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Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:01 am**

It was 2006 and we had just witnessed the end of Transformers Cybertron, the final piece of the long running Unicron Trilogy, and we were waiting for Michael Bay's first Transformers movie. We were all excited because we didn't know what the future held, but we were just bursting at the seams. Shortly after the shock and awe of the mention of the upcoming film, we all wondered "Wait, what filler line will take over in Cybertron's place?"

We lovingly call that "filler" line Transformers Classics.

Little did we know, it started a sweeping movement, a rebirth of what had come before. Before we could look to the future, Hasbro went back to the past and brought us these really nice updates of some of our favorite characters/figures. One of those updated characters was Optimus Prime, of course. Who knew eight years later that the Optimus mold would have so many uses? (10 as of right now!)

Which brings us to our newest galleries: Henkei Convoy Clear Version (AKA Crystal Convoy, the former is the official moniker, while the latter came from the fans. I think Crystal fits better) and United Ultra Magnus!

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Transformers United Ultra Magnus

Transformers Henkei Convoy Clear Version (Crystal Convoy)

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Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 5:16 am**

There are not enough repaints of this mold we need 50 more!!!

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:51 am**

I hope Cloud Prime goes on sale sometime soon. Would love to pick that version of regular red & blue OP up.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 7:39 am**

mirageandjazz1197 wrote:There are not enough repaints of this mold we need 50 more!!!

With the toy-accurate Evolution 2-Pack version coming soon, that's one down, 49 more to go. 8-}

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:15 am**

Your average truck stop.

Hopefully, this mold doesn't get as annoying as the Classics Starscream.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:17 am**

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Hopefully, this mold doesn't get as annoying as the Classics Starscream.

There's no such thing as "too many Seekers". :michaelbay:

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:38 am**

Mindmaster wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Hopefully, this mold doesn't get as annoying as the Classics Starscream.

There's no such thing as "too many Seekers".

I have 10 Seekers. I really think it's enough...

For the Classics mold, that is! Bring on more Seekers! :KREMZEEK:

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:38 am**

Mindmaster wrote:
OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Hopefully, this mold doesn't get as annoying as the Classics Starscream.

There's no such thing as "too many Seekers".

That is very true, I love the seeker mold, and there should be enough for an army :twisted:

Plus with the fact that there is so many prime mold usages, I can get a hold of one

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:39 am**

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:Your average truck stop.

Hopefully, this mold doesn't get as annoying as the Classics Starscream.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:43 am**

dems alot of convoys.

united magnus is bittersweet though. im assuming most people would be buying it for the city commander, but those white legs and silver thighs kinda ruin it. which sucks because hes much nicer than classics UM. s'ok with me though since i have both.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 11:52 am**

Mindmaster wrote:There's no such thing as "too many Seekers".

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 12:09 pm**

shajaki wrote:dems alot of convoys.

united magnus is bittersweet though. im assuming most people would be buying it for the city commander, but those white legs and silver thighs kinda ruin it. which sucks because hes much nicer than classics UM. s'ok with me though since i have both.

I never had City Commander, and at this point, I wouldn't buy it. The set's somewhat outdated. I have United Magnus for the sole purpose of being White Magnus, and to serve as a nice counterpoint to United Black Optimus.

I'm surprised no one has come up with Nova/Nemesis winged backpacks for either of those guys.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:08 pm**

Only have 4 of these myself, would have been 5 if I didn't sell my Classics when I got the Henkei.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:10 pm**

I really love this mold. I'm very much looking forward to the Evolution 2-Pack coming soon. Needs me a Classics O.P.

Posted: **Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:27 pm**

We've got a little ol' cooooonvoy rockin through the night...

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:47 am**

I love this mold. It's one of my favorites to display and play with. I will be picking up the AOE two pack of Prime when it comes out.

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 1:55 pm**

The newest update to our ever expanding galleries takes the form of a couple Beast Wars favorites from Takara Tomy. You can see them here compared to their Hasbro counterparts.

TG-30 Waspinator is a Deluxe Class figure that features a darker metallic green than his Hasbro counterpart. That dark metallic green is highlighted by a metallic gold as opposed to Hasbro's yellow.

TG-31 Rinox is a Voyager Class figure that has a bronze colored hide when compared to the Hasbro figure.

Click on any of the images below to view the complete gallery.

Transformers Generations Rhinox

Transformers Generations Waspinator

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:05 pm**

Glad I got Takara's Rhinox over Hasbro's in-accurate gray sand version, shininess be darned.

But I got both Hasbro and Takara Waspinators with the intent of Frankensteining them into the perfect Waspinator.

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:11 pm**

Sabrblade wrote:Glad I got Takara's Rhinox over Hasbro's in-accurate gray sand version, shininess be darned.

But I got both Hasbro and Takara Waspinators with the intent of Frankensteining them into the perfect Waspinator.

i still plan on getting both. are there pics somewhere of someone else piecing together a waspinator already? id like to see that. damn shame takara dropped the ball on these guys though. wonder what they were thinking? i reaaally hope someone does a predacon rhinox, exclusive or otherwise.

nice galleries as always

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:23 pm**

I feel like I need something in between both versions. Hasbro's Rhinox is too light but Takara's is weirdly shiny; Hasbro's Waspinator has too many greens while Takara's has too few...

Incidentally, is Waspy getting a re-release here? I never saw him in stores, and I dimly recall there being mention of a restock, but I dunno if that was just for Skids or something.

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:05 pm**

Sabrblade wrote:But I got both Hasbro and Takara Waspinators with the intent of Frankensteining them into the perfect Waspinator.

That's exactly what I did. I used the center bits from the Hasbro version and combined them with the Takara version. I then applied some yellow and black paint to it in the appropriate places to replace the gold and give him the extra details/finishing touches such as the black bit in his diamond crest thingy on his head. I also went over his robot head's eyes with a clear metallic blue to give it a more show-accurate color/appearance. I also added in the black stripes on his robot mode head's antennae. He's pretty much spot on perfect now.

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:57 pm**

Hasbro wins IMO. I don't like SH*% colored Rhynox.

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:04 pm**

Siger wrote:Hasbro wins IMO. I don't like SH*% colored Rhynox.

That's an oxymoron, since Takara's is clearly colored chocolate caramel while Hasbro's is more like diarrhea (apologies to any persons at or affiliated Hasbro offended by this comparison).

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:13 pm**

Sabrblade wrote:
Siger wrote:Hasbro wins IMO. I don't like SH*% colored Rhynox.
That's an oxymoron, since Takara's is clearly colored chocolate caramel while Hasbro's is more like diarrhea (apologies to any persons at or affiliated Hasbro offended by this comparison).

Hardly. I'll stick up for fans of the pro-Hasbro versions. The shiny weird brown color was a big turn off for me as well as the overly dark colors on Waspinator. I would have liked Hasbro's version to be a little bit darker in Rhino mode, but I certainly don't mind it's colors, especially since he's in robot mode most of the time anyways and not to mention that it more-or-less matches the same shade as the Hasbro version instead of coming up with an out-of-left-field color on Takara's versions.

For those of you defending Takara's version, I get that you want to defend them for what you perceive as the more show accurate coloration, but those aren't right either. Shiny Rhinox wasn't in any episode of Beast Wars that I watched!

Hopefully these two will get the proper slavish cartoon accurate color schemes at a later date so that both parties can be satisfied.

Posted: **Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:20 pm**

"Shiny" isn't a color.

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