I myself just wanted them to be red and purple, not gray, beige, brown, silver, black, white, yellow, orange, tan, or any other dull-tinted color that all of them were.
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I've also been notified about the two kits I purchased, though the charges haven't shown up yet on my bank statement.
Also, is it wrong that I want to get a third one if I find one in the wild?
The Skyscorchers I got second hand need labels. The previous (who I also got Laser Prime from) never put on the included labels (same with Prime). Then there was my original G2 jazz, which I had to buy a junker with good labels and swap out the parts. It's a good thing my G2 Sideswipe's label are still intact.
And can we talk about toyHax's 'G2' set for SS86 Jazz? The one that adds additional 'artistic flare' to the design, to which a sticker is put on an area that will cause it to get damaged. Which wouldn't be an issue if they just stuck with the original design.
Labels & Stickers for SS 86 G2 Jazz - Toyhax
Labels & Sticker Upgrade Set for Studio Series 86 Deluxe-Class Generation 2 Jazz – Toyhax – Reprolabels
toyhax.com
I picked up an additional SS86 Jazz in anticipation of that set, KNOWING about all the extra tat they include. I wasn't prepared for the designer's creative process. Actually, I should've been prepared after what they did with their Laser Prime (mU$t Mak3 M0Ar Ge3-WUN!) set.
For as good as Animated was about screen accuracy their decision to render the faction symbols in muted colours was very, very odd.
Hey, I think everyone here is guilty of greed. At least I'm not a scalper.
Yet another one of the unnecessary influences the first live-action movie toyline had on the Animated toyline.
Was that the reason? That's incredibly dumb. I get the subdued faction symbols for the movie stuff, but no one was looking at Animated's figures and going "oh yeah that's a realistic vehicle."
Yeah, but minus the light on the roof - haven't we all had a car like this at some point?
I believe the official reason Hasbro gave in a Q&A once was because the car modes didn't have faction symbols while the robot modes did, so the gold/silver split the difference.
It's funny because a few of the transformations ended up hiding the faction symbols in vehicle mode anyway.
That still seems dumb. Animated was about bright colours and expressive designs. The faction symbols should have been in your face red and purple.
Too bad about Takara's other deco decisions.
My Troop Builder Multipacks arrived today (ordered 2).
Was sold on the G2 Troops and Autotroopers. The Quintesson Troop and Barely-different-from-Thundercracker Seeker are deemed Surplus to Requirements. *hint-hint*
Hope we can get more G2 Troopers, a lot of the Siege line is a white and turquoise color scheme away from bulking up Jhiaxus' forces. Would have been a bitch move to include a Refraktor/Reflector in the Lee-Loo Dallas multipack.
Was sold on the G2 Troops and Autotroopers. The Quintesson Troop and Barely-different-from-Thundercracker Seeker are deemed Surplus to Requirements. *hint-hint*
Hope we can get more G2 Troopers, a lot of the Siege line is a white and turquoise color scheme away from bulking up Jhiaxus' forces. Would have been a bitch move to include a Refraktor/Reflector in the Lee-Loo Dallas multipack.
If wanting every single last Transformer that's ever been made and a place to put them where I can form my own little mini-Cybertron is greedy, well then, I guess I'm guilty!
*closes eyes, crosses arms, and gives a "hmph" nod*
To bring it back to Toyhax for a minute, this would be a great opportunity for a small set. Just toss a page or two of various small bits and bobs that could be used to add distinctions between multiple purple seekers. Just one or two little details so that they were clearly still "generics" but had some personality of their own.