Possible Titans Return Broadside figure revealed
Saturday, August 27th, 2016 1:33PM CDT
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Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 1:51pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:Oh wow...that looks really good. I think it's retooled from Alpha Trion? Maybe? Can't quite tell...either way, I hope this is legit.
Yeah it looks a bit like it with the legs. If it is, I hope they ditched the whole beast mode and gave him a jet mode. (looks like it with the lack of beast kibble and added jet wings on him.) Kinda wonder how they'd turn a lion into a jet though.
Posted by Madeus Prime on August 27th, 2016 @ 1:52pm CDT
Sigma Magnus wrote:Oh wow...that looks really good. I think it's retooled from Alpha Trion? Maybe? Can't quite tell...either way, I hope this is legit.
It is. Look at the toes and outer lower-legs...
Also, when I realized we'd be getting all six Triple Changers released (TR Astrotrain and the eventual Blitzwing and Octane repaints + Gen Springer, Gen Sandstorm and this guy):
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 1:54pm CDT
Madeus Prime wrote:Sigma Magnus wrote:Oh wow...that looks really good. I think it's retooled from Alpha Trion? Maybe? Can't quite tell...either way, I hope this is legit.
It is. Look at the toes and outer lower-legs...
Also, when I realized we'd be getting all six Triple Changers released (TR Astrotrain and the eventual Blitzwing and Octane repaints + Gen Springer, Gen Sandstorm and this guy):
Same here! Though, I kinda wonder if they'd make a new Sandstorm and Springer. If they do I'd be glad to have a better Sandstorm than the old and harder-to-get one. (Unless if Sandstorm were to be a Walgreens exclusive! )
Posted by Tigerpants1 on August 27th, 2016 @ 1:59pm CDT
Posted by SureShot18 on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:09pm CDT
Posted by SeventhSage on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:10pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:11pm CDT
SeventhSage wrote:Seems pretty legit to me. I hope they paint the face tho
It's an unpainted prototype. Of course they will. He'll at LEAST have red eyes I'm sure.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:13pm CDT
Bronzewolf wrote:Seibertronians, thanks to users RodimusConvoy and Autobot N, we've got some potentially big news coming out of the Transformers Facebook fan page TFND. They've shared what could be a production sample of the rumored Titans Return Broadside! Take a look down below, and then compare it to the G1 toy by checking out our galleries here!
What do you think about this leak? Does it look official? Does it look like Broadside to you? Leave a comment ans tell us! And, as always, stay tuned to Seibertron.com for all your latest Transformers news and reviews.
I'll wait to see his alt modes before i decide
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:17pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:
I'll wait to see his alt modes before i decide
At least he probably won't have a s*** lion mode.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:22pm CDT
Posted by RAR on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:27pm CDT
Posted by Tigerpants1 on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:28pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT
No it looks more like Broadside to me. It's the block in the back and the lack of paint making it look different.
Tidalwave would be kinda cool though.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:29pm CDT
RAR wrote:Obviously Broadside & / or Tidal Wave - but I'd love to see what it would Look like in Jetfire Colours too.
I don't think so. Look at the head. It has the separate eyes, the mouth. It looks like Tidal Wave to me
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:35pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:RAR wrote:Obviously Broadside & / or Tidal Wave - but I'd love to see what it would Look like in Jetfire Colours too.
I don't think so. Look at the head. It has the separate eyes, the mouth. It looks like Tidal Wave to me
Weird, it looks like a mouth plate on my monitor: no sculpted lips. Plus, mouth plate or not, the first character model for Broadside has a mouth:
Posted by King Kuuga on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:35pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:Same here! Though, I kinda wonder if they'd make a new Sandstorm and Springer. If they do I'd be glad to have a better Sandstorm than the old and harder-to-get one. (Unless if Sandstorm were to be a Walgreens exclusive! )
But Sandstorm is still out there and he hasn't inflated much. I'd rather just get the ones that need updating and leave the ones who were fine alone.
Posted by RAR on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:36pm CDT
It has Tidal Wave style Feet for sure.
But Tidal Wave didn't have a jet mode Broadside did - and there is a lot of Jet kibble on there.
"However" there is always the excuse to say he got some cross over in his mode because of him Minicon being a jet.
As for specific Broadside bits - it has visible Jet kibble on similar places to the cartoon models and it has the bubble on the chest.
Posted by Autobot N on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:36pm CDT
I can see both, depending on how I look at it.JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:D-Maximus_Primal wrote:RAR wrote:Obviously Broadside & / or Tidal Wave - but I'd love to see what it would Look like in Jetfire Colours too.
