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News Credits: 4501 · by **william-james88** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:57 pm

Bounti76 wrote:Carzap looks great...I hope we get a repaint of him as Windbreaker.

Sepent O.R. looks worse than his first revealed pictures. His "gold" is the color of earwax. Cannot unsee that.

I didnt know that was gold till you mentioned it

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 9:58 pm

Carzap is nice, though a little less interesting than was first teased.

I like Serpentor's chest painted to look like a serpent's face.

News Credits: 25 · by **SW's SilverHammer** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:25 pm

Sepent O.R. looks goddamn atrocious, if it were actual gold, and now wax in color, I might change my tune; but Takara Tomy's Senator Ratbat is probably the best use of the mold in general.

News Credits: 293 · by **shajaki** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:32 pm

SW's SilverHammer wrote:Sepent O.R. looks goddamn atrocious, if it were actual gold, and now wax in color, I might change my tune; but Takara Tomy's Senator Ratbat is probably the best use of the mold in general.

while my feelings arent quite as strong, i do agree. the preliminary photoshopped gold was a lot nicer.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:04 pm

That Carzap is looking awesome... Not sure how I feel about the chromed weapons, but that chromed helmet is sleek.

Serpent O.R. is less to my liking... Why did they have to replace the gold with that brown? Ugh.

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:07 pm

Serpent O.R. is my Number 1 Want of this year's subscription service, so much so that I specifically bought the pink versions of the Gacha Arms Microns Gob and Zad so that they could form his Serpent Scepter.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:12 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Serpent O.R. is my Number 1 Want of this year's subscription service, so much so that I specifically bought the pink versions of the Gacha Arms Microns Gob and Zad so that they could form his Serpent Scepter.

Pics??

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Jan 26, 2015 11:26 pm

megatronus wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Serpent O.R. is my Number 1 Want of this year's subscription service, so much so that I specifically bought the pink versions of the Gacha Arms Microns Gob and Zad so that they could form his Serpent Scepter.

Pics??

Pages 11 and 19 of the comic show the best looks at it - http://transformersclub.com/Timelines9_2014.pdf

As for toy pics, I don't have any of my own, but Jesse Wittenrich Tweeted how to do with the toys, using Generations Scourge and the black versions of the Microns as a demonstration:

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 12:44 am

I think I have transparent versions of those a microns, but not much interest in Serpent.O.R. Might reserve judgement until I see in person.

News Credits: 1 · by **durroth** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 12:45 am

... is it too late to beg for the snake "eye" tampos to be changed? I can live with the less stunning colors because I figured that the beautiful metallic deco they teased us with was too good to be true. I think the yellow will look better in person. But those eye tampos... for the love of god, at least remove the black outlines or do SOMETHING to make them look less like they were drawn on in MS Paint.

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:34 am

heh, so it turns out my Microns were actually purple, not blue. Still not pink, but I kinda like it...

It's not like I have any other use for any of that micron set...

News Credits: 14 · by **robotmel** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 5:29 am

Mkall wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I'm so getting this Lio Convoy. I love how he's been baptized into full machine ditching the beast alt-mode.

I love a nice repaint as much as the next bot but I have never been a fan of the 'Beast Era' of Transformers but I like the idea of integrating older fiction/eras as current earth based alt modes.

I would like to see more of this happening. Im surprised the much loved Dinobots never got a alt mode vehicle make-over?
That would have been so easy to do, so easy..!

News Credits: 3 · by **prjkt** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:30 am

War within Titanium Grimlock

Some sort of tank thing

News Credits: 4501 · by **william-james88** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:40 am

prjkt wrote:War within Titanium Grimlock

Some sort of tank thing

Yeah, and no one liked it

There was also Alternators Grimlock

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 7:55 am

And this isn't an Earth vehicle mode anyway.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:09 am

megatronus wrote:Serpent O.R. is less to my liking... Why did they have to replace the gold with that brown? Ugh.

Let's travel to a different universe where Serpent O.R. did get gold plastic:

"Will it have Gold Plastic Syndrome?"
"OMG! GPS! This figure is doomed just the G.I. Joe original!"
"Why didn't the club go for a safer color, like light brown?"

>:oP

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:28 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
megatronus wrote:Serpent O.R. is less to my liking... Why did they have to replace the gold with that brown? Ugh.

