I often wonder this, too. When you're building a robot, there are no evolutionary reasons not to simply give them additional sets of arms so that they can hold more tools or do extra tasks.
What would/could be really awesome is a modular mech-robot type figure. Have a basic waist with multiple torso options for different arm types (2, 4, 6, cannons, missile launchers, whatever) and different leg options (2 legs, 4 legs, wheels, whatevers)
The base model could come with a couple options, then expansions could be released adding new arm and leg options...
I was going to say maybe because it was too niche, which could still be the case because it looks like a cartoon gundam mech and really wouldn't fit well with "realistic" sci-fi renders. But then a "realistic" robot/mech would also be pretty niche but I think yould be a lot more usuable and would sell better that one (while modular) is still very restrictive due to it's style
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I often wonder this, too. When you're building a robot, there are no evolutionary reasons not to simply give them additional sets of arms so that they can hold more tools or do extra tasks.
Exactly
Cool!
Rather thans tart a thread for each number of limbs perhaps you could edit the first post's title.
Agreed!
What would/could be really awesome is a modular mech-robot type figure. Have a basic waist with multiple torso options for different arm types (2, 4, 6, cannons, missile launchers, whatever) and different leg options (2 legs, 4 legs, wheels, whatevers)
The base model could come with a couple options, then expansions could be released adding new arm and leg options...
Or maybe I'm just crazy
Oooooh yeah, that's another great idea!
Valandar beat you to the modular mecha concept, unfortunately I seem to recall him saying that it didn't sell well at the time:
https://www.daz3d.com/ultimate-modular-mecha-kit
I was going to say maybe because it was too niche, which could still be the case because it looks like a cartoon gundam mech and really wouldn't fit well with "realistic" sci-fi renders. But then a "realistic" robot/mech would also be pretty niche but I think yould be a lot more usuable and would sell better that one (while modular) is still very restrictive due to it's style