Hey all who follow me here. i'm nto dead, justg mad busy.
links: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/previews-previews-reveal-the-shield-bumblebee-170808/
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/crossovers-12/xovergen-grand-patriot-in-color-170807/
Ok so breif commentary. RTS (Reveal the shieeld)Bumblebee is a repaint of the classics version wiht the movievers black stripes. As much as i like this, i might pass on this TBH. the mold is nice, but idk nothing is compelling me to get this iteration of it.
But in bigger news: Xovergen's grand patriot, whcih was in grey proto this summer is now painted. modele after "ROlling Thunder Optimus Prime" from the GI Joe and Transformer crossover comics, OMG does this figure loook bad ass. I really hope he is available for the holiday season, or for like february or march. that and i hope he aint too expensive.....
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Epic news! New Wheeljack toy proto images, info on a voyager frenzy rumble toy, and images of G2 prime and Generations Scourge
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/possible-information-revealed-about-upcoming-transformers-united-frenzy-rumble-toy/20006/
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/first-images-of-transformers-unitedgenerations-wheeljack-and-rumblefrenzy-170740/
Ok so it looks like Frenzy and rumble will combine to be a tank, have individual robto mdoes and maybe a pile drive mode. WIN!!!!!
Then we have images of Wheeljack and one of the Rumble/Frenzy duo. both are win. Wheeljack's only in proto, btu as soon as we get owrd of full color shots or a pre-order, i', snagging him.
--Zack
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/first-images-of-transformers-unitedgenerations-wheeljack-and-rumblefrenzy-170740/
Ok so it looks like Frenzy and rumble will combine to be a tank, have individual robto mdoes and maybe a pile drive mode. WIN!!!!!
Then we have images of Wheeljack and one of the Rumble/Frenzy duo. both are win. Wheeljack's only in proto, btu as soon as we get owrd of full color shots or a pre-order, i', snagging him.
--Zack
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
more photo goodness!
Links: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-toys--products-30/transformers-2010-voyager-strafe-lugnut-and-grapple-official-images-170732/
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations-kup-170734/
Ok so lets get crackin on thses "official images".
Lugnut (the photo at the top by the text and the first one below the text): WOW, i am impressed, to anyone who follows me on here, i was really not digging the mistransformed lugnut we saw via a fuzzy cell phone camera from cybertoncon. But looking at these offical product shots, i am in love wiht this re-do of the character. i loved the animated version, but it had the flaw of being way to short. hopefully this guy doesnt have the same issue. The arms seem a bit long and i'm iffy on the two white teeth like protusions underneath his eye, but those ar minor issues at best. i love the deco and the charcater. Due out in decmeber, this figure went from inital pass to pre-order for me, as i'm sure he did for several other people.
Next up is grapple. Marketed under Solor Storm Grappel due to copyright lossage, this guys is a redeco/ remold of Inferno. Finally grapple gets a modern toy. Yeah, this figure was hotly anticiapted for me and so i've pre-ordered him from TFSource. HE's also due out in Decemeber. I love the charatcter and this mold. I'm intrigued to see how the crane is marketed as a weapon. loving the headsculpt too. cannot wait for this guy. the only gripe i have is thta i kinda wish he had a gun and that the black stripes were on both of the top panels in the back in the alt mode.
Third up is Strafe. He's a ROTF minwipe repaint. while i cont mind the reapint and i do like the mold. i just dont see Strafe in the headsculpt. they coulda at least given him a new head. and the colors dont work wiht "sunspot" (the skystalker repaint). Honestly, i think i;m gonna pass on this guy.
ok so now at the seocnd link we have mucho more awesomeness, so lets continue
Ok so with the photos at this second link, i'm just gonna comment on things we havent seen from the figures before. I believe most of these are gonna be Reveal the shield. so yea.
