Studio Series discussion

[PrimalxConvoy]

Am I the only one who would like the 'new' Bee mold as Cliffjumper, so he would be taller next to the 'old' Bee mold?

It would be nice to get the various slight remolds/recolours of the original Bee/Cliffjumper G1 molds homaged via the new various remolds of Bee (Partsformer version, ChoroQ version, new Classics version, MTMTE episode Cybertronian mode version, etc).

 

[lastmaximal]

Is 'Classics with guns' the new 'G1 with knees'?

Classics but smaller and pricier
(Unless it's the Seeker mold, which at least got bigger when it got pricier, until it got displaced)

 

[CoffeeHorse]

Classics with thigh and bicep swivels. It's always been crazy how many Classics molds don't already have that.

 

[Magnusblitz]

And ankle tilts.

 

[unluckiness]

Among the things originating from Classics, I kinda want to see a modern Megatron mold in the Classics colors. Losing the big green wings might hurt the resemblance but it's a nice, lively color scheme

 

[Sabrblade]

Among the things originating from Classics, I kinda want to see a modern Megatron mold in the Classics colors. Losing the big green wings might hurt the resemblance but it's a nice, lively color scheme

Ask and ye shall receive.

 

[PrimalxConvoy]

 

[Darth_Prime]

Middle one looks better as far as colors and robot mode, but the vehicle mode is better on the new version.

 

[Shadewing]

Middle one looks better as far as colors and robot mode, but the vehicle mode is better on the new version.

Well the new version is currently meant to look more like the Toy, and there will likely be a future version that is in cartoon colors.

 

[Donocropolis]

I remember getting G1 Wheelie as a child. It was probably the only Transformer that I was ever actively disappointed in. I do think this figure looks pretty good, but I'm probably good on Wheelies unless they do this mold in "Wild Boy of Quintessa" colors which, given that they did that for the non-transforming version in the G2 Grimlock release, isn't a totally crazy idea.

 

[lastmaximal]

I'll likely bite on cartoon colors. I'm more appreciative now of little things like non-standard-silver faces, but this overall looks a little plain. As can happen when mapping lower-budget/smaller-base decos onto a bigger canvas.

But I'd definitely be down for a Wild Boy of Quintesson deco. Like, maybe even as part of a capsule of such fringe appearances from across the multiverse like that (also a good place to slot in some animation error one-offs). Sure, we're past Legacy now and into AOTP, but it's not like there's firm media/fiction separation and grounding there to prevent it.

 

[unluckiness]

I like Core Wheelie’s more balanced, less top-heavy proportions in general but the T-shaped torso is a huge demerit, so I stuck with the Takara version of TR wheelie. The Deluxe in cartoon colors might supplant that one though.

 

[Shadewing]

I remember getting G1 Wheelie as a child. It was probably the only Transformer that I was ever actively disappointed in. I do think this figure looks pretty good, but I'm probably good on Wheelies unless they do this mold in "Wild Boy of Quintessa" colors which, given that they did that for the non-transforming version in the G2 Grimlock release, isn't a totally crazy idea.

Thing is, "Wild boy" Wheelie would be 90% the same as toy colors, just replace some of the gray with Blue.

 

[Shadewing]

I like Core Wheelie’s more balanced, less top-heavy proportions in general but the T-shaped torso is a huge demerit, so I stuck with the Takara version of TR wheelie. The Deluxe in cartoon colors might supplant that one though.

I never really liked 86 core Wheelie. Everything about him feels off. To me it almost feels like he was planned to go with Grimlock before we got the static one, but got costed out of the budget. So I've also kept Takara TR Wheelie as my version. Not sure if I'll get the new one yet in either color.

 

[unluckiness]

I'm honestly not sure what a new Wheelie could do to convince me to upgrade, TBH. I don't even particularly like Wheelie and the size makes him just about right to perch on Grimlock (I'm using a unofficial FOC Grimmy). Sure he's on the small side but his character is depicted as young and the rhyming makes evokes to me fairy/elf so I'm not that fussed if he stays. I'm more concerned that his vehicle mode doesn't hold together very well but I don't really leave him in candy corn mode all that often.

 

[Steevy Maximus]

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I don’t know…I think I kind of like a toy deco version of him more…

 

[LordGigaIce]

I don’t know…I think I kind of like a toy deco version of him more…

Same. Maybe a corner store in Botswana can convince Hasbro to get them to do a run of toy deco Hounds as an exclusive.

 

[Donocropolis]

Same. Maybe a corner store in Botswana can convince Hasbro do get them a run of toy deco Hounds as an exclusive.

I make a run there every other week. It's the best stocked toy shelf you'll ever see.

 

[lastmaximal]

But only for Transformers. So if all you wana is some Bots, you're good.

Seriously, the old toy colors can look nice on Hound. I still have my Henkei one, which was quite a step up from the Universe 2.0 one. If they nail the shade like Retro Brawn's green, and give him accents in a nice gold as opposed to Siege's reddish ones, this could be cool.

 

[Donocropolis]

Hound was my first ever Transformer, so I've got a soft spot for his toy appearance. I would be all over a Retro Deluxe Hound in toy colors with retro G1-esque packaging.