Which movie toys have the most lasting appeal?

[Dominic]

Prowl, there is an Osprey type Decepticon in the movie prequel novel. The name is not Incinerator though.

[BWprowl]

How is that novel, Dom? I was debating getting it.

[Onslaught Six]

Isn't Springer supposed to be an Osprey, too?

[Dominic]

How is that novel, Dom? I was debating getting it.

Only get it if you want a TF fix. If you have much of anything else to read, skip it.

Dom
-too far behind in reading to justify reading this......

[BWprowl]

Isn't Springer supposed to be an Osprey, too?

Yeah, except we know *nothing* about that guy. Even you guys, with your script-level spoilers and your stolen-prototype-viewing have no clue!

[Onslaught Six]

Hey, we've got his Legends toy, and it's a new mould, and doesn't look like Incinerator. <.<

[onslaught86]

Sooo just quietly, Hasbro NZ told us that Springer was a cancelled movie character ala Arcee and Wreckage.

[Onslaught Six]

Huh. That makes this Osprey Guy that is supposedly in the movie (or at least in the novelization) kind of inneresting.

I'm hyped for the movie. <.<

[JediTricks]

6 months later...

Still not getting your beef with him. He really inspired me from the moment I saw the toy. There's a lot of SUVs like that around here, and I got this fantastic mental image of one transforming and knuckling through a crowded highway like a gorilla, snarling and hurling other vehicles out of the way. Stockade's proportions do a lot for me, I like the realistic alt. mode and the nifty extending arm gimmick, I love the finger articulation and subtle Wheeljack homage. Stockade's well articulated, has a simple if satisfying and non-cheatsy transformation.. The lightpiping's innovative too. He could've done with projectile weapons, colourless translucent parts, and something other than Allspark Blue, yet I feel Stockade's one of the most fun offering's from the line. He's been on my desk at work for ages, and is transformed several times daily.

Stockade's problems are the incredibly lazy transformation and use of kibble, just leaving the glass hanging out the top and bottom of the arms. The guy is basically an upsized Scout-class figure at best. He doesn't have much going on. The idea of using the entire upper part of the car, roof to windows, as the outsides of the arms is the type of thing that only Minicons can get away with these days, and even there I've seen better arms and arm joints than this guy has.

Old ass thread brought back! But I was considering selling off a bunch of my movie toys a couple weeks back, so I went through 'em to see who I'd need to hold on to. So hence, this.

And I'll throw in some screwball responses, too.

Dreadwing still entertains me to no end. The big goofy long arms, the lens-face cone-head, the tiny lil' legs, everything about him makes me like him. Plus, his colors are kinda pretty.

Oh how I wish Ben's forums had been archived so I would just be able to link my hatred for this shitburger right to this reply. I hate hate HATE that toy. Nice bringing the thread back before I did.

Swindle. I dunno, I like the lens guys. But he's just got this great "alien monster hiding in Earth car" thing going for him.

I always forget how much I dislike him, remember the clever transformation only, then screw with the toy and remember how much I hated this one too. It's a lame toy IMO.

Oddly, my opinion of Leader Brawl, one of my least favorites from '07, has gone up a bit.

I still don't understand the general distaste for this one, I feel it delivers marvelously, perhaps better than any previous tank TF ever because it not only looks right and transforms pretty swell, but it's big too.

[onslaught86]

Stockade's problems are the incredibly lazy transformation and use of kibble, just leaving the glass hanging out the top and bottom of the arms. The guy is basically an upsized Scout-class figure at best. He doesn't have much going on. The idea of using the entire upper part of the car, roof to windows, as the outsides of the arms is the type of thing that only Minicons can get away with these days, and even there I've seen better arms and arm joints than this guy has.

I'd cite Hot Shot as an example of another figure with car kibble arms, but he's not a good toy either. Stockade's kibble actually 'is' his arms, so it doesn't wreck the articulation. He's simple, it worked for me here, there was less room to fuck up like so many other movie toys did. Agreed on the windscreen parts, I don't like the way they clip in. He has a good range of motion in his shoulders, tho'.

Oh how I wish Ben's forums had been archived so I would just be able to link my hatred for this shitburger right to this reply. I hate hate HATE that toy. Nice bringing the thread back before I did.

Another one I thought I'd hate and ended up loving, definite shades of Vehicon with that one, some elements of the admittedly superior (But damnit, he's one of the best TFs ever) Deluxe Jetstorm. The elbows and waist suck, I like what they did with the triangular look of the robot and the movable ears give him lots of personality, with the opening claws showing they cared more than they did with the horrible Armada Thrust toy (A mangling of a solid design). Overcast looks better, the jet mode's still really cool, and I dig the way it pops apart to reveal the VTOL turbine.

I always forget how much I dislike him, remember the clever transformation only, then screw with the toy and remember how much I hated this one too. It's a lame toy IMO.

Needed a hand weapon, elbows were a bit wonky, head took some effort to turn acceptably. Camshaft got more points from me than Swindle for being more visually interesting, though the paintwork was sloppy. Door kibble worked better pointing down, and yeah, dig the transformation. Also liked the gimmick working in both modes, much better execution than many other gimmicks in the same line.

Did you get Payload? That was one with great ideas and bad joint tolerances letting them down, still waiting on that redeco..

I still don't understand the general distaste for this one, I feel it delivers marvelously, perhaps better than any previous tank TF ever because it not only looks right and transforms pretty swell, but it's big too.

He grew on me a lot over time, I still don't get your love for him though. That transformation ONLY works in vehicle-to-robot, those leg panels are a nightmare to get clipped back on, and I hate cramming the arms into his sides, feels like something will give and it's just a matter of time. Too many sprung parts in robot mode, things are hanging on by friction rather than locking in place. Those panels in the backs of the legs nullify most poses, there's not enough range in the arms or ankles to do a lot with him, and the head's blocked by the treads. He was a solid effort and much more akin to Prime than Megatron, I am very glad to be able to cite him as proof that the Super price point can churn out good toys that aren't Primes.

Bring on Super Starscream.