Jazz: We get photos of his robot and alt mode otu of package. i already have him pre-ordered because i seriously love me some classics Jazz. The flip out speakers are awesomely g1. i'm a bit iffy on the legs and the lack of paint apps on the gun, btut thats not enough to cancel my pre-order. I'm digging that they seemd to use the same bone white they used wiht TFA jazz on this guy. oh and theres a photo of the speakers folding out in alt mode too. AWESOME! sooo happy he's preordered
Perceptor: We finally have phtoo of both modes. they said at botcon that this would be a heavy homage to his TFA design from the allspark almanacs and that one episode of the show. and i have to say, i totally see it. i'm loving the cunkyness of the lower legs. the upper legs seem a bit spindly, but i dont mind that. i'm a bti worried that he has one fo those crotches that plugs together, and i'm not a big fan of that desgin, but i can overlook it. The thing that tickles my fancy the most though is the head. Just the amount of character in it and the design really grabs me. It defintily has a cartoony feel wihtout being overly cartoony. If hasbro can continue to engineer head like this, and the one on WreckGar, i'm going to be happy. once we get a pre-order for perceptor, consider me doing just that
Tracks: another shot of the robot mode. woo. he's preordered.
Wreck-Gar: I've loved this guy from the moment we saw him. both modes look amazing and the detail is incredible i love how g1 the crest on the head is and omg the face-sculpt on Wreckgar. I'm honestly speechless, and very impressed. and that spinny axe weapon looks deadly. Alt mode looks awesome. i think Wreck-gar might single handedly up the bar for Bike-formers. cant wait for a pre-order.
Transformers united Lugnut and Straxxus: Straxxus i'm mildly impressed by but i'm fine with the Generations hasbro version. Lugnut, i love the more TFA color scheme and all but i much prefer the update that Hasbro is doing.
And now the best for last, and the only one to get direct links this post. http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/1/United-Kup-Vehicle_1286982376.jpg
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/1/United-Kup_1286982376.jpg
yeah, you can read in the URL there. Its Kup! granted this is the Transformers United (aka Henkei) version due for release in february, so the US version probably wont be exactly like this and probably wont see a release until march or so, but yea. so, lets go over the alt mode first. Nothing really bugs me about this mode other than it seems the panels arent lined up on one of the door, but then again, thats either a phtographer mistake, or it was purposefully done. Either way, thats my only gripe on this mode.
no for the robot mode. you might wanna hit CTRL and the plus key to zoom in. anyway, i do really dig the look of it,btu i can see a lot of people not likeing it. for me, i have thre niggling issues with this mode. 1) the wheels up be his shoulders. it seems the front wheels from alt mode just pull out and swiong up, or theyre attached to his arms. Either way, that desgin choice kinda irks me. i would preferred they do something wiht those wheels like they did with TFA rodimus' front wheels. somtehing about the strut that the pin joint is on sticking up where it does irks me. that and the actual shoulders and not the pads seems a bit low, btu i assume thats mistransformation 2) the amrs seems to be fixed into the door panels and i really am not a fan of that design choice. 3) the gun/rifle sticks a bit too far out to be underslung. i'm just hoping again this is mistransfomration and you can rotate the gun arm around. because it looks like he has a wrist swivel on the other arm. and if he doesnt on the gun arm and that hand is just molded to face down grabbing part of the gun, that is weaksauce and makes for some awkward posing.
Negatives aside though, i am digging Kup massively. he's gonna go fast, so i might pre-order him. we'll see.
Well thats all for me guys. comment below if you can.
--Zack
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/transformers-generations-kup-170734/
Ok so lets get crackin on thses "official images".
Lugnut (the photo at the top by the text and the first one below the text): WOW, i am impressed, to anyone who follows me on here, i was really not digging the mistransformed lugnut we saw via a fuzzy cell phone camera from cybertoncon. But looking at these offical product shots, i am in love wiht this re-do of the character. i loved the animated version, but it had the flaw of being way to short. hopefully this guy doesnt have the same issue. The arms seem a bit long and i'm iffy on the two white teeth like protusions underneath his eye, but those ar minor issues at best. i love the deco and the charcater. Due out in decmeber, this figure went from inital pass to pre-order for me, as i'm sure he did for several other people.
Next up is grapple. Marketed under Solor Storm Grappel due to copyright lossage, this guys is a redeco/ remold of Inferno. Finally grapple gets a modern toy. Yeah, this figure was hotly anticiapted for me and so i've pre-ordered him from TFSource. HE's also due out in Decemeber. I love the charatcter and this mold. I'm intrigued to see how the crane is marketed as a weapon. loving the headsculpt too. cannot wait for this guy. the only gripe i have is thta i kinda wish he had a gun and that the black stripes were on both of the top panels in the back in the alt mode.
