New In Hand images of TFSS 3.0 Carzap and Krok
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 12:47PM CDT
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Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on March 31st, 2015 @ 12:55pm CDT
Posted by Bounti76 on March 31st, 2015 @ 2:09pm CDT
Posted by Shockwave7 on March 31st, 2015 @ 4:54pm CDT
Posted by Tigertrack on March 31st, 2015 @ 6:15pm CDT
Repeat: like Carzap...hate the weapon even if it is shiny.
Posted by RK_Striker_JK_5 on March 31st, 2015 @ 7:27pm CDT
Posted by prjkt on March 31st, 2015 @ 8:50pm CDT
i also want that backdrop/display
Posted by Powered Convoy on April 1st, 2015 @ 6:57am CDT
Randy
Posted by grimdragon2001 on April 1st, 2015 @ 7:20am CDT
Customizers will go wild for Carzap trying to make a Minerva out of him. His plastic colors almost perfectly match her color scheme
Posted by robotmel on April 1st, 2015 @ 7:25am CDT
Powered Convoy wrote:You're welcome for searching all the TaoBao Fun Pub related auctions and finding these pictures.
Randy
Is there a chunk of text missing here as this doesn't seem to make much sense? Are you trying to suggest folk should look to Taobao.com for the photos? Why or who are you 'welcoming'?
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:11am CDT
robotmel wrote:Powered Convoy wrote:You're welcome for searching all the TaoBao Fun Pub related auctions and finding these pictures.
Randy
Is there a chunk of text missing here as this doesn't seem to make much sense? Are you trying to suggest folk should look to Taobao.com for the photos? Why or who are you 'welcoming'?
I assume he's the one who found the images? If not, then yeah I've got nothin'...
Posted by mooncake623 on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:34am CDT
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:38am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:39am CDT
Posted by Sabrblade on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:40am CDT
It's the same headsculpt as Lio Convoy.MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Heads look so similar I don't see the point in doing a new mold...
Posted by mooncake623 on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:44am CDT
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Heads look so similar I don't see the point in doing a new mold...
similar to pax or lio convoy? cause its the same head as lio Convoy
Posted by megatronus on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:52am CDT
Posted by mooncake623 on April 1st, 2015 @ 8:54am CDT
megatronus wrote:Not loving that head. Not at all.
What else is new? Great looking design, small little head... Reason why I didn't renew my membership this year.
Posted by megatronus on April 1st, 2015 @ 9:00am CDT
mooncake623 wrote:megatronus wrote:Not loving that head. Not at all.
What else is new? Great looking design, small little head... Reason why I didn't renew my membership this year.
I don't think the head is small, necessarily - just not a great fit for Nova. Leo Prime is fine, IMO.
Posted by mooncake623 on April 1st, 2015 @ 9:02am CDT
megatronus wrote:mooncake623 wrote:megatronus wrote:Not loving that head. Not at all.
What else is new? Great looking design, small little head... Reason why I didn't renew my membership this year.
I don't think the head is small, necessarily - just not a great fit for Nova. Leo Prime is fine, IMO.
Looks like squished compared to this
Posted by rpetras on April 1st, 2015 @ 9:22am CDT
Their server had my CC info all screwed up ... AGAIN, and I decided I was done dealing with these clowns.
If there are any figs I REALLY want, I'll pay the two-bits to get them through BBTS or at a convention.
Posted by gothsaurus on April 1st, 2015 @ 9:28am CDT
Posted by Crosscheck on April 1st, 2015 @ 9:34am CDT
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on April 1st, 2015 @ 10:19am CDT
mooncake623 wrote:MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Heads look so similar I don't see the point in doing a new mold...
similar to pax or lio convoy? cause its the same head as lio Convoy
Obviously. Similar to Pax
Crosscheck wrote:I kinda want to see what Orion Pax would look like in Optimal Optimus colors.
I would LOVE to see that!
Posted by Mindmaster on April 1st, 2015 @ 10:26am CDT
Will probably put it on my Legends shelf. That scale pairing is about right... right?
Posted by Crosscheck on April 1st, 2015 @ 10:30am CDT
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:mooncake623 wrote:MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Heads look so similar I don't see the point in doing a new mold...
similar to pax or lio convoy? cause its the same head as lio Convoy
Obviously. Similar to PaxCrosscheck wrote:I kinda want to see what Orion Pax would look like in Optimal Optimus colors.
I would LOVE to see that!
Makes me wish I knew how to digibash.
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on April 1st, 2015 @ 10:46am CDT
Crosscheck wrote:MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:Crosscheck wrote:I kinda want to see what Orion Pax would look like in Optimal Optimus colors.
