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Agamemnon wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

necr0blivion wrote:My Kar Krash preorder just changed to "Awaiting Shipment". Hope this means I have him in hand within the week.

Sweet! I kind of want it now... for the awesome packaging. I would never open it though how it's package and the package art is the best part of it I think.

Mine shipped too. Indeed, this is one that I never intend to open. Perhaps I can sell it in 15 years for $100,000 to pay for the new Abominus gestalt from MakeToys that only costs $96,499. (Inflation will be a beeyotch!)

Sweet idea!! did you get this form Ages 3 and up? How much was shipping from Canada?

mooncake623 wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

mooncake623 wrote:

necr0blivion wrote:My Kar Krash preorder just changed to "Awaiting Shipment". Hope this means I have him in hand within the week.

Sweet! I kind of want it now... for the awesome packaging. I would never open it though how it's package and the package art is the best part of it I think.

Mine shipped too. Indeed, this is one that I never intend to open. Perhaps I can sell it in 15 years for $100,000 to pay for the new Abominus gestalt from MakeToys that only costs $96,499. (Inflation will be a beeyotch!)

Sweet idea!! did you get this form Ages 3 and up? How much was shipping from Canada?

I think Shipping was like $10. My total came to just under $85. I live just across the border in MN. (I guess the shipping amount didn't even phase me. I had forgotten that A3U is in Canada...)

I had to look at their site for the original cost, but it looks like this is no longer available...

I bought two. One to crack open and one to hang up on the wall. I got the same e mail.

Mine arrived today! He was opened and transformers in under 10 minutes. Nice package though

Mine came in today. They are sold out now at ages 3 and up. Im gonna crack one open tonight and check him out.

Yotsuyasan wrote:

Yotsuyasan wrote:What if they actually did an Autobot recolor? Give us Diesel in Optimus Prime colors, Car Crash repainted as Sideswipe, Down Force as Mirage, etc... I wonder if that would look cool or not? Anyone out there with digi-bashing skill keen to do a mock-up? (And who would T-Bone and Last Chance be as Autobots?)

Never mind, looks like someone actually did digi-bash this over at the TFW2005 forums.

They went with Jazz for Last Chance, and it looks good. Not sure who that is that they went with for T-Bone... Windcharger, maybe? I suppose it fits the mold... But since we already have one red car with Car Crash as Sideswipe, I question why we'd need two of 'em and rather they have done a character who is a different color. But other then that, this digi bash looks pretty much like what I'd have imagined.

Autobot Stunticons 1.jpg

Autobot Stunticons 2.jpg

(Sadly, there didn't seem to be an example of Diesel Optimus Prime in robot mode.)

Autobot Stunticons 3.jpg

damn.. meaning we were so close to having a mirage repaint... and that sideswipe looks awsome. even windcharger looks awsome (strange...)

man this needs to happen.

bump! anyone??

Susha wrote:bump! anyone??

If there's a G2 set coming, anyone who has mailed in their little cards that came with Kar Krash will be receiving information at some point in the New Year. Until then, I doubt we'll hear anything.

Mkall wrote:

Susha wrote:bump! anyone??

If there's a G2 set coming, anyone who has mailed in their little cards that came with Kar Krash will be receiving information at some point in the New Year. Until then, I doubt we'll hear anything.

Thanks for the reminder, I keep putting that bit off.

G2 menasor needs to happen. Same thing with G2 superion. Maybe hasbro will tackle that in a gift set like they did with bruticus.

more interested in this:

Susha wrote:more interested in this:

I don't see a point in these decos or the rumored CW Autobot car limbs. Even though there was a G1 episode where the Autobots posed as Stunticons, they were under holograms. They were never portrayed as being an Autobot colored combiner. This is too much of a novelty for my tastes.

well i really like these molds. and i like the scale as well. I haven't even bought diesel, never will.
having these molds used for these autobots would be great, besides there aren't any recent portrayal of said characters at this scale. windcharger is the best i've seen around and jazz is different and still himself and yet g1 and well mirage that would just sell cos there aren't many mirages around. They would give new life to the mold and sell potentially to the same market of those who bought the fp stunticons, cos honestly who would get 2 stunticons just to get the g2 version (another 300$)? not many i think. not as many as those who might be interested in getting new characters for their collection.

Besides, one of the reasons behind the success of the fp stunticons was that they were sold separately, thus being able to reach beyond audiences who are interested in very expensive combiners. The fact that these figures would be able to combine into the 'autobot stunticon' would just be a plus for those interested in the cartoon. I for 1 would gladly pay the same price for a sideswipe recolor of breakdown.

just my thoughts

Susha wrote:well i really like these molds. and i like the scale as well. I haven't even bought diesel, never will.
having these molds used for these autobots would be great, besides there aren't any recent portrayal of said characters at this scale. windcharger is the best i've seen around and jazz is different and still himself and yet g1 and well mirage that would just sell cos there aren't many mirages around. They would give new life to the mold and sell potentially to the same market of those who bought the fp stunticons, cos honestly who would get 2 stunticons just to get the g2 version (another 300$)? not many i think. not as many as those who might be interested in getting new characters for their collection.

Besides, one of the reasons behind the success of the fp stunticons was that they were sold separately, thus being able to reach beyond audiences who are interested in very expensive combiners. The fact that these figures would be able to combine into the 'autobot stunticon' would just be a plus for those interested in the cartoon. I for 1 would gladly pay the same price for a sideswipe recolor of breakdown.

just my thoughts

Just curious...

What's wrong with these guys ?

well for one they overscale my revoltech megatron.
and while those are all very respectable molds, i really enjoy the fp stunticons molds, just need a decent excuse to get some more... but not interested in the same characters in g2 colours. Wouldn't see why fp shouldn'y want to milk this mold since it sold so well...

Susha wrote:well for one they overscale my revoltech megatron.
and while those are all very respectable molds, i really enjoy the fp stunticons molds, just need a decent excuse to get some more... but not interested in the same characters in g2 colours. Wouldn't see why fp shouldn'y want to milk this mold since it sold so well...

Why would you scale anything around Revoltech Megatron? That just seems silly. He's basically scout sized.

I highly doubt there's enough interest in these molds to get them as Autobots. G2, maybe. But Autobots? Fuggedaboutit.