For anyone wondering, these three posts were part of a separate thread, and I decided to just merge them here, since they do have those glam shots.
SOOOOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAD!!!
Ahem.So bad.
From Kapow toys Sandstorm
Comics Blaster with a comics head and a Scrounge minifigure would probably be an insta-buy from me.
I do like that Origins Wheeljack appears to be regular Legacy, that might make it easier to get. I want one for two reasons. 1- It is a toy of a design I thought was impossible and will go great in my existing set up and 2- if I am ever attacked by the sort of people who post on a few other boards, I can hold it up like a crucifix to ward them off as they hiss and spit, screaming "Backpack! Partsforming! Backpack!"
I really WANT to like these comic figures. I love the concept.
But I can't get past how much I HATE the comic-style cel shading. It really ruins the figures.
But I can't get past how much I HATE the comic-style cel shading. It really ruins the figures.
I know, I really dislike cel shading as well.
I am very happy with Siege Shockwave and SS Grimlock so I really don't think I'll be doubling up on those. I also am totally satisfied with Thrilling 30 Sandstorm so I'll probably be skipping him as well. I really do like Sandstorm though. Such a great update to the original.
I am very happy with Siege Shockwave and SS Grimlock so I really don't think I'll be doubling up on those. I also am totally satisfied with Thrilling 30 Sandstorm so I'll probably be skipping him as well. I really do like Sandstorm though. Such a great update to the original.
I have the other Cybertronian molds so I'll be snagging this one as well.
IIRC, Origins Wheeljack is still a Target exclusive. Target just pushed Hasbro to release him under the Legacy banner instead of Buzzworthy (maybe that initiative is winding down?). It's like how Red Cog was a Target exclusive, despite main line packaging.
Good news for us in Japan, as this isn't a bloomin' Buzzworthy USA exclusive, so this might be the first official "origin" figure released over here (in a year or so's time).
What does Wheeljack think he is, an angel or something with those wings? 
I get the feeling when you add on the extra part, he will become rather back heavy as a figure and likely to fall over every so offen
I get the feeling when you add on the extra part, he will become rather back heavy as a figure and likely to fall over every so offen
Even without the wings, that sure is a chunky backpack... in addition to all the chunks he's carrying on his legs.
For the record, cel shading refers to a method of rendering 3D models (a process known in some contexts as "shading") that's intended to produce a result that resembles cel animation, and is not a term that applies to real objects.
This has been an ▲ndrusi Anal Nitpick That You Don't Care About. Thank you, and have a nice day.
This has been an ▲ndrusi Anal Nitpick That You Don't Care About. Thank you, and have a nice day.
Actually, I kind of DO care, precisely because I've been struggling with language to describe this not-even-what-folks-try-to-call-"cel shading" thing supposedly attempting to emulate the comic book look (but failing, IMHO). To know that "cel shading" isn't even the right term when talking about a look intended to emulate cartoon cels in toys is useful to me.
Now if only we can determine a proper name for whatever this actually is....
I thought it was when the guy from Dragonball just shows up and throws his weight around...
"Cel shading? This Bad Comedy!"
-Galvatron (sorry, I know, wrong medium)
AE, Artificial Embellishment, maybe?
Yeah, there needs to be an official name for the act of trying to make a 3D object appear to be a 2D object that is trying to look like a 3D object.