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griftimus prime wrote:awesome . now lets see a remake of machine wars prime

With obligatory Thunderclash remold/recolor

I would buy MW Megatron/Megaplex and MW Starscream if they were ever released...

~~Yzz

Is it me or does laser OP look like he's got some weak little twig wrists?

If it's a fairly open ball joint he could have some nice poseability with the sword...

G2 Prime is a thundering disappointment. It seems they tried to faithfully reproduce the robot mode's color scheme (which sucked) at the cost of the vehicle mode's color scheme (which was great).

More over, they nerfed his American big-rig alternate mode with the big intimidating chrome front in favor of one of those little Japanese-built fuel-efficient semis. It's like they were trying to merge the big Laser Prime and the little air-cannon Prime and just failed.

Huffer (PCC) has a more intimidating alternate mode now.

If they repaint this as another character I might buy it, because it's not objectively a bad toy, it just sucks by comparison to the original that I still have, and generally fails as a representation of Optimus Prime.

Of course, repainting him into Scourge just raises the same problem of it not being an intimidating enough mold, Toxitron was ugly, and Ultra Magnus is getting old, so outside of repainting him as Huffer (meh), Pipes (more meh), that micromaster whose name I don't remember (might look neat), or creating a new character (that could be cool), I don't see much of value in this product.

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Thank god. they got rid of the stupid-looking duelies on his legs



So what do you think the chances are that this guy WON'T receive a Scourge/Nemisis Prime repaint?

That Prime is SO mine.

Now Botcon can give me that Toxitron it owes me!

any body notice that scourge looks like they used the mold from the iron man crossover the one that combines with spiderman

Good news, all four are badass. Greater news, it's showing Rumble (FIRRIB I SAY!!!!!!). Even greater news, he has hands. Lesser news, no confirmed pile drivers. But hey, I don't give a hoot if he has 'em or not, it's Rumble nonetheless! Way to go Hasbro! And Scourge and Lazer Prime? Scoot on over, Classics Deluxe Prime, you've been replaced! I have to agree with everyone, 2011 is most defintely, the year of the Transformer collector!

Sweet. Might get back into TF's again.

Like'em all but still not sue about Rumble/Frenzy. Are they one in the same transformer, or will there be 2?

I can't say which of the others I want first, since I dig them all. Maybe I'll get Tracks,Kup,Scourge,Wheeljack, G2 Optimus, Jazz, Perceptor, and Wreck-Gar first-

hasbro you have my respect! I LOVE THIS LINE!!!!!!!! i have not been disappointed one bit by these new figures!

headsortails wrote:Like'em all but still not sue about Rumble/Frenzy. Are they one in the same transformer, or will there be 2?

They come in a two-pack it seems, most likely a repaint of what we have already seen for the second.

So many awesome new figures are showing up it's great. G2 Prime is looking pretty good, it's always nice for a figure to come with a cool weapon. His legs are also very much like Movie Wreckage's, hopefully that works well with him. The rest of them are looking good as well.

I hope we get more new versions of old toys. The 3 bros in RiD would be nice (assuming they're not using them as incentive figures for TCC, and if not, X-Brawn and Prowl to go with TCC Side Burn), RiD Scourge (though they'd probably rename him Nemesis Prime since G1 Scourge is already in the line), Skybyte, Armada Starscream, Rhinox (that we were supposed to get as a Voyager a while back if memory serves), G1 Galvatron (for some reason I feel like they're going to make a new one that has his classic cannon form), etc.

And of course, the one figure they have to make is Scorponok. I don't care whether it's G1 or Energon Scorponok, I just want a new mold of him. Deluxe doesn't suit him though, so he'd have to be at least a Voyager, though an Ultra would be better suited to him. Maybe they can even make him alongside his pal Ultra Magnus.

G2 Laser Prime: never was a G2 fan. The robot mode looks very menacing but the truck mode looks a little weak, kind of like a pre-school pull-back toy. I would consider a Decepticon repaint, but Prime is a PASS.

Scourge: really like the flying wing mode and am very happy with how the robot mode looks. I just wish those wings were bigger. Targetmaster or no, I'm a sucker for even a half-decent Classic. BOUGHT.

Rumble/Frenzy: was originally open minded about the concept, but having seen it, I'm not impressed. Concerning the robot mode, if it wasn't for the gold 'breasts' then I wouldn't say it looked anything like Soundwave's minion. DON'T INSULT ME.

Wheeljack: as the Guinness adds once told me; "Good things come to those who wait." And boy have we waited. It would have been nice to have a unique mold, but this one is very boss. YES PLEASE!

