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News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:05 pm

I am more than happy Galaxy Shuttle is happening as is. I liked the Astrotrain mold, and it looks real sharp in these colors. Plus, more Victory autobots.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:08 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:The best argument I've seen so far is that a new shuttle bot mold could do double duty for Galaxy Shuttle and Armada Jetfire, but I'm not sure there's enough variety between those or demand to justify two decoes out of that.

I'm guessing the decision here was less "how can we release Galaxy Shuttle" and more "what's another good leader class repaint. These region-exclusive characters are logical choices for that.

Of course personally I would've rather seen Stalker or other redecoes from Double Dealer, but that's a whole other thing.

Stalker, machine Wars Soundwave, Cybertron Defence Red Alert...that Double Dealer mold had a lot of redeco options really. Though all would have had the bird mode shoved in

Long ago I did a DD custom based on Cybertron Defence Red Alert. Of course the pictures died along Photobucket and I'd need make new pictures and a new thread to show it. I pulled off a convincing bird mode with some misstransformation and extra custom accessories.

Did you share those pictures on here ever? I seem to recall seeing something like that.

Oh yeah, but it's been years since I did. The original thread is buried, and the pictures are lost. If I can find the old pictures, I could create a new thread. If not, I'll have to start over from scratch. I still have my custom on hand at least.
I can confirm the old pictures are lost forever, died along my previous computer.

I can create a new thread in the Transtopia forum with new pictures if anyone want to see it.

If you can find the old thread, I may be able to recover the pictures. I know how to retrieve old Photobucket pics, so long as they were posted as embeds.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:28 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:The best argument I've seen so far is that a new shuttle bot mold could do double duty for Galaxy Shuttle and Armada Jetfire, but I'm not sure there's enough variety between those or demand to justify two decoes out of that.

I'm guessing the decision here was less "how can we release Galaxy Shuttle" and more "what's another good leader class repaint. These region-exclusive characters are logical choices for that.

Of course personally I would've rather seen Stalker or other redecoes from Double Dealer, but that's a whole other thing.

Stalker, machine Wars Soundwave, Cybertron Defence Red Alert...that Double Dealer mold had a lot of redeco options really. Though all would have had the bird mode shoved in

Long ago I did a DD custom based on Cybertron Defence Red Alert. Of course the pictures died along Photobucket and I'd need make new pictures and a new thread to show it. I pulled off a convincing bird mode with some misstransformation and extra custom accessories.

Did you share those pictures on here ever? I seem to recall seeing something like that.

Oh yeah, but it's been years since I did. The original thread is buried, and the pictures are lost. If I can find the old pictures, I could create a new thread. If not, I'll have to start over from scratch. I still have my custom on hand at least.
I can confirm the old pictures are lost forever, died along my previous computer.

I can create a new thread in the Transtopia forum with new pictures if anyone want to see it.
If you can find the old thread, I may be able to recover the pictures. I know how to retrieve old Photobucket pics, so long as they were posted as embeds.

Oh?

Let's start digging then. Good thing I remember the keywords.

Here you go:

from-my-insane-mind-cybertron-doubledealer--t100208.php

If you can't recover the pictures, I'll just have to take brand new ones.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:45 pm

-Kanrabat- wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
-Kanrabat- wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:
AcademyofDrX wrote:The best argument I've seen so far is that a new shuttle bot mold could do double duty for Galaxy Shuttle and Armada Jetfire, but I'm not sure there's enough variety between those or demand to justify two decoes out of that.

I'm guessing the decision here was less "how can we release Galaxy Shuttle" and more "what's another good leader class repaint. These region-exclusive characters are logical choices for that.

Of course personally I would've rather seen Stalker or other redecoes from Double Dealer, but that's a whole other thing.

