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TCJJ wrote:
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The chances of releasing an exclusive based on a new mould are practically zero. The costs of designing and creating the moulds are just too high.
There has been only one exclusive mould ever - the Chevy Aveo, and that was also a way of Hasbro to say thanks for the movie vehicle licenses.
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Yea, I agree. Sucks though. Hopefully more good reissues/repaints like the Seacons will come out though.
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...molds and safety standards permitting!
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Just thought I'd post this pic: David Willis has slightly kitbashed his Nightbeat to give him "ears" and I think it makes the figure look much better. If it wasn't so expensive I'd get that straight away:
Edited by Protoform X on 11 October 2008 at 7:54am
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The ears are an improvement, but it doesn't change the realisation that mould is flawed from its gimmick.
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Just thought I'd post some pictures of the Seacons for you so you can see them in all their glory. Despite the general consensus being that these are revolting colours, i actually kind of like them. Should have used gold paint on Snaptrap though...
I've not bothered with the 'targetmaster' configurations as i dare say they still scrape the paint off the smaller figures faces.
Edited by Skyquake87 on 13 October 2008 at 10:02pm
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It still looks s**tty when compared to God Neptune. Now that was a fine repaint.
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Just bought the Seacons on eBay - the guy was selling them for the American non-member price (no international markup) AND with cheaper shipping than the club, so I said to myself, I said, "self, you get yourself those." I never thought I'd see them for less than three figures, sterling. Really looking forward to getting them.... looking at those pics above, I *really* like Snap Trap's colors in particular.
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Having seen more detailed photos, I do like them a little more. But the purple is still really off-putting for me. As a result, most of the robot modes are OK but Snap Trap's beast mode and Piranahcon as a whole still look poor to me.
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I like the purple, blues and blacks. I think those colours work really well together. Skalor's orangey bits seem to compliment well, but I do think the colour schemes for Seawing and Nautilator are a little off - they're not bad, but the grey doesn't look right. Snaptrap's yellow doesn't look so bad in Turtle mode, but looks a bit out of place in robot mode. On the whole, I think the darker colour scheme suits them better than the blue/purple/turquoise/pink jamboree of their original incarnation.
Nightbeat, on the other hand, is still big pants. Although the 'cleaned up' Alt mode is better than Energon Hotshot's.
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I actually think the original G1 Seacons had a better colour scheme, with the exception of the bright pink feet. The colors just had a more aquatic feel to me and the pink of the sword gave it the impression of coral. I'll be honest, I haven't seen any decent shots of God Neptune, but I think that's something to do tonight.
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Cheap Nightbeat on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRANSFORMERS-nightbeat-smokescreen-ani mated-G1_W0QQitemZ260325876333QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultD omain_0?hash=item260325876333&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_ trkparms=72%3A1301|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318
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Nemesis Scourge wrote:
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ditto assuming your not going to get ripped off with the ULTRA UBER SUPER DUPER MEGA RARE in the title
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