More Images of Reveal The Shield Strafe

I can't help but think of Ronald McDonald every time I see this guy, lol.

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:I can't help but think of Ronald McDonald every time I see this guy, lol.

nope. that would be that recolored cyclonus



but this thing is ugly as sin also.

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:I can't help but think of Ronald McDonald every time I see this guy, lol.

I would hate to see what Grimace and the Hambugler would look like?

Lets see... his name is Strafe but he uses blades. That makes no since. Yeah, and he does look like Ronald McDonald. The Anime version.

With all the remolded heads Hasbro's been doing lately, I can't figure out why Strafe didn't get the treatment. I can't see myself buying this...it looks WAY too Decepticon to be an Autobot...even with a huge red insignia on his wings.

I wish he were deco-ed in brown so I could call him "Buttwipe".

Like the Autobot symbol making the wings. Dislike the general movieverse aesthetic.

The intergrated autobot logo into the paintjob is something I can't resist, considering what they did with dropkick aswell, He's Mine

I rarely pass on a fighter jet, but this one has no place in my collection like the white Powerglide. A red and yellow bat ??? Cmon now. They cant seem to get Strafe right. Henkei uses the Cyclonus mold (another flop in my opinion) Hasbro uses Mindwipe. What mold would actually work to pay homage G1 style with a movie twist ??? I see the Slugslinger/Air Razor mold making a great Strafe, Imagine it in white with red and black outlines. Anybody got any other choices for a future Botcon release ??? Maybe Brian and his crew could do Strafe some justice...


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I got to play with one last weekend with his new combining figure too and its quiet nice in person, didnt buy it as I wanted Grapple and Highbrow more.

theres currently one on ebay for sale:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Transformers-Hunt?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&campid=5336631220&customid=&toolid=10001&mkevt=1 ... 27b6c570e4

Along with HFTD Grapple and Highbrow.

The colors look alright here, but that head just doesn't work. Will be passing.

Personally I think they should have called this repaint Scattershot, due to his size for leader of the Technobots. Then do a repaint of Skystalker in the same colors and call it Strafe. That way they could link together in vehicle mode and fly into battle.

I missed out on getting a mindwipe mold and i actually like the colors on this guy a lot better, plus i have plenty decepticon jets. He is a must buy for me based on my love of the character and the fact that autobots have a low number of decent jets.

The Autobots also seem to have a low number of Voyager class toys representing unique characters in the movie lines. In fact, the Decepticons seem to have more toys in general in the movie line. What's up with that anyway?

Wolfman Jake wrote: In fact, the Decepticons seem to have more toys in general in the movie line. What's up with that anyway?

The toys are probably about equal, it's just the character distribution is less. Think about how man different versions of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and Ratchet there are (not to mention lesser characters like Mudflap) versus how many versiosn of Megatron or even Starscream there are.

I actually kind of like this guy. Since I passed on Mindwipe, I may pick him up.

The Legend wrote:Like the Autobot symbol making the wings. Dislike the general movieverse aesthetic.

My thoughts exactly.

Want. Need. Now. My Sunspot is lonely

The Legend wrote:Like the Autobot symbol making the wings.

NO SH*T! I never even noticed that before, duh! That's cool.

Atomatron wrote:Want. Need. Now. My Sunspot is lonely

eHarmony

That second to last pose makes me want to get a Mindwipe. Which i missed out on.
It's most DEFINITELY not a Strafe. Nor is Cyclonus but i will prolly get him and combine him with Sunspot just for shits and giggles. They'll make quite the pair those two for sure. I am a fan of wild color schemes.
TO think Mindwipe was on sale for 20 bucks at WalMart and i passed..... i'm sorta kicking myself in the ass for that one since i went and bought Skystalker.

i know its odd, but i actually like this mold in these colors.

This looks more like Strafe than that Henkei Cyclonus repaint I bought. Therefore, I must own this so that Henkei Strafe will no longer be Strafe; he will officially become Chilean-shoe-commercial-Starscream, free to assault any future Nike-masters I might add to my collection.

No idea what I'm talking about?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG77AH_belA

Oh, and Mindwipe showed up at my Toys R Us again this week, so don't give up hope!

Giant Purple Griffin wrote:

Wolfman Jake wrote: In fact, the Decepticons seem to have more toys in general in the movie line. What's up with that anyway?

The toys are probably about equal, it's just the character distribution is less. Think about how man different versions of Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ironhide, and Ratchet there are (not to mention lesser characters like Mudflap) versus how many versiosn of Megatron or even Starscream there are.

That's a good point. Bumblebee seems to have a toy at almost every price point, and several revisions in the deluxe size. Optimus Prime isn't far behind either. At least the Autobot ranks will get a boost in character roster with the Reveal the Shield promotion. All of the decidedly movie franchise figures announced so far under RtS seem to be Autobots.

