If this is the final Breakdown, it's entirely likely that a bunch of retooled parts went towards his robot mode that simply aren't visible in alt mode, which would make him more than "barely" retooled.SpaceEagle wrote:Hmmm...I guess that Breakdown "works" but...seems so odd that all the other limb bots look unique yet they'd only barely retool the rear of 'Rider for the last limb. I'm hoping this is but a mere placeholder until he gets a proper reveal. Maybe some kind of kitbash mockup.
I don't particularly hate it but is intriguing.
Especially since Motormaster's box art showed a very different looking Breakdown that was much more Lambo-like.
Very interesting indeed....
Nemesis Primal wrote:If this is the final Breakdown, it's entirely likely that a bunch of retooled parts went towards his robot mode that simply aren't visible in alt mode, which would make him more than "barely" retooled.SpaceEagle wrote:Hmmm...I guess that Breakdown "works" but...seems so odd that all the other limb bots look unique yet they'd only barely retool the rear of 'Rider for the last limb. I'm hoping this is but a mere placeholder until he gets a proper reveal. Maybe some kind of kitbash mockup.
I don't particularly hate it but is intriguing.
Especially since Motormaster's box art showed a very different looking Breakdown that was much more Lambo-like.
Very interesting indeed....
Either way, we'll know this weekend.
Nemesis Primal wrote:If this is the final Breakdown, it's entirely likely that a bunch of retooled parts went towards his robot mode that simply aren't visible in alt mode, which would make him more than "barely" retooled.SpaceEagle wrote:Hmmm...I guess that Breakdown "works" but...seems so odd that all the other limb bots look unique yet they'd only barely retool the rear of 'Rider for the last limb. I'm hoping this is but a mere placeholder until he gets a proper reveal. Maybe some kind of kitbash mockup.
I don't particularly hate it but is intriguing.
Especially since Motormaster's box art showed a very different looking Breakdown that was much more Lambo-like.
Very interesting indeed....
Either way, we'll know this weekend.
TF-fan kev777 wrote:Nemesis Primal wrote:If this is the final Breakdown, it's entirely likely that a bunch of retooled parts went towards his robot mode that simply aren't visible in alt mode, which would make him more than "barely" retooled.SpaceEagle wrote:Hmmm...I guess that Breakdown "works" but...seems so odd that all the other limb bots look unique yet they'd only barely retool the rear of 'Rider for the last limb. I'm hoping this is but a mere placeholder until he gets a proper reveal. Maybe some kind of kitbash mockup.
I don't particularly hate it but is intriguing.
Especially since Motormaster's box art showed a very different looking Breakdown that was much more Lambo-like.
Very interesting indeed....
Either way, we'll know this weekend.
The chest, head, front of the torso (lower part), shins and feet are pretty much all that is left that we can't see from car/leg mode. My bet is on the head, chest and torso being new tooling along with the back of the car that we can see. The shins and feet probably didn't really need any changes.
Tell that to WFC Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and all their repaints.DeathReviews wrote:It's not really a Lambo without that rear spoiler - right?
Nemesis Primal wrote:Tell that to WFC Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and all their repaints.DeathReviews wrote:It's not really a Lambo without that rear spoiler - right?
Overcracker wrote:Sadly, this Breakdown just looks like a lightly retooled Wild Rider.
While I understand they would need to share underlying engineering since they need to work the same way, this is a lazy way of doing it.
The car mode should have been retooled to more closely resemble a Lambo at the very least.
If they produced a Dead End that works essentially the same way as Dragstrip, but looks completely different, they can produce a Breakdown that is not just a cheap retool of Wild Rider.
This is a lazy end to what otherwise was turning out to be a really good Menasor.
DeathReviews wrote:Overcracker wrote:Sadly, this Breakdown just looks like a lightly retooled Wild Rider.
While I understand they would need to share underlying engineering since they need to work the same way, this is a lazy way of doing it.
The car mode should have been retooled to more closely resemble a Lambo at the very least.
If they produced a Dead End that works essentially the same way as Dragstrip, but looks completely different, they can produce a Breakdown that is not just a cheap retool of Wild Rider.
This is a lazy end to what otherwise was turning out to be a really good Menasor.
Hear, hear. Looking closely at the photos, it looks like the lower portions on the car are a perfect match to Wild Rider except for the colors. The hinges, sculpting and transformation seams appear identical. The only difference is the molding on the top. Even the windows and windshield seem to be the same shape. Granted, that won't stop me from GETTING one - I fully intend to complete Menasor. Time will tell, I suppose. But if these photos are any indication, Hasbro seems to have gone lazy with this one.
Nemesis Primal wrote:Tell that to WFC Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and all their repaints.DeathReviews wrote:It's not really a Lambo without that rear spoiler - right?
Nemesis Destron wrote:So what do the numbers add up to (ballpark) if someone were to get all Raiden combiners?
Nemesis Destron wrote:So what do the numbers add up to (ballpark) if someone were to get all Raiden combiners?
I want to see more images in the coming days, not to mention the final after prototypes!
Jelze Bunnycat wrote:Nemesis Destron wrote:So what do the numbers add up to (ballpark) if someone were to get all Raiden combiners?
Shouki is $160, give or take, Getsuei is a tad smaller at $140, we can expect fellow leg Yukikaze to be the same. The arms Suiken and Seizan we haven't seen anything yet, so we don't know their size or price. I'd say $150 for each member is a safe average, with Raiden coming to... yikes, $900?!
-Kanrabat- wrote:TF-fan kev777 wrote:First-Aid wrote:Okay, did anyone else notice that we all get a wonderful shot of Starscreams crotch anytime he sits in that throne? That's unnerving. Couldn't they have put n extra flap in there? It's....weird.
Its kind of like Basic Instinct, but not in a good way...
Goddammit, now I can't unsee it.
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