HoveringCheesecake Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 The only movie toy I will buy will be Blackout. Or whoever the Decepticon helicopter is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Geh.....bumble bee's "gimp mask" mouth is still bothering the poo outta me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 I just love he fact that the movie designers said "Fuuck the toys!" and did something that isn't just a scaled up toy or limited to how well it would translate into one. Too bad they also said "Screw aesthetics!" while they were at it. Not like the original cartoon designs had a lot to do with the toys in many cases. Heck, Ratchet and Ironhide didn't even have heads in the toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyrox Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Too bad they also said "Screw aesthetics!" while they were at it. Not like the original cartoon designs had a lot to do with the toys in many cases. Heck, Ratchet and Ironhide didn't even have heads in the toys. I think these are the best looking transformers to come down the pike in a long, long time (excepting the MPs and some of the Alternators). I don't think they thought "screw aesthetics" as much as they did "screw tradition." And that, to me, was a good move. A lot of transfans seem to think differently however. They still take a pretty convincing humanoid robot and turn him into a pretty convincing car/tank/whatever. That is the essence of a good transformer. I'll wait for the movie to see how much "magic" is required for these movie designs to go from robot to alt, but at the moment I'm liking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyryder Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I just keep wondering how hard it would be kitbash Bumblebee into a 73 Firebird Formula. I never did much like Camaros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I think these are the best looking transformers to come down the pike in a long, long time (excepting the MPs and some of the Alternators). I don't think they thought "screw aesthetics" as much as they did "screw tradition." And that, to me, was a good move. A lot of transfans seem to think differently however. They still take a pretty convincing humanoid robot and turn him into a pretty convincing car/tank/whatever. That is the essence of a good transformer. I'll wait for the movie to see how much "magic" is required for these movie designs to go from robot to alt, but at the moment I'm liking them. It's got nothing to do with tradition, personally. A lot of the Cybertron stuff bears very little similarity to the original designs. Chicken-feet instead of blocks, for example. Don't hear me griping about them, though. I LIKE the Cybertron line. The problem here is that I just don't like skeletal robots. The toys are a lot less skeletal, and they actually appeal to me. I think the entire tradition argument is a silly red herring anyways. You're covering fans of realistic vehicles with chunky robots, robot animals with chunky... umm... robots, futuristic vehicles with chunky robots, futuristic vehicles with sleek robots, and whatever other inane variant I missed, all with the same "tradition" label. And completely ignoring the new cartoon lines, Beast Wars, and arguably even parts of the Alternators/Binaltech line. There's a fairly wide range of fans that deem the movie designs crap, and they aren't ALL just obsessed with bright primary colors and robot bricks. It's ever so slightly possible that the movie designs are just ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 I wonder what Hasbro has in store for the $79.99US pricepoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Focker Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Did anyone see this quiz before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Great beast mode. Robot mode blows. Looks like he might attach onto the bottom of Blackout's helicopter mode. Blackout transforms into a MH-53 Pave Low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macross73 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 (edited) Did anyone see this quiz before? Thats kind funny wheres it from? Whats liquid generation? Edit : that bot mode for the Scorp looks really bad to me. Edited December 6, 2006 by Macross73 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoveringCheesecake Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Great beast mode. Robot mode blows. Looks like he might attach onto the bottom of Blackout's helicopter mode. Blackout transforms into a MH-53 Pave Low. OK I will be buying two - Blackout and Skorponok. Blackout is pure love (from what we have seen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 If we judge that the alt modes thus far have been very faithful to the real-world vehicles and props they are based upon, I think Blackout will be one of the best movie toys, given that he stays accurate to the general design and proportions of the movie CG (well the movie CG at the time), but is designed with traditional TF aesthetics and mecha details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoveringCheesecake Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 If we judge that the alt modes thus far have been very faithful to the real-world vehicles and props they are based upon, I think Blackout will be one of the best movie toys, given that he stays accurate to the general design and proportions of the movie CG (well the movie CG at the time), but is designed with traditional TF aesthetics and mecha details. That unpainted proto that we saw of Blackout looked fantastic. Any chance you could find that pic again? I've lost it. And I agree, I think his proportions are more "normal" when compared to the other bots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit For Natalie Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Here you go: [attachmentid=38690] [attachmentid=38691] The rain of leaks continue - CG render of movie Barricade. I think he looks pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 (edited) Here you go: The rain of leaks continue - CG render of movie Barricade. I think he looks pretty awesome. wo'h! The toy version of incinerator looks sweet! I think this may be the first transforming helicopter I actually put money down for! Edited December 6, 2006 by eugimon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoveringCheesecake Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 