Please explain?Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Please explain?Quote:
Originally Posted by drifand
Hound's alt mode is based on the Jeep J59 which, if you did a quick google image, is quite a small car. If the MP is scaled to vehicle size, the bot mode will be small, practically Bumblebee size. If the MP is scaled to his size in bot mode (ie Prowl) then it will be an oversized Jeep. FT Willis chose the latter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetfire in the sky
G1 Runabout / Runamuck
G1 Topspin / Twin Twist
G1 Skids
Beast Wars Neo Longrack (love this guy!!)
RiD Rail Racer
Repaints:
Tracks into G2 Skram
Bumblebee into Goldbug / Bugbite / Glyph
Seekers into G2 variants / Sandstorm etc
Sideswipe into Breakdown (G1 + G2) / maybe RiD Prowl with some retooling?
Ironhide into Energon Towline with retooling
Inferno into Energon Inferno with retooling
Grapple into Energon Roadblock with retooling
And I'll stop now.
And from all accounts I'd say that was the right call. I want to see all the original G1 season 1 bots done in MP but I must confess to also wanting more non-seeker DecepticonsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
Ahh, fair enough. Just like the G1 version. I would have been pretty annoyed at that puny little robot if I got it when I was a kid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum
Personally I'd like to see more Best Wars MP's or perhaps some MP Triple changers. While I would like more Autobot cars, there are many out already as well as unofficial ones making them a lot less unique and interesting.
Seems like any old company can design a transforming car, I'd like to see Takara apply their ingenuity to a triple changer or a Spiderbot.
Personally I always thought Hound should be a bit smaller than the other Autobot cars in bot mode. He was bested by Rumble in the cartoon after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetfire in the sky
For the purpose of this poll I've voted Jazz, but dammit I want a Beast Wars Megatron!! :D
I second your desire for Beast Wars Megs, also Tarantulas and Blackarachnia for that matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shirokaze
I’d really like to see Wreck-Gar. Specifically designed so others of that mould can ride him in bike mode without it looking awkward.
If it was good enough and they gave us a few different Junkions I’d buy several :)
Sigh... 2 years later and still waiting :(Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
Wreck-Gar is a nice dark horse pick. I'm always surprised how little love he gets, his G1 toy was and still is one of my favourite G1 figures.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTransformerTrev
You know what else I'd be down for? Skids - it was my first transformers toy, both modes are really nice and he has so many repaints (Crosscut etc).
I'd also like to remind folks of the importance of accessing TakaraTOMY's online survey, and especially answering the question where you can vote on or nominate which character you'd like to see done as an MP next. Yeah, it sucks that they geoblock users outside of Japan, but I've been told that it's still accessible if you have a VPN - so VPN users, please feel free to continue using this service! Last time I checked it was Question 33, but I haven't done a survey since 2017 (the last time I was in Japan and thus able to avoid the geoblocking).
If you see any new questions that I haven't translated feel free to post a screen shot on the Takara TOMY survey thread. :)
The Characters I'd like to see made would likely never (ever, ever) get made.
Beachcomber
Cosmos
Warpath
Brainstorm
Darkwing
Dreadwind
I always thought Blaster would be a chance... yet nothing.
Out of your list I'd say Blaster is a near certainty given the pretooling of Steeljaw (Nightstalker).Quote:
Originally Posted by KELPIE
Then I could totally see the first four on your list being made eventually. I don't see why they wouldn't make minibots.
First issue is they aren't '84 minibots. Next issue is they always look for repaints, not too many options with the '85 minibots :(Quote:
Originally Posted by DaptoDog
Also at this rate, if they were to make them, It wouldn't be until 2056 before we saw them.
With Blaster I thought that too, however you'd think they had plenty of opportunity to do so, yet still nothing.
Green WarpathQuote:
Originally Posted by KELPIE
Grey/blue Powerglide
Blue Cosmos
The above figures were an ehobby release and could be utilised as repaints from the main MP line. We have already had Diaclone repaints so it wouldn't be much of a stretch for these. I would buy them :D
G2 Beachcomber would also be a possible repaint.
I would love to see Tarantulas done up for the Masterpiece line.
I also remain baffled as to how we've not had Galvatron or Cyclonus yet, given no licensing would be required.
Agreed, I would love to have a toon accurate Tarantualas.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
That has surprised me as well, given that there is no licencing involved for either character I thought it would be quick win for Takara and introduce some more Decepticons as well
I'd like to actually see Hound... in a sales listing...
