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BeastProwl wrote:He looks nothing at all like Gurren Lagann.
He looks like Enki, he even has the Shoulder Rocket Launchers.
A White coat and some swords would complete him.

I had considered that, but Enki is very lithe, where Rumble is very bulky. Enki's hips are noticeably wider than his upper torso is; it's shoulders are actually in line with the plates on it's waist. For the sake of mentioning it, Lazengann's silouette is similar to Enki's.

Gurren Lagann (and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), on the other hand, has broad shoulders and large armor plates attached to his shoulder. It's also much bulkier, which Rumble seems to emulate.

I concede that GL doesn't have the back mounted missile launchers, buuut it's worth keeping in mind that the homage here is first and foremost to G1 Rumble, who had back mounted missile launchers.

TL;DR -- Rumble is more bulky, like Gurren Lagann; not lithe like Lazengann and Enki. Plus he's got shoulder armor bits, which seem to emulate the Gurren Brigade logo emblazoned shields on GL's shoulders.

burning_sirius wrote:-sigh-, Gurren Lagann was not the first mecha to have a face on its chest. That honor goes to Gaiking. Bonus points go to me since the director of Gurren Lagann made his debut with the new Gaiking anime. The author did GL as an homage to all super robot anime especially Getter Robo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-nzVrHlkTE

Also, I think it looks more like Gaiking than anything.

I never implied it was the first. I only implied it was the best. Honestly, I find Gaiking pretty...boring at best. What makes Gurren Lagann mechs so great is how stylized they are.

I see your valid points.
I just like the nods in general.

RAcast wrote:

BeastProwl wrote:He looks nothing at all like Gurren Lagann.
He looks like Enki, he even has the Shoulder Rocket Launchers.
A White coat and some swords would complete him.

I had considered that, but Enki is very lithe, where Rumble is very bulky. Enki's hips are noticeably wider than his upper torso is; it's shoulders are actually in line with the plates on it's waist. For the sake of mentioning it, Lazengann's silouette is similar to Enki's.

Gurren Lagann (and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), on the other hand, has broad shoulders and large armor plates attached to his shoulder. It's also much bulkier, which Rumble seems to emulate.

I concede that GL doesn't have the back mounted missile launchers, buuut it's worth keeping in mind that the homage here is first and foremost to G1 Rumble, who had back mounted missile launchers.

TL;DR -- Rumble is more bulky, like Gurren Lagann; not lithe like Lazengann and Enki. Plus he's got shoulder armor bits, which seem to emulate the Gurren Brigade logo emblazoned shields on GL's shoulders.

burning_sirius wrote:-sigh-, Gurren Lagann was not the first mecha to have a face on its chest. That honor goes to Gaiking. Bonus points go to me since the director of Gurren Lagann made his debut with the new Gaiking anime. The author did GL as an homage to all super robot anime especially Getter Robo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-nzVrHlkTE

Also, I think it looks more like Gaiking than anything.

I never implied it was the first. I only implied it was the best. Honestly, I find Gaiking pretty...boring at best. What makes Gurren Lagann mechs so great is how stylized they are.

I guess you are right sides Getter Robo is a million times better than GL anyways.

You mean you guys haven't noticed that just about all the 'bots from Prime have faces in their chests?

metaphorge wrote:You mean you guys haven't noticed that just about all the 'bots from Prime have faces in their chests?

Most of them aren't as blatant as Rumble here, haha. And Rumble is the only one that REALLY looks like Gurren Lagann.

i want all 3.

Not so sure why, but all the open piece hollow arms and legs are catching my eye and bothering me a little. Not too badly, but a little.

I like 'em. There are better figures in the line, but these are nice.

Wow! Rumble looks amazing! So glad those the shoulders don't look like they'll be all floppy. Can't wait to get that guy!

Def not the rumble we all remember but this is one of the better molds for the prime line. PS I got dreadwing and i gotta say its impressive except for the mech tech weapon. HASBRO WHY DONT YOU ADD A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THESE VOYAGER WEAPONS!!!

steelcity1990 wrote:Def not the rumble we all remember but this is one of the better molds for the prime line. PS I got dreadwing and i gotta say its impressive except for the mech tech weapon. HASBRO WHY DONT YOU ADD A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THESE VOYAGER WEAPONS!!!

All the more reason to get the AM version!

steelcity1990 wrote: HASBRO WHY DONT YOU ADD A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THESE VOYAGER WEAPONS!!!

Cant you just unscrew it and take out the springy bits? Thats what I did with my MechTech deluxe weapons.

Those translucent yellow elbow joints on Dreadwing look worrisome. I can see the forearms cracking and falling off a few years down the line.

Rumble looks awesome. It's a shame it'll probably take Vehicon and Airachnid's place as a royal b***h to find at retail.

RAcast wrote:

BeastProwl wrote:He looks nothing at all like Gurren Lagann.
He looks like Enki, he even has the Shoulder Rocket Launchers.
A White coat and some swords would complete him.

