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Well a little while ago, JD Productions had a transformable Cybertronian Bumblebee model/figure for sale on their site before they went under. I never picked one up myself but i heard the QC on them was kind of shoddy and the materials that they used in making the kits (which you had to sand, paint and put together yourself... like most resin kits) was not worth the price of admission. Last i heard Rabid Squirrel Productions picked up all the molds, kits and rights to the stuff JD was originally working on and had in the pipeline. Rabid Squirrel makes their own Cyberfembot Kits that i heard are made of better quality materials, but still have to be put together and painted. Still if you're looking for an accurate transformable Arcee their kits are about as close as you can get to the G1 character without scratch building one yourself heh. 391024[/snapback] JDP shut down because they kind of ripped people off on some of their products, such as their disasterous Devastator 'cold cast statue' which was really just bunches of construction toys glued together, sent to the buyer, broken.Rabid Squirrel is controversial because they make products based upon designs Hasbro owns (but have yet to make a toy out of), and kind of dance around the legal issue and justify the fact their product is original 'BASED' upon Hasbro's designs. Unfortunately for them, early this year they announced a War Within Prime, and soon after Hasbro unvieled its die-cast metal, fully-transforming War Within Prime toy at Toyfare. 391036[/snapback] I figured as much about JDP but i didn't read anything concrete about it. I read horror stories about those statues myself. The main page and the prototype pictures made them look so nice. But for whatever reason JDP shipped all of these cold cast statues with little to no packaging material whatsoever so when the statues reached their destination they usually came in about a dozen not so easy to put together pieces. So far Rabid has only made the Cyberfembot. The other things they've been offering for preorder/order on their page are things that they got by buying out JDP's old kits and whatever they still had in the pipeline. Master Mover (War Within Prime) was one of these in the pipeline kits. After they found out Hasbro was eventually releasing War Within Prime in Transformers Titanium series they ceased preorders.

Well a little while ago, JD Productions had a transformable Cybertronian Bumblebee model/figure for sale on their site before they went under. I never picked one up myself but i heard the QC on them was kind of shoddy and the materials that they used in making the kits (which you had to sand, paint and put together yourself... like most resin kits) was not worth the price of admission. Last i heard Rabid Squirrel Productions picked up all the molds, kits and rights to the stuff JD was originally working on and had in the pipeline. Rabid Squirrel makes their own Cyberfembot Kits that i heard are made of better quality materials, but still have to be put together and painted. Still if you're looking for an accurate transformable Arcee their kits are about as close as you can get to the G1 character without scratch building one yourself heh.

Thanks for the update. You know the more and more pics i see of the LV 2, it seems to be having the opposite effect on me than most members. When i first saw it i was extremely happy with the paint scheme, yeah not what i was originally expecting, but it was different and that really made me take a liking to it. But now that i've seen clearer pictures of it, i'm kind of shying away from my original admiration of it. I guess when i eventually end up getting one, i'll finally decide whether it was worth it or if it'll be hitting ebay.

Cool, I want it (I couldn't care less about the girls thoug)!! But the one I can't wait to get my hands on is Mirage!! ~Tico 390851[/snapback] I really hope we see a BT Mirage/Liger too. I don't doubt that it'll happen but it would just be more re-assuring if we finally got a confirmed release date.

Tformers just posted up some info on BTA Convoy... including a grainy picture of his head. BTA Convoy and TF Atari Preorders

Why in the hell did you buy them than? And what the hell are you doing in here bashing them? You're entitled to you opinion, but i don't see you justifying why they suck. You sure do act like you know a lot about a toy you only own two pieces from. 390731[/snapback] mmm... In my book Sebastian can say whatever the heck he wants to say... he's like a super old member... In any case... I have to agree that TF toys are ugly except for the Alternators and MPCs. But I actually have a question. Are mirage and optimus prime (red pickup) going to be released as binaltechs or only as Alternators? I haven't been able to find them as BTs for pre order. Thanks, Tico 390742[/snapback] I don't care how old of a member he is, and of course he's entitled to his opinion as is everyone else old or new here, but he doesn't put any evidence as to why they suck... and really what the hell is hugly? BTW according to what his post says all transformers are hugly (old and new, plastic and diecast), which includes Alternators and MPC i'm assuming? Alternators/BTs and the MPC series are indeed my favorites they look the most like real vehicles and their robot modes are pretty top notch. There's others i like as well but yes some IMO are downright ugly too, but i give valid reasons why i think that. I don't come into a post just bashing everything everyone else is talking about without valid facts. As Binaltech Optimus there's some places that are offering preorders for him later this year, nothing yet on BT Mirage, but i assume we'll see one eventually.