Stalker, machine Wars Soundwave, Cybertron Defence Red Alert...that Double Dealer mold had a lot of redeco options really. Though all would have had the bird mode shoved in

Long ago I did a DD custom based on Cybertron Defence Red Alert. Of course the pictures died along Photobucket and I'd need make new pictures and a new thread to show it. I pulled off a convincing bird mode with some misstransformation and extra custom accessories.

Did you share those pictures on here ever? I seem to recall seeing something like that.

Oh yeah, but it's been years since I did. The original thread is buried, and the pictures are lost. If I can find the old pictures, I could create a new thread. If not, I'll have to start over from scratch. I still have my custom on hand at least.
I can confirm the old pictures are lost forever, died along my previous computer.

I can create a new thread in the Transtopia forum with new pictures if anyone want to see it.
If you can find the old thread, I may be able to recover the pictures. I know how to retrieve old Photobucket pics, so long as they were posted as embeds.

Oh?

Let's start digging then. Good thing I remember the keywords.

Here you go:

from-my-insane-mind-cybertron-doubledealer--t100208.php

If you can't recover the pictures, I'll just have to take brand new ones.

Oh dear. Those pics in that thread aren't Photobucket pics, they're HostingPics pics. I've no way of getting those back.

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 4:45 pm

AllNewSuperRobot wrote:I immediately thought a GS mold could easily be a new Blast Off. Then again, there is always that part of the fanbase that would throw a tantrum if one member of a combiner team was released that didn't combine.

I'd be more annoyed that Blast Off shares a mold with a black and white version that isn't Movor/Shuttler.

Emerje

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:00 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Oh dear. Those pics in that thread aren't Photobucket pics, they're HostingPics pics. I've no way of getting those back.

****.............
At the time, Photobucket suddenly wanted to charge me 200$ a month or something so I just closed my account and replaced all the links with Hosting Pics.

Then Hosting Pics died 2 or 3 years later.
I'll have to take new pictures. I'll do it tonight.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:20 pm

And done!

If you're curious to see how Cybertron Defense Red Alert would look as Doubledealer, just look at my very, very old thread with updated pictures HERE.

With some severe remolding, I could see ER Doubledealer as Cybertron Defence Red Alert with a "fat" jet mode. Or they could just change the heads of both the bot and the bird and it could be awesome this way.

News Credits: 56 · by **o.supreme** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 10:40 pm

Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, nobody cares enough about Galaxy Shuttle for him to get his own mold. He was pretty much a nobody even in the cartoon that featured him. Just a glorified space bus more than anything.

Yeah this was tough realization to come to. I have always gone to bat for Large Transformers and Combiners, and GS definitely let me down. Also am a big fan of Japanese continuity. GS was a Giant that was little more than an AI. In Victory, He one shot at fighting another Giant and got owned by LioKaiser pretty handily. Then thanks to Viz Manga, I finally got to see his unceremonious demise at the hand of Metrotitan in the Zone story pages.

Still despite all this, I'm glad we are getting a version of GS.

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:06 pm

o.supreme wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Yeah, nobody cares enough about Galaxy Shuttle for him to get his own mold. He was pretty much a nobody even in the cartoon that featured him. Just a glorified space bus more than anything.

Yeah this was tough realization to come to. I have always gone to bat for Large Transformers and Combiners, and GS definitely let me down. Also am a big fan of Japanese continuity. GS was a Giant that was little more than an AI. In Victory, He one shot at fighting another Giant and got owned by LioKaiser pretty handily. Then thanks to Viz Manga, I finally got to see his unceremonious demise at the hand of Metrotitan in the Zone story pages.

Still despite all this, I'm glad we are getting a version of GS.

Some time later, Galaxy Shuttle gets restored to life, as he is shown in one chapter of the Legends manga teaming up with Grandus, Sky Garry, and Metrobase to both protect some Micromasters from, and get his revenge on, Metrotitan (on Page 6).

Also, Mark Maher posted some design notes for Galaxy Shuttle.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:01 am

Sabrblade wrote:Mark Maher posted some design notes for Galaxy Shuttle.

