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by **Heres a Hint** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:53 am

ive been watching some go-bots and this may shock some of you cause iam a trans fan but its not that bad ok a lot of animation errors some stupid stuff but honestly its a decent cartoon and some loveble charecters yea i know iam delusional sue me

but i stand by what i say lol

ok so with that said i think go-bots in this day and age should be picked up by a 3rd party company and begin a toyline for 2014 with all the new toy techs go-bots could work and still stick to the simple transformation as well

but if its got to be repaints then what would you sugest if go-bots dose get picked up heres my picks

leader one ( starscream universe mold )

cy-kill

ill add more later but theres the idea molds for the leaders what do you guys think do you think go-bots should be picked up if so what would be the best way to make them cant wait to see youre ideas

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:35 am

I have a soft spot for Leader-1 and Cy-kill. I actually really hoped CHMS would have done a Leader-1 version of the Seekers back when they were interesting, but it never materialized. Personally, I always thought the Wreck-Gar mould lent itself well to a CyKill add-on. The United version has the right sort of colours.

Fun Pub should wake up and make some GoBots homages. I don't understand why they don't. But I really just want CyKill and Leader-1.

by **Yotsuyasan** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:45 am

I think, if you're looking for a third party company to do a Go-Bots homage line, the one thing it should not be is repaints of existing figures. Unless, of course, the figure is one that that particular third party originally produced. (And certainly not official Has/Tak figures as you seem to be suggesting.) Otherwise, you cross the line from third party product to bootleg. (Even if it is a recolor or retool of an existing mold rather then a straight-up copy of the original deco, if it isn't an original mold to whichever manufacturer makes it, then that's bad!)

For example, say that this was being done by TFC Toys. If they used the Classics Seeker mold as you've suggested, shame on them! Even if they gave it a custom, more Leader-1 inspired head. (Incidentally, the third-party coronation set for the mold came with just such a head for those who wanted to custom make their own Leader-1 from the mold.) But if they used the mold from their own Uranos F-15 Eagle, gave it an appropriate paint job and a suitable new head, more power to 'em. It'll probably be an awesome Leader-1.

That all being said... if Hasbro themselves wished to give us retools of the Classics Seeker mold, or the Wreck-Gar mold, or some other suitable molds as Go-Bot characters, that'd be cool, too. (And quite within their rights to do officially, since they own the Go-Bots these days.) But that'd be a discussion for the official Toys forum, not the third party forum.

by **Rated X** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:46 pm

You can easily have a Leader-1 repaint. Use 91% alcohol to remove the paint apps on Generations Starscream. Then get hold of CHMS Sunstorm (yes, an evil KO) and swap out the white wrists, tailfins, nosecone, etc. Can’t help you on the head, that would have to be customized. But at least youll have an allwhite seeker.

by **Yotsuyasan** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:58 pm

Rated X wrote:You can easily have a Leader-1 repaint. Use 91% alcohol to remove the paint apps on Generations Starscream. Then get hold of CHMS Sunstorm (yes, an evil KO) and swap out the white wrists, tailfins, nosecone, etc. Can’t help you on the head, that would have to be customized. But at least youll have an allwhite seeker.

Well, to play along for a moment, if you were looking to bash together your own Leader-1 from the Classics Seeker mold, as I mentioned a suitable head comes as an optional part with the third party coronation set. That is the set that also adds more articulation to the wings, which I think would be necessary for a good Leader-1 as unlike the G1 Seekers, his wings were folded back and didn't stick out to either side.

But that is if you were looking to bash together your own Leader-1. Although Here's a Hint should correct me if I am wrong, I do believe his original post was asking for a third party company to make new GoBot toys, but then he started suggesting Has/Tak molds to use for them. Not looking to get into another endless argument about ownership and theft of molds, Rated X.

I was just saying that if a third party company did do this, and if they did for some strange reason use existing molds rather then make new ones, better if they reuse their own molds rather then rip off someone else's. (Be it Has/Tak, or another third party.)

But honestly, I don't see why they wouldn't just do it right and make a new mold.

News Credits: 1 · by **Gauntlet101010** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 3:17 pm

I tried bashing my own Leader-1 .... with disastrous results. If we're wishing for a FunPub set, wish for a recolour of the Seeker mould. If we're wishing for a 3rd party release we may as well wish for an all-new mould.

by **Heres a Hint** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:32 pm

thanks for the posts guys and sorry for any aufence caused

truth be told iam new to this whole new 3rd party thing ( have still to get my first one too damn expencive lol )

i was giving opptions as to how it can be done like for example if hasbro to whome iam more a customed to feels like taking the project on they can use old molds for the toys/collectors item

or if a 3rd party wants to make them from scratch so be it eather way the go-bots deserve some love and its about time we gave them that love lol

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:51 pm

These look pretty cool. For an extra L1 look you could simply swap the legs over & and turn round the shins so the thrusters are facing forward , just for that original look.

by **Rated X** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:54 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:These look pretty cool. For an extra L1 look you could simply swap the legs over & and turn round the shins so the thrusters are facing forward , just for that original look.

That looks really awesome ! But I would minus the null rays. Any pics of alt modes ?

by **Rated X** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:56 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:These look pretty cool. For an extra L1 look you could simply swap the legs over & and turn round the shins so the thrusters are facing forward , just for that original look.

That looks really awesome ! But I would minus the null rays. Any pics of alt modes ?

News Credits: 33 · by **Genocide G2.0** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:09 pm

Rated X wrote:
Autobot Genocide wrote:These look pretty cool. For an extra L1 look you could simply swap the legs over & and turn round the shins so the thrusters are facing forward , just for that original look.

That looks really awesome ! But I would minus the null rays. Any pics of alt modes ?

Only Cy-kill.

by **Rated X** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:14 pm

Autobot Genocide wrote:
Rated X wrote:
Autobot Genocide wrote:These look pretty cool. For an extra L1 look you could simply swap the legs over & and turn round the shins so the thrusters are facing forward , just for that original look.

That looks really awesome ! But I would minus the null rays. Any pics of alt modes ?

Only Cy-kill.

Thanks ! That looks great. I didnt realize it was as easy as painting the legs blue. Where are the heads from ?