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Bovis:


Talon:



He was announced at TFCon 2012 and will see release after their Hexatron. Here are the release images:













The pictures aren't all that detailed, so thanks to Bountyan @ TFW who enhanced them


Prototypes:
Tantrum:














Divebomb


Finally just recently we were given the approximate scale of the figures from CenoKibble @ TFW, who is a member of MMC.

The figures are all around Voyager size, except Razorclaw who is larger to form a big torso. It was a fine balancing act all round, as the animation model and logic behind a combiner dictates that not-Razorclaw has to be substantially bigger than the others, but then that throws out his alt. mode, which on the original toys is in scale without the others. I can say this took a LOT of work to get a good compromise.

Final scale on combined Ferocicus is about the same height as Hercules.

Sixth member is not what people think, but is a lot of fun, giving way to an optional, more balanced transformation.

And more details about pricing and dimensions:

Gestalt is 32cm tall from feet to head, excluding shoulders, backpack cannons etc...

All 5 figures will all be discounted 15%-20% for pre-orders

Pricing is based on the pack–in content and design of the figures: e.g. the leg members will have more parts, and Razorclaw is bigger.

All hail the king!

Nice!! But what's this talk of a Sixth member?

I have no sentimental attachment to Predaking at all, but this guy is looking sharp. At least from what the shadowy renders show.

Herc scale seems right for Predaking, but I don't think I'd want ALL combiners at this size.

The 6th member doesn't seem to be integral to the combiner, so I wonder how it'll turn out.

I'm potentially interested. Alt modes all look very samey though (apart from Divebomb, of course) but maybe the colours will help distinguish them a bit from each other.

Mmmmm, maybe a snakebot that becomes a sword/weapon?

Animal feets on Rampage and Razorclaw kind of scare me. Looks thin and possibly brittle. Once product images start to surface I'll start mulling over a possible purchase, but I don't think It'll convince me this is the Predaking for my collection, sadly.

I think I'll be picking this guy up.

Inquiring me wants to know:

1. Will this be released as a set or individual members?
2. When is this expected to ship (or start shipping in case of individual releases)?
3. Are we seeing the "sixth member" in the picture of gestalt mode?
4. Swords for individuals and gestalt?

necr0blivion wrote:Inquiring me wants to know:

1. Will this be released as a set or individual members?
2. When is this expected to ship (or start shipping in case of individual releases)?
3. Are we seeing the "sixth member" in the picture of gestalt mode?
4. Swords for individuals and gestalt?

Wouldn't mind knowing that lot myself. Although the Infinity Warfare upgrade set for the original/reissue Predacons might work fine if there aren't any individual weapons. Then again, at Voyager size, and likely $100 a pop each, I'd like to think they could work in some weaponry for the individual bots.

Also, anyone who knows me will know that I'm hoping for Autobot/Maximal repaints of these guys, just so I can get a Stampede figure.

Great...another company ruining another Gestalt team by having to toss in an another arbitrary "6th guy'...WHY WHY WHY?

The constructicons were the only team to actually have 6 members...all scramble city teams had FIVE. Ever since the Uranus debate started, apparently all the 3P'ers think this is some kind of cool bandwagon to jump on, as if they just ignore what we really want and just say "as long as we put out something 'close enough', we can really do whatever we want and they will buy it".

As far as I am concerned, companies added random, unnecessary 6th members to our beloved Gestalt teams is just like Bayverse making the Ninja Turtles coming from outer space...the "sodomizing of our childhood nostlagia"..or whatever that guy said in that interview that one time.

6 team members is NOT the aerialbots, or the Predacons...any more than a cheap blue repaint of some japanese space cat bots is Defensor.