I don't think so. Look at the head. It has the separate eyes, the mouth. It looks like Tidal Wave to me
Weird, it looks like a mouth plate on my monitor: no sculpted lips.
Posted by Kurona on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:37pm CDT
G1 Cartoon models (especially the one on the right):-
IDW Broadside:-
(somehow the best picture I could find...)
Toy:-
I'm getting an IDW vibe myself
Posted by frogbat on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:38pm CDT
look interesting and will probably get him - i always had a love hate relationship with the g1 toy - very crap but also full of potential. Hope they match his g1 weapons which were pretty cool (axe, rifle, 2 rockets)...
Posted by Evil Eye on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:40pm CDT
Not sure I'd buy it as Tidal Wave though. Tidal Wave needs to be BIIIIIIIIIG- Leader class at absolute minimum.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:40pm CDT
RAR wrote:I think it's intended to be both... if looking at the mould in general - (excluding possible head changes)
It has Tidal Wave style Feet for sure.
But Tidal Wave didn't have a jet mode Broadside did - and there is a lot of Jet kibble on there.
"However" there is always the excuse to say he got some cross over in his mode because of him Minicon being a jet.
As for specific Broadside bits - it has visible Jet kibble on similar places to the cartoon models and it has the bubble on the chest.
It was rumored that Tidal wave would be a repaint of Broadside so the body is not really any indication. look at the head, that is the spot.
It really looks like a mouth and it really to me looks like Tidal wave. And considering that Sentinel came before Astrotrain but clearly looked like him, and the same can be said for Prime/Octane and Megatron/Blitzwing, I'm convinced this is Tidal Wave
Posted by RAR on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:42pm CDT
Tidal wave's chin is a triangle shape ad has a distinct head crest this lacks.
Nice ship Bridge his shoulder there I note.
P.s.
If you can't find decent pics of IDW Broadside try Fansprojects Assaulter as he's pretty much the same sort of thing.
Though Broadside is on a comic cover I was looking at it's either War Within or Stormbringer I think.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:44pm CDT
D-Maximus_Primal wrote:RAR wrote:I think it's intended to be both... if looking at the mould in general - (excluding possible head changes)
It has Tidal Wave style Feet for sure.
But Tidal Wave didn't have a jet mode Broadside did - and there is a lot of Jet kibble on there.
"However" there is always the excuse to say he got some cross over in his mode because of him Minicon being a jet.
As for specific Broadside bits - it has visible Jet kibble on similar places to the cartoon models and it has the bubble on the chest.
It was rumored that Tidal wave would be a repaint of Broadside so the body is not really any indication. look at the head, that is the spot.
It really looks like a mouth and it really to me looks like Tidal wave. And considering that Sentinel came before Astrotrain but clearly looked like him, and the same can be said for Prime/Octane and Megatron/Blitzwing, I'm convinced this is Tidal Wave
Plus, of the two carriers, Tidal Wave was the one named explicitly, including his Titan Master partner, who's called Powerhouse.
Posted by D-Maximal_Primal on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:48pm CDT
Posted by RAR on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:50pm CDT
Sentinel Prime (x2):
Optimus Prime :
Alpha Trion
Broadside
(Decepticons)
Galvatron
Megatron :
Astro Train :
Blitzwing :
Octane :
It seems we will need another Autobot. So Broadside makes sense to me.
There may or may not be an A3 as Leo Prime I suppose - but that is just as easy to do as a bad guy as a good guy.
Anyway I expect every Voyager will get a repaint or remould or both including this one.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:53pm CDT
Posted by Kurona on August 27th, 2016 @ 2:56pm CDT
@RAR
This is true, though I was referring mostly to Broadside's recent ex-RiD appearances - his design possibly having been changed since IDW's early days, which I admittedly have not read up on much aside from a few spotlights and Maximum Dinobots.
Posted by william-james88 on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:12pm CDT
Kurona wrote:(somehow the best picture I could find...)
I could find a few better ones. And yeah, him having high shoulders ala magnus definitely gives him that IDW vibe.
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Eh, I'm more interested in the little guy's body design. I'm calling based on Armada Ramjet:
The Tidal wave repaint will probably have a titan master that looks like that, but sure about broadside though. The head shown could go either way or it might not even be the head we get (remember Blaster's head?)
Anyways, this guy looks awesome, cant wait to get it. I always love when Hasbro attempts voyager triple changers.
