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shajaki wrote:

Syn_13 wrote:G1 Hexatron - how does this affect the size of Menasor compared to CW Motormaster? I take it Menasor will be growing a couple of inches?

i was wondering this as well. is there any chance we can get comparison shots of him with CW motormaster/prime, or next to a combined CW superion?

Just uploaded a couple pictures to my page. As you can see the torso of Lone Wolf and Silverbolt are the same height. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll try to get to them as soon as I can.

G1Hexatron wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Syn_13 wrote:G1 Hexatron - how does this affect the size of Menasor compared to CW Motormaster? I take it Menasor will be growing a couple of inches?

i was wondering this as well. is there any chance we can get comparison shots of him with CW motormaster/prime, or next to a combined CW superion?

Just uploaded a couple pictures to my page. As you can see the torso of Lone Wolf and Silverbolt are the same height. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll try to get to them as soon as I can.

thats awesome thanks!

wow y'all. check it. this thing is pretty great aside from the individual bot mode height.

shajaki wrote:

G1Hexatron wrote:

shajaki wrote:

Syn_13 wrote:G1 Hexatron - how does this affect the size of Menasor compared to CW Motormaster? I take it Menasor will be growing a couple of inches?

i was wondering this as well. is there any chance we can get comparison shots of him with CW motormaster/prime, or next to a combined CW superion?

Just uploaded a couple pictures to my page. As you can see the torso of Lone Wolf and Silverbolt are the same height. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll try to get to them as soon as I can.

thats awesome thanks!

wow y'all. check it. this thing is pretty great aside from the individual bot mode height.

I'm with you on that, my friend. The bot mode is way too tall (understandable, given that the figure is both cab and trailer), but the alt mode and Menasor torso/head mode scales up nicely!

G1Hexatron, thanks for the pics. I will be buying CW Motormaster as I like his updated appearance in bot mode and I think he suits the other toys a lot better than this version, especially since he'll scale with them. However, since I'll mostly have them in combined form I'm really tempted to get this guy. I'll use the Hasbro version when displaying the bots as a team in bot mode, but use this version when displayed as a team in alt mode or combined as Menasor.

Really looking forward to a fully coloured version. If that nails it then I'm sold, providing the price is right.

Syn_13 wrote: I'm with you on that, my friend. The bot mode is way too tall (understandable, given that the figure is both cab and trailer),

why is it too small? Is your Ideal Motormaster toy Supreme class?

This Bold Forms Motormaster toy is leader class. It's the biggest Motormaster toy ever created thus far.

Think this Motormaster toy at the leader class. Will display nicely next to various Optimus prime truck cab+trailer robot combining toys like 2001 Rid Optimus, AEC optimus toys.

Tsutsukakushi wrote:

Syn_13 wrote: I'm with you on that, my friend. The bot mode is way too tall (understandable, given that the figure is both cab and trailer),

why is it too small? Is your Ideal Motormaster toy Supreme class?

This Bold Forms Motormaster toy is leader class. It's the biggest Motormaster toy ever created thus far.

Think this Motormaster toy at the leader class. Will display nicely next to various Optimus prime truck cab+trailer robot combining toys like 2001 Rid Optimus, AEC optimus toys.

Too small? Read it again, Tsu.

Syn_13 wrote:

Tsutsukakushi wrote:

Syn_13 wrote: I'm with you on that, my friend. The bot mode is way too tall (understandable, given that the figure is both cab and trailer),

why is it too small? Is your Ideal Motormaster toy Supreme class?

This Bold Forms Motormaster toy is leader class. It's the biggest Motormaster toy ever created thus far.

Think this Motormaster toy at the leader class. Will display nicely next to various Optimus prime truck cab+trailer robot combining toys like 2001 Rid Optimus, AEC optimus toys.

Too small? Read it again, Tsu.

That's a funnny mis-read word, on my part if I ever saw one.

I'm considering this... ugh.

megatronus wrote:I'm considering this... ugh.

why ugh? just curious.

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:I'm considering this... ugh.

why ugh? just curious.

I have the same sentiment, but don't know if it is for the same reason. I don't want to like this.




But I do...



And I don't want to spend the money....



But probably will...

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:I'm considering this... ugh.

why ugh? just curious.

I just wasn't planning on it. I've been cutting down on the 3rd Party purchases lately, especially whole figures (with a few notable exceptions) - in short, my wallet hurts.

Plus, Bold Forms makes Menasor look a lot like FansProject's take (if only in the shape/silhouette), and I don't need 2 extremely similar 3rd Party renditions of the same gestalt.

megatronus wrote:

shajaki wrote:

megatronus wrote:I'm considering this... ugh.

why ugh? just curious.

I just wasn't planning on it. I've been cutting down on the 3rd Party purchases lately, especially whole figures (with a few notable exceptions) - in short, my wallet hurts.

Plus, Bold Forms makes Menasor look a lot like FansProject's take (if only in the shape/silhouette), and I don't need 2 extremely similar 3rd Party renditions of the same gestalt.

youve already got intimidator?

i do. my plan all along has been to get hasbro's stunticons just for kicks, and if i like them, pose them as individual bots along side intimidator. BF's motormaster is nice, and id definitely get him to upgrade my hasbro menasor. but i dont need to when FP has filled that void already y'know?

or was your plan to replace intimidator with this BF/hasbro menasor?

shajaki wrote:my plan all along has been to get hasbro's stunticons just for kicks, and if i like them, pose them as individual bots along side intimidator. BF's motormaster is nice, and id definitely get him to upgrade my hasbro menasor. but i dont need to when FP has filled that void already y'know?

