chen Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 The only way I see a pretty accurate Blackbird with minimal kibble was if Takara made it a Masterpiece Jetfire and totally changed the robot mode but the chances of that are .5-0% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 Anyone else notice that movie Devastator has the primary colors that RiD Build King had? I wouldn't be surprised to see yet another release of the Build King mold in the movie line in RiD colors, only with Decepticon labels. I personally love my Target exclusive Build King Devastator: Although I prefer the crane to be a foot as it makes him less symmetric and more a pile of construction vehicles slapped together. Although the arms are kind of stubby this way, they're far more stable. That said, I'm also hoping they do the legends combiner movie Devastator in yellow green primary with purple accents. As for the rest of the movie line. I'm going to be very picky about what I buy. Leader Prime's definitely on the list, and is impossible to resist once you see a pic of him next to the previous Leader Prime as seen here. I'm not liking the new deluxe Bees so far enough that I think they're worth replacing my TF1 Premium Bee or TF1 Screen Battles Bee. The shoulder gun version just doesn't look right in bot mode, and the regular version has no right hand, only a peg to attach the gun. I'm also definitely holding out for some Premium treatments this time. Although the Ice Cream Truck combiner is a must buy. I'm a Twisted Metal nut too so it's impossible to resist. Of course, all this is subject to change depending on how the movie turns out. I really liked the new trailer that played before Star Trek. Which soundwave toy is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiotheforsaken Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 I think it's the Titanium one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zx31 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 I think it's the Titanium one Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Ehh he's not really that great, it's nice that somebody finally did a transforming SR-71 but the robot mode is just so.... craptastic. Hopefully leader starscream won't be so kibbly but I doubt they can avoid it. I know we probably have a lot of GoBots haters here, but the GoBots SR-71 (Snoop) wasn't too terrible. Boring robot mode, a little thick in plane mode, but no kibble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Umm, even though that's a top view, I can see a lot of kibble under the plane's belly. See my pic of a real Blackbird above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Umm, even though that's a top view, I can see a lot of kibble under the plane's belly. See my pic of a real Blackbird above. The only kibble is "her" chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Is there a pic of the underside in plane mode? From what I can make out, the lower arms and lower legs (minus the fins) do not correspond to any part of an SR-71. Just because they're black and visually blend into the "real" parts, doesn't mean they're not kibble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Is there a pic of the underside in plane mode? From what I can make out, the lower arms and lower legs (minus the fins) do not correspond to any part of an SR-71. Just because they're black and visually blend into the "real" parts, doesn't mean they're not kibble. Of Jetfire or Snoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 The GoBot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavenHawk Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 The GoBot. I can't find a pic, but it's clear how it transforms, so here is a poor poor photoshop job of how the underside would look, minus the nosecone flipping up to cover the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Still unsure how much of the lower arms, but I still say about 90% of the lower legs are kibble. Kibble=anything not present on a real SR-71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Admiral Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 (edited) Like I said... I'm willing to forgive some kibble, or even a thicker fuselage. It doesn't look to me like a transformer, it looks like an SR-71 toy with a robot toy hiding under it. Edited May 24, 2009 by Grand Admiral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 That thing is another TF caring a plane on its back. Does any piece of the plane actually contributes to the robot? Legs... arms.. body... it is all underneath!!! On the original design its engines should turn into his legs. That alone would reduce A LOT of kibble. After seeing impressive engineering pieces like Leader prime, where everything is all nice and concealed, tightly packed and neat on all modes, it is hard to forgive a half ass attempt like jetfire. Sure its big, but Bot mode sucks... Jet mode looks half decent if you're looking from above but that's it... I pass on this one. Now when are we seeing a pic of leader Starscream??? I'm starting to think its just another hoax... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sh002 Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 with so much cool stuff out now and coming in the future, especially macross, i've lost interest in a lot of transformers stuff. will be skipping all movie toys but will maybe still get what might come out for universe, animated (only wanted arcee, damn), masterpiece, and encore. plus what the custom companies come out with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha OTS Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I think it's the Titanium one It is. I think I'm one of the few people who like it despite its problems. The trick is to get him into one of the two dynamic poses he can do so you don't see the diaper as badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miriya Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 It looks cool the way you have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion One Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 What version of Devastator is just behind the Titanium Soundwave in that picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha OTS Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 What version of Devastator is just behind the Titanium Soundwave in that picture? On Soundwave's right that's the Target Exclusive Devastator that's based on the Robots in Disguise Autobot Landfill gestalt set. On his left is the Universe Micromaster