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News Credits: 6 · by **BeastProwl** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:43 pm

RAcast wrote: Now we just need Ransack and the Rotor Force rides again!

ROTF Ransack fits in with this whole vibe...

by **RAcast** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:52 pm

BeastProwl wrote:
RAcast wrote: Now we just need Ransack and the Rotor Force rides again!

ROTF Ransack fits in with this whole vibe...

Meh, they share no commonalities besides the name and the fact that they're both planes.

News Credits: 4 · by **Megazarak** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:55 pm

Ooh, very nice. I didn't get a chance to get the last iteration of this mold, which looked quite nice, so it's cool that I'll be able to get this one. And I'm liking these visors, first Hot Shot and now Powerdive! Always nice to get those extra details.

News Credits: 1 · by **SKYWARPED_128** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:21 pm

I'm liking everything about this fig except for the purple weapons and pink propellers (easily solved with a can of silver paint) and the head.

Not a fan of that super-wide mouth, if that's what it is. Maybe I could fill that line up with some epoxy or cement, sand it down and repaint it to get rid of the line.

News Credits: 9 · by **Hip-Hoptimus Rime** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:43 pm

Doubledealer93 wrote:damn i hate this mold. but that paint is amazing.

Heh, I'm the other way: I love this mold but do not like these colors The shark-nose is great though. Will buy if he comes to US retail.

News Credits: 9 · by **triKlops** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:45 pm

that is a damn cool repaint
alot of these previous Asian exclusive i couldnt justify for the price but now that they are available domestically...its on
big up TRU for picking these up, good move

by **MGrotusque** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:32 pm

Ugh......what sexy ass alt mode this mold has! It just totally nostagicly screams to my ten year old self and the passion i had for WW2 era aircraft. That paint job is top notch and the attention to detail is appreciated. By myself anyways.

A shame about the bot mode and all it's subtle flaws though. They aren't egregiously offensive by any means but for me the hips, feet and forearms break the spell for me.

Still a really cool mold nevertheless.

by **funklizard** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:44 pm

MINDVVIPE wrote:I used to have a G2 Powerdive and I loved it.
What do you guys think of this mould? It looks alright from pics, but I feel the thights are kinda wide and round or something.

They hips are kind of wide on this mold. You don't notice it much when he's posed with his legs bent; but when they're just straight, it looks kind of awkward.

Can the forearms be posed so that the wrists aren't misaligned with the rest of the arm?

Yes, you can tilt the rotors such that they're pointing about 45° with respect to the line from the elbow to the wrist. This leaves a bit of a gap in his forearm; but it still looks much better.

The paintjob looks awesome and I love the new head and visor. The way the red eyes show through the red visor is amazing!
The purple guns will need some paint imo.

As do the propellers. Highbrow's box art had the propeller hubs painted red; very unfortunate that was missing from the finished version of the figure. A bit of that gold paint on Powerdive's propeller hubs would really have popped.

I have Highbrow; and in spite of a few goofy bits (the wide hips, the wonky forearms), it's a really cool mold. His feet are insanely posable. I tend to move the ankles down at an angle and move the "toes" up so that he's resting mostly on them.

And since I already have the mold, I'd probably only pick up Powerdive at a significant discount. Powerdive has a good head sculpt (though I like Highbrow's as well) and the paint job is nice. But having no particular affection for G2, the character really doesn't mean anything to me.

News Credits: 7 · by **Noideaforaname** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 10:57 pm

The shark decal, the overall deco, and the new head are all damn awesome. Not too crazy about the purple, though.

I hope we see more vintage alts down the line. A Corsair like G2 Ransack would be killer.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:58 am

Hmm. That mold works better as a Decepticon, than an Autobot.

by **orangeitis** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:47 am

It always bugs me how NONE of the pictures I've seen of this mold online has it's arms straightened out...

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:01 am

iv'e been wanting this since the first images he looks even better now with the shark painted on him , bought asap.

News Credits: 1 · by **MightyMagnus78** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:16 am

You can't polish a turd...although it seems you can give it some nice paint.

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:38 am

Me gusta.

by **Rated X** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:29 am

Those red propellers really screw it up. I mean red, seriously ??? It almost looks straight up WWII, but then they bust out with the kiddie colors. Arent asian releases supposed to be for collectors, not babbies. Im afraid TRU will add Geffory the Girafe on their version... :BANG_HEAD:

News Credits: 1 · by **RhA** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:33 am

Rated X wrote:Those red propellers really screw it up. I mean red, seriously ??? It almost looks straight up WWII, but then they bust out with the kiddie colors. Arent asian releases supposed to be for collectors, not babbies. Im afraid TRU will add Geffory the Girafe on their version...

No, these toys are aimed at children ages 5 and up, not collectors or babies. The red propellers however are a nod to collectors (as is this entire line). This figure is partly based on G2 Powerdive, which has (ba-dum-tss) red propellers.

by **synthetik** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:53 am

Hands and legs kill it for me... It's better than his actual G2 form but...

by **skywarp55** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:36 pm

sweeet looks pretty nice! cool figure. good post.

everyone's happy lol

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 12:50 pm

RhA wrote:
Rated X wrote:Those red propellers really screw it up. I mean red, seriously ??? It almost looks straight up WWII, but then they bust out with the kiddie colors. Arent asian releases supposed to be for collectors, not babbies. Im afraid TRU will add Geffory the Girafe on their version...

No, these toys are aimed at children ages 5 and up, not collectors or babies. The red propellers however are a nod to collectors (as is this entire line). This figure is partly based on G2 Powerdive, which has (ba-dum-tss) red propellers.

G2 Powerdive actually had either black or red rotor disks, the propellers were purple. The black disks are more rare.

And great, I'm sold to another one. I wish I lived in the US already... :sad:

by **MINDVVIPE** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:05 pm

synthetik wrote:Hands and legs kill it for me... It's better than his actual G2 form but...

I gota say, despite the brutal lack of poseability in the G2 form, I found the alt mode and robot mode WAY more sick (in looks).

If everything was on a nice balljoint and a few little fixes were made (like the shape of the hands), I'd take the G2 version any day.

News Credits: 8 · by **Megatron Wolf** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:06 pm

I didnt plan on getting this cause i already have the original but after seeing the paint and the head sculpt im sold. Plus it is a good mold so i wont mind having 2.

by **Sargent** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:20 am

Looks great! When and where will this be available? My guess is us Europeans will have to import it...

News Credits: 3 · by **BB Shockwave** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 5:33 am

I like this toy, I just don't get it why they called him - and colored him - like G2 Powerdive, who was a helicopter, instead of making him a hommage to G2 Ransack, who was the first propeller plane TF...

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:41 am

BB Shockwave wrote:I like this toy, I just don't get it why they called him - and colored him - like G2 Powerdive, who was a helicopter, instead of making him a hommage to G2 Ransack, who was the first propeller plane TF...

Probably to avoid confusion with G1 Ransack, a Deluxe Insecticon. IIRC he's supposed to appear in the FoC game.

by **krenger99** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:01 am

Wow. To think that I had a Highbrow figure already that for some reason, I didn't care for so I sold it. Amazing what some good paint/new colors can do for a figure. :-?