Third up is Strafe. He's a ROTF minwipe repaint. while i cont mind the reapint and i do like the mold. i just dont see Strafe in the headsculpt. they coulda at least given him a new head. and the colors dont work wiht "sunspot" (the skystalker repaint). Honestly, i think i;m gonna pass on this guy.
ok so now at the seocnd link we have mucho more awesomeness, so lets continue
Ok so with the photos at this second link, i'm just gonna comment on things we havent seen from the figures before. I believe most of these are gonna be Reveal the shield. so yea.
Jazz: We get photos of his robot and alt mode otu of package. i already have him pre-ordered because i seriously love me some classics Jazz. The flip out speakers are awesomely g1. i'm a bit iffy on the legs and the lack of paint apps on the gun, btut thats not enough to cancel my pre-order. I'm digging that they seemd to use the same bone white they used wiht TFA jazz on this guy. oh and theres a photo of the speakers folding out in alt mode too. AWESOME! sooo happy he's preordered
Perceptor: We finally have phtoo of both modes. they said at botcon that this would be a heavy homage to his TFA design from the allspark almanacs and that one episode of the show. and i have to say, i totally see it. i'm loving the cunkyness of the lower legs. the upper legs seem a bit spindly, but i dont mind that. i'm a bti worried that he has one fo those crotches that plugs together, and i'm not a big fan of that desgin, but i can overlook it. The thing that tickles my fancy the most though is the head. Just the amount of character in it and the design really grabs me. It defintily has a cartoony feel wihtout being overly cartoony. If hasbro can continue to engineer head like this, and the one on WreckGar, i'm going to be happy. once we get a pre-order for perceptor, consider me doing just that
Tracks: another shot of the robot mode. woo. he's preordered.
Wreck-Gar: I've loved this guy from the moment we saw him. both modes look amazing and the detail is incredible i love how g1 the crest on the head is and omg the face-sculpt on Wreckgar. I'm honestly speechless, and very impressed. and that spinny axe weapon looks deadly. Alt mode looks awesome. i think Wreck-gar might single handedly up the bar for Bike-formers. cant wait for a pre-order.
Transformers united Lugnut and Straxxus: Straxxus i'm mildly impressed by but i'm fine with the Generations hasbro version. Lugnut, i love the more TFA color scheme and all but i much prefer the update that Hasbro is doing.
And now the best for last, and the only one to get direct links this post. http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/1/United-Kup-Vehicle_1286982376.jpg
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/1/United-Kup_1286982376.jpg
yeah, you can read in the URL there. Its Kup! granted this is the Transformers United (aka Henkei) version due for release in february, so the US version probably wont be exactly like this and probably wont see a release until march or so, but yea. so, lets go over the alt mode first. Nothing really bugs me about this mode other than it seems the panels arent lined up on one of the door, but then again, thats either a phtographer mistake, or it was purposefully done. Either way, thats my only gripe on this mode.
no for the robot mode. you might wanna hit CTRL and the plus key to zoom in. anyway, i do really dig the look of it,btu i can see a lot of people not likeing it. for me, i have thre niggling issues with this mode. 1) the wheels up be his shoulders. it seems the front wheels from alt mode just pull out and swiong up, or theyre attached to his arms. Either way, that desgin choice kinda irks me. i would preferred they do something wiht those wheels like they did with TFA rodimus' front wheels. somtehing about the strut that the pin joint is on sticking up where it does irks me. that and the actual shoulders and not the pads seems a bit low, btu i assume thats mistransformation 2) the amrs seems to be fixed into the door panels and i really am not a fan of that design choice. 3) the gun/rifle sticks a bit too far out to be underslung. i'm just hoping again this is mistransfomration and you can rotate the gun arm around. because it looks like he has a wrist swivel on the other arm. and if he doesnt on the gun arm and that hand is just molded to face down grabbing part of the gun, that is weaksauce and makes for some awkward posing.
Negatives aside though, i am digging Kup massively. he's gonna go fast, so i might pre-order him. we'll see.
Well thats all for me guys. comment below if you can.
--Zack
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Upcoming generations/Reveal the shield voyagers!
Link: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/generations-wheeljack-rumble-frenzy-kup-in-the-works-170713/
Ok so here we've got infor on genrations figures for japan and there release dates. i'm just gonna go thru the figure list and comment. so yea.
Trucks (Turbo Tracks) - January 2011 release: I've go the hasbro version pre-ordered. he;s slated for november here in the US. I'm excited.
