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Kibble wrote:

Rated X wrote:I still wanna see more. Personally, I think they should have went with the Concorde. But Im happy the 6th member is just parts.

I don't think we know that yet. We know it transforms into a part of his chest. Whether its just transformable kibble or an entire 6th figure is still unclear.

The 6th bot could be a turd for all I care. I just glad it's not a torso on Superion like Long Haul is to Devastator. That was my fear when the 6th member was announced. I was afraid they were going to try some Lio Kaiser type of transformation. I got no problem with a chest plate as long as it screams G1.

Rated X wrote:

Kibble wrote:

Rated X wrote:I still wanna see more. Personally, I think they should have went with the Concorde. But Im happy the 6th member is just parts.

I don't think we know that yet. We know it transforms into a part of his chest. Whether its just transformable kibble or an entire 6th figure is still unclear.

The 6th bot could be a turd for all I care. I just glad it's not a torso on Superion like Long Haul is to Devastator. That was my fear when the 6th member was announced. I was afraid they were going to try some Lio Kaiser type of transformation. I got no problem with a chest plate as long as it screams G1.

I think the 6th figure , Like Daimchoc posted earlier is going to be a small scout size figure that rides piggy back on top of the blackbird. Like a low orbit single person aircraft.. I guess you could say it will end being like a combiner heartmaster?

It's tough, I can't get past my disappointment that "Silverbolt" is not going to be a concord. Not enough to abandon the idea of maybe getting this set though at this point. Like others have said, and it's true, it still could look like "Superion" when all is said and done. The coloring should be interesting, I tend to think top would be black and bottom would be the off white.

Here are some other thoughts. Will there be gold of some type on this piece? Will "Superions" head be build into "Silverbolt" somewhere?

I think another thing to point out too is that the chest shield would seem to be on the bottom of "Silverbolt", not on top. Who knows, maybe that's not the only place it can be.

The problem I see with the "6th bot" phenomenon is that i am now scared this will be the standard for all of TFC's Gestalts...they simply used a method they knew worked with Herc and copied that type of "combining" for all of their future sets...and who wants 6-bot sets of the Stunticons, Protectobots, etc?

It would have been better IMHO to re-do their experimentation and figure out a 5-figure combining mold they could use for any/all of their future teams now.

Yeah, it might have ended up being slightly smaller than Herc, unless they made the central Bot like, alot larger by comparison to make up for the central torso only being made of one bot...but at least all the teams would be cannon accurate.

DJrasmo wrote:The problem I see with the "6th bot" phenomenon is that i am now scared this will be the standard for all of TFC's Gestalts...they simply used a method they knew worked with Herc and copied that type of "combining" for all of their future sets...and who wants 6-bot sets of the Stunticons, Protectobots, etc?

It would have been better IMHO to re-do their experimentation and figure out a 5-figure combining mold they could use for any/all of their future teams now.

Yeah, it might have ended up being slightly smaller than Herc, unless they made the central Bot like, alot larger by comparison to make up for the central torso only being made of one bot...but at least all the teams would be cannon accurate.

????

May want to re-read the last couple pages of the thread.

If appears that they will be using the expected 5 bots, plus an additional member that is the chest shield.

We are all still waiting on specifics, but it looks like we can all drop from def con 6.

but it looks like we can all drop from def con 6

Lmao...too right mate...

That's a big leg .

Scramble City in Voyager style for the win !

Merge to form Bankrupticon!

craggy wrote:Merge to form Bankrupticon!

HA! good one

"If appears that they will be using the expected 5 bots, plus an additional member that is the chest shield."

Even in your own words, what about this statement doesn't say "SIX BOTS" to you?

SIX BOTS is not the Aerialbots, or the Stunticons, etc...there's no reason they couldnt make a 5-bot cannon accurate combiner with the "chest plate" a piece of convertible, vehicle-used kibble just like all the parts FP made for Bruticus.

Like I said, IMHO TFC is just taking the easy way out using a method they already have machined and ready to go, to rush something out they think everyone will jump all over instead of doing it the right (read: cannonical) way and re-configuring their production process for a 5-bot combiner.

Take it for what its worth, just one guy's opinion.

DJrasmo wrote:SIX BOTS is not the Aerialbots, or the Stunticons, etc...there's no reason they couldnt make a 5-bot cannon accurate combiner with the "chest plate" a piece of convertible, vehicle-used kibble just like all the parts FP made for Bruticus.

Man, I'd love to see a cannon combiner maybe a civil war one. I do agree though, that 6 bots does seem unnecessary, and I still dislike the scale TFC toys uses. That leg looks taller than the Devastator leg, so how tall will this bloomin' combiner be?

c/o TFC's facebook page

daimchoc wrote:c/o TFC's facebook page

Nice touch, TFC. We can have Air Raid look like a seeker.

TFC is doing everything in their power to sway me...

it looks nice, but lets see the other bots before these show up!

craggy wrote:Merge to form Bankrupticon!

You win a hundred internets for this one.

Banjo-Tron wrote:

DJrasmo wrote:SIX BOTS is not the Aerialbots, or the Stunticons, etc...there's no reason they couldnt make a 5-bot cannon accurate combiner with the "chest plate" a piece of convertible, vehicle-used kibble just like all the parts FP made for Bruticus.

Man, I'd love to see a cannon combiner maybe a civil war one. I do agree though, that 6 bots does seem unnecessary, and I still dislike the scale TFC toys uses. That leg looks taller than the Devastator leg, so how tall will this bloomin' combiner be?

A civil war combiner..hearts of steel would be epic!


@Djrasmo
People..These are NOT...repeat NOT THE AEIRALBOTS/SUPERION.. Your right to say that 6 bots will not make up a Superion or Stunticons but these are NOT the Aerialbots nor will FP's take on the Stunticons , in fact be the stunticons..

I really like how they have engineered this to have a fourth mode (Jet, 2 bot modes and a limb). I think they will release a line of Seekers after Uranus has finished. It would be good to have a voyager sized Starscream standing next to Hegemon.

No "newer" updates yet... So, just feast your eyes on this custom Seeker combiner...




Saw this posted on toymoda.com's FB page.

daimchoc wrote:No "newer" updates yet... So, just feast your eyes on this custom Seeker combiner...




Saw this posted on toymoda.com's FB page.

Interesting, those pics look familiar .

Thanks for the link... I didn't know it was FrenzyRumble's handiwork.

I know it isn't the Arialbots but so far they are using the same jets. The F-15 is only a leg. If they do seekers, we would get an army of legs, not a combiner.

Trikeboy wrote:I know it isn't the Arialbots but so far they are using the same jets. The F-15 is only a leg. If they do seekers, we would get an army of legs, not a combiner.

Huh? I think the discussion was that if TFC decided to use the F-15 Mold for just Seekers, then they'll remove the third alternate mode.

I dunno, I think I could make due with a pile of seeker legs, I'm sure I'd find some use for them .

Really though, it does look eerily perfect as a voyager sized seeker mold. I'd be tempted if they did release them as seekers.

xyl360 wrote:Really though, it does look eerily perfect as a voyager sized seeker mold. I'd be tempted if they did release them as seekers.

Would need some retooling for the chest, and of course the head ... but yea, I'd be down for voyager seekers.

Not for $100 a pop, mind you, we can get MP sized iGear seekers for that price.