Wow, its been a long time since i've posted on here. I was originally gonna post a rather ranty and angry post on here back llike 2 weeks ago about how certain people are only fans of this one girl in the NErd community because she is somewhat attractive. Frankly, in short. i find her short videos of little substance, and her jump cuts are annoyign as all hell. that and she fails to recognize that most of her recent exposure is comgin from the fact that G4 made fun of her mispronouncing Cataclysm and Catack-a-lysm. anyway, thats another rant for another time.
Today, 6 days out from Christmas Day, wer'e here to talk about some in package photos of some Transformers Revela the shield (RTS from now on) and Generations figures due out in jan/february.
Here's the link: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/new-official-images-of-generations-rts/20423/
So, lets go down the line. siebertron starst us off with 3 photos of Wreck-Gar from RTS. I am very much in love with this figure, and as anyone who reads this knows, i have him pre-ordered on bigbad. Two things i wanna highlight here. 1) I'm really digging the product art they have on the front of the packaging. 2) I'm digging how the legs appear to be fformed from the top half of the motorcycle and how the spinny-death-mace-axe seems to be just partially folded up and pegged into a wheel so it becomes an exhaust system. I dig me nifty, intuitive transformations and nifty weapons storage.
Next, we have 3 images of perceptor. Having seen a couple early reviews of this guy, i think i can say that my only major gripe is the lack paint-apped detail in Alt mose. But thats what gundam markers are for! Also, call the legs weird looking and awkwardly skinny then chunky, btu i am diggin the legs alot. I also dig the transformation on this guy, as i've seen in the reviews. also, its no surprise i love that head mold.
3rd up to the plate is RTS G2 Optimus. Now, i've actually taken this guys off pre-order since i last posted on him i believe. Why you ask? well simpy put, while i do like the character and the overall mold for this toy, he's not exactly high on my wants list. I dont mind the colors in all mode, but here's my gripes: 1) the smallish groove in his sword: I know that plays into his weapons storage somehow, or i assume it does, but i dont like the fact that the sword has a hole in it for a transforming hilt. Also it seems a bit short. 2)The HEad mold. While the head is iconically prime, somethign about it just irks me, maybe its the beady eyes. I just get more of a nemesis prime feel from this mold, you know like and R.i.d Scourge Homage, than i do an Optimus feel. Hasbro, do the obvious repaint of this mold please. One can never have enough nemesis primes.
Hitting Cleanup we've got the repaint of Classics Bumblebee into the charaters movieverse color scheme. I do like this mold (i have the cliff jumper version) but idk how i feel about the paint scheme. I slightly prefer what the original iteration of this mold had. I may pick this guy up at retail, but idk.
Scourge: YEa i love this figur. looks so nice in package and base on reviews i've seen. Recently put my preorder for this guy back up on TFsource. I'm really digging this guy. Now all i need is a classics galvatron to display him and cyclonus with (goes to ebay....)
Seargant Kup: YEa, really digging this. have him pre-oredered on bigbad. love the reviews i've seen on him. i love the playability with the rifle. the enginerring of the shoulders with the wheel is kinda of a let down, but i'm being nitpicky. The head scultp has grown on me, and 3rd party company Igear is wokring on a more comic accurate head wiht Kup's Cy-gar, so i may get that if its not too pricey. yes the alt mode is panel-y but i dont care.
So thats my take on these images, whats yours? comment below or post on youtube your thoughts
--Zack
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Interesting reveal of upcomgin toys from walmart computer system
Link: http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/rumour-new-transformers-from-walmart-computers/20294/
Ok guys, back for another quickie post. So, at the above link are listings of recently released or upcoming transformers as listed as inventory in a Walmart computer. Most of them we know about, so below i've listed the more intriguing ones.
1) TRA VOYAGER BULKHEAD: A new voyager bulkhead? i really dont know what to make of this, are they re-doing the animated figure in a non-scla issue way for the classics line? Is this the toy for TF:Prime Bulkhead? If so i really really want. Until we know more info though i'm reserving my official verdict
2) TRA VOYAGER RATCHET: A non-movieline voyager ratchet? yes have some! we havent really had a stellar ratchet toy recently if you ask me. I do like deluxe ratchet from universe 2.0, but idk non of the movieverse ratchet figures are great too me. If this is TF:Prime Ratchet, i will be very happy. very very happy.
3) TRA VOYAGER SOUNDWAVE: The only thing i can think of for this is TF:Prime soundwave, and so far, i'm not keen on a toy of the TF:prime soundwave. i need to see reviews first if thats what this is.
