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HAHAHAHAHAHA come on he may be show accurate but it's a very simple robot and translates terrible in toy form they could have at least give him the classics treatment , what a waist .

More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

...and we got an update of the original toy. Boom, Hasbro has fulfilled their goal.

Ha... Now Rhinox has Three "Classic" Toys, Voyager Rhinox (US / JP) and now Tankor... God job Rhinkorx!

Poyguimogul wrote:HNow Rhinox has Three "Classic" Toys

Three? You mean two?

Loving Rattrap.

Tankor is pretty good. Always Wanted a Tankor figure. And know we have the 2 in-show appearances of Rhinox interestingly enough in the generations line.

I wonder if we'll get A Transmetal Rhinox too?

Mindmaster wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

...and we got an update of the original toy. Boom, Hasbro has fulfilled their goal.

It might be an update of the toy but its not an updated look of the character , This figure should have came out when the show was on tv .

Posted by Mindmaster on December 17th, 2013 @ 7:27pm CST
Poyguimogul wrote:
"Now Rhinox has Three "Classic" Toys"

Mindmaster:
"Three? You mean two?"

Poyguimogul:
"NEIN NIET NO!"

"Rhinox (US / JP) + Tankor is Rhinox in Beast Machines, He's EVIL!"

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

Thank you for proving my point.

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

then those who are never happy with anything dont deserve the satisfaction of enjoying the great work that they have done here, despite some of hasbro shortcomings these figures for the new generations line are truley awesome!

Ultra Markus wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

then those who are never happy with anything dont deserve the satisfaction of enjoying the great work that they have done here, despite some of hasbro shortcomings these figures for the new generations line are truley awesome!

Agreed. Has/Tak have done great things for the fans lately. First the new MP line beginning with MP-10 which brought us the absolute best, most show-accurate and real-world (for vehicle mode) accurate versions of the Generation 1 characters ever created, and now these Generations figures which give us the most show-accurate updates to the Beast Wars (and now Beast Machines too) characters we've ever gotten.

It's a great time to be a G1 fan (especially if your G1 is the same as Hasbro's, which includes Beast Wars and Beast Machines as a part of its continuity).

I'll be getting both Tankor and Rattrap and unless Takara takes care of it in their version of the figure, I will be painting Rattrap's weapons and bomb. I'm also going to take my snips to those snagly teeth of his in beast mode. Those things have got to go . As for Tankor's cannon, I might just see about replacing it with the one from the original Tank Drone figure. Assuming the size of it is sufficient. Otherwise I'll either live with it or look into doing some modding with my Dremel Tool.

Here's hoping they get around to doing many more Beast Wars and Beast Machines updates, and soon. I don't think I'll be collecting the next movie line, but if they keep it up with the Beast Era releases, I'll have no shortage of things to collect between those and the upcoming MPs.

I tell ya', the number of things I was hoping 3rd parties would do because I thought for certain that Has/Tak never would is steadily decreasing.

I don't collect BW figs, but that Rattrap fig is gorgeous.

As for the others, I'm not familiar with their respective characters, so I'm pretty much indifferent to the other two.

Just got & opened Waspinator ... Now I REALLY can't wait for Rattrap!!!

Tankor's robot mode is indeed perfectly show accurate. His tank mode is not, which I wouldn't mind if it still looked good, but it doesn't. It's pretty bloody weak to me.

Sodan-1 wrote:Tankor's robot mode is indeed perfectly show accurate. His tank mode is not, which I wouldn't mind if it still looked good, but it doesn't. It's pretty bloody weak to me.

Yeah, it does seem a bit too long and narrow. Although, since I've already got 4 of the Tank Drones from Beast Machines, I'll be keeping this on my shelf to represent Tankor in bot mode anyway so I don't really mind the discrepancy. The Tank Drone always did pull off a pretty much spot-on representation of him/his drones in vehicle mode on the show anyway. It was only the bot mode that ever bugged me because even with a bit of paint (which I did use), it still would need modification (if possible) to make it look show-accurate in bot mode, but aside from the cannon, this one really doesn't so I'm good with it. It's anyone's guess as to why they have him with the shoulder bits flipped up instead of flat against his arms in bot mode as they should be. I guess it's yet another case of he figure being (deliberately?) mis-transformed. I can tell this one's been hand-painted as well. Hopefully it will look close to this in the final product, although worse comes to worse I'm sure Takara will do what's needed to make it look right.