Let's travel to a different universe where Serpent O.R. did get gold plastic:

"Will it have Gold Plastic Syndrome?"
"OMG! GPS! This figure is doomed just the G.I. Joe original!"
"Why didn't the club go for a safer color, like light brown?"

So you have a problem with gold paint? :roll:

Besides, gold plastic syndrome has not been an issue in recent times. >:oP

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:38 am

megatronus wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
megatronus wrote:Serpent O.R. is less to my liking... Why did they have to replace the gold with that brown? Ugh.

Let's travel to a different universe where Serpent O.R. did get gold plastic:

"Will it have Gold Plastic Syndrome?"
"OMG! GPS! This figure is doomed just the G.I. Joe original!"
"Why didn't the club go for a safer color, like light brown?"

So you have a problem with gold paint?

Besides, gold plastic syndrome has not been an issue in recent times.

Some people are just that scared of GPS happening and watching their figures crumble into dust. :-s

Personally I'm glad FunPub went with that brown.

And no, gold paint does not cause, or affect GPS.

by **jogunwarrior** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 8:51 am

I'm failing to see the appeal in this figure, though I can say that about a number of the Clubs Subscription figures. I just don't get it.

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:34 am

I have to say... if they could work out the deal and release a set of GI Joe crossover transformers... I'd buy the whole line. Just not changing into a giant Baroness, Wild Bill, etc. That's ridiculous.

By preference, I'd love to see a couple of leader characters — tank megatron, truck prime in camp (like Bape Prime) to lead them — plus a full line of new characters that transform into the classic Joe vehicles... all with great bulky mech designs and accessories, missile batteries, etc. (Kinda like some of the Power Core bots looked.) I can dream.

Meanwhile, Serpentor is an excellent first venture into that crossover world. Bravo.

And I'd add that there are more things that control the color than just picking it out of some swatch books. Toys are made from different plastics, each with its own tolerances, brittleness, ability to accept paint (or not at all, sometimes. See the unpainted side panels of the Million Publishing GoShooter for instance.)

I'd wager they chose the best gold color they could choose given the plastics the toy has to be made from.

Remember how the top hood of G1 Scrapper is a duller green than the rest of him? This is the same issue. Softer plastic has different color restrictions.

So as the other options, we might be looking at bright gold parts mixed with "earwax" parts... or painted bright gold with oddly-placed unpainted panels.

You have to know they are making the best choices available to deliver us a great looking toy (that won't break.) Let's cut them some slack. It's not like someone there just prefers a duller brown. I'm sure it's a necessary evil, if anything.

Still looks really good. If it bothers me, maybe I'll get some gold paint and try my luck. Heh.

News Credits: 112 · by **megatronus** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:46 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
megatronus wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
megatronus wrote:Serpent O.R. is less to my liking... Why did they have to replace the gold with that brown? Ugh.

Let's travel to a different universe where Serpent O.R. did get gold plastic:

"Will it have Gold Plastic Syndrome?"
"OMG! GPS! This figure is doomed just the G.I. Joe original!"
"Why didn't the club go for a safer color, like light brown?"

So you have a problem with gold paint?

Besides, gold plastic syndrome has not been an issue in recent times.

Some people are just that scared of GPS happening and watching their figures crumble into dust. Personally I'm glad FunPub went with that brown.

And no, gold paint does not cause, or affect GPS.

You're reading me incorrectly. I do understand that gold plastic system is a problem with plastic, not paint. #-o

If you're THAT scared of gold plastic, gold paint is a solution that will fix that ugly as sin LPSS (Linkin Park Soundwave Syndrome).

by **gothsaurus** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:50 am

You mean that LPS set that came with the Mustard Sentry???? LOL.

News Credits: 438 · by **Sabrblade** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:50 am

jogunwarrior wrote:I'm failing to see the appeal in this figure,

Which one?

by **Rated X** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:08 am

Well serpentor is definitely the dud of the set. What happened to the shiny green paintjob the club teased ? I thought it was going to be the shiny plastic used on senator ratbat but in green ? Instead they deliver the puke bot. On a side note all this detailed talk about the color of earwax is very disturbing. Use Debrox guys...

News Credits: 23 · by **Madeus Prime** » Tue Jan 27, 2015 10:31 am

Sorry, but they're just icky so far. Serpent OR is snot brown, Carzap is just bland, and Leo Convoy's head looks ghastly. Out of all of these, Tarantulas seems to be the only one worth getting.