wo'h! The toy version of incinerator looks sweet! I think this may be the first transforming helicopter I actually put money down for! That's Blackout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 That's Blackout! why does the picture say incinerator then? did they change the name? well, whatever, the one that turns into the copter. I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Reggae Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Incinerator was one of the names they were initially going to use for him (along with Vortex, I believe). Blackout is the official going name, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Reggae Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 An image of Barricade from the upcoming movie seems to have surfaced...check it out here: http://www.harbx.com/archives/2006/12/barricade_early.html I have to admit that he looks pretty cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignacio Ocamica Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 A pic of my "G1 Megatron" Can't wait to get MP Megs!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugimon Posted December 7, 2006 Share Posted December 7, 2006 ooooh, over at tfw2005 there's a post saying Gonzo will be animating and the beast wars team writing the new TF cartoon series...! Pretty good news to me. Beast Wars is still my favorite story line out of all the transformers incarnations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 (edited) New pics for Bumblebee from the TF Movie just surfaced. Discuss! http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&...800&start=0 Edited December 8, 2006 by gerwalk25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppy Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 every pic I see my interest grows less. They look like a cross between a scrunched up aluminium can and Bionicles. Prime's new catch phrase should be "Can-Formers, Recycle!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
promethuem5 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Somoene suggested Prime oughta say the Universal greeting (from the real movie) when they arrive, but Guppy, your line sounds more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Went to the local TRU and got myself the last Jetfire and Grimlock! LUCKY! Man i'm really impressed by them. I love Jetfire. The armourless Jetfire looks nice....but the armored Jetfire is even better. Very impressed by the detail (loadsa panel lines)as well as the tight ratchet joints all over the figure. Kudos to Don Figuora. It deserves a place next to my 1/48 VF-1S. Grimlock's robot mode is kinda dodgy but not too bad. He really shines in dino mode though. His tail is jointed, and does menacing dino poses nicely. Love the classics line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 New pics for Bumblebee from the TF Movie just surfaced. Discuss! http://tformers.com/ig.php?mode=album&...800&start=0 I think I will get one and rip its fugly head off. repaint it and call it Windcharger!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 I have yet to find Grimlock!!! That's the one I want. I've found all the others...even Mirage, but no Grimlock. Is he a Voyager class or Delux class? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoveringCheesecake Posted December 8, 2006 Share Posted December 8, 2006 Deluxe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerwalk25 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 (edited) Man i'm really impressed by them. I love Jetfire. The armourless Jetfire looks nice....but the armored Jetfire is even better. Very impressed by the detail (loadsa panel lines)as well as the tight ratchet joints all over the figure. Kudos to Don Figuora. It deserves a place next to my 1/48 VF-1S. Hey Wolf, You should post pics of Jetty and the VF-1S together for comparison. Edited December 9, 2006 by gerwalk25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 I have yet to find Grimlock!!! That's the one I want. I've found all the others...even Mirage, but no Grimlock. Is he a Voyager class or Delux class? Chris EVEN Mirage? He's the only wave 2 bot I CAN find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal_Massacre_79 Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Found Grimlock and Mirage both at Wally World tonight. Already have Mirage, but didn't have enough money for Grimlock though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Just saw my first pics of MP Megatron. http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage....takara_mp05.JPG I am gonna call him Poliotron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justvinnie Posted December 9, 2006 Share Posted December 9, 2006 Just saw my first pics of MP Megatron. http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage....takara_mp05.JPG I am gonna call him Poliotron! Wow looks good! I'm impressed by the ingenuity that went into his design. vinnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excillon Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Found Grimlock and Mirage both at Wally World tonight. Already have Mirage, but didn't have enough money for Grimlock though... Grimlock is the first truly weak figure in the line. Sure, he looks cool. But when you transform him to bot mode, the shoulders don't line up right. QC really dropped the ball on this one. It's a major problem, I've been trying to come up with a bash to fix it. Also, his "feet" allow for limited posing, as he's slightly unbalanced compared to the likes of Hot Rod or Starscream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted December 10, 2006 Share Posted December 10, 2006 Grimlock is the first truly weak figure in the line. Sure, he looks cool. But when you transform him to bot mode, the shoulders don't line up right. QC really dropped the ball on this one. It's a major problem, I've been trying to come up with a bash to fix it. Also, his "feet" allow for limited posing, as he's slightly unbalanced compared to the likes of Hot Rod or Starscream. But to be fair, Starscream's ARMS are a major issue because the wings are in the way. And I have trouble making 'Screamer stable. I can neither confirm nor deny rumors that this is because I have him standing on one foot and pinning Hot Rod down with the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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