4) TRA DLX APELINQ: hihgly intrigued here. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Apelinq . Very cool character and interesting how he was a botocn exclusive BEast machines continuity repaint of transmetal 1 optimus primal from beast wars. and apparently he started the Wreckers again. color me intirgued to see what they do with this. Maybe this will leade to an updated Apeface? just hypothesizing.
5) TRA LEADER ALPHA TRION: wow, yay and bought as long as he's not too pricey and i dont hate the look of the toy. may be a pre-order.
6) TRA DLX ARCEE: is this TF prime Arcee? if yes. probably bought i really like TF prime arcee's design
7) TRA LEADER OPTIMUS: Is this TF: Prime Optimus? if so, me likey. hopefully it comes with the gun. i kinda wanna see what they toy looks like before i invest in this leader class figure.
8) TRA LEADER MEGATRON: Is this TF: Prime Megs? if so, me likey. hopefully it comes with the blade and such. hoep the head isnt butchere. Worried about how Grey he is in the show and how that will translate to the toy. i kinda wanna see what they toy looks like before i invest in this leader class figure.
Thats it for me. comment below and yea.
--Zack
Ok guys, back for another quickie post. So, at the above link are listings of recently released or upcoming transformers as listed as inventory in a Walmart computer. Most of them we know about, so below i've listed the more intriguing ones.
1) TRA VOYAGER BULKHEAD: A new voyager bulkhead? i really dont know what to make of this, are they re-doing the animated figure in a non-scla issue way for the classics line? Is this the toy for TF:Prime Bulkhead? If so i really really want. Until we know more info though i'm reserving my official verdict
2) TRA VOYAGER RATCHET: A non-movieline voyager ratchet? yes have some! we havent really had a stellar ratchet toy recently if you ask me. I do like deluxe ratchet from universe 2.0, but idk non of the movieverse ratchet figures are great too me. If this is TF:Prime Ratchet, i will be very happy. very very happy.
3) TRA VOYAGER SOUNDWAVE: The only thing i can think of for this is TF:Prime soundwave, and so far, i'm not keen on a toy of the TF:prime soundwave. i need to see reviews first if thats what this is.
4) TRA DLX APELINQ: hihgly intrigued here. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Apelinq . Very cool character and interesting how he was a botocn exclusive BEast machines continuity repaint of transmetal 1 optimus primal from beast wars. and apparently he started the Wreckers again. color me intirgued to see what they do with this. Maybe this will leade to an updated Apeface? just hypothesizing.
5) TRA LEADER ALPHA TRION: wow, yay and bought as long as he's not too pricey and i dont hate the look of the toy. may be a pre-order.
6) TRA DLX ARCEE: is this TF prime Arcee? if yes. probably bought i really like TF prime arcee's design
7) TRA LEADER OPTIMUS: Is this TF: Prime Optimus? if so, me likey. hopefully it comes with the gun. i kinda wanna see what they toy looks like before i invest in this leader class figure.
8) TRA LEADER MEGATRON: Is this TF: Prime Megs? if so, me likey. hopefully it comes with the blade and such. hoep the head isnt butchere. Worried about how Grey he is in the show and how that will translate to the toy. i kinda wanna see what they toy looks like before i invest in this leader class figure.
Thats it for me. comment below and yea.
--Zack
Friday, November 26, 2010
a quickie on Knight Morpher Annihilator
Hey all no lin wiht this post just a quick hit of my opinion on Mastermind Creations's upcoming release: Knight Morpher Annihilator, a repaint of the knight morpehr commander.
unless they solved the issues that plagued the knight morpher commander, i.e. joint issues in the shoulders and such). i cannot justify $100 before shipping on this toy. Especially because while its a niche item, its not that popular, as a lot of people were turned off by the initial problems wiht the KMC so yea.
--Zack
unless they solved the issues that plagued the knight morpher commander, i.e. joint issues in the shoulders and such). i cannot justify $100 before shipping on this toy. Especially because while its a niche item, its not that popular, as a lot of people were turned off by the initial problems wiht the KMC so yea.
--Zack
Friday, November 19, 2010
More official images
Hey guys, so as i said last post, i'm back mostly. in that it's thanksgiving break, i have 0 academic commitments today, so i can post here again finally! Hopefully you missed me. I'll try and post here as often as i can after fall break, but i cant guarantee anything as that three week period is a hug push for me with work. anyway, onto the commentary.
Linky linky: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/reveal-the-shield-wave-2-and-generations-wave-6-official-images-170942/
OK so here we got official images of Transformers RTS (reveal the shield) wave 2 and generations wave 6 figures. We;vee seem most of these before, but why not commentate?