Could care less about Crosscut, it's basically just Skids with a new head. Maybe if he had that scooter thing the original version had, it'd be different.

Tankor... Is okay, but not great. That's never really been my favorite Vehicon design, and I'm not thrilled with how the thing that the cannon is mounted on looks in vehicle mode. It looks like the claws are articulated, though, which is nice.

Rattrap... Words fail me. It'd be nice if his gun(s) and "hot box" were colored, and I'd rather his beast mode face were more rodent-y and less fang-y, but those are very minor nitpicks. This is the gem of the wave. Hope his guns hide somewhere in beast mode, like Rhinox and Waspinator's do.

I've been calling the ROtf Whirl (blackout retool /Evac redco) Windmill for a while now, so im excitrd to get him his death buddy. And i have an Armada Nightbeat minicon set aside to be his little scooter buddy. (Is waiing for twnety customizers to now claim )his idea) Ttankor is a so so tank, but the figure looks fun so we'll see. Bet he becomes a cwnnonfodder. Guy for someone in Dark Cybertron to sell moree toys. I like Rattrap, but i hope his beast mode legs at least has a ahip swivrl and not four shellformer static legs.

Trikeboy wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

Thank you for proving my point.

How is that ? what i'm trying to get across is that all the classics line look like there characters from there show/old toys put with a few tweaks there not 100% show accurate they have been updated in some way keeping it looking fresh , Tankor seriously needed some tweaking he could have been an awesome figure.

I'm happy for those who are fans of tankor and the look of this figure but to me this might as well be a BM toy from the BM line .

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:

Autobot Genocide wrote:

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

Thank you for proving my point.

How is that ? what i'm trying to get across is that all the classics line look like there characters from there show/old toys put with a few tweaks there not 100% show accurate they have been updated in some way keeping it looking fresh , Tankor seriously needed some tweaking he could have been an awesome figure.

I'm happy for those who are fans of tankor and the look of this figure but to me this might as well be a BM toy from the BM line .

Works out great for me since I'll be putting him on my BM shelf with my BM figures as he'll fit right in .

Poyguimogul wrote:Posted by Mindmaster on December 17th, 2013 @ 7:27pm CST
Poyguimogul wrote:
"Now Rhinox has Three "Classic" Toys"

Mindmaster:
"Three? You mean two?"

Poyguimogul:
"NEIN NIET NO!"

"Rhinox (US / JP) + Tankor is Rhinox in Beast Machines, He's EVIL!"

Mindmaster's point is that since the Takara and Hasbro versions only differ due to paint differences, it's only 2 figures of Rhinox as there's only 2 molds for him.

Using your view, it still wouldn't be three, as there's little chance Takara won't do a version with differing paint apps.

I wonder how long before third parties make little scooters for Crosscut.

Autobot Genocide wrote:This is from the generations line right? the line that does updates of transformers characters .

No.

Generations has been around since 2010, and there have only been 10-15 straight-up "updated Transformers characters" in the toyline, maybe less.

Everyone else has been based on a current and completely different representation of the character. IDW, WFC/FoC, and so on.

Besides, we've already gotten four Transformers in Thrilling 30 who have been, in-effect, updates of the original toy. Why complain now?

P.S: Classics =/= Generations. Different toyline.

Not digging tankor, but then I never really liked the designs in Beast Machines. Rattrap and crosscut are going to be bought though. Rat Trap was the third Beast Wars I got (After Primal and Megs 2 pack) so that's a given. And I just like the cut of Crosscut's jib

Trikeboy wrote:More proof that Transformers fans are never happy. Hasbro gives us one of the most show accurate Tankor ever and people complain. The toy looks like it stepped out of the show.

Yeah, this is one of the most show-accurate toys they've made, so I'm surprised by the negative reaction.