Devastator that I *think* was only available at Kay-Bee. See the previous page for a bigger picture of all the Devastators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Hey guys, I was browsing for devastator toys when I found this pic... any clue of what it is / where can I find it? If that is an actual combiner, it is the best assembled devastator toy IMHO. That thing looks NICE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha OTS Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Hey guys, I was browsing for devastator toys when I found this pic... any clue of what it is / where can I find it? If that is an actual combiner, it is the best assembled devastator toy IMHO. That thing looks NICE. That's the Micromaster Universe Devastator I mentioned above. It's about 6 inches tall, and has lots of combiner kibble that can actually combine into a jet for one of the constructicons to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limbo Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Ohhh... By this picture on ebay I see what you mean... soooooo many extra parts to actually form the bot.. it is almost like you're filling the body with "green blocks". bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha OTS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 When you think about it though, is it really that much more parts than what G1 Devastator had? Looks like the picture you linked has repro-labels applied to the set to give it a more G1 feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letigre Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Not a lot more, but they certainly account for a lot more mass than those on the G1 set did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Not a lot more, but they certainly account for a lot more mass than those on the G1 set did. And the core body is entirely kibble. The limbs don't connect to the core bot, they connect to the non-transforming jet. That just screams "cop-out" to me, personally. I mean, if there was leg articulation and they hid the combiner head, I'd cut 'em some slack. But there isn't and they didn't. ... Actually, what'd be AWESOME is if the core kibble was a full-size Transformer with a team of Micromaster sidekicks. Sure it wouldn't be the prettiest TF ever, but... well, Micromasters aren't exactly shining beacons of sexiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Admiral Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Actually, what'd be AWESOME is if the core kibble was a full-size Transformer with a team of Micromaster sidekicks. Sure it wouldn't be the prettiest TF ever, but... well, Micromasters aren't exactly shining beacons of sexiness. That would be a little closer to the later TF Gestalts like the Aerialbots and others. Those all utilized one larger central TF with 4 smaller guys for the limbs. Although they all still had extra kibble that needed to be added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha OTS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 I hated the idea of the micromaster gestalt kibble too until I acquired a full set. The micromasters themselves are really nice transformers for the size; Bonecrusher and Long Haul especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha OTS Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Some better pics of the Legends movie Devastator. In the first pic you can kind of see what kind of articulation this thing will have in combined mode. http://www.actoys.net/bbs/read.php?tid-362...ad--page-1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermillion21 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Cool. I am getting this version of movie Devastator .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 That would be a little closer to the later TF Gestalts like the Aerialbots and others. Those all utilized one larger central TF with 4 smaller guys for the limbs. Although they all still had extra kibble that needed to be added. True story: The only combiner set I ever had was Monstructor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phyrox Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Some better pics of the Legends movie Devastator. In the first pic you can kind of see what kind of articulation this thing will have in combined mode. http://www.actoys.net/bbs/read.php?tid-362...ad--page-1.html Hmm...if they release this in G1 colors, it'll be a "maybe buy" for me. I don't like all the clashing colors on this version, but I do like the general look (except for the face). I also find the disparity between the quality of the transformations of some of the indivudual bots to be...humerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpchi Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Great Prime toy. More detail and accurate than the old one, but not perfect with some flaws (swords in the way & transformation can be frustrating at some parts) and issues (weird red color bits on neck, back shoulder, toes). ROTF Prime is less stable as previous Prime due to the ankle balljoint not as tight, tend to lean forward or backward sometimes. Didn't wow me as much as the Takara MA-21 did back then, but there are improvements everywhere on a lot of stuff. Probably the best ROTF toy still. Touched mine up a little, but probably not going to paint him up completely like I did with the older ones. Want to keep him more playable and not worry much about scratching paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanedaestes Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 The more pics I see, the more I am liking the new Human Alliance Bumblebee, huge improvement over all previous Bumblebees and more accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB0 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hmm...if they release this in G1 colors, it'll be a "maybe buy" for me. I don't like all the clashing colors on this version, but I do like the general look (except for the face). I also find the disparity between the quality of the transformations of some of the indivudual bots to be...humerous. Face still looks like Sinistar to me. And... that's really the only reason I want it. I hate myself sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTF1 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Mpchi: What can I say? Congrats to Hasbro for getting at least ONE of the Transformers pretty darned right. Optimus Prime looks great. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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