During the recent Hasbro China Jingdong livestream, where Sentinel Prime, the Autobot 3-pack, and the Titan Class Grimlock were shown, the Studio Series Age of Extinction Optimus Prime was in the background. The thing is that he isn't the same. He was actually painted. I don't know if the figure was just customized or if we are actually getting a special release of the figure.
I know I am unlikely to get an answer, but on the off chance someone has tried this, I want to know.
So I recently found out there is an upscaled KO of ROTB Apelinq. Since it is just a bigger version of the official, it still uses the Optimus Primal head design. I'm wondering if you could swap the head out for the from the DNA DK-48 kit, since they both use ball joints.
I've noticed that Transformers likes to cycle through its female Autobots. They will prominently feature a character alongside Optimus Prime and Bumblebee for a few years, before they start fading into the background and are replaced by someone else.
Windblade was everywhere for a while. She was a main character in IDW comics, Robots in Disguise, the Primes Wars trilogy, and Cyberverse. Now, outside of an occasional toy, she hasn't been really seen anywhere. Elita-1 has now become the go-to. She was/is in the War For Cybertron trilogy, One movie, Earthspark, Cyberworld, and the Skybound comics.
Arcee was the one who really seemed to be the start of this. Arcee was the most prominent female character for many years, being in comics, movies, games, cartoons, and so on. She was slowly phased out when other female characters were given the spotlight. However, she didn't just disappear, like with Windblade. She has almost always remained a side character and always becomes a main character again in the rare occasion one of the other female characters aren't present.
To a lesser extent, the same thing has also happened with the Decepticons. Slipstream was very prominent and then Nightbird. Although it always seems to back to Blackarachnia and/or Airachnid
I'm not saying there is anything wrong with more female characters getting the spotlight. I just find it interesting how they will push one character really heavily and then move to someone else.
I recently found out that the Baiwei KO of ROTB Optimus Primal is bigger than the official. I think that this would work perfectly as an Apelinq figure, since the official version of him is too small. Baiwei should either retool their Primal into an Apelinq or someone with some customization skills should make him themselves.
If the uniforms Lanterns wear are constructs, why are they so different from the other constructs the rings make? Why aren't they always glowing? Why aren't they transparent? Where do the other colors on the uniform come from? Don't Lanterns need to concentrate to keep their constructs around? How can they take their uniforms off like normal clothes? What happens to their actual clothes?
This isn't a huge issue, but it has been bugging me for a while.
Do you prefer Generator Rex to exist in his own separate universe (like in classic) or be a part of the same universe (like in reboot) as Ben?
What is alien that you would like to turn into, but you would be hesitant to use because of the side effects or consequences of using them? I'll give some examples.
Personally, I'd turn in to Heatblast. It just feels right to do the first alien to ever appear on screen.
Art by TheHawkDown
Elita-1's combined form is named "Orthia". Orthia was a local Spartan cult title/form of the goddess Artemis. In one story, Artemis was a companion, and in some accounts, lover, of the giant "Orion". Optimus Prime's pre-Prime name was "Orion" Pax. Optimus Prime and Elita-1 are often portrayed as being in love.
Someone should make a custom "Rise of the Beasts" Scourge that makes him look more like his early concept art, when he had wings like in G1.
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I found this while scrolling through my files. I made it about a decade ago using art made by RexBlazer1 and some recolors I did. I like how they look, although I would definitely change a few of them now.
Spider-Man 3 almost had a comic accurate black suit, but it was scrapped because it looked like it came from a "different" kind of movie. The final version looked cool, but was just a recolor of the normal suit with a few tweaks.
I have some ideas about how you could redesign the black suit so it is more unique, but still comic accurate.
First off, you take the unused suit. That costume is already comic accurate. It is all black with white eyes and spider symbols wrapping around the torso. You then give it the textures from the final suit. That already fixes the big issue that got the original scrapped in the first place. Then give it the bigger eyes with the silver rims to make it look more aggressive. You now have a perfect Raimi style, comic accurate black suit that should be fit for screen.
But if that is not enough, you can do what the Spectacular Spider-Man did and add some webbing to the boots, gloves, mask, and collar. That adds just a bit more detail to the suit. I wouldn't include webbing on the arms or belt. That makes it so it isn't a direct carry over from the normal red and blue costume. I also think the full web pattern would clash with the flow of the symbols. It wouldn't be 100% comic accurate, but it would still be more faithful and more unique compared to what we got in the end.
The suit renders in this image come from Nachoman on Deviantart.
I was having trouble with the cape connector piece that came with DNA Design's DK-75 Prima kit. It stays on, but likes to flop around and droop. It also gets in the way during transformation, I've seen that a lot of other people have had the same problems.
I ended up finding a 3D replacement piece on ebay. Here is the link. It arrived not too long ago and it has been great. It has a longer peg, so it actually stays in place. The connection is tight. It isn't as wide as the original, meaning it doesn't get in the way during transformation and you can actually use the peg holes on the sides of the bumper. It is also compatible with the Achai kit.
The only downsides are that it is colored black and it has a rough texture that lets you know it is 3D printed, but that it isn't too much of a problem if you are good with paint, sanding, or don't mind it as is. It is also a bit pricey for just a few pieces. It is almost $20.