Comments on: So close. http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/ Toys are serious business. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:24:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Derik http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75973 Derik Sat, 12 May 2012 19:14:51 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75973 Fandom is an inherently self-defeating pursuit of perfection. Adam Savage talks about how being a fan means striving to achieve a specific outcome... <i>"But really if we're all going to be honest with ourselves than I have to admit that achieving the end of the exercise was never the point of the exercise to begin with."</i> Fandom is an inherently self-defeating pursuit of perfection.
Adam Savage talks about how being a fan means striving to achieve a specific outcome… “But really if we’re all going to be honest with ourselves than I have to admit that achieving the end of the exercise was never the point of the exercise to begin with.”

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75938 David Willis Sat, 12 May 2012 02:48:25 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75938 I think of Depth Charge as wider, but it'll do. My ideal non-beast Depth Charge was a redeco of Cybertron Jetfire. I think of Depth Charge as wider, but it’ll do. My ideal non-beast Depth Charge was a redeco of Cybertron Jetfire.

]]> By: Bobcat2022 http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75936 Bobcat2022 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:59:30 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75936 Wow, didn't see the ducks until people mentioned it and now I can't in-see them. :-/ Speaking of that trident, how keen is it that they're redecoing (and retooling?) that mold into pre-earth Depth Charge? That feels like it had to have been planned from the mold's creation. As soon as I got a Space Case I considered just stickering over the faction symbols and repurposing it as such unofficially— it's so exactly the right shape! Wow, didn’t see the ducks until people mentioned it and now I can’t in-see them. :-/

Speaking of that trident, how keen is it that they’re redecoing (and retooling?) that mold into pre-earth Depth Charge? That feels like it had to have been planned from the mold’s creation. As soon as I got a Space Case I considered just stickering over the faction symbols and repurposing it as such unofficially— it’s so exactly the right shape!

]]> By: Terry http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75910 Terry Fri, 11 May 2012 16:04:13 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75910 They're tentacles that have an unfortunately duck-shaped arrangement. They’re tentacles that have an unfortunately duck-shaped arrangement.

]]> By: David Willis http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75909 David Willis Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:23 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75909 Bludgeon's head is fine. Like Skullgrin and Thunderwing, it's a robotic head that matches the rest of his body, rather than being a different, clashing aesthetic. Bludgeon’s head is fine. Like Skullgrin and Thunderwing, it’s a robotic head that matches the rest of his body, rather than being a different, clashing aesthetic.

]]> By: zodconvoy http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75908 zodconvoy Fri, 11 May 2012 15:52:55 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75908 Resembles. Resembles.

]]> By: Carl Sagen http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75888 Carl Sagen Fri, 11 May 2012 10:25:06 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75888 Also - seems I don't have him in my hands and can't peer at him with me own peepers - are those actually ducks on his chest? Or does the design just resemble ducks? DUCKS! Also – seems I don’t have him in my hands and can’t peer at him with me own peepers – are those actually ducks on his chest? Or does the design just resemble ducks?

DUCKS!

]]> By: Carl Sagen http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75887 Carl Sagen Fri, 11 May 2012 10:07:34 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75887 Well, he looks a lot better than I thought he would. That's a plus. But I have a feeling my SG Shelf is going to be missing Octo here. I just can't get motivated to pick him up, which blows because 2 years from now, when he's 10 bazillion dollars on ebay, I'll totally need him to complete my SG 2012 shelf....*sigh*. Well, he looks a lot better than I thought he would. That’s a plus. But I have a feeling my SG Shelf is going to be missing Octo here. I just can’t get motivated to pick him up, which blows because 2 years from now, when he’s 10 bazillion dollars on ebay, I’ll totally need him to complete my SG 2012 shelf….*sigh*.

]]> By: zodconvoy http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75838 zodconvoy Fri, 11 May 2012 04:06:34 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75838 I'm surprised you don't have the Blood upgrade that make Bludgeon, you know, G1 Bludgeon. I’m surprised you don’t have the Blood upgrade that make Bludgeon, you know, G1 Bludgeon.

]]> By: Magellan http://www.shortpacked.com/2012/blog/so-close/#comment-75825 Magellan Fri, 11 May 2012 03:16:47 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/?p=7240#comment-75825 After Kick-off this guy is my clear favorite from this year, I just wish they gave him a more interesting personality as well. With the simply evil Tracks and this guy being described as completely average I feel like this year lacked the crazy alternate personalities of previous Shattered Glass stories. Granted, not everybody in the universe needs a personality quirk, but I think giving this guy a Pirate-ish personality might have been fun. With cowboy Bludgeon, pirate Octopunch, and maybe a luchador themed SG Stranglehold, they could have been a ridiculous trio...in an awesome way of course. After Kick-off this guy is my clear favorite from this year, I just wish they gave him a more interesting personality as well. With the simply evil Tracks and this guy being described as completely average I feel like this year lacked the crazy alternate personalities of previous Shattered Glass stories. Granted, not everybody in the universe needs a personality quirk, but I think giving this guy a Pirate-ish personality might have been fun. With cowboy Bludgeon, pirate Octopunch, and maybe a luchador themed SG Stranglehold, they could have been a ridiculous trio…in an awesome way of course.

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