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Sat Aug 30, 2014 9:01 pm

Yeah, that's true too. Still, Jetfire looks promising.

News Credits: 60 · Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:15 am

Sabrblade wrote:
WildclawPrime wrote:I know people are complaining about the chrome on Jetfire, but it's not THAT big of a deal. IF you have the money, you can always order the Takara version.
And if you don't have the money, the chrome can be removed easily.

Everybody wins.

This.

News Credits: 60 · Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:59 am

Seibertron wrote:
ScottyP wrote:It's amazing how well the G1 alt mode holds up. May still be the best looking of the three!

So what's the verdict on this guy? Fun to transform? Sturdy? Hollow?

It seems like an overall great toy for me. My biggest gripes on this toy is a bit of the obvious hollowness (particularly the wings, which would have been OK hollow if they flipped around somehow) and the chrome (which can be rectified easily if you want to remove it yourself or just get the Takara version). The rear landing gear not folding away is also a bit annoying on a higher priced figure like this (acceptable on Mini-cons and Scout class figures, and maybe deluxes, but not on Voyagers and Leaders).

On that note, while I do like the toy, I guess I don't understand why they don't just give us Skyfire. That's the toy I want. I wish they would have done away with the realistic looking jet and just given us this toy in robot mode but with the cartoon jet mode. That would have made me happy.

I'm fine with distancing ourselves from the Macross Super Valkyrie look as much as possible, which seems like it'd make another company happy as well. The only carryover from the Macross mode I like is giving him a helmet to give you a head that kind of sort of looks like the Macross toy. I think they pulled that feature off very well on the new Generations Jetfire toy.

Maybe Masterpiece Jetfire/Skyfire can have the cartoon robot and jet mode. That'd make me a pretty happy Transformers collector. Fingers crossed!

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The 3rd party DACA toys don't have any landing gear Ryan. Hope Tomy would consider giving the G1 cartoon jet the MP treatment.

News Credits: 6188 · Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:20 pm

Let's bring you some Transformers toys too to kick the week off, shall we? Click on any of images below to view the full galleries that Seibertron.com has just added to its gigantic repository: Hasbro Generations Legends Gears with Eclipse (redeco/retool of Swerve and his Targetmaster Flanker) and Acid Storm with Venin (redeco/retool of Starscream and Waspinator) - check them out!

Generations Gears

Generations Eclipse

Generations Acid Storm

Generations Venin

News Credits: 7 · Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:47 pm

Still waiting for Shrapnel here... all these Swerves, Optimuses, and Bees aren't moving.

Gears looks weird, like his head's too small or too low. The package art not even remotely resembling the actual figure doesn't help.

I kinda want that Venin (Bugly!) but I don't have a need for an acid green jet. Why does it seem like I only ever want half of the figures in these things? Partner the little bugs with the big ones, Hasbro!

News Credits: 3646 · Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:07 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:Still waiting for Shrapnel here... all these Swerves, Optimuses, and Bees aren't moving.

Gears looks weird, like his head's too small or too low. The package art not even remotely resembling the actual figure doesn't help.

I kinda want that Venin (Bugly!) but I don't have a need for an acid green jet. Why does it seem like I only ever want half of the figures in these things? Partner the little bugs with the big ones, Hasbro!

Anyone else think Gears' head looks like a hybrid between Gears and Brawn? I really hope Hasbro doesn't cheap out and use this head for Brawn.

News Credits: 122 · Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:16 pm

The only things that really bother me about these mold is that neither has head/neck articulation. It makes it so much harder to make them look dynamic what they have stationary noggins.

Oh well. I'm still gonna get them. I've been really digging the new Legends figures, and I aint stoppin' now!

Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:16 pm

whats the the deal with cosmos and swerve havent seen them on HTS or TOYSRUS.com or any retail store for that matter! :BANG_HEAD:

Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:06 pm

I think Venin is actually supposed to be G1 Venom. From what I heard, a last minute change from Thundercracker to Acid Storm forced a different color scheme on Venin as well.

News Credits: 293 · Mon Sep 15, 2014 10:04 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:The package art not even remotely resembling the actual figure doesn't help.

totally. it reminds me of the evolutions packaging (heres old and new!)... but there only one gears in this package...

Seibertron wrote:Anyone else think Gears' head looks like a hybrid between Gears and Brawn? I really hope Hasbro doesn't cheap out and use this head for Brawn.

sadly, i can easily see them doing this. make him green and yellow and hed be more brawn than he is gears right now.

megatronus wrote:I'm still gonna get them. I've been really digging the new Legends figures, and I aint stoppin' now!

ha! same here. so long as i can find em, ill buy em

Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:30 pm

The one time they get acid storms color right, they use a silly kiddie mold. So glad CHMS knocked it out the park years ago.

News Credits: 462 · Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:38 pm

Noideaforaname wrote:Gears looks weird, like his head's too small or too low. The package art not even remotely resembling the actual figure doesn't help.

