Third party company Metagate have updated their Weibo account with images of the gray prototype of their G-05 Red Fantasy (Bumblebee Movie Shatter Triple-Changer).
This looks like a pretty impressive rendition of Bumblebee Movie Shatter in movie-accurate robot, car and jet mode. According to the Weibo post, this figure will stand 27 cm in robot mode (to the top of the antenna), 35 cm long in jet mode and 22 cm long in car mode.
We still have no concrete information about price or release date, but you can see all the images after the break and share your impressions on the 2005 Boards!
DominiksGeekyLife
They blended blue into the grey paint which gave it a blue undertone which is a totally wrong colour. The grey that should have been used should be the same that was used for Zeta and Mechanical Alliance Blitzwings – a more pale ashy grey.
The Happenin Rhinoceros
In-hand I think the white actually looks a little more cohesive. Not what I'd have anticipated, but I think it's the particular shade of gray they used just doesn't mesh like I imagined it would.
Kevin Iaquinto
I didn't know there were two versions lol
Looking back, the white version looks a little jarring? I'm sure it's fine in person
Primal Suit
Second run has grey instead of white. I personally thought the grey looked a little wonky, so I ended up tracking down a white one instead. Maybe they'll go with a darker grey for the next run, possibly the battle damaged version.
f-primusunicron
wait, why does it have grey?
is that a second run or is it custom?
divinecomedy
Sounds like another satisfied customer, and grey for the win!!!
Kevin Iaquinto
Ignore my messy desk/life
QC is great. Tolerances are tight. This is plastic origami oh my god. Extremely impressed but man that was a rough go at things without instructions or reference.
I tapped out 90% of the way through and peeked at the instructions. The grill flipping 180 was the only step I missed.
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Kevin Iaquinto
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siniquezu
yes please
kmopotato
Is anyone interested in a 1st release? She's just way too big for my collection
Edit: sold
Wizardlizard714
From what I’ve heard I think the head is just worse than the original, they apparently improved the battle mask though
Pitor
Part of it could be that CE is overexposed in this pic compared to Zeta's.
DominiksGeekyLife
Never noticed had bad the cyber era face looked until now. Damn.. The Transcraft version it's based off looks nowhere near that bad.
Furb
Exactly why made the ab-crunch upgrade for him
The Happenin Rhinoceros
For what it's worth, I've enjoyed and appreciated this conversation despite our mutual frustrations
The Happenin Rhinoceros
And I'm trying to tell you that it's not that clear cut and simple for me, lol. I'm genuinely sorry that it's not what you want to hear, but it's more of a subjective emotional reaction for me and I can't really express why I like that sum total better than the alternative. I just do, and I can't even figure out why myself except to express (which I know you don't like and apologize for saying it again, but I have no other way to say it) that it just plain "feels" more like Bee to me. It's not a matter, for me at least, of quantifying the individual parts of that gestalt. They are arguably inferior on a point by point basis to other options. The overall package exceeds the others to my subjective tastes, though. I just prefer its look.*shrug*
That being said, I'm also willing to move on because I think we are just going to end up frustrating each other if we don't
Primal Suit
1. I'm asking for a reason you prefer something; emotional connection via nostaliga is absolutely a reason why you can prefer something. Its something someone grew up with and so you're impartial towards it. Maybe I phrased it wrong the first time by using "quantifiable", but it's a valid reason.
2. I'm asking for a simple reason you prefer it. You bring in the gestalt argument, but that isn't really valid unless you can define what the parts involved are. An easy "I think the headsculpt is more expressive, and thus brings more life to the figure as a whole" is an easy example that Octo gave. It's not about MY criteria, it's about trying to find yours.
For example, let's look at Peru Kill. By today's standards, he's outdated but he carries that emotional weight of pushing boundaries and being one of the first, great 3P movie releases. So if a better Lockdown figure is released, I would understand if someone said "the new one is much more accurate but I still like Peru Kill more because of what he did for 3P."
I think we've been off topic for a bit now, but honestly Octobotimus's answer was pretty satisfactory for me so I'm done with the topic.
The Happenin Rhinoceros
But that's not reason—it's an emotional connection via nostalgia. There's nothing really quantifiable about that.
I get that and appreciate you saying it. It's interesting because, while I'm normally an articulate person, I have trouble defining what it is that makes me prefer the Zeta version in quantifiable terms. Like I said before, it's part the things that have been mentioned but there's also something more than that. The gestalt is, for me, far greater than the sum of it's individual qualities.
Please don't take this the wrong way, but it's not about agreeing with it. In my case, you're trying to force my decision to abide by your criteria when I'm playing by a completely different set of rules for my own collection, if that makes any sense.
To be fair, it's late and I've had a few
Primal Suit
That's something I can understand. The face, although wider and less accurate, has more emotion in it. This is the type of answer helps makes me understand better. I still don't agree with "feels more like Bee" but I do think "feels more expressive" makes more sense. I personally think the wide, dumpy proportions make it look much more like a cheap toy but I don't think we'll agree on that.
octobotimus
One tangible thing, is despite both having the exact same details on paper, Zeta’s face sculpt and eyes are sculpted and done in a way that makes it feel alive vs just a recreation.
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