Lugnut - January 2011: nothign grabs me about the photos i've seen of this guy. gonna wait for the reviews
Jazz (Special Ops Jazz) - January 2011 : Pre-ordered the US version, due out in november here. expecting a Ricochet repaint
Perceptor - February 2011 release : Will pre-order US version as soon as i can. really diggin this
UN-18 Wheeljack - March 2011 release : SQUEE!!! So going to be pre-ordered as soon as it can be for the US market
UN-19 Ramble & Frenzy (Rumble and Frenzy, same price as Lugnut so a Voyager class two pack?) - March 2011 release : a voyager price 2 pack of Rumble and frenzy? does that mean we get deluxe versions of soundwaves minions? or are they packaged with a soundwave we dont know about? wither way, yes have some as soon as its available for US.
UN-22 Char (Kup) - February 2011 release: Uh yeah. as soon as we get shots of this guy and a pre-order for the US i'm grabbing it. BEen waitng soo long for a non g1 Kup.
UN-23 Wreck-Gar - February 2011 : Can't wait for the US version, looks awesome. love the face we've seen
UN-26 G2 Optimus Prime - March 2011 release : they re did R.I.D scourge into the figure he was a repaint of. Awesome! gonna get this guy when Us version is availavle
comment below.
--Zack
Ok so here we've got infor on genrations figures for japan and there release dates. i'm just gonna go thru the figure list and comment. so yea.
Trucks (Turbo Tracks) - January 2011 release: I've go the hasbro version pre-ordered. he;s slated for november here in the US. I'm excited.
Lugnut - January 2011: nothign grabs me about the photos i've seen of this guy. gonna wait for the reviews
Jazz (Special Ops Jazz) - January 2011 : Pre-ordered the US version, due out in november here. expecting a Ricochet repaint
Perceptor - February 2011 release : Will pre-order US version as soon as i can. really diggin this
UN-18 Wheeljack - March 2011 release : SQUEE!!! So going to be pre-ordered as soon as it can be for the US market
UN-19 Ramble & Frenzy (Rumble and Frenzy, same price as Lugnut so a Voyager class two pack?) - March 2011 release : a voyager price 2 pack of Rumble and frenzy? does that mean we get deluxe versions of soundwaves minions? or are they packaged with a soundwave we dont know about? wither way, yes have some as soon as its available for US.
UN-22 Char (Kup) - February 2011 release: Uh yeah. as soon as we get shots of this guy and a pre-order for the US i'm grabbing it. BEen waitng soo long for a non g1 Kup.
UN-23 Wreck-Gar - February 2011 : Can't wait for the US version, looks awesome. love the face we've seen
UN-26 G2 Optimus Prime - March 2011 release : they re did R.I.D scourge into the figure he was a repaint of. Awesome! gonna get this guy when Us version is availavle
comment below.
--Zack
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Igear repaints thier Faith Leader, Space shuttle discovery being filmed for TF3, another new 2-pack and a japanese 3rd party figure!
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/other-news-20/igear-ultra-leader-and-evil-leader---ultra-magnus-and-shattered-glass-recolors-170664/
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/space-shuttle-discovery-to-be-filmed-for-transformers-3-this-wednesday-170679/
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/battle-in-space-box-set-hot-rod-vs-cyclonus-170671/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/jizai-toys-moonracer-revealed/19921/
Hey guys. four sotires to cover today so lets get crackin.
Ok so third party company Igear released a mini masterpiece optimus prime a few years back whihc they named Faith Leader for copyright issues, form what i saw it was nice looking a pretty affordable for a third party figure (we're talking Warbot Defender prices. Now htird parties like fansproject have been innovating alot these past few years so everyone expected somethign new from Igear. and guess what, they didnt innovate theyre simple repainting the Faith Leader into Ultra Magnus and shattered Glass Prime. Innovation fail. While these figures do look nice, theyre absurdly overpriced at $110 and $120 respectively. so yea pass.
Secondly, apparently theyre flimign the space shuttle Discovery for TF3. MovieVerse Sky-Lynx anyone?????????
Thirdly, remeber that challenege at cybertron 3 pack that was an Eastern Market exclusive and a prize at AA2010? well they've scrapped the Galvatron toy and marketing the cartoon accruate Cyclonus and Hot Rod in a 2 pack called "Battle in space" and they come wiht a mini matrix of leadership. I'm honestly really tempted to get this, mainly just for the cyclonus (so i'd have a representation of "and his armada") and the matrix. that way, if i get the protector armor for the holidays i can have the matrix ina display that looks like hot rod become Rodimus Prime. I plan on using the armor on ,my classics hot rod so yea. only problem with the 2 pack is the pre-order is like $25 on bigbad pre-shippinig whcihc seems a bit much to me for 2 deluxes. and the 2pack sint due out until december.