These are some fun notes. I have been trying to post a news story, but I keep getting a 503 error when I try to post it, and can't figure out what is causing the problem, since even removing all the links and quotes doesn't solve it, though I can still post elsewhere.

There is a story coming irregardless! Just gotta troubleshoot!

MyFigureCollection.net collection · by **Emerje** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:56 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Mark Maher posted some design notes for Galaxy Shuttle.

These are some fun notes. I have been trying to post a news story, but I keep getting a 503 error when I try to post it, and can't figure out what is causing the problem, since even removing all the links and quotes doesn't solve it, though I can still post elsewhere.

There is a story coming irregardless! Just gotta troubleshoot!

I've had that error a bunch of times, it's almost always due to a photo extension the forum doesn't like.

Emerje

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:13 am

Emerje wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Mark Maher posted some design notes for Galaxy Shuttle.

These are some fun notes. I have been trying to post a news story, but I keep getting a 503 error when I try to post it, and can't figure out what is causing the problem, since even removing all the links and quotes doesn't solve it, though I can still post elsewhere.

There is a story coming irregardless! Just gotta troubleshoot!

I've had that error a bunch of times, it's almost always due to a photo extension the forum doesn't like.

Emerje

Problem is, even removing all the images and links, it won't let me post the story, it's super odd

News Credits: 456 · by **Sabrblade** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:12 am

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Emerje wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Mark Maher posted some design notes for Galaxy Shuttle.

These are some fun notes. I have been trying to post a news story, but I keep getting a 503 error when I try to post it, and can't figure out what is causing the problem, since even removing all the links and quotes doesn't solve it, though I can still post elsewhere.

There is a story coming irregardless! Just gotta troubleshoot!

I've had that error a bunch of times, it's almost always due to a photo extension the forum doesn't like.

Emerje

Problem is, even removing all the images and links, it won't let me post the story, it's super odd

It's those Instagram emoticons. This site doesn't like them. Get rid of those and it should be fine.

I found that out the hard way about that when trying to post some text from a Facebook announcement that also used those same kind of emoticons. They kept crashing this site until I got rid of them.

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:27 am

Sabrblade wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Emerje wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Sabrblade wrote:Mark Maher posted some design notes for Galaxy Shuttle.

These are some fun notes. I have been trying to post a news story, but I keep getting a 503 error when I try to post it, and can't figure out what is causing the problem, since even removing all the links and quotes doesn't solve it, though I can still post elsewhere.

There is a story coming irregardless! Just gotta troubleshoot!

I've had that error a bunch of times, it's almost always due to a photo extension the forum doesn't like.

Emerje

Problem is, even removing all the images and links, it won't let me post the story, it's super odd
It's those Instagram emoticons. This site doesn't like them. Get rid of those and it should be fine.

I found that out the hard way about that when trying to post some text from a Facebook announcement that also used those same kind of emoticons. They kept crashing this site until I got rid of them.

I removed those too, still no joy

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:28 am

Thanks to Seibertronian Sabrblade, we have news that Mark Maher with the Hasbro Transformers team has posted some new designer notes, this time for the newly last week revealed Leader Class Galaxy Shuttle!

Galaxy Shuttle is a new head retool and repaint of Siege Leader Astrotrain, providing an update to a Victory character in preparation for the arrival of Haslab Star Saber. Mark makes note of the discovery of the alternate head, as he didn't work on Astrotrain originally, and details a little game he plays with the gray model prototypes and identifying the extra pretooled head. He also makes note that he does not know the stock situation on Galaxy Shuttle, as he is aware of the rapid pace at which he sold out last week.

Check out the designer notes and pictures below, and let us know what you think in the comments section below!

