That's the thing here though, if you change too much of its design/appearance, it might not be able to look or transform much like the original it is supposed to be homaging. I'd rather have Sixshot look like a clone of the original with the ability to actually do awesome posing and playing, than the mess that is that new Optimus... I mean, that's supposed to be a plane?
(I realise it is likely to be a "pre-redeco" of an Octane toy to get the mould to sell in decent quantities first as an iconic character, but man that plane mode is terrible... especially considering the standards they've been reaching on the look of the alt-modes for Generations toys in the last few years.)