karamazov80, Frank,
Funny stuff!
DPrime,
Soundwave is.....superior
He is superior - possibly my favourite Transformer of all time. But he IS a bit bland - both in looks and personality. Possibly part of the reason I like him.
if nothing else, the new springer DOES look better than warbot defender.
I have to disagree there. The headsculpt is nicer, but that's all.
depends on what you like I guess. Defender is Cool and all, but personaly I like the IDW style and look of the newer hasbro one more.
I don't know. Part of me would be happy to sell my Defender, but it's not because the Generations one would be a replacement... I think I'll end up getting it anyway, just because of LSotW, but as a G1 accurate Springer it's still a bit lacking.
I have a feeling Defender will fit in with the likes of MP Sideswipe and what not a lot better, whereas Generations Springer is going to be more of a standalone piece to pose next to my LSotW hardcover (along with Presser, if iGear ever releases him!). But then again I now have a very, very limited Classics display. If I was all in with the CHUG stuff, and not as concerned with G1 accuracy, I'd probably want GenSpring as my go to figure.
And it might end up that way anyway, because I'm not a HUGE fan of Springer. I was leaning towards selling WD anyway even before GenSpring was announced, so we'll see. Not gonna sell at a big loss, though.
Even if I didn't love the LSOTW design, I still would have to prefer the Generations. Warbot Defender's altmodes look piles of boxes and not really like anything and the proportions are way too manganese and boxy in robot mode for me. I do wish Gen Springer had the guns though. To each their own though.
That's kind of how the G1 version was, though, too. That car GenSpring turns into is nothing like G1. He's a bit too lithe in proportions for a proper G1 interpretation, too.
Hey, I still like him, but it's basically because of LSotW. He's not a better G1 version than WD, though. At least I don't think so now - maybe in hand I'll have a different opinion.
Blitzwing was looking a lot better in more recent pics, too.