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Rodimus Prime wrote:

Deadput wrote:

philswitch engage wrote:Devastator is iconic in his neon green and purple scheme.

Iconic doesn't mean pretty the Constructicons have always had an ugly color scheme no matter how you spin it.

I'll spin it this way: It's a matter of opinion. I happen to think that Devastator is the most visually appealing gestalt, because of the color scheme. Other than the chest, arms, and a few spots on the legs, he's all green, not a jumble and mish-mash of a bunch of different shapes and colors that just look like a walking junkyard like most, if not all, the other gestalts. Predaking is perhaps an exception, as well as JRX from Car Robots. Otherwise, the rest of the gestalt aren't as visually pleasing to me as Devy. But as I said, my opinion.

SillySpringer wrote:I'd love to see images of the copter sisters as arms. It's how they are combined in the comics!

Yes, I also think they would look better with the cars as legs and the copters as arms.

I also think that the loud and obnoxious green fit the personalities of the Constructicons. The green and purple plays off of Optimus just like the green and purple of Lex Luthor's armor of Green Goblin play off of Superman and Spider-man.

william-james88 wrote:The only one that doesn't work for me is the one based on the Breakdown mold but I think it's just because of my feelings towards that mold

Same here.

I've yet to make up my mind which limb configuation is best, The helicoptors make the kneepads and fit much better with the feet but the hands look tiny compared to the massive forearm. Now as legs though, there is no kneepad, the feet don't match the size and there is the bumb just below the knee while the coptors match the hands better. Still deciding, though i think I prefer the coptors as legs.

Did the same thing to Bruticus too. I switched the arms and legs around so the fliers are the legs and the ground guys the arms and it looks much better. He looks beefier and he had kneepads. oh and he stands better

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The only one that doesn't work for me is the one based on the Breakdown mold but I think it's just because of my feelings towards that mold

Same here.

Actually, to me the Breakdown mold here doesn't look too bad. I think it actually looks kinda adorable.

The GROOVE repaint on the other hand... ehhh.

I wish all of them were copters except for Pyro Magna for the sake of combined mode.

Just cause I remember it now, whoever said get Wreck-gar so she has bra options, remember the Groove we got? And those stars?

SillySpringer wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The only one that doesn't work for me is the one based on the Breakdown mold but I think it's just because of my feelings towards that mold

Same here.

Actually, to me the Breakdown mold here doesn't look too bad. I think it actually looks kinda adorable.

The GROOVE repaint on the other hand... ehhh.

I wish all of them were copters except for Pyra Magna for the sake of combined mode.

I'm more saying it due to the mold choice. Take the head and put it on a similarly-painted Drag Strip or something, and boom, I'm fine with it.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Just cause I remember it now, whoever said get Wreck-gar so she has bra options, remember the Groove we got? And those stars?

Oh my gosh. Who knew Wreck Gar could be so creepy.

Autobot N wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

Autobot N wrote:

william-james88 wrote:The only one that doesn't work for me is the one based on the Breakdown mold but I think it's just because of my feelings towards that mold

Same here.

Actually, to me the Breakdown mold here doesn't look too bad. I think it actually looks kinda adorable.

The GROOVE repaint on the other hand... ehhh.

I wish all of them were copters except for Pyra Magna for the sake of combined mode.

I'm more saying it due to the mold choice. Take the head and put it on a similarly-painted Drag Strip or something, and boom, I'm fine with it.

Actually... I would've liked Dragstrip's mold in this team! Man!

Rust Renegades is a dumb name (sounds like some evil Gobots that got left out in the rain for too long) but it's a lot better than Torchbearers.

SillySpringer wrote:Actually... I would've liked Dragstrip's mold in this team! Man!

Agreed 100%. Its also super odd how that is the only deluxe mold in all of combier wars without a variation aside from the head.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Just cause I remember it now, whoever said get Wreck-gar so she has bra options, remember the Groove we got? And those stars?

Yep, that was me, she's definitely also getting li'l groove as another bra option once I get big groove. But with the stars for paisties, I kind of have to build her some kind of pole to dance around now, don't I?

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Actually... I would've liked Dragstrip's mold in this team! Man!

Agreed 100%. Its also super odd how that is the only deluxe mold in all of combier wars without a variation aside from the head.

Don't forget the firefly mold.

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Actually... I would've liked Dragstrip's mold in this team! Man!

Agreed 100%. Its also super odd how that is the only deluxe mold in all of combier wars without a variation aside from the head.

Don't forget the firefly mold.

