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News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:21 am

More images of Revenge of the Fallen Bludgeon come our way from s250, who had taken a picture of Bludgeon before hand. These four images showcase Voyager Bludgeon's colouring, aesthetics, and is a great homage to a beloved Generation One character. Expect Bludgeon and his current nemesis, Jungle Attack ironhide, along with many of the other toys first revealed at SDCC '09, to be released some time in early 2010.

Stay tuned to Seibertron.com for more news and updates!

News Credits: 4 · by **freaky777** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:30 am

Wow this is a must have. Though why is the sword handle crooked? Seems like not such a durable sword..

by **Valandar** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:33 am

Bendy sword and bendy gun, just as expected. Well, a little boiling water and that'll be fixed.

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:36 am

Hmm, if we allow for the head still not being brought up the full way (compared to the Hasbro pic where the brim of the crest was above the round shoulder things) and the hip kibble is not placed right, this is looking like a pretty damn nice figure.
I was a little concerned that the skeletal nature of the upper arms would not fit well into the Classics theme, but from these pics it seems all good. The light grey rubbery gun and swords will need a good hot bath by the looks of things though.

I keep wondering, and looking into the translucent plastic of the eye sockets, whether or not the skull/samurai head is a Jetfire-esque helmet with a robot head beneath. It would be awesome if it was. Considering the story on the back of the package they could put some nasty battle damage on the smaller robot head, hence the mask Phantom styles!

I live in hope. Looking forward to a video review.

Edit: Just noticed the over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword. Awesomesauce. :mrgreen:

Also, the tank wheels are begging for a drop of paint, pale grey, black and orange? No... Gunmetal.

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:39 am

You can fix bendy plastic with hot water? Where do I learn of this wizardry?

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:42 am

Evil_the_Nub wrote:You can fix bendy plastic with hot water? Where do I learn of this wizardry?

When you heat that kind of plastic with hot water it goes like jelly. So heat it, hold it in the right position, then cool it, i.e. by dunking it in cold water, and it will hold that shape.

News Credits: 5 · by **Oilspill** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:53 am

Excellent. His colours look much more vibrant in these pics. Design looks fantastic too.

It is looking like Bludgeon will be my very first movie figure.

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:19 am

What's that in the last picture?

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:22 am

shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:28 am

Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

Holy sheeeese that is hot..

News Credits: 5 · by **Oilspill** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:35 am

Blurrz wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

Holy sheeeese that is hot..

Holy crap on a stick. I'd glossed over that thinking it was just half transformed - but that is cool.

I suspect his smaller blade will be able to store away somewhere too.

by **JRFitzpatrick7** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:37 am

Blurrz wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

Holy sheeeese that is hot..

i'm still confused as to what you guys are looking at... sad face. figure looks incredible. its a must hae and as someone mentioned in an earlier topic, any and all repaints are must-haves as well

News Credits: 1 · by **shonenfan4** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:38 am

Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

So that's what that was? I thought it was just showing some mech live feature.

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:40 am

Assuming that's a sloppy transformation job, this is a must have. If not, well, a bit disqppointing.

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:41 am

JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

Holy sheeeese that is hot..

i'm still confused as to what you guys are looking at... sad face. figure looks incredible. its a must hae and as someone mentioned in an earlier topic, any and all repaints are must-haves as well

You see that pale grey section inside the folding half in the centre-right of that pic? It is a scabbard, it is visible in the Hasbro shots too over his shoulder. In vehicle mode it folds in and lines up with the gun barrel so you can put the sword down it to make the end of the tank cannon.

by **JRFitzpatrick7** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:54 am

Dread_Wing wrote:
JRFitzpatrick7 wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

Holy sheeeese that is hot..

i'm still confused as to what you guys are looking at... sad face. figure looks incredible. its a must hae and as someone mentioned in an earlier topic, any and all repaints are must-haves as well

You see that pale grey section inside the folding half in the centre-right of that pic? It is a scabbard, it is visible in the Hasbro shots too over his shoulder. In vehicle mode it folds in and lines up with the gun barrel so you can put the sword down it to make the end of the tank cannon.

my god... EPIC WIN

after looking at these pics over and over trying to figure out what everyone was referring to, i fell in love with the color scheme and the overall aesthetic of the piece, the face is far less cartoony than ti thought and is in fact ghoulish, the figure has lots of bulk and what appears to be a pleasing transformation and plenty of gimmicks!

i can't wait!!

thanks Dreadwing for the clarification!

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:59 am

No worries, happy to help.

I am pretty excited about this figure. I have already mentioned it to my friend in the States to pick it up when it appears there.

When Peaugh reviews it we will hopefully see whether that is a skull-head or a skull-mask. I hope its a mask, it would be a nice nod to Bludgeon's pretender heritage.

News Credits: 17 · by **cannonfodder4000** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:06 am

looks badass!
and it looks like he has a stash in that turret there :lol:

News Credits: 3 · by **Dread_Wing** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:07 am

Oilspill wrote:
Blurrz wrote:
Dread_Wing wrote:
shonenfan4 wrote:What's that in the last picture?

You mean the back view showing how half the turret opens out to provide an over-the-shoulder scabbard for the sword?

Holy sheeeese that is hot..

Holy crap on a stick. I'd glossed over that thinking it was just half transformed - but that is cool.

I suspect his smaller blade will be able to store away somewhere too.

Since the Wakizashi slides into the side of the tank in vehicle mode, and you can see the socket in the mis-transformed hip kibble in that back shot, my best guess is that it will slide into the left hip armour somewhere, wherever that socket ends up.

by **lowman_x** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:16 am

Okay, this is looking pretty sweet. I think it's going to be only my 2nd movie piece ever. (I picked up Ravage a couple of months ago... a little disappointed with it, actually.)

One question... why does he have ET's face stuck onto his chest?

by **Valandar** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:21 am

lowman_x wrote:Okay, this is looking pretty sweet. I think it's going to be only my 2nd movie piece ever. (I picked up Ravage a couple of months ago... a little disappointed with it, actually.)

One question... why does he have ET's face stuck onto his chest?

DAMMIT... until you said something, I didn't notice it! And what is seen, cannot be unseen...

by **Talous** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 3:23 am

This guy gets better looking with every set of pictures that come out. Wondering if he has a second face under that skull helmet, it would make for yet another awesome gimmick along with the scabbard for the sword.

News Credits: 1 · by **vectorA3** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:37 am

Bludgeon was actually first revealed at Botcon '09's Hasbro presentation. They had a strict no photos or video policy. Then at SDCC (2 months later) absolutely no restrictions. Thought that was weird, but guess they wanted the botcon showing to be special. There really wasn't any difference between the botcon and SDCC presentations really - maybe 2 or 3 new toys and fully painted prototypes of the ones that were gray @ botcon. Disappointing, but I guess I can't complain b/c many don't even get to go to those panels.