Lastly, Japanese third party company Jizai toys is apparently making a full on figure named Moonracer. Looks pretty nifty. check out the tfwiki for info on this obcure female transformer. I just hope the price isnt too high. I may end up naming her Chromia or soemthing. we'll see if i get here.
thats it for me. comment below.
--Zack
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/space-shuttle-discovery-to-be-filmed-for-transformers-3-this-wednesday-170679/
http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/battle-in-space-box-set-hot-rod-vs-cyclonus-170671/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/jizai-toys-moonracer-revealed/19921/
Hey guys. four sotires to cover today so lets get crackin.
Ok so third party company Igear released a mini masterpiece optimus prime a few years back whihc they named Faith Leader for copyright issues, form what i saw it was nice looking a pretty affordable for a third party figure (we're talking Warbot Defender prices. Now htird parties like fansproject have been innovating alot these past few years so everyone expected somethign new from Igear. and guess what, they didnt innovate theyre simple repainting the Faith Leader into Ultra Magnus and shattered Glass Prime. Innovation fail. While these figures do look nice, theyre absurdly overpriced at $110 and $120 respectively. so yea pass.
Secondly, apparently theyre flimign the space shuttle Discovery for TF3. MovieVerse Sky-Lynx anyone?????????
Thirdly, remeber that challenege at cybertron 3 pack that was an Eastern Market exclusive and a prize at AA2010? well they've scrapped the Galvatron toy and marketing the cartoon accruate Cyclonus and Hot Rod in a 2 pack called "Battle in space" and they come wiht a mini matrix of leadership. I'm honestly really tempted to get this, mainly just for the cyclonus (so i'd have a representation of "and his armada") and the matrix. that way, if i get the protector armor for the holidays i can have the matrix ina display that looks like hot rod become Rodimus Prime. I plan on using the armor on ,my classics hot rod so yea. only problem with the 2 pack is the pre-order is like $25 on bigbad pre-shippinig whcihc seems a bit much to me for 2 deluxes. and the 2pack sint due out until december.
Lastly, Japanese third party company Jizai toys is apparently making a full on figure named Moonracer. Looks pretty nifty. check out the tfwiki for info on this obcure female transformer. I just hope the price isnt too high. I may end up naming her Chromia or soemthing. we'll see if i get here.
thats it for me. comment below.
--Zack
Monday, September 27, 2010
Takara TFA Ramjet coming out and TF Prime influx
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/takara-animated-voyager-ramjet-announced/19879/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-prime-starts-now-bulkhead-soundwave-starscream-and-main-cast-revealed/19880/
Wow has this be a great day for news. First up Takara Tomy announced that theyre doing a voyager version of TFA Ramjet, a figure the USA did not get at all. While i do want this guy, Ramjet will undoubtedly be another repaint of starscream and at leats my sopy of TFA starscream has mold issues on the cockpit automorphing gimmick. i can only imagine people are having the same issue now. but yea, while i am excited about this, i cant justify to myslef paying top dollar to import a glorified overgrown activator. I'll buy the classics ramjet off of ebay.
Now, for once the TV show has outdone the toyline. well a tv show. there was a massively epic TF:Prime reveal earlier today. We got to see alt mode from prime and arcee in full detail, we got to see both modes of bulkhead, we got to see the the decepticon tropper leader, we got to see robot modes for starscream and soundwave, and we got bios on all the robto and human characters. I'm not gonna touch on the bios much, because for the most part, i have no issue with them. I'm gonna touch on the actual photos, which you can see at the second link above or at this one: ( http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/hubworld-official-launch---transformers-prime-character-renders-games-and-more-170643/ )
Let iron out the negatives first. Optimus's alt mode looks bland as F*** from the angel we're given, btu i love the robot mode so i'm excusing the blandness. Soundwave is a big negative for me out of the gate, i'm not feeling the animation model or much of the bio right now. I especially dont like how he looks anorexic and how his hands are designed with relation to his wings. If a toy comes out i can just see the wings being cheap flip-out fragile rubbery hands that are highly visible in alt mode. This design just does not do it for me at all. Starscream is a mild fail for me, i low his bio and his overall aestehtic, but he seems too spindly for a robot at least in my tastes. I cant help but get the feeling that Starscream is a more flamboyantly skinny version of Dr. Frankenfurter from Rock Horror when i look at how thin he is.
sorry if i offenede anyone just then.