It's the lack of red paint on Gears' head. The head was sculpted to have the little red grooves that the package art has, but they were left unpainted in silver, making them barely noticeable and rendering Gears' head as looking less like Gears' head and more like Brawn's head.

Speaking of which,

Seibertron wrote:Anyone else think Gears' head looks like a hybrid between Gears and Brawn? I really hope Hasbro doesn't cheap out and use this head for Brawn.

I have this nagging feeling in the back of my mind that I can't recall for 100% certainty, but it's telling me that I think I vaguely remember hearing about some plan of Hasbro's to redeco this Gears as Brawn using that head.

But, I also have this other nagging feeling that's telling me that I also vaguely remember hearing that said plans for Brawn didn't pan out.

I wish I could remember one or the other, or both, to be sure on either.

News Credits: 241 · Tue Sep 16, 2014 8:48 am

RiddlerJ wrote:I think Venin is actually supposed to be G1 Venom. From what I heard, a last minute change from Thundercracker to Acid Storm forced a different color scheme on Venin as well.

That's indeed the case, to offset the amount of blue already in the line. Thundercracker will still be released next year, albeit without a partner.

And Acid Storm oddly appeals to me in this form. :-?

Wed Sep 17, 2014 6:01 am

I'm going to see what paint takara puts on Gear's head.

News Credits: 668 · Sun Sep 21, 2014 11:46 am

It's that time again... New Galleries on Seibertron.com!

Our newest gallery roundup consists of the newest wave of Generations Deluxes, which is wave wave 4. The makeup of this assortment is 2x of Crosscut, Jhiaxus, Nightbeat and last, but certainly not least...Windblade!

Crosscut is a redeco and slight remold of the IDW Generations Skids mold from 2013, making this the second reuse of the mold and the first of the remolds to not be tied to movieverse. (You can see Skids gallery here, and info on Rollbar, here.)

Jhiaxus is not only a redeco of an existing mold, but a rather substantial remolding of it, too. (The origin mold, Generations Armada Starscream, can be seen here.) Jhiaxus first made his appearance as a Decepticon villain in Marvel's 1993 comic tie in, Transformers G2. The shortlived run lasted just about a year, but in that short period of time and since then, fans have been wanting a legit Jhiaxus figure and this guy is it.

Nightbeat's another classic character and while this newest version sadly doesn't feature the G1 original's Headmaster gimmick, it does retain that cool flame deco! Nightbeat is a redeco and remold of the IDW Generations Bumblebee/Goldbug (Goldfire) figure mold from 2013. You may note that his comic uses the RTS Jazz design, while the toy does not. (A point of contention for some fans.)

And finally, Windblade. This figure was made for the fans, by the fans! After a poll with various questions, Hasbro was given the criteria the fans demanded out of a figure and it had to be female and she had to be a jet. Hasbro listened and delivered, and Windblade is one of their most unique creations in recent history. From her striking Japanese inspired Kabuiki-esque look, to her curves and sharp edges. Speaking of sharp edges, she touts a killer sword that's just awesome to behold.

Speaking of Windblade, that's where we'll start. Click on any of the images, below, to be taken to that figure's full gallery:

Generations Windblade

Generations Nightbeat

Generations Crosscut

Generations Jhiaxus

Keep your optics tuned to Seibertron.com for the latest in news and updates, plus the best galleries around!

Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:19 pm

very cool

News Credits: 23 · Sun Sep 21, 2014 12:49 pm

Great galleries as usual. I don't get all the hate for Windblade, I don't really care for the head, too weird looking, I might paint over her facial makeup.

Also, has anybody tried supergluing her heels? I've watched the reviews, they wouldn't look to awful permanently fixed in vehicle mode.

News Credits: 2 · Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:07 pm

Windblade isn't that bad, I don't like her enough to buy though. If it was the Sarah Stone version of Windblade in figure form that would be a different story. Love Nightbeat though I changed his weapon first thing.

Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:14 pm

i don't get why they chose the bumble bee mold for night beat when they first showed us the jazz mold even the art work shows that :-?

Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:14 pm

i don't get why they chose the bumble bee mold for night beat when they first showed us the jazz mold even the art work shows that :-?

Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:02 pm

Why is it that I see Kang from the marvel universe in Jhiaxus? :-?

There heads seem very similar. The most resemblance I see is on the comic.

News Credits: 293 · Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:42 pm

my opinion of nightbeat is a mixed bag. the original mold choice (RTS jazz) is vastly superior, but not for the character. the IDW bee mold suits the character much more. though that bee mold left me really disappointed.

i wont be skipping any figures from this assortment. they all look great!

Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:58 pm

cant wait to get my hands on this wave.

Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:01 pm

Can't wait to get Windblade! Those images are always fascinating.

Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:34 am

Seeing Windblade now...

The whole Chinese Geisha look and feel with the face paint is amazing. With AOE having a whole spin of that culture it definitely ties in very nicely. Detailing alone is enough for me... Considering Hasbro's history of missing the fine details... This is probably one of my new favorites...

Hasbro Toy Shop also now has her back available for pre-order / order now. 20% coupon helps!