon @ Apr 21 2012, 05:12 AM) QUOTE(BB Shockwave @ Apr 21 2012, 02:03 AM) Ask Stacks! Or Shockwave and Whirl. Then again, the latter two don't have peripherial vision. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif) Or depth perception... Assuming their optics work anything at all like human eyes, that is. They likely have highly advanced sensors, with significantly more visual capability than us. -------------------- |
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