Welcome Velocitron Speedia 500’s Leader GALAXY SHUTTLE. Now I know what some of you are going to say, he should be alot larger as he appears on the Transformers animated Victory series. The G1 toy did have a third mode but it wasn’t a sweet choochoo train. Well all aboard the crazy train because when I found this alt head in the mold from Siege Astrotrain I started spinning in my computer chair yellin “Wooooo”!!! Full blown Ric Flair strutting around my room!!

One of my favorite things when I was a Master Model Artist for Transformers was when I recieved the first shot of the grey model prototypes shipped in. Most of the time, the extra alt head came in a seperate small baggy unidentified. I used to try and guess what character it was going to become and it soon turned into my favorite lil game!

So, I didn’t get to work on this design for Astrotrain, but I have a special love for the bot, especially the G1 white version of the toy, def one of my favs as a wee young lad. As I was searching through the mold I stumbled on these images of Galaxies unused head sculpt and I just couldn’t resist.

So, I did screw on Astrotrain’s head just to take a gander, might have to get back on my custom game and do up a special one for the shelf.

Now I know some of yall didn’t get to buy this stylish dude, sold out on the Pulse real quick. I don’t have the info on anymore stock or release info either, so hang in there I unfortunately don’t know who from TT designed this awesome figure either. Sorry! They did a fantastic job though, because this toy rules! Lots of fun! I do wonder if the designer that drew the sculpt for the launch pad realized it could be painted as a duel purpose helicopter pad

Well this dude was a blast…off! (oof dad joke)

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:30 am

I was missing an emoji that was showing as a box in the text, found that issue and fixed it up

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 9:57 am

This guy looks like the love child of Jazz and Astrotrain...

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:33 am

Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:40 am

ZeroWolf wrote:Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

That's really strange yes. Not sure what they are trying to hide.

News Credits: 100 · by **-Kanrabat-** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:50 am

Overcracker wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

That's really strange yes. Not sure what they are trying to hide.

OMFG HARDCORE UNCENSORED VERSION HMMMMM GODAMN SO HOT!
:michaelbay:

News Credits: 1642 · by **D-Maximal_Primal** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:25 pm

Overcracker wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

That's really strange yes. Not sure what they are trying to hide.

Factory stamp

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:41 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

That's really strange yes. Not sure what they are trying to hide.

Factory stamp

Really? Seems a bit unnecessary, but o.k.

News Credits: 19 · by **blackeyedprime** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:47 pm

So basically they could have used a taller bot...that forms a shuttle...and has kind of a base mode... dunno where They could have found a slightly betTR option

If this had something that sorted the shuttles back mess out, even if just kind of a tray/cargo box to maybe place a micromaster as a nod to the original toy it might have been better.

News Credits: 1350 · by **ZeroWolf** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:55 pm

D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

That's really strange yes. Not sure what they are trying to hide.

Factory stamp

Ah that makes sense, thanks D-Max. Personally this is a buy for me as I didn't really have any problems with Astro (I think to really go all in with Astro, you need him at a bigger price point, but would people really by happy with Commander class astro if they were still constrained to g1 bot scale?)

Maybe it's time let astro be the giant bot he should have been ij the cartoon...like he is in IDW ver 2.0 and cyberverse.

News Credits: 22 · by **Rodimus Prime** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 8:43 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:
D-Maximal_Primal wrote:
Overcracker wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Is it just a weird thing with the photos where it blurs Galaxy Shuttle chest?

That's really strange yes. Not sure what they are trying to hide.

Factory stamp

Ah that makes sense, thanks D-Max. Personally this is a buy for me as I didn't really have any problems with Astro (I think to really go all in with Astro, you need him at a bigger price point, but would people really by happy with Commander class astro if they were still constrained to g1 bot scale?)

Maybe it's time let astro be the giant bot he should have been ij the cartoon...like he is in IDW ver 2.0 and cyberverse.

I would have no problem with a Commander Astrotrain in Legacy if he was a proper triplechanger with all 3 modes correct and no unnecessary crap like the caboose/launch pad.