MMC Ocular Max PS-23 Ignis Transformation Sequence
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
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Figure Note:
Stop-Motion Transformation of MMC Ocular Max PS-23 Ignis. ALL. BUILT. IN. Another great figure from MMC. To answer some burning questions: Yes, I know there is a base mode, and I don’t care. Yes, I know there is another pair of tabs on the back of torso mode, but they are difficult to line up blind and I’m not convinced they do all that much. Yes, I know you can go with the “popped collar” look. Maybe I’ll switch him to that for the final combination video just to give it that old-school toy look.
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Firetruck to Robot: 0:09
Robot to Torso: 1:10
Torso to Firetruck: 2:44
Speed run Firetruck to Robot: 4:16
Speed run Robot to Torso: 4:37
Speed run Torso to Firetruck: 5:08
Speed run Firetruck to Torso: 5:38
Speed run Torso to Robot: 6:07
Speed run Robot to Firetruck: 6:38
2x Run: 6:59
End credits: 8:22
Production Note: Nothing to report.
Viewing Note:
If you want to follow along, I recommend skipping to the speed run and using your , and . keyboard keys to advance by single frames. Every step of the transformation is documented in the frames of the video, in what I consider to be the best sequence. With minimal rubbing and minimal parts-parking.
Music: The music is by Ethan Meixsell - www.ethanmeixsell.com
Songs: “Angel of Mercy”, “Vindicated, “Takeoff”, and “Run”
Absolutely phenomenal. The wizards at MMC have raised the bar of what’s possible once again.
Man, I love everything this design does. The way the the ladder just fully collapses and insane, and while I’m sure some people will find the feet folding out cheaty, it’s handle so neatly!
The tiny feet is my only gripe, but they had to fit the combiner feet in those lower legs somehow!
@@peolesdruIt would be mind-blowing to see MMC work out a way to integrate part of the feet into the leg bots & the lower part of the feet into the torso bot in future all-built-ins. Especially for a combiner with feet as big as Predaking’s.
This one really made me appreciate the sped up versions of the animations you add to your videos, cause I think they helped me get a glimpse to how Mastermind approaches a transformation these days, or at least how they did it for this one. So thank you for those!
For those interested, here's what I figured out:
(I am looking at the conversion "robot to truck" specifically, here)
I think it's all about "compartmentalizing", i.e. combining smaller chunks to get bigger chunks. Obviously, most transformers do that to some extent, at least flipping the hands into the forearms or the head into the chest, but what seems to make Mastermind different is that they layer it.
The hands flip into the forearms, which combine with the upper arms to form one big chunk.
The head hides in the other head, which in turn hides in the torso.
The combiner feet hide in the shins, which combine with the upper legs.
They keep layering these steps until they end up with just a few big chunks that need to be moved around each other and combined in simple ways to get to alt mode.
This ends up making for a very chunky, satisfying transformation, which sets them apart from the more fiddly/panel-y styles like Fanstoys, Dreamstartoys or Toyworld, where every body part tends to explode into a bunch of flaps that you need to puzzle together into your alt mode.
Needless to say, I much prefer Mastermind's approach personally, though it probably wouldn't be any good for designing bayverse toys, and tends to make sacrifices in accuracy/robot proportions.
Most figures will have what I'll call a "big move" where the strategy is to get everything out of the way to prep for that move. Often there is more than one big move in a figure. MMC makes it all real pleasure because of the fractal nature of their transformation designs (as you observed). I tend to look for an exact middle configuration for triple-changes that I call the "primordial" mode. With some figures the primordial can be a REAL mess, but never with MMC. I actually had the cop car from XTB's Defensor set, but as soon as MMC announced I switched. Same thing happened to my preorders for the XTB Devvy.
Pretty good analysis. I re-watched a few of the Dreamstar Aerialbot videos, and while some are cleaner than others, it's pretty hard to tell what altmode parts are forming what robot parts in all of them.
@@maxmocs5008 DreamStar's bulk transformations are relatively simple (legs together, arms to the side) but all the kibble management is where they get complicated.
When I first saw how the combined form came out, I was flabbergasted. Like damn MMC, you're stepping up your engineering game there >0> [!]
Excellence as always!!
This is astonishingly brilliant.
