New Pictures Posted of Dark of the Moon Deluxe Skids

im really iffy on all of these new tf dotm toys
i will hav to see a lot of reviews
although skids doesnt look too bad
ironhide i think looks the best so far
crossing my fingers for dotm toys

I see a slight improvement in proportions [IMO] in DOTM Skids--stockier than his ROTF toy, which makes the DOTM toy more accurate, I think. That said, the "raccoon eyes" effect from the black paint outlining his eyes looks goofy, making him look like some Cybertronian burglar along with his new black paint.

I dunno what to say about the mechtech gun. On one hand, it look nice on him, but that comical reticule on it just looks ridiculous.

All in all, he seems to be one of the better DOTM figs I've seen so far along with Ironhide.

Now where are those Leader class OP, Megs and Shockwave toys I've been waiting to see?

Ditto! Not so sure bout the gun, but I like him more so than the ROTF version

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:...the "raccoon eyes" effect from the black paint outlining his eyes looks goofy, making him look like some Cybertronian burglar along with his new black paint.

It's probably just another case of the stereotypical persona there trying to give off with the twins. I do like that however.

He looks much better than the ROTF version. I must have him.

DOTM Skids looks pretty good but I'm still on the fence about getting any of the DOTM figures so far... I'd rather spend my money on RiS and Generations figures I guess.

His proportions do appear to be a little bit more even and at least now, from what I can tell, his teeth match. I'm not of fan of these gargantuan Mech-Tech abominations that they are using for weapons. I highly doubt that they are using these over-sized creations in the movie so I see no reason why they are necessary for the toys. If the toy can't sell on it's own merit and instead needs this eyesore of a gimmick, then maybe they should rethink putting the toy out there in the first place. I'm not trying to be jerk about this entire line like I have been in previous posts, I'm just asking that Hasbro make a choice; either sell the figure or sell the weapon because so far not a single weapon has been anywhere close to proportionate with the figure for which it's intended. Even kids are going to be pissed if they can't pose a figure with its gun in its hand because the gun instantly drops the arm down or makes the figure fall over.

All negatives aside, lose the green on the mirrors and I'll actually consider picking this one up (and the inevitable Mudflap) for it's vehicle mode. After taking a second look at the pics I have to admit that it does make for a sharp looking car. Having the pair displayed in vehicle mode would be something that I would not be entirely opposed to.

The whole line looks like crap.

Pass for me.

Sticking w/ Generations / Reveal the Shield lines.

bumble_bee_68 wrote:The whole line looks like crap.

Pass for me.

Sticking w/ Generations / Reveal the Shield lines.

Seconded.

It just looks like they are simplifying all the transformations which is really good for kids but really anoying for collectors like myself that enjoy the complex transformations. so far I havent seen anything I plan on buying except the new megatron. hopefully these are all just bad pictures of mistransformed toys. guess we'll have to wait and see...

Kill it. With fire.

Where's his bling ???

He needs a gold crown for his buck tooth and a iced out chevy chunk around his neck !!!

HFTD Skids is so much a shelf warmer now. Plus the Tuner Mudflap, why didn't Hasbro just give up on them?

HA! More suck!!! Haha, where are all the hardcore movie fans at now? On the bright side, serious movieverse fans are setting up for an epic " I TOLD YOU SO!" if later designs improve. Goodluck with that.

Have to admit, I kind like this mold. THe pictures were taken without enough light to show the details, but I am liking this incarnation. I'm looking forward to TOy Fare so we can get a better idea of the MechTech feature and see more figs from the line.

I still cant get over the stupid faces they have...its the worst thing ever.

MINDVVIPE wrote:

bumble_bee_68 wrote:The whole line looks like crap.

Pass for me.

Sticking w/ Generations / Reveal the Shield lines.

Seconded.

Third pending that they continue Generations/Reveal The Shield while the movie line's out.

I've seen that stupid face before, on a stupid character, in a stupid movie...looks like he's back to make the next one as stupid as possible.

No matter how good they make a toy of Skids I don't think I want a second. The most screen accurate Skids ever is always going to look stoo-pid.

why he was even called skids in the 1st place is beyond me.. probably because none of the creators of the movie have done ANY homework outside of Optimus and Bumblebee. What happened to Less dorky humour? if this idiots in it, then dorky humour shall prevail.

bumble_bee_68 wrote:The whole line looks like crap.