Posted by RAR on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:20pm CDT
Where as others think it's a Broadside that regardless of if it comes out first or not is doing double duty as a Tidal Wave.
I can honestly see both in that design - the jet cues & chest seem not unreasonably to be Broadside the shape of the feet seems very Tidal Wave though.
The head to me at least can be taken as either the "White" skull Broadside or the Titalwave - but to me it's more like a generic seeker head than it is even Tidal Wave.
(I don't suppose he's a Megatron/Blitwing retool is he ?).. 'Nah'
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:24pm CDT
william-james88 wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Eh, I'm more interested in the little guy's body design. I'm calling based on Armada Ramjet:
The Tidal wave repaint will probably have a titan master that looks like that, but sure about broadside though. The head shown could go either way or it might not even be the head we get (remember Blaster's head?)
When Titan Masters are retooled for body redeco/retool, only the face on the back is replaced most of the time (plus the body in the case of Twin Cast vs. Soundblaster). Infinitus and Darkmoon have the same body and head (i.e. Darkmoon still looks like Sentinel), showing they're at least partially tied to the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain mold. And that could go the same way for TidalWave/Broadside, having a Ramjet-inspired Titan Master for both.
Speaking of which, I'll have to redo my statement about Titan Masters being freely switched out: it seems when minor parts are reused between different molds, the Titan Master is highly likely to be part of it. Blurr shares parts with Chromedome, including the Titan Master, so do Scourge and Highbrow (I do not consider the latter pair retools, until I can determine which parts are shared).
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:25pm CDT
Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:31pm CDT
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Posted by Bumblebee21 on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:32pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Legs
Posted by Immortal Starscream on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:33pm CDT
the second image is what others are seeing, visor and faceplate. civen the shadows, angle of the head and the fact you can see the legs of the heads robot mode, im thinking the lower image is the right one, though when i first saw it, i saw the top one.
Posted by Jelze Bunnycat on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:34pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Voyager Class. All Triple Changers are Voyager Class, while Leader Class has the base modes and helmets. That's the main distinction.
Those pylons on either side of the head are for "beefing" it up, Alpha Trion uses the same principle.
Posted by fenrir72 on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:35pm CDT
Posted by Sjeng on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:39pm CDT
SillySpringer wrote:This is not Tidal-Wave. It has a face-plate, a visor, and the little chin thing. It's obviously Broadside. I have no idea what you guys are talking about.
Yup gotta agree with this.
Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:43pm CDT
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Voyager Class. All Triple Changers are Voyager Class, while Leader Class has the base modes and helmets. That's the main distinction.
Those pylons on either side of the head are for "beefing" it up, Alpha Trion uses the same principle.
I think the pylons are actually his legs(the TM's) as Immortal Starscream & Bumblebee 21 pointed out, so i guess i was wrong there(as well as the class size)
Posted by Kurona on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:47pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Voyager Class. All Triple Changers are Voyager Class, while Leader Class has the base modes and helmets. That's the main distinction.
Those pylons on either side of the head are for "beefing" it up, Alpha Trion uses the same principle.
I think the pylons are actually his legs(the TM's) as Immortal Starscream & Bumblebee 21 pointed out, so i guess i was wrong there(as well as the class size)
Titan Masters' legs can't move out like that, and neither can the arms. So yeah, Trion/Sentinel-styled pylons.
Posted by Immortal Starscream on August 27th, 2016 @ 3:48pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Voyager Class. All Triple Changers are Voyager Class, while Leader Class has the base modes and helmets. That's the main distinction.
Those pylons on either side of the head are for "beefing" it up, Alpha Trion uses the same principle.
I think the pylons are actually his legs(the TM's) as Immortal Starscream & Bumblebee 21 pointed out, so i guess i was wrong there(as well as the class size)
Sorry friend, the legs I was pointing out are the thighs that make up the top of his dome there. The side bits are the spring loaded pylons that pop up just like sentinel/astrotrain and alpha trion
Posted by Emerje on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:03pm CDT
And I do want a new Sandstorm very badly. I didn't like the Generations one at all, mainly because I HATE that head sculpt, it's the only Generations Voyager I passed on. To me Sandstorm has a square head and mouth plate, perfectly suited for Titans Return. Whatever that Generations head sculpt was it wasn't Sandstorm.
Emerje
Posted by Stuartmaximus on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:03pm CDT
Immortal Starscream wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Voyager Class. All Triple Changers are Voyager Class, while Leader Class has the base modes and helmets. That's the main distinction.
