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News Credits: 33 · Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:02 pm

News Credits: 10 · Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:22 pm

Interesting... Sky Lynx is one of the few G1 toys I never really had the urge to grab a Classics version of. He had decent articulation for what he was. But I'd like keep an eye on this one.

News Credits: 461 · Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:13 pm

yea I display my encore sky Lynx with classics. Don't really feel a need to replace him

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Mine's better. All power to those that want one though

Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:49 pm

I display my G1 sky lynx with classics too because it scales so well. But a brick is still a brick. So if this looks good im all in...

News Credits: 10 · Mon Feb 17, 2014 10:13 pm

Mkall wrote:Mine's better. All power to those that want one though

o_O Do you have a pic?

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

Agamemnon wrote:
Mkall wrote:Mine's better. All power to those that want one though

o_O Do you have a pic?

Full gallery on the creator's Facebook page.

News Credits: 60 · Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:13 pm

@ Mkhall

So the Encore version, you can fold the wings up? :sad:

Only own the brick vintage........bummer.

Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:19 pm

Mkall wrote:
Agamemnon wrote:
Mkall wrote:Mine's better. All power to those that want one though

o_O Do you have a pic?

Full gallery on the creator's Facebook page.

That looks awesome. But I am curious to see what a third party can do without the limits of using G1 sky lynx as the base figure. I always said todays custom is tomorrows third party figure. So I stay away from comissions. But dont get me wrong that is an awesome piece you got there.

News Credits: 10 · Mon Feb 17, 2014 11:27 pm

fenrir72 wrote:@ Mkhall

So the Encore version, you can fold the wings up? Only own the brick vintage........bummer.

Tis gotta be a custom. I have Encore Sky Lynx and it's not that big!

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

fenrir72 wrote:@ Mkhall

So the Encore version, you can fold the wings up? Only own the brick vintage........bummer.

It's a 90% scratchbuilt custom, the shuttle exterior is apparently a model, but everything else started as sheets of styrene. Here he is scaled with G1/Encore Sky Lynx

News Credits: 60 · Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:02 am

My bad. I lost a sense of perspective.........so that is a custom.

News Credits: 461 · Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:11 am

Rated X wrote:I display my G1 sky lynx with classics too because it scales so well. But a brick is still a brick. So if this looks good im all in...

I always felt G1 Skylynx has pretty good articulation, not great but I wouldn't call it a brick.

Mkall wrote:
fenrir72 wrote:@ Mkhall

So the Encore version, you can fold the wings up? Only own the brick vintage........bummer.

It's a 90% scratchbuilt custom, the shuttle exterior is apparently a model, but everything else started as sheets of styrene. Here he is scaled with G1/Encore Sky Lynx

Wow that's pretty awesome! didn't realize it's that much bigger! Only problem I have with my encore Skylynx is that it won't scale well with Masterpiece Grimlock which I would like to display with my season 3 cast. Yours look like it'll scale great!

Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:04 am

Wow Im impressed. I didnt realize it was MP scale. I thought it was the usual modifications on a G1 scale. For me thats really too big for classics. Its more of a real life shuttle scale than cartoon scale. But the amount of work that went into handcrafting each piece of lynx to look like the original but upsized is truly amazing.

News Credits: 2 · Tue Feb 18, 2014 2:40 pm

Hmmmm Machineboy eh?

Let's see a proper picture, then we'll talk...

Tue Feb 18, 2014 3:38 pm

It's a pretty piece of art... and that's ALL it is. >:oP

News Credits: 4 · Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:14 am

Is it even worth the trouble to improve on a sub par toy like 1980's Skylynx? :-?

I don't think it is. There isn't much they can improve upon.

News Credits: 2 · Wed Feb 19, 2014 2:28 am

Tsutsukakushi wrote:Is it even worth the trouble to improve on a sub par toy like 1980's Skylynx? I don't think it is. There isn't much they can improve upon.

Eh? What was subpar about Skylynx? Anyhoo, isn't that the point of giving old characters a do-over? Extra articulation, modern aesthetic etc? Loads of people would be interested in it.

Your logic makes me #-o

Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:34 am

I've been waiting for a classics Skylynx so, I'm interested.

News Credits: 409 · Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:50 pm

I am interested in how this will come out. I never liked the cartoon character, but the toy could use some TLC. My concern is that this guy is going to be $$$.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:40 pm

You know, the ONLY reason I want this is because Return of Optimus Prime was only one of two VHS tapes I had as a kid, and Sky Lynx played a prominent role in that.

Hopefully it turns out well.

News Credits: 4 · Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:44 pm

I'd have no problem buying this at Hasbro's USA generations or MP TF toy prices. I might be a buyer if this is selling for those cheap KO TF toy prices. I won't be a buyer if it's selling at those 3rd party high prices.