That was my plan too! Except I'd probably use Arm Microns Wildrider (because that redeco is AMAZING) and TFSS Breakdown (because I like him more than CW Breakdown) for the individual display.

shajaki wrote:or was your plan to replace intimidator with this BF/hasbro menasor?

I was thinking about it, but I doubt it will come to pass. Intimidator is simply too well-conceived (and pose-able) for me to seriously entertain selling him at this point.

Up for Pre-Order at Chimung for $114.90

chimungung wrote:Pre -order~ BCS-01 Lonewolf

Estimated to Arrive April 2015

This figure will function as a core/hub figure for the Hasbro stunticons. LoneWolf stands 22cm/8.8" tall by himself in robot mode. US$25 pcs by registered airmail to worldwide.

this pic... uhhhh ????

So are they now not doing the other Stunticons?

Here's my review.

Bold Forms BCS-01 Lonewolf aka G1 Motormaster Transformers Review (Test Shot)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EPGk4pya8A

what a confused figure....
-torso mode is proper size for CW
-robot mode is too big for CW
-truck mode is too small for his CW stunticons

its a testament to just how difficult if would be to make a proper motormaster i guess. looks good though!

shajaki wrote:what a confused figure....
-torso mode is proper size for CW
-robot mode is too big for CW
-truck mode is too small for his CW stunticons

its a testament to just how difficult if would be to make a proper motormaster i guess. looks good though!

That sums it up for me. At the moment I'll be using the CW figures as individuals and Intimidator will be my Menasor.

Delta Magnus wrote:So are they now not doing the other Stunticons?

I thought I read somewhere that they are still doing their cars... I cannot find it quickly, and I'm tired after another long day...

Agamemnon wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:So are they now not doing the other Stunticons?

I thought I read somewhere that they are still doing their cars... I cannot find it quickly, and I'm tired after another long day...

As I've mentioned before and in the video, yes they are still coming out with their version of the Stunticon cars.

G1Hexatron wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

Delta Magnus wrote:So are they now not doing the other Stunticons?

I thought I read somewhere that they are still doing their cars... I cannot find it quickly, and I'm tired after another long day...

As I've mentioned before and in the video, yes they are still coming out with their version of the Stunticon cars.

That was you! Thanks, kind person.

Good news, everyone!

BBTS wrote:Hi - we are happy to let you know that the Lonewolf retail price has been decreased from $134.99 to $124.99. We have adjusted your preorder, thanks for buying from BBTS!

Bold Forms​ LoneWolf Update

Bold Forms recently sent me an image of the colored sample of the figure, but unfortunately I can't share it at this time per request. I can however tell you what I saw. It'll be it's base colors of black and silver that you've seen in my test shot photos and review, but also have silver, purple, red, and yellow paint from what I can see from the image. A lot of the little details in the mold have been painted to make the figure look like he stepped out of the G1 cartoon.

From what I've read on several Transformers forums and comments on my video a lot of people were happy with the figure, and some people liked the figure but were kinda on the fence. if you were an on the fence person I think seeing what the final version looks like will put you over the top. Sorry but that's all I can share at the moment. I will post the color image of the figure once Bold Forms gives me the ok.

*Please note that I do not work, get paid, or have been promised anything by Bold Forms.*

Someone left a comment on my video about scale, being G1, etc, and I've seen several comments and discussions in the forums as well so wanted to put my reply to the comment here so people could reference it.



"I've mentioned this in several replies already but I'll address your concerns. When Bold Forms set out to make this figure it was to be the main torso/leader of their own combiner (not)Menasor. You wouldn't be comparing MMC Feral Rex or MakeToys Quantron to CWs would you? The fact that it has add on pieces to be used with CWs is just a bonus. If it didn't have that option then people wouldn't even bring up the issue of scale/size to CW Superion or whatever. It's just an added bonus for us people that want options....and I like that. So I hope that's cleared up.

2nd thing- Making it look so damn G1 as you put. They're huge G1 fans and know there are a lot of G1 fans out there. Their intentions were to make it look as G1 as possible. Ever had G1 Motormaster? Not a lot of fun ehh. This was a gift to us G1 fans. Want something more stylized...there's a couple different options out there for you guys.

3rd- (not)Motormaster's size. It's one of those G1 characters that will never be in scale in both modes. Like Megatron...a little taller than OP in robot, but can transform into a small gun for Starscream to use. Well the same logic applies here. G1 Motormaster feet is the truck cab with the body being the trailer. So if you were to shrink the robot down, that would make is feet/truck cab smaller right? Well then in truck mode he'd obviously be smaller too. Reverse it, making the truck larger would mean the cab getting bigger, making the feet larger in robot mode. Then you need things to be proportioned correctly, which gives you a much larger robot than you already have. Again it's just the way he was designed back in the 80's. Cartoonist and toy designers from the 80's didn't care able us 30+ years later talking about scale and what not. They were just trying to sell toys to us kids."

G1Hexatron wrote:Someone left a comment on my video about scale, being G1, etc, and I've seen several comments and discussions in the forums as well so wanted to put my reply to the comment here so people could reference it.

Just wanted to thank you for all the info and pics that your providing on this toy.

Think this BF Motormaster toy is beautiful and a must have toy.

Having a Leader class BF Motormaster is going to be fun to own. Plan to display this toy next to my other CHUG, AEC, MP and Movie Leader class toys.

Thought it was brillant to add that CW Combining element.