Limbo

I think it would make a nice decepticon... I can cope with the idea of the decepticons being licenced cars, I just don't like being a repaint of the actual models we already have. I could see a red corvete becoming a nice Startscream... or should we call it Roadscream?

A litte enhance on the white and dark levels... you can actually see the detail of the bat on the chest...

Hey, did you all noticed that some questions that precedes a string of "topic" related questions are really insulting? Like naming with anime character names...

# Did you name your computer after an anime character?

Actually, my current machine is named "Jehuty"

The previous incarnation was Skynet

Yes, the "mobile artillery/dropship" concept makes sense--but why the battroid form?

It would provide a more mobile combat mode. Based on the game, the "gerwalk" / monster mode is very bulky and slow to walk aroung, Working better as a stationary cannon than actually going on the battlefield. I see the battroid mode as a better form to advance field and hang around on the ground. Plus it would be a way to carry and interact with stuff around, since the monster has no arms… and finally it would be the biggest robot in town, being intimidating as and taking the lunch of Gundams.

“Give me your sandwich. I SAID GIVE ME YOU DAMN SANDWICH.”

Wayne Brady, Chappelle's Show

Say hello, cannon.

Is that a plymobil cannon???

Hmmm... as far as the practicality of a flying Monster... it does seem a bit silly at first - but that's thinking of it as some sort of a fighter, which it obviously isn't.

I tend to think of it more of a dropship. Instead of having to be brought in by a larger craft or very, very, very slowly walked to the battle lines, the VB-6 can basically drop into the middle of ground combat and kick serious ass.

Once you discount it's inability to do much in aerial combat, the VB-6 makes a great deal of sense, tactically. If I had a major ground conflict, I'd be a happy general if I could call for HQ to send in about 10 of these guys.

There’s also a scene of the VB6 being escorted by a couple of VF-1 on the intro movie of VX-2. The jets would keep the enemy busy while the monster lands for destruction.

Like Blaine, I believe the fighter mode was intended to be used for tactical relocation of the biggest thing they got on the shelve. Something Like flying a whole bunch of M1A2 Abrams straight into the field. And the “fighter” is actually a bomber, so it is assumed that this thing has some cargo capabilities for bombs (or maybe they just drop the shells from the “monster cannons” straight over the enemy's head.

question: does it have english subtitles for the non english dialogue? Or the english subtitles are there during the whole movie?

The shipping cost is higher than they toy itself :/

$12 bucks to ship on their cheapest way... No thanks.

And I hate websites who force you to register with them before buying. Usually I just don't buy from them in retaliation for trying to waste my time and put me on "promotional" mailing lists who will spam me for the rest of my life.

And beware of this site... they "recomend" you to use the your ebay name and PASSWORD when creating and account with them...

I was thinking in getting the yammie Escaflowne. What is so bad about it?

Oh, is that a trailer? My bad... For me it was dragging a huge amount of plastic... They could at least put some big cannon, or the missile launchers... give the fricking thing a function, for pete's sake... At least put a label "trailer" on it, so we know what is supposed to be

And I just realized they reverse the concept of the original Ultra Magnus...

The new one transforms a plastic block into robot:

While the old one goes From truck to plastic block:

Rasputin says something about astrology taking him to the place...

Probably that spot was under alignement with planets or something... who knows?

It looks like some kind of Robocop

How does the robot version looks like?

Best. Toy. Ever.

So I was in a local toystore looking for micropets for my girlfriend when this caught my eyes:

Playmobil: Outbreak

and just next to it was this other:

Playmobil: Safe Crackers

I was like WTF??? Since when playmobil become twisted like that? That's so sick and wrong on so many levels that I had to get them!

I see that some of you guys are loaded, hun...

Can I get the address of your collections?

(checks for black mask, crowbar and u-haul rental card...)

:ph34r: :ph34r:

Please do a little studying before you just blab out stattements. All the Binal/altinators along with MPC Prime were co designed by Hasbro and Takara. Wanting to flame or badmouth a toy designer for making toys that YOU dont like makes no sence.

Sorry if bothers you, but if I don't like something I do complain about it. It is my right and business to do so. I'm criticizing the designs because I think they could be better. There's nothing wrong with that. I'm a designer myself, and like everybody else I got my work criticized, flamed, bashed and sometimes even trashed. There's nothing really wrong with that. Comes with the field and believe it or not it actually made me a better designer over the years. The point is: The toy should have a better design without a fricking head looking at you in plane mode.

Energon is the best line since G1. How can you guys cry and complain about toys so much? It says ages 5 and up not 20 and up. They are toys and once again, if you dont like it, dont buy it, why buy it , take pics of it just to cry about it?

I just got Megatron because I couldn't see the that stupid head under the jet inside the box. I’m still trying to replace it with a better head to blend bomber on plane mode.

Holly crap I had one of those things!

It was burried on some twisted part of my brain, but I remember clearly the transformation after seing the pics

Edit: Click on the link on the post above to actually see the commercial for the toy! very funny IMHO! It is amazing how they inflate the features of the toy... the battle-station mode is the robot upside down... face his arms foward and he is a tank, or a time machine, or a solar creature...

Mmmm... I see where you are going and I like it. A lot! But I think the legs may end up too thin being only half of the seat and tank...

When can we see a prototype?

can you make some rough sketches showing how do you visualize the transformation?

great job!

you guys are flaming the same dude.

That's what I don't get. The guy knows how to design the good stuff but does crap on purpose? C'mon, I know the timeframe is an issue, but certain things just doesn't make any sense. I'm not complaning about the color or even de unrealistic robot mode. I'm a graphic designer myself, and I just can't see how certain things can pass even for kids...

Look at this fighter.... Are you telling me the guy who made the binaltech smokescreen was the same guy who left a fricking head under the place?

Hard to belive... :/

Actually, I wonder who is designing all those toys? Where can we find credits for the designs? (and flame the bastards to hell)... Are they made in US, Japan or a combination of both? I know the binaltech are 100% designed by takara, so is the masterpiece Prime... That's why I find hard to belive we are getting such infestation of cheap bad designed transforming toys from Japan for years. Who is resposible for Armada and Energon designs?

Someone make me a black list

And the "Hey, lets throw a tiny non-transforming tank in for good measure!" really completes the stupidity.

Actually, the tank's body has some good 5" in lenght. Almost 7 If you add the barrel.

My only beef with this toy is the fricking head looking at me in fighter mode.

grrr... I want one... anybody knows anyplace carrying this that also ships overseas? Walmart doesn't ship outside of the US...

Hey, I guess is your lucky day... you can get one from Amazon / toysrus for $24.99!

18" Amazing Spider-Man Figure - buy from Amazon.com

because they will probably milk it very soon as a galvatron repaint

His legs collapse in a strange way (the feet become the intakes on the front)

This is what I could get on: