Razorbeast88 wrote:Interesting questions!
I would assume the weapons will either come with the last two releases or they'll just be skipped
Now what would be really interesting is a selects weapons pack as you mentioned, with swords and blast effects and a deluxe/voyager dinobot slash figure (not that it'll happen but it'd be cool)
I'd assume the order would be swoop, Sludge, Snarl but ill be happy just to get them whenever they're released
Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I think Hastak will justify no sword pack-in’s based on those not being in the movie.
I do think there’s a chance we could get a weapons pack...
And to make it more worth it, it could include a few extras— Hot Rod’s fishing pole, a “smashed” coronation crown molded to be partially placed under Galvatron’s foot, & yes flame blast effects for Dinobots & others.
And what would really help sell it— a battle damaged Sharkticon! To save some $$, it’s non-transforming, but has molding that shows that it’s badly damaged, with removable limbs & even panel pieces that expose “bot skeleton” bits underneath. To avoid “choking hazards”, maybe those pieces are hinged & can be moved so they appear to be falling off or partially torn off.
A removable tail could be made to he held by other figures as a make-shift mace like in the movie!
Lastly, as I start thinking about Swoop; a clear figure stand could be included; intended for Swoop, but designed to work with almost any other figure; alt modes such as the seekers, Cyclonus, Scourge, Springer, & possibly Astrotrain... And then of course to create any flying/jumping poses for almost any figure.
All of this done right & I can tell you I’d buy a couple of these packs!
Here’s why I think Swopp needs to be legit Leader Class:
Across from me right now on a shelf is Grimlock & 35th Anniversary OP... Even though the height difference could make sense for Swoop, I don’t believe the size of OP’s torso or limbs (in terms of bulk) will be large enough for Swoop. At that height, bulkier limbs will have him looking really wonky & imo would ruin his whole look.
If the top of his head (not the point peak of the dino head) is to the top of Grimlock’s shoulders, I think that would be perfect. He’d be just under 2 heads (OP heads) taller than OP, which I also think would look on point.
If he doesn’t get packed with a small waste I mean figure, and no sword, then the extra $$ that would have gone into the designing and plastic of a small figure can go towards the necessary plastic for Swoop, & making sure his wings are nice & big.
I personally don’t see how his transformation could be too complicated, so the engineering aspect shouldn’t be crazy or expensive, even if more than expected goes into the wings.
He may have a few more paint apps than the others, but again nothing crazy.
I find this (speculating) really interesting because Swoop is one that is different than most others— we know OP & Megatron are going to roughly be the same height/bulk. Same with Rodimus & Galvatron... & from there it’s pretty easy to envision other characters of they’re at all going to be scaled well.
But these Dinobots are slightly new territory. They’re even bigger than the Ultra Class from CHUG.