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Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
william-james88 wrote:megatronus wrote:william-james88 wrote:Counterpunch wrote:I'm so over the 2006 seeker mold.
I feel trapped by it. I have a full squad of them, but they really are dated. I detest the idea of starting over with that group, but really wish they were bigger now that the idea of Classics have evolved.
I feel far more trapped by the MP Seeker mold. It's also from 2006 and even though they changed it a bit, its essentially the very same mold with the same problems.
You can't tell me the updated MP mold has the same issues of the Classics mold. You just can't. The only improvements on the MP mold I can imagine is a slight height boost, waste swivel, updated hands in the post-MP10 style, and maybe and a hinge at the bottom of the wing so that thin extension can fold up into the main wing body instead of sticking out. That sounds extensive, but when the Classics Seeker mold literally is overdue for an outright replacement, it's a stark difference.
Not the same issues, just more issues. The MP mold lacks stability in the chest area, and has a head that is too far back making it look totally disjointed from the rest of its body. Also the transformation is very fiddly with the nosecone and results in a clumsy backpack. That was not changed from the original 2006 mold.
Cobotron wrote:Hey! You seemed to have attracted a wild Megatronus. They're hard to find, but boy are they fun when you catch one!
Official word (not a rumor) is that it's going to be made from a Generations Legends mold.Emerje wrote:What are the rumors for the secret sub figure this time around? Any chance it could be Red Wing and this is just a feint from Fun Pub?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:I reiterate what has been said before in this topic. Only the CLUB has given this statement. HASBRO and TAKARATOMY have not. THEY can still keep using it if they want to. It's only the CLUB that's putting the mold out to pasture.
There's always e-HOBBY who could do something with the mold. They do crazy/obscure/fun things like the Club sometimes.Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I reiterate what has been said before in this topic. Only the CLUB has given this statement. HASBRO and TAKARATOMY have not. THEY can still keep using it if they want to. It's only the CLUB that's putting the mold out to pasture.
Thats the problem. The only 2 desired decos that havent been done are "Club" copyrights. (Redwing and SG Ramjet)
I cant see Hasbro using the mold any more unless the make TRU/Target/Walmart exclusives of the same old boring 6 seekers at some point. Maybe Takara might go as far as to do a cartoon accurate set of Rainmakers similar to the CHMS versions. But I dont see anything further.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Sabrblade wrote:There's always e-HOBBY who could do something with the mold. They do crazy/obscure/fun things like the Club sometimes.Rated X wrote:Sabrblade wrote:I reiterate what has been said before in this topic. Only the CLUB has given this statement. HASBRO and TAKARATOMY have not. THEY can still keep using it if they want to. It's only the CLUB that's putting the mold out to pasture.
Thats the problem. The only 2 desired decos that havent been done are "Club" copyrights. (Redwing and SG Ramjet)
I cant see Hasbro using the mold any more unless the make TRU/Target/Walmart exclusives of the same old boring 6 seekers at some point. Maybe Takara might go as far as to do a cartoon accurate set of Rainmakers similar to the CHMS versions. But I dont see anything further.
Sabrblade wrote:This Nacelle toy is a character whose origins are rooted in three separate sources.jogunwarrior wrote:What's the deal behind this character, is it something the club made up, and wheres the name come from?
First, his name comes from that of a Seeker who was in the Transformers: Exodus novel, in which he was part of a Seeker group with two others named Bitstream and Hotlink.
Second, his deco is based on a prototype for G1 Thrust that was seen in 1980's Takara catalogs prior to Thrust's release:
Thirdly, his character and identity come from the first episode of the G1 cartoon, in which four generic Seekers attacked Wheeljack and Bumblebee en route to Iacon:
One of these Seekers, the golden one, would later be given his own name and identity as Sunstorm years later. And then BotCon 2013 made a set of exclusives based on three of these four Seekers, in which Sunstorm was included and the other two were given the names "Bitstream" and "Hotlink", named after two of the Seekers from Exodus.
With the fourth Seeker way in the background not yet given a toy, and with two of the three Exodus Seekers given G1 counterparts, the Club saw fit to create a figure that would both complete the Exodus-named Seeker trio and complete the four-Seeker "Welcoming Committee" (as Wheeljack called them). But rather than make just another ordinary-looking Seeker, the Club decided to make this one special by modeling its deco after the very pretty proto-Thrust deco, which happened to have a blue Seeker body like that fourth background Seeker.
And, let's face it, the deco of that fourth Seeker as it was wouldn't have nearly been as pretty. Compare (second one from the left):
But, as for the differences in his appearance as this toy from his brief cartoon appearance, his bio refers to him having undergone some cosmetic changes after the Nemesis left Cybertron.
william-james88 wrote:So that would also be the case for Predaking, who is also six members.
Arctorro wrote:I'm kinda 'meh' about the seeker mould news. Upgraded a while back
Ultra Markus wrote:maybe they can move on to a different type of jet like the F-22 Rapter like IDW thundercracker in deluxe class of course
Mindmaster wrote:Sad news for Collectors' Club members who are fans of the old Classics Seeker mold. Courtesy of the Transformers Collector's Club Twitter page, we have news that after the shipping of Generation 2 Starscream and Nacelle that the Club plans to retire the mold. Unfortunate news, as we have yet to see characters like Redwing be realized.
Does this news sadden you? Does it bring relief? Speak your thoughts in the Energon Pub!
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
Oh, they're definitely aware of some people's interest in those two (a certain Powered Convoy has made that quite clear to them). They just haven't done them, because reasons.gothsaurus wrote:I actually sent the club a nice note suggesting a Redwing / SG Dirge set for an online exclusive. If anyone is similarly interested, drop them a line to support.
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
gothsaurus wrote:I actually sent the club a nice note suggesting a Redwing / SG Dirge set for an online exclusive. If anyone is similarly interested, drop them a line to support.
shajaki wrote:gothsaurus wrote:I actually sent the club a nice note suggesting a Redwing / SG Dirge set for an online exclusive. If anyone is similarly interested, drop them a line to support.
i dont know much about the fiction surrounding the club stuff, does a SG dirge exist that was never plasticized?
Shadowman wrote:This is Sabrblade we're talking about. His ability to store trivial information about TV shows is downright superhuman.
Caelus wrote:My wife pointed out something interesting about the prehistoric Predacons. I said that everyone was complaining because transforming for them mostly consisted of them just standing up-right. She essentially said, 'So? That's what our ancestors did.'
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