Ok Dom, then what current TF mold would you have used for Serpent O.R.? They weren't going to redo a GI Joe figure for this so that's out and any current TF mold is going to take some artistic license anyway. Personally I think they did as good as they could with it, I think of all the molds currently available it's the one that makes the most sense and the paint job looks great on it. Referrences to the characters are going to be solely on the remolded head and paint job anyway, so expecting something page accurate was off the table from the start. And really, as long as the toy is fun and looks good, who cares?Dominic wrote:If they are going to make a toy of a specific character from a specific story, a specific setting, then maybe they could make a toy that actually looks right (if not exactly like) the character in question. Half assed cross-over is all that thing is. The SDCC toys were better, despite the TFs being recoloured Joe vehicles.Why doesn't it work?
Obscure Seekers are different. This is one of those things I am not sure if you are creatively misunderstanding, or legitimately do not understand. People who remember the old cartoon tend to recall those "other" jets.As opposed to liking obscure Decepticon planes for the sake of liking obscure Decepticon planes, which is totally classy and a thing all the cool kids do.
As for the Seekers, it's army building. Let's not even pretend it's anything other than what it is. The only reason people want those "characters" is because they want a larger G1 Decepticon army. No one has any attachment to them as characters because there was no "character" to attach too. Honestly, between these two, I'd want Serpent O.R. more than another random seeker no one actually cared about.