The Energon Pub

by **Iron Prime** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:42 pm

Swiftpaw wrote:... I didn't even think of it as Countdown. It's a better fit than repainting Scattershot (AGAIN) as Overload, which wasn't even a similar craft for EITHER the micromaster or the vehicle. I like how he has the micromaster's red in robot mode, but it's mostly hidden in the vehicle mode.

Need more former decepticon micros though!

Counting Countdown (no pun intended) how many repaints have CD Red Alert and Scattershot gotten?

Red Alert: 3? (Original, Megatron exclusive, and now Countdown)

Scattershot: ? (Original, ??, Overloard...)

News Credits: 2 · by **First-Aid** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:43 pm

May be one of the coolest repaints I've seen come down the pipe...gotta get it! :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:49 pm

The robot may be alright, but the altmode colours are aweful. How any of you can like the alt mode's deco is beyond me.

I really liked CD Red Alert (probably my favourite mold of the line) but I wont be wasting any money on this repaint.

by **Windsweeper** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:45 pm

I like it a lot!

I particularly like how I don't look at and think Red Alert. The colours really make it look a seperate entity.

In fact, the red colour scheme and the vehicle mode make me want to see it get a head remold and give us Classics Rodimus Prime.

I liked Countdown in the Micromasters mini-series. Always been a fan maybe because I won the original in the competition in the UK marvel comic, issue 250 when I was a kid.

While I'm not a fan of Legends, I would have liked to see this mold redone as Perceptor. But then I'd like all the newer Legends redecoes such as Hun-gurr, Blades and Ramjet done on their larger counterparts.

News Credits: 1 · by **YRQRM0** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 4:59 pm

I'll be getting this for sure, espacially since I didn't get the original

News Credits: 1 · by **Agent 007** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:10 pm

it's santabot! I'll pass I already have the mold.

by **LazyAza** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 5:19 pm

The robot mode and the vehicle mode are damn sexy. Sure am glad I only recently joined the collectors bandwagon again, I get to buy all these awesome re-releases. ^_^

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:20 pm

Since I never got the origional I will get this

News Credits: 97 · by **Savage** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:29 pm

Since I never bought this mold, repainting it as Countdown is gonna make this purchase even sweeter. Countdown was my favorite of the Micromasters. This guy is getting a special place on my shelf.

News Credits: 2 · by **Stockade** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:35 pm

Well never had the red alert mode, but this guy CountDown is just damn awesome!!! Just need to know a price and a release date?? anyone anyone????

by **Loki God Of Mischief** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:15 pm

Fearless Echoes wrote:The robot may be alright, but the altmode colours are aweful. How any of you can like the alt mode's deco is beyond me.

I really liked CD Red Alert (probably my favourite mold of the line) but I wont be wasting any money on this repaint.

You're not good at noticing homage characters are ya?

http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Countd ... ntdown.htm

It's as apt as the Crankcase homage figure that was Cybertron Red Alert. I would say that the figure would be better suited as a Stalker homage since the body type is perfect, but I find the color scheme Stalker had to be eye burning.

News Credits: 5749 · by **El Duque** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:48 pm

Sweet, I had been holding out on getting the original hoping for a repaint.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:12 pm

I think the mold works really well as Countdown.

I bought CD Red Alert on ebay last month so now I've got the dilemna as to whether I should sell him quickly and get Countdown or to keep him. Decisions decisions...

News Credits: 1 · by **rpetras** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:49 pm

I really like the Red alert mold but it's not a necessary repaint for me. If anyone missed him though, I would suggest a look, it is a great toy.

I have no nostalgia for Darkwing, & the blue kinda burns my eyes. :shock:

by **Nickolai** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:47 am

Yet another facepalm move by Hasbro. Why not give it a purple paint scheme instead of red and make even more people happy with a Doubledealer homage? #-o

by **JaZzTaStIc** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:49 am

omg lovin the red, so lookin forward to this release
altho he'll be a con in my ranks (that big ass gun is only meant for destruction)

he'll be perfect nxt to DropShot and CrossFire O'yes baby

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:50 pm

Nickolai wrote:Yet another facepalm move by Hasbro. Why not give it a purple paint scheme instead of red and make even more people happy with a Doubledealer homage?

Yeah, this would be a perfect homage to Doubledealer's bird mode and double Powermaster gimmick.

...

:-?

Oh wait...

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:06 pm

Yes, I particularly enjoyed Doubledealer's bird mode and double Powermaster gimmick in IDW's Spotlight Doubledealer...

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:35 pm

... nope, not seeing the relevance. Can you expand on your point?

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:50 pm

My point is that a figure can play homage to a G1 character without perfectly replicating the form that that G1 character originally took.

Doubledealer in the IDW comic only transformed into a missile carrier, Cybertron Defense Red Alert is a missile carrier. There have been far more tenuous homages in the Universe line so far, Blaster anyone?

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:55 pm

No, still not getting it. The point of Doubledealer was that he had two "robot" modes. He was effectively the Decepticon version of Punch/Counterpunch. If you remove his Decepticon form, you remove the point of the character.

Blaster is a terrible example to bring up. How interesting is a toy cassette player compared to a toy jet bomber? Tenuous perhaps, but I'd be fascinated to hear what you think he should have been.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:34 pm

I guess that's where we differ in opinion - for me Doubledealer because of his recent comic appearances doesn't necessarily need two robot modes.

My point about Blaster isn't that I think he should have a different alt mode, my point is that CD Red Alert repainted as Doubledealer works quite well as they share the same alt mode, Blaster and Cybertron Soundwave clearly don't.

News Credits: 5 · by **Sledge** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:47 pm

Then I think you're missing the point of the character. It would be as bad as the repaint of Cyb Evac into Springer because they're both helicopters. In fact, it would be worse. Doubledealer's triple-changing nature is essential to his function.

Again, Blaster is a bad example. Did you really think Hasbro would churn out a boombox and have most of the target market say "what is that boxy thing? And what are those little rectangles in it's chest?" Cyb Soundwave was the closest thing that could work as a Blaster homage because he at least has the "tiny partner in chest" gimmick.

News Credits: 402 · by **Mkall** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:04 pm

I agree with Sledge on this point. If there was a Doubledealer figure made, I'd at least want to see the third mode. Powermasters don't matter.

News Credits: 1 · by **Primacron's Little Helper** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:16 pm

Each to their own!

No I don't think Hasbro would churn out a boombox nor do I expect them to. All I am saying is that a repainted CD Red Alert as Doubledealer is a good a choice as any, especially given his recent comic appearance in that exact form.

As it happens I think Countdown is a pretty cool choice as well.