al0324 Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 HEY was overdrive ever in the cartoon series? i can't remember him? if he was, anyone with tv screen shots? i can't find screenshots of him in the tv series on the net anywhere, just the original g1 toy.
zeo-mare Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 no the Omnibots never appeared in the TV series, (at least i am all but certain) chris
Hikuro Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Originally I was going to get some PSP goodies at Walmart for kicks cause I had nothing else to do. Instead I came across a Swindle and a Windcharger and dammit.....I caved! Windcharger while having an attractive robot form at first, seems to have some flooping feet and tends to loose his balance, not too mention his HUGe football pad like shoulders kind of ruins it all....but he looks cool. Nothing on Swindle yet JUST opened the box, but I paid 39.97 for them both.
VF Strike Valk Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Originally I was going to get some PSP goodies at Walmart for kicks cause I had nothing else to do. Instead I came across a Swindle and a Windcharger and dammit.....I caved!Windcharger while having an attractive robot form at first, seems to have some flooping feet and tends to loose his balance, not too mention his HUGe football pad like shoulders kind of ruins it all....but he looks cool. Nothing on Swindle yet JUST opened the box, but I paid 39.97 for them both. Strange coincidence? I went to Toys R US and Walmart yesterday and the only two that were left was Swindle and Windcharger.
treatment Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Originally I was going to get some PSP goodies at Walmart for kicks cause I had nothing else to do. Instead I came across a Swindle and a Windcharger and dammit.....I caved!Windcharger while having an attractive robot form at first, seems to have some flooping feet and tends to loose his balance, not too mention his HUGe football pad like shoulders kind of ruins it all....but he looks cool. Nothing on Swindle yet JUST opened the box, but I paid 39.97 for them both. Swindle is kewl. I bought him a couple of weeks ago or something. I passed on WindCharger and Grimlock. They're quite meh, imo. Anybody knows when WheelJack's gonna be out as a domestic Alternator?
Hoptimus Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Originally I was going to get some PSP goodies at Walmart for kicks cause I had nothing else to do. Instead I came across a Swindle and a Windcharger and dammit.....I caved!Windcharger while having an attractive robot form at first, seems to have some flooping feet and tends to loose his balance, not too mention his HUGe football pad like shoulders kind of ruins it all....but he looks cool. Nothing on Swindle yet JUST opened the box, but I paid 39.97 for them both. Swindle is kewl. I bought him a couple of weeks ago or something. I passed on WindCharger and Grimlock. They're quite meh, imo. Anybody knows when WheelJack's gonna be out as a domestic Alternator? According to Toyfare Wheeljack and Prowl hit May 2005.
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Grimlock actually isn't that bad of a figure. He looks pretty cool when in vehicle and robot form. A local TRU here had Windcharger, Swindle and Ravage on the shelf. I got Windcharge and then went back for the others but only Swindle remains. So far, I'm only two down for the collection. I'm not sure if it's the dumb employees or a cunning shopper, but everywhere I go and find Alts, they are never with the rest of the Transformers. They always seem to be where the ghetto radio control cars and the Hot Wheels are.
leeden Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 I'm somewhat offended by this statement. Jetfire was officially licensed from Takatoku. Similar licensing was made for Shockwave and Omega Supreme from other companies. The only difference is Hasbro/Takara didn't have the animation rights to Jetfire. They didn't "rip" anybody. You got "offended" by that? Does someone in your family work for one of the mentioned toy companies or something? You really shouldn't let what I or anyone else says on here bother you so much. My bad, offended is too strong of a response. The comment just bothered me because it was overly belligerent and accusatory. I only wanted to clarify the situation.
Hikuro Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Fairly soon I hope....not only that but Shockwave as well. Windcharger was okay, I can handle him, but I was REALLY dissapointed by Swindle. His transformation can be a lil confusing cause of poor instructions in my opinion...not too mention they're really not that accurate to the look of the actual toy...some scale issues there. Also, Swindle kept fallin down cause his back side is too heavy for some reason, and I feel as though it could have been designed better, obvious flaw probably exists in Hound as well...but surprisingly I didn't see him around. Oh well, now I got 5 Alternators and 1 MPC prime, I still got Jazz, Grimlock and Hound and Tracks to go before I'm caught up in the US release.
treatment Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 Fairly soon I hope....not only that but Shockwave as well.Windcharger was okay, I can handle him, but I was REALLY dissapointed by Swindle. His transformation can be a lil confusing cause of poor instructions in my opinion...not too mention they're really not that accurate to the look of the actual toy...some scale issues there. Also, Swindle kept fallin down cause his back side is too heavy for some reason, and I feel as though it could have been designed better, obvious flaw probably exists in Hound as well...but surprisingly I didn't see him around. Oh well, now I got 5 Alternators and 1 MPC prime, I still got Jazz, Grimlock and Hound and Tracks to go before I'm caught up in the US release. Yeah. If you didn't have Hound, yet, the instructions for Swindle will be a tad confusing. fwiw, neither my Hound or my Swindle had a backside-heavy stuff that you had with your Swindle. Both my jeeps were stable and stuff.
SDFcommander Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 The "real" Masterpiece Ultra Magnus!!! TRANSFORMEABLE TRAILER FOR MP-02 ULTRA MAGNUS Takara and Hasbro need to hire this guy!
