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News Credits: 7 · Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:55 pm

In all honest you can paint a turd gold but doesn't make it any less smelly and these figures stink to high heaven. I sure there are people out there who are like oh boy these so cool they remind me of humanoid version of voltron and can't wait to get them but I have a feeling we will end up with fifty topics devoted to what is wrong with these figures. Nothing this guy can say will change this.

Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:30 pm

I trust Wyatt. When was the last time he lied to us just to make a buck?

News Credits: 7 · Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:59 pm

Overcracker wrote:Not to mention the other defects they have, that won;t actually be removed by correctly transforming them. *cough*-combined jet mode-*cough*

I thought we all agreed to pretend that didn't exist?

The lack of hands was the biggest problem for me... Looks like I might be interested in them again.

And quite honestly, the "cool" thing is a matter of opinion, but there's no way in hell he'd lie about the hands. We'd find out he was lying when the toys were released, and I don't think this is the kind of thing that someone who's had the kind of career Wyat's had would want to get caught in a lie over something so trivial.

News Credits: 8 · Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:07 am

I doubt that itll look better when its transformed right. This is whats called a "gimmick" figure for the kiddies.

News Credits: 5 · Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:23 am

Well that's some good news at least. It was the lack of hands in all 3 bot modes that was killing it for me.

If the proportions on the arms in combined mode are alright, and the jet modes look a little better when transformed correctly I'll probably get it, as I really like the concept of that split-down-the-middle combined bot mode.

We shall see when we get some proper pics.

News Credits: 1082 · Sat Oct 04, 2008 4:10 am

I was nver calling him a liar. I personally agree that you need to let others get a hold of them before you jump to conclusions.

I do believe he does think they are better than the pictures, how much better? Not sure?

[zero-kaiser's YouTube Channel] · Sat Oct 04, 2008 5:05 am

Senor Hugo wrote:...I should remind everyone about the creator of the Virtual Boy Gunpei Yoko...

-snigger- ...lol. virtual boy... lol.. im almost ashamed to admit ive actually played one of those..

News Credits: 1 · Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:36 am

Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?

Unheard of I say !

Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:45 am

rpetras wrote:Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?

Unheard of I say !

Never Seen that before......

Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:58 am

bumblebeerocks wrote:
rpetras wrote:Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?

Unheard of I say !

Never Seen that before......

sarcasm is lost on some...

on topic: These stand about the same chances of me picking them up as any other animated figure. If they are indeed horribly mistransformed, i may consider them.

Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:01 am

Gutter Bunny wrote:
bumblebeerocks wrote:
rpetras wrote:Hasbro have a mistransformation in their promo pics?

Unheard of I say !

Never Seen that before......

sarcasm is lost on some...

on topic: These stand about the same chances of me picking them up as any other animated figure. If they are indeed horribly mistransformed, i may consider them.

I was bein' sarcastic too..... even if they are transformed right, im still gonna get em (I type like a hick lol :lol:

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Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:05 am

bumblebeerocks wrote:
I was bein' sarcastic too..... even if they are transformed right, im still gonna get em (I type like a hick lol )

I'm well aware you were. It only makes my point that much more apropos

News Credits: 5 · Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:38 pm

Apparently, the combined form is mistransformed as well. Again, I hope that's true, but Derrick is basing his statements on prototypes he saw "way back." Things change, and not always for the better.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:49 pm

I wont cancel my preoder just yet ... I hope the final toy is better then the one shown in the pics. The combined robot mode needs a lot of work though and the combined plane mode needs a complete makeover ,because right now it looks like ... hey can anyone tell me what exactly the combined plane mode is supposed to be????.

News Credits: 1082 · Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:12 am

Kique wrote:I wont cancel my preoder just yet ... I hope the final toy is better then the one shown in the pics. The combined robot mode needs a lot of work though and the combined plane mode needs a complete makeover ,because right now it looks like ... hey can anyone tell me what exactly the combined plane mode is supposed to be????.

As it is mistransformed none of us know for sure. He mentions something about an x-shape in the plane, so I assume the legs are supposed to do something different.

News Credits: 5 · Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:27 am

I really wouldn't bet the farm on them being mistransformed. Derrick's talking about early prototype images he saw. Things change:

Remember?

News Credits: 1082 · Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:46 am

Sledge wrote:I really wouldn't bet the farm on them being mistransformed. Derrick's talking about early prototype images he saw. Things change:

Remember?

They'll never live that down, will they?

News Credits: 767 · Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:16 am

Sledge wrote:I really wouldn't bet the farm on them being mistransformed. Derrick's talking about early prototype images he saw. Things change:

Remember?

Stupid fu**ing bloody Japanese guy, "It's not realistic enough in Jet mode, it looks too much like the original toy!" wee we we.
Cos you know, that's what we want, a G1 Starscream that doesn't look like G1 Starscream.

Man I wish some day they will release that piece of awesomeness.