Now to thte positives. Everything abotu cliffjumper and Arcee is win. I also really dig the humans and thier bios. Bumblebee is also surpringly enough a win, and i'm nto a fan of movieverse bumblebee (although TF:prime isnt movieverse, its in the WFC continuity but still). but by far and waya the biggest win from TF Prime for me is bulkhead. I cannot put into words how i feel about his desgin, thats how much in love wiht it i am. I'm goign to quote one of my good freinds in the transformers community, Touya (Links after this to his schtuff) on his reaction as it pretty much echoes how i feel " Can I just say right now, Bulkhead, I love you, bro. Good to see you again. Looking good. New polish? Wax? " he continues: " #
Like, it's so awesome, I want to cry when I look at him, because I know he's still the same Bulkhead who I grew to love in TFA....and knowing that his best friend is a girl who teaches him to not be such a softie, that's just an amazing angle for the character. I just love the big and gentle characters, gets me every time. And I can totally see a plotline where the girl is in danger and he goes apeshit, barrels through decepticons, nearly kills Megatron, all to save her, not realizing what he's done till after."
YEa, what more can be said. They don't call Touya the Articulate Gamer for nothing. alhtough this isnt gaming, you get my point. anyway, you can find Touya on the Bulltoid podcast (i'm sure he'll ad a link) as well as on youtube as touya82tt, on his gaming blog, thearticulategamer.blogspot.com . I believe thats everythign he's invovled him, but if i'm wrong, he'll correct me. :)
anyway, thats it for me guys. Thanks for reading, and please leave any comments or feedback below.
--Zack
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-prime-starts-now-bulkhead-soundwave-starscream-and-main-cast-revealed/19880/
Wow has this be a great day for news. First up Takara Tomy announced that theyre doing a voyager version of TFA Ramjet, a figure the USA did not get at all. While i do want this guy, Ramjet will undoubtedly be another repaint of starscream and at leats my sopy of TFA starscream has mold issues on the cockpit automorphing gimmick. i can only imagine people are having the same issue now. but yea, while i am excited about this, i cant justify to myslef paying top dollar to import a glorified overgrown activator. I'll buy the classics ramjet off of ebay.
Now, for once the TV show has outdone the toyline. well a tv show. there was a massively epic TF:Prime reveal earlier today. We got to see alt mode from prime and arcee in full detail, we got to see both modes of bulkhead, we got to see the the decepticon tropper leader, we got to see robot modes for starscream and soundwave, and we got bios on all the robto and human characters. I'm not gonna touch on the bios much, because for the most part, i have no issue with them. I'm gonna touch on the actual photos, which you can see at the second link above or at this one: ( http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/hubworld-official-launch---transformers-prime-character-renders-games-and-more-170643/ )
Let iron out the negatives first. Optimus's alt mode looks bland as F*** from the angel we're given, btu i love the robot mode so i'm excusing the blandness. Soundwave is a big negative for me out of the gate, i'm not feeling the animation model or much of the bio right now. I especially dont like how he looks anorexic and how his hands are designed with relation to his wings. If a toy comes out i can just see the wings being cheap flip-out fragile rubbery hands that are highly visible in alt mode. This design just does not do it for me at all. Starscream is a mild fail for me, i low his bio and his overall aestehtic, but he seems too spindly for a robot at least in my tastes. I cant help but get the feeling that Starscream is a more flamboyantly skinny version of Dr. Frankenfurter from Rock Horror when i look at how thin he is.
sorry if i offenede anyone just then.
