The Energon Pub

Who would be a good pass for a Neo-G1 Dreadwind, not counting the botcon figure?



Armada Thrust has a certain vibe going for him, and a similar face sculpt. The colors aren't right though:



Energon Dreadwing has the name, colors, decent face sculpt, a Voyager(to go with TRU
Generations Darkwing, naturally), but is a boat:



Then there's ROTF/HFTD Jetblade, who has similar-ish colors and a jet alt., but doesn't seem right(and I don't already have the figure):



I'm sure in the annals of Transformers I'm forgetting someone....

Duke of Luns wrote:Who would be a good pass for a Neo-G1 Dreadwind, not counting the botcon figure?

I can't in good conscience suggest anything other than the BotCon toy since there really is a way to make a fairly cool, fanmade combined jet mode between the Classics Jetfire and Universe Silverbolt molds. The fact that this is feasible just makes all other suggestions pale in comparison.

Note I myself do not own the BotCon toy either.

Sabrblade wrote:

Duke of Luns wrote:Who would be a good pass for a Neo-G1 Dreadwind, not counting the botcon figure?

I can't in good conscience suggest anything other than the BotCon toy since there really is a way to make a fairly cool, fanmade combined jet mode between the Classics Jetfire and Universe Silverbolt molds. The fact that this is feasible just makes all other suggestions pale in comparison.

Note I myself do not own the BotCon toy either.

ive never seen that! you know of any pics?

shajaki wrote:

Sabrblade wrote:

Duke of Luns wrote:Who would be a good pass for a Neo-G1 Dreadwind, not counting the botcon figure?

I can't in good conscience suggest anything other than the BotCon toy since there really is a way to make a fairly cool, fanmade combined jet mode between the Classics Jetfire and Universe Silverbolt molds. The fact that this is feasible just makes all other suggestions pale in comparison.

Note I myself do not own the BotCon toy either.

ive never seen that! you know of any pics?

A quick Google search brought up this page - http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/58386-classic-dreadwing/

thats pretty awesome. thanks sabre

You learn something new every day. That fan mode works remarkably well, and it looks very close to the G1 toys in that configuration too. Thanks for the tip, Sabrblade!

Squadron X - Fang...?



http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fang

robotmel wrote::-?
Squadron X - Fang...?

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fang

Close, but needs more spikes

Arctorro wrote:

robotmel wrote::-?
Squadron X - Fang...?

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fang

Close, but needs more spikes

Hehe, yeah he could do with a few more spikes. I saw a green bot, some spikes, no confirmation of an alt mode, so thought, why not!

ok,

Dark Energon Wheeljack is my Slice and the White Animated Prowl is my Groove

grimdragon2001 wrote:ok,

Dark Energon Wheeljack is my Slice and the White Animated Prowl is my Groove

I've been using the Takara legends "Elite Guard" version of Animated Prowl as my "Classics" Groove. I can't wait to replace him with a "proper" version once the Protectobots are released in the Combiner Wars line later this year.

robotmel wrote:

Arctorro wrote:

robotmel wrote::-?
Squadron X - Fang...?

http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Fang

Close, but needs more spikes

Hehe, yeah he could do with a few more spikes. I saw a green bot, some spikes, no confirmation of an alt mode, so thought, why not!

That is what repurposing is all about and why it is so much fun! One day I'll get around to listing all the repurposed bots in my Classics collection.

Sabrblade wrote:Marvel Crossovers Ghost Rider as Animated The Fallen.

That's quite creative. For me, I repurposed AOE evasion mode optimus as g1 optimus because he looks very silmilar and the G1 character and is much cheaper than the super expensive Masterpiece toys OR the hyper expensive vintage 1984 toy.

