Doctor Reggae

Interesting bit of news and pix about a possible remolded G1 Astrotrain. Any thoughts? http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=5711&mode=flat

Part of the cool thing is that the WWI Jetfire that Don drew was actually based off of a fanfic character he made called Strikefire, back when he was doing his own fan series called Macromasters. Between the WWI toys and Cybertron Starscream, it's pretty cool to see his designs being given toy forms.

In terms of the toys, Beast Machines was considered (from what I've heard) to not have been as successful as Hasbro would have wanted. This was largely due to most of the toys being inaccurate representations of the characters on TV. Stuff like the Beast Riders toys, which were non-transformable chariots that basic-sized figures could ride in, are probably a good example of this. As for the show, there never seems to be any middle ground; people either love it or hate it. Personally, I thought the show was excellent, and I'm glad they finally released it on DVD (even though I can't afford it right now). They're probably hoping people will buy it because of nostalgia, because it wraps up the Beast Era, and because it's sort of the coda to the G1-based universe.

There's a gallery of some of the Transformers "Titanium" line of figures up at TFW 2005. Give 'em a look-see here: http://www.tfw2005.com/gallery/Titanium-Un...scream-Alt-Jazz Any thoughts? I have to admit that I'm kind of unimpressed, and it looks like Unicron's getting ready to play dodgeball.

The new comic is pretty good. It's very different in style and presentation from the Dreamwave stuff, but I'm enjoying it. EJ Su's art, while not the flashiest (Don Figueroa is my favorite TF artist), tells the story well, and Simon Furman's pacing and characterizations are solid so far.

Lol a transformer that doesn't transform... 369537[/snapback] Oh yeah...remember Action Masters?

From what I've read/heard, the Titanium line is going to be split into two figure sizes--the 3-inch non-transformables, and the 6-inch transformables; War Within Prime is a six-incher, I think.

Unicron does look kind of odd, I'll admit. After years of thinking of him as a planet, it'll take some getting used to. Mirage, on the other hand, looks amazing.

Might want to check out TFW 2005's front page...they've got some pix up from the Toy Fair in New York. Here's the direct links to the pix...hope they work. Cybertron Unicron (deluxe) http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7769.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7767.jpg Alternators Mirage http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7715.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7714.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7702.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7706.jpg http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e256/TFW2005/IMG_7710.jpg Any thoughts?

Looks like the next line after Cybertron will be an updated G1 line, with a gun Megatron again after all these years. http://www.seibertron.com/news/view.php?id=5765 Any thoughts/hopes?

That was so good that I had to change my jeans. After fumbling the ball with Eps 1 and 2, Lucas looks like he finally got it right again. God, I want this movie out NOW.

Alt Wheeljack has been released in the US...someone at tfw.2005.com found him in Iowa. Must...have...that...toy...

Got my red Alpha today (#00592), and I seem to have dodged the QC bug yet again. Good paint job, everything tight...only complaint is that the head is kind of loose.

Hey. no prob. But do I detect a hidden jest in "shmoke"? Keeping my fingers crossed on my red Alpha...just got notification from BBTS that it's shipping today or tomorrow...

Trying my hand at posting a pic of the MPC Shadow Fighter...got my scanner fixed, but I've never tried posting a pic here before...please bear with me if it doesn't pan out. Apologies also if it's bigger than board regs.

Heh...I mentioned it a few weeks ago too.

Whoops...put the wrong text in the quote box. Lynx...Feyd is right about Toynami being the only game in town. Since they've literally cornered and defined the market, they've got a hellacious advantage when it comes to pushing product. I was fortunate in that my Scott Bernard Alpha was solid throughout with no problems, but still...

Forever.

Why, thank ya. We even opened for the Wailers on Thursday evening.

Howdy all. For those that are interested, there's a shot of the MPC Shadow Alpha Fighter in the newest issue of Toyfare that I believe went on sale this week. My scanner's offline, so unfortunately I can't put up pix of it...but it's in the big article on upcoming 2005 toys. Peace out.

Wow...I think I got lucky...I got my MPC Alpha in the mail today from Big Bad Toy Store, and after reading all the bad press, I was gritting my teeth. Thankfully, I seem to be one of the comparatively lucky few that have an Alpha that doesn't completely suck. Granted, one of the arms is a bit floppy, and I had a hell of a time transforming it back to fighter mode the first time, but that was it. The Alpha I have is # 03115.

Terry, thank ya for the reply. Samurai, if you get the chance (and if you haven't already), I'd highly recommend that you read Bendis' "Powers" series; it's a great blend of crime fiction and super heroes. Bendis is always at his best when examining the motivation of the characters he's handling, which is why I'll probably always like him as a crime fiction writer first and foremost, and if they let him do that spin on Avengers, it should be good.

Interesting looking team. I have to agree that I'm not keen on the idea of Wolvie being an Avenger, but if anyone can pull it off, it's Bendis. Glad to see Spidey back, though...I know he has about a million books of his own, but I was glad they made him a member way back. Who are the other two people in the picture? I can make out Cap, Wolvie, Iron Man, Spidey, and Spider-Woman.

Oh, Hound's out a lot of places...except where I am, it seems. There's been only 1 Hound sighting in Northwest Ohio, and the guy that bought him broke it in the parking lot of the store.

I actually kind of enjoy Grimlock as a Mustang, although I was originally thinking they'd make him into the Dodge Ram. And it's kind of cool that he has a different transformation scheme than the other Alts so far. Not sure if someone else posted this yet either, but apparently the Hasbro panel at OTFCC said that Sunstreaker would probably be an exclusive Alt, but no idea for which chain/store. Me, I'm still waiting for Alt Hound to show up around here.