I still truly beleive that all arialbots are based off the same initial mold design.

william-james88 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Actually... I would've liked Dragstrip's mold in this team! Man!

Agreed 100%. Its also super odd how that is the only deluxe mold in all of combier wars without a variation aside from the head.

Don't forget the firefly mold.

I still truly beleive that all arialbots are based off the same initial mold design.

Eh, fair enough.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:Just cause I remember it now, whoever said get Wreck-gar so she has bra options, remember the Groove we got? And those stars?

Yep, that was me, she's definitely also getting li'l groove as another bra option once I get big groove. But with the stars for paisties, I kind of have to build her some kind of pole to dance around now, don't I?

Stop. You are making a creep of yourself.

william-james88 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Actually... I would've liked Dragstrip's mold in this team! Man!

Agreed 100%. Its also super odd how that is the only deluxe mold in all of combier wars without a variation aside from the head.

Yeah I thought for sure they would've made some other cool dragster dudes and dudets out of that.

On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

Optimum Supreme wrote:Rust Renegades is a dumb name (sounds like some evil Gobots that got left out in the rain for too long) but it's a lot better than Torchbearers.

As opposed to the other dumb names the other combiner teams have?

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

Damn, gonna have to keep an eye out. Since they muted the color I want this so bad!

Regarding the name change. It's better to say than Torchbearers, though, to be honest, neither team name is great

Madeus Prime wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

Damn, gonna have to keep an eye out. Since they muted the color I want this so bad!

Regarding the name change. It's better to say than Torchbearers, though, to be honest, neither team name is great

I would've called them the Boswell Sisters or the Andrews Sisters. There are six members though so I'd probably call them both.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

Yep, that's the one I ordered. I'm hoping it's not some sort of "too good to be true" thing cause $56 shipped for a combiner is a dream come true for me!

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

Yep, that's the one I ordered. I'm hoping it's not some sort of "too good to be true" thing cause $56 shipped for a combiner is a dream come true for me!

Yeah but a 98% positive rating for the seller really helps boost confidence.

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

Yep, that's the one I ordered. I'm hoping it's not some sort of "too good to be true" thing cause $56 shipped for a combiner is a dream come true for me!

Yeah but a 98% positive rating for the seller really helps boost confidence.

It really does. That and I Found out Megatronus jumped on it, so at least I know if I'm gonna have issues I'll have a podcast member to go with me!

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:

D-Maximus_Primal wrote:On a more serious note: i just ordered Victorion for $56 with shipping! Not sure how reliable it is, but the seller has a 98% approval rate, so I think I may be good.

I saw Victorion on Amazon for about 50 USD with a few dollars shipping, but it's gone now.

Yep, that's the one I ordered. I'm hoping it's not some sort of "too good to be true" thing cause $56 shipped for a combiner is a dream come true for me!

Yeah but a 98% positive rating for the seller really helps boost confidence.

It really does. That and I Found out Megatronus jumped on it, so at least I know if I'm gonna have issues I'll have a podcast member to go with me!

Nice!

SillySpringer wrote:Stop. You are making a creep of yourself.

If you want to take it as creepy, that's on you.

But I envision something out of a Tarantino film. Victorian is on stage dancing with Menasor, Bruticus and Devy and other various cons in the audience. Chromia is tending bar with Arcee and Windblade dancing in cages. Victorian's spinning around the pole when Menasor goes to slip a datapad into her outfit when she whips out her massive sword and slices his head clean off. Then she uproots the pole and impales Bruticus before he even realizes what is going on. Then she focuses on a showdown with Devy, while Chromia, Windblade and Arcee take out the remaining various cons.

Okay, you're right, a bit creepy, but would make a pretty cool battle scenario.

TF-fan kev777 wrote:

SillySpringer wrote:Stop. You are making a creep of yourself.

If you want to take it as creepy, that's on you.

But I envision something out of a Tarantino film. Victorian is on stage dancing with Menasor, Bruticus and Devy and other various cons in the audience. Chromia is tending bar with Arcee and Windblade dancing in cages. Victorian's spinning around the pole when Menasor goes to slip a datapad into her outfit when she whips out her massive sword and slices his head clean off. Then she uproots the pole and impales Bruticus before he even realizes what is going on. Then she focuses on a showdown with Devy, while Chromia, Windblade and Arcee take out the remaining various cons.

Okay, you're right, a bit creepy, but would make a pretty cool battle scenario.

I've always thought of Combiners as akin to Frankenstein's Monster, in a sense, so all of this bra talk sounds to me like a discussion of the good doctor's creation's jockstrap.