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LOST Cybertronian wrote:It is time for another entry into the galleries of Seibertron. The big bad himself Megatron comes to you in high quality pictoral form. This is the G1 deco of Combiner Wars Leader Class Megatron inspired by his G1 animation model. Megatron comes with stickers to make him either a Decepticon or Autobot (see semi recent issues of the IDW comics for that story) as well as G1 details. You can also check out the retooled Armada version as well. As always, click the images below to see the full galleries.

Generations Combiner Wars Megatron

Really likingthe face sculpt! Just can't wait for May 2015!

maybe its combined truck mode with wide out spred open chest menasor head in looks small comapred to superion in combined

The main problems with both Menasor and Ultra Prime in comparison to Superion are the proportions of their torsos. Superion's torso used the brilliant move of turning Silverbolt upside-down to make Silverbolt's arms become Superion's thighs, and Silverbolt's legs form the upper torso. This made for a much better-proportioned torso overall with Superion's thighs being reasonably small but not too small and his upper chest being adequately shaped without being too bulky. And above all, Superion's waist is a good distance below his chest thanks to Superion's torso being (for lack of a better tern) tall enough.

Ultra Prime and Menasor, however, do not have the innovative luxuries that went into the design Superion's torso, as they both instead go the classic G1 toy route of having Optimus and Motormaster remain upright and have their lower legs become the combiner's thighs their arms form part of the combiner's upper chest. This results in a torso that has HUGE thighs formed by big chunky lower legs, a very WIDE upper chest with quite a distance between its shoulders, and the waist (piece) being directly under the chest instead of being further under it, making both Menasor and Ultra Prime have incredibly SQUAT torsos overall with no bellies.

I would've liked to have seen some static poses with the limbs being swapped. Curious to see what Breakdown and Off Road looked like as the arms. As well as seeing Dead End as a leg.

Just wondering... has anyone figured out why Breakdown's purple gun/foot/hand accessory uses a slightly duller purple than the other Stunticon accessories (and indeed his own thumb)? Seems like a strange choice, if it's deliberate.

Superion looks pretty awesome, but my favorite combiner of all time Menasor, looks so dreadful to me. It doesn't have a body.

Sabrblade wrote:The main problems with both Menasor and Ultra Prime in comparison to Superion are the proportions of their torsos. Superion's torso used the brilliant move of turning Silverbolt upside-down to make Silverbolt's arms become Superion's thighs, and Silverbolt's legs form the upper torso. This made for a much better-proportioned torso overall with Superion's thighs being reasonably small but not too small and his upper chest being adequately shaped without being too bulky. And above all, Superion's waist is a good distance below his chest thanks to Superion's torso being (for lack of a better tern) tall enough.

Ultra Prime and Menasor, however, do not have the innovative luxuries that went into the design Superion's torso, as they both instead go the classic G1 toy route of having Optimus and Motormaster remain upright and have their lower legs become the combiner's thighs their arms form part of the combiner's upper chest. This results in a torso that has HUGE thighs formed by big chunky lower legs, a very WIDE upper chest with quite a distance between its shoulders, and the waist (piece) being directly under the chest instead of being further under it, making both Menasor and Ultra Prime have incredibly SQUAT torsos overall with no bellies.

Menasor's and Ultra Prime's main problem lays in not being able to ecstatically extend the upper body. Superion achieves this by merging the legs with Silverbolt's body, but Menasor has no such luxury.

Menasor looks so much better when both car hods on the shins are flipped foward the same way. Im glad you have that option. But Menasor looks a whole lot better with the hips straight down instead of to the side like the instructions tell you to do. It makes him a little taller than Superion but whatever. I hope somebody makes a better head for Menasor with proper antennas instead of those silly horns. It looks like they came off the hood of Boss Hoggs Cadillac.

We will not make you wait long to enjoy the full wave 2 of Transformers Generations Combiner Wars - check out below the Seibertron.com galleries for Aerialbot Air Raid, awash in a sea of purple Stunticons: Off Road, Dead End and Breakdown! Each gallery shows the single figure in both their robot and vehicle mode, showcasing accessories and poseability, as well as group shots, comparisons with other figures from the line and the G1 predecessors for each - and of course, the Menasor and Superion combined forms for the Stunticon and Aerialbot team respectively, finally with all the limbs in the right place. Click on any image below to access the full galleries, and happy browsing.


