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News Credits: 5 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 6:52 am

I am really hoping for a black Universe Sideswipe repaint from this set. Doesn't need a remold or anything, so hopefully it will happen, even with them using the same mold twice in one set.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:05 am

Delicon wrote:I actually liked the names on some of the G2 stuff, even though it kinda takes away the "robots in disguise" angle.

I'm having a hard time trying to think of many G2 paint schemes that wouldn't look completely out of place in the real world. Sideswipe is ok I suppose and Inferno, who must have been off ill the day everyone else got abused by the raver painters, but past that?

News Credits: 609 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:15 am

Delicon wrote:I actually liked the names on some of the G2 stuff, even though it kinda takes away the "robots in disguise" angle.

I actually like The G2 Optimus trailer better than the G1 version, mainly for that reason.

Razorclaw0000 wrote:Wicked awesome. I can't wait for this set.

Glad that you're coming this year!

It's like OP is saying "Oh yeah, I'm Optimus F**kin' Prime. You want a piece?" It goes with the rest of the audacity that is G2.

Also, I'm super excited for BotCon. Even my wife is excited because we've decided to turn it into 9 days of vacation. It's going to be great!

News Credits: 3647 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:16 am

Blozor wrote:These figures only serve to remind me that the Generation 2 figures had the random color schemes of test shot prototypes. I've barely seen a Gen 2 original paint scheme that hasn't made my brain hurt.

I think that might be a little harsh. Here are a variety of "normal" colored figures ...

G2 Dreadwing and Smokescreen
G2 Megatron (1st version)
Laser Rod Optimus Prime
Laser Rod Laser Cycles
Most of the G2 GoBots
Axelerators
Skyscorchers
Sideswipe (1st version)
Starscream and Ramjet aren't that bad ...
Hero Megatron and Prime aren't that bad either ...
The Mini-bots
The Constructicons
The Auto-Rollers

I'm sure there are more that are OK as well

News Credits: 6 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:49 am

Well like everyone else has said that is a nice head sculpt though it resembles the toy rather than his actual head from the show, is this on purpose? As for the rest of him well lets just say haters gonna hate like some say. To tell the truth I don't know why I keep looking at these G2 theme figures they're the reason I stopped buying transformers well that is until Beast Wars showed up then after that stopped collecting till Universe 2.0 started up.

Also, is there anyway someone can make an Hall Of Fame sig of Jazz for me? I'm just having a heck of a time without adobe photoshop.

News Credits: 4 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:53 am

Jenus wrote: that is a nice head sculpt though it resembles the toy rather than his actual head from the show

The G2 Stunticons weren't on any show I've ever seen. I'd guess that since it's a homage to a particular toy version of a character they've gone with a head that resembles the one that particular version of the toy had.

News Credits: 6 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:42 am

craggy wrote:
Jenus wrote: that is a nice head sculpt though it resembles the toy rather than his actual head from the show

The G2 Stunticons weren't on any show I've ever seen. I'd guess that since it's a homage to a particular toy version of a character they've gone with a head that resembles the one that particular version of the toy had.

Yes, I know G2 Brakedown was not on any type of series I'm talking about the mold it's self seeing how it's just a repaint of the original G1 version, sorry I didn't make that a little clearer. I though as much since it being a homage to a toy from 94' and this new head is very close to the action master version of him. Well I just hope if Hasbro does plan on a classics Brakedown they do a head sculpt closer to the show.

Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:41 pm

Epic win.

News Credits: 17 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:56 pm

. . .this is cool in too many ways. . .

Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:26 pm

While I would also absolutely love to see a Generations line-G1 colored version of Breakdown with this head mold; aren't Botcon exclusive head molds kinda non-existent in retail?

News Credits: 1452 · Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:39 pm

8 bit wrote:While I would also absolutely love to see a Generations line-G1 colored version of Breakdown with this head mold; aren't Botcon exclusive head molds kinda non-existent in retail?

Yes, much so. But there's always the possibility of the customisation class at Botcon to be G1 Breakdown.

News Credits: 2 · Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:12 am

--B-- wrote:I am really hoping for a black Universe Sideswipe repaint from this set. Doesn't need a remold or anything, so hopefully it will happen, even with them using the same mold twice in one set.

Hey that would be really sweet. And you wouldn't need a pair of sunglasses to look at the damn thing! Definitely retro G2 style 'nuff said!

News Credits: 32 · Sun Apr 04, 2010 4:03 pm

I like it!

News Credits: 1082 · Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:50 pm

I suppose they could use the head with another mold possibly.

Wonder if it would work to put that head (new colors) on Hound to get a G2 Swindle?

I'd like to see Dragstrip and Drench, as they like to use molds repeatedly, they can use Mirage twice again.

Since they are already using the Sideswipe mold twice (PCP, and Brakedown), I could see the customizing class using this mold and getting G2 Sideswipe from it.

Problem black paint though. One thing that the cclass does is they usually use one of the molds being used for Botcon, in the same colors, and they get painted into something else.

This will be an especially hard task for Shawn if colors must be as they have been in the past--same as a mold already included in the set, or in production for the club. Could PCP be made into Protectobot Streetwise with a light bar set? Sort of, especially if they had the Brakedown head. This could be fun.

In the Botcon set, Ramjet would be nice. Clench out of Onslaught sounds cool.

I think just about anything that is thoughtfully done will be excellent. It's a set I've wanted, even if it will not have all the figures that I want in it.