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Has anybody else has trouble reading the instructions for the figures?

The size, and print style, have been giving me trouble. I cannot see the images clearly. This is made worse by the lack of text on the instructions.

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I haven't read instructions in ages mostly because of the terrible images, fonts, etc... They've been functionally useless for years (since the early days of G1 if I'm being honest). The original 84 line had it right with photos of the toy at each step which clearly show how it's supposed to transform.
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Yeah, the last Transformer I got was MP-10 Optimus Prime, and I recall having a little trouble figuring out what they wanted me to do on a step or two by just the vague picture. It would have been nice to have a little text to clarify what the picture was showing.
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haven't read instructions in ages mostly because of the terrible images, fonts, etc...
Well, that proves my point.
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Photos are really the best option. I wasn't even a fan of the drawn instruction back when they originally made the change in 1985. And some of the more recent ones have had photos, but when it's in black and white and red for some reason, you can hardly see what goes where.
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