Masters of the Universe Classics

[YoNoSe]

Ram Man? Matty is such a cocktease.

 

[teemu]

YoNose Ram Man is coming! (early 2013)

 

[YoNoSe]

I have heard the rumors and I don't doubt it but I still won't be at peace until we get an official announcement. I can live without a lot of characters but Rammy is a must.

 

[The Craw]

Did you get the Molarr too? I remember you being very much against that figure way back when.

Who???? Never heard of him.

 

[The Craw]

Wind Raider is in da house!!!
!!!
Pics soon!

We need pics now.

 

[Boba Ben]

Who???? Never heard of him.

I didn't get him either. I almost got the set when it was on the Matty super cheap sale, but didn't go through with it.

 

[Eamon]

Man, that art.....is not what I was expecting.

It's nicely rendered but not at all Classics inspired!

Very dissapointing and totally unsuitable!

 

[DPrime]

You mean for the figure design, Eamon?

 

[Eamon]

You mean for the figure design, Eamon?

I am referring to the style of Illustration!

I wasn't aware we were getting Street Fighter classics!

 

[Kuzeh]

I like it,
I see nothing wrong with it...
Can it be better? Well yeah of course...
But I think it's a great representation of the characters... the weakest is He-Man, my favorite is Skeletor...

Anyway,
here are a few quick and dirty pics of my Wind Raider,
I'll take better ones later today...

 

[Eamon]

If Mattel wants MOTU to be in the video game camp and be constantly compared to Street Fighter then it succeeds with this art work.

If they wanted unique branding, then I think they failed miserably!
There is nothing at all distinctive about the look or feel of these illustrations as nicely rendered as they are.
This is a complete mismatch. Especially given the excuse for not going with guys like Emiliano Santalucia or Nathan Baertch was because he was too 200x.

Very cool Wind Raider there Kuzeh!

 

[lerath666]

I am referring to the style of Illustration!

I wasn't aware we were getting Street Fighter classics!

If Mattel wants MOTU to be in the video game camp and be constantly compared to Street Fighter then it succeeds with this art work.

If they wanted unique branding, then I think they failed miserably!
There is nothing at all distinctive about the look or feel of these illustrations as nicely rendered as they are.
This is a complete mismatch. Especially given the excuse for not going with guys like Emiliano Santalucia or Nathan Baertch was because he was too 200x.

Very cool Wind Raider there Kuzeh!

I agree completely, this art has a very 200x feel to it's style.
It's really a bizarre choice3 for everything they want classics to be.

Still, I like it.

 

[The Craw]

Would have preferred they went with Emiliano Santalucia's work over those pics.


Anyway, got my Wind Raider sitting here. Now it's time to open.

 

[Kuzeh]

Pics...
!!!


!

 

[The Craw]

Pics...
!!!


!

I'll try. But my desk is a disaster zone. I also got a new CD player for my truck, so I've got mounting parts and wires all over my desk.

 

[Eamon]

Would have preferred they went with Emiliano Santalucia's work over those pics.

Not on the toy styled art work neccessarly, though I think he would've done a good job but definitely on the Filmation styled stuff.
Though truth be told, I would've loved to do the painted Filmation styled stuff.

But I just feel that the Classics art reminds me too much of Street Fighter and given all the stupidity over any 200x styled (ie anime), this was quite a shock.

I would've loved to see Cary Nord, Eric Powel, Ed Mcguinness, Raymond Swanland and a tonne of other more beefy like artists on this besides the very distinctive Street Fighter styled art of Alvin Lee, as good as he is.

 

[The Craw]

Wind Raider is great. It sure beats that pink horsey. Don't have much room to take decent pics but here are few.

 

[YoNoSe]

I like the new art. It's got an anime-light flavoring but it doesn't recall 200X to me. When I think of 200X I think of over-designed armor. Not to say I wouldn't prefer something more "classic" but I think that's the point - they know they already have guys like me on board.

Nice pics, Craw.

 

[Boba Ben]

The Wind Raider looks awesome. I won't have mine until January, sadly.

 

[Kuzeh]

Looking awesome Craw!!!
!!

Did you say CD player for your truck??...
Might as well get one of these:

I kid, I kid...