onslaught86 wrote:Having recently moved, I'm putting a lot of my stuff back on shelves after not fiddling with it for some time. And a lot of this is Movie Crap. I chucked the majority of it in storage, as I ran out of room, but the favourites remain on display. And having taken them down and put them back up again, it occurred to me that a lot of them are pretty average. They're 'good' toys, with nothing functionally wrong with them, yet without the Here And Now appeal of the movie being current, they lose a lot of their appeal.
I totally agree with this. I've found that figures I really liked when I got them are merely ok now, like Longarm and Wreckage and Dropkick.
I still like Leader-class Optimus and Brawl, both of those really work well together and with other figures.
I found Landmine too irksome to transform. He's clever, and has that model-like appeal that nicely sculpted vehicle modes give off, but parts pop off with too much ease and he doesn't lock together nicely. He's a good toy, yet he's not a satisfying toy.
I kinda feel this way too, he's more fun to think about than to actually play with. Great for posing and fun once messed with a few times to get back into how to move everything, but almost burdensome at first.
Longarm, sadly, is much the same. I do like Longarm, I really do. He looks good, he's got a clever transformation, a great headsculpt, a giant gun, and a subtle and nifty homage. His vehicle mode's rendered well too, and the gimmick works in both modes. Problem is, he just doesn't encourage me to pick him up and mess with him, he's just sort of There, and so are a lot of the movie figures.
Agreed.
Super Prime, too - a great toy, he really is, yet he isn't practical, and has limited posing potential thanks to the lack of waist and wrist articulation, along with the wonky knees. I still want one of the redecos, though, probably nab one in the post-christmas clearances.
For me, Leader-class Prime hasn't lost a step, he's still a figure I can look at and go "wow! that's a real transformer!" (I apparently don't speak with capital letters).
As for ones that do have lasting appeal, Stockade is definitely up there. Great piece of work, the SUV mode is everything Universe Ironhide's wanted to be. There's something about him that really grabs my imagination. I look at SUVs on the road and imagine them transforming, lumbering along on their knuckles like gorillas, and hurling other vehicles out of the way.
I still don't get your guys' appeal with this one, to me he's a lazy transformer, transformation and bot mode sacrifice too much.
donosaur wrote:I'm surprised to hear all the love for Stockade, I was under the impression that he got a lukewarm response. I still see him in stores occasionally, maybe I should pick him up if I get the chance. He would be the last movie toy i get
I would disagree with the group here. At the end of the day, it's a lot of kibble and not a lot of bot.
donosaur wrote:Did anybody pick up the premium version of leader prime with the shiny bits and the sword hand? it basically sounds like that should be the ultimate movie toy experience right there
I wanted to, but the new head's smaller and the ears stick out in alt mode. For a figure I already have, it wasn't good enough.
