He doesn't float, I tried.
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Only if cheap
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Doesn't interest me
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He doesn't float, I tried.
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I was quite excited for this toy as the original G1 figure (and hovercrafts in general) holds a special place in my childhood memories, but this toy really disappointed me. As PascTF said, the transformation and robot mode are a bit lame. And the head mold and flippers just seem too humanesque and unbelievable. Why does a robot need breathing tubes or leg powered propulsion? Lastly, this toy suffers the same issue as ROTF Lockdown. He is a confused toy without a line for a home. He doesn't really fit into the Classicsverse, and he doesn't really fit into ROTF.... He feels like a G. I. Joe crossover.
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If anyone wants to take any action pose shots of toys floating in water, here's the trick - it's what I did with that old skit of mine with the Sea Team Mini-Cons attacking Submarauder in the swimming pool (unfortunately I've since lost that picOriginally Posted by PascTF
He doesn't float, I tried.)
Use some kind of transparent base to hold the toy inside the water. For my skit I just used the blister/bubble from a carded toy. It worked surprisingly well and I had people accuse me of photoshopping that shot (but you all here know that my 'digital art' skills don't extend beyond MSPaint!
). I imagine that take-away containers and any other transparent containers should work as well.
Sadly I don't have a swimming pool anymore - but I might try an aquatic action pose in a bathtub. (: Be sure to dry your toys off quickly afterwards to avoid rust! (^_^)
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I think you just managed to put all my issues with this toy into one word. Like Jaydisc, the scuba gear is one of the main gripes I have with it too.
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A TF with flippers and scuba mask is the cutest thing ever and the alt mode is gorgeous. Straight to the classics shelf next to Inferno.
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Totally agree. Love this figure
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Heh yeah... it reminds me of some Beast Wars (esp. BW Neo) and Car Robot (RiD) toys whose robot modes had some "theme" correlating to their alt modes.
e.g. Break's head has a beak-like crest and white feathers like a penguin, Mach Alert (RiD Prowl)'s head is streamlined and has a spoiler like a lamborghini, Big Convoy has two large protrusions like the tusks on a mammoth et al.
So yeah, I think it's cute.
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IMO he looks best with a few (small small) changes:
left picture shows chromage for his weapons that you can't see on the image on the right ... Right image shows the newly added traditional autobot logo; beyond that the only real changes were:
- painted thighs, forearms, head and fan-things
- Hands swapped out for Alternator ones
Pretty simple, right? And he fits better into Classics/Henkei this way
But even without the changes I really liked him out of the box- love the hovercraft mode - it's cute, and I like the transformation - Far from complex but a nice, quick and easy transformation - I still want to find a better head for him though :\
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I prefer the toy's original colours. But I like how you got rid of that stupid "name tag."
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As unbelievable as a alien robot?
Why does a transforming space robot have scuba gear and flippers? To give him character in his design relating to his aquatic nature. Why did G1 Seaspray sound like he was a snorkler in the cartoon? To give him character in his voice relating to his aquatic nature. It "doesn't make sense", but it's a franchise about transforming space robots. From space
http://www.tfwiki.net, the Transformers Wiki - Serious intellectual discussion about transforming space robots.
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