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godzillabot wrote:Nice looking figure I wonder what character it repainted as, speaking of repaints as I recall a while back we had the instructions for G2OP, Tomahawk, Thunderwing and Terradive with different head sculpts, any clue as to who they are and when they will be released.

There were never definitive answers, but the big contenders were
G2 Op => Motormaster
Thunderwing => Black Shadow
Tomahawk => "Airachnid" a trademark Hasbro applied for but was denied.
Terradive => No Idea, maybe an original character like Tomahawk's retool.

Also, we were probably going to get:
Perceptor => Reflector
Scourge => Ratbat (from Megatron: Origin)
Kup => Gears?

With the line so close to termination, it looks like it could be a year before we see any of these though.

I could see Tomahawk, Terradive, and Optimus's retools getting out sooner though, as I really think we'll see a rebrand next Fall that carries the DotM line away from Mech Tech, with some better versions of the main cast, and some retools/repaints from before Mech Tech. Those three, of course, are most compatible to movie aesthetics.


The more I look at Skyhammer, the more I wish they had actually painted him up as Ultra Magnus. It might be nice to have a rendition that was distinctly different from Optimus, and carried the body mass and firepower you associate with the character. The chest-rotor also vaguely reminds me of Ultra Magnus's chest 'straps'. Of course, bright red, white, and blue would have looked silly. You'd either want to go with a predominately arctic camo or navy blue vehicle mode, with dark red robot parts.

I had high hopes for this figure, and now I see they were well founded. Like it a lot.

He looks a lot like a Russian Hind Helo to me. And I've seen something on the movie thread with reference to Russia and Shockwave, but all speculation at this time.

And has anyone seen Silverbolt yet?

Blurrz wrote:Blackout, Incinerator, Blazemaster. Took them 3 years but it looks like we finally have a decent Helicopter figure.

Incinerator was an Osprey, but you're right. Blazemaster was awful.

prowl123 wrote:

Blurrz wrote:Blackout, Incinerator, Blazemaster. Took them 3 years but it looks like we finally have a decent Helicopter figure.

Incinerator was an Osprey, but you're right. Blazemaster was awful.

I was actually surprised that Incinerator was never repainted as another.

Thisa cool fig.I always like tfs with a vehicle mode as a attack chopper.

He looks good as a figure. But not movieish enough to be DOTM and not G1 enough to fit anywhere else on my shelf.

win

dirk2243 wrote:

prowl123 wrote:

Blurrz wrote:Blackout, Incinerator, Blazemaster. Took them 3 years but it looks like we finally have a decent Helicopter figure.

Incinerator was an Osprey, but you're right. Blazemaster was awful.

I was actually surprised that Incinerator was never repainted as another.

It's Takara version was all black which was pretty sweet.

Blurrz wrote:Blackout, Incinerator, Blazemaster. Took them 3 years but it looks like we finally have a decent Helicopter figure.

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I liked Blackout and Incinerator.

[quote="Blurrz"]Blackout, Incinerator, Blazemaster. Took them 3 years but it looks like we finally have a decent Helicopter figure.

This.

cannonfodder4000 wrote:A Heli-former where the rotor doesn't hang off the back or the arms? sold.

Just goes to show that when they actually TRY Hasbro can do different and actually do it RIGHT.

SlyTF1 wrote:

Blurrz wrote:Blackout, Incinerator, Blazemaster. Took them 3 years but it looks like we finally have a decent Helicopter figure.

I liked Blackout and Incinerator.

So do I. Blackout looks decent enough in both modes if you keep his rotors on his back, and Incinerator looks like one of those classic bad guys that, for some reason or another, has had to sacrifice/lose an aesthetic or functional portion of his 'humanity' to be scarier, like Captain Hook, General Grievous, Darth Vader, Zbigniew Krycsiwiki, Red Skull, Dr. Octopus, Mr. Freeze, etc.

I don't see this guy being an actual character in the movie, probably based off of a vehicle in the movie, like Stratosphere and Incinerator.. the face and the legs and such do not have the look that typical movie characters have..
But hey, I could be wrong, it's happened once or twice before.

Ok, I want that now!

Hoistimus wrote:I don't see this guy being an actual character in the movie, probably based off of a vehicle in the movie, like Stratosphere and Incinerator.. the face and the legs and such do not have the look that typical movie characters have..
But hey, I could be wrong, it's happened once or twice before.

I think you're gonna be right this time. He reminds me a lot of ROTF Breakaway; movieverse body and G1-ish head sculpt. Breakaway was a proposed character for the movie [at least there was concept art of him] that was canceled for whatever reason, and he ended up as a "non-canon" movieverse toy that never showed up in the film itself.

I'm not a fan of the clear yellow plastic canopy, though. If the Takara version has clear or at least blue clear plastic for its canopy, I might just pick him up if I see him on the shelves.

That's one fine looking Helicopter TF right there.

Bought on sight!

Sorry, but it the helicopter mode which makes this a fail in my eyes. Doesn't look near enough like a Mil Mi-24 Hind, and seems to be mostly made up. I'd also say that the new DotM smaller Voyager scale is way too small to do any sort of justice to the alt mode.
I still don't fancy any of the DotM molds much at all, except perhaps Roadbuster.

When is skyhammer in stores again? love to pick this one up...

Caelus wrote:

godzillabot wrote:Nice looking figure I wonder what character it repainted as, speaking of repaints as I recall a while back we had the instructions for G2OP, Tomahawk, Thunderwing and Terradive with different head sculpts, any clue as to who they are and when they will be released.

There were never definitive answers, but the big contenders were
G2 Op => Motormaster
Thunderwing => Black Shadow
Tomahawk => "Airachnid" a trademark Hasbro applied for but was denied.
Terradive => No Idea, maybe an original character like Tomahawk's retool.

Also, we were probably going to get:
Perceptor => Reflector
Scourge => Ratbat (from Megatron: Origin)
Kup => Gears?

With the line so close to termination, it looks like it could be a year before we see any of these though.

I could see Tomahawk, Terradive, and Optimus's retools getting out sooner though, as I really think we'll see a rebrand next Fall that carries the DotM line away from Mech Tech, with some better versions of the main cast, and some retools/repaints from before Mech Tech. Those three, of course, are most compatible to movie aesthetics.


The more I look at Skyhammer, the more I wish they had actually painted him up as Ultra Magnus. It might be nice to have a rendition that was distinctly different from Optimus, and carried the body mass and firepower you associate with the character. The chest-rotor also vaguely reminds me of Ultra Magnus's chest 'straps'. Of course, bright red, white, and blue would have looked silly. You'd either want to go with a predominately arctic camo or navy blue vehicle mode, with dark red robot parts.

thanks Caelus

It's nice, but I won't be getting it - giving my money to any line connected with the Bayformers goes entirely against principal in terms of toy collecting (ie - any purchase that can make Hasbro think the new movies are remotely worthy of my financial attention).

I'm in love must buy him

hes giving me a patlabor vibe and im liking it!

I'll buy him as soon as i see him he looks awsome i liked him from the first few pics we saw and he is one of only two mechtech i plan on buying so far.Oh and i like his chest.

I'd like to see a photo of this figure from the side. I wanna see how far the blades stick out from behind him.