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Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever!

Posted by Tigertrack Apr 10, 2010 at 11:53am CDT 77,300 views
Clickity-clack-clickity-clack-clickity-clack...Is that Astrotrain choo-choo-ing his way up the track? Or is that Rail Racer protecting planet Earth from the evil Predacons? In this case, it’s neither. That noise is community member Diem tickling his computer keys as he waxes poetic with his unique style of fact, intertwined with humor (lots of humor), as he shares his ideas on the 26 greatest Transformers toy alt modes of all time. Oh yeah, and he uses a 'boat' load of the images from the galleries here on seibertron.com, reminding you of just what toys you may be missing, or under-appreciating in your collection. Diem covers toys from G1 to the current Revenge of the Fallen storyline, a bit for everyone!

Does your favorite alt mode make Diem’s cut? Check out the list, which nears completion soon! Only 4 alt modes left to reveal!

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Re: Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever! (view post)
Comment by Swiftpaw Apr 10, 2010
Ahahaha. All good choices. The sheer diversity in what can be transformed into is one of the things that make the meta-franchise such a great thing!
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Comment by RK_Striker_JK_5 Apr 10, 2010
Swiftpaw wrote:Ahahaha. All good choices. The sheer diversity in what can be transformed into is one of the things that make the meta-franchise such a great thing!


Always have wondered how you look at something and figure that out, too.
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Comment by vegetacron Apr 10, 2010
This post is epic. I'm sure you all know that. Diem, your posts are freakin hilarious.

"Drill nuts and Powerhug" = OMFGWINROFL

Ah, and yeah, you know theres gonna be a TRANSFOMERS MMORPG. No escapin that. Its just a matter of time.
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Comment by Samsonator Apr 10, 2010
Wow... the thread got news'd... Congrats Diem, the little thread that could is now news!
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Comment by scout185090002 Apr 10, 2010
Awesome thread diem. I agree with all your picks. You should really put in "Construction vehicles" or something like that. Come on, these guys are awomse alts, like Rotf Rampage and Long Haul.
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Comment by Tigertrack Apr 10, 2010
scout185090002 wrote:Awesome thread diem. I agree with all your picks. You should really put in "Construction vehicles" or something like that. Come on, these guys are awomse alts, like Rotf Rampage and Long Haul.


There are 4 to reveal yet, you never know what he has up his sleeve.
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Comment by Darth Bombshell Apr 10, 2010
Diem wrote:Image
"I'm Silverbolt. Not that one."


Actually, according to the Sourcebook, he is that Silverbolt. Of course, that came from the pen of Simon Furman, whose known for doing that sort of thing. (RE: Nefarious.)
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Comment by Supreme Convoy Apr 10, 2010
Darth Bombshell wrote:Actually, according to the Sourcebook, he is that Silverbolt. Of course, that came from the pen of Simon Furman, whose known for doing that sort of thing. (RE: Nefarious.)


What happens in Nefarious?
Re: Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever! (view post)
Comment by joevill Apr 10, 2010
Wow! What a great list! I cannot wait until it is complete!
Re: Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever! (view post)
Comment by Darth Bombshell Apr 10, 2010
Supreme Convoy wrote:What happens in Nefarious?


We get Soundwave partners named Rumble, Beastbox, Ratbat and Buzzsaw for no other reason than because Simon Furman's writing it.
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Comment by stringfellow Apr 10, 2010
Diem wrote:Thanks guys! On with the list:

#23: Guns and Weaponry


How could you forget Browning?
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Comment by CybertronHotShot Apr 10, 2010
Diem wrote:Wow, I can't believe I had such a bird-shaped, Unicron Trilogy sized brainfart!

Anyhyew, on with the list:

#18: Tanks

Nice selection, but i list Titanium Megatron and Animated Blitzwing. 8)
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Comment by MrMunkeepants Apr 10, 2010
why are you two quoting whole posts? that's a lot of unnecessary scrolling! how about just the title and a link back to it?

anyway, saw this on the front page and can't believe what I've been missing out on! this is a great countdown, I'm anxious to see the top four :BOWDOWN:
Re: Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever! (view post)
Comment by CybertronHotShot Apr 10, 2010
MrMunkeepants wrote:why are you two quoting whole posts? that's a lot of unnecessary scrolling! how about just the title and a link back to it?

anyway, saw this on the front page and can't believe what I've been missing out on! this is a great countdown, I'm anxious to see the top four :BOWDOWN:

My bad, i´m was watching 300 at the time. :BANG_HEAD:
Re: Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever! (view post)
Comment by stringfellow Apr 10, 2010
MrMunkeepants wrote:why are you two quoting whole posts? that's a lot of unnecessary scrolling! how about just the title and a link back to it?

anyway, saw this on the front page and can't believe what I've been missing out on! this is a great countdown, I'm anxious to see the top four :BOWDOWN:


Wasn't thinking sorry.
Re: Seibertron.com List and Discussion- The 26 Best Toy Alt Modes Ever! (view post)
Comment by Diem Apr 11, 2010
Wow! I'm incredibly overwhelmed by all the positive response and by the newsing! Thank you everyone. Although some of these entries have been a lot of work to write I've appreciated the support all the way.

I've traded in my old crappy crashy PC for a shiny new Mac (I expect my polo neck and beret to spontaneously appear at any second) so hopefully nothing will get in the way of the last four entries.

To celebrate, let's have some honourable mentions for those who didn't make the list:

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"Open, dammit! Open!"

There's nothing like playing with a whole planet to make you feel like God. On the other hand there are only two planetformers (unless you count Darth Vader), they're horribly out of scale to everyone else and they make my Micromasters feel inadequate.

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"Nyeeeeah, what's up, Blot?"

On the one hand, a rabbit mode is perfect for a recon agent or a scout who needs to get behind enemy lines without being seen. On the other hand, he's a bunny!

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Lent his accent to Animated Blitzwing and never got it back.

Volkwagens would have been a better alt mode were they not a Bumblebee-only club.

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"Now that's a well made shoe!"

Heh heh. Yeah. Good times.
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Comment by Mykltron Apr 11, 2010
Diem wrote:"Open, dammit! Open!"


:lol:

Diem wrote:On the one hand, a rabbit mode is perfect for a recon agent or a scout who needs to get behind enemy lines without being seen. On the other hand, he's a bunny!


"He's got a vicious streak a mile wide! Look at the bones!"
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Comment by vectorA3 Apr 11, 2010
this is great!! A history of TF with humor!! Very funny stuff. Russell Brand should be punched for taking Katy Perry off the singles market & impregnating her. :evil:

I have Sparkstalker and never knew anything about him. I knew he was obscure & am glad he was on the list. Strange looking to me more than cute.

Diem ----your list. Need moar.........
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Comment by frogbat Apr 11, 2010
cool list and entertaining writeups

am hopin that the cityformers/basebots are somewhere in the top 4 (unless i missed them) along with futuristic jets, construction vehicles and rescue vehicles, arachnids... interplanetary vehicles... alt modes that require some sort of explanation when they appear in your bedroom as an adult (countdown..)
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