Pass for me.

Sticking w/ Generations / Reveal the Shield lines.

This.

*sigh* They kill off Jazz, yet this character makes a triumphant return. Because if there's one thing the TF movie franchise needed, it was a Jar Jar Binks.

SEXFIGHTER wrote:I've seen that stupid face before, on a stupid character, in a stupid movie...looks like he's back to make the next one as stupid as possible.

HAHA stupid...simple, but it really captures the whole vibe....

Here in Vancouver, we have big black squirrels. That is what his face reminds me of.

TFBuyer wrote:

bumble_bee_68 wrote:The whole line looks like crap.

Pass for me.

Sticking w/ Generations / Reveal the Shield lines.

This.

*sigh* They kill off Jazz, yet this character makes a triumphant return. Because if there's one thing the TF movie franchise needed, it was a Jar Jar Binks.

If only it was Jar Jar Binks. No instead we have Jar Jar Binks and his equally stupid twin brother. Because one just wasnt enough for Mr. Bay.

This is guy is looking good, but I'm not sure it is good enough to buy the character again. I'm pretty happy with my ROTF Skids so a good review is gonna have to win me over on this one.

What really hurts about this line SO FAR, is that the other lines (RTS and GEN) will probally meet an early death to make room for DOTM figures. If I don't buy atleast one Transformer a week, I get sick, can't sleep and totally irritated. Which means I will probally buy most of this crap from lack of alternatives.

GetRightRobot wrote:What really hurts about this line SO FAR, is that the other lines (RTS and GEN) will probally meet an early death to make room for DOTM figures. If I don't buy atleast one Transformer a week, I get sick, can't sleep and totally irritated. Which means I will probally buy most of this crap from lack of alternatives.

Order old stuff you missed online. Thats what I plan do to if DOT becomes the only line. I have plenty of figures i still need.

ShardFenix wrote:

GetRightRobot wrote:What really hurts about this line SO FAR, is that the other lines (RTS and GEN) will probally meet an early death to make room for DOTM figures. If I don't buy atleast one Transformer a week, I get sick, can't sleep and totally irritated. Which means I will probally buy most of this crap from lack of alternatives.

Order old stuff you missed online. Thats what I plan do to if DOT becomes the only line. I have plenty of figures i still need.

True. But it's hard not to swing down the toy aisle of Wal-mart....

These guys were already practically scout class figures the first go around, and they made him (I'll assume them) SMALLER?

EPIC FAIL!!!

More movie crap for me to pass on.

The figure is not bad until you get to that terrible head.

Alt mode looks pretty sharp.

ProwlJazz wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:...the "raccoon eyes" effect from the black paint outlining his eyes looks goofy, making him look like some Cybertronian burglar along with his new black paint.

It's probably just another case of the stereotypical persona there trying to give off with the twins. I do like that however.

Heheh, you just might be right. I wouldn't put anything past Bay at this point.

In any case, so much for his promise of "no more dorky humor". If the twins are back, you can expect more of the same nauseating jokes from ROTF.

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:In any case, so much for his promise of "no more dorky humor". If the twins are back, you can expect more of the same nauseating jokes from ROTF.

That depends on their screentime. Let's be frank, none of us saw the Twins on the Chicago set, did we? If that's the case, they don't make it to the end.

First-Aid wrote:

SKYWARPED_128 wrote:In any case, so much for his promise of "no more dorky humor". If the twins are back, you can expect more of the same nauseating jokes from ROTF.

That depends on their screentime. Let's be frank, none of us saw the Twins on the Chicago set, did we? If that's the case, they don't make it to the end.

Good point.

Personally, I don't really care if the twins actually die/go offline, just that we spend less time seeing them onscreen. To be honest, I don't actually hate them as much as the situations Bay/Kruger/Orci/Kurtzman creates with them in it. In fact, I was far more annoyed by the college scenes, Jetfire's old man persona and all that energon farting than any of the twins' antics.

And it's official; even Bay has recently admitted that ROTF sucked. Well, I guess someone up there must really like him if a movie that was universally panned by critics and generally agreed as a haphazardly put-together film could earn him billions of dollars.

I got the ROTF skids Another is never gonna be in my collection not that i hate him theres just no need for two skids, in this movie am only getting shockwave and a select few i became a bit of a completist on the first two movies.