Why in the hell did you buy them than? And what the hell are you doing in here bashing them? You're entitled to you opinion, but i don't see you justifying why they suck. You sure do act like you know a lot about a toy you only own two pieces from.

Just found this up on TFormers: Transformers Classic First Assortment? It looks like the first assortment of the Transformers Classic line has been announced. It's all speculation IMO (except for Optimus being one of them of course) until we see some test shots of some figures other than Astrotrain.

Yeah Blurr and Dark Scorponok are actually just retools/repaints of eariler armada/energon figures.

Xmen and Tick were also some of my favorites i sure do miss those shows. Where the hell are the DVD's for these two? Anyways if any of you can find the DVD sets for BatmanTAS i def. recommend picking them up, its one of the few shows that i know of that can still hold my attention even after viewing it through adult eyes. Not too many shows i remember liking as a kid can do that anymore. *cough* A-Team. Batman Beyond just came out on DVD like some others were pointing out and it's only selling for 19.99 at most places which is an unbeatable deal considering the amount of episodes you're getting. It's a great follow up to the animated series.

Batman the animated series was one of the best cartoons to come out in the mid 90's if ever. It defintely doesn't disappoint. I don't think i missed a single episode when i was a kid. As for the homage episode you're talking about yes there was such an episode. It was a great episode, i think it took place after Batman the animated series switched over to the adventures of Batman and Robin. The storyline skipped ahead a couple of years at this point and the original Robin (Dick Grayson) had become Nightwing, while Batman was teamed up with the new younger kid Robin (Tim Drake) and Batgirl. The animation changed as well and looked more like Superman than it did the original series. The episode in question followed three kids living in Gotham, each with their own take on Batman and what he represented. I don't recall the other two all to well, except i think one of the kids thought of Batman like in the campy 60's era show with the flashing words when a bad guy got hit and crazy crap like that. All in all it was an awesome series and i was sad to see it go. It's too bad Batman Beyond didn't last as long as it should of as well, since that was shaping up to be a pretty damn good series IMO too. The new "The Batman" series that's running on Cartoon Network just doesn't live up to these two series. It's an interesting take on him but i just feel it's a little too kiddy in comparison to the animated series. BTW the Batman vs Dracula movie falls under this category of being a part of the new "The Batman" cartoon and not one of the animated series' movies.

Not as far as i know. There's a CD that came with some of them, (i have one in fact) but i never bothered putting it in my computer to see what was on it. But i dont think it had an animated episode or anything like that on it.

As for robot masters leo convoy. I've got him and he's a great little toy. I don't have the original so i can't say if he's a worth second purchase, but for the 25 dollars i spent for him at a local import store i'm happy with what i got. 389400[/snapback] Oo can you post pics of him? and how tall is he in comparison with the cybertron deluxes? I am considering getting him(reading the new beast wars comic and seeing him play a leader role as well as Don Figueroa drawing him kinda does that to ya). The thing I am antsy about is his size, every gallery I see him in makes him look like a basic figure rather than a deluxe. 389401[/snapback] Shin some quick pics: They came out a little blurry but i think they prove their point. Size Comparison with Cybertron Defense Hot Shot (Deluxe). One last one with Cybertron Hot Shot one of the taller Deluxes. Hope that helps man. BTW, the leo convoy version i have is the one that came with a DVD. His chest is chrome and some of the other colors are little brighter in comparison to the standard release if i remember correctly. Just in case you were wondering.

Oh he's a beatiful transformer. He looks amazing. It's just i had no idea he was so small compared to the likes of Megalo Convoy and Supreme Starscream. I figured he was right at their height or a little taller. Just seems odd because he's such an imposing character in the Cybertron/Galaxy Force line i figured he would be the biggest or tied for in that respect. As for robot masters leo convoy. I've got him and he's a great little toy. I don't have the original so i can't say if he's a worth second purchase, but for the 25 dollars i spent for him at a local import store i'm happy with what i got.

