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News Credits: 5 · by **--B--** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:15 pm

Whatever you want to name it, I would buy it at regular retail, that's a sharp looking figure. I wonder who they will release it as in Generations 2.0 with that head and a new paint job.

As is, peel off that red Decepticon logo and it would be a pretty decent Classics Freeway.

by **ILL-Star** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:52 pm

My hope for this set had just about run dry. But this makes it for me. Goes great with Universe 2.0 Hotshot.

by **RiddlerJ** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:29 pm

It's not a bad looking figure, but yeah I'm disappointed it's not a G1 Treadshot homage. Like some other people mentioned, Warpath would make a pretty good Treadshot.

Although I think Classics Voyager Megatron with a remolded head and chest plate (for his little chamber and barrel chest sculpting) would've worked even better. I guess that mold is too verboten, even for an exclusive.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:50 pm

Now that is a good looking Transformer. Of course the mold is killer to begin with. After i've mercilessly scratched that oxymoron symbol off of his hood with a crude knife, I wonder which shelf I will be putting him on and as what character.... :-?

News Credits: 1235 · by **LOST Cybertronian** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:52 pm

--B-- wrote:Whatever you want to name it, I would buy it at regular retail, that's a sharp looking figure. I wonder who they will release it as in Generations 2.0 with that head and a new paint job.

As is, peel off that red Decepticon logo and it would be a pretty decent Classics Freeway.

I do believe BotCon heads get destroyed after they are used. Hasbro wouldn't be able to use it.

by **ILL-Star** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:24 pm

I think SG figures like this and Tracks are designed to give us obscure but cool characters from past series. The names and faction emblems are more for storytelling than trying to represent the original character.

News Credits: 4 · by **Neurie** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:52 pm

Wow, looking more and more like this set is gonna be a cheap one to pick up on the secondary market.

by **Court Jester** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 10:14 pm

Must have been the only one expecting this Treadshot homage:

...kinda relieved.

News Credits: 436 · by **Sabrblade** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:00 pm

Totally did not see this coming.

News Credits: 10 · by **Trikeboy** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:50 am

I'm happy with this one, good mold and good paint job. For those complaining he isn't a gun, not all SG Transformers are from G1, just ask Demolisher:

News Credits: 1 · by **phase** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:59 am

waaaaghlord wrote:So the rumours are true...

I don't get this mould as Treadshot. There was a suggestion floating around that if we got Cyclonus as Metalhawk then Nightstick would probably have been Treadshot. That would have made sense. This pretty much confirms that Metalhawk will be done from Thunderwing, which I don't see fitting half as well. If Swindle from Hound also proves to be true then Catgut from Ravage seems like a given. To my mind if they were going to use the Jazz and Ravage moulds and wanted to do an Actionmaster homage then Rad and Lionizer would have made much more sense.

All that not withstanding it's a pretty nice looking deco on a kick ass mould.

It's an SG version of the Universe (2003) toy.

Website · by **Flux Convoy** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:29 am

Blurrz wrote:I want Normal Glass Treadshot.

I'm with you. IMO, to waste a new headsculpt on an Armada/Universe homage is crap. I know that I'll like it better in hand. I just don't need or want this though. Like, ever.

News Credits: 11 · by **kirbenvost** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:12 am

MINDVVIPE wrote:pretty sweet except for a few little things; the yellow square on the side of the vehicle, and the transluscent windshield borders on the left and right. Bot mode is cool though.

I actually don't mind the yellow squares, I feel it adds some detail. Agreed on the windshield borders though.

I kinda like this.

Not enough that I'm dying to have it, but I have no major problems with it.

Come to think of it, the color scheme vaguely resembles Energon Treadshot too:

But reversed...works pretty well for SG. Obviously the Armada & Universe homages are more apparent. I like how it has multiple uses.

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:25 am

Wow, this looks nice and so far even the head looks cool!

I'm on the fence though, I'm only interested in the Classics portion of the set and don't need SG, but it does looks so smexy.

GetRightRobot wrote:Now that is a good looking Transformer. Of course the mold is killer to begin with. After i've mercilessly scratched that oxymoron symbol off of his hood with a crude knife, I wonder which shelf I will be putting him on and as what character....

Just put a sticker over it, that way you can still sell it off later on.
You could use it as Classics Armada Sideswipe or even better, Classics Nightbeat!

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:45 am

The real reason this exists for Kick-Off:

That head is spot on.

I think this not a Fun Pub head remold, but as Counterpunch pointed out when we did the podcast last night, this is the alternate head that Hasbro already designed (probably with the intention to do Kick-Off - just look at the gun similarities).

