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Saturday, June 26th, 2010 5:12PM CDT
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Posted by Cobalt Prime on June 26th, 2010 @ 5:25pm CDT
I notice that more and more of the new bots and cons are actually coming with guns and other assorted weapons, which leads me to believe that someone is actually listening at Hasbro's helm now.
Posted by Evil_the_Nub on June 26th, 2010 @ 5:58pm CDT
Cobalt Prime wrote:Finally! A Fallen with a proper head, proper articulating hands, a WEAPON, and a color scheme that doesn't suck! I will buy that and throw my other one into the vacuous depths of my storage closet.
I notice that more and more of the new bots and cons are actually coming with guns and other assorted weapons, which leads me to believe that someone is actually listening at Hasbro's helm now.
I thought that was just a repaint, but they did remold the head and hands, and gave him the staff. The original mold is a huge failure, but I might get that one on clearance.
Posted by Megazarak on June 26th, 2010 @ 8:42pm CDT
Tomahawk, Terradive and Highbrow all look awesome, with cool weapons and great head molds. Highbrow's head in particular is great cause it looks like he's smiling cause he thinks he's better than you.
Posted by Doctor McGrath on June 26th, 2010 @ 9:07pm CDT
Posted by kirbenvost on June 26th, 2010 @ 9:12pm CDT
I think I may be skipping PCC so I can collect Generations & HFTD.
Speaking of Generations, Blurr looks pretty good, but for some reason I expected him to look a little better. Don't know why. But I will be buying him for certain. Love the guns.
Posted by Doctor McGrath on June 26th, 2010 @ 9:18pm CDT
kirbenvost wrote: I think I may be skipping PCC so I can collect Generations & HFTD.
Speaking of Generations, Blurr looks pretty good, but for some reason I expected him to look a little better. Don't know why. But I will be buying him for certain. Love the guns.
Agreed. I'd love to see a Wreckers Perceptor to go along with that sniper rifle.
Posted by frenzyXprime on June 26th, 2010 @ 9:30pm CDT
Posted by zenosaurus_x on June 26th, 2010 @ 9:33pm CDT
Posted by Noideaforaname on June 26th, 2010 @ 10:47pm CDT
He doesn't seem to have the head-flames/solar panels, instead a lighter-colored neck, and his crown has an apparent joint and split. But I may be looking far to into it.
Posted by Prime Riblet on June 26th, 2010 @ 11:35pm CDT
frenzyXprime wrote:what is Highbrow's alt mode!!!???
Lockheed P-38 Lighting.
Posted by Jacob P. Galvatron on June 26th, 2010 @ 11:48pm CDT
Posted by Dr. Caelus on June 27th, 2010 @ 12:37am CDT
Prime Riblet wrote:frenzyXprime wrote:what is Highbrow's alt mode!!!???
Lockheed P-38 Lighting.
A very alternate history version of the P-38 Lightning, what with the stubby, nonfunctional wings, the oversized weapons, the pushed back cockpit, the Star-Trek-style dish array on what passes for the nose, and the generally cartoonish proportions. Really doesn't fit with the rest of the movie toys. Although to be fair I guess Mindwipe's Altmode isn't exactly accurate either.
Posted by zenosaurus_x on June 27th, 2010 @ 12:53am CDT
Posted by MatrixWithinUs on June 27th, 2010 @ 1:25am CDT
On another note, I'm surprised so many people seem to be disappointed that highbrow isn't more movie-verse looking. I thought a lot of people were tired of the movie figs. Things are so jumbled up it's hard to keep track of who is for what and who hates everything. I'm loving the generations line... What ever figs I can't get there then I'll fill in with bayformers until I can get a better homage for my collection. Oh well
Posted by kirbenvost on June 27th, 2010 @ 1:57am CDT
Posted by zenosaurus_x on June 27th, 2010 @ 3:21am CDT
MatrixWithinUs wrote:I figure with headrobots around, they might make an add on for highbrow, like they did for hardhead. Highbrow isn't that g1 looking though, so I dunno.
On another note, I'm surprised so many people seem to be disappointed that highbrow isn't more movie-verse looking. I thought a lot of people were tired of the movie figs. Things are so jumbled up it's hard to keep track of who is for what and who hates everything. I'm loving the generations line... What ever figs I can't get there then I'll fill in with bayformers until I can get a better homage for my collection. Oh well
Well, it mostly has to do with that I got into(as in where I started actually learning about it) TransFormers BECAUSE of the first movie. Plus, I prefer their design, I guess that's a bit odd apparently o_O
Though I must agree with Kirbenvost, it's good to see some creativity, in fact the green plane guy(HighBrow, was it?) looks fantastic, and I wouldn't be bugged by the face except that it's supposed to be a movie figure, it's face doesn't fit in.