I would LOVE to see that!
Makes me wish I knew how to digibash.
Same All I can do are Paint scribbles lol
Posted by Deadput on April 1st, 2015 @ 11:49am CDT
Mindmaster wrote:Do want, even if the paint on the head doesn't quite line up.
Will probably put it on my Legends shelf. That scale pairing is about right... right?
I have the Orion figure myself but I don't think it goes well with the legends size.
Not due to the size of the mold it just looks to bulky (for lack of better word) compared to legends Bee or Tailgate.
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 1st, 2015 @ 12:37pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 1st, 2015 @ 1:16pm CDT
mooncake623 wrote:megatronus wrote:mooncake623 wrote:megatronus wrote:Not loving that head. Not at all.
What else is new? Great looking design, small little head... Reason why I didn't renew my membership this year.
I don't think the head is small, necessarily - just not a great fit for Nova. Leo Prime is fine, IMO.
Looks like squished compared to this
Squished, yes. Small, no. It's not as if he head were miniaturized, a la Protoform X.
Posted by Deadput on April 1st, 2015 @ 1:26pm CDT
Posted by MartianSpyGirl1996 on April 1st, 2015 @ 2:08pm CDT
megatronus wrote:Squished, yes. Small, no. It's not as if he head were miniaturized, a la Protoform X.
Or poor wittle Punch's pimple of a head
Posted by megatronus on April 1st, 2015 @ 2:20pm CDT
MartianSpyGirl1996 wrote:megatronus wrote:Squished, yes. Small, no. It's not as if he head were miniaturized, a la Protoform X.
Or poor wittle Punch's pimple of a head
Doesn't make me want Punch any less, though.
Posted by durroth on April 1st, 2015 @ 5:44pm CDT
Posted by KnightStrike on April 2nd, 2015 @ 9:19am CDT
Posted by gothsaurus on April 2nd, 2015 @ 9:38am CDT
Given, I know each toy design is its own set of problems for designers. Just something I hope they are keeping in mind now.
Posted by megatronus on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:12am CDT
KnightStrike wrote:If these were regular retail I'd absolutely grab them.
Me too! I mean, I'm already all over them, but the appeal would be much wider if they were priced at regular retail. The same could be said of most Club releases.
gothsaurus wrote:Yeah, I hope Hasbro/Takara designers can take a cue and start PLANNING for future head swaps... leave a little extra space instead of building only enough space for that one head.
Given, I know each toy design is its own set of problems for designers. Just something I hope they are keeping in mind now.
Why would Has/Tak accommodate what is essentially a TFCC problem? Hasbro shouldn't have to engineer extra room into things on the chance possibility the Club latches on to that mold for their use.
Rather, the Club should be better at engineering their heads. Or invest the additional money to remold the part(s) the head has to collapse into. Showing awesome concept art and failing to deliver on those expectations hurts the Club more than a $5-10 hike per figure for those retoolings would.
Take Protoform X. Had they done a simple retool to expand the opening the head inserts into for vehicle mode (which would require remolding a single piece) that figure would be epic. As it is, he suffers from shrunken head syndrome. Bummer. And now we have to deal with Lio/Nova's squished heads, too. Grr.
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:29am CDT
The Club is only allotted to have one part remolded per mold that get's remolded.megatronus wrote:Rather, the Club should be better at engineering their heads. Or invest the additional money to remold the part(s) the head has to collapse into. Showing awesome concept art and failing to deliver on those expectations hurts the Club more than a $5-10 hike per figure for those retoolings would.
Take Protoform X. Had they done a simple retool to expand the opening the head inserts into for vehicle mode (which would require remolding a single piece) that figure would be epic. As it is, he suffers from shrunken head syndrome. Bummer. And now we have to deal with Lio/Nova's squished heads, too. Grr.
Posted by megatronus on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:32am CDT
Sabrblade wrote:The Club is only allotted to have one part remolded per mold that get's remolded.megatronus wrote:Rather, the Club should be better at engineering their heads. Or invest the additional money to remold the part(s) the head has to collapse into. Showing awesome concept art and failing to deliver on those expectations hurts the Club more than a $5-10 hike per figure for those retoolings would.
Take Protoform X. Had they done a simple retool to expand the opening the head inserts into for vehicle mode (which would require remolding a single piece) that figure would be epic. As it is, he suffers from shrunken head syndrome. Bummer. And now we have to deal with Lio/Nova's squished heads, too. Grr.
What do you mean by allotted? That Hasbro will only let them remold one part, or that they only have the budget for one part?