Not diggin this one at all. I wonder why they passed on a different head for this guy. They could have given him more an autobot feel with a new head and not Mindwipe's.

Darth Rodimus wrote:Not diggin this one at all. I wonder why they passed on a different head for this guy. They could have given him more an autobot feel with a new head and not Mindwipe's.

My guess for the lack of an alternate head for Strafe woudl be that the Mindwipe molds were already built before this new "policy" for repaints came into effect. As I understand it, every repaint with a different head sculpt to the original version has that sculpt already implemented in the mold before the first version of that figure is even produced.

Well heres a chance for Headrobots to make a killing. Or that other company with the silly cigar Kup could jump on this instead. I kinda wanna buy it for Sunspot, but it looks too off the wall for my classics shelf. Like I said earlier even though people seem to be afraid to comment on it, The Air Razor mold would make a great classics/movie Strafe. Doesnt anybody agree ???

Rated X wrote:Well heres a chance for Headrobots to make a killing. Or that other company with the silly cigar Kup could jump on this instead. I kinda wanna buy it for Sunspot, but it looks too off the wall for my classics shelf. Like I said earlier even though people seem to be afraid to comment on it, The Air Razor mold would make a great classics/movie Strafe. Doesnt anybody agree ???

I do actually agree with you, but with this one already coming out i highly doubt hasbro will release two versions of this guy, who to my knowledge was never a major character anywhere.(whch i hate since i loved the technobots)

Let's see we have Mindwipe and Skystalker, both Decepticon baddies and they dock with each other in alt mode, Now we have Strafe an Autobot and now Sunspot a Decepticon, and my question is, why would Hasbro make one a good guy and one a bad guy, even though they dock with each other? Makes no sense.

This will be one of the very few new figs that I'll pick up second hand, if at all

Rated X wrote: Like I said earlier even though people seem to be afraid to comment on it, The Air Razor mold would make a great classics/movie Strafe. Doesnt anybody agree ???

As terrifying a topic of discussion it is, my opinion is it's an ugly mould that would warm shelves just as Airrazor warmed OTFCC's store if it were repainted as any character.

I like it, but it's not Strafe, and it sure as hell isn't going on my classicsverse shelf, but I would pick it up on sale for my kids.

ShardFenix wrote:I missed out on getting a mindwipe mold and i actually like the colors on this guy a lot better, plus i have plenty decepticon jets. He is a must buy for me based on my love of the character and the fact that autobots have a low number of decent jets.

Go online to http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... Id=4368073. They still have the ROTF Mindwipe available online.

DevastaTTor wrote:I actually kind of like this guy. Since I passed on Mindwipe, I may pick him up.

Go online to http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... Id=4368073. They still have the ROTF Mindwipe available online.

DevastaTTor wrote:I actually kind of like this guy. Since I passed on Mindwipe, I may pick him up.

Go online to http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... Id=4368073. They still have the ROTF Mindwipe available online.

monstergrotusque wrote:That second to last pose makes me want to get a Mindwipe. Which i missed out on.
It's most DEFINITELY not a Strafe. Nor is Cyclonus but i will prolly get him and combine him with Sunspot just for shits and giggles. They'll make quite the pair those two for sure. I am a fan of wild color schemes.
TO think Mindwipe was on sale for 20 bucks at WalMart and i passed..... i'm sorta kicking myself in the ass for that one since i went and bought Skystalker.

Go online to http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.js ... Id=4368073. They still have the ROTF Mindwipe available online and it's for $20.00 (not including shipping).

Stockade wrote:Let's see we have Mindwipe and Skystalker, both Decepticon baddies and they dock with each other in alt mode, Now we have Strafe an Autobot and now Sunspot a Decepticon, and my question is, why would Hasbro make one a good guy and one a bad guy, even though they dock with each other? Makes no sense.

This goes back to me saying earlier that Hasbro should have called this Voyager Class character Scattershot of the Technobots and then taken the Skystalker (or Sunspot) mold and repainted it to match Scattershot, but call it Strafe. Of course, that would've made sense and rarely does anything happen that makes sense.

The Legend wrote:

Rated X wrote: Like I said earlier even though people seem to be afraid to comment on it, The Air Razor mold would make a great classics/movie Strafe. Doesnt anybody agree ???

As terrifying a topic of discussion it is, my opinion is it's an ugly mould that would warm shelves just as Airrazor warmed OTFCC's store if it were repainted as any character.

Personally, I love the Slugslinger (the Air Razor mold you are speaking of) mold from the Energon line as I've included it with my Classics line display. Although it would make a great looking Strafe, I would hope Hasbro would perfect it's jet mode so that parts snap together better so it's not so wobbly and loose. Maybe even change the faux wing rockets into spring-loaded rocket launchers.

Holy Quadruple posting batman.