Posted by Wheeljack35 on June 27th, 2010 @ 1:36pm CDT
Posted by Leviathan on June 29th, 2010 @ 10:36am CDT
Posted by Mkall on June 29th, 2010 @ 11:51am CDT
zenosaurus_x wrote:I have no problem with off vehicle modes, but the HEADS, why are they so un movie looking? Doesn't fit in at all, I hope there's heads that can switch in for those...
I think the reasoning is that they're trying to find a happy medium between classics-look and movie-look.
I for one am pleased that they're going this way as I would not be getting all these figures if they had movie-esque heads. Though I can certainly understand your frustrations.
Posted by Stockade on June 29th, 2010 @ 12:07pm CDT
Hailstorm is awesome buy on site and why does Hasbro have to make a cool looking bot into a clumsy fool! AARRRGGGHH HASBRO!!
Terradive and Tomahawk bought on site for sure.
Payload is a must for kitbashing and does ANYONE the bio for this guy? i know he's matched with Night Ops Ratchet and Jolt from this line.
Sea Spray bought on site
Banzaitron is a MAYBE, but really diggin the new colors.
The rest is meh.
Posted by zenosaurus_x on June 29th, 2010 @ 1:54pm CDT
Mkall wrote:zenosaurus_x wrote:I have no problem with off vehicle modes, but the HEADS, why are they so un movie looking? Doesn't fit in at all, I hope there's heads that can switch in for those...
I think the reasoning is that they're trying to find a happy medium between classics-look and movie-look.
I for one am pleased that they're going this way as I would not be getting all these figures if they had movie-esque heads. Though I can certainly understand your frustrations.
Ah ok that makes sense, I can always switch the heads anyways
Though I think if they added a few lines or something it could keep the current look while having enough detail to look movie-ish. Mostly the Tomahawk guy(I keep wanting to call him RotorStorm for some reason....), his face is just kind of smooth, with a small change like lines(which would make his face look similar to being fit together with metal), it could work for both looks.
Posted by ALCblackout24 on June 30th, 2010 @ 4:40pm CDT
MY WISH LIST:
1- sidways 4 PACK
2- leader class starscream!
3- brawl 2 pack
4- battle blade bumblebee! ill just sale the orginal one!
5- night watch ratchet
6- sea attack ravage
7- other new molds!
keep on ROCKING HISBRO !!!1 [youtube][/youtube]
Posted by AutobotTrainer on July 7th, 2010 @ 11:55am CDT
Stockade wrote:
Hailstorm is awesome buy on site and why does Hasbro have to make a cool looking bot into a clumsy fool! AARRRGGGHH HASBRO!!
Honestly, this is one of the things that draws me so much to Hailstorm. I very much see the fable of Golem in this figure. Large, powerful, lumbering and unintelligent. I must resist the urge to buy 7 of him. If they make a smaller, rabbi-like overlord for Hailstorm, I'm on it.
Pure win. I have a list of 5 must buys and 7 possibles at this point. Looks like more craigslist sales of my current collection to free up some cashhhhh!
Posted by zenosaurus_x on July 7th, 2010 @ 2:00pm CDT
Posted by griftimus prime on July 9th, 2010 @ 8:16am CDT
Posted by Atomatron on July 25th, 2010 @ 6:57pm CDT
Posted by Tyrannotaur on July 25th, 2010 @ 9:38pm CDT
Posted by Mkall on July 25th, 2010 @ 10:32pm CDT
Atomatron wrote:where's my yellow/white Mindwipe repaint to go with Sunspot?!?!?!?!?!!??!
Actually it'll be Green and red, to homage Cybertron's Signal Lancer (ya know, the street light Transformer)
Posted by Blurrz on July 25th, 2010 @ 11:36pm CDT
Tyrannotaur wrote:Anyone have a picture of the back of the Sideways sneak attack box? I can't seem to find one. I just want to see if those bikes transform or not. And if they do, what the robot modes look like.
Of course the bikes transform, they're Legends Class Arcee Repaints.
Posted by zenosaurus_x on July 26th, 2010 @ 12:06am CDT
Mkall wrote:Atomatron wrote:where's my yellow/white Mindwipe repaint to go with Sunspot?!?!?!?!?!!??!
Actually it'll be Green and red, to homage Cybertron's Signal Lancer (ya know, the street light Transformer)
That episode almost made me totally hate her character "It's a great idea to be a stop light in the middle of nowhere..."
Yeah...brilliant...