Posted by gothsaurus on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:46am CDT
Hasbro/Takara are retooling their own toys more than ever... Whether heavy retools like Sandstorm/Springer or GDO/Asia/Cloud exclusives with new heads like Brawn — leaving a little elbow room opens up great options and opportunities for the future. It's just good practice not to paint yourself in a corner, ya know?
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:51am CDT
megatronus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The Club is only allotted to have one part remolded per mold that get's remolded.megatronus wrote:Rather, the Club should be better at engineering their heads. Or invest the additional money to remold the part(s) the head has to collapse into. Showing awesome concept art and failing to deliver on those expectations hurts the Club more than a $5-10 hike per figure for those retoolings would.
Take Protoform X. Had they done a simple retool to expand the opening the head inserts into for vehicle mode (which would require remolding a single piece) that figure would be epic. As it is, he suffers from shrunken head syndrome. Bummer. And now we have to deal with Lio/Nova's squished heads, too. Grr.
What do you mean by allotted? That Hasbro will only let them remold one part, or that they only have the budget for one part?
Mostly budget. Remember, such parts will only be used once, twice if lucky (Breakdown's head, Thrust's wings), and were it not for budget, 2007 Dirge would have gotten new wings too.
Posted by megatronus on April 2nd, 2015 @ 10:55am CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:megatronus wrote:Sabrblade wrote:The Club is only allotted to have one part remolded per mold that get's remolded.megatronus wrote:Rather, the Club should be better at engineering their heads. Or invest the additional money to remold the part(s) the head has to collapse into. Showing awesome concept art and failing to deliver on those expectations hurts the Club more than a $5-10 hike per figure for those retoolings would.
Take Protoform X. Had they done a simple retool to expand the opening the head inserts into for vehicle mode (which would require remolding a single piece) that figure would be epic. As it is, he suffers from shrunken head syndrome. Bummer. And now we have to deal with Lio/Nova's squished heads, too. Grr.
What do you mean by allotted? That Hasbro will only let them remold one part, or that they only have the budget for one part?
Mostly budget. Remember, such parts will only be used once, twice if lucky (Breakdown's head, Thrust's wings), and were it not for budget, 2007 Dirge would have gotten new wings too.
That's a silly point to pick apart, as I mentioned price hikes in my original comment.
Posted by ScottyP on April 2nd, 2015 @ 12:30pm CDT
This is of course a statement made as someone totally ignorant to the assembly processes being used, and is made in the hope that this might increase the pay those folks get if it is inhumanely low. Sigh.
Oh, and Edit: What I came here to say was that the Lio Convoy head I could live with, but I think it looks really bad on Nova Prime. Just looks like a White Prime with a funky head now instead of Nova. Bummer too, I was quite looking forward to this one. (Disclaimer: I have no self-control and will still buy it, so take my opinions as you should on club stuff, which is with a grain of salt.)
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2015 @ 12:50pm CDT
Posted by SW's SilverHammer on April 2nd, 2015 @ 1:07pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Well, if the rumor of Nova Prime being Lio Convoy's clone proves true, I can live with the two of them having the same headsculpt.
Using fiction to justify the club's screw ups only has a novel appeal for so long. This only justifies novae, of a the hyper variety to me.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on April 2nd, 2015 @ 1:08pm CDT
Sabrblade wrote:Well, if the rumor of Nova Prime being Lio Convoy's clone proves true, I can live with the two of them having the same headsculpt.
Didn't IDW Nova Prime's head already resemble Lio Convoy's a bit?
We are talking the Nova Prime that was turned into (a) Nemesis Prime, not Prime Nova
Posted by Sabrblade on April 2nd, 2015 @ 1:15pm CDT
I was find with the idea even before the text story was posted, so long as the head looked enough like both of them. The notion of the fiction giving in-universe justification for the similarity is a nice bonus.SW's SilverHammer wrote:Sabrblade wrote:Well, if the rumor of Nova Prime being Lio Convoy's clone proves true, I can live with the two of them having the same headsculpt.
Using fiction to justify the club's screw ups only has a novel appeal for so long. This only justifies novae, of a the hyper variety to me.
More like Big Convoy's head.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Didn't IDW Nova Prime's head already resemble Lio Convoy's a bit?
TCC Nova Prime might not be IDW Nova Prime (not sure what Prime Nova has to do with this, though).We are talking the Nova Prime that was turned into (a) Nemesis Prime, not Prime Nova
Posted by Va'al on April 2nd, 2015 @ 3:24pm CDT
Posted by megatronus on April 2nd, 2015 @ 3:43pm CDT
Thanks for asking
Posted by Va'al on April 2nd, 2015 @ 3:47pm CDT