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hot on the heels of this auction for a new Wal-Mart exclusive repaint, Big Daddy, Japanese auction site Taobao.com has posted more auctions for more new wal-mart exclusive "Allspark Power" figures from the Transformers Movie toyline. Click the links below to see the auction pages, or scroll down for the images.

View the auction for Jolt here. Jolt is a repaint of Cybertron Crosswise.

View the auction for Grindcore here. Grindcore is a repaint of Cybertron Landmine.

View the auction for Divebomb here. Divebomb is a repaint of Cybertron Thundercracker.

And view another auction for Big Daddy here. Big Daddy is a repaint of Cybertron Downshift.

Why are they rereleasing old figures into the movie line? The old figures don't resemble the style of the movie toys. Have they run out of ideas?

Sabrblade wrote:Why are they rereleasing old figures into the movie line? The old figures don't resemble the style of the movie toys. Have they run out of ideas?

Because they can. This actually isn't the first time they rereleased old figures into the movie line. They did it with a couple of scout figures. Infact, I think alot of the scout figures are remolds.

And none of us should be complaining, since these Cybertron figures haven't been repainted that often, and these aren't exactly crappy repaints.

Like I said before, I'm buying all of these.

Strange, when I edit a post, all the direct links disappear for no reason... hmm... if anyone wants the links to the auctions, check the story on the mainpage, the links should still be there.

They all look good except Divebomb, that Thundercracker mold is horrible, and those ugly colours don't do anything to make it more appealing.

Big Daddy is the best and most original of the bunch! Such a great idea!

Sabrblade wrote:Why are they rereleasing old figures into the movie line? The old figures don't resemble the style of the movie toys. Have they run out of ideas?

Perhaps they're trying to get all the use they can out of these mediocre molds before they break so they don't have to store them, & perhaps could recycle the materials in the broken mediocre molds to make better molds later.....hopefully.

Am I the only metalhead that's totally wowed by the name 'Grindcore?' Awsome!

Might get some bof em but am definitely getting Big Daddy

Skowl wrote:They all look good except Divebomb, that Thundercracker mold is horrible, and those ugly colours don't do anything to make it more appealing.

I never owned a Cybertron figure before, so I don't know the crappiness of the Cyber keys or the quality of plastic, so could you explain why the Thundercracker mold is horrible?

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:Am I the only metalhead that's totally wowed by the name 'Grindcore?' Awsome!

Haha, I thought i'd see 'Grindhouse' before I'd see a transformer named 'Grindcore'.

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:Am I the only metalhead that's totally wowed by the name 'Grindcore?' Awsome!

Haha first thing I noticed about him. Awesome name and for that, I will buy it.

Nemesis_Apoc wrote:Am I the only metalhead that's totally wowed by the name 'Grindcore?' Awsome!

No you're not! That name jumped out at me right away, very cool and original - though I think it would suit a Decepticon better. It's almost as good a name as "Meantime"!

Blurrz wrote:

Skowl wrote:They all look good except Divebomb, that Thundercracker mold is horrible, and those ugly colours don't do anything to make it more appealing.

I never owned a Cybertron figure before, so I don't know the crappiness of the Cyber keys or the quality of plastic, so could you explain why the Thundercracker mold is horrible?

The Cybertron line as a whole was very, very good. Lots of great figures, and the gimmick was interesting without gettting in the way - the figures had lots of play value... but Thundercracker... jeez, his feet are so small he can barely stand up, he has a big dumb head that's way too big for the rest of his body and he has a giant clothes-pin for an arm. His gimmick isn't even interesting, his arm just opens a teeny little bit, just enough to shoot a missile out. Oh, and he has all these rubber bits in vehicle mode, and he just transforms into one ugly Decepticon.

If you never get a Cybertron toy, I suggest you go back and pick up a few of them (Armorhide, Downshift, Landmine, Shortround, Evac, to name a few...) but avoid Thundercracker.