Studio Series discussion

Platypus Prime

Well-known member
Citizen
When's the next toy-reveal? They did the last few sets and now have a 'fatal wounds' Prime and Megatron, plus that dead Earthrise Prime. We aren't far off from a 'full' set.
 

Steevy Maximus

Well known pompous pontificator
Citizen
It's quite possibly the most advanced fighter jet on the planet.

Like... the F-15 may have a GOAT'd K:D ratio that will never be topped... but there's no reason why the Seekers would choose F-15s over F-35s for their alt modes, aside from OOC nostalgia.
There are more visually interesting 5th or 6th gen fighters, from the Su-57, the J-20, or 6th gen concepts like the F/A-XX.
I mean, he's not wrong that the auto industry needs more flourish and whimsy.
More specifically, the UNITED STATES auto industry is boring. To be fair though, Transformers tends to skew towards high end sports and specialty vehicles that aren't the typical "bubble sedans" most people drive. That's part of the appeal of these as toys!
 

Donocropolis

Olde-Timey Member
Staff member
Council of Elders
Citizen
Yeah, I'd be down for a "hug, this hurts" grand boxset.

You could do up the box to look like the bridge of the Autobot shuttle. That would actually be pretty cool.

With all these movie-themed sets, maybe a Springer and Arcee "Better Things to Do Tonight Than Die" set?

Same as above, do the box up like the inside of Autobot City with a cardboard ballista/artillery thingy sized for that shell that came with Springer. That'd be rad.
 

Dekafox

Fabulously Foxy Dragon
Citizen
More specifically, the UNITED STATES auto industry is boring. To be fair though, Transformers tends to skew towards high end sports and specialty vehicles that aren't the typical "bubble sedans" most people drive. That's part of the appeal of these as toys!
I do think a Prius would make a great modern Throttlebot(and totally not biased by owning one)
 

Blot

Well-known member
Citizen
Toy deco supremacy is once more affirmed

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...yeah, but I said those parts were unpaintable plastic, so even a toy colors deco would still leave them barren. You'd just have an entirely white Astrotrain instead of an entirely grey one.
 

LordGigaIce

Another babka?
Citizen
There are more visually interesting 5th or 6th gen fighters, from the Su-57, the J-20, or 6th gen concepts like the F/A-XX.
The Seekers were F-15s in the 80s, when the F-15 was the most advanced fighter on the planet. That's the F-35 today. I'm not particularly concerned with the subject side of it all.

To be fair though, Transformers tends to skew towards high end sports and specialty vehicles that aren't the typical "bubble sedans" most people drive. That's part of the appeal of these as toys!
Eh, I'm sure that appeals to some people. Me though? High end sports cars are fun, bubble sedans are boring... but the real sweet spot for me is late 70s/80s mass market boxiness. Skids' Honda City alt mode is my jam.
 

wonko the sane?

You may test that assumption at your convinience.
Citizen
See, literally what I was saying: it's one thing to hide as a car, to be a robot in disguise. But when you choose a vehicle that costs a million or more, is high grade military hardware, or only exists in a product run you can count on one hand: you aren't hiding in plain sight.

Be an armored cash truck: no one notices those in cities until they're pulling up out front making it a pain to leave. Be the ice cream truck: no one will notice unless they want ice cream, and even then: they're not LOOKING, they are LISTENING. Don't be a cop car: generic decals don't work out.
 

Blot

Well-known member
Citizen
See, literally what I was saying: it's one thing to hide as a car, to be a robot in disguise. But when you choose a vehicle that costs a million or more, is high grade military hardware, or only exists in a product run you can count on one hand: you aren't hiding in plain sight.

Be an armored cash truck: no one notices those in cities until they're pulling up out front making it a pain to leave. Be the ice cream truck: no one will notice unless they want ice cream, and even then: they're not LOOKING, they are LISTENING. Don't be a cop car: generic decals don't work out.
Look at this peasant who doesn't drive to work in his not street legal European Formula-1 race car.
 

Sabrblade

Continuity Nutcase
Citizen
Cosmos blends right in over Roswell, New Mexico.
 


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