Generations Combiner Wars Breakdown














Generations Combiner Wars Dead End










Generations Combiner Wars Offroad










Generations Combiner Wars Air Raid

I hate Menasor's head, hate it so much for some reason. I'm thinking Optimus with Stunticon limbs will look much better.

are the comics new or seen before?

MR Optimus Prime wrote:Superion looks pretty awesome, but my favorite combiner of all time Menasor, looks so dreadful to me. It doesn't have a body.

So true, this is a very disappointing figure/combiner. The proportions are just too off to look good. The upside is that the individual vehicles modes aren't too bad looking.

He really isn't that bad. The gallery is showing him the way hasbro intends... which doesn't do him any justice. Look around the web, watch some reviews, fans are figuring out ways to make him look waaay better. The head sculpt is awesome imho.

Breakdown feels very weak to me... It says a lot that TFSS Breakdown, a redeco of the by now ancient Sideswipe mold, has my favor over the CW Breakdown.

Offroad, on the other hand, looks well proportioned, solid, and I simply love face sculpt. Plus, the hood behind his head adds a good deal of character. The non-G1 team members are 2 for 2 so far.

I know the standard limb arrangements for these guys, but I'm honestly going to swap Dead End and Breakdown. Dead End's front end comes up just like Offroads, and that really works since it hides Motormaster's robot mode feet while forming nice "Knee-pads". A similar situation for Superion: Alpha Brave and Firefly make nice legs with no kibble really sticking out that far while Air Raid and Skydive have wings that stick out farther, and I like those protruding kibble bits better on the shoulders.

Also, so long as Megatron truly shows to have changed, I'm going to put those Autobot symbols on him. I like Autobot Megatron a lot. Roberts has done a great job with him.

Hasbro toy shop's official description of Dead End says he's part of Superion. Wtf?

Genericon #378 wrote:Hasbro toy shop's official description of Dead End says he's part of Superion. Wtf?

They copy and paste descriptions without editing them enough all the time.

FYI - Wave 2 is in stock again at HTS

No longer the odd-ones out! Combiner Wars Quickslinger and Brake-Neck are the latest figures to get the Seibertron.com gallery treatment. Hasbro has released, as we all know, these newly named versions of Aerialbot Slingshot and Stunticon Wildrider for the Generations Combiner Wars line, retooling and redecoing the previous plastic incarnations of, respectively, Firefly and Dead End: Quickslinger and Brake-Neck!

For those fans and collectors holding out for a G1 accurate Aerialbot and Stunticon team, the time is now, and your Superion and Menasor can join the battle against each other, leaving Alpha Bravo and Offroad as the new additions fighting from the sidelines - click on any image below to check out the full, new, high-definition, Seibertron,com galleries for the latest additions to the line!

Generations Combiner Wars Quickslinger




















Generations Combiner Wars Brake-neck

Nice, but I'm not such a purist that I want to buy them...

So are these guys out yet?

Even though I'm happy with Alpha Bravo and Offroad, I'll probably get these guys too.

RiddlerJ wrote:So are these guys out yet?

Even though I'm happy with Alpha Bravo and Offroad, I'll probably get these guys too.

According to Hasbro, these will be available around May 22nd.

May 22 – AERIALBOT QUICKSLINGER and STUNTICON BRAKE-NECK will be available exclusively through participating online retailers, such as Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com, ToysRUs.com, Entertainment Earth, BigBadToyStore, Diamond Comics and Hasbro Toy Shop. With these two new figures, fans are finally able to complete their G1-accurate SUPERION and MENAOR figures! In addition to these all-new toys, several vendors will be running special promotions on TRANSFORMERS GENERATIONS: COMBINER WARS figures, providing fans with an ideal way to complete their collections.

Are those the Japan exclusive CW stickers on some of these figures (mostly noticable on combined Menasor)?

necr0blivion wrote:Are those the Japan exclusive CW stickers on some of these figures (mostly noticable on combined Menasor)?

Those are the Asian exclusive CW stickers (not Japan). Not sure what I think of them yet. They're OK but a lot of similar tech detail that uses a lot of unimaginative circles and rectangle shapes.