Lets brake ti down by character:
PErceptor: Been digging this guy for the moment i saw him the lower legs are still abit too chunky for me, but i am sill really diggin this guy and am not about to cancel my pre-order of him. say what you will about the alt mode and him not having a microscope mode, but reports surface very early on that the bunlk fo the influence for this toy was comign from TF: ANimated PErceptor's animation model and art in the Allspark Almanacs, so yea. I have no problems with him being a half track SUV. Oh and about the lack of paint apps in alt mode? i dont care, thats what gundam markers are for.
Wreck-Gar: Robot mode photo is at the top fo the link. I have really wanted a geeewunny Wreck-Gar ever since i got into TFs and thats why i'm so enthralled wiht this guy. HE's very much a win for me from his asymmetry down to the fact that he's a bike-former. Animated wreck gar never really did it for me, so yea. hreally happy to have this one on pr-order.
G2 Prime: the recent sentiment was expressed on the WTF at TFW podcast that the alt mode seems a bti cartoony and that the colors are weird. I totall see that. The fusion from the balck to the blue in alt mos is weird, as is the redness on the bumper. but i am all over that robot mode and that sword. this figure is pre-ordered. and I swear, if Hasbro doesnt do the obviodu repaint of this into Nemesis Prime, i'm gonna call shenanigans.
Classic bumblebee redeco: YEa i know its bumblebee, but lets face it, the Classics BB was one of the better iterations of the character in recent memory, plus, he actually doesnt look half bad with the movie-verse stripes on him. considering my disdain for Movie BB i may pick this classic iteration up the fill the small vehicle hole in my collection.
Scourge: I"m all over this robot mode, which is why i have him pre-ordered. dont get me wrong, i love the alt mode as well, i'm just worreid the white is gonna be reallly drab in person and that he's gonna need some panel line pickes out.
Kup: there's a hug demand for this toy, and i really want him so he's pre-ordered. Here's the thing though. I can see a lot of peopl not liking this based on the fact that this toy is not photographing well. Its a combination of the fact that every shot has him posed poorly or badly and the fact that the expression on the face can be either yelling or angry. I prefer angry myself and i dont mind the head sculpt, but the awkward posing is nto helping the figure in terms of pre-order appeal. Case in point, the photo thats the official shot at the link above. it honestly looks like Kup is that crotchety old transformer who is retired from service, has his owen place in Iacon and is yelling at the young transformers to get off his "lawn". It's not a flattering pose for the toy. The alt mode is awesome and think the demand for a Kup toy based off his character should outweigh both of the aforementioned negatives (it does for me), but we'll see.
Well thatsit for me guys.
Comment below, let the world know you thoughts.
I'll see you around the blogosphere
--Zack
Linky linky: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-generations-classics-30-35/reveal-the-shield-wave-2-and-generations-wave-6-official-images-170942/
OK so here we got official images of Transformers RTS (reveal the shield) wave 2 and generations wave 6 figures. We;vee seem most of these before, but why not commentate?
Lets brake ti down by character:
PErceptor: Been digging this guy for the moment i saw him the lower legs are still abit too chunky for me, but i am sill really diggin this guy and am not about to cancel my pre-order of him. say what you will about the alt mode and him not having a microscope mode, but reports surface very early on that the bunlk fo the influence for this toy was comign from TF: ANimated PErceptor's animation model and art in the Allspark Almanacs, so yea. I have no problems with him being a half track SUV. Oh and about the lack of paint apps in alt mode? i dont care, thats what gundam markers are for.
Wreck-Gar: Robot mode photo is at the top fo the link. I have really wanted a geeewunny Wreck-Gar ever since i got into TFs and thats why i'm so enthralled wiht this guy. HE's very much a win for me from his asymmetry down to the fact that he's a bike-former. Animated wreck gar never really did it for me, so yea. hreally happy to have this one on pr-order.
G2 Prime: the recent sentiment was expressed on the WTF at TFW podcast that the alt mode seems a bti cartoony and that the colors are weird. I totall see that. The fusion from the balck to the blue in alt mos is weird, as is the redness on the bumper. but i am all over that robot mode and that sword. this figure is pre-ordered. and I swear, if Hasbro doesnt do the obviodu repaint of this into Nemesis Prime, i'm gonna call shenanigans.
Classic bumblebee redeco: YEa i know its bumblebee, but lets face it, the Classics BB was one of the better iterations of the character in recent memory, plus, he actually doesnt look half bad with the movie-verse stripes on him. considering my disdain for Movie BB i may pick this classic iteration up the fill the small vehicle hole in my collection.
Scourge: I"m all over this robot mode, which is why i have him pre-ordered. dont get me wrong, i love the alt mode as well, i'm just worreid the white is gonna be reallly drab in person and that he's gonna need some panel line pickes out.
