GobotFool Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Very cool, thanks! I find the fact they are doing this very interesting. I think they want to have very affordable versions of the toys for the average kid, and the larger sizes will be for parents with larger budgets, and collectors that want to keep everything in scale.
eriku Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 I find the fact they are doing this very interesting. I think they want to have very affordable versions of the toys for the average kid, and the larger sizes will be for parents with larger budgets, and collectors that want to keep everything in scale. That's probably it. But yeah, isn't this the first time three different figures were done in Deluxe, Voyager and Leader? I wonder if there will be any Animated Legends figures. Legends are kind of crappy but I really dig some of them, and they're not bad for cheapies.
Alpha OTS Posted February 8, 2008 Posted February 8, 2008 Oh and I think its only a matter of time before Animated Starscream is repainted and given a new head that is "un-animated", more typical looking. Possibly as an exclusive. Classics Cyclonus perhaps?
GobotFool Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 That's probably it. But yeah, isn't this the first time three different figures were done in Deluxe, Voyager and Leader? I wonder if there will be any Animated Legends figures. Legends are kind of crappy but I really dig some of them, and they're not bad for cheapies. In all 3 it seems so. The movie line made different toys for different price ranges, but this is the 1st to have all 3.
Smut Peddler Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Who do I have to stalk/harass to get Soundwave and the cassette's the masterpiece treatment. I love transformers, but the G1 ones from my childhood maintain my interest and devotion. It was just a special time during childhood that the new versions just don't give me my fix for.
areaseven Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 LOL. Pretty good Areaseven. Nice custom A7. Thanks, guys. I really didn't do much with Bumblebee other than the panel lines, the silver parts and the blue B-pillar (which shouldn't even exist if you look at the actual car).
Vermillion21 Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 This looks awesome! I'm excited for the TF Animated toys this fall .... Picked up Voyager Class Incinerator at Wal-Mart today and I also saw Stockade, so keep an eye out for those of you who are interested ....
Fit For Natalie Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 So... this hasn't got the white wing joins? I have just been hit with a payment request, and i am thinking of cancelling.. I mean come on where's the Japanse version with Takara box??? I'm cancelling. While USA editions are sometimes altered in some manner, the packaging itself is almost always the same as Hasbro's... that's why they're called USA editions Are the figures in previous waves of the 07 movie still being included in the latest all spark wave? I have found the random classic camaro Bumblebee among them, I just wondering if there is still a chance of me finding a Concept Camaro Bumblebee. There's a more accurately coloured 'Premium' version coming out relatively soon, though it has the battlemask head instead of his usual head. Price will be the same as normal Deluxe class toys. Pics here I thought 77 Bumblebee was the one designed by the Australian designer? The Australian designer made Classics BB, Mirage, the video game controller bot and the Camaro Concept Bumblebee. Wish he HAD made the Classic Camaro as well
eriku Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 The Australian designer made Classics BB, Mirage, the video game controller bot and the Camaro Concept Bumblebee. Wish he HAD made the Classic Camaro as well Didn't he also make the MP3 player bird?
Fit For Natalie Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Didn't he also make the MP3 player bird? Oh yeah, he did. Given the debate over KOs in TF forums at the moment, this is the weirdest TF KO I own (sorry about the bad phone camera) Each plane limb is roughly as large as Classics Starscream in fighter mode, all are made of a single plastic colour, bar the wings which are vacuum-metalised. Oddly, they've all been retooled so that you are forced to use this exact configuration if you want to use Superion's hands and feet, so no Scramble City hijinks. Silverbolt is bizzare. He has chinese (I think) writing on the hull with a faint '2001' printed above it, giant Ms set in shields replacing the Autobot symbols, and a the words 'Kitten' with a wavey design behind it like an airline logo.
Tober Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Didn't he also make the MP3 player bird? yes Alex Kubalsky
RosarioLuv Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Both are mistransformed. That's funny; When I saw the new Powerglide mistransformed with the wings angled outward like that, it immediately reminded me of when I was a kid and it REALLY BUGGED me that the promo pics for the original G1 Powerglide were ALSO MISTRANSFORMED exactly the same way in the original G1 CATALOGUE! Looks like Hasbro is remaining true to it's classic line, even in the way they mistransform Powerglide, lol: Also, personally, I like the G1 Powerglide Jet proportions WAAY better than the new one, particularly the longer wingspan. The new one is a bit stubby. Also, for some reason, this new version reminds me of a VF-4 in bot mode.
GobotFool Posted February 10, 2008 Posted February 10, 2008 Also, for some reason, this new version reminds me of a VF-4 in bot mode. I was thinking about kitbashing this design into something a little more valkyrie like in the future.