Now to thte positives. Everything abotu cliffjumper and Arcee is win. I also really dig the humans and thier bios. Bumblebee is also surpringly enough a win, and i'm nto a fan of movieverse bumblebee (although TF:prime isnt movieverse, its in the WFC continuity but still). but by far and waya the biggest win from TF Prime for me is bulkhead. I cannot put into words how i feel about his desgin, thats how much in love wiht it i am. I'm goign to quote one of my good freinds in the transformers community, Touya (Links after this to his schtuff) on his reaction as it pretty much echoes how i feel " Can I just say right now, Bulkhead, I love you, bro. Good to see you again. Looking good. New polish? Wax? " he continues: " #
Like, it's so awesome, I want to cry when I look at him, because I know he's still the same Bulkhead who I grew to love in TFA....and knowing that his best friend is a girl who teaches him to not be such a softie, that's just an amazing angle for the character. I just love the big and gentle characters, gets me every time. And I can totally see a plotline where the girl is in danger and he goes apeshit, barrels through decepticons, nearly kills Megatron, all to save her, not realizing what he's done till after."
YEa, what more can be said. They don't call Touya the Articulate Gamer for nothing. alhtough this isnt gaming, you get my point. anyway, you can find Touya on the Bulltoid podcast (i'm sure he'll ad a link) as well as on youtube as touya82tt, on his gaming blog, thearticulategamer.blogspot.com . I believe thats everythign he's invovled him, but if i'm wrong, he'll correct me. :)
anyway, thats it for me guys. Thanks for reading, and please leave any comments or feedback below.
--Zack
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Generations and PCC reveals out the Wazzoo!!!
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-images-of-transformers-united-cliffjumper-and-more/19834/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-generations-cliffjumper-skullgrin-and-thunderwing/19841/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-scout-windcharger-and-brimstone-repaint/19839/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-power-core-combiners-grimstone-with-dinobots-and-steamhammer-with-constructicons/19840/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-hunt-for-the-decepticons-mindset-and-fallback/19842/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-generations-special-ops-jazz-and-turbo-tracks/19843/
commentary:
Ok, so all i really care about in that first link is the cliffjumper and henkei megs. theyre re-ssiues punchign gimmick prime. oy. but yea. theres a rumor they removed the chrome form the original henkei megs and are scaling this re-issues down to a delxe. which is fine by me, as long as it released over here. i'm gonna get him, btu if he's that grey, he's gonna need some gundam marker work.... Now also in the first link, we've got a photo of the robot mode for WFC/Generations/United cliffjumper. Now he is just straight bumblebee repaint, btu the head is different. this was to be expected. oh and btw, United is what theyre calling henkei over in Japan sarting in december. In the second link we have a photo of the alt mode. I'm really digging this clfiffjumper. i already love this mold. so i cant wait to get this guy.
Also in the second link we have reveals for Generations Skullgrin and Thunderwing. I'm diggin skullgrin, even if the mold is so iconically straxxus. I'm really diggin how they updated the head sculpt and made the grey a dark grey and the pink a more purpley pink. I'm really digging skullgrin, but i can see people passing on him. plus i can just come up with a fanboy reason why hsi alt mode is so similar to straxxus'. as for thunderwing, i know jack about this charcater, but this toy is pretty nice. i'm diggin the removable guns from the underside of the jet and how the jet has and energon megatron feel to it. Also, i just really dig the head sculpt and the colorization in the robot mode. this guys probably bought. not right away, but pretty high up there. i really like him
thie third link gives us the image for a brinstone repaint and photos of windcharger. both scouts. I'm gonna be honest. The brinstone repiant does jack S*** for me. It doesnt grab me at all. windcharger looks awesome though. not sure what the magnet ports are for, but he has the 3mm clip points on his arms, so i can give him a gun or something. honestly, all this 3mm clip interaction is really making me want a REcoon Ironhide from ROTF. btu yea. windcharger looks soo awesome. especially for a scout and that pricepoint. i can see him goign real fast.
Briefly befor i proceed, we've also gotten news that theyre goin to re-release generation 2 laserrod optimus prime in generations. this is awesome. this figure was repainted into R>I>D scourge, and the mold is awesome.
ok so for the third to last link up top we finally get massively photshopped photos of the power core combiners (PCC) dinobots set and the same for a constructicons set. I'm really digging both sets, surprisignly as i've not been a fan of this toyline so far. Plus, you cant tell me that having a combiner dinosaur team named "Extinction" (which i'm calling them) is not BAMF.
after that we have images of HFTD mindset and fallback. the latter is suposed to be an homage to Outback from g1, but i just dont see it. plus, they use the movie-verse brawn mold, and as much as i love that figure, its kinda a weak mold overall. Fallback is sadly probably a pass. As for Mindset, i'm not as moved by this figure as i thought i would be. i like the colors, but the missile are still annoying and something about the head sculpt just irks me. i'll probably get this figure, but not right away.
