Comments on: Grah-PELL http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/ Toys are serious business. Sat, 18 May 2013 19:19:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Guy Incognito http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-25294 Guy Incognito Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:26:49 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-25294 I don't really have a clear definition, it is just my personal view, but here goes It is just that the head on Inferno (who I have) looks more like what I would see on a PR robot (zord I believe the kids call it) I dunno, something about the face to "helmet" ratio, the pointyness as well. The newer head seems to match up better with the heads on my other Autobots better. Not a value judgment, just a personal taste thing. I don’t really have a clear definition, it is just my personal view, but here goes
It is just that the head on Inferno (who I have) looks more like what I would see on a PR robot (zord I believe the kids call it)
I dunno, something about the face to “helmet” ratio, the pointyness as well. The newer head seems to match up better with the heads on my other Autobots better.
Not a value judgment, just a personal taste thing.

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-25061 David Willis Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:29:57 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-25061 I would love to hear what your definition of "Power Rangers looking" is. I would love to hear what your definition of “Power Rangers looking” is.

]]> By: Guy Incognito http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-25053 Guy Incognito Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:10:13 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-25053 I like Grappel's head more than the previous two figures. More TF less power rangers looking. I like Grappel’s head more than the previous two figures. More TF less power rangers looking.

]]> By: Jack Faire http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24859 Jack Faire Sun, 30 Jan 2011 17:25:15 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24859 Actually they did misspell a common word. Grapple is a word. It means "Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons, wrestle." With his name they flipped the l and the e. Actually they did misspell a common word. Grapple is a word. It means “Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons, wrestle.”

With his name they flipped the l and the e.

]]> By: Hoop http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24840 Hoop Sun, 30 Jan 2011 02:43:48 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24840 I just don't like that he's a crane truck. I'd buy a truck that size as a utility truck with a cherry picker, but as a crane? No way. I just don’t like that he’s a crane truck. I’d buy a truck that size as a utility truck with a cherry picker, but as a crane? No way.

]]> By: Andrusi http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24837 Andrusi Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:59:19 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24837 I wonder if his new C joint bars are there specifically to make up for his inability to hold things? (Also, his wrists don't turn? Crap, that's gonna ruin my plan to get an Inferno and swap their hands.) I wonder if his new C joint bars are there specifically to make up for his inability to hold things?

(Also, his wrists don’t turn? Crap, that’s gonna ruin my plan to get an Inferno and swap their hands.)

]]> By: Caf http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24836 Caf Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:49:43 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24836 What you are clearly missing is that this autobot travelling millions of years ago, overshot the earth and landed on planet Krypton, where he was adopted by a prominent local family, who renamed him Grapp-El, the Last Son of Cybertron. Or so they believed. What you are clearly missing is that this autobot travelling millions of years ago, overshot the earth and landed on planet Krypton, where he was adopted by a prominent local family, who renamed him Grapp-El, the Last Son of Cybertron.

Or so they believed.

]]> By: Reboot http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24835 Reboot Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:36:36 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24835 Fair enough, just pointing out that they're two different things and you were conflating the two with "Batmanne". Fair enough, just pointing out that they’re two different things and you were conflating the two with “Batmanne”.

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24816 David Willis Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:55:48 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24816 Yes, but if they were misspelling a common word to make it trademarkable, then they wouldn't need to put "Solar Storm" on the front of it. Either changing the spelling works or it doesn't. Another piece of information: In some markets, and on Hasbro's website, "Grapple Grip Mudflap" was spelled as "GRAPPEL Grip Mudflap." In some markets this was changed to the correct spelling. Clearly somebody at Hasbro thought that's how it's spelled. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mudflap_(ROTF)#Fast_Action_Battlers Yes, but if they were misspelling a common word to make it trademarkable, then they wouldn’t need to put “Solar Storm” on the front of it. Either changing the spelling works or it doesn’t.

Another piece of information: In some markets, and on Hasbro’s website, “Grapple Grip Mudflap” was spelled as “GRAPPEL Grip Mudflap.” In some markets this was changed to the correct spelling. Clearly somebody at Hasbro thought that’s how it’s spelled. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Mudflap_(ROTF)#Fast_Action_Battlers

]]> By: Reboot http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/blog/grah-pell/#comment-24815 Reboot Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:33:34 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=4665#comment-24815 There's a difference between "misspelling a word to make it trademarkable" and "misspelling a word in a way that can be confused with an active trademark". Your "Batmanne" example is the latter. There’s a difference between “misspelling a word to make it trademarkable” and “misspelling a word in a way that can be confused with an active trademark”. Your “Batmanne” example is the latter.

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