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News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 6:20 pm

News Credits: 4 · by **Tsutsukakushi** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:14 pm

Easy pass, Don't need 3rd parties to create minibots that are legends, scout or deluxe scale. HasTak has a over abundance of minibots in the legends, commanders and deluxe toy scales for a fraction of the price.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:19 pm

Something tells me this is more in line for the MP treatment.

by **Rated X** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:28 pm

If they are scout class like their Wheelie, I may be interested in these. I always felt scout class was the best mini bot scale for cartoon accuracy. I totally disregard that penny racer crap where the robots only reach up to Prime's knees. It's about time we get a Windcharger and Tailgate that properly share the same mold. Hasbro screwed it up.

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:06 am

http://www.seibertron.com/transformers- ... er/2787/1/

This is one great Hasbro/Tomy Windcharger. Albeit a modernized hybrid.

by **Rated X** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:38 am

fenrir72 wrote:http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/transformers-united/windcharger/2787/1/

This is one great Hasbro/Tomy Windcharger. Albeit a modernized hybrid.

I own that one. It's cool but Hasbro screwed it up by not giving us a Tailgate repaint. Instead we got the stupid legends mold. Also I would prefer no car hood on the chest for further cartoon accuracy.

News Credits: 3 · by **Midnight_Fox** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:57 am

Rated X wrote: Instead we got the stupid legends mold.

While he could be a bit more comic accurate, Legends class Tailgate is a beautiful wonderful thing that needed to exist. The world is a better place for IDW Tailgate having a toy.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:02 am

Rated X wrote:If they are scout class like their Wheelie, I may be interested in these. I always felt scout class was the best mini bot scale for cartoon accuracy. I totally disregard that penny racer crap where the robots only reach up to Prime's knees. It's about time we get a Windcharger and Tailgate that properly share the same mold. Hasbro screwed it up.

Isn't their Wheelie more like Deluxe size?

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:27 pm

Midnight_Fox wrote:
Rated X wrote: Instead we got the stupid legends mold.

While he could be a bit more comic accurate, Legends class Tailgate is a beautiful wonderful thing that needed to exist. The world is a better place for IDW Tailgate having a toy.

Indeed, I don't think I could agree with you more. I love both Windcharger and Tailgate. (I would love to have a Tailgate like that in full scale, though maybe Bandit black with gold Firebird. I wonder if there is a body kit similar to that for the new Camaro...

But, with these guys, I might have to get one just to get the Firebird. I like the box art. But isn't Windcharger red? Would a black version be Wipeout?

Hrm...That gives me an idea here...

[Edit] Or is that such a deep, dark red that it looks almost black in the box art. Hrm....

News Credits: 60 · by **fenrir72** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:52 pm

Makes me wonder why (Okay to make money) but the new Tailgate mode is good as IS already. Why make a Windcharger version when they (Hasbro) already have the awesome version.........just re-issue it for pete's sake

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:28 am

X-Transbot MM-VIII Boost

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:33 am

by **Ginrai Minor** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 6:52 am

I really don't need these...I really don't since I've got rts Windcharger and Maketoys is doing a "proper" idw tailgate...but those alt mode's, the Fire-bird emblem, the squat fun little bot modes. if they're deluxe they have at least sold me on Tailgate!

by **donny1975** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:39 am

Ah the 80s nostalgia! Two great characters given the G1 treatment with a twist. They should be interesting. Totally digging Tailgate's head sculpt.

I would not mind if these guys we Arkose sized and inline with MP Bee but Firebirds are pretty long cars which makes me think they would be in the same length/height category as the Fairladies, Lambos and Lancias...that would not be a great scaling for these guys...but they are looking good.

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:15 pm

donny1975 wrote:Ah the 80s nostalgia! Two great characters given the G1 treatment with a twist. They should be interesting. Totally digging Tailgate's head sculpt.

I would not mind if these guys we Arkose sized and inline with MP Bee but Firebirds are pretty long cars which makes me think they would be in the same length/height category as the Fairladies, Lambos and Lancias...that would not be a great scaling for these guys...but they are looking good.

XT are more for robot scale than vehicle ..i think :-?

To me anything taller than MP Bee and Shorter than MP cars is all good for a Minibots size .

News Credits: 10 · by **Agamemnon** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:56 pm

I like these. I like them a lot. I'm afraid I don't have a place for them in my collection, however...

If they did one in black with gold trim.... ;)^

by **donny1975** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:25 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:
donny1975 wrote:Ah the 80s nostalgia! Two great characters given the G1 treatment with a twist. They should be interesting. Totally digging Tailgate's head sculpt.

I would not mind if these guys we Arkose sized and inline with MP Bee but Firebirds are pretty long cars which makes me think they would be in the same length/height category as the Fairladies, Lambos and Lancias...that would not be a great scaling for these guys...but they are looking good.

XT are more for robot scale than vehicle ..i think

To me anything taller than MP Bee and Shorter than MP cars is all good for a Minibots size .

You know the more I look at the robot forms, the more it looks like the length of the car will be the height of the bots...with little extension.

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:05 pm

These look pretty good, but having Wheelie and Turbo in hand, I wasn't that impressed with the quality.

Nothing broke or was wrong per-se, but they felt kind of flimsy when I transformed them.

These may be a "buy only on sale" purchase.

News Credits: 4 · by **craggy** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 12:32 pm

I genuinely don't like these all that much. And will be fine with the Hasbro/Maketoys/etc little ones. Cool alt modes though.

X-transbots and all their fans are horrible people and I'm going to return to post about how I'm not interested in this product, and denigrate you all some more in the future, for no apparent reason.

by **donny1975** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:00 pm

craggy wrote:I genuinely don't like these all that much. And will be fine with the Hasbro/Maketoys/etc little ones. Cool alt modes though.

X-transbots and all their fans are horrible people and I'm going to return to post about how I'm not interested in this product, and denigrate you all some more in the future, for no apparent reason.

Vector Sigma! You're in here too? Well at least here you have prototypes to complain about...

P.S. we are not horrible, we are horrifyingly wonderful