Extra lists:
Voyager helicopter aoe drift as a power armor version of himself
Rotf legends class constructions as minicons
Cybertron exellion as hotrod
Aoe voyager grimlock as a smaller dinobot
Robot replicas frenzy as a generic decepticon protoform

In another thread I brought up how Roadbuster and Whirl were part of Dorvack, and that got me thinking about the "other" Dorvack mech, Bonaparte Tulcas:





Review of the "Tanker" Converter, which you may have had as a kid in the 80's: http://www.counter-x.net/convertors/reviews/tanker.html

It's very obvious why this guy never made it to Transformers. But the idea was spurned, and I thought of possible figures that could stand in for him. And that distinctive cannon head made things difficult, until I remembered Thunderhead:



The normal robot mode is null and void, ignore it. The tank mode isn't a proper tank, but when I get it in I'll bet the legs can be flattened out a bit to give it a more traditional appearance, even if it is an h-tank. And the third mech mode? Yes! Total Tulcas.

And the human alliance figure? Doesn't bother me, and adds to the charm, as Bonaparte Tuclas is a mech in the anime'. So while it's not perfect, it's pretty cool, and back when DOTM was out it was one of the figures I was interested in, and it'll be nice to give a forgotten figure a purpose.

Just look at all those lovely Deluxe scaled cars just itching to be repurposed into another much needed character whilst Hasbro has a tea break!

So I need...

Runabout/Runamuck = Nemesis Prime/Ultra Magnus
Devcon = GT-R Star Saber
Tailgate = GT-R Maximus

So Ive packed away Beast Hunters Bulkhead for now, promoting this guy to repurposed Classics Brawn!

He will go the way of the Robotmel Lazy Customs Production with a splash of paint on his chest and face, sorted!

Does anyone have the Amazon Kids Day Hot Spot (the one that comes with Evac)? Depending on how orangy his red is, I'm thinking of using him as my Classics Hauler.

RiddlerJ wrote:Does anyone have the Amazon Kids Day Hot Spot (the one that comes with Evac)? Depending on how orangy his red is, I'm thinking of using him as my Classics Hauler.

..but, but, isnt our lesser spotted competition winner actually green?

I would love to see Hasbro or China based factory put out a Devy green version of Grapple mould, that would be another character crossed off my list!

robotmel wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Does anyone have the Amazon Kids Day Hot Spot (the one that comes with Evac)? Depending on how orangy his red is, I'm thinking of using him as my Classics Hauler.

..but, but, isnt our lesser spotted competition winner actually green?

He tends to change his clothes:

I'm not collecting Masterpiece, although I do have a couple of MP figures kicking around. I use MP Bee in my CHUG collection as he's miles better than any CHUG Bee (naturally, since he's MP!), and he's in between Legends and Deluxe height, which works for me.

Sabrblade wrote:

robotmel wrote:

RiddlerJ wrote:Does anyone have the Amazon Kids Day Hot Spot (the one that comes with Evac)? Depending on how orangy his red is, I'm thinking of using him as my Classics Hauler.

..but, but, isnt our lesser spotted competition winner actually green?

He tends to change his clothes:

There's always Movie Mudflap unless you're using him as Erector:



He's very yellow, but he's a unique mold that still looks similar to Grapple, who I don't have to compare for scale. And the Decepticon symbol? Well his TF Wiki bio does say he used to be a Constructicon, so he may not have had it removed yet. And it's not that noticeable.

Duke of Luns wrote:And the Decepticon symbol? Well his TF Wiki bio does say he used to be a Constructicon, so he may not have had it removed yet. And it's not that noticeable.

Recall that the Constructicons were turned evil by the Robo Smasher, so Hauler was a member before then, and only left after the others became Decepticons.

duke!
thats an awesome idea! not only can i totally buy that because he never even transformed in the show (so he can look like anything in bot mode) but... what the hell! i never even knew that existed!

*runs to ebay*

shajaki wrote:duke!
thats an awesome idea! not only can i totally buy that because he never even transformed in the show (so he can look like anything in bot mode) but... what the hell! i never even knew that existed!

*runs to ebay*

Shouldn't be too hard to find. It shelfwarmed out the wazoo, as is the curse of every TF toy named "Mudflap".

Sabrblade wrote:

shajaki wrote:duke!
thats an awesome idea! not only can i totally buy that because he never even transformed in the show (so he can look like anything in bot mode) but... what the hell! i never even knew that existed!

*runs to ebay*

Shouldn't be too hard to find. It shelfwarmed out the wazoo, as is the curse of every TF toy named "Mudflap".