Megazarak wrote:So many awesome new figures are showing up it's great. G2 Prime is looking pretty good, it's always nice for a figure to come with a cool weapon. His legs are also very much like Movie Wreckage's, hopefully that works well with him. The rest of them are looking good as well.

I hope we get more new versions of old toys. The 3 bros in RiD would be nice (assuming they're not using them as incentive figures for TCC, and if not, X-Brawn and Prowl to go with TCC Side Burn), RiD Scourge (though they'd probably rename him Nemesis Prime since G1 Scourge is already in the line), Skybyte, Armada Starscream, Rhinox (that we were supposed to get as a Voyager a while back if memory serves), G1 Galvatron (for some reason I feel like they're going to make a new one that has his classic cannon form), etc.

And of course, the one figure they have to make is Scorponok. I don't care whether it's G1 or Energon Scorponok, I just want a new mold of him. Deluxe doesn't suit him though, so he'd have to be at least a Voyager, though an Ultra would be better suited to him. Maybe they can even make him alongside his pal Ultra Magnus.

Skybyte was released as a Botcon exclusive. I realize that does not mean it can't be produced again, or have a new mold made for it, so I suppose so.

If RID continues to be a club thing, I would assume we would get the Nemesis Repaint of G2 Prime, as well as, repaints of Gen Red Alert as Prowl, and maybe Perceptor as X-Brawn.

It's worth it to get scourge, just for his jet mode.

It's like a flying hot-pocket.

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:That is so Wheeljack, he is so mine. And why do I get the sneaky suspicion that Frenzy and Rumble are just repaints of eachother, don't combine at all, and will be released without saying which is which?

Because it's probably true.

Oh. My. Lord.

tigertracks 24 wrote:Skybyte was released as a Botcon exclusive. I realize that does not mean it can't be produced again, or have a new mold made for it, so I suppose so.

If RID continues to be a club thing, I would assume we would get the Nemesis Repaint of G2 Prime, as well as, repaints of Gen Red Alert as Prowl, and maybe Perceptor as X-Brawn.

Ya, I remember Botcon Sky-Byte, but he was just an Energon Sharkticon repaint + new head mold. I mean I would like to see a new figure of him that would actually do him justice, with his signature claw among other things.

As for Prowl and X-Brawn, I could see Prowl working as a slight remold of Red Alert, but not X-Brawn. His signature trait was really his giant hand, and without that he just wouldn't feel like the character. Maybe he could even work as a (heavy) remold of Movie Stockade/Gears, where they would give him a shrunken arm and make it fairly standard so that he can hold (new molds maybe) of his weapons. And like I said, if they don't go with the theme in TCC, I'd be more than happy to see a new mold of X-Brawn (even him alone would make me happy, as unlikely as that is).

Scourge looks great. I have been waiting and waiting for Prime images, and I'm usually a fan of change, but that truck mode looks really juvenile. Does not look like the Western Star truck of the original. I also do not like the new chest windows, oddly. I think it looks better with the "transformation cheat". Oh fine I'll buy him anyway!!

I'm not convinced Rumble & Frenzy won't still wind up combining to form a larger vehicle.

That said, it may wind up looking something like this or this.

i checked out all of the listings on big bad toy store and i have a couple of questions. why are these figures so expensive if they are just going to end up on store shelves? are all of these figures going to be released in the us eventually? is transformers united the new henkei? i was excited about lugnut until i saw united lugnuts colors. now i want him.

I'm pretty sure Rumble and Frenzy combine into a single tank, and that is what we're seeing here. That robot doesn't seem to have enough mass to transform into that large of a tank. I see half-treads on the arms, but the other halves aren't anywhere to be found. There is somethink black on his back that could be treads, but I don't think so.

thunderjacker wrote:i checked out all of the listings on big bad toy store and i have a couple of questions. why are these figures so expensive if they are just going to end up on store shelves? are all of these figures going to be released in the us eventually? is transformers united the new henkei? i was excited about lugnut until i saw united lugnuts colors. now i want him.

Yeah more or less. Transformers United is Takara's generations line. They are more expensive because that is the cost of importing them. They will be released in the us if you want to save money.

LOST Cybertronian wrote:

thunderjacker wrote:i checked out all of the listings on big bad toy store and i have a couple of questions. why are these figures so expensive if they are just going to end up on store shelves? are all of these figures going to be released in the us eventually? is transformers united the new henkei? i was excited about lugnut until i saw united lugnuts colors. now i want him.

Yeah more or less. Transformers United is Takara's generations line. They are more expensive because that is the cost of importing them. They will be released in the us if you want to save money.

The Takara versions will not be released in the US. HASBRO versions of these molds, yes.