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Ha,going by that logic,technically,everybody was right in this thread,Including myself.BWprowl wrote:*High-fives Sparky* Gotta love being right on a technicality.Sparky Prime wrote:Also a bit surprised Bumblebee will be #21, but I knew he wouldn't be #20.
I hadn't looked at it that way, but there really are a lot. MP-10 was released US a year ago, but overseas in 2011. And keep in mind, a lot of those are repaints, and 2 are cassettes.Onslaught Six wrote:I love how MP10 was out less than a year or two ago, and now we're suddenly up to twenty. I think this line definitely jumped the fucking shark.
)I dunno about ALL of that cast, there were deluxe insecticons, some forgettable minibots, deluxe autobots (Whirl & Roadbuster), Reflector... there are some thisses and thats which don't seem like they'd sell, but the majority would.I would argue that all of the 1984-85 cast could credibly be made in "Masterpiece" form. (I would not buy many of them. But, the market exists.) And, there are more than a few characters from 86 and later that could be made. (I am personally hoping for, but hardly expecting, "Armada" Optimus Prime.)
Get Henkei Megs. Seriously. I got one when he was current, and I never regretted it. Fixes all the problems of the colour scheme. If I'm not wrong, he's been reissued a few times, too.Dom wrote:"Classics" Megatron is a good toy (better in gun mode than in robot mode), but a terrible Megatron. The colours, while obligatory for safety reasons, do not work with the sculpt.
The way they designed the toy is a deliberate misreading of the original box art. Most of the early G1 box art was drawn in a way that you appeared to be looking up at the robots, the way you would if they were actually in front of you, life-size. Which makes sense--you really want to sell the idea that these guys are fucking huge. But designing the toy to follow that exactly is...not great.Prowl wrote:Well I'm not the biggest fan of that original control art, for one thing. S'what I mean when I say I'm not really the target audience for these things. But specifically, I can't stand his proportions, specifically his legs/feet, being all huge and rhombus-y, made entirely out of flat surface areas. It throws his upper body off balance, which is made worse by how 'long' his hood-chest is, and the shoulders feel too close to the body, and his head seems a bit too small to boot. Like I said, this is all stuff that makes it unappealing to *me*, specifically. You can like it, that's fine, but for whatever reason, looking at that toy actively irritates me.
You can get a God Ginrai reissue--even the US version--for about $200. (I realize that's not really "affordable.") But you're right, I would also kill and eat an orphanage for one.I would kill and eat a hobo to get a Masterpiece Ginrai. It would actively stop me from poking around on eBay for an affordable version of the G1 toy. And this is me, not even liking Masterpiece that much! The fact that I think he's got the second-best shot at this thing, after Star Saber, gives me some hope, too.
As a kids toy, it's ok, it's got some fiddle value. But it's not good at moving, posing, being displayed with other Transformers; it's not as sharply sculpted and its features are a little childish. I saw more than a few at Botcon and there is a lot of love lost for that mold right now, apparently everybody seems into the Ginrai version but not the US one and that's IMO because the Ginrai version is rare and Japanese, not because the mold itself is in any way desirable.Onslaught Six wrote:Man, you guys are harsh. I grew up with a Powermaster Prime, somehow. I think it was a garage sale find when I was a kid, long before G2 or anything. I unearthed it in a box in the attic during my BW years and was amazed, thinking it was the original G1 Prime. And he filled that role for years for me. He *was* my G1 Prime.