Those pylons on either side of the head are for "beefing" it up, Alpha Trion uses the same principle.
I think the pylons are actually his legs(the TM's) as Immortal Starscream & Bumblebee 21 pointed out, so i guess i was wrong there(as well as the class size)
Sorry friend, the legs I was pointing out are the thighs that make up the top of his dome there. The side bits are the spring loaded pylons that pop up just like sentinel/astrotrain and alpha trion
Ah right, ok, thanks
so i was right about that after all
oh btw....about class size.....wasn't it speculated early on that Broadside may be Leader Class i could've sworn that i read something about that ages ago! yeah yeah....regardless....granted that we now know for sure! that he's Voyager Class.
Posted by Kurona on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:13pm CDT
Stuartmaximus wrote:Immortal Starscream wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Stuartmaximus wrote:I know that Broadside is supposed to be Leader Class(i think )
but those parts either side of his head look very much like the Sentinel Prime/Astrotrain ones! can anyone else see parts that look like it may be retooled from previous TR figs?
Voyager Class. All Triple Changers are Voyager Class, while Leader Class has the base modes and helmets. That's the main distinction.
Those pylons on either side of the head are for "beefing" it up, Alpha Trion uses the same principle.
I think the pylons are actually his legs(the TM's) as Immortal Starscream & Bumblebee 21 pointed out, so i guess i was wrong there(as well as the class size)
Sorry friend, the legs I was pointing out are the thighs that make up the top of his dome there. The side bits are the spring loaded pylons that pop up just like sentinel/astrotrain and alpha trion
Ah right, ok, thanks
so i was right about that after all
oh btw....about class size.....wasn't it speculated early on that Broadside may be Leader Class i could've sworn that i read something about that ages ago! yeah yeah....regardless....granted that we now know for sure! that he's Voyager Class.
It was likely someone saying he should be Leader class in their opinion due to his hulking size in IDW and a few other fictional appearances.
Posted by Kurona on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:16pm CDT
Emerje wrote:And I do want a new Sandstorm very badly. I didn't like the Generations one at all, mainly because I HATE that head sculpt, it's the only Generations Voyager I passed on. To me Sandstorm has a square head and mouth plate, perfectly suited for Titans Return. Whatever that Generations head sculpt was it wasn't Sandstorm.
Emerje
Looking at it now, Sandstorm's Generations head seems to be a compromise between the G1 toy's molded details and most of his fictional appearances (including the G1 cartoon) having a face instead of the original toy's faceplate.
Posted by Grahf_ on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:22pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:24pm CDT
Emerje wrote:Yeah, all I see in that head is Broadside, not Tidal Wave. As for why they'd do him first rather than as a pre-tool like Astrotrain, Octane, and Blitzwing is simple: They've had CHUG figures before, Broadside hasn't.
And I do want a new Sandstorm very badly. I didn't like the Generations one at all, mainly because I HATE that head sculpt, it's the only Generations Voyager I passed on. To me Sandstorm has a square head and mouth plate, perfectly suited for Titans Return. Whatever that Generations head sculpt was it wasn't Sandstorm.
Emerje
It was a mix of the G1 cartoon incarnation with the mouth, and the IDW one with the helmet. I personally really liked the head. It was the lack of decent heels and a stupidly huge back-pack that made me pass on him. SInce we're getting a new Blitzwing, I don't see why we can't get a new Sandstorm and probably Springer. I do like my old Generations Springer best, but a new one would be great for a SillySpringer custom.
Posted by Kurona on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:25pm CDT
Alpha Weltall wrote:I'm all for Broadside and Tidal Wave. However, am I the only one who also wants a Flattop redeco too? Back during Universe 2.0, I always wanted Roughstuff and Overload redecos of Classics Octane/Tankor. I'd love those to be done from Titans Return Laser Prime/Octane as well. Poor Erector though, he get's no love.
If you'd like a CHUG Erector, Movie Mudflap (the one that happened before ROTF's... thing) is decoed in reference to him. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Movie_Mudfl ... _modes.jpg
I agree though, I'd like some random Micromaster redecoes in there. Looking back at the Universe 2.0 line it's kind of one of my favourite things about it; all these amazing Cybertron molds stuffed into CHUG by making them into random Micromasters. It's so cool.
Posted by Windsweeper on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:26pm CDT
Posted by DedicatedGhostArt on August 27th, 2016 @ 4:29pm CDT