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    Honestly, I really liked the MP Datsuns/Lancia design ethos. Nice realistic alt-modes, solid robot modes and transformations, and just enough toy-design features for that little bit of extra nostalgia. Not as delicate as some of the more recent ones either.

    Not that you could really do that for Arcee, for all the reasons Goki laid out above.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper View Post
    Honestly, I really liked the MP Datsuns/Lancia design ethos. Nice realistic alt-modes, solid robot modes and transformations, and just enough toy-design features for that little bit of extra nostalgia. Not as delicate as some of the more recent ones either.
    I agree. I actually prefer MP Lambor over Sunstreaker. Yeah, Sunstreaker is pretty and all that, but Lambor is just a more fun toy to play with. And playability is the core business of any toy.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ode to a Grasshopper View Post
    Not that you could really do that for Arcee, for all the reasons Goki laid out above.
    You sort of could. She wouldn't be nearly as screen-accurate, but you might get away with making a cheaper and less fiddly (and fragile) toy. It would involve reducing the backpack and incorporating vehicle kibble elsewhere, and yeah, the robot shape just generally wouldn't be so... voluptuous. Compare say Generations and Titans Return Arcee; the latter isn't nearly as screen accurate but she is a much more solid figure that is, quite frankly, a more better Transformer action figure.

    Looks vs functionality

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    Copied from here, which were taken from a fan-group's facebook page, are some new images of MP Arcee that look to be official images for its product listing... which shouldn't be too much longer.






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    Why the "sexy" poses? and the chest just looks horrible

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    Quote Originally Posted by loophole View Post
    and the chest just looks horrible
    Personally I am blaming the shoulder articulation. Which is a curious indictment on modern MPs.

    OTOH the car is superb. But that is kind of expected seeing it is all folded up on her back rather then integrated into her torso.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
    And playability is the core business of any toy.
    Insert dramatic picture of person feinting.


    They're not toys, they are collectables.
    I still function.....................while killing threads. ;-)

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    Preordered at Oh My Primus ($172). I can?t believe Zing is charging $300 for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralph Wiggum View Post
    Preordered at Oh My Primus ($172). I can?t believe Zing is charging $300 for it.
    How does deposit work?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jazzcomp View Post
    How does deposit work?
    You just put S$20 down plus shipping. Then pay balance just before release.

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    More official images from Japan, which include the ones recently posted up on an Asian facebook page (in a recent post here).

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