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News Credits: 119 · by **daimchoc** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:21 pm

Teased by PX (20140324)

We know who it'll be:

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:41 pm

Loved Swoop! When? How much? You can take my money!!

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:45 pm

Agamemnon wrote:Loved Swoop! When? How much? You can take my money!!

Seconded, thirded, fourthed and fifthed! Vote called, unanimous passing! Shoew us the pre-order and we'll show you the money!

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:04 pm

Swoop was pretty great, I hope this one is as big or bigger than Grimlock though.

by **necr0blivion** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:13 pm

YES!!! That's the one I was hoping would be next. Slug and Snarl are already getting love elsewheres (Fans Toys/Giga Power respectively).

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:16 pm

I'm excited for this. I love Sludge! Hmm.. may have to go back and pick up that Swoop just to have matching teams.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:19 pm

Agamemnon wrote:Loved Swoop! When? How much? You can take my money!!

Is there a way to angle Planet X Swoop's wings like this?

I'm not sure how I feel about it sitting out like this.

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:09 pm

mooncake623 wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:Loved Swoop! When? How much? You can take my money!!

Is there a way to angle Planet X Swoop's wings like this?

I'm not sure how I feel about it sitting out like this.

I did my best to replicate.

Swoop's wings have a lot of folding capability. They cannot fold completely flat, but a lot of poses will be possible.

Here's the attempt at replicating the game image above:

And I took a couple folding them almost all the way one way and then almost all the way the other. They can go a little further, but I was running out of space. (Thinking back, I should have folded one all the way one direction and the other all the way the other direction. Darn my desire for symmetry...)

The wing packs do rotate a little in the backpack to offer some forward and backward rotation. Really, there are a ton of options in both bot and pterosaur modes.

If this new guy is anything like Swoop, I think we will be happy. The only thing I am slightly concerned about is scale and the accompanying cost. Swoop was smaller than the others in the game. I have no concern with the engineering or build quality. Now, need prototype pics, please!

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:23 pm

I squeeled like a Starscream fangirl. I cannot wait for Sludge.

Please be Ultra-sized.

Website · by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 4:26 pm

Sludge and Grimlock were the only G1 Dinobots I had. FOC Grimlock is perfect for my Classics shelves, so this one makes me feel like I'm seven again.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:31 pm

It's rare that I post in this part of the forum, but I got the first two PX's and look forward to this one.

Please don't be too harsh on my wallet. Please don't be too harsh on my wallet. :PRAY:

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:54 pm

Squeeeee!

Can't wait, take ALL my money!

Also, give me Paddles eventually, plzkthx.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:53 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:Also, give me Paddles eventually, plzkthx.

I'd buy that too!

If they pull Sludge off as well as they did Caelus, after I had all 5 required Dinobots, they could just start making them up and I'd be in for whatever.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:20 pm

Agamemnon wrote:Awesome Swoop picture from Agamemnon

SWeet! thanks for the pictures! It looks so much better than having those wings all unfolded out like that. hehe very tempting

Sludge!! Wonder how long they'll make us wait from silhouette to prototype pics start showing up

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:30 pm

A closer look at Swoop's wings in the game reveal that they are actually rotated around a full 180 degrees from their dino mode orientation while pointed upward in robot mode. Notice on which sides of the wing tips the red parts are located:

It is possible to rotate the wings around on Caelus and put them into this position for robot mode, but they cannot tilt upward as high as they could when not rotated. So while they do go at an upward angle to an extent when rotated, they go outward more than they go upward. Still, it's not too bad looking and is game-accurate, but the less game-accurate, unrotated position lets his wings point higher up like in the game.

So it comes down to if you care more about the wings pointing higher or facing the right way.

News Credits: 461 · by **mooncake623** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:54 pm

Sabrblade wrote:A closer look at Swoops wings in the game reveal that they are actually rotated around a full 180 degrees from their dino mode orientation while pointed upward in robot mode. Notice on which sides of the wing tips the red parts are located:

It is possible to rotate the wings around on Caelus and put them into this position for robot mode, but they cannot tilt upward as high as they could when not rotated. So while they do go at an upward angle to an extent when rotated, they go outward more than they go upward. Still, it's not too bad looking and is game-accurate, but less game-accurate, unrotated position lets his wings point higher up like in the game.

So it comes down to if you care more about the wings pointing higher or facing the right way.

Agreed but I think anything is better than this.

News Credits: 118 · by **megatronus** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:41 pm

I still haven't jumped on Caelus yet, as good as I hear he is...

You know what they say: three trees is a row. Once Sludge is released, I'll probably be forced to bite and assemble a Dinobot trio (then quartet... then quintet!).

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:53 am

If I had the money & desire to get all of the 3rd party Dinobots toys. I'd want them to look like there G-1 versions. Something like what Fanstoys is doing.

I just don't like the FOC Dinobots designs. The dinosaur modes are okay. It's the robot modes,I dislike as there ugly & overly bulky in some key areas.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 7:45 am

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than Justitoys WST Sludge this is the first time the character has seen any sort of homage. I also had him a kid so am very happy.

Ultra sized please!

News Credits: 650 · by **ScottyP** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:08 pm

Glad to see they're continuing these. Their version of Swoop is one of the best third party toys out there.

by **Lord Raze** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:31 pm

rpetras wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:Also, give me Paddles eventually, plzkthx.

I'd buy that too!

If they pull Sludge off as well as they did Caelus, after I had all 5 required Dinobots, they could just start making them up and I'd be in for whatever.

There's also the Dynobot Skar from the IDWverse.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:56 pm

Lord Raze wrote:
rpetras wrote:
Midnight_Fox wrote:Also, give me Paddles eventually, plzkthx.

I'd buy that too!

If they pull Sludge off as well as they did Caelus, after I had all 5 required Dinobots, they could just start making them up and I'd be in for whatever.

There's also the Dynobot Skar from the IDWverse.

I use PCC Grimstone to represent Skar. I gave him an oversized energon weapon and it sits the aesthetic rather well IMO.

If Planet X did nothing but well made fan-dinobots after the first 6 (gotta do Paddles), I will be happy to continue buying.

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:53 pm

Primacron's Little Helper wrote:Yay!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than Justitoys WST Sludge this is the first time the character has seen any sort of homage. I also had him a kid so am very happy.

Ultra sized please!

What size scale are these? I assumed they would be leader scale due to FP
doing those Ten inch MP G-1 Dinobots.

What scale is PX Swoop? Deluxe or Voyager scale? I'm gueesing PX Swoop might be a scale or Two smaller than the other PX Dinobots. Because Swoop in the fiction is shown smaller.

The only way,I'd even consider buying these PX FOC Dinobots. If PX makes there own version of FOC Grimlock because the HasTak toy is terrible. Also they need to be voyagers or Ultra Scale toys & cost under $85 each.

I love the FP Ten inch MP Dinobots. But paying almost $200 for each one is way out of my spending budget. I might be tempted to buy them all,If they cost under $90 each.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:03 pm

Caelus (Swoop) is the height of a short Deluxe, roughly the size of the smaller DOTM/Generations FOC/Prime RID Deluxes.

But, his wingspan is quite impressive, longer in length than the typical height of an average Voyager.

These are scaled to the FOC game scale based on Generations FOC Voyager Grimlock.