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News Credits: 33 · Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:42 pm

I gave Skullcruncher his own thread now we have some good images of both modes .

Courtesy of TWF .

Sat Jul 12, 2014 5:50 pm

Soon as pre-orders go up, I'm getting him.

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

This is why I passed on ToyWorld's Skullcruncher.

News Credits: 10 · Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:14 pm

Naw, that's not a croc.

Now.....this is a croc.

While I like Toyworld's SkullCruncher....This is just....freaking....fantastic!! I'll have to see what I do with two SkullCrunchers. Maybe one can reside with my Allicons...

News Credits: 2 · Sat Jul 12, 2014 10:19 pm

Agamemnon wrote:

Naw, that's not a croc.

Now.....this is a croc.

While I like Toyworld's SkullCruncher....This is just....freaking....fantastic!! I'll have to see what I do with two SkullCrunchers. Maybe one can reside with my Allicons...

To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

News Credits: 122 · Sun Jul 13, 2014 2:11 am

xyl360 wrote:To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

To each his own, indeed. You can keep your sea-con colored, gentle looking TW figure... and I'll keep my vicious looking 'gator Skullcruncher.

News Credits: 3 · Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:25 am

megatronus wrote:
xyl360 wrote:To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

To each his own, indeed. You can keep your sea-con colored, gentle looking TW figure... and I'll keep my vicious looking 'gator Skullcruncher.

You mean Croc looking. The snout is too thin and long on FP's to be a Gator.

News Credits: 10 · Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:22 am

Midnight_Fox wrote:
megatronus wrote:
xyl360 wrote:To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

To each his own, indeed. You can keep your sea-con colored, gentle looking TW figure... and I'll keep my vicious looking 'gator Skullcruncher.

You mean Croc looking. The snout is too thin and long on FP's to be a Gator.

Correct. Gator:

Croc:

I thought each company did well in representing both animals. The G1 toy looked more croc-ish. It seemed that that was the case in the Headmasters cartoon too, but I remember a few times when that mouth seemed more broad like a gator.

News Credits: 122 · Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:04 am

Midnight_Fox wrote:
megatronus wrote:
xyl360 wrote:To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

To each his own, indeed. You can keep your sea-con colored, gentle looking TW figure... and I'll keep my vicious looking 'gator Skullcruncher.

You mean Croc looking. The snout is too thin and long on FP's to be a Gator.

My bad.

Croc, then.

Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:19 pm

Fansproject wins again !

On a seperate note, maybe FP can do an add on set to turn toyworld swamper into snaptrap.

News Credits: 33 · Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:24 pm

Another fantastic offering from FX by far my favorite line right now .

This shits all over TW .

News Credits: 3 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:24 am

What is so cool about FP headmasters is how they scale well with PE's Warden. I have X1 and X3 and I will get X2 and the rest. Damn FP I already have these yes I do. I have all your stuff and then some. :grin:

News Credits: 4 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:20 am

xyl360 wrote: To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

Add One more fan for the TW version of Skullcruncher. Think TW did a better job in sculpt, scale, engineering and Transformation complexity level.

Don't care for the FP HeadMasters. Because I think making 3rd party toys smaller the original toys is terrible.

FP added more terrible things on the sculpt that ruin the toys and homages nothing.

As far as engineering and joint tech goes. The FP Headmaster look more inferior and more fragile. The TW Headmasters due to scale use stronger joints and thicker plastic.

Don't like the more complex transformations on the FP Headmasters deluxe scaled toys. Prefer 3rd party TF toys with a easier Transformation level. Putting more complex transformation levels on deluxe toys that are more fragile is a terrible decision.

Waiting for TW to create Ultra or leader scaled toys for HeadMasters Apeface and SnapDragon. Because I'm convinced they are the right company to do more update justice for the original toys. Think FP Apeface looks epic fail in all areas.

News Credits: 33 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 4:32 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:
xyl360 wrote: To each his own I guess. I still think TW knocked it out of the park and FP once again dropped the ball. The alt mode really looks like an oddly folded up robot, though perhaps it's mis-transformed or doesn't have perfect tolerances due to being a prototype and whatnot and perhaps color and paint applications will help, but I'm just not feeling it and that bot mode looks really bad in my opinion, especially that chest; not sure what's going on there but it reminds me more of an SD Optimus Prime than it does Skullcruncher.

Add One more fan for the TW version of Skullcruncher. Think TW did a better job in sculpt, scale, engineering and Transformation complexity level.

Don't care for the FP HeadMasters. Because I think making 3rd party toys smaller the original toys is terrible.

FP added more terrible things on the sculpt that ruin the toys and homages nothing.

As far as engineering and joint tech goes. The FP Headmaster look more inferior and more fragile. The TW Headmasters due to scale use stronger joints and thicker plastic.

Don't like the more complex transformations on the FP Headmasters deluxe scaled toys. Prefer 3rd party TF toys with a easier Transformation level. Putting more complex transformation levels on deluxe toys that are more fragile is a terrible decision.

Waiting for TW to create Ultra or leader scaled toys for HeadMasters Apeface and SnapDragon. Because I'm convinced they are the right company to do more update justice for the original toys. Think FP Apeface looks epic fail in all areas.

The function x line do not have complex transformations at all. They are easy and fun and far from fragile figures .

The aesthetic on the FX line is smart and detailed not chunky and Playskool looking .

The FX line stand taller than all deluxe hasbro transformers which is spot on , Just because you're obsessed with 8" toys and the G1 toys were big and chunky doesn't mean that's the right way now .

TW Skullcruncher doesn't look like a croc or a gator it looks like a deformed dinosaur . FP have made the Superior alt mode here and will continue to do so .

News Credits: 4 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 5:39 am

Edit and erase.

News Credits: 122 · Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:22 am

Autobot Genocide wrote:TW Skullcruncher doesn't look like a croc or a gator it looks like a deformed dinosaur.

TW's Skullcruncher does look more like a Seacon than, well, Skullcruncher...

News Credits: 409 · Sun Jul 20, 2014 10:00 am

I am excited for this project. I just wish FP would use a strong plastic. SmartRobin and Quadruple U are not bad, but the plastic is not as hard as other figures that I have.

News Credits: 33 · Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:45 pm

New image of skullcruncher in his bot mode

News Credits: 12 · Sat Oct 04, 2014 2:40 pm

I must admit, when I first saw TW Skullcruncher I thought he was a Seacon (which isn't a bad thing as the Seacons are awesome...)

I'm torn as to which looks better. The FP version looks a lot more lithe and menacing, but I do like how "toyetic" the TW version looks.

News Credits: 33 · Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:30 pm

Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:14 pm

Delta Magnus wrote:I must admit, when I first saw TW Skullcruncher I thought he was a Seacon (which isn't a bad thing as the Seacons are awesome...)

I'm torn as to which looks better. The FP version looks a lot more lithe and menacing, but I do like how "toyetic" the TW version looks.

I agree with you.

I am gonna use my TW version as an "alicon".