Figure repaints or small remoulds?

[Ode to a Grasshopper]

Better remolds FTW. I don't like the simplification factor of a lot of today's TFs, but the smaller size doesn't really bother me.
A good remold can look and feel like a whole different TF, and HTT seem to be getting better at it as time goes on.

It doesn't affect my collecting habits all that much personally, since I have a not-very-strict/lots-of-exceptions collecting rule about trying to get different molds for different characters. Still, it allows them to cover a lot more ground and boosts my chances of getting a character I'd like to have in my collection.

[prjkt]

I agree with the above, I collect characters, not moulds. So what if Sunstreaker/Sideswipe/Red Alert are basically the same figure, or ditto for Prowl/Bluestreak/Smokescreen and Frenzy/Rumble?

If a remould makes the character more unique, even better (Springer/Sandstorm, Prime Arcee/Chromia, Starscream/Jhiaxus and most of the Combiner Wars cars so far.)

[UltraMarginal]

I personally didn't think the springer/sandstorm mould was very small, one of the larger voyagers we've had in a while. I suppose your saying that the armada era toys were a LOT bigger than even those two though.

having been a picky bugger, remoulds like that are pretty sweet. I generally skip out on straight repaints even if there is a different head unless there is precedent. I have a lot of seekers, and various versions of the Datsun bros for example.

My preference is for a new mould all the way but some of these existing remoulds are surprisingly good and enough that you could just about call it a different mould, chromia/prime Arcee being a good example.

As log as it doesn't lead to an entire wave of 8 characters being pretty much the same toy with 20% mould difference between each one. that would get really boring really fast.

[CBratron]

I don't think size should be the prime factor of cost. Parts count and assembly costs should be (though the larger a toy is the more space there is for complexity).

[GoktimusPrime]

The Combiner Wars figures are a pretty good size IMO -- more reminiscent of pre-2011 sizes. I put my Leader Class CW Megatron on my Classicsverse leaders shelf, and he just towers over everyone else.

[BigTransformerTrev]

having been a picky bugger, remoulds like that are pretty sweet. I generally skip out on straight repaints even if there is a different head unless there is precedent. I have a lot of seekers, and various versions of the Datsun bros for example.

My preference is for a new mould all the way but some of these existing remoulds are surprisingly good and enough that you could just about call it a different mould, chromia/prime Arcee being a good example.

As log as it doesn't lead to an entire wave of 8 characters being pretty much the same toy with 20% mould difference between each one. that would get really boring really fast.

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[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I personally didn't think the springer/sandstorm mould was very small, one of the larger voyagers we've had in a while. I suppose your saying that the armada era toys were a LOT bigger than even those two though.

Yeah, Plus Speinger and Sandstorm were the two earliest figures of rcent Transformers that I see as being the start of the extensive remoulding we see now. I keep thinking back to Galaxy Force Starscream and Vector Prime. Those were some chunky (and the first classification of) Voyagers. Both remarkable simple toys as well.

I don't think size should be the prime factor of cost. Parts count and assembly costs should be (though the larger a toy is the more space there is for complexity).

The thing that kind of got me thinking about this though was Windblade and her incredibly gappy vehicle mode. I can't really think of many earlier transformers that were so thin and holy. Even Cyclonus of the Henkei henkei variety was a tad better.