M'Kyuun Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 I wish they'd put his engines on his back in bot mode. His fiery man-boobs just ruin the fig for me. On the other hand, his legs look cool in bot mode, but disrupt the smoothness of the alt's forward fuselage.
hutch Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 The more I look at Powerglide, the more he looks like a complete trainwreck.
eriku Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 I just had the thought that Classics Powerglide looks like what would typically be named "Jetfire" in any other non-Classics line.
GobotFool Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 The more I look at Powerglide, the more he looks like a complete trainwreck. I want to see a fully colored, and properly transformed image before I judge him. I'll agree the light up boobs are a bit much. I'd rather they just be standard turbines.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 He will look better if he is actually silver rather than white. I read a UK toyfair report saying he is silver.
hutch Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 PG looks MUCH better in the prototype photo...although his torso is still WAAAAY too long. But agree, he doesn't look nearly as wonky when transformed properly.
RichterX Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 So are the man boobs in Powerglide projectiles? just asking due to the tranluscent plastic
hutch Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 I think they're supposed to be the exhaust from his jets.
Grand Admiral Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 I wonder if it's possible to flip them around so the intakes face forward?
promethuem5 Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 I don't really have a problem with Powerglide's new duds... the engines impart kinda a Gundam-y look, which is alright. The only thing that bugs me is that his arms aren't quite long enough to be proportional (altho, if I was concerned about proportions, I probably wouldn't be a TF collector anyway ) Got my reissue God Ginrai (US PM Prime w/ Apex Armor) set today and it is totally swank... Ginrai's got one of the best trailer-base modes of any Prime design... I just gotta get a couple more Powermasters to hang out at the base and keep him company (I'm trying to find Slapdash and Getaway especially).
Chindenathus Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 I hope Takara does an animation color scheme version of Powerglide like they did Astrotrain. This mold would much better in a brick red IMNSHO. As for the translucent "exhaust" parts look like they are "ducted and bricked" like the early stealth engine layouts.
David Hingtgen Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 To me they just look like a generic afterburner effect, which we all know is wrong for an A-10. And even if it is an IR-signature-reducing exhaust, that's also wrong for an A-10 and looks stupid. Real A-10 engine exhausts would look best in robot mode.
GobotFool Posted February 11, 2008 Posted February 11, 2008 To me they just look like a generic afterburner effect, which we all know is wrong for an A-10. And even if it is an IR-signature-reducing exhaust, that's also wrong for an A-10 and looks stupid. Real A-10 engine exhausts would look best in robot mode. Its probably something that a hasbro designer saw on another jet and thought looked cool, without any knowledge of what it was for.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Its probably something that a hasbro designer saw on another jet and thought looked cool, without any knowledge of what it was for. Sad to say, thats almost always the case.
David Hingtgen Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Ok, just now saw that big clear pic of the unpainted one. Those aren't jet engine exhausts. Those are HELICOPTER turbine exhaust baffles. They are for stealth (IR signature reduction) but they cannot be used on a propulsive jet, only a turbo-shaft, like an Abrams tank or helicopter. If they could be used on a jet, they'd be on every F-15/16/18/22 out there, as well as ever passenger airliner to prevent heat-seeking missile attacks. (and why are they clear? Since they're a solid object and not a flame, etc)
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 (and why are they clear? Since they're a solid object and not a flame, etc) I think in robot mode they are "chest guns". Nonetheless, I see where you are coming from.
Vermillion21 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 FYI: an image of the BotCon Evil Prime exclusive has been released. Paint scheme and battle damage = meh. Also rumours that the on-site exclusives will be repaints of "good" Energon Megatron and "evil" Classics Rodimus.
GobotFool Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 (and why are they clear? Since they're a solid object and not a flame, etc) Because hasbro toy designers are not jet experts? I dunno. Sadly these toys are made to appeal to, A. more to kids. or B. To transformer fans who don't know that much about airplanes, without any regard to accuracy.
Fatalist Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 They should have made Powerglide like THIS
eriku Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 They should have made Powerglide like THIS Wow, that's the same guy who did Cyclonus and Wheelie, isn't it? I love his interpretations and would buy those toys in a heartbeat if they were mass-produced.
Vermillion21 Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Wow, that custom Powerglide is IMPRESSIVE.
hutch Posted February 12, 2008 Posted February 12, 2008 Wow, that custom Powerglide is IMPRESSIVE. Yeah, that guy is incredible. His stuff is so vastly superior to even the better stuff that Hasbro puts out it's ridiculous.
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