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You know, I've found pic-related to be HIGHLY underrated. I feel like, because it was the first in the new wave of car-bots, people weren't sure what to expect of it. I recall so much hate for the mold back when it came out. People were pissed it wasn't huge (even though it was in scale) and that it was too simple, that it had no diecast, and that his chest was too wide. There was so much pre-emptive hate for this mold, but honestly it's one of the most solid MP molds around. I think, proportion-wise, it's better than the Datsuns by a long shot, and I find its transformation to be perfectly-balanced. Honestly, the only real flaws are the tiny gap on the shin, and his ankle tilt being a little restricted. Other than that, fucking stellar, and what a heasculpt.
Seriously, looking back on this mold, it got SO much hate. I think it's funny that so many angry geewunners were pissed that his chest didn't somehow magically compress to become more narrow like in the cartoon. A lot of the cartoon bots were drawn with impossible proportions in relation to their alt mode, in general everything was compressed to be more humanoid. The datsuns' chests got pulled in, Bee's belly and feet shrank, Wheeljack's shins slimmed down. To be honest, I find that ugly. They're alien robots that turn into cars, and I like when a parts of their anatomy are irregular or enlarged because they are comprised of their alt. mode. It gives them character.
