animated swoop

[GoktimusPrime]

I know your not a Grimlock fun Goktimus but I still suprised that Snarl is your favourite. He is very cool despite his ugly club that could have used an additional colour but Swoop is just so damn good.

I don't dislike all Grimlocks... depends on which continuity you're talking about. I like G1/G2 comic Grimlock. Don't like Animated Grimlock cos he's an even bigger 'tard than G1 cartoon Grimmie. Bleecch. (-_-) (seriously, Animated Grimlock makes G1 post-S2 cartoon Grimlock look like a genius).

You've just explained there why I like Snarl - he is a pretty cool toy despite the lack of detailing on the club (and too much detailing on the eyes!). Swoop is a very very close second for me. Think of the difference between 1st and 2nd place in last year's Melbourne Cup... it's that close.

[Hot Rodimus]

ok well Hasbro got back to me, actualy it was the toy designer himself with the explanation on why Swoop has the screw showing on one of his wings.

from the email:
This is Eric Siebenaler, the designer of the toy that you are referring to. Thanks for taking an active role in letting us know what we can do better.

I’m attaching photos of the product in question and would like you to confirm if they match your description. If so, the toy is correct. If not, then there may have been a slight mistake/or an engineering change-up in the manufacturing process. This sometimes happens to ensure consistent safety standards. Other changes may have been made to ensure that production costs were met (i.e. The screws are covered in my Grey model photos, but the finished toy has actual screws).

As it were, if your toy does match the pictures that I’m sending to you, there is no production fault. There is an explanation for why the joints are screwed in from different sides of the wings on this toy. This is actually a very clever engineering system designed to minimize manufacturing errors. Explanation - Left and Right wings look pretty similar... Left and Right wing Joint pieces look very similar... In efforts to minimize confusion of “which parts go where?”, the screw setting has been designed to fit one way on the Left set, and another way on the Right set. This method makes it very difficult to Mix up opposite parts.

Thought the pics he sent me were cool too

[i_amtrunks]

Pretty snazzy to get a response from the designer himself.

A perk of Eric being in the country I suppose!

[GoktimusPrime]

That and being to hang out with him was, as Cheetor would say, Ultra Gear!

[liegeprime]

Of the three Animated donis Swoop is my #1 though. I like his slender Physique, though the alt mode suffers from longleggedness ( dont think there's such a word ) the bot mode is screaming "assassin" to me. If he was given perhaps a katana or a long pole with a blade in the end , perfect. BUT, tha would not be in keeping with the primeval theme of their weapons. having said that as well, his weapon among the three is the best one yet, next would be the flaming sword of Grimy ( though I hate how his face can be seen in alt mode) last of course is the big carrot of Snarlag. Of the three Grimy is my least fave but only due to the face being seen in alt mode, if that had been rectified he'd be second. Hope they make 2 more dinos though. dont care what they're names would be , as long as one's a stegosaurus (G1 Snarl was my fave dino - pity he got assimilated).

[GoktimusPrime]

If he was given perhaps a katana or a long pole with a blade in the end , perfect. BUT, tha would not be in keeping with the primeval theme of their weapons.

...or bombs... considering that Animated Swoop's function is bombardier. (-_-) They should've changed it to something more suitable if they wanted to maintain the theme of ancient weaponry. I think Swoop should've been an archer - it would still make him the Dinobots' long-range fighter but still maintain that Ye Olde weapon theme.

Swoop has the best weapon amongst the Animated Dinobots, but I don't know how effective he would be as a bombardier using a flail!

[liegeprime]

well he'd prolly "swoop" and as he passes you by, you duck but when you get up, BAM around the tail end is the flail you never knew coming hehehe, Another weapon which wouldve fit him is a bola whip ( like Catwoman's whip) Its wicked and long range and downright painful hehehe plus it's still long range... depends on how long it is

[SilverDragon]

...or bombs... considering that Animated Swoop's function is bombardier. (-_-) They should've changed it to something more suitable if they wanted to maintain the theme of ancient weaponry. I think Swoop should've been an archer - it would still make him the Dinobots' long-range fighter but still maintain that Ye Olde weapon theme.

Swoop has the best weapon amongst the Animated Dinobots, but I don't know how effective he would be as a bombardier using a flail!

Well, Swoop can attack from a distance by breathing fire.

For some reason, before we saw Swoop's robot mode and his flail, I thought that Swoop's weapon would be a boomerang.

It'd work with the theme of ancient weaponry, and it could potentially be stored under a wing in beast mode.