Wow. I knew Primus was shorter than Unicron and def. shorter than Fort Max, but i had no idea he was shorter than Megalo Convoy and Supreme Starscream, since i don't own those two. That's sad.

Well fantofan.jp usually has all the latest TF scans from the monthly Japanese hobby mags and the last ones that came out on March 25th or so didn't seem to have too much in relation to Transformers news, other than a mystery teaser. It looks like we'll have to wait for May's magazines (Dengeki Hobby) to get more info on him.

Hmm i have no idea what transformer you're eluding too. It's obviously a decepticon but i don't ever recall seeing one with a crosshair panel as a kid. Best bet would be to try and check out the Tranformers Archive at TFU.info. They've got just about every bot listed both by name and year. It might be tedious, since you'll have to comb through all the names of the decepticons that you think might be him, but it's worth a shot. TFU.info

Alright settle down Areaseven, don't worry i'll stop doing it. If you had something to say you should have said it earlier. It's a new page so even though i duplicated the picture it's the only one on the page. But don't worry i'll stop. Didn't realize i was breaking any rules.

You make a good point, but at the same time it really doesn't help when the toy makers only make one of each figure in their case assortments. It should be a given that the most popular characters should have more figures per a case. Why would they not want to sell these guys faster than the rest? The more figures they sell, the quicker the stores will buy more cases eventually equaling more money for the toy manufactures. For example for the Star Wars figures they should just release an entire case of clone troopers for every regular case assortment they release, since those guys almost always sell out quickly. Who the hell wants Senator whozamawhatsit from whothehellcares when you could have something like a clone trooper or clone commander? These guys are commanding insane prices on ebay since for whatever reason they've only been packed one each per a case, leaving the rest of us paying a middle man for being at his local Wal-mart from 12 to 4 every night. I just don't see the logic in this, and i'm not sure i ever will.

Ironically, this isn't part of a display - after I got Primus yesterday morning, nearly ALL of my Cyb-GF stuff were in boxes (long story) so I had to unpack them, transform them and just stand them. I didn't even think of posing them or anything, I just stood them so they don't look like -as you said- 'just chuck them on the table and take a pic'.I just set up this Decepticons pic because I was going to do one yesterday (but was too tired from all that Transforming ). 389119[/snapback] Haha, that must have been a hell of alot of transforming. Even though i find the Cybertron/Galaxy Force transformations to be less complicated than for example the Alternators/Binaltech, i can't even imagine transforming all of the bots in the line in one day. As for the Supreme Starscream Chris, as far as i know he's just a super sized version of the original figure. He comes with a crown of course, but other than that i think he's the same. Maybe FitForNatalie or someone else can clarify more, since i never picked one up, but i did take a long hard look at him while at the TRU when he was released and i didn't see anything too different from the original other than size. Starscream is an excellent figure though so i recommend getting him anyway you can.

Nice Display. Overall i'm happy with the Galaxy Force/Cybertron line. Believe me your camera skills are no worse than mine. I've tried to stop being good at and just take the pictures as they come. Haha, i was trying to look for guys that you're missing and other than repaints (Excellion, Override GTS) it looks like you're still missing Downshift and Longrack. You planning to pick up all the autobots eventually? Still that's an impressive collection... and thank god you took the time to line them up nicely. I cringe everytime i see people displaying their toys in the first stance they can get that allows it to stand without falling over, no matter how bad it actually looks. At which point they leave them in that pose and take a picture of it.

Well Meister is being re-released in the next Alt. Wave, but i can't say the same about Grimlock.

Alt. Jazz (BT Meister) and Alt. Grimlock. Two of my favorites. If you haven't gotten these guys yet, what are you waiting for? Don't ask any questions, just do it! Man i need to dust. That's about the best pictures i got for now.

Gotta agree with Shin on this one, the Devastator repaint of Landfill is an excellent pick up. Even though i already have the other two versions of him i just couldn't help picking up the Decepticon version once it was finally released. Def. a great purchase at a great price. Pic by Mazinkaiser of Tfans:

Galaxy Force Dreadrock (Cybertron Jetfire). I've heard alot of mixed reviews about this guy. IMO though he's an excellent figure and a great additon to the Galaxy Force line. He won't win any awards for being extremely poseable, but he still looks great. The best part is his alt. mode is almost believable as something that could be real (futuristic WW2 bomber) maybe even something out of Macross...