Thread of Thoughts, Questions (and Maybe Even Answers) That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread

[CoffeeHorse]

I've seen it without the arm doors and it looks weird. I'd slim them down but they have to be there.

 

[Andrusi]

Classics Bumblebee (and Cliffjumper) and Classics Optimus Prime are two molds that seem to still be pretty popular.

Why haven't these been re-released, or, what things would factor in if re-releasing them was a possibility? (I used so many words to ask that question . . . ) The molds may be gone by this point, but G1 and Beast Wars figures have been re-released, so it doesn't seem like an impossible thing.

I don't know how these decisions come together from the manufacturing and marketing sides. I know they'd be "yet another G1-ish ________," depending on which classics molds they released. Are the size of the figures or the number of parts a factor?

I think basically the set of people who want them and the set of people who already have them are close to being the same set of people.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

I'm fine with Prime's arm doors, but I'd add a peg to hold them in place. One of mine has gotten a little loose over time.

And while I prefer the Netflix figure for Bee, I still use Classics Cliffjumper. The bulk of the sculpt feels fitting for a scrappy little dude.

 

[LordGigaIce]

I've seen it without the arm doors and it looks weird. I'd slim them down but they have to be there.

They're certainly part of the design but I think there are better ways to integrate them if the design is being revisited. Either find a way to compress them so they fold in closer to the arms or even make them modular and removable so they can form a melee weapon or shield or something.

 

[lastmaximal]

Current design direction would probably go modular slash partsforming, down to just unpegging for transformation and becoming a shield or hanging out on the back. That calls for at least two fewer hinges and whatever else.