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A bus (which Gok already mentioned), more than anything else.
A Taxi (again mentioned by Gok).
A lizard without some misplaced frill.
Any marsupial. BW Snarl does not count - he's sort of like a dunnart, but is not an actual marsupial.
A realistic submarine that's not a Minicon. We've never had one!
A Battleship.
A fork lift.
(BTW Gobots gave us these last three!)
Less generic sports cars would be nice...
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Even when I was a kid, I always wanted to see a musical instrument alt mode! I'd love to see a TF Cantina band... drums, guitar, bass, piano
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There was a Piano Transformer in G1!
...no toy though.
We've had a forklift Transformer, although not a terribly realistic forklift mode.
I love how Liftor's forklift mode has jets... ya know, in case he needs to lift something PRONTO!
He's supposed to be a Tasmanian Devil but the beast mode itself looks more like a dunnart. What dirge is saying is that we need a marsupial moded TF toy where the beast mode actually looks like a marsupial!Originally Posted by Autocon
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isnt snarl a tasmanian devil?
thats why they called him Tasmanian kid in the jap series?
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In theory. He's based on that "Taz" cartoon character. Nevermind the fact that Tassie devils are black, not brown. The bodyshape is wrong, the ears are those of a _bat_...
He does look essentially like a marsupual, but I think that's largely by fluke. He's really just based on that cartoon character.
Thing is, he doesn't really look much like any actual marsupial species - he sort of resembles the dunnarts, but even with a degree in biology, I can't say I'll recognise the look of a dunnart anywhere.
I'm holding out for a wallaby, kangaroo, koala or wombat... or even a thylacine!
Liftor's a fork lift? I never knew that. I always just figured he was the result of someone taking all the labels off the bottles in the medicine cabinetWe've had a forklift Transformer, although not a terribly realistic forklift mode.
I love how Liftor's forklift mode has jets... ya know, in case he needs to lift something PRONTO!
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You know if we ever get new original Beast mode formers, I'd wager that the thylacine would have the most likely chance of being made, since it is a more ferocious looking animal.
I'm sure non-Australian designers wouldnt have a clue that the wombat is the most dangerous creature on your list. (yes I know you are much more likely to be hurt from a roo, but have you seen what wombats can do when they get peeved?)
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Well we do have an Australian working in Takara now... of course, as a designer he may not have any authority or say in terms of what alt modes they'll choose - that's probably all above him. :/ But at least if they ever do decide to do another Australian animal hopefully he might ensure that the mode looks more convincing or accurate... unless of course he's instructed from his bosses to make it look cartoony. I get a feeling that Hasbro (Kenner) specifically instructed Takara to design Snarl to look like "Taz" as it might be how a lot of Americans would perceive a Tasmanian Devil. :/
Takara did a better job with Heinlad who can change between looking like a mythological and realistic Tanuki - of course it was Japanese designers working on it so they would've been more conscious of the how the animal should look like (only to have Westerners confuse it for a raccoon)
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Just different enough for copyright purposes.
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+1
As a former submariner, i'd pay big bucks for a submarine TF!
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Bonus points if the submarine isn't chibified and the robot mode isn't stretched out/lanky or sporting humungous curves of kibble everywhere.
I figure: split the rear of the sub and stick it alongside the lower legs like Springer's tailboom. Have the robot hands raised over the head to form the front of the sub, with the forward hull splitting and retracting over the forearms like Lugnut's cockpit (but pegged, not springloaded). Fold out the front halves of the sub to thicken up the sides of the chest like a vertical version of G1 Magnus's chest hinges. Collapse the torso into the chest a bit. Do another Lugnut-chest on the shells surronding the upper legs, retracting them down to the outside of the lower legs. Use double joints at the hips to allow the tops of the upper legs to rotate slightly up and outwards to form a wider stance and reduce the robot height. Split the chest and move each piece outwards. I'd suggest folding the conning tower into the torso behind the panel that hides the storage hold for the head.
This should allow for a robot mode which is nicely chunky, has very little kibble sticking out, and has full articulation as well as fists and feet which don't have to be part of the hull proper.
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