Comparisons Between Transformers Combiner Wars and Unite Warriors Computron with G1 Toys

Don't know about you guys but if I was getting both (If I would get any of the sets I would get both not just one) I would repurpose the Hasbro Strafe and Nosecone as the obscure Protectobots Skyfeather and Heatrock and the Lightspeed as Red Alert.

omg, Hasbro Strafe having a cockpit where the original had a black Rubsign is the most adorable thing ever

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Looks like there is a LOT of room for Takara to take another pass at Victorion and the Rust Renegades, the Hasbro toys and the IDW art color layouts really don't match at all.

Wolfman Jake wrote:Looks like there is a LOT of room for Takara to take another pass at Victorion and the Rust Renegades, the Hasbro toys and the IDW art color layouts really don't match at all.

Looks like it will become common with characters based around new toys (as opposed to those based on classic characters).
First, Hasbro designs the character.
Second, IDW stylizes the character for the art.
Finally, we all talk about how Hasbro "screwed up" the "original" design.

The same thing happened with Windblade.

Deadput wrote:Don't know about you guys but if I was getting both (If I would get any of the sets I would get both not just one) I would repurpose the Hasbro Strafe and Nosecone as the obscure Protectobots Skyfeather and Heatrock and the Lightspeed as Red Alert.

WIsh you hadn't have said that...

I was actually looking at CW Light Speed and thinking Red Alert. And as excited as I am for the Blast Off basemold, I do like CW Strafe better, It's the above mount gull wings and the cockpit.

And as much as I think the Unite Nosecone is a MUCH better figure I honestly feel like the Brawl Robot mode better captures Nosecone.

I'll do you one better though, CW Strafe, CW Nosecone as Heatrock and Sky feather, plus ROok (orphaned by Groove), and CW Mirage as the members of Big Rescue Force.

I also don't like all the deep red on Afterburner. I really don't like the Deep red on any of them, although points do get earned for the unified paint scheme. I'm not sure I like how patchwork CW Burner is, but I prefer his colors.

Dammit... looks like I am double dipping.

Still confused on this one... Don't feel like getting both.. Prefer the Harsbro UW colors, and general modern Computron look.. however the individual bots (esp. Strafe, light speed and nosecone) look exceptional from Takara. Ideally I'd have to get the Takara version, then get the Perfect Effect kit to swap the head and chest and add feet and hands. then I'd need stickers from reprolabels to be get it halfway right. Is it worth the effort?...I dunno

I wish Hasbro would've went through with upscaling the Prime Terrorcons to deluxe size. At least we would've had AN Abominus to go with Computron.

RiddlerJ wrote:I wish Hasbro would've went through with upscaling the Prime Terrorcons to deluxe size. At least we would've had AN Abominus to go with Computron.

We'll get a proper Abominus at some point. And the rest of the animal based Combiners. I'm fairly certain we'll see all of them based on what Hasbro has said to me in interviews over the past couple of years, and with them hearing all of the fan comments about those combiners, Hasbro asking if we wanted to see the animal combiners after Titans Return at BotCon, and so on.

If they can reverse engineer Chromedome out of the Dead End/Prowl mold, than I'm confident we can get Terrorcons, Predacons, and Seacons out of guys like Skullcruncher, Weirdwolf, Mindwipe, Doublecross, etc.

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Victorion really doesn't match any of the drawings, whether IDW or even the poster that comes with her.
Some differences between her and the poster: red versus grey hands, a lot more green, the center of the torso is red not black. odd that Hasbro's artist could match the figure to their own artwork.

This might have been a little better...

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These Shockwave pics remind me that Cheetimus recently revealed his customized take on MP Shockwave:

MP Shockwave's purple is way too bright.

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-Kanrabat- wrote:MP Shockwave's purple is way too bright.

Still beats pink Hot Rod.


BTW, wow, a lot of work has gone into these things. Bravo, Logan79

Thanks Optimum Supreme^^

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While you got Brainstorm out, how bout some with his IDW MTMTE design? Since the Voyager was based on that one (the forthcoming Titans Return on is more the traditional G1 look).

