David Hingtgen Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 Yeah, I plan on getting those too. (I'm going to make a pretty big order from them soon--those, the Movie Ironhide set, some Cobra sigils, Decepticon and miniature insignia, maybe anime Onslaught) Unrelated rant: Why does everywhere say G1 Octane is a 767? He's not. At all. He's a twin-engined 747. Much like a Cobra Rattler is a three-engined A-10. May not exist in real-life, but that's certainly what they are.
Fit For Natalie Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 Probably because unless you know your planes (and I don't), its hard to know what the hell he is, being a triple changer.
David Hingtgen Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 He's a passenger jet with a hump. That narrows it down a LOT.
Chindenathus Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 He's a passenger jet with a hump. That narrows it down a LOT. I think the new Octane looks a like one of these in plane mode: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTV_XC-142 I wonder if the toy has the right articulation to "tiltwing"?...
David Hingtgen Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 I don't know what the new one is. Doesn't strike me as being especially C-130-ish as often reported. The original art made him CLEARLY an A-10: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/Foo...23/DSC00033.jpg But note that the photo next to that art is entirely different--an A400M (with altered tailplane location). Was he changed at some point? Jetfire replacing him?
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 20, 2008 Posted April 20, 2008 I don't know what the new one is. Doesn't strike me as being especially C-130-ish as often reported. The original art made him CLEARLY an A-10: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e219/Foo...23/DSC00033.jpg Oh god! The robot artwork in that is very reminiscent of an Energon aerialbot retool! Ugh, I am glad they did not go that route, that mold is okay, but with added parts to make it a triple changer, I think it would have sucked.
David Hingtgen Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 Yeah, I wondered if they based it on the Energon mold, or it was simply "coincidence"---but the way the legs/feet are...
Fit For Natalie Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 Haskara recycles transformation sequences fairly often. Eg, Crossovers Spider-Man transforms very much like Movie Arcee.
David Hingtgen Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 Lots more pics of Voyager (definitely) Blitzwing: http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showthread.p...770#post2046770 I keep thinking--if only he had his intake shutters, he'd look a lot better in jet mode. The line art clearly has it, and a simple 180-degree flipping cover could have had it "swap" from jet intake to chest-mounted missile launchers in robot mode. But as it is, that part is "robot mode only" for appearance, and there's not even an indentation---he has no intakes at all.
promethuem5 Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 Lovin the fig... but either Blitz's really big, or Lockdown's REALLY small... I love everything I've seen from this line so far except the between-character scale.
Alpha OTS Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 Lots more pics of Voyager (definitely) Blitzwing: Eh. Looks like that's as good as jet mode's going to get. The tank treads and larger undercarriage just kill it for me.
David Hingtgen Posted April 21, 2008 Posted April 21, 2008 I still don't think we've seen a properly transformed one. He's got a LOT of joints. And there's always the possibility of "official instructions don't match the designer's obvious intent"---there could easily be a better way. Or not. Regardless, robot mode rocks so much he's a must-buy for me anyways. (And I'm usually not big on robot modes) Also, TF:A Blitzwing has the "BW" effect for me, which hasn't happened in a long time--the actual CHARACTER is a big factor in my purchase decision, not purely the engineering/aesthetics of the toy. Blitzwing has quickly grown on me. I must take back what I said earlier---the fact that he's 3 subtle variations of "a stereotypical German" is actually very interesting, and props to the voice actor(Bumblebee's IIRC) for making 3 distinct, yet subtle variations. Turned out better than if he was 3 completely different personalities/voices. More like 3 different aspects of the same person.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 22, 2008 Posted April 22, 2008 Also, TF:A Blitzwing has the "BW" effect for me, which hasn't happened in a long time Same here man, which is the reason I want Prime, Blitzwing, Megatron, Starscream and Ratchet, and don't feel the need yet for Bumblebee and Prowl. I am a sucker for all things transforming F-14, so I am buying Blitzwing. I am just surprised his undercarriage is worse than movie Starscream. I wish it matched the concept art better. If anything, it looks lot better than the one in the TV animation, because that thing lacks the horizontal stabilizers and looks like a box with wings.
Shin Densetsu Kai 7.0 Posted April 23, 2008 Posted April 23, 2008 Blitzwing review Its a transforming F-14, I can't resist.
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