Kup: there's a hug demand for this toy, and i really want him so he's pre-ordered. Here's the thing though. I can see a lot of peopl not liking this based on the fact that this toy is not photographing well. Its a combination of the fact that every shot has him posed poorly or badly and the fact that the expression on the face can be either yelling or angry. I prefer angry myself and i dont mind the head sculpt, but the awkward posing is nto helping the figure in terms of pre-order appeal. Case in point, the photo thats the official shot at the link above. it honestly looks like Kup is that crotchety old transformer who is retired from service, has his owen place in Iacon and is yelling at the young transformers to get off his "lawn". It's not a flattering pose for the toy. The alt mode is awesome and think the demand for a Kup toy based off his character should outweigh both of the aforementioned negatives (it does for me), but we'll see.
Well thatsit for me guys.
Comment below, let the world know you thoughts.
I'll see you around the blogosphere
--Zack
hey guys, i'm back
Hey all i'm back for a couple of quick post based off some new official images we got. First up is this post where i'm gonns focus breifly on Transformers RTS (reveal the shield (yay rubsigns!!)) wave 2 voyager Deep Dive.
linky to the photo: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/7/3/8/6/3/seaspray_1290143918.jpg
Now, he's just a repaint of HFTD (as they marketed him (i call him Generations)) Seaspray, but honestly, i am really digging this repaint. I honestly thing the fact that we have another winning color scheme on an already awesome toy plays a huge part in me liking it. See, i'm one of those people who enjoys a good green and black pain scheme on a transformer. Also, at least from this preview image, the yellow area see, to be a great color offset to the green and balck. Based off the name, i guarantee you there's gonna be some mention of him be able to camoflage (spelling?) really well in the deepest depths of the ocean. Will be interesting if the make him a decepticon, though the spot where the rub-sign is is blantantly autobot shaped. I would like a 'Con repaint of this mold down the link. maybe with a new head and make it female? Just a thought.
Anyway, as always guys, Comment below, Let the world know.
--Zack
linky to the photo: http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/attach/7/3/8/6/3/seaspray_1290143918.jpg
Now, he's just a repaint of HFTD (as they marketed him (i call him Generations)) Seaspray, but honestly, i am really digging this repaint. I honestly thing the fact that we have another winning color scheme on an already awesome toy plays a huge part in me liking it. See, i'm one of those people who enjoys a good green and black pain scheme on a transformer. Also, at least from this preview image, the yellow area see, to be a great color offset to the green and balck. Based off the name, i guarantee you there's gonna be some mention of him be able to camoflage (spelling?) really well in the deepest depths of the ocean. Will be interesting if the make him a decepticon, though the spot where the rub-sign is is blantantly autobot shaped. I would like a 'Con repaint of this mold down the link. maybe with a new head and make it female? Just a thought.
Anyway, as always guys, Comment below, Let the world know.
--Zack
Monday, November 8, 2010
an update
Hey all who follow this, i know i've been very absent from blogging for almost a month. I just simply havent had the time to take a chunk out of my mornings to enter something on my mian blog, and i'll be honest, there nothign i've been compelled to write on for this blog. I'm only enterign seomthign now cause i', skimming the Aeneid as i cant get into it and we're too rushed in going through it. anyway, thats a rant for another time on my main blog.
Here;s the point: if there is an update this week, it'll most likely be on friday, but dont expect one. more than likely, i'll put something up the friday before break starts, the 19th, as i wont be doing work that AM, nor will i be doing any that afternoon befroe i get the shuttle to dayton. so yea. I'll try and update regularly over break.
But after break things are gonna get a bit insane again. in that 2 week period i'm ognna have my senior presentation and a small presnetation for history of psych, as well as final papers and stuff to do. Oh and Dance Alloy stuff. so don;t expect much from me from the 28th- December 13th or so. but after all that finals stuff, i'm on break, so yea!
just wanted update you all. essentially something i do for fun had to go on hiatus at some point and yea. I'd rather it be this than reviews on youtube.
--Zack
Here;s the point: if there is an update this week, it'll most likely be on friday, but dont expect one. more than likely, i'll put something up the friday before break starts, the 19th, as i wont be doing work that AM, nor will i be doing any that afternoon befroe i get the shuttle to dayton. so yea. I'll try and update regularly over break.
But after break things are gonna get a bit insane again. in that 2 week period i'm ognna have my senior presentation and a small presnetation for history of psych, as well as final papers and stuff to do. Oh and Dance Alloy stuff. so don;t expect much from me from the 28th- December 13th or so. but after all that finals stuff, i'm on break, so yea!
just wanted update you all. essentially something i do for fun had to go on hiatus at some point and yea. I'd rather it be this than reviews on youtube.
--Zack
Saturday, November 6, 2010
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