I had considered that, but Enki is very lithe, where Rumble is very bulky. Enki's hips are noticeably wider than his upper torso is; it's shoulders are actually in line with the plates on it's waist. For the sake of mentioning it, Lazengann's silouette is similar to Enki's.

Gurren Lagann (and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann), on the other hand, has broad shoulders and large armor plates attached to his shoulder. It's also much bulkier, which Rumble seems to emulate.

Nemesis Destron wrote:Oh riiiiight I forgot all about Rumble or this supposed Rumble. I'll probably pick this up but it ain't no Rumble IMO. I'll have to think of what to don him as. For me I'm gonna pass on Kup, I might get him to pass along his pistolas to AM Ironhide which I can't wait until it's release!

Normally I stand clear of anything that reeks of "TF Prime" but I love this figure and feel that it'll fit into my CHUG collection just fine. So I'll agree that calling him Rumble will not do.

Maybe he'll be the first honorary DJD memberof my collection, since it has that type of persona.

Then I'll just have to wait for Hasbro to repaint WFC Megatron into Tarn and we'll be cookin with gas...

I was gonna pass of kup but dont think i am now. Rumble and dreadwing are instant buys.

I think they were smart in slapping some paint on Rumble's hands, I guess the ran out at some point with Kup there. The more I look at Rumble's paint apps over all the more he's got that G2-esq style and I'm having trouble finding a faction symbol.

So I think I may have to slap on a over the if there is one cuz it's just begging for one

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think they were smart in slapping some paint on Rumble's hands, I guess the ran out at some point with Kup there. The more I look at Rumble's paint apps over all the more he's got that G2-esq style and I'm having trouble finding a faction symbol.

So I think I may have to slap on a over the if there is one cuz it's just begging for one

There's one on his vehicle mode, but I don't see one on his robot mode.

PrymeStriker wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think they were smart in slapping some paint on Rumble's hands, I guess the ran out at some point with Kup there. The more I look at Rumble's paint apps over all the more he's got that G2-esq style and I'm having trouble finding a faction symbol.

So I think I may have to slap on a over the if there is one cuz it's just begging for one

There's one on his vehicle mode, but I don't see one on his robot mode.

Damn, I'm squinting my eyes and I can barely make it out... .

Nemesis Destron wrote:

PrymeStriker wrote:

Nemesis Destron wrote:I think they were smart in slapping some paint on Rumble's hands, I guess the ran out at some point with Kup there. The more I look at Rumble's paint apps over all the more he's got that G2-esq style and I'm having trouble finding a faction symbol.

So I think I may have to slap on a over the if there is one cuz it's just begging for one

There's one on his vehicle mode, but I don't see one on his robot mode.

Damn, I'm squinting my eyes and I can barely make it out... .

It's just because, like on Vehicon, it's dark purple on black. The white background doesn't help.
Now, if I had to guess where it ends up in robot mode...I'd say it's either attached to the black pieces that rotate up to form his instep and inside leg or...it ends up inside his torso somewhere you can't see it (unless it's supposed to be visible in the mouth or something).

These all look awesome, especially Rumble, surprisingly. I wish he was red, but I might end up getting him anyway.

Rumble looks fantastic. Not right for a Classics stand-in, but I've got United Rumble & Frenzy for that, so this guy will end up on my shelf of random awesomeness. Passing on Kup, no need for him as I have Generations Kup (who is far superior IMHO). Dreadwing looks great, I'll consider picking him up after I get my hands on some of my current hard to find Must-Haves.

Rumble does look like he could be Soundwave's little friend (hopefully in the cartoon as well), just like Laserbeak is. He will be mine, but does he actually include a DVD?

Kup is great and won't clog the shelves unlike the United/Generations figurine for a few reasons:

1) You can repaint him into Ironhide if you want;

2) He has better articulation; and

3) In case he isn't redecoed into Ironhide, then we could give Kup's cannons to the Arms Micron release.

And while Kup looks nice next to Hot Shot, Iron hide looks nice next to Optimus.

And Dreadwing? Well, he could sell more than his brother, Skyquake.

They all look pretty good. I think Rumble will be on the show. They have to explain the face in the chest. Kup looks alright but I'll probably just wait on Ironhide. Lastly, MechTech still sucks.

amcgrath929 wrote:They all look pretty good. I think Rumble will be on the show. They have to explain the face in the chest.

No, they don't. It could be just a funny coincidence, doesn't have to mean something.

PrymeStriker wrote:

amcgrath929 wrote:They all look pretty good. I think Rumble will be on the show. They have to explain the face in the chest.

No, they don't. It could be just a funny coincidence, doesn't have to mean something.

Yes, way to point that out. I wasn't giving them an order. Guess I could have explained that better. I do think it's more than a coincidence though. That's a pretty obvious face. Hopefully, we get an explanation one way or another.