Galvatron was an option at some stage, and of course, people have always been able to manually nominate characters.Quote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
I trust that you've all voted/nominated for the characters you want. That's the best way to communicate your preferences to TakaraTOMY.
I trust that you’ve all moved to Japan so you can vote/nominate the characters you want on their geoblocked feedback survey.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Nah, straight through to the keeper. Same goes with Amazon JP but, you know, you need a Japan address for Straylians.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
Would buy!Quote:
Originally Posted by MayzaPrime
Fair point on the others.
Still doubt they'll ever happen :p
We can always hope/dream :DQuote:
Originally Posted by KELPIE
:D:D:D:D:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Paulbot
I was thinking that for the Masterpiece line, Takara likes to milk its moulds by offering lots of repaints/retools. You know which G1 character has lots of repaints? BRUTICUS
There’s G1 and G2 Bruticus, Battle Gaia, Ruination/Baldigus, etc. There’s loads of repaint potential with Bruticus/Combaticons, and I’m sure there’s a crazy rich collector out there who’d be willing to collect all the repaints (or more than one at least). If not, I’m sure there’s at least a market for some of the individual Combaticons like Swindle, Brawl, etc..
There hasn’t yet been a combiner in the Masterpiece line yet, and even though it could be quite an expensive set (take your average price of a Masterpiece and multiply it by 5); I still think it could be done.
From a consumer standpoint, buying all the 5 Combaticons in one hit would be convenient because you’d then be able to form Bruticus right away, but it’ll be very expensive. Maybe the way to go would be to buy them individually (if the Combaticons are offered as individual releases than a set), then buy them in piecemeal whenever you can afford one. From a Marketing perspective, Takara could release the Combaticons seasonally, i.e. Vortex in Spring, Brawl in Summer, Onslaught in Autumn, etc. At the same time they’d avoid their risk of the collectors buying all the Combaticons at once, then losing interest in Masterpeice after that. I’m sure they’d love to keep the consumer waiting for the next release and staying invested in MPs over a longer period. It’d be a penile move of Takara’s part, but it’d be a smart move.
So yeah, I think Bruticus/Combaticons would be a pretty smart choice for a Masterpiece release(s).
On a different note, should we remake this poll in another thread? It’s almost 2 years old, and few of the choices (Sunstreaker and Hound) are pretty much redundant.
Another way to look at it is how many requested toys have been realised as actual MPs. On this poll, which I'm sure that TakaraTOMY never looks at, 2/14 or 14% have been made as toys. If we look at the list of available toys that were on the TakaraTOMY official survey just before the geoblocking, we can see the following options:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y22...psdbf034a1.jpg
...and the last option that lets you freely nominate whichever character you wanted to see, so we weren't just limited to what was only on the poll. But we've had 8/17 or 47% of those options become actual MP toys. Not too bad. :) And as you can see, TakaraTOMY's been giving us the option to vote for gestalts for a while -- and non-Japanese residents could have easily voted for them before the geoblocking (and even now it's still possible if you have a VPN - but the poll that I'm showing was available before the geoblocking, so anyone could have voted on that).
I personally would love to see TakaraTOMY prioritise on finishing the rest of G1 Year 1.
https://i.ibb.co/dg9JYKP/temp.jpg
The Decepticons have all been done years ago, and there only a handful of Autobots left. We know that they can't do the Porsches yet, and Hound is next, but we've got the likes of Trailbreaker, Huffer, Mirage, Brawn, Gears and Windcharger left to go. My dream is to be able to collect the rest of the original gang as MPs!
Takara was never the intended audience of this thread at the time it was made, nor was it intended to compete with their poll (which I never knew existed at the time). This was just a leisurely poll/thread to spark a leisurely discussion among us fans on what we think would be cool to see in the future. That's part of how Transformers fans bond with each other.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime
Lol What’s the point of having any poll on this site if TakaraTOMY will never see it?
You’re the OP, FP, go ahead and remake it.:)
Also Jazz got two more votes in the last day alone. Nice.
I think that had already been answered very well:Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
And considering the thread has been going for near 2 years I would argue it's been a success regarding it's goal :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FatalityPitt
It is done :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tinyJazz
It's there if people want to partake in it, but if people who answered this thread 2 years ago (or fairly recently) find it repetitive, they can ignore it