GobotFool Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 The "real" Masterpiece Ultra Magnus!!! TRANSFORMEABLE TRAILER FOR MP-02 ULTRA MAGNUS Takara and Hasbro need to hire this guy! wow, that is nice, with a some slightly more professional tooling that would make a great MP addition.
NERV Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 i found shockblast, which makes me assume i wont see another meister, im happy to have the rx-8 but i really wanted the red or white mesiter, anyone wanna trade?
NERV Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 still debating about windcharger, anyoen got a pic of exactly how much the legs can can flex?
NERV Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 what is this piece for? its not listed in the manual or anything
promethuem5 Posted March 24, 2005 Posted March 24, 2005 It is a little piece the moves to support the back of the foot.... you can put it at a bit of an angle to provide support to the foot.
Dangard Ace Posted March 24, 2005 Author Posted March 24, 2005 I think that piece is to help it stand. The Meisters I've got can't stand on the wheels well.
wolfx Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 what is this piece for? its not listed in the manual or anything Its not? Its in the BT manuals. Its to help it stand in robot mode.
treatment Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 I think that piece is to help it stand. The Meisters I've got can't stand on the wheels well. It's not in the i-sheet. It's a heel-balance thing when in bot-mode. The funny thing is that the i-sheet that came with Shockblast has Meister as the bot.
NERV Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 I think that piece is to help it stand. The Meisters I've got can't stand on the wheels well.    It's not in the i-sheet. It's a heel-balance thing when in bot-mode. The funny thing is that the i-sheet that came with Shockblast has Meister as the bot. lol i noticed that too, lazy hasbro
trueblueeyes Posted March 25, 2005 Posted March 25, 2005 I think that piece is to help it stand. The Meisters I've got can't stand on the wheels well.    It's not in the i-sheet. It's a heel-balance thing when in bot-mode. The funny thing is that the i-sheet that came with Shockblast has Meister as the bot. Nothing new there. The instructions for Swindle feature Hound, the one for Ravage features Tracks, and now the instructions for Shockblast(wave) feature Meister. SOP for Hasbro. Hasbro's instructions also have a tendency to skip steps that are spelled out a lot better in the Binaltech manuals.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 The "real" Masterpiece Ultra Magnus!!! TRANSFORMEABLE TRAILER FOR MP-02 ULTRA MAGNUS Takara and Hasbro need to hire this guy! Hear that takara?THAT is an ultra magnus!!! Gosh damn that is friggin awesome.
Dangard Ace Posted March 26, 2005 Author Posted March 26, 2005 I think that piece is to help it stand. The Meisters I've got can't stand on the wheels well.    It's not in the i-sheet. It's a heel-balance thing when in bot-mode. The funny thing is that the i-sheet that came with Shockblast has Meister as the bot. Yeah, I know. Too lazy to unpack my BT Meisters to check the instructions. So much better then the Alts.
Anubis Posted March 26, 2005 Posted March 26, 2005 I caved and got Swindle this week. Still trying to find Shockwave though.
chowyunskinny Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 What could have been if Porsche and Volkswagen had given Takara the license for their cars (from the Binaltech book that just got released in Japan)
SDFcommander Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 (edited) Ohh, that is too awesome. You mean they already made up the design for Bumblebee, for shame, for shame Is that Jazz on the bottom? Too cool So much for looking at things that may never be (Come one VW and Porshe...get over it! After all, these are the GOOD guys! ) Takara, put that effort into something you can make, like...the Ultra Magnus armor/trailer! Edited March 27, 2005 by SDFcommander
Guppy Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 wow, that looks super cool. I am getting that for sure. Did a bit of shopping while overseas and picked up Grimlock (so cheap), blue tracks and Dead End BT's. Also got the Soundblaster re-release because I missed out on Soundwave and can't afford him now. I have to say I like the very dark blue/almos black look over soundwave's bright blue. And Ravage and lazerbeak look cool in black.
1 VF-1 2NV Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 wow, that looks super cool. I am getting that for sure.Did a bit of shopping while overseas and picked up Grimlock (so cheap), blue tracks and Dead End BT's. Also got the Soundblaster re-release because I missed out on Soundwave and can't afford him now. I have to say I like the very dark blue/almos black look over soundwave's bright blue. And Ravage and lazerbeak look cool in black. Any pics of soundblaster?
Dangard Ace Posted March 27, 2005 Author Posted March 27, 2005 What could have been if Porsche and Volkswagen had given Takara the license for their cars (from the Binaltech book that just got released in Japan) Oh sweet ass!! Now THAT'S what Jazz should've been, not this wussy Mazda RX-8. Does it say what type of Porsche? GT3, 911, Carrera? Anything but the Boxster? Hey if VW won't give up their license for BT, would RUF do it? (worked for GT2). Bumblebee looks badass. State-of-the-art badass. No more weakest of all Autobots. Now he can maybe take on Herbie and win! ...or have a cameo in the new Herbie movie.
chowyunskinny Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 I'm not sure what type of Porsche that prototype is. Maybe someone can translate the text? I pre-ordered that book from HLJ, but now the status says April even though it's out now. Fan To Fan is also selling it. Looks like the Mustang was possibly going to be Windcharger: and Cliffjumper was to be a Bug also:
zeo-mare Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 i agree how much and where to get it? is it all black and white? if there is some color pics i hope you can post a few. chris
Solscud007 Posted March 27, 2005 Posted March 27, 2005 what is teh ISBN and what does the cover look like?
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