Sabrblade wrote:While you got Brainstorm out, how bout some with his IDW MTMTE design? Since the Voyager was based on that one (the forthcoming Titans Return on is more the traditional G1 look).

A pleasure, please Sabrblade, could you give me a good IDW Brainstorm image for the comparison?^ ^

Logan79 wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:While you got Brainstorm out, how bout some with his IDW MTMTE design? Since the Voyager was based on that one (the forthcoming Titans Return on is more the traditional G1 look).

A pleasure, please Sabrblade, could you give me a good IDW Brainstorm image for the comparison?^ ^

Certainly.







Couldn't find any altmode pics via Google.

Ready sir



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Logan79 wrote:Ready sir



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Attached thread - G1 HEROES EVOLUTION: SEIBERTRON TOYS COMPARISONS

Good idea and nice work and gentlemen. Very cool, thanks.

Thanks for your appreciation TK415^^

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Logan79, thanks for keeping this thread going. I've got just a small constructive criticism for your Thrust comparisons, though. That one picture of Thrust's character model on the white background is actually a fan colored sample, not a real Sunbow colored character model. There are some shots from the original cartoon that better show off the different shades of gray on Thrust that the Masterpiece figure is going for.

Thanks Wolfman Jake, edited.^^

Wolfman Jake wrote:Logan79, thanks for keeping this thread going. I've got just a small constructive criticism for your Thrust comparisons, though. That one picture of Thrust's character model on the white background is actually a fan colored sample, not a real Sunbow colored character model. There are some shots from the original cartoon that better show off the different shades of gray on Thrust that the Masterpiece figure is going for.

Takara is definitely interested in the Sunbow cartoon images and is basing their MP and many other characters on those as closely as possible.

However, the image of Thrust is not a "fan colored sample." It is actually from the 1986 Marvel Comics Transformers Universe comics, by Bob Budiansky, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey. They were pictures and bios for each character. First released as 4 individual comics and then released in 1987 as a trade paper back.

Dreamwave did the same thing in 2002 and 2003, calling it More Than Meets The Eye.

At the time, very fun and interesting, nice analysis of each character.

TK415 wrote:However, the image of Thrust is not a "fan colored sample." It is actually from the 1986 Marvel Comics Transformers Universe comics, by Bob Budiansky, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey. They were pictures and bios for each character. First released as 4 individual comics and then released in 1987 as a trade paper back.

Wolfman Jake wasn't taking about that one. Logan79 already replaced the image in question with a more correctly-colored version.

Sabrblade wrote:

TK415 wrote:However, the image of Thrust is not a "fan colored sample." It is actually from the 1986 Marvel Comics Transformers Universe comics, by Bob Budiansky, Ian Akin, and Brian Garvey. They were pictures and bios for each character. First released as 4 individual comics and then released in 1987 as a trade paper back.

Wolfman Jake wasn't taking about that one. Logan79 already replaced the image in question with a more correctly-colored version.

I see. Sabr, thank you for correction. My mistake. Sorry about that Wolfman, you were not incorrect.

Interesting, I actually viewed Wolfman's post, on my lunch break at work, prior to Logan posting:

Logan79 wrote:Thanks Wolfman Jake, edited.^^

Maybe he had already changed the image, but hadn't posted the above edit, then I posted after work. I think that is what happened I'm tired.

Anyway... You all Rock! Keep up the good work. Awesome stuff. Fun and informative.

Thanks really ; and thanks again to Cyberpath for the cartoon accurate image^^

Diggin' the Landmine one, one of my favorite Pretenders and the first one I got as an adult when I went back to get the ones I didn't have

ScottyP wrote:Diggin' the Landmine one, one of my favorite Pretenders and the first one I got as an adult when I went back to get the ones I didn't have

I'm glad for this Scotty^^

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Gotta love the bot mode comparison between G1 and CW.
"C'mon, Lil' Motor! You can hold it!"

Thanks Kurona