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News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:00 pm

Yes, indeedy, these were both released in previous waves of the Star Wars Transformers (Crossovers) line.

However, each does have something a little new and different.

Jedi Insider.com has some new photos of the repainted black version of the Imperial Shuttle/Emperor Palapatine, and of the grungily paint decoed Imperial At-At Walker/Imperial Trooper with a new robot head mold instead of the AT-AT Driver's head that it came with before.

You can see the original pictures here, both in package and out of package.

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:15 pm

By now, you'd think they'd improve the bot modes of these things, but these are the worst bot modes yet, especially the "Emperor Palpatine" one.

FAIL:

News Credits: 767 · by **Dead Metal** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:27 pm

Man they look so ****!
But the alt-modes look really good, best is to just buy the normal SW vehicles.

News Credits: 23 · by **ZenPrime** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:33 pm

I've given up on the SW crossovers. I got burned twice with the same figure. Both of the AT-AT figures I brought had horrible QC, the heads looked like it melted. Also one of the leg ball joints on the X-Wing figure broke off while I was transforming it. I no longer trust the QC on these crossovers. I didn't even attempt to pick up any of the Marvel Crossovers...

Like Covenant on Facebook · by **Covenant** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:59 pm

Okay, staight up, did Hasbro lose a bet? Because I continue to be amazed to no end that this line continues.

by **WolfDawg** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:04 pm

The Marvel Crossovers are actually pretty good though. I think it's because the developers are forced to work around an already existing alt mode. The robot mode in the Starwars line is merely an afterthought, playing second fiddle to a stellar alt mode.

With the marvel figures, the only real think the designers are confined to is a head sculpt that accurately depicts the marvel characters...and even then, they are given a little leeway as far as creativity goes.

News Credits: 6 · by **Dr. Caelus** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:55 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:By now, you'd think they'd improve the bot modes of these things, but these are the worst bot modes yet, especially the "Emperor Palpatine" one.

FAIL:

You do realize that the AT-AT is a remold of an already released figure and Palpatine is just a repaint of one of the first ones released, right?

News Credits: 12 · by **GuyIncognito** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:36 pm

Caelus wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:By now, you'd think they'd improve the bot modes of these things, but these are the worst bot modes yet, especially the "Emperor Palpatine" one.

FAIL:

You do realize that the AT-AT is a remold of an already released figure and Palpatine is just a repaint of one of the first ones released, right?

No, I didn't realize that. That just makes it worse. Why repaint such an awful mold?

News Credits: 5 · by **Overcracker** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:43 pm

Caelus wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:By now, you'd think they'd improve the bot modes of these things, but these are the worst bot modes yet, especially the "Emperor Palpatine" one.

FAIL:

You do realize that the AT-AT is a remold of an already released figure and Palpatine is just a repaint of one of the first ones released, right?

Palpatine is a repaint yes (A White Shuttle previously released)
but exactly what figure was remolded for the AT-AT?
I thought it was a completely new mold.

There have been no other figures that use that mold AFAIK.

News Credits: 9 · by **Zeds** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:51 pm

Got rid of all these I collected. What a waste of plastic!

News Credits: 3 · by **Giant Purple Griffin** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:52 pm

These look gross.

I have the Vader/TIE and the Falcon/Chewy-Solo and I like them both a lot, but none of the other figures in the line really appeal to me at all.

News Credits: 26 · by **Wheeljack35** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:14 pm

Jedi Insider??

LOL The TIE Bomber and General Grevious fighters which are both new molds were reported on TFW2005 that they were spotted in Cali

Jedi Insider only shows the repainted crap

by **WolfDawg** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:19 pm

I've been looking for the bomber for about a month now. That's one of the few SW TF's that look good.

News Credits: 1082 · by **Tigertrack** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:32 pm

Overcracker wrote:
Caelus wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:By now, you'd think they'd improve the bot modes of these things, but these are the worst bot modes yet, especially the "Emperor Palpatine" one.

FAIL:

You do realize that the AT-AT is a remold of an already released figure and Palpatine is just a repaint of one of the first ones released, right?

Palpatine is a repaint yes (A White Shuttle previously released)
but exactly what figure was remolded for the AT-AT?
I thought it was a completely new mold.

There have been no other figures that use that mold AFAIK.

The previously done At-At/At-At Driver had a head remold done to it, and some new paint details in alt mode.

News Credits: 1 · by **Solrac333** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:46 pm

You'd think they would make one for the Vulture Droids that ACTUALLY transforms from droid to ship.

News Credits: 1452 · by **Blurrz** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:58 pm

Imperial Shuttle looks pretty rad. I might have to pick that up.... along with the other 10 or so SW TFs i have procrastinated buying...

by **Dreadwinglord** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:36 pm

I just might grab that AT-AT.

by **Guneagle01** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:06 pm

God these these look horrible. I hate Star Wars Transformers. The Marvel ones are ok, but these are just awful.

News Credits: 1 · by **Asphalt22** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:54 am

The Emperors Shuttle is my favorite of the SWTF molds. At least it was once once I discovered all the wings were completely removable and he looked like a pretty sweet speeder/shuttle without them. I wanted him in black but I thought it was going to have storm trooper pilot head. Now I am not so sure.