These look really good. I never got into the "all in one," but I do appreciate the engineering that went into all of these. If only they were a bit bigger when combined, I would consider these for sure.
Everyone digs that 50cm scale, but my most important consideration is "Is it made by MMC?".
@peolesdru it's just I got the Zeta Bruticus, Superion, and the Jinbao OS Devy. Also, the Xtransbots Menasor. I believe all the MMC combiners are slightly shorter. I haven't committed to a defensor yet, so we shall see.
I have MMC's Bruticus and Zeta's (black) Superion. It's shorter than Zeta. But it's so much fun to mess with. The engineering behind the bots is incredible, every move makes sense, and it's a lot of fun.
If you're just doing MP display, Zeta is where it's at. But I don't regret my MMC purchase one bit and it's probably the combiner I mess with the most.
@@swingbass05 MMC figures are fun to transform and never tedious.
All in one means they actually transform into all the modes. The rest are faking/cheating
The step at 0:40 is such a cool alternative to the classic combiner "hip widening" move.
Would you consider it less annoying than the regular method?
The normal method tends to give me a hard time, cause having two heavy joints that move in the same direction can make it hard to move them individually
I just bought this one from a Toy Fair, it was a bit pricey but the seller told me that it's because this is a brick. And he was not kidding. I look forward to the release of the final two figures so that I can display the fully combined bot right next to my MMC Bruticus.
They're going to look great together!
Waiting on mine to get to me. Still going to be interesting to see Groove in this set. With the wrap around legs that they went for, they should be able to make him at least seem like a motorcycle. He'll probably be last though. Got an arm, then a leg then the main body, then probably the second arm and then the little Groove leg.
Groove's next though, Blades would be last.
@@kendiaz89 Really? Just going by ShowZ Groove is the farthest from being finished. Only had 3d rendering last time I looked.
@@nevermoreraven4746 They actually showed off more prototypes of Groove a month or so ago, they showed off each mode and even showed off that you can collapse the neck down to remove that raised look it has and turn the rest of the panel it's on into a collar, meanwhile Blades only got an update a week before Hotspot shipped
It only makes all the sense in the world. Why does the image of the robot head being tucked away into the combiner head look so silly to me? lol
It is a funny step, but it works. They seem committed to that approach.
You missed the tiniest of wee steps in robot mode, i missed it for days lol, the very bottom of the bumper folds up to the side of the arm, think its just to give a tiny bit more clearance for the elbow joint
I saw it as more of a slight tweak not a full fold.
Very cool video peolesdru
I am so buying the G2 version of their Protectabots.
I am also waiting for those ones to go with my g2 Combaticons
Super Dope!! ✨️😎🔁
Mmc lately, guys. They're creepin up on Fanstoys. They don't have the paint like FT, but the builds and engineering are fantastic. Robust materials, maybe not the die cast, and you know you aren't going to break anything. That's my honest opinion, anyone else?
I prefer smart transformation design over pretty paint. In some ways they're mutually exclusive.
@@peolesdru Paint and diecasts makes it look and feel premium but, I also prefer intuitive transformation sequences and one that makes sense. He looks fantastic and I'm thinking about cancelling my Fans Toys Devastator as I'm already getting XTB and have MMC's version on pre-order.
@@saysoun752 I'm going all mmc combiners. Hopefully they eventually do Menace and Aeriel.
Seen it. It's great, but hotspots disguise doesn't look like that. Xtransbots's is cartoon accurate
Perhaps, but I'm a toy guy not a cartoon guy, and this guy looks like the original toy. Plus it's MMC so the transformation isn't frustrating and annoying like with XTB.
@@peolesdru unless you saw the other, I wouldn't jump to conclusions
@@lynnesauer6008 I only base this off of every other XTB figure I have ever had, ever.
@@peolesdru well anyway, I don't know which one I like better yet
期待直升機和電單車❤
我想知道下一個會是哪一個？
Did you see that NewAge DOTM Megatron?
I'm sure it's good, but once I get a Unique Toys figure of something it greatly reduces my need for alternatives.
@@peolesdruagreed most of the time. Dotm megs for unique toys seemed too complicated and negative final result with the vehicle mode though for what they are capable of. I own everything they’ve made too
When will you release the dst01-005?
Next week.
@@peolesdru Great!
Thanks!!
That is some sick engineering. 🦾 Great work as always peolesdru!