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 6:53 am

Razorclaw0000 wrote:The real reason this exists for Kick-Off:

http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/f ... off022.jpg

That head is spot on.

I think this not a Fun Pub head remold, but as Counterpunch pointed out when we did the podcast last night, this is the alternate head that Hasbro already designed (probably with the intention to do Kick-Off - just look at the gun similarities).

Now that you mention it, it does look spot-on, maybe that's the reason the head sculpt looks so good, it wasn't designed by FunPub, but by Hasbro.
Remember that second head for RTS G2 Prime we saw in the instructions? The artwork for SG UM kinda looks like that too, but what character has a skull like head and turns into a truck?

News Credits: 1 · by **phase** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:31 am

I wonder if this means that Universe Treadshot was the same character as G1 Treadshot?

News Credits: 335 · by **Down_Shift** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 7:49 am

So far I like this one the most. Colors work well to me.

Looking forward to seeing Metalhawk from Skyshadow (won't be Thunderwing) and really looking forward to Magnus' face.

News Credits: 187 · by **GetRightRobot** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:04 am

Dead Metal wrote:Wow, this looks nice and so far even the head looks cool!

I'm on the fence though, I'm only interested in the Classics portion of the set and don't need SG, but it does looks so smexy.

GetRightRobot wrote:Now that is a good looking Transformer. Of course the mold is killer to begin with. After i've mercilessly scratched that oxymoron symbol off of his hood with a crude knife, I wonder which shelf I will be putting him on and as what character....

Just put a sticker over it, that way you can still sell it off later on.
You could use it as Classics Armada Sideswipe or even better, Classics Nightbeat!

Yes a sticker... excellent. I'm thinking he will be keeping Classics Hotshot company. I kinda get a Dion feel from though, after the club exclusive freebie

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:05 am

phase wrote:I wonder if this means that Universe Treadshot was the same character as G1 Treadshot?

No, not all SG characters are based on G1 guys.

News Credits: 1 · by **phase** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:34 am

Dead Metal wrote:
phase wrote:I wonder if this means that Universe Treadshot was the same character as G1 Treadshot?

No, not all SG characters are based on G1 guys.

I know, it would just make sense due to the dodgy nature of the Universe series, along with the small amount of fiction G1 Treadshot got. I mean, first Sideways was a RID Autobot, then an Armada Herald of Unicron, and then a Robot Masters Decepticon, then a former resident of Planet X in Cybertron, etc.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:37 am

Razorclaw0000 wrote:The real reason this exists for Kick-Off:

That head is spot on.

GAH, you beat me to it! :lol:

I'll have to admit this was coming out of left field. Say, wasn't Kick-Off one of the rumored figures? I call Freebee on this one.

News Credits: 609 · by **Razorclaw0000** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:47 am

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:The real reason this exists for Kick-Off:

That head is spot on.

GAH, you beat me to it!

I'll have to admit this was coming out of left field. Say, wasn't Kick-Off one of the rumored figures? I call Freebee on this one.

My thoughts too. And I suspect a third version will be the customizing class figure. Maybe G1 Kick-Off? Not sure. The mold is straightforward enough (more so that Tracks/Wheeljack)and I don't think it'll be the G2 Prime mold.

News Credits: 241 · by **Jelze Bunnycat** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:58 am

Razorclaw0000 wrote:
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
Razorclaw0000 wrote:The real reason this exists for Kick-Off:

That head is spot on.

GAH, you beat me to it!

I'll have to admit this was coming out of left field. Say, wasn't Kick-Off one of the rumored figures? I call Freebee on this one.

My thoughts too. And I suspect a third version will be the customizing class figure. Maybe G1 Kick-Off? Not sure. The mold is straightforward enough (more so that Tracks/Wheeljack)and I don't think it'll be the G2 Prime mold.

The rumored Kick-Off is G1, well Classics. I'm calling SG Swindle for Customizing Class, since it supposedly uses a mold already used for a previous BotCon: Universe Hound. Think BotCon 2010 Scorch.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:26 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:The rumored Kick-Off is G1, well Classics. I'm calling SG Swindle for Customizing Class, since it supposedly uses a mold already used for a previous BotCon: Universe Hound. Think BotCon 2010 Scorch.

I've never bought into that theory that the club uses a mold once for Botcon, then doesn't use it again. SG Thundercracker from last year is a good example.

I think that the customizing class instead piggybacks a mold that is already being used for the set, and then uses that mold again in the classroom, much like SG Thunderclash, or Animated Minerva, or SG Nightbeat, which was used with the same Nightbeat mold as the year it was released.

My theory is that this year will be SG Ironhide, much to the chagrin of every SG fan who will not be able to attend.