Lastly, we have mroe photos of Tracks and a couple of Jazz. Tracks i wont cover cause i talked about him last night. but wow. Look at that Jazz figure. while the alt mode seems a bit squished in that photos and the head seems a smidge too round, i am seriously digging that figure. its such a straight homage to g1. but where's the "flip out speakers" rumored to be on the toy at Botcon this year? did they scrap that idea?
Comment below on these link guys. i wanna hear what you think.
--Zack
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-generations-special-ops-jazz-and-turbo-tracks/19843/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-generations-cliffjumper-skullgrin-and-thunderwing/19841/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-scout-windcharger-and-brimstone-repaint/19839/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-power-core-combiners-grimstone-with-dinobots-and-steamhammer-with-constructicons/19840/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-hunt-for-the-decepticons-mindset-and-fallback/19842/
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-generations-special-ops-jazz-and-turbo-tracks/19843/
commentary:
Ok, so all i really care about in that first link is the cliffjumper and henkei megs. theyre re-ssiues punchign gimmick prime. oy. but yea. theres a rumor they removed the chrome form the original henkei megs and are scaling this re-issues down to a delxe. which is fine by me, as long as it released over here. i'm gonna get him, btu if he's that grey, he's gonna need some gundam marker work.... Now also in the first link, we've got a photo of the robot mode for WFC/Generations/United cliffjumper. Now he is just straight bumblebee repaint, btu the head is different. this was to be expected. oh and btw, United is what theyre calling henkei over in Japan sarting in december. In the second link we have a photo of the alt mode. I'm really digging this clfiffjumper. i already love this mold. so i cant wait to get this guy.
Also in the second link we have reveals for Generations Skullgrin and Thunderwing. I'm diggin skullgrin, even if the mold is so iconically straxxus. I'm really diggin how they updated the head sculpt and made the grey a dark grey and the pink a more purpley pink. I'm really digging skullgrin, but i can see people passing on him. plus i can just come up with a fanboy reason why hsi alt mode is so similar to straxxus'. as for thunderwing, i know jack about this charcater, but this toy is pretty nice. i'm diggin the removable guns from the underside of the jet and how the jet has and energon megatron feel to it. Also, i just really dig the head sculpt and the colorization in the robot mode. this guys probably bought. not right away, but pretty high up there. i really like him
thie third link gives us the image for a brinstone repaint and photos of windcharger. both scouts. I'm gonna be honest. The brinstone repiant does jack S*** for me. It doesnt grab me at all. windcharger looks awesome though. not sure what the magnet ports are for, but he has the 3mm clip points on his arms, so i can give him a gun or something. honestly, all this 3mm clip interaction is really making me want a REcoon Ironhide from ROTF. btu yea. windcharger looks soo awesome. especially for a scout and that pricepoint. i can see him goign real fast.
Briefly befor i proceed, we've also gotten news that theyre goin to re-release generation 2 laserrod optimus prime in generations. this is awesome. this figure was repainted into R>I>D scourge, and the mold is awesome.
ok so for the third to last link up top we finally get massively photshopped photos of the power core combiners (PCC) dinobots set and the same for a constructicons set. I'm really digging both sets, surprisignly as i've not been a fan of this toyline so far. Plus, you cant tell me that having a combiner dinosaur team named "Extinction" (which i'm calling them) is not BAMF.
after that we have images of HFTD mindset and fallback. the latter is suposed to be an homage to Outback from g1, but i just dont see it. plus, they use the movie-verse brawn mold, and as much as i love that figure, its kinda a weak mold overall. Fallback is sadly probably a pass. As for Mindset, i'm not as moved by this figure as i thought i would be. i like the colors, but the missile are still annoying and something about the head sculpt just irks me. i'll probably get this figure, but not right away.
Lastly, we have mroe photos of Tracks and a couple of Jazz. Tracks i wont cover cause i talked about him last night. but wow. Look at that Jazz figure. while the alt mode seems a bit squished in that photos and the head seems a smidge too round, i am seriously digging that figure. its such a straight homage to g1. but where's the "flip out speakers" rumored to be on the toy at Botcon this year? did they scrap that idea?
Comment below on these link guys. i wanna hear what you think.
--Zack
http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/official-images-of-generations-special-ops-jazz-and-turbo-tracks/19843/
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