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MGrotusque wrote:Meh....i don't know. I thought it would have been better. It just gives off that suspend disbelief vibe in alt mode. They coulda done better if you ask me.
I was hoping for something a little more horrific if not at least streamlined in alt mode.Plus that bat head is almost laughable. Like Disney made it or something.
It's a pass. Looks good in bot mode though.

That's the first thing i thought when i looked at it , Mickey Mouse with Rabies

I'm still buying it the robot mode is bad ass!!

guarayakha wrote:They can just hide the bot hands and add little claws onto the wings,

There ARE claws on the wings.

Autobot Genocide wrote:Some nice close up shots here showing off the detail in bat mode .

The hands on the shoulders don't look as bad from this angle. What actually makes them apparent and visually stick out is the light paint on the bot fingers. Maybe if they kept all the fingers a uniform color or painted them darker, they would blend in more on the alt mode.

I literally had my mouth agape when looking at this guy. He's just amazing. Preorders are apparently opening "very soon"

All the bot mode pictures show the wings spread wide open. But from the hinges on the wings it looks like they can fold up.

Autobot Genocide wrote:

MGrotusque wrote:Meh....i don't know. I thought it would have been better. It just gives off that suspend disbelief vibe in alt mode. They coulda done better if you ask me.
I was hoping for something a little more horrific if not at least streamlined in alt mode.Plus that bat head is almost laughable. Like Disney made it or something.
It's a pass. Looks good in bot mode though.

That's the first thing i thought when i looked at it , Mickey Mouse with Rabies

I'm still buying it the robot mode is bad ass!!

Yup. Mickey Mouse face is irrelevant - robot mode is badass.

Three words:

Pump. Action. Shotguns.

More words:

I'm in. Let me preorder now! That looks amazing up close!

I like the collar in bot mode.

Mkall wrote:I literally had my mouth agape when looking at this guy. He's just amazing. Preorders are apparently opening "very soon"

Agreed buddy.

I love the like green highlights.

I'm getting kind of gun shy with headmasters lately. sold off to code get the new subscriptions chromedome, Thinking about selling off smart robin and get the Hasbro Brainstorm. Mouth Plate!!

I'm going for the IDW look for these guys.

I like the homage to the hypnotic speakers.

mooncake623 wrote:I'm getting kind of gun shy with headmasters lately. sold off to code get the new subscriptions chromedome, Thinking about selling off smart robin and get the Hasbro Brainstorm. Mouth Plate!!

I'm going for the IDW look for these guys.

Well, if you have Code: Virus Edition for sale... let me know.

I've been sort of the opposite of late. I've been desperately trying to pick up the Alternate Version Headrobots kit for Universe Hothead, you know, that one with the face instead of the faceplate. And I've been thinking about Virus a bunch.

I see Hasbro Brainstorm more as a refutation of TW's Brainwave rather than of Smart Robin, who's different enough for me to pass off as a different character.

At any rate... where the hell are those preorders? FP may not communicate, but at least we know that if we have a production sample, the release can't be too far away...

Yeah, the head/face sculpts are really important to me. Fansproject comes close, but they never nail it. I understand they don't want to copy Hasbro's original. But come on - a faceplate on Smart Robin is really needed.

Stormrider wrote:Yeah, the head/face sculpts are really important to me. Fansproject comes close, but they never nail it. I understand they don't want to copy Hasbro's original. But come on - a faceplate on Smart Robin is really needed.

Is it though?

megatronus wrote:

Stormrider wrote:Yeah, the head/face sculpts are really important to me. Fansproject comes close, but they never nail it. I understand they don't want to copy Hasbro's original. But come on - a faceplate on Smart Robin is really needed.

Is it though?

I realize he didn't have a faceplate in the Japanese series. But to me, he doesn't look like a smug genius asshole without the faceplate (sorry I am hooked on the MTMTE character)

Stormrider wrote:I realize he didn't have a faceplate in the Japanese series. But to me, he doesn't look like a smug genius asshole without the faceplate (sorry I am hooked on the MTMTE character)

Hey, I have no problem with MTMTE - that comic is awesome

I definitely plan on getting the Hasbro version too - he looks awesome. But Smart Robin is awesome, too... everything is awesome!!!




[except TW Brainwave... I hate that guy]

I thought about putting an MTMTE style crew together but my collecting habits won't allow me to do it , i just can't have one set of one particular look . Over the years now iv'e grown out of collecting lines and moved on to buying what i think represents that characters look best to me and it makes things a bit more unique for me to look at instead of having every CHUG or Prime figure or what ever .

megatronus wrote:

Stormrider wrote:I realize he didn't have a faceplate in the Japanese series. But to me, he doesn't look like a smug genius asshole without the faceplate (sorry I am hooked on the MTMTE character)

Hey, I have no problem with MTMTE - that comic is awesome

I definitely plan on getting the Hasbro version too - he looks awesome. But Smart Robin is awesome, too... everything is awesome!!!




[except TW Brainwave... I hate that guy]

Lol.

Stormrider wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Stormrider wrote:Yeah, the head/face sculpts are really important to me. Fansproject comes close, but they never nail it. I understand they don't want to copy Hasbro's original. But come on - a faceplate on Smart Robin is really needed.

Is it though?

I realize he didn't have a faceplate in the Japanese series. But to me, he doesn't look like a smug genius asshole without the faceplate (sorry I am hooked on the MTMTE character)

Im not a fan of the mouth look either, but the FP body blows the Hasbro body away. I just cant see a voyager Headmaster Brainstorm standing next to a deluxe non-headmaster wheeljack repaint. I have a lot more faith in FP to get all four done in the same scale with proper headmasters.

Rated X wrote:

Stormrider wrote:

megatronus wrote:

Stormrider wrote:Yeah, the head/face sculpts are really important to me. Fansproject comes close, but they never nail it. I understand they don't want to copy Hasbro's original. But come on - a faceplate on Smart Robin is really needed.

Is it though?

I realize he didn't have a faceplate in the Japanese series. But to me, he doesn't look like a smug genius asshole without the faceplate (sorry I am hooked on the MTMTE character)

Im not a fan of the mouth look either, but the FP body blows the Hasbro body away. I just cant see a voyager Headmaster Brainstorm standing next to a deluxe non-headmaster wheeljack repaint. I have a lot more faith in FP to get all four done in the same scale with proper headmasters.

I agree, I am not a fan of the concept that the Headmasters tower over the original Ark counterparts. Personally, I display SmartRobin with my Masterpieces because he is the same height as MP Prowl.

Concept wise, I like the Takara storyline......you know, mini cyberdroids who evolved to become Headmasters. But "Rebirth" also had great "personalities" in all 3 episodes.

The modern take on Mindwipe is so bad@ss!

Finally, preorder up at BBTS. Just under $80. Preordered on the spot.

Kapow also has there's up £64.99. http://www.kapowtoys.co.uk/fansproject- ... gma-l.html

YES! *Preorders* Oh, he looks gorgeous!